Alucard

Lore & Background

As Count Dracula, he was defeated by Abraham Van Helsing and became the family's loyal servant, being heavily experimented upon to create the 'ultimate undead'. Decades later, Abraham's direct descendant Arthur Hellsing gives the Count the codename 'Alucard'. Hellsing is set over a hundred years later, where Alucard and the Hellsing Organization are forced to fight the remnants of a rogue Nazi battalion. Alucard also appears in the prequel series Hellsing: The Dawn, taking a female form alongside his partner Walter C. Dornez in a fight against the Nazis to stop them from producing vampire soldiers. Hirano created Alucard as a powerful character who serves as a deus ex machina, effortlessly defeating most enemies. Alucard is voiced by Jouji Nakata in Japanese and Crispin Freeman in English.

Reader's Guide

Alucard's origin is that of Vlad Drăculea III, who became Count Dracula after turning his back on God. His allegiance lies strictly with the Hellsing family, first Abraham Van Helsing, then Arthur Hellsing, and finally Integra Hellsing, who awakened him from 20 years of imprisonment. He enjoys the hunt for sport, often taunting his enemies before delivering their demise. In the conflict between humanity and the undead, Alucard serves as the ultimate deterrent. He is the weapon that hunts monsters, ensuring that no vampire can threaten the Hellsing organization or the nation they protect.

Did You Know?

• Alucard's real identity is Vlad Drăculea III, who was held captive by the Ottomans as a child and faced heavy abuse and sexual assault by his captors.
• In the Hellsing manga, Dracula travelled to England to pursue Mina Harker out of affection, rather than a lust for power, deviating from Bram Stoker's novel.
• Alucard's twin handguns include a basic set chambered in a modified .454 Casull and a more powerful pair codenamed 'Jackal' armed with explosive rounds designed to fight regenerators.
• Alucard took a female form while infiltrating the Nazi group Millennium during World War II in the prequel Hellsing: The Dawn.
• During the final duel with Anderson, Alucard's familiars were destroyed except for Luke Valentine and the Hellhound, after Anderson used the Nail of Helena.