Alucard Project

Lore & Background

Alucard is a vampire working for the organization Hellsing. He is violent, sadistic, and masochistic, often taunting and belittling his opponents, allowing them to inflict wounds before regenerating and retaliating. His real identity is that of Vlad Drăculea III, who spent much of his mortal life fighting the Ottomans. Vlad was held captive by the Ottomans as a child, facing heavy abuse and sexual assault by his captors.

Through his battles, Vlad sacrificed many, ally and foe, in the name of God, believing that God does not reward conventional prayer, but instead wants mortals to show their faith through battle. However, when his army is defeated and he faces execution, Vlad, believing he has been abandoned by God, turns his back on the divine by drinking the blood of the battlefield, becoming Count Dracula. In Hellsing, Dracula travelled to England to pursue Mina Harker out of affection, rather than a lust for power.

During his defeat, Dracula is staked in the heart by Quincy Morris, but unlike the novel, is not decapitated by Arthur Holmwood, who instead rescues and embraces Mina. Following his death, Dracula is taken back to England by Van Helsing where he is revived. The Count pledges his loyalty to Van Helsing, deeply respecting that a mere human was able to defeat a demonic creature.

Did You Know?

• Alucard was imprisoned in a dungeon in the Hellsing manor for 20 years before being awakened by Integra Hellsing's blood.
• Alucard has a tendency to take other humanoid forms, including that of a young girl, which he used while infiltrating the Nazi group Millennium during World War II.
• Alucard is voiced by Jouji Nakata in Japanese and Crispin Freeman in English.