Castlevania Crashers

Considered to be a bloodthirsty recluse for years,  Vlad Dracula Tepes has the people of Wallachia living in fear of what he might do with the horrors he keeps in his Castle.  But whether it is a whip wielding Belmont, a witty magician, or even his own son, it seems like Dracula always has someone to oppose him. Welcome to season one episode 39 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast!



Today, Joe and Mark discuss Netflix's anime adaptation of the hit video game franchise "Castlevania." This brilliant, and possibly best ever, video game adaptation has our hosts wondering if the baddest vampire of all time needs to be stopped once and for all...or is he more like Brittany in 2007 and just needs to be left alone?



Timestamps:

[3:45] First Steps of Castlevania (NES)

[8:35] Adi Shankar, The EP's Dracula of CSV3

[11:22] SPOILERS BEGIN: Dracula's Wife

[13:20] Dracula v. Humanity

[17:30] Castlevania's Factions

[22:26] The Tonal Balance of Castlevania

[28:10] Dracula = Wreck It Ralph?

[32:04] Animation Inspiration

[38:25] Good? v. Evil?

[41:43] SPOILER: Tepes Needing A Sabbatical

[45:34] The Vampire's Psyche & Series Voices

[50:44] The Personalities of Scoundrels

[53:27] Post Adventures of Wallachians... Uncertain?

[1:00:24] Next Week's Preview



Music Credits:

"Pixel Peeker Polka (Faster)"

Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod

"Our Young Guts"

Written and Performed by Andy G. Cohen