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It's been a long time since I drew one of these Castlevania tributes.

Today was as good a day as any.

It fulfills the 14th prompt of Inktober 2023: Castle.

It was also done to commemorate the most recent installment of Netflix Castlevania; Castlevania Nocturne.

This is the game that inspired the Noxturne. It is Castlevania Dracula X Rondo of Blood.

It is VERY important to note that this tribute pays homage to the game and the game only. Nocturne may have Richter Belmont and Maria Renard. (And it's own versions of Annette and Tera.) But it is drastically different from Rondo of Blood in many many aspects. So remember: this pic only pays tribute to Rondo of Blood. And to an extent: the 2D/3D remake from the Dracula X Chronicles.

Here are some of the previous tributes I did. One for Symphony of the Night and the other for Castlevania III Dracula's Curse when the first two seasons of Netflix Castlevania featuring Trevor Belmont came out.

The main hero and Belmont here is Richter Belmont. When I drew the Symphony of the Night tribute he was the enemy. Here he is in the hero's role again. His outfit more or less reflects his original Rondo of Blood outfit from the original Dracula X games: the original Japanese release and the Western release. For Maria Renard though I gave her the Chronicles outfit. It's also the outfit she wears in the Netflix series. But I gave her a white dove as those were her primary weapons in the game. I chose this outfit as the previous one made her looks a bit too much like Peach. Also I wasn't going for that early 90's anime aesthetic the original had.

Hence why I also used the Chronicles versions of Annette, Tera and Iris. Annette is on Richter's immediate right while Iris is on Maria's left. Tera is meanwhile to Annette's left.

It goes without saying that Annette and Tera weren't the damsels in distress in the Netflix series like they were in the games. I can't say the same for Iris though; she has yet to appear in Nocturne....if at all.

Dracula like the previous tributes looms large in the background signifying his dominance and awaiting the new Belmont to challenge him in his castle. This is also why it's important to note that this pic pays tribute to Rondo of Blood rather than Nocturne: Dracula isn't in Nocturne. I dont even know if he will ever show up atta point given that lore's continuity.

And like the previous entries I filled up the middle space with various bosses throughout the game: The Wyvern, The Sea Serpent, Camilla, Death, The Minotaur, The Werewolf, Shaft the Dark Priest and The Dullahan. The Bone Golem and The Dogether ended up on the cutting room floor when I couldn't fit them alongside Annette's demon form and the optional Hydra boss from Chronicles. The Minotuar and The Werewolf were musts as I hadn't included them in my original Symphony of the Night tribute. I have more than made up for that now.

It literally took me all day to finish this. XP I mean I had to stay home today so I figured I might as well see if I could get this done! And low and behold I did. I could've finished Rondo of Blood, Castlevania III and Symphony of the Night in the time it took me to complete this!! :V

Those three games BTW are some of the most vital entries in the series. So it'll probably quite some time before I do another one of these. Maybe one day Ill do one with Simon Belmont (Probably the first Castlevania) and a tribute to Castlevania: Bloodlines.

Until then I rest on my laurels with this piece and bid you all a spooky good night!!

Description

It's been a long time since I drew one of these Castlevania tributes.

Today was as good a day as any.

It fulfills the 14th prompt of Inktober 2023: Castle.

It was also done to commemorate the most recent installment of Netflix Castlevania; Castlevania Nocturne.

This is the game that inspired the Noxturne. It is Castlevania Dracula X Rondo of Blood.

It is VERY important to note that this tribute pays homage to the game and the game only. Nocturne may have Richter Belmont and Maria Renard. (And it's own versions of Annette and Tera.) But it is drastically different from Rondo of Blood in many many aspects. So remember: this pic only pays tribute to Rondo of Blood. And to an extent: the 2D/3D remake from the Dracula X Chronicles.

Here are some of the previous tributes I did. One for Symphony of the Night and the other for Castlevania III Dracula's Curse when the first two seasons of Netflix Castlevania featuring Trevor Belmont came out.

The main hero and Belmont here is Richter Belmont. When I drew the Symphony of the Night tribute he was the enemy. Here he is in the hero's role again. His outfit more or less reflects his original Rondo of Blood outfit from the original Dracula X games: the original Japanese release and the Western release. For Maria Renard though I gave her the Chronicles outfit. It's also the outfit she wears in the Netflix series. But I gave her a white dove as those were her primary weapons in the game. I chose this outfit as the previous one made her looks a bit too much like Peach. Also I wasn't going for that early 90's anime aesthetic the original had.

Hence why I also used the Chronicles versions of Annette, Tera and Iris. Annette is on Richter's immediate right while Iris is on Maria's left. Tera is meanwhile to Annette's left.

It goes without saying that Annette and Tera weren't the damsels in distress in the Netflix series like they were in the games. I can't say the same for Iris though; she has yet to appear in Nocturne....if at all.

Dracula like the previous tributes looms large in the background signifying his dominance and awaiting the new Belmont to challenge him in his castle. This is also why it's important to note that this pic pays tribute to Rondo of Blood rather than Nocturne: Dracula isn't in Nocturne. I dont even know if he will ever show up atta point given that lore's continuity.

And like the previous entries I filled up the middle space with various bosses throughout the game: The Wyvern, The Sea Serpent, Camilla, Death, The Minotaur, The Werewolf, Shaft the Dark Priest and The Dullahan. The Bone Golem and The Dogether ended up on the cutting room floor when I couldn't fit them alongside Annette's demon form and the optional Hydra boss from Chronicles. The Minotuar and The Werewolf were musts as I hadn't included them in my original Symphony of the Night tribute. I have more than made up for that now.

It literally took me all day to finish this. XP I mean I had to stay home today so I figured I might as well see if I could get this done! And low and behold I did. I could've finished Rondo of Blood, Castlevania III and Symphony of the Night in the time it took me to complete this!! :V

Those three games BTW are some of the most vital entries in the series. So it'll probably quite some time before I do another one of these. Maybe one day Ill do one with Simon Belmont (Probably the first Castlevania) and a tribute to Castlevania: Bloodlines.

Until then I rest on my laurels with this piece and bid you all a spooky good night!!