Ratko Speech About War and Death - Castlevania Season 4

[@spacewizardpip1111]

“You’re good at death. It nourishes me” FORESHADOWING

[@vanndymaywho1910]

Really thought Varnrey was just full of shit and a loud mouth preacher who wasn’t as cleaver as he thought he was… then the mother fucker turned out to be the Grim Bloody Reaper, he played the fool and and cunning well.

[@oliviahughes3158]

The full quote "You do NOT know what I am, but I tolerate you precisely because you're good at death" Motherfucker doesn't even hide it.

[@spacewizardpip1111]

@@oliviahughes3158 I KNOW! It’s glorious

[@QuantemDeconstructor]

"You are not a vampire." Foreshadowing is a tool-

[@AdmiralColdhead]

The way he looks through the 4th wall too. The animators and screenwriters knew his twist would be so surprising that viewers would rewatch his scenes to catch the hints.

[@DirgeOfCerberus111]

Knowing who Varney is... all his lines here hit different.

[@TheKarma514]

Strongly agree

[@JustAnotherPest]

As well as his stare of casual indifference and its extreme "are you finished yet?" energy.

[@miguelmoronta6871]

Without context, they’re kinda odd and seem out of place. But they actually make perfect sense

[@hordakprime6172]

Yeah at first I thought he was right now that I know who Varney is I realize that he was just really testing Varney's patience.

[@nevadaaguilar2062]

Maybe so, but he still seemed visibly unsettled by Ratko’s rant. I think even Varney/Death didn’t realize just how fucked up Ratko was until this moment. Guy was a stone-cold psycho.

[@milkmanmike1152]

My favorite part is when Varney says “oh dear, young man” Everyone’s young to Varney

[@randomdan1648]

Foreshadowing. He's Death incarnate, he claims hes the oldest being in the world.

[@decimation9780]

@@randomdan1648 Emphasis on the "world" part. He’s very old and very powerful, but he’s just an elemental spirit, he’s not the literal personification of Death.

[@lautarocotens1647]

@@decimation9780 well,the game version of death is an actual abstraction

[@decimation9780]

@@lautarocotens1647 So it’s not even Death then, just what Chaos thinks Death is? Well that definitely clears some things up then, especially concerning how "Death" is aligned towards evil, when by all rights he should be a completely impartial party who’d simply sit back and watch rather than take a side.

[@danielgeronimo5538]

@@lautarocotens1647 To be fair the game uses a lot of aspects of abstraction, Death, Chaos and Time (Time Reaper and Galamoth). Not exactly a lot of room to create grounded characteristics.

[@void-creature]

In retrospect, "Varney" was alarmingly honest in this scene

[@Soulxstar]

Rewatching the show is fascinating because Varney didn't lie, not here, not ever, every time he was blunt, and straight to the point he was sharing his point of view and what he thought of everybody else. The only thing is a lie is his appearance

[@saltyk9869]

That's really the best part. Varney isn't lying. He's not really even putting on a front here. He's just telling the truth. And more often than not, the truth is so much more powerful and devastating.

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

Ratko: "Fear me, I have brought death to countless people." Varney: "Fear me, I've brought death to all of them."

[@couragew6260]

Good Doctor Who reference

[@clearshade3560]

The 11th doctor quote I never thought I would hear as a reference, nice one

[@ianm5686]

Nice reference

[@OvenGlobalDomination]

Varney clearly likes it

[@Joker_Kaneki]

Kill one and you are a murderer Kill a million and you are a conquerer Kill them all and you are god

[@countlazuli8753]

Ratko: Gives a menacing speech and degrades Varney. Varney: Oh yeah? Well I think you are pretty awesome! Ratko: uhhhh ok?

[@Jobe-13]

😂

[@TheSonWhoCums6669]

Varney has a degradation kink confirmed.

[@DeathMessenger1988]

I mean, Ratko has probably been killing people for a couple of centuries, so Death really must appreciate his work! Doesn't stop him from trolling him by acting like a vampire fop, though! XD

[@dumbidea1007]

@@DeathMessenger1988he didn’t like him as a person but liked his work that’s why he said I tolerate you because your good at killing

[@DeathMessenger1988]

@@dumbidea1007 Does Death really like ANYONE as a person? We're all just walking hamburgers for him. XD

[@innocentorphan1213]

Ratko: "I was given to the Earth to feed..." Varney: "Gotta remember that one, use it later maybe."

[@Add183]

Ratko: “You’re not a vampire” little did he know

[@keirgordon8646]

"I'm death, straight up"

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@keirgordon8646 He was more like Death, figuratively and rhetorically and poetically and theoretically and a couple other fancy ways. He was not Death, straight up!

[@AndorRadnai]

Ratko: „You’re not a Vampire“ Trevor: „You’re absolutely a thing“

[@MrDibara]

​@@keirgordon8646 🐺 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@ryanchase9332]

First Watch: "I can't believe Ratko didn't kill him." Second Watch: "I can't believe Varney didn't kill him."

[@Vilgax00]

Stolen comment.

[@ilovehotbbq5307]

He didn't kill him because he was good at his job

[@masongalioth4110]

2:00 Ratko literally describing Varney’s dayjob and he doesn’t even know it.

[@NerdyGamer-lq9nc]

But death only feeds off of the life of beings. They’re not the same.

[@donovanfaust3227]

@@NerdyGamer-lq9nc this comment didn't say they were the same, all they were getting at was that when you break down what Ratko says in that moment that is what death is actually there for, to feast on everything, not in the same way exactly but still the point stands, Radko just described Deaths "job", so to speak. You've gotta work on your comprehension skills my dude.

[@royroy3]

For those who know the ending This is a pure example of a novice explaining something to an expert lol

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Even first time watching it was obvious Ratko dies first. Maybe by Varney. In this case expert is deliberately holding back.

[@ckenshin3841]

"War is armies meeting each other on the field of combat." Varney's definitions of things relating to death is very literal simply because he is Death itself.

[@Mr440c]

That because mass annihilation is something The Death would crave.

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

Note that, in Japanese mythology, a "death god" (shinigami) is the name for a type of being (of many) rather than the western idea of a single Grim Reaper, which may explain his status as a minion within the games.

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

@@Mr440c that doesn't make any sense at all. Why would an integral part of the universe have some sort of obsession with one particular insignificant speck in the fabric of reality? If Varney was really death, then he wouldn't waste his time complaining about not being fed buy a Transylvanian man with anger issues.

[@danielgeronimo5538]

@@Mr440c Death itself? Or the spirit that feeds on Death? This is something a lot of people misunderstand and misattribute to "Varney". Death does not need sustenance to even actually exist because it is a natural occurrence. Hence why Trevor is able to kill him...

[@andrewbaier6085]

What I like about Ratko is that he genuinely thinks he’s the greatest and most amazing person/vampire is. We as the audience know that Ratko isn’t really that special in the grand scheme of the show, but like many other vampires seem to think he believes with his entire soul that he is the main character. What is it about becoming a vampire that makes people think they’re the second coming of Jesus?

[@daggertheswagger1118]

@Abracax a voz do caos striga really is a true warrior, she was talking about how she felt bad because there was no glory in killing weaklings after that scene with the day armor. but while ratko has a similar mindset about getting things done, concepts like pride are meaningless to him, he just does what he is meant to be which is drinking human blood. striga cares about glory while ratko only cares about victory.

[@daggertheswagger1118]

@Abracax a voz do caos you are right

[@the_sixxness]

Evil.

[@ryanbiggs5479]

Power

[@DragonmanX90]

I think it has to do with their ageless nature and how much they can endure when compared to humans. Lenore said at one point that humans discover and forget some of the things vampires still use and think it magic when they see it again. You can shoot a vampire in the head and unless it was silver, all it'll do is annoy them. As far as we see in the series, vampires don't get sick, they barely age if at all, they heal almost instantaneously, and several either learn magic or have supernatural powers unique to themselves. If vampires as a whole, at least with the exception of Dracula and Alucard, were turned instead of born, then they might have lived so long that they can't help but see themselves as above everything that once made them human. Also, remove the fear that comes with knowing you are mortal, and you remove a lot of the reason many people are as moral as they are. Fear of reprisal for your actions, fear of punishment in the afterlife; short of a Belmont, the stuff that actually hurts them, or pissing off a stronger vampire, most of them don't have to fear anything anymore. I imagine either of the arguments make for a pretty significant power high; one that doesn't really end until reality bitch slaps them.

[@Jekiram]

2:15 Knowing what I know, that line hit me like a truck.

[@diegobv8309]

Even the voice tone changes

[@Bolty128]

@@diegobv8309 He looks directly at the camera, too!

[@colecanup9226]

It just occurred to me that if he and Carmilla met, he would give her a speech along those same lines, because she would also represent everything he claims to hate from his point of view, but that’s just my two cents.

[@adekaiwamisou]

That would have been a powerful meeting, though not sure if ratko could have met her in terms of power. Then again, as he said, he is a commited soldier. If he had to lay siege on carmilla's castle by himself, he'd take all the decades he'd need to get the job done. A frightful foe that was done in too soon.

[@colecanup9226]

@@adekaiwamisou Agreed completely.

[@colecanup9226]

@King_Prickar d She’d probably hate him on sight or dismiss him as unimportant until he proves useful, and then discard him, or both.

[@colecanup9226]

@King_Prickar d Then, she’d probably be scared to death, pardon the pun.

[@colecanup9226]

And, then, she’d play along and bide her time until the right moment to double cross him, just like she did to Dracula.

[@sonofmalice5219]

People forget what we are. Spoken like a true fucking vampire.

[@Wolfencreek]

Ratko: "You're not a Vampire, I'm a Vampire" Varney: "Well you're not wrong"

[@antonioferrari241]

Ratko: You’re not a vampire. You are… Varney: DEATH! And I don’t mean it metaphorically, or rhetorically, or theoretically or poetically or any other fucking way. I’m death. Straight. Up.

[@TheEbrietas]

2:19 Gosh, the way he says it is so menacing and sinister, they really picked the best voice actor for varney/death

[@ronburgundy244]

The fact that Malcolm McDowell doesn't have an academy award is part of the reason I don't take the Oscars seriously.

[@demochris1786]

@@ronburgundy244 kinda sad that the anime was canceled because of the creators wrong doing

[@decimation9780]

@@demochris1786 It wasn’t though? The anime was finished after four seasons, they’ve got a new one already, focusing on one of Trevor’s descendants, Richter I think, might be wrong on who it is though.

[@MrsCutieeCake]

@@demochris1786 Dunno what you are talking about, I have followed this series and this is news to me. It concluded with four seasons and now we are going to get a spin-off which is called "Castlevania: Nocturne" which will be about Trevor's descendant, Richter Belmont and take place during the French Revolution.

[@demochris1786]

@@MrsCutieeCake that's why I was talking about the producer Warren Ellis was sued because of someone not being part of the spin-off, that and I believe there was a sexual misconduct towards him

[@Fryheart]

It seems to me that nobody on the internet is pointing out the obvious: that Ratko is a very not-so-subtle reference of Ratko Mladic, with that name and that backstory

[@laurenmillward2451]

Glad someone else caught onto this, the name Ratko literally means ‘war man’ as well ❤️💕❤️💕

[@kayjayhay]

Oof. Looked him up, thanks for dropping some unexpected knowledge here. I expected him to be a standin for some kind of supremacist, genocidal ideologue, but this is more specific than I realized.

[@grahamcarpenter5135]

Hmm, I wonder of Vampire-Ratko is also from Serbia.

[@Igarappappa]

Makes sense since all the shit he brought up of examples of "war" would all be considered war crimes.

[@WildaTheRaccoon]

Something I noticed after Varney's reveal as Death is that one of the sides of his coat collar is turned outward and resembles a scythe blade. A very clever allusion to Varney not being who he says he is.

[@donovanfaust3227]

Damn nice catch, once you see it you can't unsee it. Such a subtle design choice too especially in this series where stylized cloaks flapping around is the norm, a slightly off looking collar isn't going to draw your eye too much by that point.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Varney has subtle quirks you don't see consciously, but they leave unsettling effect. As in something is wrong about him.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Didn't catch that

[@mufasa9910]

1 year later an i must say good eye

[@joehudson7007]

The other side is also the very stereotypical grim reaper hood, just always perfectly looking like a hooded figure. his eyes are also abnormal, most of the vampires are tired while varney is nearly as wide open as possible, or just not holding weight, and his eyes' iris dont exist

[@jonahwhite4195]

As someone who deals with anger issues, no speech has ever been as accurately cynical in tone and presentation as this one for me. The hatred of showmanship and pandering, the reducing of your own nature to something so simple, and speaking as if everyone else is under a delusion. If I’m scared of a villain, it’s definitely these types.

[@s.g.7572]

I'd have loved to see Ratko going toe-to-toe with Striga. Both military powerhouses, but with totally opposite personalities and philosophies.

[@ryanschmidt3913]

That's just it, though. He wouldn't go toe to toe with her. He'd go out in the daylight while her men are sleeping and pull their tents down to expose them to it.

[@MG007.]

Ratko would of won. He is powerful yes but he is much more ruthless and cunning. He will do whatever it takes to win

[@LuigiaTV]

@@MG007. That's very debatable lol.

[@TheVeron]

head to head striga is mopping him but ratko is more strategic he would probablly ambush her

[@MG007.]

@@LuigiaTV No it isn't. He fights to win. Striga fights as a soldier. Listen to Ratko's rant to Varney and Varney's response

[@mistabrrrly]

Watched this a few times, and now that I really focus on Varney’s character design I feel like I should have known he wasn’t what he appears to be. His eyes are so different from all the other Vampires lacking colorful irises and when shadows appear on his face it doesn’t even look like he has pupils

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Even the design of his cloak is the Grim Reaper

[@KaiserAfini]

Only with the right angle of the camera and I feel its a way to showcase his contempt at being lectured on death.

[@Death_13TH]

Creepy detail I just noticed. When Varney says Death Nourishes him, note that his voice becomes just faintly more growly like when he's in his true form. And for a moment, Ratko looks, almost perplexed before choosing to let things go. He thinks Varney was being extra as usual, unaware that he just received a huge compliment from the Spirit known as Death.

[@Brahmskillin]

Funny how Ratko is telling Varney he was sent to earth to feed on everything considering who Varney really is

[@warhound1161]

Ratko the true vampire right there

[@mat7083]

Despite knowing who Varney really is, it’s still a freaking awesome speech

[@doyouseeafloatingsandwich4301]

i love how varney looks at the audience at 2:19

[@andrewthorn7283]

**winks at camera** **canned_laughter.mp4**

[@YaseenIslamicQuranVideos]

Varney and Ratko is like brothers arguing with each other xD

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Except Varney is the oldest and can whoop his little brother’s ass, no sweat.

[@YaseenIslamicQuranVideos]

@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin Ik but if ratko saw varney becoming death he will just run away like a coward

[@alisonoconnor6864]

@@YaseenIslamicQuranVideos More like he would run away as a pragmatist. What would he have to gain by fighting Death. If there's no opening or angle to exploit a soldier and nothing to be gained or lost a soldier retreats and that's who Ratko is. A soldier.

[@abmb9708]

“I was give to the earth to feed off everything on it” the irony in this scene is hysterical, Varney even says it right out afterwards

[@MugiwaraZero]

"Too much of the damaged needy human on you" He says to the being that isn't and never was anything even remotely close to human

[@Igarappappa]

That's something I've noticed is consistent with the vampires in this series. Despite the fact that they are all formerly human they are so far removed from human needs at this point that they seem to forget what they used to be and consider themselves a completely different species.

[@johnmartin4119]

Ratko does make an interesting point. Not about him being the real deal, he’s not even compared to the likes of Isaac and Hector. But he does make a valid point on the reality of war and how even though nations tend to glorify it, the sad truth not everyone on the battlefield is a hero doing what’s right, and the people who get killed are not only the enemy soldiers. There’s no such thing as a fair war, and if people wish to wage one they’re going to have to take the bad elements of war with the good. And in the show Castlevania it’s often what makes the villains in this show so bad, that people like Carmilla, Varney, and Dracula are all willing to start these grand epic wars and kill millions of innocent people all while they keep to themselves in their castles. It’s only when the heroes show up and give these villains a reality check that they actually have to do something

[@couragew6260]

And to top it all off, those wars are started by lunatics with differing motives. Dracula was suicidal but wanted to take the rest of the world with him out of grief. Like Alucard said, “this war has just been history’s longest suicide note.” Carmilla was psychotically ambitious to point of denial. Her plans to take over the world were too massive for her even with Hector’s night creatures, and it was her spreading out her forces that helped Isaac’s surprise conquest be that much easier to achieve. Varney/Death has no actual strategic plans outside of “revive Dracula and cause world wide genocide.” If he actually succeeded, then at some point, humanity would become extinct, which is the ONLY food source for Death. He would eventually starve

[@kayjayhay]

Yes to both of these comments. Solid facts and I'm glad in each instance the good guys brought a reckoning right to their respective front doors. It was pretty satisfying and hard won.

[@theendersmirk5851]

@@couragew6260 Well, that's hard to quantify. It is possible he loses an amount of energy for every baby born, just as he gains for every life lost. If that's the case, a permanent extinction would increase his satiation quite significantly.

[@jaydenslaptop]

“Murder the world just so I don’t have to be hungry anymore.” Pretty sure he’d by that point no longer need to eat as he’d no longer ever feel hunger, being able to feel satisfied.

[@thecasul1524]

@@couragew6260 I don't think Death would starve. Remember he saw Germain in yhe Corridor, so it's possible for it to go to another world until someone like Dracula appears and he can redo his plans.

[@willchurch8376]

It is absolutely perfect that you see this scene the first time and come out of it thinking Ratko is badass and Varney better watch out, and you watch it the second thinking Ratko had no f-ing clue what he was dealing with. Very well done.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Varney's amused reaction told he is way more dangerous than he looks. Just how much is still unknown in this scene.

[@Fingaladinga]

Varney gets an ego check... ... from another ego.

[@ForumArcade]

"Well let me tell you Ratko, you do not know what I am. But I tolerate you precisely because you're good at death. It nourishes me." ~Varney (of London (since before it was London)), aka Death.

[@mizu7662]

Ratko-"Desperate for people to admire you, because your special. Too much of the damaged needy human in you" Also Ratko- Goes on a several minute long rant about how awesome he is and about how much others suck because his boss isn't acknowledging how amazing he is Varney- "Oh dear, young man"

[@void-creature]

2:15 the way he literally looks at the viewer as he says this is almost cartoonishly obvious in hindsight, all that's missing is a little wink

[@TheKarma514]

This speech goes hard

[@dakotajones5616]

More than anything, I just love Ratko's self-satisfied "Rrright!"

[@laurenmillward2451]

So... If someone showed Ratko the Geneva Convention he would probably use it as toilet paper 🧻

[@livingdeadgirl5691]

Yep, pretty much, he whould also laugh while doing it.

[@couragew6260]

Pretty much

[@noahhollers6607]

“What the fuck is toilet paper?”- the judge

[@b3ygghsas]

I mean they probably got his name from ratko mladic, a serbian war criminal who did some pretty nasty things in yugoslavia and is jailed in den hague nowadays

[@blkpplareabsolutelygorgeou1691]

I love ratko, he's my favorite character

[@psychee1]

Yeah, I think even Varney appreciated the kinship with Ratko on some level (and the secret Joke he was the only one in on, how similar they actually are). I really like the way they portrayed Ratko though, he was a different kind of vampire. "In my dreams I am calm. I am nothing but motion and fear and hunger and all the people in the world are lined up like animals in pens for me to bite the blood from. People forget what we are."

[@BMK500]

Ratko: “I’m the most hardcore vampire in the world” Varney: “and I love you for that!” Ratko: “…. Wtf?”

[@jackhanver1420]

*Ratko describing how war is about killing* Varney: That's what I call a 5 star meal.

[@saraarlavi4217]

"I was given to the earth to feed on everything on it" ohoho what irony.

[@Jobe-13]

This is Ratko mouthing off at Death itself.

[@justin9489]

Balls.

[@casshernsins8333]

It wasn’t death tho

[@szklanylabirynt151]

@@casshernsins8333 What do you mean, it wasn't? Of course it was, little did Ratko know...

[@kayjayhay]

@@szklanylabirynt151 they mean that it's not truly Death as humans know it, the ephemeral being that helps them cross over from living to what waits beyond. As Trevor says, this is an ancient vampire like creature who took on the name Death and evolved from drinking blood to feeding on death instead. Real Death is likely (hopefully?) much nicer, lol.

[@szklanylabirynt151]

@@kayjayhay Fully agreed. However, the fact is, that this is the "god of Death" as Castlevania lore sees it. I'm not seeing much difference between Varney and the in-game Death, aside from Varney's colorful language.

[@StarboyXL9]

Ratko has one hell of a Lucifer complex

[@mhiization]

Darn I love his voice... Everyone in this show is SO GOOD!! Even the minor characters.

[@vortozan5395]

I’m absolutely horrifically terrified of Varney in this scene. Learning what he is and seeing this conversation play out again, it’s like watching a toddler show off all his great accomplishments in war to a veteran with a kill count beyond the child’s comprehension.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

More like some drunkard crook bragging how badass criminal he for stabbing one of his accomplices to death in fit of drunken rage while the other guy is war criminal of Nth degree and still loose.

[@vazak11]

I feel all the people going on about how Varney is death ignored Trevor's explanation that he's just one of many manifestation of death, not something special.

[@skyfire299]

Not exactly. Well he's not "death" as we know it either. He's the one who feeds off of it

[@skyfire299]

Not exactly. Well he's not "death" as we know it either. He's the one who feeds off of it

[@decimation9780]

@@skyfire299 Yeah. The literal physical embodiment of Death, likely would not be stopped by whatever paltry magic and toys could be thrown at him. Death Himself is a being so old he’ll claim God when the time rolls around, and all he has to do is wait.

[@philbattiste9649]

There aren't many forms of Death. Death (as Varney here) is a singular, elemental spirit that feeds on the passage of souls from one realm to the next. He doesn't kill, he simply lingers around places where people dying happens. To that measure, he is unique. However, as Trevor says, Death really isn't special in his purpose of habits. Like most vampires, Death merely eats, hides, and then eats some more.

[@donovanfaust3227]

@@decimation9780 you assume a God can die.

[@teniola9304]

1:28 "You are not a vampire, I'm a fuckin vampire." Ratko Varney looked terrified when he called him out. 😅😅😅. Deep down, Varney knows that if he revealed his true self to Ratko. Mostly he would fight him or abandon. It was wise and patience for Varney to laylow the whole time with Ratko.

[@ScorchtheHawk]

1:28 Varney: “oh shit… is he onto me?” (Ratko continues) Varney: “ah… he’s just fucking monologuing”

[@skturbo107]

Ratko: “I was given to the earth to feed off everything on it as I choose.” Death: “I was put here at the dawn of life to feed on the last breath of every one of you fuckers.”

[@ishington]

Can’t believe that Titus Welliver did his voice. Awesome job.

[@welon17]

Ratko: "I know how to kill in so many ways" Varney: "Really? Please! Humor me"

[@MichaelTheRead]

Ratko was so close. So close. If he'd added "real" to his "I'm a fucking vampire" line, it would've been a beautiful homage to Hellsing Abridged.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

He was absolutely right "shithead for the ages" and that is very true statement about Varney.

[@alt0799]

Varney's retort is perfect. He completely shut down Ratko without having to go into an overly pretentious speech, and Ratko was lost for words afterwards.

[@LTDoge-dm3jr]

When you realize why Varney doesn't like Ratko's definition of war. It is because in Ratko's version, it is killing as many of he opposite side as efficient as possible. Poisoning wells, slitting throats at night. It is about victory at any cost. Varney on the otherhand wants total annihilation. War to him is when two armies meet at the battlefield. Because this way, there are more deaths. On both sides. Ratko's version will win him the war with as much of his side alive. Varney's war is when both sides have equal opportunities to meet death. One of them may win, it matters not, but both will inevtiably have more deaths.

[@joaquinwaters1810]

You know, one of the many things that makes this show so great is that every character, no matter how minor in the grand scheme of things, has something interesting to say. Ratko is not that important plot-wise-he was introduced to the show very late and doesn’t have that much screen time-but the writers took the time to still make him a memorable, unique, interesting character (paired with a great performance from Titus Welliver). And THAT is what separates good storytelling from great storytelling.

[@daneyal7162]

I know that in hindsight, Ratko is making a fool of himself, since we now know who Varney REALLY IS, but still, you can feel that Ratko is an experienced vampire soldier, and not a boot licker, like how Varney pretended to be. Varney plays as someone who would suck up to whoever is in power for things to be done for him...Ratko would just solve his own problems by his own hands.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Yet it's Varney that survives longer because he has no empty pride.

[@wolfrex2721]

@@vksasdgaming9472 Varney survives longer because he's far more powerful

[@vksasdgaming9472]

@@wolfrex2721 Varney was way more cunning than Ratko was. That is why he had been stinking for a millennium.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

Ratko: I'm a REAL fucking vampire. TFS Alucard: I like you... but not enough to not take offense to that.

[@donovanfaust3227]

Why would Alucard take offense to that, he's not even a real vampire himself, he's a dhampir.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

@@donovanfaust3227 0_0 ...I'm talking about Hellsing Abridged...

[@DeathMessenger1988]

Considering Alucard killed Edward Cullen when saying that, I think he'd allow Ratko this credit.

[@henrystammen5584]

I was hoping to find a hellsing abridged fan here

[@SaviorMachine84]

Too bad Ratko never got to learn who Varney really was. I would've loved to see his reaction after this conversation.

[@ben10the10]

If everyone could stop wanking off over who Varney is for a second... A nice touch in Ratko's character is how sophisticated his control of English is while still maintaining his original Central European accent. This is exactly what I would expect a 300+ year old vampire to sound like who has mastered multiple languages across the continent, but not bothered to put any effort into local dialects (because they change so quickly for him)

[@catsndogs98]

Varney probably likes Ratko.

[@Astartes-6969]

1:03 damn he dismantled ever character that is described in that way.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Varney's collar looks like a scythe.

[@Silverharafox]

Hah knowing who Varney is now that line from Ratko. "Too much of the damaged, needy human in you". I re watched this and laugh. Varney is just staring at him like he is nothing and its true.

[@morratrako5652]

Personally speaking, Ratko with polish dub is hella frightening

[@georgekostaras]

This is so much better after you watch the ending,

[@neofulcrum5013]

“Killing every baby in town and disappearing. That’s war” That sounds more like serial killing to be honest but I can see the rest as war.

[@JabamiLain]

That's exactly what war is. Serial killing multiple people. But you are right about the baby part. That doesn't feel something necessary for soldiers to do.

[@teddybear8348]

U really hope that the MCU blade will have moment like this

[@JELANI-kf3xy]

This was the illest shit ever, told that fool “I don’t play games” 😂😂😂

[@MiraTheWarlock]

He had no idea who he was talking to

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Dude thought he was punching down when he was punching way up. Varney has that "I am the manager" energy right now.

[@saltyk9869]

First time you watch this scene: "Man Ratko destroyed that pompous moron." After you finish the series: "Oh... This was never a competition. It was over before it even began..."

[@lautarocotens1647]

He right in one thing,varney is not actually a vampire

[@vksasdgaming9472]

My view is that he is different vampire with different set of powers and weaknesses. His feeding on life makes him similar to Chinese jiangshi while his origin might make him one of Lemures, vagrant, unsatiated and potentially vengeful spirits Romans placated with food offerings. He definitely is not vampire like Ratko understands.

[@master-of-many-fandoms2020]

Varney: War is armies meeting each other on the field of combat. Me: Well there’s more to it, but yeah, basically.

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

Everyone in the comments talking about Varney....this scene is about a pure killer giving his resume....oscar winning dialogue

[@williamdee3080]

Ratko was gangster in this scene

[@exoticfoodreviews1319]

And this speech is why Hollywood is failing in great dialog

[@couragew6260]

Varney: Hollywood Ratko: Historians and soldiers

[@ramadansteve1715]

​@@couragew6260 The irony being that Varney could absolutely wipe the floor with ratko with little to no difficulty lol

[@PeterSnores]

I love and hate that I didn’t catch the foreshadowing from… what’s his name again?

[@alt0799]

I love how after all that Varney basically just "Ks" him and Ratko just gives up lol

[@sherlockhomeless4928]

The worst part is, Varney has a point.

[@verynice1192]

Ratko: I kill, kill, kill. 💀 Varney: I should thank you then 😋

[@deathbat87]

When a Level 3 n00b tries to shit talk a Level 100

[@PhoenixFires]

Ratko believes in his arrogance and narcissism that he is the main character, that he is a true winner of war. He's not. He's a depraved and psychotic animal, one of millions on Earth. There's no reason, no logic, no endgame. He's the best kind of soldier and the worst kind of soldier. The one that you want if you are committing genocide. The one that will rape, murder, torture, cannibalize, and thieve just for the fun of it, because its all just a game to be won. But not the one which can sign a peace declaration or build up a post war society or grow bonds of loyalty to win hearts and minds. He's the rabid dog you let loose during your war then put down or bring back home and have it wreak havoc, more trouble than if it were just put down right away. He is a monster because he believes that is what vampires are "meant" to be. A slave to destiny and predisposition of his own volition while proclaiming himself free and the embodiment of the best humanity and vampires can produce. Isaac and Alucard proved such childish notions and excuses wrong throughout the series. It is a choice to be a monster, one is never forced to be such. Its why Dracula killed himself in the end, realizing he had become a monster of his own volition and used grief as a justification for senseless violence, all culminating in being so lost that he was intent on murdering his own child: the embodiment of all that Lisa had done to better the world.

[@flint9889]

When pushing on the toilet for an hour. That's war

[@Lbineville]

I find that I come back to this clip from time to time. These two are awful things found at the bottom of the barrel, and they certainly don't get along well, but their dynamic is great, if not fun to watch. Could take a whole show of just them.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Varney has heard Ratko's rant many times before and he wasn't impressed by it then either. Ratko doesn't seem very old so he is just a sociopath feeding his power fantasies. Most likely sired by Godbrand (viking vampire of earlier seasons) to work as his lieutenant and enforcer.

[@amandaguimara5528]

Tá bom tá bom... Agora fala isso aqui perto do meu ouvido pra eu testar um negócio 😳

[@aphaomega0098]

Ratko was right about Varney not being a vampire 😂

[@JohnWick-uq1su]

Varny getting all hot and bothered for him and how little he is aware of it

[@clairestark9024]

This is when i realised something was 'off' about varney. Everything weve seen so far implies he should get defensive here but he just shrugged it off.

[@BloodandSoil990]

I just noticed that varney/death's collar is shaped like his sling blade. How bout that.

[@zziwamartin365]

The reaper blade

[@hab0272]

Striga: Ratko is just another Varney... Varney: Im a better Ratko than Ratko himself!

[@flavius5722]

From how Ratko speak it seems he fight only humans

[@carabinias6513]

2:04 this is so funny after knowing the truth and it’s exactly what «he » say

[@MrLee-qz3gy]

This is like watching Undercover Boss😂

[@randomgirlonyt3221]

00:00 Watching the scenes after watching Castlevania is so odd especially with varney when I first saw him I thought he was just a try hard vampire thinking he’s special but he’s not but DAMN

[@KaiserAfini]

Ratko has no clue how out of his depth he is. Every one of his feats are things Varney knows better than him, especially of hunger and ruthlessness pursuing satisfaction. Notice how Varney looks unmoved by his attempt at intimidation, not stepping back even once, at best being surprised for a second at the sheer gall of this small vampire. Ratko walks away feeling like he outsmarted a poser, only to remain clueless and earn the contempt of a stronger being, losing the battle of wits. His second loss was to Trevor, which means ultimately he became nourishment for Varney's hunger.

[@DeathMessenger1988]

Of course Death is unmoved. Why would he react? Ratko getting so upset he started ranting means his acting and disguise were 100% effective. He IS playing the part of a poser and doesn't want anyone to know what he truly is, after all.

[@lordderp1156]

You know Varney's blase attitude towards Ratko makes alot more sense in retrospect. To quote another representation of death "Think how you'd feel if a bacterium sat at your table and started to get snarky. "

[@tatersalad76]

In Soviet Russia, Death fears YOU.