The Castlevania Timeline - CASUALLY Explained

Plenty of games have a story that spreads across multiple entries. But Castlevania followed generations of vampire hunters as they engaged in a literal blood feud with Dracula and his undying minions.
This snippet of an episode of Laser Time SUPER CAZH explains this occasionally confusing timeline with some broad generalizations and stream of consciousness musings. If something's slightly off... ok!
Happy biiiiirthday-ish to Castlevania by the way. Turned 30 in 2016 and sure wish there was a new... anything?... to play on this milestone year. Guess we can 1000% Portrait again?
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[@SonicFan64Tom]

the Castlevania timeline isn't even confusing it's literally just who killed Dracula in what year.

[@MrFantocan]

The only confusing part is finding out what games are not canon, or part of the timeline.

[@MrZangetsu468]

Not true, there are different timelines happening

[@DarkMirria1]

Alternative universes.

[@narcissistic2011]

Trevor belmont is the son of sonia belmont and Alucard

[@tjlnintendo]

Alexander Alexopoulos-lugo The thrid gb game is considered not canon by igarashi.

[@Lerkero]

It is amazing that Konami bothered to keep track of the timelime while pulling Castlevania entries out of their asses.

[@AlucardsQuest]

Nobody kept track until IGA became series producer.

[@Vulcanfaux]

no Zelda what if Simon failed in Simons quest time line splitting here.

[@LACRIHERION]

if simon failed in simons quest whats left? well... dracula would rule over the world because there is no other Belmont to face him, this is not a legend like zelda, we are talking about generations of the same family

[@amthomas1]

Well, unless Simon's Uncle Theodore Belmont also had a a son .

[@Donkeytron64]

Curse of Darkness was probably the best game that I've played. So underrated. kind of like a way less hard version of Dark Souls.

[@SocietyofSteve]

You guys forgot to mention Castlevania pachinko. I'm really wondering where Erotic Violence fits into the timeline.

[@foulhes4972]

Some entries are non-canon as stated by the creators.

[@SocietyofSteve]

Ahem.... I thought my sarcasm was detectable. I guess I was wrong. Relax, friend I was just joking around ;)

[@foulhes4972]

+Steve Snoey Ahah I'm chilled, didn't wanted to come off as mean. I wish it was canon :P But yeah, I'm not good at sarcasm.

[@tjlnintendo]

Erotic violence takes place in the horney mind of Dracula. When he is sealed away, he gets super bored until his next resurrection, so he comes up with some yaio fan fiction to substitute for his entertainment. "Why can't Belmont come undone" - Dracula

[@medianxx4687]

Steve Snoey not Canon

[@fahriakalin5936]

Make Castlevania Great Again.

[@ghorochak666]

I'm still holding my breath that Konami will come to their senses. They have to soon or they'll sink.

[@Faygris]

They basically killed Castlevania and Metal Gear, so they can as well go to hell now.

[@Vulcanfaux]

Faygris at least we have bloodstained ritual of the night coming. I just hope it's good, at least yuka lele good. I consider that game decent, but I also hope it's actually better than that. Here is to hoping.

[@Faygris]

donuts82 Yeah, I also put all my hopes in Bloodstained. But unfortunately, all these Kickstarter "spiritual sequels" thus far turned out bad or decent at most. Mighty No 9 was bad, Yooka Laylee was fun, but had many problems, and many don't like it. I really hope Bloodstained will do better.

[@medianxx4687]

Fahri Akalin lecarde chronicles should fit the timeline.

[@neonnwave1]

Brauner didn't want to resurrect Dracula. He just wanted the castle's power to destroy humanity. Death wanted to resurrect Dracula. Julius didn't trap Dracula in the eclipse. He trapped the castle itself, and then killed Dracula (who didn't resurrect because he had no more power since the castle gave him said power). Side note: Order of Ecclesia is imho the best game in the series.

[@musicalcoverz]

order of ecclesia is so crazy! i loved POR but OOE is a close second.

[@Bronzescorpion]

I think PoR is my favorite too. I didn't liked that you explored smaller areas rather than the big castle in OoE, I much more preferred the portraits within the castle. I also really liked that you could switch between the two characters at any time in PoR. CotM was my first one, so it has a special place in my heart. I really loved the style and atmosphere and disliked the bright coloring that followed in the next games, especially HoD.

[@MrZangetsu468]

Neon Wave You are so on point

[@matthewharris517]

Order of ecclesia was on of the best games I've played on the old DS lite.

[@HajimotoSaito]

agreed, this video is more like castlevania timeline explained wrong rather than casually, agree on order of eclessia, my fave castlevania equally with portrait of ruin

[@robinetdeaufroide]

Portrait of ruin was one of my favorite games back then. Wish I still had it!

[@pigwantsmymoney123]

Emulate! :)

[@vitocorleone4799]

Yeah i agree with joe you should definitely emulate : )

[@jimmyramosf7]

I'm the 100% of the 0.001% of Castlevania fans that ADORED Curse of Darkness.

[@adoniswimo19]

Jimmy Ramos you're not alone, I still play it, emulated on PC

[@dmmagius]

I think Curse of Darkness is a fantastic game and would love to see a remake of it.

[@anjingbabi4468]

The pet??(i forgot) system is great like grinding is not that boring since it's interesting to know what pet you will get.

[@kalaniseymour5642]

Curse of darkness will always be, the shit. Hector for president, make castlevania great again.

[@JonnyHorseman]

The music is absolute kino.

[@starsatellite2413]

The important thing I know in the Castlevania series is no matter how many times Dracula Vlad Tepes is destroyed and that his castle always collapses will always come back and his castle is a recurring creature that will take many incarnations and resurrect itself.

[@sammylane21]

So...you guys do not mention...KID DRACULA???

[@jeremyabbott4537]

Prequel to CV 3 at least. Alucard saves the day from Galamoth. I don't think it has a hard date attached.

[@WrongKindOfPot]

I believe it is Canon but I don't know where it fits

[@komradekontroll]

nnnno not canon, it's a parody game. The date it's set in is some wacky 10999 date or something. You could include it in the timeline if you want????????

[@jeremyabbott4537]

It also is revealed that Galamoth is able to manipulate time (thus the Time Reaper in CV: Judgement), so Alucard could have been time warped.

[@komradekontroll]

eh

[@ArcaneEther]

So we're not going to mention that Genya Arikado is Alucard in disguise?

[@dio8156]

GENYA ARIKADO IS ALUCARD??????

[@franciscoguzman8004]

Yep, i don't remember when but in Aria of Sorrow or in Dawn of Sorrow if you fail at the end and turn into dracula, he came to kill you as alucard.

[@RiderBreaker]

+Dio Yea. Genya Arikado is Alucard. Alucard in Japanese is Arukado. Notice the Arikado = Arukado is sounds similiar. Also if you play Aria of Sorrow, in the beginning of the game, when Soma interact with Arikado for the 1st time, Arikado use 'Soul Steal' spell against the monster that attack Soma and Mina.

[@RiderBreaker]

+pancho guzman That is Dawn of Sorrow where you can play as Julius, Yoko and Alucard. The extra mode only playable if you didn't equip the talisman..

[@dabniel8177]

Yeah and Yoko almost tells you that Arikado is Alucard at the clocktower in Aria of sorrow. Even so, I dont think Soma has idea of who is Alucard, he only says that he knows the story of Dracula being the Dark Lord, but he doesnt say anything about Belmonts or any people that killed Dracula.

[@carlosrod100]

That "wha" at the mention of Bram Stroker's Dracula was amazing

[@thunderbird278]

I think "casually explained" could be a good name for more videos like this. Maybe a mega man timeline?

[@mrzozelowh]

Mega Man timeline is pretty straightforward. After the original series is X, then Zero, then ZX. All of the other series live on their own except for Battle Network leading into Star Force.

[@runman624]

OGMM and MMBN take place at the same time but in a different timeline apparently Light had the choice of Mechanical Engineering or Cyber computing (something like that)

[@Bobb11881]

Too bad there's already a famous KZbinr called Casually Explained.

[@Under_Growth]

Evan Peskoff I was gonna mention this. look him up. funniest videos ever. the ones about friendzone

[@anvilheaded]

Lament of innocence had one of the greatest gaming soundtracks ever, imo

[@temple475]

Guy abandons humanity and becomes Vampire to be immortal Huh, that sounds familiar

[@KevinsYeah]

JOJO! I REJECT MY HUMANITY

[@elefsidi]

The JoJo series manga was actually released a year after Castlevania's release on the Famicom Disk System.

[@talkintokentolkeintoekin]

*Jojo intensifies*

[@MagneticSymbiote]

Love the Count Duckula reference at 3:58. I freaking loved that show

[@renegadehero7393]

Thanks for this video guys! Really needed a timeline of the story. You explained it all very well and were pleasant to listen to.

[@NothingYouHaventReadBefore]

So the whip is a literal wifebeater. Huh.

[@antonio.3432]

I hope that wasn't a feminist move

[@MadPanicGaming]

Awesome rundown of the series! It's one of my all time favorites, always found the Belmont/Dracula lore very interesting.

[@blackpariah]

I hate that Sonia has been removed from the canon. I'm not a huge Castlevania fan, having only played about 90% of Harmony of Dissonance, but i always liked that the progenitor of the Belmonts was a 17 year old girl who basically said "I kicked Dracula's ass, my sons will kick his ass and my grandsons will kick his ass, I'LL SEE TO IT!!"

[@ikagura]

Because apparently women couldn't do that in that time (which is stupid imo)

[@escies]

Funny you say that bc 90% of Harmony of Dissonance is literally my only experience with the franchise as well hahaha

[@mariocraft3067]

My only experience with Castlevania is 100% of Harmony of Dissonance. Apperantly, It seems to be a good starting point. Gonna get the OG SOTN next if I can. Having 2 games doesn't do my $20 PS1 justice.

[@HajimotoSaito]

agree, heck she could be inserted after the 18xx timeline but before 1999, it would have been awesome to say, julius was so bad-ass he destroyed dracula permanently because sonia was her grandma/great-grandma and it would make more sense why he was the one belmont who finally did it

[@vitocorleone4799]

Lament of innocence is a lot better origin story then legends cause lament of innocence story makes perfect sense between the Belmont and Dracula, legends was confusing as fuck at that time I'm glad legends is non canon cause it was very confusing, and also Sonia is pregnant and the father is alucard and I'm like "Wtfff????" Very fucking confusing cause it didn't make any sense at all, but on Lament of innocence the story makes a lot of sense and plot between the Belmont clan and Dracula origin.

[@TheWotch]

I really enjoyed that, thank you. I love this kind of stuff. I'm a sucker for the Zelda timeline and comics continuity and all that. Good time! The one thing I would have mentioned is that Soma can technically turn to the dark side in Aria (and Dawn), both of which would lead to a different reality where Julius, Alucard, and Yoko need to team up Castlevania 3-style to take him down. Since those games are at the chronological end of the timeline, it's interesting that both outcomes of Dawn could theoretically happen, since no later game takes place. Kind of a cool somewhat ambiguous ending. (Though, as you say, the canon ending should still be considered Soma's overcoming the curse and winning.)

[@abranchavez1316]

I know it’s been 3 years but, thank you!

[@FenceDaGreat]

Wow, thanks a lot for breaking all that down. Complicated but you made much sense of it. But you forgot Super Castlevania, the intro makes Simon seem well over 100 years old.

[@lordtullus9942]

I'm still confused...

[@dabniel8177]

SUPER CASTLEVANIA IS A REMAKE OD CASTLEVANIA 1 HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT GODDAMMIT

[@robertlparker]

I honestly had to clap amidst the laughing when I heard that "I'll get it!" Almost made me knock over my ketchup.

[@Sirynx77]

Actually in Lament of Innocence, Sara is not Leon's wife. She was his betrothed (aka Fiance). Because she didn't want to have others suffer her fate of becoming a vampire, she volunteered to be killed by Leon so her soul could be infused to his whip, to create the legendary Vampire Killer.

[@derkcast620]

Wow awesome video! the fact that this only has 199 views is CRIMINAL!!!!

[@Barry864]

This video rid of my confusion about Castlevania Canon Thank you

[@christianmarkgerardt.tuver4310]

Thank you, I've been a fan of Castlevania since Symphony of the Night. I love the lore, thank you for explaining this. Now to get all the games and play them sequentially.

[@matthewharris517]

Order of ecclesia was for me the best Castlevania game and the music was great especially the village theme.

[@joshuaturner1072]

Thanks for the Captain N reference. That rocks.

[@frozenaorta]

Konami really should team up with Nintendo and Capcom to make a game explaining how Captain N, Mega Man and company meet up with Simon (who is now a homosexual narcissist) to battle Mother Brain, King Hippo and Eggplant Wizard. Because that show is definitely canon.

[@denim8932]

i think lords of shadow has its own timeline.

[@masonjellison4319]

It's the beginning (11th century) and the end (2053) of the timeline

[@crystalalumina]

Yes, it's exactly that

[@whereseveryonegoingbingo3265]

It's a separate time line/universe I believe.

[@crystalalumina]

@@whereseveryonegoingbingo3265 yes

[@thelinedrive]

Mason Jellison why they jump to the end of the timeline is so fucking moronic. Killed all the great world building in the first game.

[@lrac6301]

This is a cool explsination of the timeline.did you know that the other castlevania games are part of an alternate timeline? Excluding legends,harmony of dispair,and judgement.

[@helmsly2010]

I appreciate the Duckula reference Chris

[@Erikhasyou]

So much nostalgia! Thank you so much for this, guys!

[@SeafoodKilla1]

AWESOME vid guys..Thanks! had no idea about a lot of these

[@Ryan-vl2nn]

I still remember picking up Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest when it first came out. After school me and my Dad went to Toys R Us and got it and we absolutely had a blast playing completely through the game. As my Dad’s really talented at playing video games. But Castlevania II being as cryptic as it is. I was essentially the navigator. As several of my friends parents had also picked up the game. So we’d just discuss strategy and game play on the bus to and fro from school. As well as recess. And of course we all had our Nintendo Power subscriptions as well as strategy guides. Now I know that in contemporary views that this game isn’t all that praised. But I honestly do love this game. However, I will admit that much of that affection is due to sharing the experience of deciphering the game in and of itself. As it was quite the convoluted game. Nevertheless, this game always brings a smile to my face. And I can’t wait to play it with my Dad come Christmas time. As well as another unduly hated offering: Zelda II: Link’s Adventure. Another nostalgic favorite of mine.

[@waxitoto1234]

you know, castlevania lords of shadow could've been a nice game if the developers removed the tittle castlevania from it, and just call it lords of shadow,

[@nicholi8933]

That was really interesting, I havent played all the games, just most of them.

[@AFS262]

Thank you Brett/Chris/Dave, I've only played a handful of Castlevania games so I knew nothing of the timeline.

[@moricito23]

I love all of them they have done a good job on the games even if they are Confusing at times

[@OldieWan]

Castlevania games have always been well known for their "cheesy" dialog. Game play wise they have been very challenging. Like the NES castlevania Freaking hard games.. When it comes to animated Castlevania, I could not have been happier with that show! well done, and I am sure there are going to be people who piss and moan.. As they just can't just enjoy a well made animated show. Time line aside.. Just sit back and enjoy the animated version for what it is. Thanks for all the hard work trying to link all this together. A hard job, as these games where not created in this manner. It has always had that "cheesy" story line and story feel. I for one, think Castlevania animated series on Net Flix was one of the BETTER shows I have seen since Spawn Cartoon back in the 90's. I have enjoyed most all the games. The show today, speaks to me as creative and well written, and homage paid to many in GAME Easter eggs.

[@lordtullus9942]

Can you explain what they did to me in detail? I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this... how does the belmont clan come back, does alucard father a child, and... ugh, I'm just confused.

[@OldieWan]

@ Lord Tullus 9 [Puffy Sprinkles: Alucard is Dracula son, his mother is Lisa the woman in the starting scene. who is burned at the stake for being a witch. How does the belmont clan come back? Not sure yet. they are just basing these off some of the games and story lines. The speakers are from Castlevania 3 Dracula's curse.. where you could play 3 different characters. Trevor Belmont is the last of the clan, which we know already was Excomunicated from the church. I think it was by plot line design that Belmont comes back, as the speakers pass down their knowledge in spoken form, NEVER writing it on paper, as paper is DEAD. Belmonts pass down weapons, like his whip, and Magical weapons we say.. Like the Javelin thrown that bounced off one priest to hit another! The speakers prophecy stated, It would be a hunter, a scholar, and the Sleeping solider. READ this link... It might help... All I know is I love this show!!!! It is pulling from many different aspects.. and does it quite well.. throwing in little tid bit lines.. Like when Trevor hits the demon and it explodes.. he claims.... "The whip was Consecrated for fighting vampire and demons." Lots of little drop hints that HELP those who have no outside knowledge... And does not make HIM very over powered.. he has his flaws, and leaves much room for his character Arc. castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Alucard/Netflix_series

[@OldieWan]

Alucard was born in the mid 1450's to Vlad Dracula and Lisa Tepes. Nearly twenty years later in 1475, Lisa was falsely accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake. Upon learning that Dracula had begun summoning an army from Hell, Alucard confronted his father, begging him not to kill innocent people for revenge. When Dracula refused to listen, Alucard fought his father but was defeated, leaving him with a large scar on his chest. Beneath the city of Gresit, Alucard placed himself inside a coffin to recover his strength. A legend about him then spread, stating that a "sleeping soldier" awaited beneath Gresit and that he would be met by a hunter and a scholar. In 1476, Alucard awoke to find a hunter, Trevor Belmont, and a scholar, Sypha Belnades. While Sypha believed him to be the sleeping soldier, Trevor was convinced that he was Dracula. With the hunter's intent on killing him, Alucard fought Trevor. When his opponent landed a slash across his chest, Alucard retaliated by pinning Trevor on the ground and prepared to bite him. Suddenly, he was stabbed at the heart by Trevor, who was intent on killing him even at the cost of his own life. After seeing both Trevor and Sypha's resolves, Alucard stood down from harming Trevor and introduced himself, stating that he had been waiting for them to help him destroy Dracula. Convinced that the three of them were capable of killing his father, Alucard set off with Trevor and Sypha on their journey.

[@OldieWan]

But to directly answer if Alucard has a child... Not that I know of.. Not sure how they are going to play out why Trevor came back.. WE all have to wait to find out.. plus I wouldn't want any spoilers.. only theories:D Enjoy your day!

[@OldieWan]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on Play station was such a great game! Was a side scrolling Throw back to the older games! I spent over 80 hours on this game! Even the colors of red as alucard moved really fast was just like when you would back step in game! SO wonderful! They also pay homage to the RE-verse castle of Dracula in the puddle of water in a starting scene, that was IMO an easter egg paying homage to the Upside down 2nd part of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. I have it on my ps3 classic games! Also the SAVE game point, is the SAME casket Alucard is sleeping in Beneath the city of Gresit. The cyclops from other castlevania games, the headless AXE men. I could go on and on, about all the little things I saw! But I grew up on these games as a kid! My first NES castlevania was played when I was only 7 years old! Edit--Added a couple other easter Egg finds I noticed. I am just really happy for the series.. Not claiming it is perfect.. but just sit back and enjoy the ride! :D Hope that helps a little bit.

[@dragonwarriorht]

Very great video! I'm a big fan of Castlevania and you guys made great job

[@hiterss]

olay someone has to step up and say: Castlevania Circle of the moon is freaking great and a shame is not included in the original timeline. it's my third favorite castlevania ever!

[@LealFireball]

For those confused with the canonicity of CotM, 64, LoD and Legends, here's an excerpt from a 1up.com interview iga did back then. The page itself is not accessible because the website is dead, but luckily this part has been preserved. _"These games were taken out of the timeline, not because I didn't work on them, but because they were considered by their directors to be side projects in the series, especially Legacy of Darkness and Circle of the Moon. The only exception to this trend is Dark Prelude (Castlevania Legends) - I intentionally redacted it from the timeline so that it doesn't conflict with the timing used in other titles."_

[@danknighton6576]

Count duckula reference? You earned this like

[@Galethvia]

Circle of the Moon was the first Castlevania game I played as a kid, and I'm kinda sad that it ended up being non cannon, due to that wonderful mix of nostalgia and how similar the protagonist's last name is to mine.

[@BezoRazo]

A _Duckula_ AND a _Mr. Show_ reference? I approve 👍

[@lt.branwulfram4794]

You could fit Circle of the Moon in somehow, along with Legacy of Darkness and 64, Judgement is just a side story alluding to the main series, with characters pulled before or after they defeat Dracula. Once you complete that game as a certain character, the ending will consist of what happens in the respective game they are from e.g. after Simon defeats the Time Reaper, he goes back to his time and learns of the wound he sustained in his fight against Drac in the original Castlevania, leading to Simon’s Quest.

[@brentburgess5218]

circle of the moon is right there on the timeline at the end of the video. happened in 1830

[@LaserTime]

It's on the list with no details or annotations; Koji Igarashi omitted those three games (and Legends, others) from the official timeline. Notice that Circle, C64 and LoD are all listed in blue with no further details. They're there because it's a marketing piece that isn't going to leave out products the company produced.

[@brentburgess5218]

I didn't realize it was cut from the timeline like legends. It's one of my favorites.

[@argreetha]

Brent Burgess yeah cotm is not canon. it has a ripoff whip and ripoff abilities. shame it was my favourite too

[@LudwigMascarenhas]

Why is it ripoff?

[@arkanjoteixeira]

Ludwig Mascarenhas It's a great game, it's just that it wasn't significant at all to the timeline storywise. Like, who the hell is Nathan Graves? Why does he have the Vampire Killer? It's just a mindless fun game where you kill Dracula one more time following the Metroidvania style from SotN. It was much more of a experimentation than anything. Still, awesome game.

[@willyyeremi5284]

the funny thing is, the first game in timeline have more modern outfit than later, especially the sixth in timeline

[@XxDrJewxX]

i wish id known this was taken from a podcast, was expecting a well tought out and edited video, bummer

[@oriefalconer4956]

This is a really great, casual abridging of the series! Love the Soma Cruz years. What is the timeline card you show off early in the video, and follow up, has there ever been anything resembling a Castlevania Historia book? I would be all over that.

[@LaserTime]

It was a promotional item created for the 2006 launch of Portrait of Ruin - I believe it was available as a pre-order item as well? It was just one folded paper, nothing like a whole book :/

[@macmedia1000]

lol i cant get over that Duckula reference.

[@Ernireg3]

All the time I hear the term “Metroidvania” I imagine a game where Simon and Samus crossover. Some bullshit along the lines of Dracula manipulating time and space in which he acquires a type of metroid and uses it to become stronger or something like that. Samus tracing the stolen Metroid discovers a dark magic portal which makes her appear in Dracula’s castle and it’s up to her to recover or exterminate that specific metroid. Simon, on the other hand, follows Dracula or one of his minions and gets transported to IDK, the galactic federation where they get attacked by space pirates, vampires and zombies so Simon has to save the day. Maybe they’ll gear him up with some space suit but he keeps the whip.

[@DarthEnderX]

Yeah! Castlevania Lore!

[@RuggedTheDragon]

Circle of the Moon, Castlevania 64, and Legacy of Darkness is left out. 11:03 Realizes they are in the official timeline. Only Legends was retconned while Judgement and Harmony of Despair were not based on canon. Lords of Shadow is correct to be in its own timeline.

[@emedi.09]

circle of the moon is my favorite

[@argreetha]

GDT - Y96 tragically, not canon

[@shamoshes6980]

Yes I definitely agree underrated sadly

[@zack01598]

CASTLEVANIA IS SO GOOOOOOD. Imo the gba games took the cake. Ds was also fucking great, but DAMN the gba games just had something that made it LEGENDARY.

[@JerettFranklin]

There's so many castlevanias that they should release a collection bundled into one disc

[@myfirstnintendo902]

thank god!!!! i was wondering what the lore of this franchise was all about never played it.

[@WillGaylord]

What an amazing name for a villain... Shaft

[@davidlabelle361]

Belmont’s Revenge does indeed have brilliant music.

[@MrSaiLikesPie]

Intro song was in one of my old Celebration Series piano books

[@Fenrisson]

Thank you very much for the explanation!

[@TheMixedPlateFrequency]

Oh wow i never knew Trever belmont was only in castlevania 3. I always thought the first castlevania game was Trever belmont. But yeah i can see how that makes sense now. But I always thought the timeline was Lament, then the gameboy game with Sophia Belmont, then alucard makes an appearance, then have a child named Trevor belmont setting up Castlevania 1, then Castlevania 3 dracula's curse, then simons quest. but i completely forgot about the forge master, which had trevor in it. But I always thought the forge master came directly after Castlevania 3, then setting up into simons quest.

[@michaelplasket627]

Excellent discussion, guys! We must preserve the memory of Castlevania... and all of Konami's major series, really. Maybe we can successfully buy the rights off of them if we're dedicated enough.

[@TheShepherd82]

really nice video, thumbs up...also for knowing captain n :D

[@IshikawaGoemon]

If you fail to beat chaos in Aria, you actually become Dracula and get a proper ending, not just a game over screen. It's always nice when they do that.

[@ChrisMcNellie]

Some other bad guy I don't remember? That game really stuck with you, lol!

[@biketravel4152]

Hey... you missed the arcade game "Haunted Castle" from Konami too. It precedes the whole castlevania project!!! I think it is the same script as in Simon's Quest or Castlevania IV (which resembles the most). It even has the classic Castlevania tunes "Vampire killer", "Bloodlines"ad the best (for me) "BLOODY TEARS"!!!

[@joshuaandrews8622]

Only two games in the series take place in the Victorian era yet they all look like that's when they take place :p

[@jeremyabbott4537]

Dracula's castle is a creature of chaos. It may take many incarnations.

[@komradekontroll]

Lament of innocence takes place in the 11th century and looks like it would fit in the 18th century lol

[@GorrilaJohnson]

Please refer to Jeremy's comment above

[@meathir4921]

The castle didn't exist yet.

[@DoomsdayOdd]

I think Dracula inherited Walters Castle, maybe.

[@idonthavealabel]

Such a disappointment to find out that Lords of Shadow isn't canon. That was such a good origin to Dracula!

[@johnbishop9621]

idonthavealabel I never liked the idea of Dracula being a Belmont. Also the background of those games is far too vague for me

[@xEcchiCl]

it was almost good till they made the sequel

[@DoomsdayOdd]

Lament of Innocence was cooler. Dracula betrayed the First Belmont

[@tarkendynamo]

Consider it an alternate timeline.

[@nocturnasinterfector]

Brauner did NOT try to resurrect Dracula holmes....

[@priestmorrison6564]

VERY well done piece!!!

[@leonardofarias8843]

The conflict between the Belmonts and Dracula lasted a whooping 903 years

[@DragonQuarter]

Great round-up, as confusing as it is. Although I'm not sure why CotM, CV64 & LoD were left out when it shows them in the timeline @ 11:03?

[@Salnax]

It’s kind of weird that as the timeline went on, Dracula came back more often, but the Belmonts had to stop him less often. I guess we can interpret this as humanity growing to the point where their darkness was more prevalent than ever, but so was their ability to beat the darkness back. And this all culminates with Soma Cruz inheriting the legacy of the dark lord and remaining a good guy, symbolizing humanity’s ultimate triumph over its own inner darkness. Or am I overthinking it?

[@MrHexygen]

The second guy sounds so surprised by everything. Did he use a time machine to get here from the 90s? XD

[@DarkHalmut]

All but Legends were put back in the time line, Judgement, and the reboot.

[@geraldperez2768]

my head hurts... I love castlevania!

[@christsuke873]

thats really cool and i hope they make a collection of the History of Castlevania so we do not need to get all 8 platforms to get it done pfffft

[@FellaDudeMan]

I wish Sonia was canon. Always liked the idea that a woman was the first to take out Dracula.

[@PcolaAzian]

Last I checked, it was canon. Takes place in 1450 and Sonia is the mother of Trevor.

[@FellaDudeMan]

Timelines on some sites place it there, since it still fills a gap, but Igarashi definitely removed Legends from his official chronology a long time ago. He personally didn't like the game, and made Lament the new start of the series instead. It's a similar situation to what happened with Sakamoto and Metroid Prime. Unless there's been an update since then, that's the last official word I know on it, and it's the same source that was used for this video.

[@PcolaAzian]

It does make sense. I just wish Igarashi kept Legends there. It would have fit just fine.

[@ClockworkBard]

Legends also kind of implies that Trevor is the son of Sonia and Alucard, which has some pretty far reaching implications if left in. If it was just a matter of whether Sonia existed and fought Dracula, I don't think its place in the timeline would really matter and they could take or leave it without significance. But "the Belmont lineage might be related to Dracula by direct bloodline" isn't a thread to just leave dangling out there.

[@THEGREATMAX]

The girl from Order of Ecclesia shits all over Sonia anyway. Losing her isn't really a loss.

[@Icelasher]

I don't why, but Castlevania and WWII works so well together.

[@riddleiddle]

Nazis and Vampires have similar color schemes associated with them (Distinct bright reds, dark colors).

[@ivopoulsen]

awww circle of the moon was a good game though

[@Waifu4Life]

It should be noted that Circle of the Moon and the N64 games are only NOT part of the timeline because IGA said that they were create as side projects, not because they conflict with any other titles, unlike Legends for the OG GB.

[@ImJust1Joe]

Yes they are, they were put back into the cannon years ago. Only Legends remains uncannon.

[@Waifu4Life]

Nope: www.konami.com/games/dracula/product/data.html

[@oshronosaurus]

actually, iirc Grant Danasty's name is actually a reference to the House of Danesti, another Romanian/Wallachian royal house from around the same time as Vlad the Impaler (who anyone watching this should know was the historical inspiration for Dracula)

[@rancidhyenasgaming7805]

Great stuff dudez!

[@Kiyosuki]

Its actually a concise, organized, easy to follow timeline. Just crowded. Even though I never really took to the Kojima Production(RIP, the Konami one anyways.) reboot of Castlevania so much, I did at least understand why they might have felt the need to reboot. As much as I love the original CV and all this timeline, it really is a pretty crowded timeline. I can't think of very many spaces left to fit a new game within it other than of course the much wanted but never attained 1999 game, or continuing Soma's story. Not to say it's impossible, but it'd be a pretty tight fit. I am glad the netflix series is taking place in the original timeline CV3 though, rather than a reboot.

[@Chernobog2]

Regarding Circle of the Moon or 64/Legacy of Darkness: they were removed from the timeline at one point but reinstated a few years later. Legends is still noncanon/AU though.

[@princeblackelf4265]

The two 64 games and Circle of the Moon I think have been put back into the timeline

[@robertsilvermyst7325]

They did not trap Dracula in a solar eclipse. They trapped the castle itself, the source of dracula's power, in the eclipse. Then, when Julius kills Dracula, Dracula cannot return to his castle and died his final death, entering the cycle of reincarnation and becoming Soma. Also, 64 and Legacy of Darkness game are part of the canon. They take place after Lecard and Morris and before Portrait of Ruin. Cornell's story happens before Reinhardt's.

[@johnnyscifi]

Richtor is like the Ryu of Belmonts!!!

[@BenWillock]

Can't believe CotM isnt canon, its like one of my favourite CV games :(

[@PrinceSaschaVykos]

It was NEVER intended to be spelled "Dynasty." The House of Dănești was a royal line that lived in Wallachia around Vlad Tepes' time, and that constantly competed with the House of Drăculești (guess who) for the throne.

[@DakSquall]

I'm sad now circle of the moon is one of my fav castlevanias

[@xaer0knight]

good job! loved it!

[@momo0451]

Actually pronounced Mah-Tee-Us. H is silent in Germanic languages. Source, that's my name, also source, pronunciation in the original Japanese voice track

[@LaserTime]

Thankya!

[@SeanKirklandSMFK]

It's pronounced "eclipse," not "ecrisps" 8:59

[@keffypoo]

English is a Germanic language. The silent H comes from Latin, not German.

[@TheLegless101]

English also uses Latin for some pronunciations.

[@DoomsdayOdd]

Japanese Voice tracks are a HORRIBLE source for how something should be pronounced.

[@CHroNoT2982]

You forgot Sonia Belmont from Castlevania legends - Year 1450

[@jacobberkheiser4665]

GamingEliteHD She got retconned

[@Longlius]

Legends was the first game retconned when Igarashi took over the series, funnily enough.

[@ikagura]

Sadly

[@Barry864]

No longer canon

[@codybaier]

Grant's name wasn't supposed to be Dynasty, it's a play on one of the noble houses of Wallachia, Danesti. It's a name pun.