Mizrak
As the CastlevaniaFor years Hollywood attempted to make a Castlevania movie, but it was only with the intervention of Netflix, and the creativity of Frederator Studios, that an anime adaptation (in any form) finally took shape. Netflix shows continues, it’s forced to add characters and expand storylines far outside the scope of the video games. And this makes sense: the video games, especially many of those that came in the first decade of the franchise’s existence, didn’t have much in the way of story at all. You might get one line of dialogue when a character joins your ragtag team (such as in the case of Castlevania III: Dracula's CurseThe third, and final, NES entry for the series, Dracula's Curse returned the series to its roots with a more traditional adventure. But it also added in branching paths, multiple characters, and new hero Trevor Belmont.) but most of the story was told through introductory animations and apocryphal instruction booklets. Most of what you knew about the game came from outside sources, like video game magazines. There was a lot of room to expand the stories for a new medium.
Castlevania: NocturneA loose adaptation of Rondo of Blood, this sequel anime series follows on from Netflix's hit anime adaptation of the game series. absolutely takes those liberties and runs with them. It’s a show that’s not afraid to reinvent characters, to change their background, their stories, who they are at a fundamental level, if it leads to a better story for the television show. And the series is more than willing to add in not just side characters but new heroes as well just to expand the party which, in turn, allows the threats to get bigger. Raising the bar is a requirement in a long-running show.
All of that is to say that Mizrak is not a character from the video games. He exists as a way to give us more depth to one side of the villains’ stories, to allow us information that, if we were only watching the heroes, we wouldn’t be privy to. We need his perspective so we can understand the storyline of Castlevania: Nocturne. He acts as a guide through the tale so that we can see what’s coming even before the heroes do. Because in a story that has only grown in complexity during the course of its run, perspectives need to be fleshed out to make everything work cohesively.
Character History:
Castlevania: Nocturne
As a man of God, Mizrak always served the Church faithfully. Like his master, the AbbotHead of the Paris church in the time of the French Revolution. He's initially presented as a helpful ally, but secretly he's working with the vampires to ensure the rise of their coming Messiah., Mizrak witnessed the darkness of the Revolution. He knew that God needed to be in the lives of he citizens, but the Revolution made them turn away from the Church, to accept “reason” over “religion”. This led to them committing murder on the street as they cut down (and cut the heads off of) the nobility. These were not actions of followers of God. They were sinful.
The Abbot swore that the only way to save the people was to cleanse them. They could find God now, or find him in the afterlife, and if they had to be sent there by demons, then so be it. Mizrak watched as the Abbot summoned demons (via corpses) through the forge, a magical device taken by the Church. If the Abbot was the one using its power then, reasonably, that made it an act of God. And if the Abbot elected to align himself and his people with vampires so that they could aid in ending the Revolution, that was a godly act as well, right?
He was forced to confront these ideas by Count OlroxA master vampire who, we assume, was from Germany, with powers and abilities comparable to that of Dracula himself. Olrox is likely based on the fictional character of Count Orlock from Nosferatu, with his name accidentally (or maybe purposefully) changed during translation., a vampire who came to Paris to investigate the other vampires and their plan to bring about the resurrection of a vampire Messiah. But Olrox didn’t seem to be aligned with the other vampires, remaining apart from them, maybe even above them. After an initial confrontation with Olrox at the Church, Mizrak felt a spark for the vampire and the two quickly fell into bed. But after, Olrox questioned his beliefs, made him wonder if what the Abbot was saying was truly right. Even as he stood by and watched the Abbot and the leader of the vampires, Drolta TzuentesA minor character in Castlevania: Nocturne. The captain and his men stop Drolta Tzuentes and her entourage from entering the city. For this "mistake", he and his men are quickly dispatched., plot and scheme, he was wondering if all of this was right. Could the Abbot have been led astray? And if he had been, what did that mean for Mizrak and his own faith?
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