Dracula is resurrected and the Belmont lineage arises once again to defeat humanity's ancient foe.

Castlevania Rondo of Blood

In the days of old, the people thrived on peace and prosperity. Fears of unrest were not among their worries… but, ever-present, beneath the veneer of tranquility… EVIL LURKS. Evil, which scorns prosperity and disdains peace. Those who wished to summon the powers of darkness gathered to cleanse the decadence from the world and with smiling countenance, anxiously awaited their time to thrive.

A hundred years had...

Dracula is resurrected and the Belmont lineage arises once again to defeat humanity's ancient foe.

Castlevania Rondo of Blood

In the days of old, the people thrived on peace and prosperity. Fears of unrest were not among their worries… but, ever-present, beneath the veneer of tranquility… EVIL LURKS. Evil, which scorns prosperity and disdains peace. Those who wished to summon the powers of darkness gathered to cleanse the decadence from the world and with smiling countenance, anxiously awaited their time to thrive.

A hundred years had passed, and he was resurrected. Able to become bat, wolf, or mist at will, he lived in the night. He drank the blood of young maidens and lived an eternal life. The lord of Castlevania, the god of evil, Count Dracula was reborn.

Castlevania Symphony of the Night

The legendary vampire hunter, Richter Belmont, had succeeded in finally ending the menace of Count Dracula, Lord of the Vampires, who had been brought back from the grave by the dark priest, Shaft, in the Rondo of Blood. However, four years later, under the glare of a full moon, Richter mysteriously vanished.

With no idea where to begin her search, Maria Renard set out to look for Richter. It was then that fate intervened. Castlevania, the castle of Dracula, rumored to appear only once every century, suddenly materialized from out of the mist, as if to show her the way.

Meanwhile, powerful forces were struggling for the soul of a man named Alucard. The very same Alucard, who had teamed up with Trevor Belmont, to battle his immortal father, Count Vlad Tepes Dracula. Alucard, with hopes to purge the world of his own cursed blood line, repressed his vampiric powers and entered what was supposed to be an eternal slumber. But now, he is awake and aware of the evil once again at work in his homeland.

The time has once again come for the forces of Good and Evil to engage in their ancient battle. Dracula's castle beckons you...