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Castlevania is a Netflix anime series made outside of Japan but based on the long-running Japanese game franchise of the same name. The story begins with the story of a powerful vampire named Dracula Vlad Țepeș, who eventually develops a dislike for humans after his beloved wife was burned at the stake by her kind. As a result, Dracula launches a relentless attack on the people of Wallachia, plunging the country into a state of chaos.


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Later, a group of warriors gather to stop the vampire’s reign of terror and take him out once and for all. This results in an all-out battle between the forces of good and evil, involving many powerful beings from widely differing backgrounds. The list below contains the strongest characters in the animated series, whether they are good or bad.

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10 ratko

Ratko is a vampire who has lived for at least three centuries. He is a war expert with a great knack for killing and takes pride in his skills. He teamed up with a fellow vampire named Varney to bring Dracula back to life. His main purpose as a member of the partnership, however, was to find the underground court.

Ratko first appeared relatively late in the series, but in that short time he showed his skill in combat tremendously. He effortlessly overpowered most of the opponents he encountered and even defeated Trevor Belmont in a sword fight, although the latter was very tired.

9 striga

Striga is an honorable vampire warrior who also belongs to the Council of Sisters; a group of four powerful female vampires who rule the region of Styria. She is the member responsible for leading the Styrian army and is also a shrewd military tactician.

As the sister in charge of handling military affairs, she is also an extremely powerful fighter. Recognized as Styria’s greatest warrior, she has seen several adversaries cut through with ease. In addition, she has a unique armor that protects her from sunlight, making her one of the few vampires who can fight in broad daylight.

8 Isaac

Isaac is one of the most powerful people in the series. He was originally a slave who, after being severely beaten, brutally murdered his owner. Later, he served under Dracula with unwavering loyalty and embarked on a quest for revenge after his master’s death.

Despite being human, Isaac was able to overpower one of Dracula’s vampire generals, Godbrand, with relative ease and even drive Carmilla, the Queen of Styria, to suicide. He has superhuman strength and is extremely skilled in combat, as shown when he was able to match Carmilla’s speed and strength. In addition, he can turn corpses into night creatures to do his bidding, greatly increasing his threat level.

7 Sypha Belnades

Sypha is the second human on this list and also has an impressive amount of strength. She is labeled a scholar and is highly intelligent, but she also possesses extremely strong magic. She can generate massive amounts of power with fire, ice, wind, or electricity, making her the strongest mage in the series.

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Sypha is powerful enough to take on and defeat many powerful creatures on her own. She plays an important role in the partnership with Trevor and Alucard and has conquered many vampire generals while fighting with her companions. In the fight against Dracula, she also had a great fight, during which the legendary vampire even decided to pay special attention to her.

6 Dragan

Dragan is an extremely powerful vampire lord and his main motive since his introduction has been the resurrection of Dracula. After Dracula’s death, Dragan seemingly takes control of his vampire army and is seen commanding multiple troops and creatures in the assault on Dracula’s castle.

Despite being ordered into battle by the mysterious Saint Germain, Dragan has shown himself to be one of the more powerful creatures in the series. He held out against a combined force of Trevor, Alucard, and Sypha, and was only defeated after an attack that combined the powers of both Sypha’s fire magic and Alucard’s sword.

5 Trevor Belmont

Trevor Belmont is the main character of the show and the last son of the Belmont house; a family of skilled monster hunters who were excommunicated on suspicion of harnessing the power of black magic. He is presented as a mysterious drunkard, but as the story progresses, he gradually regains his composure and reaffirms his identity as a talented monster hunter.

Trevor is extremely strong and can withstand superhuman beings without possessing supernatural powers of his own. In addition, he is even stronger when armed and has shown considerable skill with multiple weapons. His main weapon is the Morningstar, a whip powerful enough to bring Dracula to his knees with a single blow. His most impressive feat, however, is defeating Death itself, using a special dagger to eliminate the original creature.

4 Carmilla

Carmilla is the leader of the Council of Sisters and is also commonly known as the Queen of Styria. She originally served as one of Dracula’s vampire generals. After his death, however, she returned to Styria and began planning to expand her territory and enslave a large number of people. In addition, she is extremely cunning and cunning, as evidenced by her great ambition.

As leader of the Council of Sisters, Carmilla is also immensely powerful. She possesses incredible strength, allowing her to overpower strong characters like Godbrand and Abel with relative ease. In addition, she is amazingly fast and sends out lightning bolts when she reaches top speed. During her fight with Isaac, she decides to end her own life because of her pride, but even then the resulting explosion of her death was enough to wipe out many of Isaac’s night creatures.

3 alucard

Alucard is the half-breed son of Dracula and Lisa, who possesses the powerful skills of a vampire, but is also able to roam comfortably under the sun like an ordinary human being. He is first mentioned in the series as “the sleeping soldier,” a title given to him after he entered a sleeping state following an altercation with his father. He is later found by Sypha and Trevor, who will help them in their quest to defeat Dracula.

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Alucard’s first show of strength came shortly after his introduction, overpowering both Sypha and Trevor, nearly killing the latter. He possesses all the regular powers of a vampire and is a skilled swordsman with exceptional intelligence. He was ultimately responsible for Dracula’s death, inflicting fatal damage on his father, but only after Dracula was overwhelmed after realizing what he had become.

2 Dead

Death is an existence that has been around since the dawn of time, but during the events of the series it took the forms of both Varney and the Alchemist. Like many other characters after Dracula’s demise, his main goal was to revive the Vampire King. To that end, he manipulated multiple individuals and served as the overarching villain of the fourth season.

Death is extremely powerful, and although he only showed his true strength in the final battle against Trevor, he proved to be a formidable foe. He boasted of a huge body and was able to make the monster hunter fly with only his hands. In addition, he could cut cleanly through solid structures and was impervious to most forms of damage. In the end, however, he was struck by a special dagger that was said to be capable of making war against God.

1 Dracula

Dracula Vlad Țepeș is the most powerful vampire in the world of Castlevania. He served as the leader of his kind, owned a huge castle and commanded several powerful generals. He was originally known for ruthlessly punishing only those who crossed him. However, after the murder of his wife under the false accusation of witchcraft, he launched an indiscriminate attack on all of Wallachia.

Dracula has many abilities, with a power far exceeding that of ordinary vampires. He has stated that he is immune to vampire’s most common weaknesses and is not as dependent on blood as the many others of his race. Despite not drinking blood for several months, he was able to overpower Alucard and force him into a state of tranquility for at least a year. Even in the later battles against the series’ main trio, he was able to overpower them significantly, only to be killed for allowing it.

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