Dangerous Characters: Alucard

With Summer kicking off, it seemed like a good time to start introducing some serious heavy hitters, and we've got a huge one here today. We don't really need to look that far into Satelite and Madhouse's OVA version of Hellsing or even Gonzo's TV version in order to know this guy is dangerous. Considering that one of the first thing's he does in the story is shoot a hostage, drink her blood to save her life (sort of) by making her into a lesser vampire and then shoots a whole bunch of zombies full of holes, how could he be anything but dangerous? (Never mind that his name is Dracula spelled backwards.) Delighting in violence and the thrill of the hunt, allow me to introduce Alucard. Believe me, you do not want to meet this guy in the dead of the night.

At the beginning of the story, it's hard to say exactly what Alucard is. He seems to be a very powerful elder vampire who likes to use pistols and fights like a demon. Considering the kind of creeps he goes up against in his service to the Hellsing Organization, he's definitely a blood knight. (You can even find him as an example of one at this link. ^^) He revels in fighting for fighting's sake and seems to love engaging in badassery. If you didn't think his gun play was scary enough, wait until I tell you about one of his favorite techniques where he allows his opponent to shoot him up and think he's dead before reforming and totally destroying his enemy with demonic powers that involve dark miasmas forming into demonic dogs from the pits of Hell. One can't help but feel pity for the vampires that he goes up against, as well as some of the unfortunate normals who end up in the crossfire, like poor Seras Victoria who ends up being sired into vampirism at the beginning of the show because of him. So if you ever find yourself in a dark alley in Britain when vampires happen to be about, you'd better hope the Hellsing Organization isn't going to be involved, lest Alucard be around and decides to give Seras some company by shooting and then turning another hostage.

Image taken from Hellsing (Gonzo version.)

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