Malus


Castlevania 64
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
He's playing the violin in the game's intro scene; he's found hiding in the hedge maze on Stage 3, the Villa; he shows up again on Stage 5 for a quick exchange; lastly, he shows up on the final stage, revealing himself as Dracula for a final battle
He's playing the violin in the game's intro scene; he's found hiding in the hedge maze on Stage 3, the Villa; he shows up again on Stage 5 for a quick exchange; lastly, he shows up on the final stage, revealing himself as Dracula for a final battle

When Cornell saved Ada from Dracula's grasp, wherein he sacrificed his wolf form as her replacement, he couldn't have known what Death and Actrise were planning. The trio had every intention of reviving their fallen leader, and Cornell's wolf form was an even greater power source than Ada could ever be. The trio offered this sacrifice so that Dracula could be reborn. And soon after, a boy named Malus was born into this world. The youth grew to be quite the violinist and lived inconspicuously among the citizens of Wallachia.

Reinhardt Schneider (or Carrie Fernandez, depending on whose story you prefer) met the blue-eyed Malus in Castlevania's Villa hedge maze, where he was hiding from the Frankenstein Gardener and the hellhounds that patrolled the area. Malus explained that his family had been "killed" by evil forces, and he ran away from home in order to avoid orphan-hood. Reinhardt brought the boy to safety and requested that he return home.

Malus had no plans on complying: He returned to the castle, much to Reinhardt's chagrin, and waited for the hero in the castle center's nitro containment room. From there on, Malus' actions became more and more suspicious. Finally, after Reinhardt defeated "Dracula," the truth would be revealed. As Reinhardt struggled to escape the crumbling castle, Malus rode in on a winged unicorn and led him to the safety of a steady castle tower.

Malus admitted that he was indeed Count Dracula reborn, this to the disbelief of Reinhardt. The transformation thereafter was enough to convince Reinhardt, who fought bravely and brought Dracula to his knees. Cagily, Dracula went back into his bag of tricks and retook his Malus form, almost convincing Reinhardt that, all along, it was simply "a boy who was possessed by the Count." Charlie Vincent, with his exploding vials of holy water in hand, arrived just in time to reveal to Reinhardt that the boy actually was Dracula. With his plan of deception thwarted, Dracula gave up on the charade and instead waged one last battle in his true form.

          

 
 
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