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Drolta Tzuentes Vampire Night Creature Human Sekhmet's avatar Vampire Japanese name(s) ドロテア・ツェンテス Dorotea Tsentesu Role(s) Emissary High Priestess of Sekhmet (formerly) Main antagonist Species Vampire-Night Creature hybrid Vampire (formerly) Human (formerly) Gender Female Place of origin Egypt Date of birth 1100s Date of death 1792 Age +620 Status Deceased Race Nubian Hair Dark with purple tips Fiery pink (demoness) Dark (formerly) Eyes Glowing violet with black sclera Gray (human) Weapon(s) Prehensile spiked wings Bladed claws Forearm blades Abilities Great strength, speed and agility Spellcaster Control over lightning Succubus-like form Flight Piercing wing fingers Claw extension Super durability Bladed forearms Spiked prehensile hair control First appearance Horror Beyond Nightmares (S01E02) Appearances See list Partnerships Erzsebet Báthory (superior, childe) † Olrox (colleague) Marquis (servant) † Vaublanc (servant) † Nikolai (personal guard) † English voice(s) Elarica Johnson Japanese voice(s) Mayumi Sako Gallery Quotebg.pngQuotebg2.png "They're all going to kneel, Countess. Every single one." — Drolta to Erzsebet in "Freedom was Sweeter" Drolta Tzuentes (ドロテア・ツェンテス Dorotea Tsentesu?) is a character in the Netflix original animated series, Castlevania: Nocturne. She is the main antagonist of the show's first and second seasons. She is a vampire who seeks the rise to power of the "Vampire Messiah", Countess Erzsebet Báthory. She was voiced by Elarica Johnson. Contents 1 History 1.1 Season 2 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Powers and abilities 4.1 Vampire abilities 4.2 Night Creature abilities 4.3 Avatar of Sekhmet 4.4 Abilities 5 Appearances 6 Quotes 7 Gallery 8 Trivia 9 See also 10 References 11 External links History Before her conversion to vampirism, Drolta was the High Priestess of Sekhmet (the Egyptian goddess of war, vengeance and healing), implying to her immense age as a vampire.[1] In the year 1199 CE, Drolta was seen administering her priestly duties in the temple of Sekhmet in Southern Egypt, among which included, guarding the body of the goddess and providing healing and care to the common people. Whilst concocting medicine for a sick little girl who had been brought to the temple by her mother among other worshippers, the temple was invaded and pillaged by raiders and bandits. In her futile attempts to stop the invaders, Drolta attempted to reach a khopesh sword to defend herself and her temple. However, despite her efforts, Drolta would be knocked unconscious only to later reawaken to find her friends had been slaughtered, the body of Sekhmet had been stolen and a vampire feeding on the lifeless body of the child she had been treating. After a brief scuffle with the vampire, Drolta ends up killing it and drinking its blood, wishing to become stronger and in turn making herself a vampire, seeing this as an answer to her fervent prayers. In the years that followed, Drolta would possibly go on to sire more vampires and initiate them into the Cult of Sekhmet, feeding the blood of the goddess to whomever she deemed a worthy vessel for her power and thereby allowing the goddess to live once again. After many failed attempts at creating an avatar for Sekhmet in her native lands of Egypt, Drolta would later wander the world in search of a suitable candidate and in the year 1614, her search led her the Castle of none other than Erzsebet Báthory, who had been imprisoned for her many crimes and murders. Drolta, intrigued and impressed by the noble woman's depravity and defiant nature, deemed her a worthy vessel for Sekhmet. After turning Erzsebet into a vampire, Drolta took her back to Egypt, to the temple of Sekhmet where she fed her the goddess' blood. Unlike the previous candidates who died as a result of not being strong enough to contain Sekhmet's power, Erzsebet survived the ritual becoming an Avatar of the Goddess. As noted by Alucard, during her life as a vampire, Drolta would also devote much of her time trying to locate the mummified remains of Sekhmet, of which she attempted to track down by following the trail of the bandits that originally stole it. However, despite her efforts and centuries of searching, she would not be able to locate Sekhmet's body. Due to being unable to locate it, Drolta would come to hypothesize that the bandits had possibly just dumped it into a river after stealing the jewelry and other valuables on it. During her time serving Erzsebet in Russia, Drolta would assist her in her acts of cruelty, particularly in terrorizing the local humans and acquiring young girls and boys for the Countess to torture and kill for her nourishment and amusement. During this time, Drolta would unknowingly meet Tera and her younger sister, having raided the village their Speaker clan had temporarily settled on to help them, and successfully captured the latter for Erzsebet. In 1792, Drolta arrived in France to make the required preparations for the upcoming arrival and rising in power of Báthory. Her job mainly consisted of organizing the land's vampire population and carrying out the required politics between the factions to favor and empower their own position. One of her major tasks consisted of negotiating with the Abbot of the town of Machecoul to build them an army of night creatures by supplying him with fresh dead bodies, as he secretly was a Forgemaster. Alucard would also reveal that Drolta had also come to Paris, France as she had finally successfully located the location of Sekhmet's mummified remains, of which came into the possession of the french royal family and was stored in their palace in some point in time. The night of Báthory's arrival eventually came, and shortly afterward, the vampire queen put her main plan into motion by using a solar eclipse with the intention of perpetuating an eternal night and with this, letting all the vampires roam free. Drolta manifested this new power by transforming into a flying succubus-like creature with fiery hair and vastly increased abilities. She fended off Richter Belmont and his allies at the abbey when they were attempting to rescue their friend, Maria Renard from their grasp. Maria's mother, Tera, proposed Báthory to take her instead and to let her daughter leave, to which the vampire queen agreed. Despite this, Drolta still gave pursuit to Richter and the others on the nearby hills while they were still fleeing. However, when she was about to deal the first strike, she was unexpectedly pierced through the back in mid-flight by the blade of a sword wielded by none other than Alucard, the son of Dracula, who had apparently been looking for Richter with the intent to help against the evil at work. Alucard then abruptly pulled the sword free, causing Drolta to fall to the ground, where her more succubus-like features dissolved; the mortally wounded Drolta was able only to clutch at her fatal wound, gawp at her killer and scream before finally succumbing to death while her subordinates abruptly fled rather than face Alucard. Season 2 However, a simple stab wound to the heart wasn't enough to permanently end Drolta. Her corpse was recovered by her fellow vampiric cult members and brought over to Erzsebet personally, much to the latter's fury. With the help of Emmanuel and his Forgemaster machine, Erzsebet arranged for Drolta to be resurrected as a vampire-Night Creature hybrid. With Drolta resurrected in a newer, stronger body, she stood by Erzsebet's side as her lieutenant, as the Vampire Messiah addressed the army of aristocratic vampires in their vengeance to crush the French Revolution. She was also present to brand Olrox with the cult's symbol. As the Revolution intensifies and the heroes launch a counterattack, with the support of the revolutionary army, Drolta engages them in battle at least twice throughout the season. Thanks to the power of her newer, more monstrous body, she kills many revolutionary soldiers and easily blocks their grapeshot cannonballs in broad daylight. At one point, she engages in battle against Richter and Alucard alongside various other Night Creatures, first in a nearby mansion where she retrieves Sekhmet's long lost mummified remains, before relocating to the streets of Paris once more, fending off Richter's magic-enhanced punches, narrowly escaping lethal slashes from Alucard's sword and Olrox's snake form. Knowing he is a traitorous snake, she is particularly angered at Olrox's treachery. After Erzsebet is wounded fighting Alucard, Richter, Juste, Maria, and Annette (possessed by Sekhmet's Ahk spirit), Drolta takes her away, but soon betrays her, claiming that she's no longer useful and that her power belongs to her. She bites her former master, killing her and taking the powers for herself. Her newfound power allows her to repel Alucard, knocking him away. Before she could deal the final blow against Richter, Sekhmet-possessed Annette, intervenes takes the power back while scolding the former priestess and expressing her disgust at her actions and many atrocious deeds of the course of the centuries. Weakened and dejected, a rage filled and insane Drolta makes one final stand against the heroes. Alucard sends his sword to Richter, who imbues it with magic, growing it in size as he prepares to attack her. Drolta is left shocked as he bisects her, killing her once again, but this time for good. Appearance In her first appearance, Drolta is an attractive, tall, dark-skinned woman with a slim, athletic build ample muscle and pointy ears. She has long, woolly black hair with pink ends and pink eyes with black sclera. She often wears black clothing and a pair of large, pin-like earrings. Drolta also has an extensive wardrobe of eclectic outfits. When Drolta returns from the dead in Season 2, she resembles more of a demon than before, having been resurrected as a Vampire-Night Creature hybrid. Drolta is now a taller, maroon-skinned creature with pointier ears. Her hair is stylized in seven bright maroon dreadlocks attached to spiked blades (either natural extrusions of her body or made of silver); however, they are living tentacles of flesh attached to her scalp, as Alucard severs two of them in their battle, causing them to bleed. She still retains her black scleras, pink eyes, but now has black lips instead of pink or purple like in her past form. Drolta's new body also sports a larger, snake-like tail, and her feet end in actual, ox-like cloven hooves instead of being stylized footwear. She sprouts four larger segmented draconian wings, ending in larger, spiked talons at the end of the ligatures, and has larger horns. Her forehead, chest, and ears are adorned with silver accents on top of a pair of polished silver earrings. Drolta's attire appears to be natural skin covering her body, exposing her clavicle and underbust cleavage, and her shoulder arms are completely covered, ending in silver wristbands and bone-like claw protrusions on her fingernails. She also reveals her toned midriff in her new form, while her waist and crotch are barely covered by her demonic hide and spiked protrusions, alongside her entire legs from the waist down, thighs, ankles, and so forth. After betraying Erzsebet and stealing Sekhmet's power from her, Drolta's already frightening night creature form grows far larger and more monstrous looking as she harnesses the power of the goddess' Ba and Ka for herself. At first, her new form is grotesque and asymmetrical, but later balances out into a large, imposing body with the facial features of a lioness similar to Erzsebet's goddess form. Most notably, her face becomes more feline in appearance and upon taking Sekhmet's Ba and Ka, she gains feline feet instead of cloven hooves. This is negated when Sekhmet herself drains Drolta of this ill-gotten power. In the flashbacks of Drolta's past when she was a priestess, her appearance was similar to her Season 1, save for the normal white sclera and grey eyes, normal shaped ears instead of her pointy vampiric/night creature ones and her hair being jet black without the neon magenta highlights. Her attire back then consisted of a simple white gown with a gold collar plate and a diaphanous shawl that covered her bust. Shortly after becoming a vampire, whilst still serving in the temple of Sekhmet, her attire consisted of a maroon colored, partially backless long dress with an exposed cleavage and 2 long slits that revealed her thighs. She is also seen adorned in gold jewelry. Personality Drolta is a cunning woman who is thirsty for power and has a sadistic genius that has no limits. As Báthory's most loyal and presumably oldest servant, Drolta is extremely comfortable in her power and influence and acts much like her mistress. She is haughty and acts above all others, humans and vampires alike, due to her close association with Erzsebet, as well as her own eminence. Her devotion to the vampire queen and her goals allude to her previous role as a priestess for Sekhmet. Thus, she carries herself with an air of dignified superiority. As Erzsebet's shadow, Drolta acts as her emissary amongst human and vampire society, being intolerant of those who dare to disrespect her "goddess". As shown from her talk with Olrox, Drolta expanded more upon her faith and belief in Erzsebet, having shown some of the wisdom she garnered during her long life as a vampire, as portrayed where and when she stated her disdain in the foolishness humans repeated throughout the ages in their shifting changes toward their religion, culture and beliefs, as well as of her own belief that, in the end, ultimately only she and her kind endure the passage of time. Drolta has particularly violent tendencies, even for vampires. Having no problem slaughtering humans in public, should she desire it, as well as shrieking and cackling whenever she's in battle. However, as she later explains to Olrox, she understands that she needs to keep on the good side of the human aristocracy to complete Erzsebet's plans. While she is more cordial with other vampires, she will still flex her authority around them if she suspects they aren't loyal to Erzsebet, such as when she scolds Olrox for not bowing to her mistress when told. Tzuentes is also shown to be very observant, possessing a sharp wit and a keen eye. She was the first to connect the dots before bringing up the notion of having the head of the Abbacy offer something irreplaceable to her lady as a show of subservience. All to assure his loyalties indefinitely. Finding that the best and quickest way to do so would be offering up his pre-determined offspring, Maria, as sacrificial forbearing. That said, her friendship with Erzsebet (and by extension, Sekhmet), is indeed genuine; Erzsebet genuinely mourns her death temporarily, before going to great lengths to resurrect her. Even post-resurrection, Drolta maintains much of her level of mental clarity, faculty (and coherency from her past life) as a Night Creature, making her no less dangerous a threat, compared to Flyseyes (who struggled to speak in coherent sentences), or even Edouard (who barely articulated his emotions), nor Jacques (who while silent, had to remember his old personality through Edouard's singing). It should also be noted that Drolta did not always possess this sadistic and cruel nature. When she was still human and serving as High Priestess to Sekhmet, Drolta had a more amicable demeanor driven by deep devotion to her goddess and compassion and empathy for those around her, striving to provide healing and exercising justice to those in her charge. She also possessed deep insecurities and questioned herself quite frequently as to whether she was strong enough to perform her duties as High Priestess to the best of her abilities, often quoting the proverb "For every suffering, a wisdom is gained." Noting that the worshippers of the old gods were diminishing by the day as the Egyptians as a whole were directing their devotion to other belief systems. She's even seen shedding tears for her dead fellow priestesses and common worshippers. Even more so, she was heartbroken when Sekhmet's body was stolen. In the years following her transformation into a vampire, her tireless quest to recover Sekhmet's remains and return her to life has warped the once kindhearted and righteous priestess into a violent, depraved and bloodthirsty psychopath with no regard for the lives and well being of others be they human or vampire. These traits seem more magnified upon her resurrection and subsequent conversion into a night creature. Drolta's only concern is Sekhmet and seeing her returned to life and full power, which would explain her fanatical devotion to Erzsebet. After the Countess' defeat at the hands of the heroes, Drolta quickly turns against her and drains her dry of blood absorbing Sekhmet's essence into herself. She's then seen letting Erzsebet's lifeless body fall to the ground where she later kicks it away in disgust. This goes to show that Drolta only used Erzsebet as a means to an end, weaponizing the Countess's depraved nature and gaslighting her to serve her own personal endeavors. This also points to a narcissistic and Machiavellian nature. When confronted by Annette who was possessed by the real Sekhmet, she showed great pain when the goddess scolded her for all the crimes she committed over the the centuries, Drolta attempted to defend herself tearfully saying that she did it all because she wanted to revive her, thinking that was what she wanted. Drolta would ultimately be left in a feral enraged state following Sekhmet's condemnation of her and return to the afterlife, unable to reconcile with the fact that all of her machinations, even her own descent into vampirism, was basically all for naught. Powers and abilities Vampire abilities Vampire physiology: As a vampire, Drolta possesses many similar abilities to her brethren such as superhuman physical abilities and sharp claws. Succubus-like form: Drolta can turn into a succubus-like form, giving her fiery pink long hair, a large pair of bat wings, big black horns, a demonic tail with a pink fire tip, and pitch black thorns. This form allows her to fly and increase her strength, speed, and agility. Flight: Through her succubus-like form, she is able to fly at impressive speeds and is very agile while doing so. Wingblade protrusion: The lining of her wings can reach up to incredible distances to rip through stone and wood with relative ease. Claw extension: Drolta's succubus form can hyper-extend its fingernails to incredible lengths to skewer and perforate foes over a long distance. Immortality: Drolta has lived for hundreds of years, back to the time of ancient Egypt, Magic: As a priestess of Sekhmet, it can be assumed that Drolta possessed a deep knowledge of the mystical arts and possessed a vast array of magical abilities, though, she's never seen displaying them neither as a human or a vampire. Electrokinesis: Drolta can enhance her velocity and jumping capacity by imbuing her legs with pink-colored magical lightning. Night Creature abilities Night Creature physiology: After being revived as a Night Creature, Drolta had notably gained several powers and abilities thanks to her new body, ones even stronger than her previous vampiric body. Superhuman strength: Drolta is physically strong enough to easily kill normal humans with her bare hands. As shown when she ripped off a revolutionary soldier's head off and crushed a revolutionary captains throat, breaking her neck and crushing her windpipe. Prehensile tail: Drolta's new Night Creature body has notably given her a new tail, of which she could freely control and use it to cut and stab her opponents using its sharp tips. Prehensile hair tentacles: Drolta's dreadlocks are living, bleeding tentacles of flesh attached to her scalp; she can freely manipulate them as whips and spiked tentacles. Sunlight immunity: After being resurrected as a Night Creature, Drolta has notably lost the weakness of vampires toward sunlight. As shown where she can move around and be directly exposed to sunlight without an issue, as shown where she can fly around in the daytime unhindered. With her even describing the feeling of sunlight as pleasant. Flight: Drolta's new Night Creature body also comes with wings, allowing her flight; although, unlike when she was a vampire, she could no longer conceal them. Claws: To fight, Drolta's new night creature body has metallic claws in her fingers, sharp enough to cut through concrete buildings, allowing her to slash and stab her opponents using them and fight the same way she used to as a vampire. During her final fight against Alucard, Drolta was able to extend and fuse her metal claws and form them into a single blade, showing her skills in swordsmanship. Later, after Alucard shattered the metal of her claws, Drolta revealed that she could extend her fingers and form them into sharp claws, allowing her to continue fighting. Enhanced durability: Drolta's new body is notably much sturdier and much more durable than her vampire body. As shown where bullets and blades could no longer penetrate her skin, as shown where the revolutionary soldiers bullets and muskets were unable to even scratch her and the Revolutionary Captain's saber blade shattered when she had attempted to slash her bare torso. Drolta could even block Alucard's sword using her forearms without a dent. Drolta could also use her wings to shield her from cannon fire. Avatar of Sekhmet After drinking and draining Erzsebet Báthory of her blood, of which contained both the Ka and Ba of Sekhmet's mortal body, Drolta successfully became an avatar of Sekhmet and gained access to two thirds of her power for herself. Abilities Medical skills: As a human High Priestess of Sekhmet, Drolta was well versed in ancient medical practices and knowledge. As shown where she would provide medical advice and brew medicines for the common people who visited Sekhmet's temple. As implied by her, this medical knowledge would also aid her in her endeavors to revive Sekhmet, as she would experiment on how to successfully create a vampire avatar for the goddess by having her previous candidates ingest the goddess's blood. As shown when she found Erzsebet in 1614, Drolta had already figured out a method of slowly giving her drops of Sekhmet's blood for over century to allow her to slowly and safely adapt to the Goddess's power. Before then having her drink a gigantic amount of it in 1789, allowing her to fully absorb the Goddess's Ka. Appearances Season 1 Season 2 Quotes "This is Paris, is it? What a dump." (arriving to France in "Horror Beyond Nightmares") "I'm a representative too, of the Messiah. [...] Not that Messiah. The real one." – Drolta: "To the one before whom evil trembles. – Vaublanc: "I give my devotion." – Drolta: "To the Devourer of Light, the Messiah." – Vaublanc: "I pledge my service, forever." — ("Freedom was Sweeter") "You were praying, how sweet. What a pretty church." "Oh, it takes more than the house of God to cause me to combust, if that's what you mean." ("Horrors Rising from the Earth") "Oh. Did you think we were flirting? It know it's all about sex with you priests, but, believe you really shouldn't tempt me on that score. You wouldn't like it. Every orifice I possess has teeth." ("Horrors Rising from the Earth") "I was a priestess of Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war and vengeance. I remember the smell of mortal bodies on festival days. The incense, the fervor of revelers, the feeling of touching the immortal." ("The Natural Order") "Everyone has a weakness. Priests. Dragons." ("Blood is the Only Way") "Oh, look. The little girl and the boy who ran away." ("Devourer of Light") – Abbot Emmanuel: "You're not going to let them go, are you?" – Drolta: "They're revolutionaries, Father. We're here to crush them. I thought we agreed about that." — (Her last line before her first death in "Devourer of Light") – Erzsebet: "The Vampire Messiah welcomes you back from hell." – Drolta: "Father Forgemaster. This was very kind. But I hope you don't expect me to obey you. As always, I have one mistress and one mistress alone. And she has a world to conquer." — (Drolta's first line after being revive as a Night Creature in "A Living Legend") "Daughter of the Sun. She of great beauty and hope. I pledge to deliver healing and justice to your people. Give me strength to serve them in your name, beloved Sekhmet. But what if I am too weak? Not brave enough? We're so few and so tired. For every suffering, a wisdom is gained."("Angel of Death") "Why wait until nightfall? It'll be much more fun hunting in the sunshine." ("Angel of Death") "For every suffering, a wisdom is gained. You should have run." ("Angel of Death") "As it was in the beginning of time, when the furnace of her breath created the desert, so be it now. Come, Sekhmet. Come, ceaseless night. Fill out hearts with joy. It takes strength to be her sacred vessel. Can you feel her? Can you feel the goddess in you?"("The Widow's Window") "I have a newfound fondness for this contraption. I was born three times. The second time a vampire. And the third... a new glorious thing." ("The Widow's Window") "Kneel. Hail, Keeper of Light, Mother of the Dead." ("The Widow's Window") "We all sacrificed all we had to serve Erzsebet. What have you ever sacrificed, Olrox?" ("The Widow's Window") "I'm here to make you a god. If you prove to be worthy."(to Erzsebet in "Monstrous Things") "Alucard. You killed me. Now it's my turn." ("Monstrous Things") "She is ready. Her power strengthened by tasting your holy blood. Drop by drop. Sip by sip. Year by year. For 175 cycles of the sun. She will not burn. And you will walk the earth again" ("Into the Abyss") "It's been so long, mighty goddess. So long. But at last, you can be whole." ("Into the Abyss") "I should have known you were just a snake." (to Olrox in "Grenadye Alaso") "I wandered the Earth for a thousand years seeking a vessel. And then I found you, the perfect human monster...For nearly 200 more, I prepared you for your destiny...You are not Sekhmet. You are nothing. This power belongs to me... It's always belonged to me." (Betraying Erzsebet in "Grenadye Alaso") "I am Sekhmet. Goddess of war. She who mauls." ("Grenadye Alaso") "I did this for you. All of this, I did it for you...So that you could live again! I thought it was you wanted. I thought it was you wanted... I thought it was what you wanted." (Losing all her powers of Sekhmet. This is Drolta's last lines before she was slain once and for all by Richter Belmont in "A Line of Great Heroes") Gallery Main article: Drolta Tzuentes (animated series)/Gallery Trivia Drolta's physical appearance seems to be based on her voice actress, Elarica Johnson. Drolta is sometimes seen walking with an unorthodox style where she lowers her head, pushes her shoulders forward, clenches her fists, and gives big waddling steps. This possibly hints at her enhanced form, where she turns into a succubus-like creature. During the final episodes of the series' first season, Drolta can be seen wearing a black headpiece with demon-like horns. When she is about to transform into her succubus-like form, she removes this headpiece and grows similar horns of her own, although much larger. In the final episode, "Devourer of Light", already in her succubus-like form, Drolta performs an attack where she enlarges the fingers on her wings and uses them as piercing blades; this attack is the same one used by the Succubus in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. See also Drolta Tzuentes References "I was a priestess of Sekhmet, the Egyptian goddess of war and vengeance." - Drolta in "The Natural Order". SIGN IN REGISTER Castlevania Wiki GAMES CASTLEVANIA UNIVERSE ANIMATED SERIES OTHER MEDIA SIGN IN Menu Explore ADVERTISEMENT SKIP TO CONTENT Castlevania Wiki Wikivania: Encyclopedia of Darkness 7,260 PAGES EXPLORE GAMES CASTLEVANIA UNIVERSE ANIMATED SERIES OTHER MEDIA in: Articles Containing Spoilers, Antagonists, Deceased Characters, and 6 more Erzsebet Báthory SIGN IN TO EDIT Warning! This article contains spoilers. Proceed at your own risk. For the original timeline version of this character, see Elizabeth Bartley. For the goddess, see Sekhmet. Erzsebet Báthory Vampire Goddess Human Vampire Japanese name(s) エリザベート・バートリ Erizabēto Bātori Alternate name(s) Devourer of Light Lady of Slaughter Messiah Mistress of Dread Sekhmet She Who Mauls Taker of Souls The One Before Whom Evil Trembles Vampire Lioness Vampire Messiah Role(s) Secondary antagonist Vampire Queen Species Vampire Human (formerly) Gender Female Place of origin Kingdom of Hungary Date of birth 1560 Date of death 1792 Age 232 Status Deceased Hair Red Eyes Crimson Grayish-blue (human) Abilities Goddess form Immense magical powers Levitation First appearance Horror Beyond Nightmares (S01E02) Appearances See list Partnerships Drolta Tzuentes (servant, sire) † Emmanuel (former associate) † Olrox (subordinate) Tera (childe) Tera's sister (childe) † Thyme (childe) English voice(s) Franka Potente Japanese voice(s) Rika Fukami Gallery Quotebg.pngQuotebg2.png "Soon there will be only darkness. And terror will be all they know." — Erzsebet in "Guilty Men to be Judged" Countess Erzsebet Báthory (エリザベート・バートリ Erizabēto Bātori?) is a character in the Netflix original animated series, Castlevania: Nocturne. She is the secondary antagonist of the show's first and second seasons. She is the queen of vampires, who plans to take over the world by bringing eternal night to it and with this, leave her vampiric brethren to roam free forever. She is immensely powerful and believes herself to be the reincarnation of the ancient Egyptian goddess of war, Sekhmet. She was voiced by Franka Potente. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early life 1.2 Life as a vampire 2 Appearance 3 Personality 4 Powers and abilities 5 Appearances 6 Quotes 7 Gallery 8 Trivia 9 See also 10 External links History Early life According to Báthory herself, she was once a humble girl who people called mad for proclaiming to be the "Messiah". In Hungary in 1614, Erzsebet Báthory was sentenced to perpetual isolation in a tower for being responsible for the death of hundreds of women and children. The vampire Drolta Tzuentes secretly visited her in her prison. At first, Erzsebet thought she had come to kill her, but the vampire said she had come to turn her into a goddess, which left the countess confused, and she asked if something like that could really exist. Life as a vampire Drolta would go on to turn Erzsebet into a vampire. Every day for nearly a century, Erzsebet would drink the blood of Sekhmet to absorb her Ka and increase her power. This long process allows Erzsebet to gradually acclimate to Sekhmet's power and prevent her from burning alive as Drolta's previous candidates did. During this process, Erzsebet eventually gained a reputation as the Queen of all vampires and the Vampire Messiah. Erzsebet would go on to conquer various lands and either kill or turn countless humans, including the speaker tribe that Tera originally hailed from. In 1789, Erzsebet underwent a successful ritual in which she drank a gigantic amount of Sekhmet's blood, presumably allowing her to absorb the goddess' Ka completely. She seeks to enshroud the world in perpetual darkness, which will allow her vampiric brethren to move openly and unabated without any repercussions and, in this way, to conquer it all. For this end, she plans to halt a solar eclipse while the moon completely blocks the sun. Her plan was to be carried out in France; some of the reason for this was because it was a point in the world where the eclipse could be seen. After all, the vampire population there had a high position in society and were politically influential to take advantage of the frequent social conflicts resulting from the ongoing revolution and also because the Abbot of the town of Machecoul was secretly a Forgemaster who under the proper negotiations could provide her with an army of night creatures. Báthory's herald and the main person in charge of making the proper preparations for her arrival was her loyal servant, Drolta Tzuentes, presumed to have been at her side since the times of the bygone desert empire. One who, in the past, had commanded troops of soldiers to terrorize an entire continent under her mistress's name. Other powerful vampires from around the world were summoned as well to participate in these preparations, including the new world vampire Olrox and the Comte de Vaublanc, while the vampire aristocracy, represented by the Marquis, were in charge of providing them the proper accommodations in his opulent château. All this, while the (vast) rest of the population of vampire commoners were organized for their queen's arrival, forming a cult where its members were branded on the forehead with her symbol: a solar eclipse. The night of Báthory's arrival finally came, with her personally riding a sumptuous golden chariot pulled by three white horses and escorted by an entourage of her loyal cultists. Báthory was remarkably tall, about twice the size of a normal human or vampire, and exquisitely attired with a golden chest piece complemented with equally golden long gloves and headpieces and an extravagantly long and lavish white gown. Báthory rarely bothered to look at her interlocutors during conversations. Instead, she could almost always be seen staring at the immensity of space, surely scheming new plans and thinking about her magnificence. As her first gift, Drolta presented her with a young woman of high class for her to feast upon, which Báthory gladly accepted and who, from that night on, became her favorite pet, bringing her almost everywhere she went and whom she frequently fed upon. Later that night, a street procession was held in Báthory's honor to let all the vampires in town know their savior and deliverer had finally arrived and that the eternal night was soon to come. After this, she gave a speech at the Vendée, addressing the most elite French vampire nobility members and announcing her plans to drown the world in perpetual darkness. Nights later, after being informed of Olrox's vast powers, including his ability to transform into a dragon, Báthory procured his allegiance to her. Later on, Abbot Emmanuel, accompanied by his trusty guard, Mizrak, and the rest of the Knights of Saint John, paid a visit to her at the château so she could personally inspect some of the night creatures he had created. After some deliberations about the number of creatures he could produce, Báthory demanded he make a sacrifice to prove his loyalty to her—something he loved—his daughter, Maria. The priest reluctantly accepted this condition. The next day was the date the solar eclipse was to take place, and just like she promised to her people, Báthory used her immense magical powers to stop the moon when it was completely blocking the sun. Apart from allowing all the vampires to roam free, this act greatly strengthened their abilities - the most evident cases manifested in both herself and Drolta. Drolta turned into a demoness-like being, while Báthory transformed into her Sekhmet goddess form, with her head acquiring the shape of a white lioness adorned with a sun around it. All the vampires then headed to attack the town of Machecoul; Báthory did as well, although she did so by riding her chariot instead of flying like everyone else, while Olrox secretly followed her in mist form. Having previously kidnapped Maria, the Abbot was already in the middle of the ceremony to sacrifice her. However, Richter, Annette, Tera and Mizrak arrived at the abbey in time to prevent this, and also intending to destroy the Abbot's infernal machine. A battle ensued between them and his night creatures; however, Drolta and an entourage of vampire cultists arrived shortly after to support them. With his newly discovered magical powers, Richter and his allies could offer a balanced fight against them, and at one point, they even started to gain the upper hand. Unfortunately, Báthory finally arrives as well, and without even having to move, she displays her vast superiority, with none of the best attacks by the heroes even managing to reach her. Seeing themselves overwhelmed, Tera begged Emmanuel to turn his creatures against Báthory to save Maria. After hearing this, Báthory told her she didn't plan to kill Maria, but to turn her. Tera then proposed to take her instead and to let her daughter go. After learning that she was a Speaker, Báthory recognized her from when she kidnapped and turned her sister years ago in Russia and how Tera had to kill her to put her out of her misery; so, the vampire queen agreed to her proposal and took her in her grasp. Greatly outnumbered and overpowered, but at least with Maria now in their hands, Richter and his allies were left with no other option than to escape and leave Tera in Báthory's hands. Overwhelmed with grief over Drolta's death, Erzsebet commands Abbot Emmanuel to use his formidable Forgemaster machine to resurrect her as a Night Creature, just as it had created others of her kind. Once reborn in a stronger, more monstrous form, Drolta became Erzsebet's most trusted lieutenant, rallying an army of aristocratic vampires united in a crusade to annihilate the ideals of the French Revolution, all in Erzsebet's name. Drolta's loyalty takes her to Paris, where she tracks Richter, Annette, and Alucard. Her mission leads her to steal Sekhmet's mummified body and deliver it to Erzsebet. Consuming Sekhmet's heart, Erzsebet transforms into an even more powerful being, though she remains incomplete—Sekhmet's remaining soul now resides within Annette, who uses it to challenge Erzsebet's newfound strength. As Erzsebet struggles to harness Sekhmet's full power, she faces relentless resistance from the protagonists, leaving her increasingly vulnerable. Erzsebet fought Richter, Juste, Maria, and Sekhmet's third souls, who possessed Annette. She was completely overwhelmed by her foes, especially Maria's light dragon, that rag-dolled her all over the battlefield, proving that a mythical beast is stronger than a creature of darkness. Erzsebet then had her arm torn off by the dragon and was ultimately defeated by a combined fire attack by Maria, Richter, and Juste, all channeling their flames into the dragon's breath. Amid these battles, Drolta intervenes to save Erzsebet from defeat. However, seeing Erzsebet in a weakened state, Drolta turns against her. In a final act of betrayal, she bites Erzsebet's neck, usurping Sekhmet's powers for herself and delivering the fatal blow to the failed Vampire Messiah. Drolta would then drop her deceased body to the ground for their enemies to see. When Drolta herself landed, she would look at her former Messiah with disgust before kicking her body away and proceeding to engage Richter and Alucard. Later, after the battle was won, Erzsebet's body and that of her army would be burned together in a massive pyre. Appearance Erzsebet is gigantic in height, towering over everyone, with the tallest known individuals only reaching her chest. She has pale skin and pointed ears like all vampires. She also has red hair, which she wears in an onion-shaped bun. She has red eyes and uses crimson lipstick that perfectly combines with the color of both her hair and eyes. Proper of her title of "queen", she can always be seen attired in the most lavish clothes, such as an elaborated golden armor complete with long golden gloves and headpiece, accompanied with an extravagantly long white gown, as well as a blue, royal dress with crimson details and long risen neck flaps. After her transformation, she takes on a lioness-like form with a crimson mane, a sun disk behind her head, and a cobra on her forehead, resembling more depictions of the Egyptian war goddess, Sekhmet. In this form, she wears a magnificent black and gold two-piece dress complete with a long black cape and a full golden underside. It is worth noting that she seemingly has embedded a red gem below her neck. In her humanoid form, this gem is smaller and found within a four-pointed rhomboid star, while in her goddess form, it appears alone and becomes larger. Erzsebet was still exceptionally tall and voluptuous when she was human, with long bright red hair reaching down to her back and piercing gray-blue eyes. Personality Quotebg.pngQuotebg2.png "Erzsebet Báthory doesn't simply kill her victims. She tortures them for as long as she can keep them alive... rejoices in the most terrible agony she can inflict." — Tera in "Horror Beyond Nightmares" Erzsebet is a high-functioning psychopathic narcissist vampire. Even as a human, she had a penchant for unimaginable cruelty, with Annette stating she would brutalize and eventually murder young girls and boys. After being turned into a vampire, her capacity for depravity only grew, slaughtering entire villages of common folk who dared seek freedom from their oppressors while keeping a select few alive to torment at her leisure. Rather than draining her human victims of all their blood and killing them, as it is common practice for most vampires, Erzsebet would keep her prey alive for as long as possible, subjecting them to unimaginable torment until they either couldn't endure her twisted games anymore or died of shock. One of her followers claimed that one method she used was to string her victims up by their arms with hooks through the bones in a way that ensured they would stay conscious for days. The luckier of her victims, usually young virgin women, would be turned into her vampiric thralls if they either proved to be useful to her or she happened to take a liking to them, as was the case with Tera's sister and Tera herself. She manipulates vampires and humans alike into seeing her as a messiah who would save them from the ongoing revolution and restore the world to its "natural" order, specifically the preservation of the system of slavery and supremacy that the vampiric and human aristocracies had come to enjoy, with Erzsebet announcing her intention to extend her crusade to America and beyond once the French Revolution had been crushed under her heel. Following her consumption of Sekhmet's blood and claiming the goddess's powers for herself, her arrogance grew to full-blown megalomania and the development of a raging god complex. She grew to see herself as Sekhmet and regarded Amun-Ra as her "father", envying the worship the sun god received from mortals. She desired to kill him and be worshipped and/or feared in his place, going so far as to conjure a permanent solar eclipse to bring about an eternal night that would enshroud all humans into misery. She depicts herself in her relationship to the real gods as the oppressed victim of their faith, behaving as though she is a real god. The pride in herself and her perceived godhood is so great that she has a notable obsession with being worshipped by her followers, her fellow vampires included. This is best shown in her interactions with Olrox and Emmanuel. With the former, his refusal to bow down to her as all her other vampire subjects do led to her holding an orb of dark magic in her hand in a threatening manner until he begrudgingly and reluctantly bowed to her with a look of smug satisfaction on her face as she reveled in her power over him. With the latter, she responded to Mizrak's assertions of him being a man of God, with her declaring that she is a god in an enraged tone, clearly feeling slighted over one of her would-be minions worshipping any other god but her, so much that she demanded that the abbot sacrificed his own daughter as a sign of his devotion to her. Erzsebet also shows a carnal side to her sado-maniacal persona, seeing a particular charm in a few of the subjects of feeding and flensing tendencies. Nikolai states that some of the more fortunate (depending on one's point of view) tend to be converted into her personal undead servants/playthings. Having enough of a particular liking of some of the more comely females her servants bring into her service. Once taking a shine to an aristocrat's daughter whose father held strong ties to the resistance movement. Looking at her as more of a sumptuous enchantress than merely cattle feed. Even going so far as to turn Tera's younger sister due to such humble charms many decades ago. Something of which is the extent when Erzsebet licked her lips after Drolta mentioned the head priest's daughter. Even more so when she willingly, almost gleefully, took the mother, who once escaped her back in Russia so many years ago, as she offered herself up in exchange for their daughter's well-being. Taking a taciturn satisfaction on turning her, a Speaker and a powerful sorcerer in her own right, into another one of her thralls. As shown in her past with Drolta Tzuentes when she was human, Erzsebet displayed many of the same qualities she had as a vampire. However, they were not as extreme as they were when she became one in the future. As shown, Erzsebet retained the immense arrogance, pride, and narcissism as a human, as shown where such traits allowed her to remain calm and fearless even in the face of something as dangerous as a vampire, as shown when she was neither afraid nor surprised when Drolta had killed the guards keeping her imprisoned in her castle and sneaked into her room. She would later shamelessly and without fear admit to her evil nature and the numerous crimes and murders she had committed to warrant her imprisonment. She would mock the men who had her imprisoned, that they would have had her killed if not for the power and influence she had for being born as a high-ranked noblewoman, clearly reveling in the power she held even when on the receiving end of punishment. Even as a human, Erzsebet showed her arrogance and belief in her perceived superiority to others by immediately stating that she was worthy of becoming a goddess the second Drolta mentioned it. During this conversation, Erzsebet also showed her lack of faith in God and disbelief in his and any other god's existence. Despite these overly negative traits, it has been implied that Erzsebet's upbringing as nobility and growing up surrounded by corrupt gentry may have played a part in her behavior. She would calmly state and mock the hypocrisy of the men who had her imprisoned for her crimes, who, while condemning her, in the end, were similarly corrupt and had murdered many innocent people as well. After being severely beaten and weakened by Richter Belmont, Juste Belmont and Maria Renard and being confronted by the actual Sekhmet through Annette, Erzsebet briefly showcased a more vulnerable side to herself. As shown upon being confronted by Sekhmet, who denounced her actions and how her belief in her “vengeance” against “their” father was wrong and was a delusion from her and how Sekhmet's so-called desire to “walk the earth” again was not the goddess's true desire and she instead wishes for was to return to the spirit world reunited with her three souls was what she truly wanted, the would-be Vampire Messiah broke down in tears and tried to deny the goddesses claims. Causing her to tearfullt try to reassert her right to Godhood, her power, and her invincibility, showing the extent of Drolta's manipulation of her and of how deep of a psychological dependence Erzsebet had developed at her perceived "godhood". Powers and abilities Vampire physiology: As a vampire, Erzsebet possesses many of the same abilities as her brethren. However, Erzsebet has extraordinarily displayed levels of superhuman physical prowess that far surpass most of the other members of her species. With this above-average strength, durability, stamina, and power are likely due to her hosting one of Sekhmet's souls. Later, her strength would be further augmented by her absorbing Sekhmet's second soul. Superhuman strength: In the battle in Paris, Erzsebet proved to be strong enough to face Maria's dragon in hand-to-hand combat, knocking it down and even throwing it against a building, as well as sending Juste flying with a kick, and taking Richter to the floor with her grip, crushing the stone pavement in the process. Superhuman speed, agility and reflexes: Superhuman durability, resilience, and stamina: In her goddess form, Erzsebet has displayed immense levels of durability, resilience, and stamina, as shown when she is able to engage in a prolonged battle against Richter, Juste, Maria, and her dragon without trouble. Notably, Erzsebet was able to shrug of and endure being repeatedly blasted by their elemental magic, fire, lightning and ice, and endure being repeatedly physically thrashed and attacked by them for a prolonged period of time and continue fighting before beginning to succumb to physical exhaustion and her injuries after exhausting them. Immortality: As a vampire, Erzsebet is naturally immortal, immune to the effects of age, and is perpetually locked in her physical prime. Levitation: Erzsebet has the ability to levitate off the ground with a thought, such as when she dismounts from her chariot. Magic: By channeling the powers of Sekhmet's soul, Erzsebet is capable of manipulating an old divine magic. This celestial power is the basis of her claim of being the "Vampire Messiah", as she has promised her disciples' everlasting darkness and unfettered domination over humanity. Darkness manipulation: Erzsebet can use her magic to manipulate darkness and shadows on an incredible scale. The use of this power manifests as a sphere of darkness that appears in the palms of her hands every time she uses it. With this power, Erzsebet was able to stop the fight in the abbey by absorbing the darkness in the place to create a shockwave of dark energy. Eclipse summoning: Her profound connection to darkness on a vast scale, allowing her to summon a solar eclipse to give her followers free reign without worrying about sunlight-induced immolation. Telekinesis: Erzsebet opened the doors and windows at the château with a mere hand movement. She also demonstrated the ability to momentarily paralyze Richter in mid-air when he attempted to attack her. Erzsebet later used this ability to catch cannon balls fired at her and divert them away from her with her mind, with the objects being telekinetically controlled by her being surrounded by a red aura. Barrier: Erzsebet can erect an invisible force field that automatically props up and deflects almost any assault directed at her, be it magic, conjured metal blades, or whip, all being rendered completely ineffective. During her fight against Maria's dragon, Erzsebet was able to create a actual barrier to shield her from its flames using her hand. Magic absorption: Erzsebet once outright inhaled a torrent of blue esoteric flame belted at her by Richter Belmont without effort. Pyrokinesis: During her fight against Juste, Richter and Maria's dragon, Erzsebet displayed the ability to project powerful blasts of red-black colored fire. Her flames are strong enough to deflect all three of the magical fire blasts used against her by her opponents. Transformation: While channeling the powers of Sekhmet, Erzsebet shifts into a more bestial state that increases her height and gives her leonine features, hearkening to Sekhmet being a lion-headed goddess. In this form, Erzsebet's natural vampiric abilities are enhanced to incredible levels, making her immune to most attacks, including elemental magic and Richter's whip. Appearances Season 1 Season 2 Quotes "I dreamt last night about the world we are making. The Empress of Russia, the Holy Roman Emperor, the Ottoman Sultan, the Pope, all kneeling before me, kissing my feet. (moans) It was such a beautiful dream. (to Drolta in "Freedom was Sweeter") "My sister the Moon burns brightly tonight. She's very excited, of course. Soon we will force our father, Amun-Ra, the Sun, down on his knees to grovel in the mud for mercy. But there will be no *** mercy. I will cut off his head and suck out his brains and spit them into the dust." (groans) "They've always worshiped him. My father. The *** Sun. Since they crawled out of caves, mortals have adored him, because they are afraid of the dark. Soon there will be only darkness. And terror will be all they know." (after arriving to France in "Guilty Men to be Judged") "No longer shall we be trapped on the edges of the world in pitiful shadows. The skies will break into obsidian black, and my glory will cover the Earth. And yes, she was once the humble girl who they called mad. But see? She was the Messiah the whole time. And now she has the blood of Sekhmet in her veins. All will see, and will bow. She stands here, not only as your queen, but as your god. Feast for your goddess! Drink! Dance!" (Making a speech in the Vendée in "Blood is the Only Way") – Drolta: "I have some good news. I know how you can secure the Abbot's loyalty forever. He has a daughter." – Erzsebet: "Ah. A daughter. How delicious." — ("Blood is the Only Way") "A god should know where all her dragons are." ("Blood is the Only Way") "Once they see my beauty, all will worship me." ("Blood is the Only Way") "I will make the Abbot worship me." ("Blood is the Only Way") – Drolta: "Before we make any plans, Her Magnificence needs to know she can trust you." – Mizrak: "He's a man of God." – Erzsebet: "I. AM. A GOD." – (moment of tension) – Erzsebet: "What will you give up to prove your love for me?" – The Abbot: "What do you want?" – Drolta: "Submission." – The Abbot: "What do you mean, 'submission'?" – Drolta: "Submission. Tomorrow, the Vampire Messiah will come to the house of your God to seal the alliance." – Erzsebet: "In blood." – The Abbot: "A sacrifice?" – Erzsebet: "Someone you love. Your daughter, perhaps? That would seal our union, wouldn't it?" – Mizrak: (defensive) "A daughter? The Abbot has no daughter." (turning to see at the Abbot's frozen in fear after hearing the Countess mentioning his daughter. Mizrak became shocked learning the Abbot having illegitimate child as he gasp) – Erzsebet: "Men lead by their ***. And now I have yours in my hand." – The Abbot: (still in shock) "How did you..." – Drolta: "Prove your loyalty, Abbot." – Erzsebet: "What was she called again?" – Drolta: "Maria." – ("Blood is the Only Way") "I am Sekhmet. Goddess of war. Mistress of dread. Lady of slaughter. She who mauls." ("Devourer of Light") "I don't want to kill her. Did you think I wanted to kill her? What primitive minds you people have. It never ceases to shock me. Of course, yes, back in the mists of time, longer ago than your primitive minds can imagine, when the Earth itself was young, back then I was honored many times with human sacrifice. A virgin, obviously. Are you a virgin? But no, I don't want to kill her. On the contrary. I'm going to give her eternal life." ("Devourer of Light") "When I am strong again, I will make him grovel and *** himself in terror. I will cut his half-breed head from his half-breed neck and tie it to my chariot the world to see. Alucard, son of Dracula, vanquished by my power." (Erzsebet vowing to get revenge on Alucard for killing Drolta in "A Living Legend") "When we are ready, we march on Paris. Cut this revolution's head off. I believe they're fond of beheadings." ("A Living Legend") "You think that's the difference between us, don't you, Father Abbot. You and your monks have souls, and we do not." ("A Living Legend") "I never tire of vengeance. And I will have vengeance on the son of Dracula." ("Angel of Death") "If you love me, Olrox... you can wear it on your face." ("The Widow's Window") "Murder is a vulgar word. And the men who imprisoned me, how many have they murdered? They would murder me. But I cursed them, and they're afraid." ("Monstrous Things") "Of course I'm worthy. But what do you mean? What is a god? Is there such a thing?"("Monstrous Things") "What do I care if they grieve for their *** Forgemaster. Drolta will be back soon, and she will deal with them. This château bores me. I wish to be worshiped. But not here." ("Into the Abyss") "Your Abbot, as you know is dead. Murdered by a revolutionary. Your Abbot compared me to Joan of Arc. But I am not like her. She was defeated, burned like a witch. I will burn all your enemies. All your oppressors. Burn them all to ash. I am the one who wields the knife. Daughter and slayer of the Sun. I am she who dances on blood!" ("Into the Abyss") "I'm the Messiah. I'm a goddess. I was destined to rule the world." ("Grenadye Alaso") "I'm the Messiah. I'm all-powerful! Invincible!" ("Grenadye Alaso") "Look at them. Like ants. Let's destroy them all. Lay waste to this city. Obliterate it. Annihilate these insects. Take me down, Drolta. Take me down." ("Grenadye Alaso") "You are my servant. Obey me...I am Sekhmet. You are my servant. Obey me!" (Erzsebet's last words before Drolta drank her blood and the essence of Sekhmet within her in "Grenadye Alaso") Gallery Main article: Erzsebet Báthory/Gallery Trivia Báthory's goddess form is faithful to some extent to depictions of Sekhmet, an ancient Egyptian warrior goddess who has the head of lioness, a sun disk around her head, and a cobra on her forehead. However, her desire to devour light and block out the sun is more similar to chaos serpent Apep. In "Guilty Men to be Judged", Báthory refers to her father as Amun-Ra, the Sun; yet in other instances within the series, her father is referred to simply as Ra. Ra was the ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun, and possibly the entity the series intends to refer to. Amun, on the other hand, was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. He acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with Ra, as Amun-Ra. On his own, he was also thought to be the king of the gods. Báthory's plan of enshrouding the world into darkness to let vampires roam free is similar to how Walter Bernhard would magically keep the forest where his castle lied in eternal night in Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. The orbs of magical energy Báthory produces when using magic may be a nod to the energy orbs Elizabeth Bartley –an antagonistic character from Castlevania: Bloodlines whom Báthory is inspired by– uses to summon her elemental attacks during her boss fight. Her Japanese voice actress, Rika Fukami, voiced Lisa and the Succubus in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Her name is a reference to Elizabeth Báthory (Hungarian: Báthori Erzsébet), a 16th-century Hungarian noblewoman and serial killer who owned land in the Kingdom of Hungary. The historical character was known for having allegedly kidnapped hundreds of young girls, who would then be tortured and killed. This is reflected in the series when Tera mentions this was a common practice of her, with her own little sister being one of her victims. One of the historical Báthory's servants, named Dorotya Semtész (or Dorottya Szentes), was her accomplice during her kidnapping and killing sprees, who inspired the minion character Drolta Tzuentes in the series. Her base design is a possible reference to Carmilla from the 2000 animated film Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Apart from her very tall stature, pale skin, and red hair, Báthory's blue dress is reminiscent of Carmilla's, having a long cleavage that separates its upper piece into two parts –left and right– and that goes all the way down to her belly.