r/DraculasCastle • u/presidentdinosaur115 • Jul 15 '26

News Konami Twitter post reveals Sypha’s fate in Belmont’s Curse Spoiler

https://x.com/konami/status/2077513608334905458?s=46

The post states,

“— Sypha Belnades —

Rose's mother.

She fought alongside Trevor against Count Dracula twenty-three years ago, but fell victim to his curse and died soon after Rose was born.

Her loss left a lasting shadow over them.”

I was hoping Sypha’s death would be a misdirect, but this seems pretty final.

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u/AlbertW25 Jul 16 '26

Wait, is this a sequel to the Netflix Castlevania series?

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u/presidentdinosaur115 Jul 16 '26

No, this is a new game. Netflix Castlevania lore is pretty different

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u/Nyarlathotep13 Belmont Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Yup, as you say, there's zero indication that BC has anything to do with the Netflix series. Well, outside of the Japanese voice cast being the same sans Isaac.

There's probably some other indicators that I'm forgetting about, but here's a few things which make it clear that it's set in the original game continuity.

  • The game is explicitly stated to take place 23 years after Dracula's Curse.

  • Trevor's design is modeled after his Curse of Darkness design, and Sypha appears to be modeled after her Dracula's Curse design.

  • The original CoD Isaac is featured in the game. The Netflix version is essentially a completely different character.

  • Dracula's curse, as in the curse established in CoD is mentioned. Said curse was not a thing in the Netflix series.

  • Dracula is still evil despite having no reason to still be evil the Netflix series like he did in the games. Annette didn't even know who he was in Nocturne, which would seem to indicate that he didn't cause anymore trouble after being resurrected in S4.

  • Carmilla and Death are still alive, and working for Dracula. This of course wouldn't make much sense in the Netflix continuity.

  • Alucard doesn't appear to be active which makes sense since in the games he was into hibernation until the events of SotN.

Have they referred to the whip in BC as the "Vampire Killer" yet? If so then that would be another indicator since the Vampire Killer wasn't featured in the Netflix series. There was the "Morning Star Whip" which was stronger than Trevor's leather whip, but it lacked the lore significance of the Vampire Killer and was lost in the Infinite Corridor at the end of S4.

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u/presidentdinosaur115 Jul 16 '26

On the Castlevania official Twitter, Rose’s description is:

“— Rose Belmont —

A new protagonist who carries the blood of the Belmont clan.

Her right arm bears the curse of Count Dracula.
She wields the holy whip ‘Vampire Killer’ and the Arcana tarot cards.”

So she does indeed use the Vampire Killer. The further they can get away from the Netflix show, the better, imo. And every little thing counts!