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| | #REDIRECT [[Dracula]] |
| :''Draculus is a [[Decepticon]] from Universal Monsters (via [[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]).''
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| [[File:Collaborative-Draculus-package-art.jpg|thumb|"[[Frankenstein's monster|Karloff]] doesn't deserve to smell my shit!"]]
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| The new form of Count [[Dracula]], '''Draculus''', bids you welcome to his [[Dracula's Castle|mysterious crumbling castle]], but you'd best not invite him into your home. This undead Decepticon rises from his stasis pod by night so he can drink... not wine, but the [[Energon]] of the living! Stalking from the darkness, he preys upon those unfortunate enough to cross his path...<ref>Hasbro Pulse [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-collaborative-universal-monsters-dracula-mash-up-draculus description]: "Worlds collide in this Transformers-Dracula mash-up pack! The mysterious Count Dracula takes on a new form as a Transformers robot, called Draculus! We are dealing with the undead…an undead Decepticon! Draculus rises from stasis under the cover of darkness and feeds on the Energon of the living."<br>"We are dealing with the undead…an undead Decepticon! When night falls, the vampire Draculus awakens from stasis and stalks the darkness, preying upon those unfortunate enough to cross his path"</ref>
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===''DreamMix TV World Fighters''===
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| Dracula's resurrection in [[1691]] was stopped by [[Simon Belmondo]]. A second attempt to resurrect Dracula took place years later, but this was again foiled by Simon. The competitors on ''[[DreamMix TV]]'' later participated in battles in [[Dracula's Castle|his castle]]. {{storylink|DreamMix TV World Fighters}}
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| ===Cyber Key Code content===
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| While in the city of [[London]] in [[1897]], Bram Stoker once witnessed a [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|mysterious, shadowy figure]] destroying a [[Ancient Decepticon|creature that appeared to be a vampire]]. This incident served as an inspiration for his writing, resulting in the novel ''Dracula''. {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Crosswise's Cyber Key Code text}}
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| ===''Animated'' cartoon===
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| [[File:TFA Along Spider Costume Bumblebee.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.4|What is an Autobot? A miserable little pile of circuits!]]
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| [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] dressed in the guise of "Count Dracubot" for [[Halloween]]. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
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| Dracula's popularity extending to film, the ''[[Detroit Powell Press]]'' advertised one of his movies, ''Colonel Dracula Joins the Navy'', playing at a local cinema. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac}}
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| ===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' comic===
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| While in his death-throes, [[Doctor Mindbender]] saw a vision of his historical heroes laughing maniacally at him. Among them was Dracula, by whose presence Mindbender seemed particularly taken aback. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}}
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| ===Ask Vector Prime===
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| When asked why Transformers based on Dracula and other classic monsters exist, [[Vector Prime]] replied that they were seen as fearsome and potent alternate forms. Evidently, robot-Dracula is actually the alternate form of an unknown Cybertronian, not the real Dracula. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 10, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10}}
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| ===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
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| [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] considered dressing up as Dracula for Earliween. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}}
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| ==Toys==
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| ===Generation 1===
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| [[File:DraculaTransformer01.jpg|thumb|200px|It was not by my hand that I am once again given plastic. I was called here by TF fans who wished to pay me tribute.]]
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| : A transforming Dracula toy was proposed in the 80s to be part of a "[[Vintage Horror Movie Series]]". The series never made it past production art, unfortunately, though said art could be found in the Deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''.
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| ===''Collaborative''===
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| [[File:Collab-toy-Draculus.jpg|thumb|350px|I don't need to know which Dracula I am to be a Dracula. Nerd.]]
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| *'''Draculus''' ([[November 28]], [[2021]])
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| **''Accessories'': Cape, blaster, Impaler Claw<ref>Hasbro Pulse description: "Draculus figure comes with cape, blaster, and Impaler claw accessories"</ref>
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| : The ninth figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line, Draculus is a [[retool]] of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Mindwipe (G1)#Titans Return|Mindwipe]] and transforms into a robotic bat. With a sculpted tuxedo, soft-goods cape, and largely black-and-white deco in his robot mode, Draculus is specifically meant to represent Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula from the [[1931]] [[Universal|Universal Studios]] horror film {{w|Dracula (1931 English-language film)|of the same name}}. The new head and torso-front replace the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]-style transformation of the base mold, so his head does not need to be removed during transformation. While he does retain Mindwipe's cockpit, the interior is remolded, preventing a [[Titan Master]] from being able to sit inside. The figure's newly-tooled hands in robot mode are modelled after the open hand molds of [[Scourge_(G1)/toys#Studio_Series|''Studio Series'' Scourge]] (left hand) and the [[Sweep (G1)#Studio Series|Sweep]] (right hand). His bat mode's head, the tip of the wings, and the [[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|fake wings in robot mode]] use softer plastic. The cracking wing hinges issue IS carried over from the original toy, so caution is advised.
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| :The two weapons redecoed from Mindwipe can still combine, and they can attach as a tail in bat mode when pegged into the 5mm hole under Dracula's head. The melee-like weapon with a flip-out blade is named the "Impaler Claw", which references the popular "{{w|Vlad the Impaler}}" nickname of Vlad III, inspiration for the literary Dracula. Draculus also includes a cloth cape that can be worn in both modes. Hasbro stock photography (right) incorrectly uses the cape in bat mode, as it is supposed to fill out his silhouette when the wings are detached from the body, as seen on the packaging. Anecdotally, Draculus' cape can survive machine washing.
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| :The packaging for this figure is designed to resemble a VHS tape.
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| :Draculus was a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] [[exclusive]] in the [[United States of America|U.S.]], and also Hasbro Pulse in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] and [[Canada]]. Draculus was also a Mighty Ape exclusive in [[New Zealand]].
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| :This mold was also used to make [[Convobat]].
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| ==Notes==
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| *Dracula's alternate mode appears as a [[mechanimal]] in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' story "[[Not All Megatrons]]".
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| ===Foreign names===
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| *''Japanese:'' '''Dracula''' (ドラキュラ ''Dorakyura'')
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Collaborative]]
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| [[Category:Decepticons]]
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| [[Category:Toy-only characters]]
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| [[Category:Vampires]]
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