Dracula

Little did Dracula know, his new robot body was solar powered...

Count Dracula is a vampire (and sometimes a robot). The novel he is the title character of, Dracula, was written in 1897 by human author Bram Stoker. The novel also features a character called Van Helsing, a vanquisher of vampires, who should not be confused with Simon Belmondo.

The robotic Dracula is capable of transforming into a giant vampire bat, though in robot-mode he appears quite dashing and dapper, dressed in a metallic red and black suit and boasting a metallic spit curl. His giant fangs seem to imply that he might vant to suck your blood, whilst shouting blah! and such.

Fiction

DreamMix TV World Fighters

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 his castle. DreamMix TV World Fighters

Cyber Key Code content

While in the city of London in 1897, Bram Stoker once witnessed a mysterious, shadowy figure destroying a creature that appeared to be a vampire. This incident served as an inspiration for his writing, resulting in the novel Dracula. Crosswise's Cyber Key Code text

Animated cartoon

What is an Autobot? A miserable little pile of circuits!

Bumblebee dressed in the guise of "Count Dracubot" for Halloween. Along Came a Spider

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. Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe comic

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. Headmasters

Ask Vector Prime

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. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/10

Rescue Bots cartoon

Blades considered dressing up as Dracula for Earliween. Ghost in the Machine

Toys

Generation 1

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.

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Collaborative

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So we finally meet.

• Draculus (November 28, 2021)
  • Accessories: Cape, blaster, Impaler Claw

The ninth figure released in the Collaborative line, Draculus is a retool of Titans Return Mindwipe. With a sculpted tuxedo, soft-goods cape, and largely black-and-white deco in his robot mode, Draculus is specifically meant to represent the iconic portrayal from the 1931 Universal Studios horror film Dracula.

The new name for his melee weapon, "Impaler Claw," is meant to suggest the popular nickname of the real life inspiration for the literary Dracula: Vlad Tepes, a.k.a. "Vlad the Impaler".

The packaging for this figure is designed to resemble a VHS tape.

Draculus is a Target exclusive revealed on September 10, 2021, though orders are also possible through Hasbro Pulse.

Notes

• Dracula's alternate mode appears as a mechanimal in the Beast Wars: Uprising story "Not All Megatrons".
• Due to Dracula being a public domain figure, numerous Transformers alumni have portrayed different interpretations of Dracula, including Jim Ward in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Phil LaMarr in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Peter Stormare in The Batman vs. Dracula, the Castlevania interpretation of Dracula have been portrayed by Garry Chalk, Patrick Seitz and Graham McTavish, and lastly the Marvel version of Dracula has been voiced by Stan Jones, Tom Wyner, Dave Boat and Corey Burton.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Dracula (ドラキュラ Dorakyura)

External links

• Dracula on Wikipedia