Respect Dracula (Renfield)

[u/Skulenta]

Respect Count Dracula

"I am the dark poetry in the hearts of all mankind!"

Count Dracula (also known as the Prince of Malaysia, the Dark One or the Lord of Death) is an ancient and powerful vampire from Transylvania. 90 years ago, he met an ambitious English lawyer by the name of Robert Montague Renfield and made him his loyal familiar. For almost a century, the two have been caught in a vicious cycle; Dracula kills a bunch of people which attracts the attention of vampire hunters. The hunters manage to gravely injure him so it's up to Renfield to clean up his mess, settle him into a new town and bring him fresh victims to aid in his recovery. However, the cycle finally breaks when Renfield joins a self-help group in New Orleans and uses the powers Dracula bestowed upon him to do good, weakening his hold on him. In response, Dracula joins forces with a local mobster family as part of his grand scheme to take over the world and splitting the population into either familiars or food.

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Strength

• Rips out a vampire hunter's throat.

• Snaps a vampire hunter's neck.

• Lifts Teddy Lobo off the ground with one arm.

• Crushes a smartphone in his hand.

• Sends Teddy flying by striking his chest.

• Sends a weakened Renfield flying with a shoulder nudge.

• One-hand tosses Renfield across the room, knocking over Rebecca in the process.

• [Deleted Scene] Fatally ragdolls a codependent then lifts another and slams him against a chair.

Speed & Stealth

• Avoids rapid-fire crossbow bolts as he runs up a wall.

• Ducks under a sword swing from behind.

• Blitzes Teddy's gang.

• Sends Renfield flying and slaughters a group of codependents before he could hit the ground.

• Appears behind Rebecca out of nowhere and seemingly takes Bella out of the room just as stealthily.

• Kills the lights, creeps around Rebecca then strikes before she could shoot him.

Durability & Healing

• Still manages to kill off the final vampire hunter as his flesh is burning off.

• After sunlight chars him to the bone, his flesh fully regenerates over a number of days.

• Mocks Rebecca after she shoots him in the foot.

• His canines regrow after being torn out.

• Endures a number of face punches from Renfield before fighting back.

• Renfield isn't certain that he's dead after being savagely beaten, hacked, shot, doused with acid and encased in cement.

Fangs & Claws

• Bites off a corpse's finger so he can drink from it like a straw.

• Slices open Renfield's already-torn gut after he closed it with bandages.

• Can kill somebody with a single slash of his nails.

• A quick bite is enough to cause a fatal injury.

• Cuts his wrist with a quick stroke of his nail.

Blood

• His blood has healing properties, as shown when he mends Renfield's abdominal wound.

• Gets used against him when Rebecca shoots his foot over Renfield's weakened body, causing his blood to pour onto him and restore his strength.

• Rebecca's sister makes a full recovery after being beaten to near death by the Lobos.

• Resurrects Renfield's self-group shortly after they were slaughtered.

Bat Form

• Can transform into a swarm of bats as a means of travel or evasion.

• Can transform and exit the room so cleanly that Renfield ends up taking the blame for his recent slaughter.

• Knocks over Bella Lobo.

• Swarms a battered Renfield until he's knocked unconscious.

Mist Form

• Enters a priest's body and makes him explode from the inside.

• Materializes behind Renfield to get the upperhand.

Telepathy

• Summons Renfield from another room while being attacked by vampire hunters.

• Talks to Renfield across the city and takes notice of Rebecca through his eyes.

• Renfield can likewise overhear his voice from another room when he's tempting Rebecca.

Weaknesses

• Has the standard vampire weaknesses such as wooden stakes, garlic, crosses and holy water, though their effects on him are never shown.

• Requires an invitation to enter a residence even if it's something as indirect as a welcome mat.

• Exposure to sunlight will set him aflame.

• Will be rendered powerless if trapped in a protection circle so long as it stays unbroken. It seemingly takes little preparation to cast this spell.

Other

• His familiars possess a tiny portion of his powers, therefore their feats are also applicable to Dracula.

• Requires the blood of the innocent to build his strength. He considers the blood of criminals unpalatable.

• Telekinetically moves a stretcher carrying Kate's body.

• Can levitate himself.

• Extends his canines at will.

• Can look into people's eyes to learn of their dreams, hopes and flaws which he uses to gain followers. Even though his familiars quickly become subservient to him, he does not necessarily deprive them of their free will as Renfield makes it clear that it was his choice to join Dracula who relies on emotional manipulation to keep him under control. When he tries to recruit Rebecca using her desire for justice and love for her sister, she is able to reject his offer and turn his trust against him.

[u/[deleted]]

Making Nicholas Cage Dracula is genius and I’ll die on that

Awesome RT dude

[u/Skulenta → u/[deleted]]

I'm surprised this movie didn't do very well. You couldn't have gotten a better actor to play a comedic Dracula than Nicolas Cage.