That's one way to look at it. Another way to look at it, is that he served punishment to those that deserved it, and in doing so - freed Isaac to do the same. Their bond may involve a more... vicious sense of "being nice". They may think "Peace" is a nicety, and to them, peace... is serving death. Another way of looking at it. You're not wrong just... fun to imagine what else might be inferred if you assume their meeting contained nothing "nice" as we would understand it.
Not because he was nice. Dracula recognised his talent and worth. Saved him from death. Didn’t betray his trust. Also he didn’t felt like being used to later be thrown aside.
Note that Dracula is in no way beholden to the old superstitious weakness of not being able to enter someone's home uninvited. He was simply being polite, as is his way.
considering he was already inside I considered it fairly obvious he was just being courteous, but still a good observation. It helped show just how above other vampires he was without needing to blatantly demonstrate his power
@@basbarbeque6718 i dont think even other vampires have to follow that rule as it is a superstition. We see Godbrand and the vampire generals clearly enter houses without any permission. Similarly we see Draculas castle being raided multiple times by vampires and non of them asked for permission. We saw Carmilla enter Draculas castle without asking him first as well.
@@nabinoorshahil2715 well one rule every lore agreed on if a vampire does require an invitation to enter ones home it has to be a human, vampires don't count
@@frutrex8031 Sure, in this case. But husband and wife are titles. People in arranged marriages, for example, might not even like each other. Much less be friends. In this case, it seems like they were friends first and that progressed. Just because it became more doesn't mean the previous thing isn't true. If I have three apples and someone asks if I have two, I could say yes and not be wrong.
Lmao that’s pretty funny, but I think the point is that instead of fighting a war for petty reasons like glory or money or religion or lust for power, he does it for a reason Isaac sees as pure, which is to rid the world of a corrupt species.
You know looking back at this moment it really shows you just how much Isaac would grow following Dracula’s death, here he looks at his actions, as though Dracula was some kind of god, saying his actions are “pure” when compared to humans, and that “war” is too “small” a word for him. But looking at Dracula in this moment objectively, you realize it’s the exact opposite, this isn’t some final conclusion reached after centuries of contemplation. This is a very angry, very sad, very lonely old man lashing out at his lowest point. Isaac would come to understand this eventually but here he has this almost cult like admiration for Dracula.
Don't downplay yourself! I bet you can write even better with practice. That's the great part about aspiring writers getting to see good writing like this. More examples for what works.
Keep in mind that there's more than just good writing going on here that sells the scene. The direction is expertly measured. The serene almost ASMR-like voice acting, the ambient music and lighting, the pacing- each reflect the nature of the meeting, their relationship, topic of conversation, even geographical location. It's all cohesive. This is all to say that I bet you probably could write dialogue as good as in this scene, but you'd need a director as good as the one who directed this show to bring it to life like this. Everything is top notch.
at least he thought so and it would have been fine by him. But I really don't think Dracula would have killed either Isaac nor Hector. He even gone as far as to save Isaac from certain death.
considering his level of loyalty and his human mortality it would be pointless to kill isaac even if he is the last human left he cant breed not that he would. so what harm in letting him hang around to share philosophy with for a few more decades. in dracula's eyes isaac has risen above his own species and cant be considered the same.
Honestly, I just think Dracula would've let Hector and Isaac die of old age. They were loyal and they weren't going to do anything like have children of their own or go against Dracula
Isaac believed on that but Dracula literally saved his life throwing him far away using that magic mirror. Vlad genuinely considered Isaac as he friend, he trust Isaac more then his generals and asked his opinion during the “war” (something that never happened to others people in his cort, at least we didn’t see happening). I personally would love to see their reunion, after Isaac arc and after Dracula comeback from hell together with Lisa, maybe Hector could be there too, Lisa would like him; sad we will never see that happening.
"Invite me across your threshold, Isaac." "Behold, Dracula, king of the night. This is my table, and forth from it's leg till that carpet, from where it rises and where it dawns, all of this is my Empire.." "It's a nice.. room, Isaac."
So Isaac pledged himself to Dracula because he was nice to him and rescued him and he was willing to help Dracula wipe out all of humanity because of that, but the he doubts himself and ultimately changes his path when someone else who was a complete stranger gave him a gift and showed him kindness then because of that and the ship captain challenging his beliefs and calling him out lead to him realizing that there is something worthy in humanity and that he was blind before. I love the character development and writing of this show so much.
I mean all the characters were well done wether it was Lenore realizing that she no longer has a place in the world or Sypha seeing how dark the world truly is, or even Alucard who goes from I’ll help you out because it’s what my mother would have wanted to I want to be around people I want to belong somewhere. Everyone had a great arc and actually felt like they were people which not a lot of shows do right
We are all in the end changed by our interactions with others. The person Issac started the series as was one who wished to love others but was met with hate and pain from all but Dracula and as the series progressed and as he met others who did not hate him and did not wish him harm he became open to the idea of change and evolution rather of seeing all humans as deserving of death.
I think the moment he truly changed was during his conversations with the philosopher night creature. At first Issac seemed to just want someone to talk to, but by season 4 he and the night creature muse about the fluid nature of the human soul and we can see how Issacs creatures mirrored his own soul and goals. (Season 2 the injured night creature that returns to Castle Dracula out of a feeling of loyalty. Season 3, the night creature in the priory bent on bringing Dracula back. Season 4, the philosopher night creature.) Issac realized that in some way, he was always in control of his destiny. Issac came to realize that he was no longer the blade, but the hand that directs the blade and he could determine what his future would be. From having no real agency of his own, to becoming a kind of kingish magician figure, such an amazing character arc.
In a sense, Isaac seems(key word) similar to Dracula after losing someone that was a constant as well as understood the reasons why Dracula attacked humanity. But, over the course of the seasons, he learns that not all of humanity is bad, merely the ones that have a god-complex and saw that some vampires are capable of similar personalities.
I guess it’s just because they both have the most understandable reasons to despise mankind. They were both horrifically betrayed by humanity even though they tried to love humanity. They have a common deeply rooted pain.
This show depicts Dracula as almost an anti-villain. He had been disappointed and betrayed by humans for centuries and rarely retaliated. When they condemned and burned his wife to the stake... he lashed out in a fit of rage. I can't help but feel his pain and almost side with him. I think if he were to ask me, I would assist him too as a loyal follower.
That's what separates a well written villain from a poorly one. Pantomime evil doesn't really exist in real life, but rationalized evil does. Morality isn't black and white, but shades of grey. A villain whose motivations or reasoning make you question whether they might be justified in their actions, even if only from their own perspective, will always strike harder than a villain who is evil for evil's sake. A villain you can't empathize or sympathize with is just a shallow prop for the story, not so much a character as a plot goal. We understand Draculas motivations, we even empathize with him and his emotions. That's what makes his decision to commit the ultimate genocide bite that much harder than a villain doing it because doing evil things is what they do. In this respect the latter is, on a writing level, not much better than a meteor or super volcano. Fine as a chunk of force to motivate other characters to action, but entirely vacuous as a character themselves.
Simply put his story stirs you and awakens a certain feeling far beyond your control. CHARISMA! The sheer emotive power that drives a soldier to follow a dictator or a believer who put his faith in a corrupt cult. You have revered Dracula and that is why you have sworn allegiance to him.
I can understand him killing people in that city, but genocide is madness. After living alone for centuries and then someone apparently killed his love for an absurd reason, madness was bound to happen.
"Invite me across your threshold, Isaac" I have the feeling this stems from the belief that a Vampire MUST be invited into your home, otherwise he/she is unable to come in at all. Does this apply to Vampires in Castlevania, I wonder?
When Dracula answered "Yes" twice. The second one was noticeably different than the first. He was answering a question that he did not want to acknowledge. You could tell in the lower/weaker tone in his voice. It was a nice moment of honesty and humanity in his voice. Makes the character feel so real and much deeper.
The fact that Dracula asks to be invited in even tho that vampiric lore doesn't apply to them just shows how much respect he has for Isaac. I really wish we got more scenes with them from the past.
“Misanthropes have some admirable - if paradoxical - virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are likely to meet. Because good manners build sturdy walls, our distaste for intimacy makes us exceedingly cordial. “ships that pass in the night.” As long as you remain a stranger we will be your friend forever.” - Florence King
I'm misanthropic to a considerable degree but I don't outwardly display it. And I don't think other misanthropes would either. I just want to be left alone, I don't want to inflict the same pain upon someone else that everyone else does already. People also have no idea that I am misanthropic until I tell them personally. And I'm generally extremely well liked within any community i'm apart of.
Because Isaac, to him, is a kindred soul - a human that knows the evils of mankind, who despises it so much he is just as willing to see it damned to hell. As Dracula later explains to them in the castle, even the vampires don't want that - they want the humans to remain as cattle, not entirely destroyed. It's rare that anyone else shares his vision the same way, and at the same time has the talents to help see it through.
Remember when the captain said: "And you are so soon to forget the one man who gifted you..". That shopkeeper and Dracula both gifted Isaac, but he was blinded by vengeance, at the second time. He could've just as much forgot Draculas kindness, the reason why he had vengeance to begin with. He could've ignored or hurt people like Dracula, the man he held very dearly to him. Thats where he his first doubts come from. That Captain had really wise words. Isaac said, noone bothered to raise a helping hand for him. Thats why he hates humans, because "it wasn't even human". But, he is rebuked on the ship. There are honest people out there who would help him, genuinely. He didn't just ignore that, but he was set on wiping out those people. He was wrong and his world is deconstructed. That captain saved the world.
2:11 I really like the way Dracula answers Isaac when he asks if he needs the help of a human. Dracula knows his request sounds hypocritical and even though he answers honestly, you can hear the slight bit of hesitation.
I do love their interactions- it let Dracula’s true nature as MORE than just a vengeful creature of hell shine through. It is in these moments we see his compassion, not just his pain and rage.
I’ve been watching a bunch of clips and I’ve noticed the way they animate Isaac is so good. It’s something about his skin and his movements that look more like a moving painting than just normal animation. Idk how to explain it but he looks slightly different than others..like they use some kinda cel shading on him. Whatever it is, this is how African/black characters should be portrayed lol not with exaggerated features and what not
Season 1-2 were the best parts of the show. Season 3 was a good build up of the aftermath and season 4 ended it all well. Now I want a series for a different time-line.
Dracula: “Yeah so your species has crossed me for the last time and imma genocide them all. Can I borrow you for a bit to raise an army?” Issac: “Hm.... you son of a bitch, I’m in!”
For those wondering, its not from superstition that Dracula asks for an invitation, its out of respect. I feel this is similar to other Vampires, where instead of barging into peoples homes, they ask to fully be allowed in when the person is present, as a show of trust, and respect.
I've typed this out several times now responding to different people, so I'll repeat what I typed because I think its worth thinking about. I believe vampires need to ask permission to cross thresholds of a magical barrier, we've seen in Lament of Innocence, Renaldo has a barrier around his house that repels vampires, so its possible, that forgemasters can set up a similar sort of perimeter defense against evil beings, that can only enter if invited in. This would explain why we see vampires raiding buildings and villages no problem, because they are simple ordinary peasants, with no magical barriers. It would make sense why Isaac would have a sort of security system out in the middle of nowhere. Once again, just a theory of mine.
The funny thing is that knowing that the aspect of death actually exist something tells me that death himself couse the death of Dracula's wife and Dracula meeting Isaac and Hector
Ironic how despite his hatred for humans, he still saved Isaac back then, and that was recent, and all the people closer to him are all human, Lisa, Isaac, Hector, even his son is half-human, he doesn't even feel sympathy for the vampires, the only people he has ever loved or trust have been human. It's quite paradoxical.
NO OTHER FILM, can ever touch the depth and gravity of each dialogue delivered in this series, it just takes you to a different place, like teleportation...
One thing I just noticed ages after watching this is that when Dracula meets Hector, he has some reanimated pet thing walking around. But when he meets Isaac, there is nobody else around. Accordingly Hector is told that humanity will be kept in pens (like pets) and Isaac is told / believes they will be eradicated completely (hence the empty desert)
I would watch a show with just Dracula for like 20 seasons straight. He's everything a leader, a strategist, a calm headed man, a husband, a human, a vampire should be. The way he speaks, deals, sees thru things and fights, it's just pure elegance. God, why did they have to kill him, for the sake of that Plot armour ridden trio.
It's interesting to see the comparison, when Dracula first see's hector, he surprises hector and has the drop on him. With isaac it's the reverse, and even though Dracula came with unbeknownst to Isaac, Isaac still had the drop on him.
Hector joined Dracula with conditions, limits on how far they would go (or so he believed). Isaac had no reservations, he was all in with Dracula's plan from the start.
Issac was only one smart enough to realize what Dracula's motivations really are. Probably only one who could actually understand him. But in a sense Isaac's motivations were a lot more pure then Dracula's, who was driven by actually pretty human emotions of love and abandonment towards his wife. Isaac is a bit more sophisticated person then Dracula.
More than half the castlevania fandom has been team Dracula after this. I was love issac growth but i would have loved seeing him burn the world. Issac vs alucard trevor and sypha wouldve changed the very world we live in
Its cool that they added some vampire lore at 0:28 in a few myths, vampires can not enter a home unless they are invited in. Once invited they will come and go as they please.
If they ever do a live action of this series, it would be be interesting concept if he were played by someone suffering from Albinoism. As it is a custom in areas of Africa and the likes to hunt down people suffering from albinism and mutilated them for parts, as ingredients for spells and such. Would give depth to his back story.
If I were a forgemaster and all of the night creatures that can talk say they are relieved to be free from hell, I might not be so quick to want death…
literally none of castlevania's Netflix soundtrack has been released past the first season. Trevor Morris has been "working on it" for years now lmaoo seems like its never coming out.
“I have no fear of Death. It always sounded peaceful to me...”
Death: “You gopping little shit”
Lmfao
XD
Ahaaaa!!!
lmao
Oh god yes! Death, the abridged… eternal punishment of trashtalking…
How to ask people to come into their house:
❌ "Hey, can I come in?"
❌ "Is it all good if i crash at your place?"
✔️ "Invite me across your threshold"
"Hey can a loc come up in yo crib?"
🤣🤣underrated comments: and no f** you I see you at work
LOL
I think it's the saying that vampires have to be invited into a house.
Asking in "Times New Roman" style indeed.
Isaac in backstory: "I have no fear of Death. It always sounded peaceful to me..."
Isaac in the show: "I have no fear of Death. I blocked his number."
True
Death: "Don't you think that's kinda fucked up? I can't do it, but a mere human can!"
Addition to yours ... Isaac in the show. "I have no fear of Death. His voice was annoying and I blocked his number." XD
It’s even funnier when you realize he actually does this in the show😂
Death: "He cut me off! Doesn't he know who I am?!"
I weirdly love how Isaac’s reason for being so loyal to Dracula was essentially the “because you were nice to me” trope
You a TVTropes viewer as well? Nice
Reciprocation is one of the strongest forces in human nature lol.
That's one way to look at it.
Another way to look at it, is that he served punishment to those that deserved it, and in doing so - freed Isaac to do the same.
Their bond may involve a more... vicious sense of "being nice". They may think "Peace" is a nicety, and to them, peace... is serving death. Another way of looking at it. You're not wrong just... fun to imagine what else might be inferred if you assume their meeting contained nothing "nice" as we would understand it.
Not because he was nice.
Dracula recognised his talent and worth.
Saved him from death.
Didn’t betray his trust.
Also he didn’t felt like being used to later be thrown aside.
Then nest season when stating his reasons for slaughtering humanity
“Because you were rude”
Note that Dracula is in no way beholden to the old superstitious weakness of not being able to enter someone's home uninvited. He was simply being polite, as is his way.
considering he was already inside I considered it fairly obvious he was just being courteous, but still a good observation.
It helped show just how above other vampires he was without needing to blatantly demonstrate his power
@@basbarbeque6718 i dont think even other vampires have to follow that rule as it is a superstition. We see Godbrand and the vampire generals clearly enter houses without any permission. Similarly we see Draculas castle being raided multiple times by vampires and non of them asked for permission. We saw Carmilla enter Draculas castle without asking him first as well.
@@nabinoorshahil2715 well one rule every lore agreed on if a vampire does require an invitation to enter ones home it has to be a human, vampires don't count
Does that rule apply if the place was abandoned or if the current occupant murdered the previous one?
@@silverblade357 probably not
Dracula only had three friends and they were all humans.
Isaac, Hector and who ? I can't remember.
@@frutrex8031 His wife
Ironic
@@ripleysykes9142 a bit more than a friend don't you think ?
@@frutrex8031 Sure, in this case. But husband and wife are titles. People in arranged marriages, for example, might not even like each other. Much less be friends. In this case, it seems like they were friends first and that progressed. Just because it became more doesn't mean the previous thing isn't true. If I have three apples and someone asks if I have two, I could say yes and not be wrong.
Isaac: " war seems so barbaric, below of Dracula standards.
Dracula: Systematic Genoside
Isaac: "You Magnificient Bastard! YES! that's more like it"
Lmao that’s pretty funny, but I think the point is that instead of fighting a war for petty reasons like glory or money or religion or lust for power, he does it for a reason Isaac sees as pure, which is to rid the world of a corrupt species.
uses the word war to make it sound like a fair fight, like they have a chance and it's a disagreement turned violent
You know looking back at this moment it really shows you just how much Isaac would grow following Dracula’s death, here he looks at his actions, as though Dracula was some kind of god, saying his actions are “pure” when compared to humans, and that “war” is too “small” a word for him. But looking at Dracula in this moment objectively, you realize it’s the exact opposite, this isn’t some final conclusion reached after centuries of contemplation. This is a very angry, very sad, very lonely old man lashing out at his lowest point. Isaac would come to understand this eventually but here he has this almost cult like admiration for Dracula.
I love that Dracula just told Issac that he wanted to destroy all of humanity and Issac was just like: “Pog. When do we start?”
everyone need a friend like that
Dracula: I wanna go to war...
Isaac: Lame.
Dracula: Fine, I wanna exterminate all of humanity.
Isaac: Better.
Whose car are we taking 😂
God, I wish I could write like this. This show really sets the bar.
Don't downplay yourself! I bet you can write even better with practice. That's the great part about aspiring writers getting to see good writing like this. More examples for what works.
The story and themes are very simple. Conveying it naturally and avoiding too much cheese is the challenge.
You can do it or better even. If you really want to.
You can, but you gotta practice
Keep in mind that there's more than just good writing going on here that sells the scene. The direction is expertly measured. The serene almost ASMR-like voice acting, the ambient music and lighting, the pacing- each reflect the nature of the meeting, their relationship, topic of conversation, even geographical location. It's all cohesive.
This is all to say that I bet you probably could write dialogue as good as in this scene, but you'd need a director as good as the one who directed this show to bring it to life like this. Everything is top notch.
I still love that Isaac fully understood and accepted that he would eventually be killed also.
at least he thought so and it would have been fine by him. But I really don't think Dracula would have killed either Isaac nor Hector. He even gone as far as to save Isaac from certain death.
considering his level of loyalty and his human mortality it would be pointless to kill isaac even if he is the last human left he cant breed not that he would. so what harm in letting him hang around to share philosophy with for a few more decades. in dracula's eyes isaac has risen above his own species and cant be considered the same.
Honestly, I just think Dracula would've let Hector and Isaac die of old age. They were loyal and they weren't going to do anything like have children of their own or go against Dracula
Isaac believed on that but Dracula literally saved his life throwing him far away using that magic mirror. Vlad genuinely considered Isaac as he friend, he trust Isaac more then his generals and asked his opinion during the “war” (something that never happened to others people in his cort, at least we didn’t see happening).
I personally would love to see their reunion, after Isaac arc and after Dracula comeback from hell together with Lisa, maybe Hector could be there too, Lisa would like him; sad we will never see that happening.
He would have let hector and isaac live
"Invite me across your threshold, Isaac."
"Behold, Dracula, king of the night. This is my table, and forth from it's leg till that carpet,
from where it rises and where it dawns, all of this is my Empire.."
"It's a nice.. room, Isaac."
I read ur comment then varney got me!
@@maxbinary ._ . Varney. Never would've thought him to be important.
You speak beautiful words soaked in darkness
@@MrSpiritualDesire Thank you.
So Isaac pledged himself to Dracula because he was nice to him and rescued him and he was willing to help Dracula wipe out all of humanity because of that, but the he doubts himself and ultimately changes his path when someone else who was a complete stranger gave him a gift and showed him kindness then because of that and the ship captain challenging his beliefs and calling him out lead to him realizing that there is something worthy in humanity and that he was blind before. I love the character development and writing of this show so much.
Isaac learns and changes so much over the course of all the seasons, he really is Castlevania's best written character.
I mean all the characters were well done wether it was Lenore realizing that she no longer has a place in the world or Sypha seeing how dark the world truly is, or even Alucard who goes from I’ll help you out because it’s what my mother would have wanted to I want to be around people I want to belong somewhere. Everyone had a great arc and actually felt like they were people which not a lot of shows do right
We are all in the end changed by our interactions with others. The person Issac started the series as was one who wished to love others but was met with hate and pain from all but Dracula and as the series progressed and as he met others who did not hate him and did not wish him harm he became open to the idea of change and evolution rather of seeing all humans as deserving of death.
I think the moment he truly changed was during his conversations with the philosopher night creature.
At first Issac seemed to just want someone to talk to, but by season 4 he and the night creature muse about the fluid nature of the human soul and we can see how Issacs creatures mirrored his own soul and goals. (Season 2 the injured night creature that returns to Castle Dracula out of a feeling of loyalty. Season 3, the night creature in the priory bent on bringing Dracula back. Season 4, the philosopher night creature.) Issac realized that in some way, he was always in control of his destiny.
Issac came to realize that he was no longer the blade, but the hand that directs the blade and he could determine what his future would be.
From having no real agency of his own, to becoming a kind of kingish magician figure, such an amazing character arc.
In a sense, Isaac seems(key word) similar to Dracula after losing someone that was a constant as well as understood the reasons why Dracula attacked humanity. But, over the course of the seasons, he learns that not all of humanity is bad, merely the ones that have a god-complex and saw that some vampires are capable of similar personalities.
There is something strangely pure about Isaac's and Dracula's relationship.
I guess it’s just because they both have the most understandable reasons to despise mankind. They were both horrifically betrayed by humanity even though they tried to love humanity. They have a common deeply rooted pain.
Pure, clean, love
This show depicts Dracula as almost an anti-villain. He had been disappointed and betrayed by humans for centuries and rarely retaliated. When they condemned and burned his wife to the stake... he lashed out in a fit of rage. I can't help but feel his pain and almost side with him. I think if he were to ask me, I would assist him too as a loyal follower.
That's what separates a well written villain from a poorly one. Pantomime evil doesn't really exist in real life, but rationalized evil does. Morality isn't black and white, but shades of grey. A villain whose motivations or reasoning make you question whether they might be justified in their actions, even if only from their own perspective, will always strike harder than a villain who is evil for evil's sake. A villain you can't empathize or sympathize with is just a shallow prop for the story, not so much a character as a plot goal.
We understand Draculas motivations, we even empathize with him and his emotions. That's what makes his decision to commit the ultimate genocide bite that much harder than a villain doing it because doing evil things is what they do. In this respect the latter is, on a writing level, not much better than a meteor or super volcano. Fine as a chunk of force to motivate other characters to action, but entirely vacuous as a character themselves.
Simply put his story stirs you and awakens a certain feeling far beyond your control. CHARISMA! The sheer emotive power that drives a soldier to follow a dictator or a believer who put his faith in a corrupt cult. You have revered Dracula and that is why you have sworn allegiance to him.
As Issac said Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity
I can understand him killing people in that city, but genocide is madness. After living alone for centuries and then someone apparently killed his love for an absurd reason, madness was bound to happen.
Yeah but you would be useless to him
"Invite me across your threshold, Isaac." The vampiric lore is spot on!
@Urazz no, I doubt it, but just the reference though!
Godbrand and Cho perfectly entered in human houses without permission
i think he was just being polite
It's a great line. I think he was making a sort of joke, seeing as he's already through the door.
@@hahaimout1693 can’t get not invited to houses if there’s no one in them anymore
"Say the words, so i know you are still my friend"
Definetly gonna use it with my hommies.
"Invite me across your threshold, Isaac"
I have the feeling this stems from the belief that a Vampire MUST be invited into your home, otherwise he/she is unable to come in at all. Does this apply to Vampires in Castlevania, I wonder?
I believe so yes
Not in Castlevania. Dracula is simply polite to those he deems worthy of respect.
It possibly only applies to regular vampires, it clearly does not apply to Dracula as you can see he's already inside before he even asks
Godbrand and the other vampires didn't need inviting to raid people's homes for victims
All the vampires who raided Draculas castle did not ask for invitation.
The fact that Isaac was able to hear the most powerfull vampire’s footsteps in the sand is nothing short of impressive.
When Dracula answered "Yes" twice. The second one was noticeably different than the first. He was answering a question that he did not want to acknowledge. You could tell in the lower/weaker tone in his voice. It was a nice moment of honesty and humanity in his voice. Makes the character feel so real and much deeper.
So Isaac could have been made into a viagra pill if not for Dracula,.......geez, if I was Isaac, I will be loyal to the end...
🤣The fact that this statement is actually true is just hilarious to me. Poor Isaac
wtf 😭😭🤣 I can't with the Viagra pill. 💀💀
Those Chineses... go figure...
(just a joke)
@@GuiiBrazil lol wht Chinese? I believe the animators were American and the traders were middle Eastern.
@@thatfroginpeppapig2543 damn... The joke passed waaay above your head, hun!?
The fact that Dracula asks to be invited in even tho that vampiric lore doesn't apply to them just shows how much respect he has for Isaac. I really wish we got more scenes with them from the past.
For a misanthrope, Dracula is rather cordial with Isaac
It was misanthrope to misanthrope, so easy
“Misanthropes have some admirable - if paradoxical - virtues. It is no exaggeration to say that we are among the nicest people you are likely to meet. Because good manners build sturdy walls, our distaste for intimacy makes us exceedingly cordial. “ships that pass in the night.” As long as you remain a stranger we will be your friend forever.”
- Florence King
I'm misanthropic to a considerable degree but I don't outwardly display it. And I don't think other misanthropes would either. I just want to be left alone, I don't want to inflict the same pain upon someone else that everyone else does already. People also have no idea that I am misanthropic until I tell them personally. And I'm generally extremely well liked within any community i'm apart of.
Just because he finds the human race as a blight doesn't mean he's unaware of their positive qualities.
Because Isaac, to him, is a kindred soul - a human that knows the evils of mankind, who despises it so much he is just as willing to see it damned to hell. As Dracula later explains to them in the castle, even the vampires don't want that - they want the humans to remain as cattle, not entirely destroyed. It's rare that anyone else shares his vision the same way, and at the same time has the talents to help see it through.
Remember when the captain said: "And you are so soon to forget the one man who gifted you..". That shopkeeper and Dracula both gifted Isaac, but he was blinded by vengeance, at the second time. He could've just as much forgot Draculas kindness, the reason why he had vengeance to begin with. He could've ignored or hurt people like Dracula, the man he held very dearly to him. Thats where he his first doubts come from. That Captain had really wise words.
Isaac said, noone bothered to raise a helping hand for him. Thats why he hates humans, because "it wasn't even human". But, he is rebuked on the ship. There are honest people out there who would help him, genuinely. He didn't just ignore that, but he was set on wiping out those people. He was wrong and his world is deconstructed. That captain saved the world.
Issac: how many night creatures you want?
Dracula: Yes
Dracula found a real friend in Issac. That type of loyalty is hard to come by.
“Tell me, so that I know you are my friend.”
I love how they both say this to each other.
The writing of this show--absolutely hypnotic.
It's almost as if one is listening to this as audio book with how subtle and clear their voices are.
Love how dracule says "Yes" three times in a row. The writing is so good. I could listen to this kind of dialog for HOURS.
"Death is always sounded peaceful to me"
About that Isaac, Death sounds like a pissed off British Man
2:11 I really like the way Dracula answers Isaac when he asks if he needs the help of a human. Dracula knows his request sounds hypocritical and even though he answers honestly, you can hear the slight bit of hesitation.
A lot of people think Issac was blindly loyal to Dracula. But they forget Issac also tested Dracula to insure that he is still Issac's friend.
I do love their interactions- it let Dracula’s true nature as MORE than just a vengeful creature of hell shine through. It is in these moments we see his compassion, not just his pain and rage.
I’ve been watching a bunch of clips and I’ve noticed the way they animate Isaac is so good. It’s something about his skin and his movements that look more like a moving painting than just normal animation. Idk how to explain it but he looks slightly different than others..like they use some kinda cel shading on him. Whatever it is, this is how African/black characters should be portrayed lol not with exaggerated features and what not
Isaac shares his concerns and asks his questions, and not once does Dracula lie to him
I love how Isaacs the only person who truly understood dracula. Even in season 4 he always did what was in his dear friends interest
Why I must fall deeper in love with Dracula anytime I hear his damn soothing voice
My favorite scene from the show. Everything is so well done. The dialogue, the voice acting, the pace, the camera, the location, etc.
Isaac believes in gravity...
Dracula literally draws the best character from his Gacha. He found not only the most trustworthy friend, a wise one, and also the best of his kind
Season 1-2 were the best parts of the show.
Season 3 was a good build up of the aftermath and season 4 ended it all well.
Now I want a series for a different time-line.
They did say that DMC and the Castlevania spin off are next in line so your wish will be granted.
I would say that season 4 had the best fight scenes and payoff, and season 3 set up S4 spectacularly
"Castlevania: Nocturne" in production
I love the voice actors of these two. I could listen to those voices every minute of every episode.
Isaac alone is worth more than all of the generals in Dracula’s court. That’s how badass he is.
I hate comments like this cause we didn't get to see their full potential. They became generals of Dracula for a reason.
These series is amazing. So many interesting characters
One of my favorite characters right here.
Dracula: “Yeah so your species has crossed me for the last time and imma genocide them all. Can I borrow you for a bit to raise an army?”
Issac: “Hm.... you son of a bitch, I’m in!”
Love their scenes
For those wondering, its not from superstition that Dracula asks for an invitation, its out of respect. I feel this is similar to other Vampires, where instead of barging into peoples homes, they ask to fully be allowed in when the person is present, as a show of trust, and respect.
I've typed this out several times now responding to different people, so I'll repeat what I typed because I think its worth thinking about. I believe vampires need to ask permission to cross thresholds of a magical barrier, we've seen in Lament of Innocence, Renaldo has a barrier around his house that repels vampires, so its possible, that forgemasters can set up a similar sort of perimeter defense against evil beings, that can only enter if invited in. This would explain why we see vampires raiding buildings and villages no problem, because they are simple ordinary peasants, with no magical barriers. It would make sense why Isaac would have a sort of security system out in the middle of nowhere. Once again, just a theory of mine.
Probably
True loyalty and friendship is a hard thing to come by... They had each other till the end.
The funny thing is that knowing that the aspect of death actually exist something tells me that death himself couse the death of Dracula's wife and Dracula meeting Isaac and Hector
"What is ligma? Tell me so that I may know we are still friends."
"Ligma balls."
"Hmm. We are still friends."
-Me and my homie
Isaac is so fucking intellectual. He is by far one of my most favorite characters.
All his dialogues are fkn masterpieces, especially the convo w the Captain, that’s my favorite
Ironic how despite his hatred for humans, he still saved Isaac back then, and that was recent, and all the people closer to him are all human, Lisa, Isaac, Hector, even his son is half-human, he doesn't even feel sympathy for the vampires, the only people he has ever loved or trust have been human. It's quite paradoxical.
Issac has such a beautiful voice.
The true face of loyalty, can only be shown by those who has been betrayed a lot
Such Friendship and Loyalty.
NO OTHER FILM, can ever touch the depth and gravity of each dialogue delivered in this series, it just takes you to a different place, like teleportation...
One thing I just noticed ages after watching this is that when Dracula meets Hector, he has some reanimated pet thing walking around. But when he meets Isaac, there is nobody else around. Accordingly Hector is told that humanity will be kept in pens (like pets) and Isaac is told / believes they will be eradicated completely (hence the empty desert)
In some of these scenes, dracula sounds like Liam Neeson.
I would watch a show with just Dracula for like 20 seasons straight. He's everything a leader, a strategist, a calm headed man, a husband, a human, a vampire should be. The way he speaks, deals, sees thru things and fights, it's just pure elegance. God, why did they have to kill him, for the sake of that Plot armour ridden trio.
It's interesting to see the comparison, when Dracula first see's hector, he surprises hector and has the drop on him.
With isaac it's the reverse, and even though Dracula came with unbeknownst to Isaac, Isaac still had the drop on him.
Beautiful and pure scene.
The dialogue in this series was amazing just hearing these two talk it's very entertaining.
The voice of dracula is so tired when he speaks we can clearly see he is depressed
This Dracula is super scary because he's smart and approachable. Finally someone developed Dracula properly. He's enigmatic and a complex foe.
The writing in Castlevania is so masterful !!!
"i will be loyal to the end."
one could call this.. the binding of isaac
Isaac's loyallty for Dracula make's me shivver 😃😃😃😃
Issac literally was loyal to end and beyond.....he dint wanted to bring Dracula back ....he knew his master was at peace.
Hector joined Dracula with conditions, limits on how far they would go (or so he believed). Isaac had no reservations, he was all in with Dracula's plan from the start.
Dracula doesn't need a forgemaster. He needs a geomancer for earthquakes and... whatever job Oppenheimer has for nukes.
Can we talk about how breath-fucking-taking Vlad is
Man the dialogue in this series is Dracula Tier!
Notice how Dracula asked Isaac to invite him in.
Because vampires need to be invited to further explore other people's homes.
When You invite a roommate rent free:
“I will be loyal to the end and beyond”
Man Isaac is probably one of my favourite characters in this show
Issac was only one smart enough to realize what Dracula's motivations really are. Probably only one who could actually understand him. But in a sense Isaac's motivations were a lot more pure then Dracula's, who was driven by actually pretty human emotions of love and abandonment towards his wife. Isaac is a bit more sophisticated person then Dracula.
To me Isaac is the best developed character in this version of Castlevania and my favourite team is between Isaac and captain
Can we gets a side story with them reuniting after the end of the show please
More than half the castlevania fandom has been team Dracula after this. I was love issac growth but i would have loved seeing him burn the world. Issac vs alucard trevor and sypha wouldve changed the very world we live in
“not even the wolves come close.”
if a wolf did come close it has massive bloody balls
Love the way they draw eye lashes in this show. Almost like a sharp calligraphic stroke, or a 🦇
Its cool that they added some vampire lore at 0:28 in a few myths, vampires can not enter a home unless they are invited in. Once invited they will come and go as they please.
I need a flashback episode of their first meeting.
The beginning of a friendship between them
Dude, Enrico Pucci's english VA totally should have been Isaac's VA
If they ever do a live action of this series, it would be be interesting concept if he were played by someone suffering from Albinoism. As it is a custom in areas of Africa and the likes to hunt down people suffering from albinism and mutilated them for parts, as ingredients for spells and such.
Would give depth to his back story.
Dracula isn't even a villian, just an antagonist.
The last surviving ant probably “the human race has betrayed me one final time ✊🏽 and they must be punished”
These two together deserve An Oscar Award 😂
The first guy to save Issac wasnt a human
I feel like Vlad can enter homes without permission but he's just big on manners since that's what his wife first offered him.
beautiful
Homie was asked to exterminate his race and he was like "you know I'm ride or die"
If I were a forgemaster and all of the night creatures that can talk say they are relieved to be free from hell, I might not be so quick to want death…
He's muslim and thinks he's serving allah's will by eradicating humanity and emptying hell, he probably thinks he's going to heaven
Issac was loyal to Dracula.
Hector was disillusioned with humanity.
This would be the staging point for one of the greatest adventures of all time!
Invite me across your threshold... i need to use that phrase
1:10 anyone knows the ost of this scene? Please? I'm dying here
literally none of castlevania's Netflix soundtrack has been released past the first season. Trevor Morris has been "working on it" for years now lmaoo seems like its never coming out.
Dracula might have asked to be invited in just for courtesy or might have been a reference to Old vampires needing permission to enter houses.
"Invite me across your threshold, isaac"
Dude's already inside though?