This particular scene got me thinking about what Alucard said to maria
This particular scene
I’d like to point out a certain idea about what Alucard said. To start off Maria is clearly asking Alucard about vampires and what it’s like having one as a parent (since Tera was turned into one)… she believes or wants to believe that she can be saved and that there is good in her…”What are they really, vampires?”
Alucard responds with “ You mean, are they all evil?”
“Well, they’re not all erzsebet Bathory”
Notice how Alucard doesn’t say yes or no to this question…he simply says not all are like erzsebet Bathory
Here’s the thing though…Erzsebet was notoriously known for a sadistic personality and was so evil that it surpassed even the likes of Dracula and death. She was evil…even for a vampire…
He then discusses his father…and says there was good in him…that he was not evil but does not mean he was a good person…just that he loved Lisa and was better than he was prior to meeting…but not a good person either way.
Not to mention that vampires in castlevania are almost always notoriously evil…viewing humans as food and wanting to destroy the lives of people.
I think In this scene Alucard was simply trying to avoid dropping a bomb on Maria and sugarcoating the hard truth given her current and recent loss…Alucard believes that just like richter that her mother may not be there anymore…
When asked if love can redeem them… he answers
“Love is a fragile, capricious thing in this cold fleeting world…but if anything can redeem anyone then yes…love…probably”
This scene again is false hope…love can bring out the best in us..but it can also bring out the worst in others as evidenced when Dracula tried to wipe out humanity following Lisa’s death. The tone Alucard uses here is not hopeful or encouraging but rather flat and sad.
He knows what it’s like to lose both parents and to even kill one..I believe he was trying to Give Maria some hope even though it may be futile…maybe he also wants to believe but deep down it’s futile.
At the end of the season…It is shown that Tera is in cahoots with OMC…Even if Tera is ultimately being possessed or manipulated…it’s clear that She will never be the same again…we are left in the dark about her involvement with the demon…it may be manipulating her love for Maria or Tera is willingly worshipping it. We don’t know
At best she may be a morally grey character…or just downright evil just like her sire.
At the time of this scene Alucard is trying to comfort her with false hope…but in the end…it is best to let her go and kill her like any other vampire…before Maria herself gets corrupted
This particular scene
I’d like to point out a certain idea about what Alucard said. To start off Maria is clearly asking Alucard about vampires and what it’s like having one as a parent (since Tera was turned into one)… she believes or wants to believe that she can be saved and that there is good in her…”What are they really, vampires?”
Alucard responds with “ You mean, are they all evil?”
“Well, they’re not all erzsebet Bathory”
Notice how Alucard doesn’t say yes or no to this question…he simply says not all are like erzsebet Bathory
Here’s the thing though…Erzsebet was notoriously known for a sadistic personality and was so evil that it surpassed even the likes of Dracula and death. She was evil…even for a vampire…
He then discusses his father…and says there was good in him…that he was not evil but does not mean he was a good person…just that he loved Lisa and was better than he was prior to meeting…but not a good person either way.
Not to mention that vampires in castlevania are almost always notoriously evil…viewing humans as food and wanting to destroy the lives of people.
I think In this scene Alucard was simply trying to avoid dropping a bomb on Maria and sugarcoating the hard truth given her current and recent loss…Alucard believes that just like richter that her mother may not be there anymore…
When asked if love can redeem them… he answers
“Love is a fragile, capricious thing in this cold fleeting world…but if anything can redeem anyone then yes…love…probably”
This scene again is false hope…love can bring out the best in us..but it can also bring out the worst in others as evidenced when Dracula tried to wipe out humanity following Lisa’s death. The tone Alucard uses here is not hopeful or encouraging but rather flat and sad.
He knows what it’s like to lose both parents and to even kill one..I believe he was trying to Give Maria some hope even though it may be futile…maybe he also wants to believe but deep down it’s futile.
At the end of the season…It is shown that Tera is in cahoots with OMC…Even if Tera is ultimately being possessed or manipulated…it’s clear that She will never be the same again…we are left in the dark about her involvement with the demon…it may be manipulating her love for Maria or Tera is willingly worshipping it. We don’t know
At best she may be a morally grey character…or just downright evil just like her sire.
At the time of this scene Alucard is trying to comfort her with false hope…but in the end…it is best to let her go and kill her like any other vampire…before Maria herself gets corrupted