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My interpretation of this game's ending (which I love)


I posted this as a reply on another person's post but after rereading it I felt it was something people thinking about this game and reading all these negative things being said about the story and ending needed to read. This does contain major spoilers so I warn you now to advert thy eyes if that's an issue.


I think most people's perception of the ending is too narrow minded. I perceive this game as Dracula's backstory. In past titles we fought Dracula with no real sense of who he was, why he was evil, why he was doing what he was doing, why he had this hatred for mankind. Only that he had once been a mortal himself at some point and had loved a mortal woman.

A lot of people are getting hung up on the fact that Gabriel's last name was Belmont. As others have stated he took the name, he is NOT a true Belmont. The loss of his love and the gods turning their back on him, not to mention the horrible things he did under the influence of the mask left him a broken man. There was good in him but that good seemingly ascended to heaven leaving behind the shadow just like the other lords of shadow, only the tormented broken soul remains and thats what ultimately becomes Dracula (the dlc chapters explain the complete transformation into vampire)

At the end (as Dracul)you see his hatred at the very mention of what he used to be by Zobek. This would set up Dracula's hatred for the Belmonts. Even though Gabriel wasn't a true Belmont (I can't stress enough that he was NOT a true Belmont) the very name is reminder of what he was, what he lost and what wrongs had been done to him.

What we get in the end and what is certainly not a waste of a whole game is a fully fleshed out villain that we can sympathize with and also hate for what he becomes. A sequel to this game could follow Grabiel's complete transition to the evil Dracula that we all know or it may follow a TRUE Belmont and his effort to stop Gabriel (now Dracula). Either way is fine by me and the fact that Gabriel had once used the Belmont name is extra incentive for the TRUE Belmonts to want to put a stop to him once and for all. Just because Gabriel is the protagonist in this game doesn't mean it has to stay that way.

I also highly doubt they'll be taking the next game to modern times. I imagine, if at all, that'd be how they end the new series. After a game or two of you playing as a Belmont or even a few different Belmonts facing off against the Dracula we now know it'd all come full circle back to him still being alive and Zobek recruiting him in a fight against satan with a promise of his chance for mortality again. You'd play as the very character that you started the new series off with a game or two back. THAT my friends....sounds reall *beep* epic to me.

Say what you will about this game but I love it, it's a beautiful thing they've done and I'm excited to see where the franchise goes from here on out.

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I completely agree! Let's have a real Belmont for the sequel and bring back Gabriel at some point fighting Satan with vampire powers or maybe the Belmont character in the last game could be Gabriel's good side reincarnated and all being revealed in the end. IDK...I'm not a writer, but I would love some redemption. Great post, toddinator2004!!!

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why couldnt they have made that clear in the begining? As not to decieve us?

It could have been Castlevania Lords of shadow Dracula orgins.


instead of castlevania lords of shadow now its set in the major city of now meaning today

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Watch the sequel's trailer. Is not set in modern times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRzuOTrUE4g

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well they got that RIGHT! I does seem the other guy is trevor belmont. I wonder what system its going to be on?


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toddinator2004 got it COMPLETELY right.

In this story, we witness the death of a good man's soul. He never chose to become what he was, he was forced to. If he didnt devour the last surviving vampire, he wouldnt have been able to enter The Forgotton One's realm so he did it in order to save the world.

Even with darkness in him, he still fought to save the world. If you also notice, Dracul(a) is the protector of the world against Satan, who again and again tries to bring his legion to destroy the world and enslave those against him. The Belmonts think they are saving the world from Dracul(a) but its Dracul(a) who is saving the world from Satan.

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That's a very interesting concept.

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toddinator2004 got it COMPLETELY right.

In this story, we witness the death of a good man's soul. He never chose to become what he was, he was forced to. If he didnt devour the last surviving vampire, he wouldnt have been able to enter The Forgotton One's realm so he did it in order to save the world.





How was he forced too? A person is still bad regardless of they did evil things which he did. He could have choosen to fight evil vampires like the vamp in Castlevania Lament of innonence. Vlad in the Impaler was pure evil but in his eyes he was trying to save the country.





Even with darkness in him, he still fought to save the world. If you also notice, Dracul(a) is the protector of the world against Satan, who again and again tries to bring his legion to destroy the world and enslave those against him. The Belmonts think they are saving the world from Dracul(a) but its Dracul(a) who is saving the world from Satan.




Did you know all people are like that? All orgainzations are like that

The Klu Klux Klan was a good organization

the La Costa Nostra

The Triads

Just becuase this people do things they think are saving the world doesnt make it right. Plus what has Castlevania been about? Saving the world against Dracula! Not becoming Dracula I think the preview shows Trevor Belmont defeating Gaberial belmont




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How was he forced to? Did you play the DLCs? Laura made him suck her blood. When he did (he thought a little bit would do the trick), she didnt tell him he had to devour her completely or else he'd die from the toxicity of her blood. She told him AFTER he bit her. She wanted to end her existance so she made the most of the situation and forced him to eat her and kill her. Gabriel didnt even want to, but if he didnt he would die so he was forced to. After that point, the little good left in his soul died. During the DLCs he compared himself to a Dragon, which is why in the near future he adopted the name Dracul, which means Dragon.

Dracula means SON of the dragon. Gabriel doesnt think he's inferior to a Dragon, so logically he calls himself Dracul.

Gabriel (as Dracul) doesnt THINK he is saving the world, he DOES save the world, over and over again against Satan. He did it in LoS and at the very end (the cutscene during modern times) Zobek warned that Satan is planning a new attack and enslave everybody.

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How was he forced to? Did you play the DLCs? Laura made him suck her blood. When he did (he thought a little bit would do the trick), she didnt tell him he had to devour her completely or else he'd die from the toxicity of her blood. She told him AFTER he bit her. She wanted to end her existance so she made the most of the situation and forced him to eat her and kill her. Gabriel didnt even want to, but if he didnt he would die so he was forced to. After that point, the little good left in his soul died. During the DLCs he compared himself to a Dragon, which is why in the near future he adopted the name Dracul, which means Dragon.



you mean Reverie? YEP. Vlad was the same way and he was a pyscho path.








[b]Dracula means SON of the dragon. Gabriel doesnt think he's inferior to a Dragon, so logically he calls himself Dracul.

Gabriel (as Dracul) doesnt THINK he is saving the world, he DOES save the world, over and over again against Satan. He did it in LoS and at the very end (the cutscene during modern times) Zobek warned that Satan is planning a new attack and enslave everybody.[]/b




No he doesnt. How is Dracula and Satan destorying the world/

Dracula is almost as evil as Satan. Vlad the Impaler is called Dracul for a reason









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Yes, Reverie. Good job youtubing it. The lack of knowledge of the story tells me you havent played the DLCs, i really hope you finished the actual LoS game.

Vlad the Impaler is a real life military genius. He was nicknamed Dracula, not Dracul. It just means The Son of the Dragon, because he was the son of a member of the Order of the Dragon. Vlad wasnt a psychopath he had different beliefs than people in modern times, his time period is different than ours. He was also very brutal, he impales enemies heads on poles in the strech of land where he ruled in Wallachia to cause fright and disgust at his enemies, most of which turned around and left.

Vlad the Impaler is a big reason of Christianity's revival in Europe. He fought the invading Ottoman Turks, who had converted most of Europe to Islam at the time. Vlad the Impaler was very much Christian.

Next time you talk, educate yourself please. I am starting to think you have trouble comprehending any type of storytelling, whether it be historical or from a video game.

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Oh and i doubt its a REAL Belmont (Gabriel just adopted the last name, he isnt Belmont by blood) in that new LoS2 trailer, it's either somebody new or Alucard. Considering they showed his reflection on the sword might be a hint that it may be Alucard, because even though Gabriel/Dracul is his father, he is still 1/2 human and 1/2 vampire (called a Damphyr) so he has best of both worlds so to speak, and can see his own reflection unlike Gabriel.

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Yes, Reverie. Good job youtubing it. The lack of knowledge of the story tells me you havent played the DLCs, i really hope you finished the actual LoS game



Oh No I played it!



Vlad the Impaler is a real life military genius. He was nicknamed Dracula, not Dracul. It just means The Son of the Dragon, because he was the son of a member of the Order of the Dragon. Vlad wasnt a psychopath he had different beliefs than people in modern times, his time period is different than ours. He was also very brutal, he impales enemies heads on poles in the strech of land where he ruled in Wallachia to cause fright and disgust at his enemies, most of which turned around and left.




Well at least you got that RIGHT! Which others have done that with relish?

Yeah and he I believe killed his own son in a rage! If you didnt agree with him he would impale you on the stakes








Vlad the Impaler is a big reason of Christianity's revival in Europe. He fought the invading Ottoman Turks, who had converted most of Europe to Islam at the time. Vlad the Impaler was very much Christian.





Well he may have been but he was insipration for Bram Stoker Dracula. if you have read the Nintendo 64 booklet you wold have known when they dug him up they found animal bones and


Next time you talk, educate yourself please. I am starting to think you have trouble comprehending any type of storytelling, whether it be historical or from a video game.






HAHA so it was okay for Mao to force his subjects to eat bread soaked in *beep* and torture his subjects with water torture for China? He was a monster plain and simple like Vlad the Impaler.


Someone you think is a good guy gone wrong







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You only think in a linear way. You read a sentence on Wikipedia and you think there is nothing more to the story LOL You dont know anything about Vlad the Impaler.

What does Mao have anything to do with this anyway? You just spout random crap that has no place in this discussion.

Stick to the topic of the game nobody wants to listen to your uneducated rants about history.

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You only think in a linear way. You read a sentence on Wikipedia and you think there is nothing more to the story LOL You dont know anything about Vlad the Impaler.

What does Mao have anything to do with this anyway? You just spout random crap that has no place in this discussion.

Stick to the topic of the game nobody wants to listen to your uneducated rants about history.




And you think in several different ways. Oh in fact I never use and loathe Wikipedia! Oh and you do?


Oh please tell me about Vlad.

The people Republic of China love and revere him and he tortured starved the working class the dirt poor people of China. No one was told of his crimes since he focused on his people in China. Mao feared Russia not america.

Even today in China that book is banned. But what do I know!


HAHA well you certainly do!


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Nobody is talking about Mao, nobody was talking about Vlad until you came here with your nonsensical rants. Just stop talking you are making yourself look bad.

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then why the hell are you talking to me you know what welcome to ignore how about that

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@Mattfin I usually dont resort to name calling on internet threads, but you sir are a total moron. Its obvious you didn't play the game and your'e just trolling and the only reason Im even entertaining your dumb posts is because I really enjoyed this piece of art, "Lords of Shadow."

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WULF your such a naive idiot!

Okay welcome to ignore

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@Mattfin WTF are you talking about?! Im guessing you didn't play the game at all.

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Oh I played it Wulf I played it several times


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I'm guessing you played this game a little too much.

Admitting a game has a fault or two does not make it a bad game.

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Aside from the horrible DLC, this game is a damn classic. DLC that you criticized but didn't even play. And you say the combat is lame; please-- this game has combat on par with God of War, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Bayonetta.

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