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| Drolta Tzuentes (ドロテア・ツェンテス Dorotea Tsentesu) | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Slain | 1792 |
| Physical description | |
| Bloodline | |
| Gender | Female |
| Hair Color | Dark purple
Fiery pink (demoness) |
| Eye Color | Red |
| Chronological and political information | |
| Universe | Castlevania: Nocturne |
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| Other | |
| Film Portrayer | Elarica Johnson |
Drolta Tzuentes (ドロテア・ツェンテス Dorotea Tsentesu?) is a character in the Netflix original animated series, Castlevania: Nocturne. She is one of the main antagonists of the first and second season of the show. She is a powerful, sadistic and ancient vampire who seeks the rise to power of the "Vampire Messiah", Countess Erzsebet Báthory.
History[]
Season 1[]
She was once a priestess of Sekhmet (the Egyptian goddess of blood and war), implying to her immense age as a vampire. Sometime later, she would meet and become enamored with Erzsebet Báthory, and later turn her loyalties to both her and Sekhmet. During her time serving Erzsebet in Russia, Drolta would assist her in her acts of cruelty; particularly in terrorizing the local humans and acquiring young girls and boys for Erzsebet to torture and kill for her nourishment and amusement. During this time, Drolta would unknowingly meet Tera and her younger sister, having raided the village their Speaker clan had temporarily settled on to help them, and successfully captured the latter for Erzsebet.
In 1792, Drolta arrived to France to make the required preparations for the upcoming arrival and rising in power of Báthory. Her job mainly consisted in organizing the land's vampire population and to carry out the required politics between all the involved factions in order to favor and empower their own position. One of her major tasks consisted in negotiating with the Abbot of the town of Machecoul to build them an army of night creatures by supplying him with fresh dead bodies, as he secretly was a Forgemaster.
The night of Báthory's arrival eventually came, and shortly afterward the vampire queen put her main plan into motion by using a solar eclipse with the intention of perpetuating an eternal night and with this let all the vampires roam free. Drolta's manifestation of this new power was by transforming into a flying succubus-like creature with fiery hair and with vastly increased abilities. She fended off Richter Belmont and his allies at the abbey when they were attempting to rescue their friend, Maria Renard from their grasp. Maria's mother, Tera, proposed Báthory to take her instead and to let her daughter leave, to which the vampire queen agreed. In spite of this, Drolta still gave pursuit to Richter and the others on the nearby hills while they were still fleeing. However, when she was about to deal the first strike, she was unexpectedly pierced from the back by the blade of a sword and died. This blade belonged to none other than Alucard, the son of Dracula, who had apparently been looking for Richter with the intent to help against the evil at work.
Season 2[]
Drolta’s demise from a stab wound to the heart was far from the end of her story. Her lifeless body was recovered by members of her vampiric cult and presented to Erzsebet, an act that initially provoked the latter’s ire. However, with the assistance of Emmanuel and his formidable Forgemaster machine, Erzsebet orchestrated Drolta’s resurrection, transforming her into a hybrid of vampire and Night Creature. Reborn in a stronger, more monstrous form, Drolta became Erzsebet’s trusted lieutenant, standing by her side as the so-called Vampire Messiah rallied an army of aristocratic vampires, united in their mission to obliterate the ideals of the French Revolution. Drolta even played a direct role in branding Olrox with the cult's ominous symbol, solidifying her presence as a key enforcer within the faction.
As the Revolution escalated and the heroes aligned with the revolutionary forces, Drolta proved herself an indomitable adversary. She engaged the heroes on multiple occasions, unleashing devastation upon the revolutionary army and demonstrating her monstrous power by deflecting grapeshot cannonballs in broad daylight—an extraordinary feat made possible by her enhanced form.
In one pivotal confrontation, Drolta faced off against Richter Belmont and Alucard, accompanied by an array of Night Creatures. Their clash began within the confines of a grand mansion and later spilled onto the streets of Paris, where Drolta fought ferociously. She resisted Richter’s magic-enhanced punches and narrowly evaded lethal strikes from Alucard’s sword, showcasing her resilience and combat prowess. Despite the relentless onslaught, she managed to retreat, a testament to her cunning and adaptability as Erzsebet’s fearsome second-in-command.
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Appearance[]
Drolta is a dark-skinned woman with ample muscle and pointy ears. She has large and curly black hair with pink ends, and pink eyes with black sclera. She often wears black clothing and a pair of large, pin-like earrings. Drolta also has an extensive wardrobe of eclectic outfits.
When Drolta is resurrected in Season 2, her appearance shifts dramatically, making her more demonic than ever as a vampiric Night Creature hybrid.
In her new form, Drolta is a taller, maroon-skinned figure with sharper, more angular features, including elongated, pointed ears. Her hair transforms into seven bright maroon dreadlocks, each tipped with spiked blades that may either be natural extensions of her body or crafted from silver. These dreadlocks are not mere decoration—they are living, flesh-like appendages, as evidenced during her battle with Alucard, who severs two of them, causing them to bleed. Her pink-scleraed black eyes remain unchanged, but her makeup now features black lipstick, a departure from the pink or purple shades of her former self.
Drolta's physical enhancements extend beyond her face. She now possesses a long, sinuous, snakelike tail and goat-like hooves in place of stylized footwear. Her wings are larger and more imposing, taking on a segmented, draconian structure with sharp talons at the ends of their ligatures. Her horns have also grown more prominent, adding to her fearsome presence. Silver accents adorn her forehead, chest, and ears, complemented by polished silver earrings that enhance her gothic aesthetic.
Her attire is a seamless blend of organic and monstrous elements, appearing as natural skin that covers her body in strategic yet revealing patterns. Her clavicle and underbust are exposed, while her arms are fully sheathed in skin that ends in silver wristbands and bone-like claw extensions on her fingers. Her midriff is bare, and her waist and hips are only partially covered by demonic hide and spiked protrusions, which also extend down her legs, emphasizing her powerful and grotesque new form.
Personality[]
Drolta is a cunning woman thirsty for power and with a sadistic genius that has no limits. As Báthory's most loyal and presumably oldest servant, Drolta is extremely comfortable in her power and influence and acts much like her mistress. She is haughty and acts above all others, humans and vampires alike, due to her close association to Erzsebet, as well as her own eminence. Her devotion to the vampire queen and her goals alludes to her previous role as a priestess for Sekhmet, thus she carries herself with an air of dignified superiority. As Erzsebet's shadow, Drolta acts as her emissary amongst human and vampire society, being intolerant of those who dare to disrespect her "goddess". As shown from her talk with Olrox, Drolta expanded more upon her faith and belief in Erzsebet, having shown some of the wisdom she garnered during her long life as a vampire, as portrayed where and when she stated her disdain in the foolishness humans repeated throughout the ages in their shifting changes toward their religion, culture and beliefs, as well as of her own belief that, in the end, ultimately only she and her kind endure the passage of time.
Drolta has particularly violent tendencies, even for vampires. Having no problem slaughtering humans in public, should she desire it, as well as shrieking and cackling whenever she's in battle. Although as she later explains to Olrox, she understands that she needs to keep on the good side of the human aristocracy in order to complete Erzsebet's plans. While she is more cordial with other vampires, she will still flex her authority around them if she suspects they aren't loyal to Erzsebet, such as when she scolds Olrox for not bowing to her mistress when told. Tzuentes is also shown to be very observant, possessing a sharp wit and a keen eye. Her being the first to connect the dots before bringing up the notion of having the head of the Abbotcy offer something irreplaceable to her lady as a show of subservience. All so as to assure his loyalties indefinitely. Finding that the best and quickest way to do so, would be in offering up his, beforehand deduced, offspring; Maria, as as sacrificial forbearing.