Hellsing fans, I need your help!!!

Green Hair

OK, here's how the things are.

I'm having a presentation at one of the classes at my college tomorrow. The presentation is about the portrayal of the conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Christian Armies in Europe in arts/media (movies, literature, comics…).

Here's my request: I would be eternally grateful to anyone who can post good scans from the Hellsing manga, where Alucard is portrayed in his get-up as Vlad Tepes (real-life Dracula), preferably when fighting the Turks/Ottomans (btw, I tried googling, but didn't find much).
I don't want to hurry anyone but I'd really need those pics as soon as possible.

Many thanks in advance.

Taleran

he doesn't fight the Turks/Ottomans in the manga though…..0.o

Green Hair

@Taleran:

he doesn't fight the Turks/Ottomans in the manga though…..0.o

That detail isn't crucial. I just need some good pics where Alucard is portrayed as Vlad.

Wikipedia seems to list many of those references.

@Wikipedia:

The Dracula connection
One of the oft-discussed aspects of his character is whether or not he is actually Count Dracula (of Bram Stoker's novel). Hints have been given in the manga, the anime, and the new OVA series, which can now be taken to present irrefutable evidence:

**Manga:

In volume 1, Integra has a flashback to the time when she and Alucard first met. Recalling something her father once told her, she makes her way to the forgotten dungeon in the basement of the Hellsing Mansion, where he said she would find "the fruit of the Hellsing family's labors". The only thing she finds in the dungeon is Alucard, which implies that he is the "fruit" her father had spoken of.

Also in volume 1, Integra explains to Father Alexander Anderson that the Hellsing family has spent 100 years building Alucard into the "ultimate undead". This implies that the Hellsing family first captured Alucard 100 years before the start of the Hellsing storyline. The events recorded in Bram Stoker's novel would have taken place at about that time.

In volume 3, Alucard impaled a heavily armed group of Brazilian special tactics policemen (GATE) outside a hotel in Rio de Janeiro in the same way that Vlad Ţepeş was famous for (Ţepeş is the man said to be the historic origin of Dracula).

In volume 4, he had a dream/flashback, in which he was staked through the heart by a man who appears to be Abraham Van Helsing (a character from Bram Stoker's novel). The man says, "Even her mark from the Eucharist Wafer is gone. She will never belong to you." This could be a reference to Mina Harker (another character in the novel), whom Dracula had afflicted with the curse of vampirism, and who suffered an allergic reaction to being touched by the Eucharist Wafer, the physical embodiment of the body of Christ. The mark disappeared after Dracula's supposed death. The man also addresses Alucard as "Count". Dracula bore the title of count.

In volume 7, as the HMS Eagle, with Alucard on board, sails into London, the narrator describes a similar incident: "Once upon a time, a vampire embarked on a voyage to England to attain a woman he so thirstily longed for. The crowded ship on which this vampire sailed skimmed over wave after wave, amid the mist, in a heedless jaunt; its crew massacred in their entirety along the way. At length the ship made port in London, awash with corpses and a lone coffin. The name of the ship was Demeter. The Demitri, in Russian." This is a reference to Dracula's voyage from Transylvania, when he set sail on a Russian schooner named the Demeter, killed its entire crew, and still managed to arrive safely in England, guiding the ship through a thick blanket of mist.

In the second chapter of volume 8, Integra removed the final restraints on Alucard's powers, releasing the control art restriction system to Level Zero, and allowing Alucard to call upon his familiars. These included Rip van Winkle, Alhambra, and the thousands of other people whom he had fed upon throughout the ages (even Turkish Janissary soldiers from the time of Vlad Ţepeş). They arose from a literal ocean of blood, emanating from Alucard's coffin (which he had stowed aboard the spy-plane that he had used to reach the Eagle in volume 5). Also among them are knights riding undead horses and wielding banners representing Wallachia (Vlad Ţepeş ruled as prince of Wallachia). Enrico Maxwell recognizes the banners, and, in horror, utters the name "Dracula," thus solidifying Alucard's identity.

In chapter 65, Hundred Swords 3, Alucard is impressed by Anderson's determination at cutting through the near-endless supply of Alucard' familiars. He compares Anderson to the 4 men that stopped him 100 years earlier, and even by name: Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris, John Seward, and Abraham van Helsing. (These are 4 of the major male characters is Bram Stoker's novel. It should be noted that another prominent male character, representing much of the first part of the novel is Jonathan Harker, although for some reason Alucard or Hirano seems to have forgotten him).

In chapter 70, Castlevania, Alucard has another flashback in which he is shown to have become a vampire by rejecting Christianity and licking up the blood from his scorched and besieged homeland while on the Turkish execution block, about to be killed. Earlier in the same flashback we see a young Alucard (nicknamed "Babycard" by many fans) being dragged before a figure in regal dress and raped. This is consistent with Vlad the Impaler's history, where his father was forced to surrender he and his younger brother Radu as hostages to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, as a guarantee of cooperation between the two sovereigns.

In Chapter 72, Heart of Dream, there is yet another flashback sequence running simultaneously with the action, in which Integra recalls something her father, Arthur Hellsing, once said while he was struggling with his sickness. It explains his beliefs regarding vampires, and his study of a particular specimen. This is obviously meant to be Alucard, as panels showing him battling Anderson in the present are shown throughout the dialogue. One of the names listed in connection with this vampire, is "Dracula," while another is "Count".**

Taleran

Green Hair

@Taleran:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/taleran/HellsingV08C03_02-03E.jpg

Very nice. Many many thanks, man.

Taleran

found one more good one

Green Hair

@Taleran:

found one more good one

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d114/taleran/Hellsing/AlucardandIntegra.jpg

Ah yes, the impaling reference. Hehehe…

Anyway, thanks Taleran, this should be enough.

I owe you big time. Many thanks again.

Wow I should probably read the manga. I've only seen the anime and no one told me it was that much different from the manga. But on a sidenote I have a question. People always say Alucard is Dracula. Is that somewhere in the manga or anime were it's said because I've heard that Alucard is the name of Dracula's son.

stingy

I think you've heard wrong; Alucard is just Dracula spelled backwards.

Taleran

your both wrong they are one in the same and the manga kicks ass where the anime fails and falls really lackluster, and yes they do go out and say that they are the same person

http://www.apforums.net/showthread.php?t=7150

here ask any manga / anime based questions

Demon Rin

Color

and for you two who are Confused about whether or not he is Dracula

! in Volume 8, Integra releases the Controll art Restriction System to Level 0 and he Reveals that he IS Dracula

Taleran

wallpaper'd

16 awsome characters

gaara d. lucci

Hellsing has some of the sickest artwork I've ever seen. I need to get into this series some more. I'd read it for the art alone.

Demon Rin

@gaara:

Hellsing has some of the sickest artwork I've ever seen. I need to get into this series some more. I'd read it for the art alone.

This site has all of it up to Volume 7 in HQ, Volumes 8-9 it doesnt

gaara d. lucci

THanks for the links DR^_^. Hey when does the next OVA come out?, I wanna see that as well.

Also, It's cool to see what character Dante (DMC) was inspired from. No wonder I instanly love good old Al.

Demon Rin

Episodes 1 & 2 are out already in Japan and Fansubbed, Volume 3 Comes out in February
OVA I came out in the US already

Thanks for the info guys. I just wanted to clear that up. I was going with the Castlevania history guide I found.