Count Dracula is the main antagonist of the 1931 American horror film Dracula and countless other films.
Feared by the people of a small Transylvanian village, Count Dracula, although he may seem amiable, is actually a bloodthirsty vampire with no qualms about killing and feasting upon whomever he can hypnotize into doing his bidding.
Appearance
Count Dracula is a gaunt man with pale skin. He has a large forehead and/or a receding hairline, and his hair is smooth, black, and glossy. His eyebrows are large and black. He generally wears a black coat and cape, a white shirt, black pants, and a high collar.
Powers and Abilities
Count Dracula possesses the following powers and abilities:
- Infection of humans
- Flight
- Shapeshifting
- Weather manipulation
- Hypnosis
- Advanced healing factor
- Immortality
- Superhuman strength
Fate
Dracula is killed after he is impaled in the chest with a wooden stake by vampire hunter Van Helsing.
Trivia
- Dracula was played by Hungarian-American actor Bela Lugosi.
- Dracula was largely inspired by a 15th-century Romanian prince named Vlad III, also known as "Vlad the Impaler".