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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".

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