| “ | A vampire named Orlok Fahrenheit Dracule who presides over the Livre Ex Machina library. He cares about nothing but books, and as a consequence treats demons and humans with equal disinterest. (Presumed age: 400) | „ |
| ~ Description from Ritual of the Night |
Orlok Dracule, often abbreviated simply as O.D., is a supporting character in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. He is a vampire who presides over the Hellhold's library in the Livre Ex Machina. Despite his nature, he apparently means no harm to the player. His main role in the game is to lend diverse Tomes to Miriam which boost her abilities.
He can also be fought as a secret optional boss near the end of the game if certain conditions are met.
He was voiced by Robert Belgrade in the English version of the game.[1]
Description[]
Orlok Dracule is a non-playable character that presides over the library located in the Livre Ex Machina. He will let the player borrow Tomes that increase their stats or enhance certain abilities. The first time he is encountered, he will allow to borrow only one Tome; if the player returns at a later time, he will allow them to borrow two and then up to three Tomes at a time. The player can change a Tome previously borrowed for another one. Depending on the overall progression in the game, new –and usually more powerful– Tomes will be added to his collection.
- Unlocked Tomes
- Once 50% map rate has been uncovered, the Tailwind Tome will be added to O.D.'s collection, which allows the player to move faster.
- Once 60% map rate has been uncovered, the Tactician's Tome will be added to O.D.'s collection, which increases EXP intake; and the Mastery Tome, which increases Proficiency rate.
- Once 70% map rate has been uncovered, the Godsend Tome will be added to O.D.'s collection, which raises LCK +15%, even more than the Fortune Tome.
- Once 99% map rate has been uncovered, the Tome of Conquest will be added to O.D.'s collection, which increases Attack Speed, Movement Speed, EXP intake, and Proficiency rate, and also allows the player to fight O.D. in the Glacial Tomb. After defeating him and returning to meet him in the Livre Ex Machina, he'll let the player borrow all 21 Tomes at once.
After the fight against Valac in the Towers of Twin Dragons and obtaining the Silver Bromide, the player can approach Orlok about the train station in the Bridge of Evil. He will provide Miriam with the Passplate if she had her picture taken by Dominique at her studio in Arvantville.
Orlok is also a hidden boss. In order to fight him, it is required to uncover at least 99.00% of the map; this will unlock a new Tome to borrow, the Tome of Conquest. If the player borrows this Tome and tries to travel through the Glacial Tomb, he'll be waiting to challenge them under the excuse that he asked the player to take care of the Tome due to its value and return it as soon as possible.
Like most of the other bosses, if Orlok is defeated without taking any damage, an extra, purely honorary Boss Medal (the O.D. Medal) will be rewarded.
If the player returns to the library after defeating him, it will be revealed that he's still alive, since he is a vampire. However, his defeat has bound him to Miriam's service. He can no longer prevent Miriam from doing what she wishes with his Tomes, and the player can check out all 21 Tomes at once with no limit.
A secret item can also be obtained from him: the Nose Glasses (that he wears after his defeat). In order to obtain them, the player needs to go to the room that is below the library, use Invert and drop through the small gap under his chair. A green chest will then appear below the gap containing the glasses (this can be done as soon as the Invert shard has been obtained, it isn't necessary to defeat him first).
Locations[]
- Character: Livre Ex Machina
- Boss: Glacial Tomb
Boss battle[]
Before starting this boss fight, it is advisable to first head to the Livre Ex Machina and select those books that will better fit this boss fight, as well as fully enhance any other affordable Passive Shards before the fight so they become Skill Shards.
Orlok Dracule can be a very hard boss. Even at a high level and using advanced weaponry, armor, shards and accessories, he'll still be able to deal high amounts of damage. He'll constantly track and mimic the player's movements and react accordingly, making him to frequently be all over the player when apparently he's just casually moving around, and performing the appropriate counters to their attacks.
One of his most common tactics is that when the player wants to jump over him, he'll backdash to where they are trying to land, inflicting contact damage once the player does. He can do this many times in a row, which often ends in the player getting cornered with him over them, dealing constant damage and leaving them at the mercy of his other attacks, so the player must be prepared to move away if they see him performing these moves, and try to never get cornered.
He can also produce a long trail of ice shards that travel on the ground all across the room.
One of his most dangerous attacks is his ability to stop time, which, as expected, will completely immobilize the player and render them practically defenseless while he fills the screen with highly damaging shards that, once time resumes, will fly in all directions. To escape this attack unharmed, equip the Directed Shield shard (dropped by Shield Outsiders - preferably at Rank 9). When O.D. is about to stop time (telegraphed by him making a brief pause, looking directly at the camera and slowly waving his cape in a circling motion), run to the nearest corner; even while the player is paralyzed, they'll still be able to move their hand with the right thumbstick, so aim it diagonally toward the center of the room (so the shield covers a wider area) and press and keep holding the Right Trigger button; the shield will instantly appear when time resumes and most likely block all projectiles. O.D. will usually start the fight by performing this attack.
O.D.'s other very dangerous attack is bloodsucking. If he grabs the player with this attack, he'll take big chunks of their health while replenishing his own with each suction. He telegraphs this attack by briefly turning into a gray mist and then materializing next to the player, already lunging at them if they are on the ground. As such, whenever he turns into mist, keep jumping and moving around to hopefully dodge this attack.
In general, try to jump over him and land behind him whenever he is casting a spell, and unleash as many attacks as possible. If O.D. is far away, chase him around while constantly attacking with the player's preferred Conjure Shard. And as mentioned above, if he turns into mist, jump around and keep on the move. With enough practice, he really isn't that hard to beat.
Flipping the room by using Invert will greatly decrease the difficulty of this fight, as O.D. will remain on the ground most of the time and he won't perform most of his attacks. However, be warned that he can still jump very high and slash with his sword (sometimes dealing two hits at once), his flame columns still need to be avoided (cannot be crouched or slid under from the ceiling), and he can still turn into a bat and perform a wing smash (try to jump over him from the ceiling when he materializes), but overall he'll become much less aggressive and won't perform some of his most damaging attacks (like blood sucking).
Quotes[]
- "Is there something I can help you with, human?"
- "And what of it? Will you murder me for that alone? I've picked no quarrel with you."
- "My name is Orlok Dracule, but you may call me OD. I oversee this library, Miss..."
- "You're quite the avid reader. I suppose it's only fair I let you borrow more books at once."
- "I've come by some new reading material."
- "Be certain to return what you borrow. This is a library, not a bookshop."
- "That tome is especially valuable. Make absolutely sure you return it."
- "I warned you. What you take from the library, must be returned to the library."
- "You'll pay for this transgression. Death is too kind for you!"
- "Vampire, remember?"
- "No, you defeated me. Which means you now command me. Pillage my shelves as you please..."
- "Pillage my shelves as you please..."
Notes[]
- It is possible to check out all three Tomes the first time Orlok Dracule is met by following these steps:
- When O.D. is first met, exhaust his dialogue, making sure not to skip any.
- Head to the Warp Room above his library and warp to any other area of the map.
- Once there, warp back to Livre Ex Machina (it isn't necessary to leave the Warp Room, all that is required is for the game to load the level again).
- Once again, warp back to any other area a second time, and immediately warp back to Livre Ex Machina.
- Go talk with O.D. again and he'll let the player borrow the second Tome.
- Head back to the Warp Room and repeat the whole process by warping to another area and returning to Livre Ex Machina two subsequent times.
- Go talk with O.D. again and then he'll let the player borrow the third Tome.
- Note: Possibly due to a bug, even if carefully following all the steps mentioned above, the game may "lock" and the third Tome won't become available during that playthrough. This can sometimes be fixed by loading a previous save and trying again, although other times, the third Tome will never become available regardless of any actions taken by the player. In this case, if the player really wants to get the third Tome, it may be necessary to restart the entire game from the beginning.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This character was teased to the public during development of the game under the nickname of the "Mysterious Man". Only a silhouette of him was revealed, as well as the fact that he was going to be voiced by Robert Belgrade.
- The full name of this character, "Orlok Fahrenheit Dracule", is a reference to three characters from the Castlevania franchise: Olrox (originally named "Orlok" in the Japanese version); Alucard, whose real name is "Adrian Fahrenheit Țepeș"; and Dracula.
- These characters are in turn based on three popular incarnations of Count Dracula from Gothic horror media: Count Orlok, the main antagonist from the 1922 film Nosferatu; Count Alucard, from the 1943 Universal film Son of Dracula (who in reality is Dracula in disguise); and Count Dracula, the main antagonist from Bram Stoker's 1897 eponymous novel Dracula.
- As with Alucard's name, if O.D.'s name is read backward it can be read as "Dio"; this is possibly a reference to Dio Brando, a vampire and primary antagonist from the popular Japanese multimedia franchise JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
- The reference is further supported by O.D.'s Standstill technique, which uses a very similar visual and audio cue to Dio's time stopping ability.
- The Castlevania franchise, which the Bloodstained series is a spiritual successor of, is also known for often making references to said series (Zephyr being a notable example).
- O.D. was voiced by Robert Belgrade, the original English voice actor for Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
- Likewise, he was voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu in the Japanese version of the game, the original voice actor for Alucard in the Japanese version of Symphony of the Night (and other appearances of that character in the series).
- With the Invert or High Jump shards in possession, the player can go to the room below O.D.'s library and invert/perform high jumps on him from below to make him float in the air; this will make a green chest to appear containing the Nose Glasses.
- This trick first appeared in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, where the player could perform high jumps in the room below the Master Librarian, making him to jump up and obtain various rare items this way.
- O.D.'s line "Death is too kind for you." is also a reference to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, where Alucard says a similar line during the Succubus battle, "Demon, death is too good for you!"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bloodstained: Voicing The Game - Part 1
- ↑ Development Update #55 - Get to Know the Japanese Voice Actors at Kickstarter (September 14, 2017).