Elizabeth Bartley
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| Elizabeth Bartley | |
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| Appearance(s) | 1917:Castlevania: Bloodlines |
| Role(s) | Vampire Countess |
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| Music Theme(s) | Vision of Dark Secrets |
| Gender | Female |
Elizabeth Bartley is a vampire and ambitious worshiper of Dracula who sought to revive him during the 20th century. She, along with Alucard and Leila, are Dracula's only known blood relatives. Elizabeth is loosely based on the historical figure Elizabeth Bathory.
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Story
Events of Bloodlines
At some point during the 20th century, Elizabeth was revived by the dark sorceress Drolta Tzuentes who sought her aid in the revival of Dracula. Elizabeth soon learned about clashes between Europe's greatest nations over national and colonial issues, which had left tensions high. The inhabitants of Europe sensed that a war would unfold sooner or later and countries formed several alliances, who in turned harbored feelings of distrust against each other. Elizabeth knew that she could use this web of alliances to her advantage and was involved in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which would unleash a chain reaction of violence across the entire European continent. Thus, World War I began and the vampire countess planned to use the souls of the millions that died as a result to revive her uncle.
The resurrection rite took Drolta and Elizabeth all across Europe, and they were chased every step of the way by two vampire hunters - John Morris, the son of Quincey Morris who carried the Belmont family's Vampire Killer whip, and Eric Lecarde, a revenge seeking Spaniard whose girlfriend was vampirized by Elizabeth. The hunt came to a head at Elizabeth's castle in England, where she and Drolta succeeded in resurrecting Dracula. The reawakening of the Dark Lord was short lived, however, as John and Eric scaled the castle and killed Elizabeth, Drolta, and Dracula himself.
Image Gallery
 Elizabeth from the Japanse cover of Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) |
 Elizabeth from the American cover of Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) |
 Elizabeth from the manual of Castlevania: Bloodlines (1994) |
Trivia
- In the Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy, Elizabeth's descendants Sona and Ivan Bartley were responsible for Dracula's resurrection.
- References have also been made to the great-grandfather of Ivan Bartley, who also managed to revive Dracula several generations before Christopher's time.
- The Bartley Mansion (mistranlated as Berkeley) is a visitable location in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.