What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets.
— Dracula ‧ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
Behind the line
Spoilers for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
What it means
Our interpretation.
Dracula reduces humanity to its concealed weaknesses. The contempt is theatrical, but it also tells us how he justifies treating people as beneath him. This is the English wording from the original 1997 PlayStation game.
Sources (3)
- GamesRadar+Selected wording, Dracula (Castlevania) credit and game context; 1997 edition qualification checked in source review.Reference checked
- PolygonSelected wording, Dracula (Castlevania) credit and game context; 1997 edition qualification checked in source review.Reference checked
- PlayStation.BlogPlayStation20th-anniversary favourite PSone games: original Symphony of the Night wording, not a2018remastered-script claim.Reference checked
Context reviewed