Count Dracula Vlad Ţepeş (ドラキュラ・ヴラド・ツェペシュ, Dorakyura Vurado Tsepeshu?), formerly known as Mathias Cronqvist (マティアス・クロンクビスト, Matiasu Kuronkubisuto?), is the primary antagonist of the Castlevania series, as well as the final boss of most of the games. He is loosely based on the eponymous character from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula, as well as the historical figure, Vlad Drăculea.