The assumed identity of Count Dracula, who in his past life was Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes III, Alucard operates as a vampire hunter as part of his servitude to the Hellsing family and has been modified to stand against his own kind. Although considered to be an anti-hero, Alucard is remorseless and pitiless in his cruelty, having no qualms about being a vampiric monster and taking the lives of countless innocents. As he is immortal and invincible, Alucard is very cocky, arrogant, and egotistical. He freely taunts and belittles his opponents, often allowing them to inflict seemingly fatal wounds before healing himself and obliterating his enemy. One of his favorite methods is allowing himself to literally be shot to pieces before simply flowing back together. It could accurately be said that rather than killing his opponents, Alucard breaks them. An example can be seen in Volume 2 when Alucard fights Luke Valentine. When Luke gains an advantage over Alucard, victory seems within his grasp. The tides turn when Alucard transforms a part of himself into a hellhound. Alucard then shoots off a part of his leg telling him to regenerate them and pick up his gun and fight back. When Luke fails to do so, Alucard devours Luke, declaring him as little more than dog food.