Dracula (The Batman)

Dracula (Vlad Dracula III) was the King of the Vampires, based on Bram Stoker's iconic character and a small bit of Bela Lugosi's portrayal in the 1930's. After being stabbed in the heart and temporarily vanquished, his corpse came to Gotham City.

History
Aside from his beloved bride Carmilla, much of Dracula's origins in the movie match the origins described in Stoker's original novel. Originating from Transylvania, he was eventually vanquished by a gentleman (quite possibly Abraham Van Helsing), and his remainders were moved at an undetermined time to Gotham City. Here, while buried in Gotham Cemetery, he was accidentally revived by the Penguin, whom he hypnotized into acting as his Igor-like servant. He soon became obsessed with remodeling Gotham City in his own image, turning hordes of citizens into vampires like himself, with he as their King and Carmilla (with Vicki's beautiful soul) as their Queen. He seemed unable to tolerate either Bruce Wayne being the ruler of Gotham City's elite, as well as the idea that there was another 'batman' in Gotham City, and strove to kill the Batman rather than turning him into a vampire as well. He successfully hypnotized Bruce Wayne for a short period while acting as Dr. Alucard, but this cover was soon blown. He seems to have a growing attraction to Vicky Vale, who appears to vaguely resemble his bride Carmilla when she was still alive. In an attempt to resurrect his bride, he hypnotized and kidnapped Miss Vale, drawing the life energy out of her soul and into Carmilla. However, the Batman managed to interrupt the ritual, saving Vicky and curing the 'Lost Ones' of their vampirism, as Dracula turned his attention to finally killing the Batman. Eventually blowing his way into the Batcave after a prolonged chase through the city's underground tunnels, a badly wounded Batman managed to blast Dracula with a device from Wayne Industries that can store pure sunlight, destroying the vampire.

Trivia

 * Interestingly, Dracula himself stated in the film that being exposed to sunlight was "an almost permanent death" for his kind (as he was describing Carmilla's demise), and so while he appears to have been killed at the end of the film, there is still a chance that one day he might be resurrected again. However, it appears that the resurrection requires a second vampire to extract the soul. However, in Bram Stoker's original story, sunlight does not kill a vampire.
 * In addition to his usual liking of blood as sustenance, Dracula also enjoys eating flesh. This is shown at the Wayne Manor party when he eats the beef steak tartar offered as hors d'oeuvres, to Vicki's disgust. It is implied again that vampires also eat flesh when Dracula states that after Carmilla has fed on Vicki's soul, he will give her his corpse as a gift.

Clips
Video:Batman meets Dracula|

Appearances

 * The Batman vs. Dracula
 * Dracula also appered in Batman Brave And The Bold