Count Dracula
From King's Quest Omnipedia
Dracula is a vampire - a supernatural being of great strength, and immortal as long as is able to drink the blood of humans at regular intervals. He is seen in official KQ2, he lives in his castle located on an island in the Poisoned Lake. Dracula immediately attempted to kill Graham, however, he was protected by the cross that was given to him by the Monk. Dracula then quickly retreated to his coffin down in the basement of the castle. Dracula may have fled from the sight of Graham's silver cross for the very reason that it was silver may have poisonous and its touch could.
Graham made his way to the basement and opened the coffin where Dracula lay sleeping. Using the stake and mallet he found earlier, Graham put an end to the evil Count. A Silver Key that unlocked a chest that heald the Sapphire Tiara was left behind in the Count's ashes. Under the count's Satin Pillow Graham found the second of three magic gold keys, that opened up the Magical Doorway.
According to Daventry's Prime Minister Gerwain, "Count Dracula, lord of vampyres, is well known in the legends of daventry, legends brought over by some of our folk from the Other World. Never has it been mentioned, however, that the Prince of the Night had, himself, withdrawn.
Derek Karlavaegen believes that Dracula is not supernatural at all, but that he is one of the last survivors - if not the final survivor - of the lizard folk who ruled the earth for millions of years before humanity. According to Derek, both the chameleon and the bat are degenerate decendents of that particular line of beings, and this accounts for Dracula's apparent ability to change shape and to fly.
Considering that this villain has a black cloak...It's possible... Well you get the picture...
He is the leader of the vampyres in Kolyma, being the lord of vampyres.
Derek Karlavaegen mentions that Dracula is not the only vampyre to hunt Kolyma's land at night, as there are other Vampyres besides Dracula that live in the castle with the Ghouls and Ghosts there. The vampyres as a group rule the dark from the castle on the island in the middle of a poisonous lake. The Monks will shelter the occasional traveler to protect them from the undead. Due to several factors the Children of the Night are isolated, and not likely to get out of Kolyma.
While Graham defeated Dracula he doesn't believe that he defeated him for good, as true evil cannot be destroyed.
[edit] Inspiration
Dracula first appeared in an 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, and the count has been reborn often in places and films. Some say that Dracula was based on a madman by the name of Vlad the Impaler who murdered thousands in terrible ways and drank the blood of some of his victims. In popular culture the character of Dracula has appeared in more than 200 films, a number second only to Sherlock Holmes, (and several hundred more that have vampires as their subject).
[edit] Notes
In the unofficial KQ2 (AGDI) this character was altered and replaced with the benevolent Caldaur.
