How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula? How close is Vlad's in-game version to his historical and literary counterpart? In this video we delve into his character design, in-game skills, and characterization in order to determine that, followed up by giving it a grade in terms of its historical accuracy. Was Vlad truly a dangerous warlord who impaled his enemies and became the inspiration for the greatest of all vampires? Find out here!


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Gameplay footage comes from the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.
Maps are from Google Maps or Wikimedia.
Artwork consists of Classical Pieces of Art created since the middle ages, chiefly works in the public domain from the 18th and 19th century.
Animated footage comes from the following sources: Fate/Apocrypha (2017) by A-1 Pictures and Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity-Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (2021) by Cloverworks. Animated footage from these and other sources are labeled by their source in the top left corner whenever such footage or images are used.


Holy Mother of the Abyss
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack VI
Keita Haga
2023
Disc 2, Track 18

Danger Night
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack V
Keita Haga
2021
Disc 3, Track 8



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00:00 Intro
00:23 Class
03:00 Character Design
05:08 Berserker Vlad Skillset
08:16 Lancer Vlad Skillset
10:38 Kazikli Bey
12:24 Bond Craft Essences
15:03 Valentines' CE
15:51 Geopolitics?!?
17:46 The Life of Vlad III
24:59 Vlad EXTRA
26:05 Vlad in Fate/Apocrypha
28:04 Vlad in FGO
31:19 Characterization Summary
32:23 Conclusion
33:40 Final Grade

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