For all intents and purposes, the most important event in Alucard's life was the day his mother died. In fact, his entire life thereafter is almost completely based around upholding her last words to him: n"Do not hate humans. If you cannot live with them, then at least do them no harm. For theirs is already a hard lot." And indeed, even his eternal mission to keep his father from destroying humanity is born of the wish to uphold that final promise, for the words were as much for Dracula as for Alucard.
Still, even with his allegiance firmly on the side of humanity, he does not trust them enough as a whole to willingly live among them. Given what they did to his mother, how could a creature such as he, far less a creature of the light than Lisa had been, possibly live amongst those that had extinguished her radiance because they suspected her of being a witch? And even if he were to find someone amongst the humans that he could trust as anything more than a ally in battle, they would only die long before him, whether through violence, sickness, or simply old age. Much better to close off his heart and focus only on the goal at hand, no matter the cost. Although it doesn't happen on the timeline this particular Alucard is from (multiple endings and all), this single-mindedness is demonstrated in the event that conditions to see the spirit controlling Richter are not met, which end with Alucard killing the Belmont. In the worst ending, he expresses no remorse over this; in the bad ending, he expresses a small amount, but only in the sense of "what unfortunate circumstances these were" rather than any particular care for the fact that he'd had to kill what was once a good man. Even on the timeline set for the True Ending (the canon ending, and the one he's from), Alucard sees no point in refraining from returning to his eternal sleep until the world needs him again until Maria somehow manages to convince him otherwise in the post-game. He's from before that time though, so... not a whole lot of emotion expressed. He's marginally more emotional inwardly, but not by all that much.
He's not completely a cold fish though. Just as his mother is the driving reason behind his eternal battle to protect humanity from the forces of darkness, so too is she the one subject that is guaranteed to get him to show emotion. This is most evident throughout the entire event where a succubus draws him into a nightmare and poses as his mother on the day she burned to convince him back to the side of Dracula. He begins with a frantic attempt to free her, although the moment she starts telling him to take vengeance for her, he realizes that the succubus is not his beloved mother. Thereafter is the only boss battle that Alucard ever enters in a state of anger. He doesn't even simply kill her at the end, but makes sure that her soul will be forever trapped within the dream world despite her pleading for her life. Long story short, disrespecting Alucard's mother is a horrible idea.
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Re: REVISION
Date: 2013-04-27 10:29 pm (UTC)Still, even with his allegiance firmly on the side of humanity, he does not trust them enough as a whole to willingly live among them. Given what they did to his mother, how could a creature such as he, far less a creature of the light than Lisa had been, possibly live amongst those that had extinguished her radiance because they suspected her of being a witch? And even if he were to find someone amongst the humans that he could trust as anything more than a ally in battle, they would only die long before him, whether through violence, sickness, or simply old age. Much better to close off his heart and focus only on the goal at hand, no matter the cost. Although it doesn't happen on the timeline this particular Alucard is from (multiple endings and all), this single-mindedness is demonstrated in the event that conditions to see the spirit controlling Richter are not met, which end with Alucard killing the Belmont. In the worst ending, he expresses no remorse over this; in the bad ending, he expresses a small amount, but only in the sense of "what unfortunate circumstances these were" rather than any particular care for the fact that he'd had to kill what was once a good man. Even on the timeline set for the True Ending (the canon ending, and the one he's from), Alucard sees no point in refraining from returning to his eternal sleep until the world needs him again until Maria somehow manages to convince him otherwise in the post-game. He's from before that time though, so... not a whole lot of emotion expressed. He's marginally more emotional inwardly, but not by all that much.
He's not completely a cold fish though. Just as his mother is the driving reason behind his eternal battle to protect humanity from the forces of darkness, so too is she the one subject that is guaranteed to get him to show emotion. This is most evident throughout the entire event where a succubus draws him into a nightmare and poses as his mother on the day she burned to convince him back to the side of Dracula. He begins with a frantic attempt to free her, although the moment she starts telling him to take vengeance for her, he realizes that the succubus is not his beloved mother. Thereafter is the only boss battle that Alucard ever enters in a state of anger. He doesn't even simply kill her at the end, but makes sure that her soul will be forever trapped within the dream world despite her pleading for her life. Long story short, disrespecting Alucard's mother is a horrible idea.