- For other uses, see Frankenstein (disambiguation).
Doctor Victor von Frankenstein, or simply Dr. Frankenstein, is a character created by Mary Shelley in 1818, and the main protagonist of her acclaimed novel, Frankenstein.
Background
Victor Frankenstein was a medical student from Genève who researched life and how to create it. He went into graveyards to exhume corpses and create an artificial creature with them. His creation is known as The Creature, who has been a recurrent boss in the Castlevania series.
Victor does not make any appearances in the Castlevania games, but he does appear in the game book The Devil Castle Dracula: The Battle of Old Castle, where he is referred to simply as Dr. Frankenstein.
Gallery
Artworks
The Creature (front) and Dr. Frankenstein (background) from The Battle of Old Castle
Screenshots
Possible corpse of Dr. Frankenstein (background) from Haunted Castle
Possible corpse of Dr. Frankenstein (bottom-left) from Portrait of Ruin
Close-up