Alucard debuted in '' Castlevania III : Dracula 's Curse '' for the Nintendo Entertainment System , where he was designed by T. Fujimoto and I. Urata . He was intended to be a mirror image of his father , as evidenced by his name , his father 's name spelled backwards . Much of the original artwork for the game was lost during the Great Hanshin earthquake . Alucard 's subsequent appearances would largely be designed by Ayami Kojima , who managed the character designs for '' Castlevania : Symphony of the Night '' and '' Castlevania : Aria of Sorrow ''
Great Hanshin earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake
Alucard (Castlevania)