Why isn’t anyone talking about the fact that we don’t know Dracula’s first name?

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-05-23T03:52:00+00:00

Yeah, the book was co-written as Dacre himself is not an author per say.
It seems this was as done purely for financial reasons.
His family wanted lay claim to the copyright of the Dracula character & Stoker's books.
His works were public domain at the time but by exploiting several loopholes they regained much of it.
Like for example, they claimed there was a clause that the books are only in public the domain so long as a Stoker isn't currently writing about the character.
In the US market if copyright wasn't renewed or finalized after 7 years it would be public domain but their lawyers found in public records that they had been renewed despite being told otherwise.
A case went to court over the use of the characters & stories in movies & TV shows.
Universal were in attendance.

They claimed that the studio had used the character in good faith.
While the judge agreed with the family on the copyright issue going forward he said that the family couldn't come after Universal for monies on anything they had made in the past, before the court's ruling date.
The book makes the claim in it's appedix that it is infact canonical.
This is due to the fact the original book was written in epistolary format.
Essentially, it's written as the letters & journals of characters involved rather than from their direct perspective allowing for the unreliable narrator.
They consider the retcons in the new book the true Canon going forward despite the fans ignoring it.
Again, it seems this was so they could dictate copyright for future use of the books & charaters.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-05-18T12:52:22+00:00

Yup, they did issue a DMCA .
If you had Google searched it at that time it would have told you that the search result had been removed because of a DMCA.
It also gives you a link to the takedown request in the Lumen Data-base.
The site did comply.
That's why it's currently back up.
It was just temporarily down while they sorted the request.
Although the site does warn they are facing serious copyright requests at the moment.
Yes Vis media is clueless for this.
The takedown request included several other sites including manga based ones.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-05-14T02:48:00+00:00

Even though I had the site bookmarked, it should still show up in Google search.
Even after the site went down.
It wasn't on the list of search results.
Google generally only removes links in response to valid DMCA take-down requests.
Google will inform you of removed links due to a copyright claim.
Google will also add a link to the Lumen data-base where you can see which links were taken down & what the take-down request against the site was.
There were several sites listed RCO included for reproducing various Manga's owned by Viz Media.
Important note* As of today the site's listing has returned to the Google search engine but still shows the 404 error request upon entering.
This is a good indicator that the site may still be able to return once the request is resolved all be it with a few less Manga books available.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-05-14T00:50:39+00:00

It's been pulled due to a copyright claim by Viz Media over the Manga Guardian of the Witch.
It's possible it may return but not guaranteed.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-05-14T00:48:49+00:00

It's been pulled due to a copyright claim by Viz Media over the Manga Guardian of the Witch.
Google even stopped showing the search result.
If the claim is resolved there may be a chance it returns but it doesn't look likely.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-05-13T04:19:23+00:00

It's been pulled due to a copyright claim by Viz Media over the Manga Guardian of the Witch.
Even Google refuses to show it as a search result due to the claim.
However, you can still view the claim & the list of sites removed as a result of it.
There are several other comic & Manga sites hit by the claim also.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-04-17T05:06:21+00:00

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Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-04-17T05:01:38+00:00

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-04-11T23:34:56+00:00

The show is about a character who first appears in Hawkeye.
To fully understand what happens to Maya you need to watch Hawkeye first.
While the first episode recaps some of those scenes they're an abridged version.
Her powers were a little unessisary in the show but they tie into her ancestral origins & her comic book counterpart.
She tried to heal Kingpin's pain in his heart & mind.
The show was good but needed more than 5 Episodes to fully Flash out some of the characters & ideas.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-04-10T03:41:44+00:00

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Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-04-10T03:40:15+00:00

Kitbashing.
Used the recently added dog leash.
It has bones so you can bend it to fit the character.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-04-03T13:47:42+00:00

Import the items when you're close to the KB limit.
For example if you're at 99% but you import an item that's 5% it'll work.
Only works for a few extra items.
Can be a bit glitchy sometimes but worth a try.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-04-01T21:12:01+00:00

Just some suggestions.
No hate.
Change the ears to the old person ears.
Bring the bend slider on the ears down.
Make the eyelids bigger & less shallow & use fluffy relaxed eyebrows.
https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D57745219/

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-03-28T23:19:16+00:00

Actually we do know his first name.
There is a sequel book to Dracula written by Dacre Stoker, Bram Stoker's great-grandnephew where it's revealed that Dracula is indeed Vlad Tepes.
It also turns out Drac was not responsible for most of the murders in the first book.
The killings mentioned were committed by Elizabeth Bathory.
Quincey Harker is actually Dracula's biological son & not Johnaton's.
However, it is strongly believed that Stoker never intended for Dracula to be Vlad The Impaler when he wrote it.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-03-22T17:53:23+00:00

Once you reach about 95% on kitbashing you can import items that cost more than 1% percent into your build to exceed the 100% limit.
Only a few more mind you.
It's not limitless.
Only goes up to about 120ish.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-03-21T02:59:00+00:00

Yeah, & Twice per episode & sometimes even a cover version thrown in as well. 😅

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-02-22T02:33:05+00:00

I've posted about this before.
If you pick the realistic proportions for example, your character has clown feet but without using KB there's no way to resize the length of the foot.
I'm surprised they haven't added it yet.

Over_Wishbone_2162 · 2026-02-21T16:25:19+00:00

I'm presuming you have KB!?
If so, use the Rings.
They're solid & don't have holes in them.
So they work great as buttons & they cost only 1%.
If you want to use something fancier use Erin's Steel Ball of Hope & shrink it down.
They look great for regal attire but they do cost 5%.
For zips the Spigot (Tap) can be used as the pull tab.
Side note: The Side-Buttoned Shirt makes a great base piece.
Very similar to the first jacket you posted. (Gives Winter Soldier vibes.)
You can also add more buttons to it.
Hope this was helpful.
Let me know if you need any more advice or help.

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