Or that New York, in the midst of its own time crisis, was under the thrall of Dracula and an army of vampires, which made a casual stroll from Avengers Tower to the Baxter Building a life-or-death risk.
— Iron Man's In-game Lore
Count Vlad Dracula is the central antagonist of Season 1: Eternal Night Falls, featured as a non-playable character in Marvel Rivals. He is a Transylvanian nobleman turned century-old vampire lord who seeks to exploit the Timestream Entanglement to conquer New York City.
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You have been sheltered by the light... for far too long. The time has come for darkness to reign. Soon, your resolve will crumble. You will be stretched too thin. There will be nowhere left to hide, and your fire shall cease to burn... for no light shall survive in my empire of eternal night!—Dracula
Count Dracula is who Magik and Scarlet Witch have a mutual disdain for, referring to him as a "would-be tyrant" in the same breath as Khonshu and Apocalypse.
During the Timestream Entanglement, he was approached by Doctor Doom to introduce the Chronovium to him. According to Doom, the Chronovium was born from his experiment that caused the very fabric of time and space to unravel and reweave itself in unexpected ways. Doctor Doom then persuades Dracula that if he drops a single blood on the gem, he can access boundless power held within the crystal, such as the complete control over time in a limited area. He further describes Dracula how powerful he is by conquering place by place where he rules supreme. Doom then tells Dracula to conquer New York as his new domain by acquiring the Book of the Damned, the Darkhold. The book has a spell called the Vampiric Verses which can turn humans into an army of vampires. The Lord of Vampires agreed on what the King of Latveria has said to him and drops a blood from his index finger into the gem.[1]
Now the Eternal Night has about to begin, Dracula had obtained the Darkhold by accessing the pages and used it to imprison New York in an endless night as he launched an attack on the city with his army of vampires and other demonic creatures. While the red night reigns endlessly, known heroes such as Moon Knight, Spider-Man, Cloak & Dagger, Blade, and the Fantastic Four are battling against Dracula and his army of vampires in New York. His the primary reason why some of the heroes are having a difficult time battling against him and his army. This leads to some of them having an argument with each other like what happened in Midtown or having to rescue the civilians and prisoners from him. The known prisoners include Blade and Ratatoskr who were imprisoned at Central Park where Dracula build his own massive castle.
With Dracula using Blood Chronovium by the time he conquered New York, Doom already deceived the vampire since that very moment. Doom orchestrated events from the shadows, allowing Dracula and his army to get dirty while unintentionally keeping Doom's deadliest opponents at bay. And once the Vampiric Verses from the Darkhold were discovered, Doom switched allegiances and secretly supported the heroes in their quest to vanquish Dracula - all in order to grab his ultimate treasure and use his ancient power on the Chronovium. Doom's strategy proved to be a tremendous success, with each action occurring exactly as planned. Outwitting everyone, Doom triumphantly had the Pure Blood Chronovium in his steely hands. The blood dipped by the Lord of Vampires on the Chronovium has connect to Doom's might, owning part of his power, leading Dracula's defeat.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thicker than Blood - Eternal Night Falls Gallery Card