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[edit] Problems

I noticed someone already complained about the deletion of japanese texts and Alucards name. Well, it "did" happen again, and I just fixed it, but I have no will anymore. People have been fixing it back dozents of times now, I sugest the wiki staff does something about it. Who ever has been been doing this, doesn't seem to stop.

[edit] Vandalization

Someone Appears to be going through All of the Hellsing Wiki pages that Heavily pertain to Alucard and Changing all of them to say "Arucard" and they give something about Copyright Infringement as the Reason with no actual Data to back it up. Which is not only dumb, because Castlevania (The medium the Vandal claims is where the infringement came from) was not the First, and is FAR from the only other medium to use that name, as well as Alucard's Name being Spelled Out by Hirano as "Alucard" in Chapter 84 "Warcraft II". It also seems that whenever he edits a page, he removes all of the Japanese, Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji from the page entirely. I just went through and fixed it, altho it may happen again. This is just a Heads up, so that if he does it again it can be caught quickly -- Demon Rin 11:08, 4 June 2007

[edit] Anime Differences

I ran across this quote reading though the page.

"In the manga, Hellsing resembles a Men In Black style organisation that uses special agents such as Alucard and Walter to hunt down enemy forces. However, in the TV series, Hellsing instead utilises paramilitary armed forces, normal human soldiers doing most of the work while Alucard and company work in support."

Now I realize that the manga doesn't feature any military style incursions like the anime does, but neither does the manga state that Alucard, Walter and Seras are the hellsing organization's only 'troops' that operate as anything but guards. The manga does not state any information to contridict the militant Hellsing sugested in the anime, and so I think this section should be revised.


Can anybody provide evidence supporting the "most" claim in the "Characters found only in TV series" section. Thanks.

"Like those of Bubbancy and Paul Wilson, some fans believe that his appearance is disruptive and poorly explained, as well as most fans prefer to label him as your traditional "Mary Sue" Character, considering his unlimited and unexplained power, as well as complete and utter lack of faults (though some may argue that his total overconfidence is his downfall.)"

-- Balcerzak 07:49, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alucard/Vincent Valentine

I have noticed a large link directly to FF7. I have played it numerous times and found several secrets including several connecting directly to Vincent. He has a lost love which you can find with the submarine and theres a story on how he was made. The secret for his lost love could translate to Seras Victoria AND/OR Integral Hellsing. This could be reason why Integral has kept him tame. Also Vincent actually looks a lot like Arucard. Vincent and Alucards costumes are very similar.They even use similar wepaons. I think the creator of this anime series was a Final Fantasy 7 fan like myself AND/OR Vice-Versa.

Genisis

That's probably true, but I think you're grabbing at straws. Both Alucard and Vincent are very similar to other anime and video game vampires in many ways so to point out a similarity between these specific two seems almost fanboy-esque. In fact, I could say the same about the comparisons with Devil May Cry since the character archetype has existed long before Alucard was created by Hirano. Unless specifically stated by a creator, I don't think it's right to artificially generate a link between them (especially on a Wikipedia article), especially if no hint of it has ever surfaced in a director interview (that I know of). Axem Titanium 14:47, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Millennium

I have made an article for Millennium at Millennium (Hellsing). As they are the main antagonists of the series, I feel that they deserve their own article. I feel that this will help make the main Hellsing page much less smaller, as all the information for each individual Millennium member is there. I haven't taken the info on Millennium's members off the main page yet, because I don't know how to execute it. Do we just erase all the Millennium members from the Hellsing article and leave instead a small Millennium character profile, with a link to the Millennium article? Should we even keep this article? I really think Millennium deserves its own article. Cyfin, 30 May 2006, 13:36

Hmmm... there actually doesn't seem to be a Hellsing (organization) page. But whatever. I do think Millennium should have its own page, and Hellsing and Iscariot too. But I think instead of putting character bios there, it should be more about the organization itself with the character stubs. The secondary characters should have their own page or something. Axem Titanium 21:53, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Agreed. We need a separate page for characters (primary and secondary). We could link to that page from this article, and the characters page would link to the individual character articles when necessary. I think we should move the chapter listing to a separate article too. Schrödinger 22:24, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Yes, certain projects such as Xenosaga have sort of list articles going on, with lists. Instead of putting EVERYTHING on the main page and making it incredibly long, they have seperate lists for all the minor characters (the major ones have their own articles), places, events, organizations, etc.
Personally, I disagree on the whole "Make the Millennium page focus more on the organization and not the people" thing. An organization cannot exist without its members. While I do agree that more info on the organization itself should be present, I don't think that the listing of members and their bios should be removed. Some of these characters - the Major especially - deserve their own article, but not much is known about them. I think they at least deserve a bio in a Millennium article, or at least just an article seperate from the others in SOME way. But maybe that's just me. Cyfin, 30 May 2006, 19:41

[edit] Anderson and Maxwell

Merge tags relating to the following pages were removed: Alexander Anderson (hellsing) and Enrico Maxwell.

for the suggested merging, i think maxwell doesnt deserve to have his own sub site if the major doesnt have one. but anderson IS a major character without a doubt an dprobably deserves his own section.

I think that Anderson is a major character and his site shouldn't be merged. --El jue 14:10, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] another question

anyone remember when the old Nazi officer hits Montana Max for not turning them into vampires, then Zorin breaks his stick? in that frame, we see Zorin and 4 shadowy figures who we assume are the "werwolves" that Schrodinger said was arriving. The first shadow is obviously Rip Van Winkle, but the other 3 shadows; have their identities been revealed yet?

reference link: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d164/kaizenyorii/WHOARETHEY.jpg

Just random nazi soldiers? --Saphire diablo 15:31, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Music Question

This has been bugging me for some time. I should give a Spoiler Warning I suppose, so consider that... it! During Episode 6, Dead Zone, Walter joins the fight against Jan and the Ghoul army, and there's a rather excellent piece of music that kicks in just as Jan leaves Integras office with one of her cigars. The music plays throughout the fight with Walter, and I'd love to know what it's called. 86.142.153.61 03:33, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

  • On www.realitylapse.com there is a list of all the original soundtracks from the anime, in two albums. You will have to listen to them on the page (they're not necessarily meant for downloading), but I am quite sure this piece of music will be there. LordHoborgXVII

[edit] Random question

i remember a long time ago seeing a comic which takes place in the middle east. a muslim terroist group takes a chrisitan church hostage, and one of the hostages is yumi. then Hienkel arrives, whacks Yumi in the chin so she transforms, and they proceed to kill all the muslims. my question is: was this a scene from hellsing or crossfire????

  • That was the first Crossfire-story. The second had Communist terrorists and the third had an apocalyptic cult. Captain Günsche 11:25, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

I want to know something about the series. I saw a version of hellsing at an anime convention but when i went to buy the dvd it was a totally different series. I mean when he originally finds Seras (Policewomen) its tottaly differnt along with the PArt where he fights the priest. Also almost all the gore that I saw at the convention was stripped away. In the dvd version i bought when he stabs a vampire in the heart he turns to ash but in the version i saw in the convention its a bloody hole in he vampires chest and he dies.

My last question is in the hope i can find a copy of the series with full gore for sale. If anyone so happens to posses one of these please contact me at igormilgram@gmail.com thank

Genisis

That doesn't make any sense at all. The thing you saw at the convention must have been edited; the DVD releases in both North America and Japan are completely uncensored and unedited. They must have added gore to the footage shown at the convention. Schrödinger 02:17, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

There was also two other differences I forgot to mention. The menu in the start up was differnt. Also in the anime convention one it had shown a part of Integras past, where her uncle tried to kill her. Maybe it was a seperate episode.

Genisis

You sure it wasn't the first OVA? Hellsing I has more blood and gore (the vicar doesn't turn to dust) and includes some of the scene where Integra's uncle tries to kill her (the "Master of Monster" chapter from the manga). Schrödinger 16:32, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

That must be it, thank you for the help. Ill try to locate someone who sells the OVA version. Its just not same as the tv series. Thank you

Genisis

This will be a short question. Does anyone know the current date of release for the OVA Volume #2 of Hellsing?

Genisis

August 4, 2006 Schrödinger 05:12, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Slang

I ask those who edit this page and its relatives to refrain from using Japanese loanwords\slang such as "neko". Not everyone understands what is meant.

Is there any proof that the organization is based on the Wilmarth Foundation, or is that speculation? How do either one differ from Anne Rice's Talamasca or the Watchers of Highlander and Buffy/Angel? -- Zoe

I have no idea. I tried real hard to find Lovecraft references through the series, but there isn't anything that immediately reminds of the Mythos. My guess is that it's just speculation, which in case shouldn't be included in the article (or at least, have a small disclaimer included).
Another detail that seems inaccurate to me is the "Engrish" part near the end of the article. The use of the term "Sir" instead of the term "Dame" seems like just a matter of style. I'm not familiar with royal naming conventions, but I believe even females gain the title of "Sir" in situations like that. Just a thought.
Men are referred to as "Sir ---." Women are referred to as "Lady ---."
No a lady is the wife of a knight, a women who earns the title of knight in her own right is almost always refered to by 'Dame'
About the Japanese naming order, that's the way it always works in anime. The setting of the plot or the nationality of the characters have little to do with that. It's not supposed to be a mistake. The production is Japanese, and so are the rules. – Mackeriv 19:17, 4 Jun 2004 (UTC)
A friend of mine pointed me something in Hellsing. There's a character named Chris Pickman in the series. That's probably a reference to Lovecraft's Pickman's Model. The story is not exactly related to the Mythos (just a standalone horror tale), but maybe that could be seen as the reference we've been looking for. – Mackeriv 03:26, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Hellsing the Dawn?

anyone got info on it all what I know is that its the prequel to the manga--Croatnik20 July 2005

[edit] The soundtracks.

So there are two soundtracks for the Hellsing anime and they are the Raid OST and the Ruins OST. Should this be mentioned? Also, I think that there's a lot of different elements in the soundtrack so there's not punk rock even present in some tracks.

Raid and Ruins are just different collections of songs from the series, so they're not really "soundtracks", rather, parts of one big soundtrack. They certainly could be mentioned, though. I own the two OSTs and, while not every song is punk rock, jazz, and experimental, I think you'll find every track contains elements from at least one of those genres. I find "Raid" pretty punk rocky/jazzy and "Ruins" pretty experimental. Of course, this is a free Wiki, so if you have a better explanation, feel free to plunk it in. :) --Icenine0 20:46, 21 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Alucard/Dracula

Thanks to User:Mackeriv for editing that bit... when the last set of changes was made there was a load of errors and multiple uses of Arukard in the text. While i had neither the nerve nor the inclination to correct everything (and he proceeded to clean up both some spelling errors of mine and the rest of the user before). I ended up writing that it was intended to be Dracula, but that is open to discusion as the first part of the text shows. So it may be interesting to talk on that here. While there are direpancies between Stoker and Hirano, the reference to the Gary Oldman Dracula is clear. Also i nthe thirteenth episode there is a pretty odd situation where we see Alucard in the past for a moment. This could be a presentation of Vlad Tepes. There is also the fact that load of japanese villian characters are called Alucard (and quite a number of them have similarities with vampires of the modern myth). So is there enough to say he is Dracula, or should this be left as two possible solutions? --Asmodai 22:01, Oct 9, 2004 (UTC)

Hello. It's okay about the article, I just felt I could fix some things up. About Dracula, I'm not sure. I've seen all 13 episodes, and even after that, I think associating Alucard with Dracula sounds a little weird. He does seem like an ancient vampire, but his origins are unknown (at least in the anime). He tells young Integra something like "they used to call me Alucard", implying that he either doesn't have a specific name, or maybe he doesn't care. When I think of Dracula, I imagine someone very different from Alucard. Not just on looks (which are very hard to define, regarding a legend), but I don't think Dracula was supposed fight the way Alucard does. I'm not sure, it just doesn't sound right to me.
So, I think it wouldn't be fair to say that "Alucard is intended to be Dracula". That isn't said, nor clearly implied, at any point in the story (thought I haven't read the manga). I think the previous part in the text that talks about fans discussing this question is enough, and it'll will let the reader know that there's a certain controversy regarding this.
Also, there appears to be someone whining about Alucard's name, saying that the correct name in America is "Arucard", claiming that that's the way PIONEER says it is. Sure, that's what you see on those official sites, but does that really sound practical? I guess not. It's pretty obvious that's a Japanese pronounce, and it shouldn't be applied to us westerns. The anagram doesn't even work that way, assuming it's really "Dracula" we'd get with that. Want more proof? You can clearly see that it's "Alucard" they used for the American translation of the manga. There's a sample at Dark Horse's official website right here. No mistake. Also, from what I remember, not even the subtitles for the Hellsing DVDs show "Arucard". It's Alucard, just the way it's supposed to be. I'm not changing that in the article just now. I'd like to see some opinions first. – Kaonashi 04:08, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Okay, he fixed that back. I have no idea of what's going on now. – Kaonashi 20:18, 10 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Okay someone is really going out on a edit war... the Manga references him as Alucard and i think Studio Proteus is quite adequate on their translations. What bugs me is that someone is actually going out on a limb to edit this. The Article should be changed back to Alucard. Can we prevent IP dolts changing it without discussion somehow? --Asmodai 16:25, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)
I have just edited the page, changing some of the errors of the user and reverting Arucard to Alucard. I also left the user a message in the history part and in the text... hopefull this will prevent an edit war and allow us to talk this through and skip incessant edits... --Asmodai 16:43, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)


Hellsing manga, volume 4, pages 97 - 102. A man is talking with Alucard (quite possibly Van Helsing?) . Alucard is down on the ground and his heart is peirced by a stake. The man tells him that he has lost everything including "The host" - The Host is how Stoker calls the mark on Mina while she is in the process of the change and grows more akin to Dracula. With him defeated (and killed in the book) the mark will be gone. This seems to be talking about Mina Harker... this works quite well for the Dracula theory, unless Alucard's story is completely the same as Dracula's. Hirano may be working towards later revaltiosn that would show the ending in Dracula was due to the misinformation of the writer or possibly some trick pulled by Helsing so he could subdue and subjugate Dracula. While this may be pretty conclusive, it's still no absolute proof. Mabye Hirano will say more later on... --Asmodai 19:51, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)

Yeah, I know what you mean. Hopefully, it'll stop now. By the way, I found it better to hid your note from the article's body. More details on your talk page.
About the Dracula thing, well, it's still very odd. I couldn't get my hands on the manga (which apparently, is still going on), and I haven't read any work from Stoker, so it's kinda hard for me to understand. Maybe there is some sense in all of that, after all. But Alucard being Dracula or not is still somewhat speculation (nothing is certain). Thanks for the info. – Kaonashi 02:32, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I've been talking to a friend of mine about the vagaries of the Japanese language. Essentialy with the transfer to English and from English, the R and L get lost and mixed up quite easily as the information suffers from the transalation degradation. In essence this means that it is moot whether anyone writes R or L as the meaning will be lost and easily switched around. This may point out that the author was indeed talking about Alucard (this may be even hommage to things like Castlevania)... now the anagram is Dracula, but is Alucard "The Dracula" as described by Stoker is a interesting quandry. Now, Hirano has made numerous references, but the most damning of them were made in the Anime (which was not made as the author wanted). What I personnaly think currently is that Alucard is Dracula... but that the story Stoker told was not a fact in the world of Hellsing, but just what one of the bystanders saw or was told. Now someone being named Dracula and being a vampire doesn't actually define him, this may just be another name quirk (Rip van Winkle as a female hunter/vampire doesn't have much to do with the "Man outside his time" story, for instance).
As for Stoker... even if you don't like vampires much (i don't) i recommend the book for the style and a prettty good plot... there is also the pretty interesting naive hope of the characters as they are trying to save one of their own. Hellsing manga's can be still obtained from the internet as fantransalted works (dunno how legal it is) and you can buy the Dark Horse manga editions (4 are out and the 5th is due in December). The manga itself is still coming out, though. --Asmodai 03:04, Oct 12, 2004 (UTC)

This might just be me rambling, but I think there are some consistencies, not only with Dracula, but with other vampire-based works. Stoker's novel consists of diaries and newspaper clippings, almost as if someone collected them and put them together. A friend of mine had a theory that if something is put into the media as a piece of fiction it can be used to make people think they saw or read that and had a nightmare or something. Maybe in some way that is what Hirano is suggesting.

Sam Ann 10:08 10th May 2006 (BST)

Actually, the truest name I myself have found for the main vampire character is actually Arkard. Alucard is an assumpttion name considering over 3/4 of vampire series/manga/movies like to use descendants of Dracula. Arucard/Arukard is a mis-translation of Alucard. Not to mention the japanese accent when they constantly say Arkard's name causes people to mistake his name. Therefore, I am quite sure his real name is Arkard. Clarke High School Student 12.182.70.131 17:06, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Placement of Spoiler warning.

I don't see any actual spoilers in the "The names of the characters" section. Is there anyway we can move the spoiler warning, or incorportate this information into the introduction, so people who don't want spoilers can get to it? - RedWordSmith 16:17, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Well, I don't know. It does contain plot details, just like the spoiler tag says, but I don't think that section really "spoils" anything. I'll move the spoiler warning to the "Organizations and characters" section. I think that'll be okay. – Kaonashi 17:49, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] The Final Proof

In the last chapter of volume 7* of the manga (Wizardry III), it is conclusively proven that Alucard is Dracula. I do know of a site where scans from all volumes are kept, along with other Hirano-related goodies. If there´s interest in seeing them, let me know. ^^

  • edit: actually, this is the second chapter of the, soon-to-be, 8th volume. Volume 7 ends with Wizardry (I).


SPOILERS WILL NOW FOLLOW. BEWARE!


Basically, it´s time for the big showdown between the three organizations and their respective forces in the ruins of London, everyone´s been spending the last few chapters lining up and posing. Alucard has returned to London aboard the destroyed carrier "The Eagle", and everyone´s waiting for the huge battle to start.

Integral orders him to release his final restraints, everyone gets nervous, they all gang up on him (Captain Günsche, Alexander Anderson, the Iscariot Army and the Millennium Army), and he´s pulverized. Then all Hell breaks loose.

A seal is broken on his coffin (which was stowed aboard the spyplane he used in vol. 5) and it opens up. He then summons forth his familiars (which turn out to be all the people he´s devoured over the centuries, even the Turks!), the cityblocks fill with an ocean of blood and knights appear on undead horses carrying the banner of Wallachia. Then there´s the usual "To be continued...".

Some kind soul managed to translate the whole of vol. 7 to English, and here I have a rough translation of Father Maxwell when he sees the horrible sight:

Maxwell: Wallachia.. The kings army..!

You.. you.. Your own soldiers.. Your own servants.. Your own men.. What are you?! What are you?! Monster!! The devil! Dracula! VT-16 23:49, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The hell?
Well, I confess I wasn't expecting for that, but if you're sure of what you're saying (that it became evident he really is or was Dracula), feel free to apdate the article. Sounds fine to me. =]
And by the way, about the scans, yes, I'm rather curious. =P --Kaonashi 04:33, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Ok, I´m going to link to the site in question (it isn´t American or English), but if there´s any problem with it being here, I´ll remove it.
http://spiegel.org.ua/splinters/manga_r00.htm
Contains all volumes up to and including the one from December issue of YKO (in other words the last so far, and where the big secret´s finally out). Mostly files in Winrar format (a free program, similar to Winzip). There´s also other Hellsing related files there. I don´t think they have the word-document with the rough translation, though, but I could always send it to them, since they´re always on the look-out for new Hellsing-material. :)
I´ll also update some of the profiles if that´s ok. VT-16 09:42, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Fixed the address above, hopefully it works now. :) VT-16 09:39, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)


Hi! I just noticed that in the Hellsing article Rip van Winkle is referred to as a werewolf. Isn't she supposed to be a vampire? --LK

Yes, but the troops in Millennium are referred to as "Werewolves". This is based on the name given to German troops, who were specifically trained in sabotage and partisan warfare. Essentially, that´s what Millennium is, the remnant of the Third Reich doing warfare behind enemy lines (i.e. everywhere). VT-16 13:31, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Anderson's Gloves and Alucard's Gun

In the article, it says that both Anderson's glove and Alucard's gun say "Jesus Christ is in Heaven now". However, Anderson's glove simply says "Jesus Christ is in Heaven"; it is only Alucard's Jackal that says "Jesus Christ is in Heaven now". It is a minor mistake, but a noticable one. I always believed that it was put on Alucard's gun in retaliation or mocking of Anderson's "Jesus Christ is in Heaven". Anderson's glove Alucard's gun Me being the scared newbie I am, I'm going to let you guys approve. ^_^ --Purity Alighieri 02:35, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)

The part on Anderson's gloves that's visible reads "Jesus Christ is in Heaven." The word "Now" may have been hidden under the cuff of his coat. --68.90.236.203 01:18, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

By: Azenrot--Alucard's gun "Jackal" say's Jesus Christ is in Heaven now. The word now means that it wasn't before. In Volume 2 (I think) Alucard says "Nothing in Rome has changed in 2000 years." The story in in apx. 1998 (I do belive) that would put Alucard, alive(and possably still human) in the area and time of Jesus Christ. He would have heard first hand stories, or even seen or meet Jesus Christ. "Now" might be on the Jackal for a reason...

Alucard was not alive for 2000 years, though this is a common misconception. It is a generally accpeted fact that Alucard is Dracula, and Dracula was inspired by Vlad Dracul. (I believe this is talked about in the article?) That would only make him about 200 years old. Just because he made a reference to something that happened 2000 years ago, doesn't make him that old. --Purity Alighieri 20:52, 2005 Mar 26 (UTC)

One Question: Dracula died...how can Alucard be Dracula If Dracula died? And my mistack on the info.

Inspired by Vlad Tepes, actually (his son). So that would put Alucard at the age from when he was born, ca. late 1431. There is a pic made by Hirano which shows Alucard as a young boy and the number '1443' behind him. This is a reference to the year he was held hostage by the Ottoman Empire, while his father, Vlad Dracul, was let go. VT-16 16:00, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Yep... making him in the vicinity of 550 years. Since we are talking about him i'll just put a link to the man who inpired Dracula here... after all this is the multimedia HTML encyclopedia ;) However i am not sure the "Now" is an error... it could be just a "slogan" that is tied with whatever sort of magic/mark of office/herladry that complex sigil represents. Oh, yes i ave been AWOL for quite a while... University kills ;) Thanks VT for that handy little link though --Asmodai 18:36, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
I would like to point out that, whilst the character of Dracula was inspired by Vlad Tepes, never, at any point, does the novel 'Dracula' state he is: indeed, there is more evidence suggesting that he is not. As such, Alucards age cannot possibly be known for sure.
Although this may be the case, it makes obvious references in both the anime and manga that Alucard is Vlad Tepes. (Last episode in particular, I believe that portion of the evidence is discused somewhere) Thus, we can assume Hirano wants Alucard to be Tepes, as well as Dracula (Considering the name). So, I'm sure he believes that the Dracula in the original book is Vlad Tepes. --Purity Alighieri 03:48, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)
The latest chapter, 70: Castlevania, of the manga proves conclusively, beyond doubt, that Alucard is Vlad Tepes. It's a flashback to Alucard as a human. If you read the history of Vlad Tepes, you'll notice the flashback is loose overview of his life. The translation I've read doesn't directly say Vlad Tepes, but no other conclusion can be made. Hirano is all but explicitly showing that Alucard is Vlad Tepes. Incidently, it also hints as to how Alucard/Vlad became a vampire in the first place.

Makes a lot of sense to me. Feel free to fix that in the article. You're encouraged to.--Kaonashi 02:42, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Banshee

From Bubbancy' section:

Her name is the phonetic pronunciation of booban she, a vampiric Scottish creature. Appears only in the anime.

I've always though her name was some kind of reference to the mythical banshees. I have no idea of what a "booban she" is supposed to be. Any ideas?--Kaonashi 22:42, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Boaban Sith are a type of Celtic vampire, always female, that lure men to dance with them and then suck their blood out through their skin. ^_^. --KharBevNor 19:08, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

Why not "Boob banshee"? From what I remember she attacks female breasts ("boobs") -- Caedus 20:00, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Major Edit

Cleaning up this article. Moving all the major characters to their own pages, condensing info on minor characters and organisations, deleting the section on gundam stuff, but keeping the text for possible future re-working into a section on Hellsing's (considerable) influences, which could also include some mention of Baron Harkonnen and Willis. --KharBevNor 19:08, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Info removed from Kohta Hirano page

I removed the following info from the Kohta Hirano page because it's talking specifically about Hellsing. I'm not sure where to insert it, so I'm sticking it here. Feel free to insert it if it's not already there:

There are many differences in plot between the original Hellsing manga and the anime series. Though the voices (with such people as Takehito Koyasu, who plays Luke Valentine) and music (done by a minor jazz fusion artist, Yasushi Ishii) were generally considered both fitting and great, the plot is totally different, even disposing of the main villains and replacing them with another that is considered by some to be not very well thought out. Hellsing has risen to a cult status among fans of the wicked and macabre.

Enjoy. :-) --nihon 02:16, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Major

I changed the info surrounding his name to reflect the fact that it is the only one assosiated with him (even directly, since it's on his ID card). Unless the person who first trivialized this can provide evidence that it's strictly an injoke and not just a funny name that suits the character (like Schrödinger and Schrödinger's Cat), then the information should stay as it is.

I know Hirano likes to make visual gags and injokes, but I don't think this is one of those times. He should have had the Major wearing a visible ID that kept changing names, if that was the intention. Captain Günsche 17:26, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Valentine Brothers

It's quite possible that the family name of the Valentine brothers is a reference to Final Fantasy, considering that Vincent Valentine resembles and is sometimes referred to as a Vampire. This connection might be a coincidence, but it's likely that the name was meant to be a direct reference.

[edit] Incognito

In the article, Incognito is described as summoning a demon called Shed. I (and quite a number of other people) was always under the impression that he summoned the Egyptian god of darkness, Set. Considering that Incognito hails from the Continent of Darkness, an allusion to Africa, and that both he and Alucard call the creature a god, this would make some sense. Nitjanirasu 22:50, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, someone changed that very recently. "Shed" is a mistranslation that was in a really, really old fansub of Hellsing from years ago. They called him "Devil Shed", to be exact. I can't believe someone would go through the trouble of changing this article because of such an ancient mistranslation. So, go ahead and change it back to Set. Schrödinger 06:22, 17 February 2006 (UTC)


He summons the god of destruction, Seto. That is what I know from all of my knowledge of watching fansubs, reading things, seeing translations, etc. Feel free to ignore my opinion though. --12.182.70.131 17:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

There is no sylible in Japanese that can end a word in the "T" sound in english, as such a native speaker would find it much easier to pronounce it as "Seto" rather then "Set". The english dub uses "Set" and not "Seto". The same effect can be seen in the Bleach (Manga/Anime) charcter Chado (Chad), and the Yu-Gi-Oh charcter Seto Kaiba who was suposed to be named after the same Egyptian god (though it was not changed for the engish dub for some reson).

"He has the ability to summon a snake-like being referred to as Set" - I'm not quite sure I like this phrasing. Yes, he does summon the being Set, however I got the impression there was a tiny bit of preparation involved. To the ends that he could have summoned, say Anubis, or something different entirely. This simply happened to be his method of destroying London/England/World. --J-Kama-Ka-C 00:39, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

I've edited the text slightly, hopefuly this is more acurate. The anime doesn't give much detail on incogneto's powers, but I have watch that particualr episode several times.

[edit] Suggestions for more character bios

I think Peter Ferguson/Fargasson/whatever should be added to the "TV series" section. Arthur Hellsing, Shelby M. Penwood, and Sir Islands/Irons should be added to the "manga/OVA series" section of "secondary characters". I also think a "minor characters" section would be a good idea (the previous one contained important secondary characters as opposed to truly minor ones). We could add characters like Father Renaldo, the Queen of England, Abraham van Helsing, Leif and Jessica, the Cheddar vicar, etc. Maybe Islands too, since he doesn't really appear enough to be counted as a secondary character (although he seems to be prominent in The Dawn).

If the character bios take up too much of the main article, we could move it to a separate article. We may end up having to do the same with the chapter listing, like they did with the Berserk articles. I don't think we should refrain from adding characters just because they take up space; we could easily solve that problem by making a separate article. Hellsing has a relatively small cast anyway.

Your thoughts? Schrödinger 06:59, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Digest for Fleaks

Does anyone know whether Fleaks is a mistranslation of Freaks? Does it have any relation to the Alucard/Arucard thing? I don't really know anything about Japanese. Another question, is the content in it taken directly from the first OVA episode? Some guy 08:33, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes (Fleaks = Engrishy Freaks) and yes (it's taken directly from Hellsing I). Schrödinger 01:37, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
Since the previous series dealt with "freaks" and the producer of the OVA is the same, it's natural he wants to use some minor things/phrases from the previous work. Besides, "fleaks is not an English word". In fact, I don't think it's a word. Period. It's simply a mis-translation. Captain Günsche 12:22, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
Lol. [1] Wow. I guess it is a word but it's so out of use that it might as well not be. Axem Titanium 21:46, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Japanese doens't differentiate between the "l" and "r" sounds when adapting english words, so they often get mixed up. This may seem odd to an english speaker but if you listen to a Japanese person saying, for example, 'Alucard' the "l/r" sound comes from deep in the throat and could sound like either "roo" or "loo" depending on the speaker.
The sound doesn't come from the back of the throat, it's at the front of your mouth. It's a lateral apical postalveolar flap. Also, there is no "r" in アーカード. The problem is that both the English "l" and the English "r" are adapted as the Japanese "r" in translation. Schrödinger 04:37, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dame/Lady note

Someone wrote that Integra is addressed as 'Sir' rather than 'Lady', I haven't watched the anime in a while, but I just wish to point out that 'Lady' is the female version of 'Lord'. 'Dame' is the title of a female knight.

User: Sam Ann

In the manga she's addressed formally as Sir Integral, and informally as "Lady Integra" or "Milady" (by Walter, for example), and Alucard often just calls her Integra. So she is addressed as both Sir and Lady, but not Dame. Schrödinger 21:30, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

That would explain it, but then again, I have yet to find vol 1 of the manga. I just got confused because if you talk about a female knight you do refer to them as 'Dame'.

[edit] Trimming of article

I don't know if anyone else thinks so, but I feel that the main article could do with some major tidying up. One of the more recent problems I think the article has encountered is the addition of character bios on the main page. Why do the major characters have the same information repeated in the main article AND in their own articles? Would it not be better to move all the characters to a seperate page that is more easily accesible and informative for those looking at the article? Another problem I think the article has is the addition of a "The names of the characters" section, which like quite a large portion of the main article, merely repeats what is said elsewhere. Why does the reader need to know about some of the nuances of character names near the top of the main article? Why then does that information have to be repeated in the respective characters articles? Surely it would be better to leave such things for the individual character articles, such as Sir Integra and Alucard/Arucard? Also, I think the intro and overview should be condensed and made more informative and interesting for those looking to find out about Hellsing. I just feel that at the moment it bombards the reader with as much info as possible. I would do it myself, except that I'm not all the great at writing interesting stuff. These are the biggest problems I feel are facing the article at the moment. I just wanted to hear people's opinions on the matter.

I agree, especially with what you said about the character bios. I think it's time we made a separate page for character bios. Some parts of the article are a bit unwieldy and need to be trimmed. Another thing we really, really need to do is keep info (particularly regarding plot and characters) on the manga and the TV series separate. We can't mix them. Schrödinger 19:51, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
I have just noticed that someone has made a seperate article for the OVA series, so it makes sense that we should have seperate pages for the TV series and Manga as well. Also, another thing we should do is collect the various characters and group them in their respective organisations, as someone has done with Millenium. I also think we need to stop adding progressively more and more info about each character to the main page when they already have their own article. The Overview also needs to be trimmed, and I still don't see the need for a The Names Of The Characters section, since any questions about names can be dealt with in the respective characters articles. Hellsing is awesome and I truly believe that with the above changes we could make it an awesome article.
Just to let you know I changed the name of the page to specify manga and created a disambiguation page for Hellsing and a TV series page for Hellsing, so over the next couple of weeks I plan to move over all the TV series info over to it's page. I filled in a few things in the meantime. Any help in this would be much appreciated.Hellspawn 22:54, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
Thank you. I've been waiting for someone to do this for a long time. I would have done it myself but I was afraid it would be too bold a change to make. By the way, I will probably be making articles for Sir Shelby M. Penwood, Sir Hugh Islands, and Sir Arthur Hellsing in the near future. Arthur and Penwood are both major characters (Arthur more than Penwood), and Islands is shaping up to be very important in the last 2 volumes - not to mention his presence in The Dawn and volume 2. I don't think Lt. Rob Walsh needs an article yet. It might be a good idea to make an article for the Convention of Twelve, or at least make a section for it in the Hellsing org's article. We know five of its members by name - Arthur Hellsing, H. Islands, S. M. Penwood, R. Walsh, and Integra Hellsing (after Arthur died). Schrödinger 00:08, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
I want to warn you about making too many individual character articles too quickly, even if they are "important". In my eyes (and probably a lot of cruft-deleting editors here), I don't think it's necessary to have articles on these characters yet, especially since some of them are dead. It's probably a better idea right now to make an article at List of characters in Hellsing and have all character lists go there, preferably sorted by manga-only and TV-only and that kind of thing. Axem Titanium 03:23, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
I strongly disagree. Arthur and Penwood definitely deserve their own articles. Penwood played a major role in volume 6, got a lot of "screen-time", and Arthur's a main character in The Dawn and continuously shows up in flashbacks. The fact that they are dead makes no difference, most of the main characters in Hellsing are dead now. I won't make an article for Islands yet. Schrödinger 16:59, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
We'll see how it turns out. I may be surprised. Anyway, a List of characters in Hellsing article would definitely be high on the to-do list though. Axem Titanium 21:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
If you really want to trim the article, I suggest the "Allusions to other works" section. It is basically a trivia section. Does the article really need to point out every reference to other works? (Duane543 21:52, 19 April 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Integra / Integral

Why are there several references to 'Integral', including her name in main article? Where is this l coming from? hobbie 11:52, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Because that's her name...read the manga again, including the Japanese volumes if you have access to them. Integral (or インテグラル) is used as well as Integra, perhaps less often. It's her full and proper name. Schrödinger 23:39, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Ah ha, I just thought someone was playing a math joke. =D hobbie 12:42, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Something I've noticed and a fansub error

Apart from the griffin on it, has anyone noticed that Pip and Captain Alatriste wear the same style hat? It might just be a coincidence, but I noticed it because I'm studying Alatriste for Spanish coursework.

Also, I watched a fansub of Innocent as a Human again and it referred to MI5 as the British counterpart of the CIA. I don't think this is right because MI6 and CIA frequently work together. MI5 is similar, but focuses on matters in the UK, so I believe it's more like the FBI. User:Sam Ann

MI5 deals with internal matters, while MI6 handles foreign matters. You are right that CIA is more like MI6, but it's not necessarily an error per say, concerning that both are branches of the British intelligence, which are both equivalent to the CIA more or less. It's a bit of a stretch, I have to agree, but I don't mind letting it go.
About Captain Alatriste I don't know what he looks like but if his hat is the same then I doubt it's a coincidence, the fact that they're both mercenary captains and they look alike is too close to pass up. Does Captain Alatriste have any more similarities, like personality etc that mirrors Pip's? This could be another 'reference in Hellsing'. --LordHoborgXVII 04:21, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
Come to think of it, while Alatriste appears older, they do have loose ethics. Alatriste doesn't care what he does as long as he doesn't have to kill for money (which is more like his enemy Gualterio Malatesta). But he keeps his promises to his friends, since he promised the narrator's father that he would take him on as a page, which he does. If you go to Arturo Pérez-Reverte you'll see the stamps made in tribute to Alatriste and what he looks like.
Edit: Sorry, forgot to login, but that was me. And the book came out in Spain in 1996, so the possibility is there.

Sam Ann

[edit] Noticed a similar Webcomic to Hellsing

I like reading webcomics too and one day I found this particular one called Vampire Phantasm. http://www.vermillionworks.com/vp/

If you look through it, the comic has some similar parts to Hellsing. Chapter 1 - Page 10-15 and so forth.

The two main characters are also reminisent of Alucard and Seras.

I dont know if there is a connection or if they're just co-incidental, but there really is a similarity. Jak722 19:42, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minor Update to Incognito

Just noticed a small error in the Incognito description. In the series Alucard refers to Incognito as a vampire "from the continent", not "from the dark continent". That's a major difference, since the Dark Continent refers to Africa, and the Continent refers to the European mainland.

Actually, in the dub Alucard says "Sorcery from the Dark Continent.", implying that he was from the Dark Continent. And it seems that Incognito is supposed to be African anyway, since not only does he worship Seth (Set?), an Egyptian God, but his voice actor was African (or of African descent).

[edit] Edits By God-Emperor

Just to let you know, I'm in the process of moving most of the characters to their own character page, and hopefully I'll do something similar with the organisations as well. I'm also going to ask if we can have a disambiguation page so that we can seperate Hellsing manga from TV series and put them in two different articles. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I also apologise if I make any silly errors or muck some things up when editing. I only signed up today, so I'm on a steep learning curve. Cheers. God-Emperor 15:01, 05 August 2006

[edit] "Hienkel Wolfe and Yumiko Takagi"

I fixed the spelling and removed the link, but am unable to move the article to a correctly-spelled article due to my status as a new member.

I reverted your spelling correction because I found I was unable to get to Heinkel's character article simply by searching for it. Until someone who is an older member can correct my mistake and move the page, I think it would be best if the spelling were left alone so that others can at least find it. user:God-Emperor 05-08-06 21:11

[edit] Story?

This article has no story section, it has lots of information, but it doesn't actually say what is happening in the manga. --84.184.106.57 14:37, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

You mean something like a super-spoiler story summary? If so, why does it need it? A general overview and introduction should be enough. Helios 19:19, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kouta Hirano line question

The in the publication section near the top says: "Hellsing creator, Kouta Hirano stated in an interview that he will finish Hellsing in about a year and a half to two years..."

I was curious as to when that interview was so I know when the manga is finished. Was the interview a month ago? a year? A little more specifics there might be helpful. Goodnigt. 71.230.202.3 05:23, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Allusions to other works

I realize that a section like this is necessary, but I really, really think that this one could use some pruning.

Yeah, there's some outright falsities in there. I removed "# The Saga of Darren Shan: Alucard makes Seras a half vampire, and plans to make her a full vampire in a future time, just as the Darrenverse vampires are first turned into half vampires, and fully transformed later." Because the first DS book was released 3 years after Hellsing, so this is obviously not an allusion.

[edit] Release Dates?

I don't think I've seen any release dates yet in this article, or in the talk. I don't know, I lightly scimmed, but if anybody could tell me where I might find information on the release dates planned for the English manga, I'd be really happy.--12.207.142.70 03:30, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

All the release dates are here. But the only one that hasn't been released here is volume 9, and there is currently no release date set for that. Schrödinger 06:37, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks!--12.207.142.70 (talk) 07:50, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More Vandalism

I have removed the lines "The creaters of Hellsing is Jaku Herrin, and Danny Diaz. And with help from there hairy friend Austin Perlak.. They created Hellsing." from the "Publication and broadcast history" section. ZaininOmega (talk) 01:47, 29 March 2008 (UTC)