Cliche List - Castlevania
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Castlevania
1. Leon and Mathias were lovers, despite how devoted Mathias was to his wife.
2. The heavily religious Leon and Mathias see nothing wrong with men having sex in an era where homosexuality was forbidden.
3. Joachim was turned against his will.
4. Walter never realizes that Mathias is playing him like a violin.
5. Walter likes to cast a spell on Joachim to prevent him from orgasming as a punishment.
6. Either through his own vampiric nature or Walter's conditioning, Joachim can derive pleasure from the most painful of rapes.
7. Joachim's rebellion will, in part, always consist of him trying to steal the Ebony Stone.
8. Isaac and Hector were lovers before Hector betrayed Dracula.
9. Despite just losing his love, Hector is quick to hook up with Trevor.
10. Trevor seems to ignore that he is a married man.
11. Despite how seriously he was injured, Trevor recovers almost immediately.
12. Richter suffers no mental pain from being controlled for a year and for being forced to assist in reviving Dracula.
13. Walter turned Joachim simply because he needed a new toy to play with.
14. Richter is quite capable of holding Alucard down and raping him.
15. Orlox is really Joachim reborn.