Dracula (The Batman)

Character History
Count Dracula is a centuries-old vampire, Transylvanian nobleman, and sorcerer. He is frequently considered the King of the Vampires, due to his great age and increased supernatural abilities. Ever seeking power and innocent women to turn into his eternal vampire brides, Dracula has been opposed by many heroes throughout the ages, most notably vampire-hunter Abraham Van Helsing.

A public domain character and staple of the horror genre, Dracula has frequently been pitted against Batman in popular culture, due to both characters' roots as creatures of the night. These connections include an animated film, an unlicensed Fillipino film, and a DC Comics Elseworlds miniseries (set on an alternate Earth of the DC Multiverse). Thus far, Batman and Dracula have not met in official DC Comics canon.

Powers and Abilities
Immortality, vampirism, super strength, super speed, super reflexes, hypnotic manipulation of people with weak will, shape shifting.

Other Media
Dracula was the King of the Vampires, based on Bram Stoker's iconic character. After being stabbed in the heart and temporarily vanquished, his corpse came to Gotham City.

History
Aside from Carmilla, much of Dracula's origins in the movie match Stoker's original novel. Originating from Translvainia, he was eventually vanquished, and his remains were moved at an undetermined time to Gotham. Here, while incarcerated in Gotham Cemetary, he was accidentally revived by Penguin, who he hypnotized into acting as his servant. He soon became obsessed with remodelling Gotham in his own image, turning hordes of citizens into 'Lost Ones'. He seemed unable to tolerate either Bruce Wayne being the ruler of Gotham's elite, as well as the idea that there was another 'Bat man' in Gotham, and strove to kill the Batman. He successfully hypnotized Bruce Wayne for a short period while acting as Dr. Alucard, but this cover was soon blown.

In an attempt to resurrect his bride, he kidnapped Vicky Vale, drawing the life energy out of her soul and into Carmilla. However, the Batman managed to interrupt the ritual, saving Vicky and curing the 'Lost Ones' of their vampirism, as Dracula turned his attention to finally killing the Batman. Eventually blowing his way into the Batcave after a prolonged chase through the city's underground tunnels, a badly wounded Batman managed to blast Dracula with a device from Wayne Industries that can store pure sunlight, destroying the vampire.