Stella and Loretta Lecarde are vampire twin sisters serving as major antagonists-turned-supporting protagonists in the video game Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.
They first appear as the daughters of the main villain Brauner, yet in truth, they are the vampirized and brainwashed daughters of the hero Eric Lecarde. Their final fate depends on the heroes' actions.
Powers and Abilities[]
Stella and Loretta have very different fighting styles. Stella is an expert warrior, who wields a sword with great proficiency and can channel power through her blade to unleash deadly energy blasts. Loretta is an expert sorceress, mastering a wide array of deadly Ice spells.
Personality[]
Stella and Loretta's personalities form a complete contrast. One is brash, aggressive and violent, the other is distant, imperturbable and disdainful.
They are both hateful and uncaring toward humans, but very devoted to their father, disregarding his wish to keep them safe to aid him in his quest. While they often disagree and bicker, they deeply care about one another.
However, such familial love is the only remnant of their real selves. In truth, they are kind, humble, caring and altruistic.
If the heroes can turn them back to normal, they display great shame for their actions. They step aside, deeming the heroes better suited to kill Brauner and help them reach full potential as an atonement.
History[]
Background[]
Stella and Loretta were born some time after World War I, as the twin daughters of Eric Lecarde, one of the two heroes who defeated Count Dracula and Elizabeth Bartley in 1917, alongside John Morris. Eventually, John Morris died, unable to handle the full power of the holy Vampire Killer whip. Eric later discovered the secret to unlocking the whip’s potential, teaching it to his daughters in addition to making them mighty fighters, aiding his fight against evil forces.
In 1944, the Vampire Lord Brauner resurrected the Castlevania and planned to take it over and use its Dark Powers to wage his own war against humanity. Eric Lecarde stormed the Castle alone, fearing that Brauner would be too much to handle even for his daughters. Alas, Brauner killed him in an ambush.
When Stella and Loretta ran to Eric's aid against his wishes, Brauner persuaded himself that they were his late daughters' reincarnations. He turned them into vampires before their dying father's eyes, and brainwashed them into believing that he was their father.
In Game[]
The vampire twin sisters.
When John Morris' son Jonathan and his friend, the mage Charlotte Aulin, storm the Castlevania, they encounter a ghost who calls himself "Wind" (in fact Eric Lecarde's ghost bound to the Castle, who is powerful enough to resist its evil influence). They later meet the sisters who antagonize them.
Boss Battles[]
Stella is a very powerful and dangerous enemy; fast, spry and aggressive, able to avoid attacks quite easily. She flies and attacks with sword strikes and sword swipes. She can unleash powerful energy attacks through her blade. Hurricane: a slashing blast, Furious Wave: a giant surge along the ground that must be jumped over, and Crescent Moon: four semi-circular waves she sends one after another from above and can combine with other attacks. The heroes must jump to strike her or unleash powerful attacks at the right timing.
Stella and Loretta later team up against the heroes in a very difficult battle. They fly around the dining room, Stella wielding her sword and Loretta casting spells through a giant rune. Icicle Rain: many giant ice crystals falling on the heroes in succession, Freeze Bite: many giant wolf heads of ice in succession that must be jumped over (or ducked under if the heroes are close enough), and Blizzard Storm: a huge snowstorm.
When Loretta surrounds herself with whirling ice shards, she and Stella will unleash a devastating combined attack. Loretta can give Stella a huge ice sword she breaks on the ground (beware of its shards), or conjure a giant ice crystal that Stella shatters into big icicles that must be dodged.
Final Fate[]
The game's ending depends on the player's action during this battle. If the heroes kill the sisters, Brauner gives up and the game ends here. If on the contrary the heroes learnt the sisters' story and the Sanctuary spell that can reverse the curse of vampirism, they can cast it on the sisters.
The spell revives Stella and Loretta as full-fledged humans and gives them their memories back. Ashamed by their evil deeds, the sisters resolve to help the heroes and prove vital in helping them reach Brauner, as well as helping Jonathan unlock the full power of the Vampire Killer.
After Brauner is killed and Dracula and Death are defeated, Stella and Loretta bid farewell to their father before he passes on to the afterlife.
Sister Mode[]
Finishing the normal game unlocks the "Sister Mode", during which the Lecarde sisters fight their way throughout the Castlevania to reach their father. Stella conjures sword spirits to strike at a distance while Loretta shoots freezing gales. This is a prologue, with all the tragedy it implies, for it ends with Brauner killing Eric and vampirizing them.
External links[]
- Stella Lecarde and Loretta Lecarde at the Castlevania Wiki
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