Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Characters

Alucard	Adrian Farenheights Tepes, better known as Alucard, the son of Dracula. It is the year 1797, and Alucard has awakened from a self induced slumber and he ventures to Castlevania to find out what exactly has happened to cause the balance of power to shift from good to evil.
Dracula	Count Dracula, whose real name is Vlad Tepes Dracula, has been brought back by the dark priest Shaft to rid the world of the human race. This time Dracula has one of the strongest armies of monsters on his side as they combine their forces to prevent Alucard from making his way to Dracula's Lair.
Death	Dracula's most loyal servant, Death is the first individual that Alucard meets in the castle. He warns Alucard of making any attempt to defeat Dracula and even robs him of his weapons and armor. Death and Alucard have a showdown later on in the game.
Shaft	The dark priest Shaft has one goal in mind, to resurrect Count Dracula and unleash the evil on to world.
Maria Renard	The sister of Richter's girlfriend Annette, Maria Renard has came to Castlevania in search of Richter, who mysteriously vanished 4 years ago.
Richter Belmont	Richter Belmont, a member of the great Belmont clan, has been missing for 4 years since the events of Rondo of Blood. It turns out Richter is lord of the castle as he is being controlled by Shaft and stands in Alucard's way.
Lisa	Alucard's mother, Lisa is the only human that Dracula has ever loved. She was burned at the stake after accusations of witchcraft, which led to Dracula's rage many years ago. The events of Lisa's death are reminded to Alucard throughout Symphony of the Night.
Master Librarian	One of Alucard's allies in his quest to find the reason for the Castle's resurrection and his own awakening. For a price, he'll supply Alucard with weaponry, accessories, maps, and other useful articles.
Ferryman	The Ferryman will take Alucard across areas of the frozen waters in the Abandoned Mine.
Succubus	Succubus takes Lisa's form in a flashback Alucard has of her death, and Succubus changes Lisa's last words spoken to attempt to distort Alucard's feelings in regards to humans, and turn him to the dark side.