Who Is Old Man Coyote In Castlevania: Nocturne Season 2?

This article contains spoilers for “Castlevania: Nocturne” season 2.

In many ways, “Castlevania: Nocturne” Season 2 mirrors “Castlevania” Season 2. Season 2 of “Castlevania” is widely considered to be the best season of the series.that’s a huge compliment. They both reinforce the ideas, plots, and action of their respective debuts, deepening central themes and giving more screen time to the villains. And just like “Castlevania” Season 2, “Nocturne”‘s second outing wraps up most of the major arcs started in its first season. However, some threads are intentionally left hanging in the event of season 3.

Members of the “Castlevania” creative team have made it clear that they are not done yet and would like to continue with “Nocturne” if Netflix approves another set of episodes. If this happens, Season 3 will likely involve the mysterious dark spirit seen hovering in the background of Season 2. This character never speaks, nor does he get an official name, although the vampire Olrox (Zahn McClarnon) refers to it several times as follows. Old Man Coyote – a trickster figure in some Native American folklore. Olrox also calls them Mephistopheles, the evil character from the Faust legend of old German folklore.

Although this character never makes his true nature or intentions known, they appear at several key moments in the story, including one of the final shots of the season 2 finale. So who really is “Old Man Coyote,” and what could they have in store for season 3 of “Castlevania: Nocturne”?

Since “Castlevania” is a video game adaptationit needed a final boss, and since Dracula had been defeated in season 2, a new villain needed to take on that role in season 4 to kick off the series. The candidate? Death itself, expressed by Malcolm McDowell. Trevor Belmont (Richard Armitage) confronts the Grim Reaper at the very end of the first “Castlevania” show, paying homage to the character’s frequent appearances in the games. However, the Netflix version of Death is a little different. He is less an agent of a dark cosmic design than a fleshly creature who feeds on the life force that leaves humans when they die. Death attempts to bring Dracula back to life so he can continue to claim souls and “feed” Death, but Trevor defeats him in combat, destroying his physical form. Dracula always comes back to life in secret, but not as the warmongering Death wanted.

Although Death was defeated, it stands to reason that he would not be completely gone. If the heroes of “Castlevania” couldn’t erase Dracula from existence simply by killing his body, then death would surely persist in one form or another as well. In season 2 of “Nocturne”, three of Old Man Coyote’s four appearances directly involve death. They come to claim the soul of Father Emmanuel (Richard Dormer) after Maria (Pixie Davies) kills him, they overlook Mizrak (Aaron Neil) after he suffers a mortal wound, and they appear behind Tera ( Nastassja Kinski) as she watches the guillotine executions in Paris during the season finale.

Additionally, Old Man Coyote’s smoky form resembles Death’s skeletal form, and their only appearance in “Nocturne” unrelated to Death is when Olrox addresses them directly before destroying the Dark Spell Book of Emmanuel.

When Olrox calls the spirit he names Old Man Coyote, he seems to know the dark figure well. “I know who you are,” he said, referring to the creature’s many different names. “I know what promises you make and how tempting they are.” It’s understandable that some of the show’s more religious characters assume that Old Man Coyote is the devil, because according to Olrox, they operate through dark agreements. However, “Castlevania” has never indicated that “the devil” is real in its mythology, meaning that it is more likely a different type of being that various groups throughout history have dealt with. attached their own folklore and beliefs.

The biggest clue to the dark spirit’s intentions is found in that same first scene with Olrox. The vampire finds the book of dark spells that Emmanuel used to operate his forgemaster machine and create nocturnal creatures from human corpses. He mentions that the book is written in Enochian, an occult language dating from the earliest days of the world, and he tells Old Man Coyote that neither they nor the book belong to the mortal realm. Then he burns the tome.

If Old Man Coyote is truly Death with a New Face, they could have been the ones providing Emmanuel with the tools and knowledge all along. This fits with Death’s character, as the creation of nocturnal creatures and the empowerment of Erzsebet Báthory would lead to widespread death, giving Death more power.

If “Castlevania: Nocturne” gets a third season, it’s likely the series will adapt some of the storylines from the “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night” video game. This game stars Richter Belmont (Edward Bluemel in the Netflix series), Maria Renard and Alucard (James Callis in the Netflix series). It’s also the most famous and beloved “Castlevania” game of all time, so it would make sense for Netflix to adapt it.

Death features prominently in “Symphony of the Night,” so if that is in fact the true identity of the dark spirit in “Nocturne,” they could star in some arcs adapted from the game. Even if it is of a completely new character, it’s clear that the series is making him the next big bad. In the season finale, they place a ghostly hand on Tera’s shoulder as she watches her daughter from the shadows. Tera is clearly torn between her old life and her new identity as a vampire, and she might just be conflicted enough to become a tool of Old Man Coyote.

Seasons 1 and 2 of “Castlevania: Nocturne” are now streaming on Netflix.