Hirano created Alucard as a strong individual who would be deux ex machina on their own, resulting in an easy defeat of most enemies. Alucard is voiced by Jouji Nakata in Japanese and Crispin Freeman in English. Critical response to the character has been positive for Alucard's dark traits such as sadism or supernatural abilities that make them stand out as excessively violent despite being the main hero. Alucard's design also stood out for being called "stylish", praising their outfits and weaponry. Alucard's voice portrayals by Nakata and Freeman were also met with a positive response.