| Alucard's state of dress seems directly related to the amount of power he uses: as he charges up to engage in battle, first his sunglasses, then his fedora will disappear; in the manga he sometimes removes his arms from the sleeves of his coat letting it simply hang on his shoulders whilst he fires from underneath it. These articles of clothing may be direct physical manifestations of whatever system Hellsing uses to control Alucard, with the straitjacket representing his true nature. His gloves, which are engraved with the Hellsing seal (a pentacle decorated with occult symbols and several mottoes, reading: "Hell's Gate Arrested / Gott Mit Uns / And Shine Heaven Now") are also thought to be part of this mechanism and the source of Hellsing's control over him (his distinctive gloves are visible in the vast majority of his transformations, even the non-humanoid forms). In the second OVA, in the flashback scene where Alucard recalls being beaten by Abraham Van Helsing, Alucard is seen wearing these gloves, despite the fact that he was not yet under their control. This may be a continuity error. (When compared to the panel from the manga, which shows normal white gloves, this seems likely.) In his final release state, Alucard reverted to his original form when he was still Vlad III Dracula. He appeared as his former, 40-year-old self (as opposed to looking his 20s) with a thick beard and mustache. He also wore heavy medieval armor with a huge tattered cloak and carried a long sword. He quickly reverted to his typical appearance when confronted by Anderson. A gigantic army of souls accompany him in this state. He once assumed the form of a gigantic black eye, with a huge amount of tendrils, drinking the blood of all the dead within what is left of London.It is debated whether his younger form shown in The Dawn (nicknamed Girlycard) is a 'state of release'. Some fans claim that the Hellsing family suppressed Alucard's powers, sealing them away into a much smaller body, in order to conduct scientific experiments on him, eventually producing his current state. Others say that he chose this form on his own accord, simply because he can take any form that he likes. In a flashback scene in the fourth volume of the manga, a young Walter stands alongside an adult Alucard after the destruction of the Nazi vampire research program. In volume 9, in his 'Girlycard' form, Alucard also admits "There's never any meaning in the form that I take", which could indicate he controls it himself. Kouta Hirano has not released the reason for the young girl form. Since the Dawn is incomplete, readers may never discover the reason or significance. During Alucard's defeat flashback, Abraham Van Helsing wears a similar outfit to Alucard's typical dress. This may suggest that Alucard's regular state is his most humane as it mimics the one who defeated him. |
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