Persephone (Castlevania)

"Persephone is Dracula's maid... Yeah, she's like Alfred with Batman, only less cool. She was named after the Greek Goddess, the queen of the underworld and wife of Hades, Persephone. Despite her name, it is unknown if there is any connection between her and the goddess of the underworld."

- Carl Black.

Persephone is a demonic maid that serves under the dark lord Dracula and resides in Castlevania.

Overview
Persephone is a demonic maid who serves Dracula within the castle. She is very polite and will usually bow to enemies before attacking. Persephone uses hand-to-hand combat to battle intruders. Sometimes she will use her vacuum to suck-in her victim's clothes. She is also vulnerable to vacuum-type attacks such as Soma's Devil Tornado and Magic Vacuum (which is Persephone's own soul), or Charlotte's Dark Gate and Tempest spells, as those attacks attempt to suck her skirt, stunning her as she tries to hold it in place.

Defeating her will envelop her in flower petals as she vanishes.

Appearance
While her physical appearance shifts according to the incarnation, Persephone usually wears a classic purple maid dress, with simple shoes and simple maid headband.

Personality
She performs her duties with grace and is quite polite, always bowing to her opponent before attacking them. She's easy to tease by using a sucking effect soul on her, or if she's near a defeated demon who is being sucked back to their realm, which causes her skirt to be pulled, embarrassing her as she holds her skirt tightly.

Powers and Abilities
Persephone is a competent maid and a skilled martial artist. In combat, she attacks both with martial arts and her Magical Vacuum Cleaner. When one is met, she normally greets the enemy before going into a battle stance and then starts attacking with swing kicks.

Equipment

 * Magical Vacuum Cleaner: A Vacuum Cleaner used by the demonic maid Persephone in her duties. The device is constructed from the skull and neck of a draconic creature protruding from the mouth of a giant humanoid skull. When used in combat, it allows Persephone to suck her opponent's life from them, and use their vitality to heal her own wounds. It can work on living beings, physical demons, undead creatures, ghosts, etc.

Myths and Legends
Persephone is named after a Greek goddess of seasons and queen of the Underworld, being the wife of Hades. Due to being kidnapped and later tricked into being permanently bound to the Underworld, Persephone must spend half a year with her husband as queen of the dead (Fall and Winter), but can spend the rest of the year with her mother, the goddess Demeter (spring and summer). Her Latin name was Proserpina.

Nonetheless, why is this Persephone portrayed as a demonic maid is anyone's guess.

Quotes

 * "Cleaning has begun." - Persephone.

Trivia

 * It is unknown if the goddess Persephone actually knows this Persephone or if she even knows she exists.

Image Sources

 * (Persephone Castlevania.jpg) Persephone of Castlevania by ???
 * (Persephone - 01.gif) Persephone's sprite from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
 * (Proserpina Castlevania.jpg) プロセルピナ by kous
 * (Proserpina Castlevania II.jpg) プロセルピナ by kous
 * (56248106 p0 master1200.jpg) プロセルピナ by Tsubasa小翼
 * (Dawn of Sorrow - Persephone - 01.png) Persephone's concept art from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
 * (Por pic 21.jpg) Persephone's Portrait of Ruin art from Konami
 * (Por pic 33.jpg) Persephone, Lerajie and Larva from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin website
 * (PoR Illustrated Maid.JPG.jpg) Persephone's illustration from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
 * (Persephone smoke break patreon reward by paladin ciel dbodct9-fullview.jpg) Persephone - Smoke Break - Patreon Reward! by Paladin-Ciel
 * (Castlevania Persephone.jpg) Castlevania Persephone by elazuls-core
 * (Castlevania persephone by ilaly d610ara-fullview.jpg) Castlevania-Persephone by Ilaly
 * (Charlotte and persephone by ninelean de6lbkr-fullview.jpg) Charlotte and Persephone by ninelean
 * (Persephone castlevania and 1 more drawn by onija tarou 809217bfee6a4bf2ef91b54c7c0b434f.png) プロセルピナさん by 鬼邪太郎