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You might be wondering why God is in the same sentence as Alucard. Well, the simple answer is that I recently asked a question in the "Rent-a-card" thread, without realizing just how off topic it was. sweatdrop

So, here's part of the discussion that went on:





So, what do you think the religious views of the cast of Hellsing are? Do you think Alucard believes in God? Is Sir Integra truly a religious woman, or is she just doing her job? What about Walter, Pip, and Seras? What about everyone else?


Note: Please don't quote the first post. It'll be huge.
Oh, and if you don't want me to quote you, I'll take it down.

Cracks knuckles. Glad to see things are off to a good start. Let's try to push this thing a little further keeping in mind reverence is to be taken with respect. So this anim has a hero who was once very religious. Do you think that he still is?

Could it possibly be that he found a new way to serve the lord?

Perhaps the way of the warrior?

Could Alucard be forgiven when everything is said and done?

Or would he choose to be punished for his sins?

Can we compare Alucard to priest Sanzo from Saiyuki?

Agreed. He tries to make it all seem like he just enjoys the battle. But I think there's enough evidence that he has higher reasons, like ridding the earth of what he considers filth. It could, like you say, also be a way of paying for what he's done.

He does seem a little saddened by the carnage he's wrought. Remember that one scene where he's almost comparing himself with the Major? It went something like, "...Killing the ones you were supposed to protect," etc. I really should find that page. So yes, servitude, which he so distained, could be a form of penance.

If we're going with the idea of having to earn forgiveness (at least in Alucard's own eyes), then I think that at the end of the manga, he'll be at a point where he might consider himself at least somewhat redeemed. He will have fought the evil, served his master, and saved the world (I think we can assume Hellsing defeats Millennium?).

Haven't seen/read Saiyuki, so...

I think in the end it's going to be Integra who kills him since she's the only human left and as Alucard always says, only a human can kill a monster. Which brings up another interesting concept. Is Integra heading down the path to becoming a monster? It is, after all, her order that kills. Alucard says so. He kills without regret but it is Integra's order that that makes him kill. She is becoming a lot like Alucard in some ways.

Incognito? Damn, I don't even consider the original Anime at all. It sucked compared to the manga. All I've been talking about is the manga. The OVA will end exactly like the manga. And as for the ending, there will be no "oh no we forgot one scientist." Hirano said Hellsing would only last 10 volumes and never be continued.

Like LittleDemonMegami, it seems Alucard would be pretty happy with dying at the moment. I've always felt that Integra is the only person who is his equal. Remember how Major put more emphasis on Integra and Seras than on Alucard? If Alucard does "die," the only acceptable person to send him off would be his master, the descendant of Van Helsing, his conqueror.


Yes, I believe Hirano's trying to subtly show us how Integra is becoming like Alucard. Heck, she's even starting to look like him.


*looks at the other topics on the first post* So, what do you think of Integra's religious stance?

Perhaps. But it seems to me that her attitude is becoming a combination of Anderson's and Alucard's. For instance, she's always had that, "Destroy all antichrist freaks" motto, but now she has so much more opportunity and justification for this. But then, she hasn't said much lately on the topic. It's like she is, like Alucard, now operating on her own power and authority instead of God's.

I find it hard to picture her ever rejecting God. Her beliefs and loyalties are practically hardwired in her. She's the type that would rather be a martyr than betray her core beliefs and morals.

I might be wrong, though. Need to re-read the latest volumes...

I'm a very "happy ending" kind of person, but from the beginning I knew that Hellsing would not have one. There's just no conceivable way that the series can end with Alucard still alive. Unless he was somehow stripped of his powers instead. But then he'd be human, and I know most Hellsing fans would rather see Alucard dead in the end then see him as "normal."

The only real way I can see the series ending is with Integra killing him (which in my opinion is what he's been waiting for, for a very LONG time.)
But, if he dies, what happens to Seras? Does she go back to being a normal human? Will she die with her Master, or will she just remain as she is now?

I do see Integra as a sort of religious symbol. She's strong-willed, but not really for herself. She's strong so that she can serve her God, and her country. She's making a huge self-sacrifice, because she lives for other people.