In this first illustration, we see my werewolf, Rudolph O’ Conner, making use of his innate fire power as he fights his way through the castle’s halls. Despite his appearance, Rudy is a good, though chaotic, being. He remembers the story of Reprobus (St. Christopher) and follows suit, vowing to serve only the strongest master, who is The Lord. Though devoted to his calling, he believes that some things must be removed from this world because they simply should not exist. With no innocent people in the way, he has no reason to hold back as he cuts a swath through the demonic hordes of undead populating Dracula’s castle.

Infernal Rage
The quote from Alucard comes from the conclusion of Symphony of the Night and felt like an admonishment Rudy would take to heart. His blood boils with near constant outrage at the state of the world and he is compelled to take action by a strong sense of justice. Knowing that innocent people, especially children, are suffering fills him with determination. Reinhardt’s words from Legacy of Darkness sum that up nicely. A quote from Carrie Fernandez in the same game, "While Dracula exists, children live in terror. I cannot desert them!" was considered, but didn’t quite hit the same.

Dextro Custos
In Order of Ecclesia, Harmony of Despair, and Judgment, the Custos glyphs represent the three heads of Cerberus. Dextro Custos (Right Guardian) manifests as the head of a black wolf with burning red eyes. In Harmony, it is enhanced with the flame element, making it a fitting moniker for Rudolph to adopt, in-universe.

Trivia
I considered having Rudy use the dagger sub-weapon, as it has been shown alight with holy flames in some games, but the pose was just too weird. While Randy can throw cross-body owing to the nature of the cross weapon, the daggers are usually shown to fly straight, like a dart, not rotating like a throwing-knife does in the real world. As such, I couldn’t wrap my head around how his hands should look.

Randy’s pose and outfit in the second image are based on the sprite work for Soma Cruz in Aria of Sorrow while Rudy started out as Juste Belmont to reference the fact that Harmony of Dissonance came bundled together with Aria on one Game Boy Advance cartridge, but the red coat just didn’t suit him, as it contrasted poorly with his flames. He’s dressed in his usual tattered mage’s robe, instead.