Martha (Hotel Transylvania)

Martha LuBov-Dracula is the overarching protagonist of the Hotel Transylvania franchise.

She was the late wife of Count Dracula, as well as the deceased mother of Mavis Dracula, who got tragically killed off by an angry human mob from a long time ago. This affected her widowed husband Drac, who was inspired to build the titular hotel, initially as a way to keep humans away from monsters and as a form of dedication to her.

She was voiced by Jackie Sandler.

Biography[]

The story of Martha and Dracula was known as a notable tale even to humans. In the version Johnny knew, it was said that Martha, known as "Lady LuBov", met a lonely count and the love the two shared was so great that they felt as though the two were one, both being perfect for one another.

Unfortunately, tragedy befell her and the count and they both were perished in a fire, both literally and figuratively. Nevertheless, the love they had was so powerful that it felt like the old castle they lived in possessed their spirits. However, the true story told by Dracula was that Martha first met him in Hawaii and at some point, they were married.

Martha and Dracula's Last Good bye — Martha and Dracula's last goodbye

Martha would later give birth to Mavis. However, instead of dying in a fire, Martha was killed by humans (possibly staked in the heart, as that is one way to kill a vampire, though Dracula commented that a stab in the heart would kill anyone), while she was hiding from a mob with a newborn Mavis, leaving Dracula to become a widower, bitterly hateful towards humankind at first and becoming overly-protective of his daughter, to the point that he never wanted her to leave the hotel and taking drastic measures to change her mind should she feel the urge to leave.

Personality[]

Martha can be described as being kind, caring, motherly and protective who puts the lives of her own loved ones above herself. Though, such trait of hers may have been a contributing factor to her untimely death, which can also be interpreted as being sacrificial.

Official Profile[]

Martha plays a small role as a character in Hotel Transylvania in order to allow the father-daughter dynamic to take center stage, but although she appears only briefly in photos and recollected memories, her existence affects the story profoundly.

Still adored by her widowed spouse over one hundred years after she left the earthly plane, Martha is a Gothically inspired beauty—who also happens to resemble the real-life spouse of a certain voice talent.

Her history provides an interesting point of discussion about the differing perspectives of humans and monsters: Jonathan learned a fairy tale version of Martha's mysterious demise, while Dracula recounts a much more graphic ending to her life.

In a more uplifting way, Martha's gift to Mavis inspires her daughter to find her own "zing" and to remind Dracula how important it is to let others into your life.

Memorable quotes[]

"For your 118th birthday.

Two lonely bats crashed in the night...

They felt a Zing, love at first sight.

They knew right then, they would be husband and wife.

For a Zing only happens once in your life.

Your Zing will come, my love... cherish it.

Love,

-- Mommy"

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Trivia[]

Martha is a skilled artist and is good at writing poetry, as shown when Mavis showed Dracula her 118th Birthday Present from the mother herself.
She resembles Vampira.
She chose Mavis' name.
There is a deleted scene of the prologue showing how Martha and Dracula first met, and their life from getting married to having Mavis.
Martha is similar to Queen Athena like both love their families, both are the mothers of the heroines, both sacrifice their lives, both were killed by humans and both are the deceased grandmothers.
She is inspired from Mina Harker.
According to Eunice, she kissed Dracula the first time because he was afraid to do it.
Martha's voice actress, Jackie Sandler, is the real-life wife of Adam Sandler, who voiced Count Dracula in the first three Hotel Transylvania films and the short Puppy!.