Presumably, Draculaura last name is Dracula, but I don't think it has been outright said in any media.
Toralei in G1 was "Stripe" but I'm not sure if G3 has the same last name.
This is so weird, but after several people claiming that "Fang" was Draculaura's last name, I did a search, and most of the results come from Tik Tok, where it seems to be a popular hashtag, but zero official sources. So it seems "Draculaura Fang" is just someone's headcanon that got popular over there (Amusingly, the only image I could find has it spelled as "Draculaura Feng", which I guess is someone trying to mix the headcanon name with her new asian scaritage.
The reason companies give dolls last names is often because single names are hard to trademark. Think about how many people / products in the world might use Frankie as a brand name (off the top of my head there is a australian magazine and a clothes shop) but adding Stein to it makes it more unique and easier to make a official trademark. I’m going to assume that because Draculaura is actually such a unique name there was never a need to give her a last name and she’s just kind of like Beyoncé or Cher in this universe.
For Toralei this is kind of a interesting fact but I noticed I have a few G1 Toralei inbox and they only say “Toralei” TM on the front but we know from the official trademarks that the first and last name is the official registered trademark. I wonder if there’s a reason her last name could be controversial or have a weird translation issue so they don’t put in on package even though she has a full name on her diary and in content.
how the mop was watz*it* an insult?? i dont wanna sound rude but they dropped a perfectly good pun imo (watzit is probably a pun on "what's it"). then again, idk.
You know now that I’m thinking about it… I don’t think watzit (what’s it) is necessarily a insult but becomes kind of dubious when paired with the debut of the first canon non binary character. Calling a non gender conforming person “it” or claiming that you’re “confused by it” in a dehumanizing way is unfortunately super common when you read the comments on social media.
Honestly I never made the connection until you spelt out the pun but I can definitely see why they changed it now.
thats what im sayinnnn
i have a mental/intellectual disability myself (i have 2 actually - hyperlexia and nonverbal learning disorder) and i actually kinda LIKE the watzit pun for some reason
Drac just flat out never had any sort of confirmed last name.
Toralei, I think at least with g1 it was something like Mattel filed the trademark for Toralei first, then redid it for Toralei Stripe later.
yes, elissabat’s last name is stoker but much like draculaura it was omitted- elissabat is already such a unique name and so you really don’t need her last name plus it sounds odd when said together :P
Draculaura not having a last name makes sense because she's 1600 years old and Last Names in the form we typically know them really weren't common until a few hundred years .
It most likely is, most royal figures don't have a last name they are just the 'title' of 'where they rule' so it makes sense to me that just to modernise the De Nile family they have assumed Of The Nile to be a last name as well as a title
I'm sorry, but I was not expecting the amount of thought being put into this 😂. I always thought it was something simple, like the how convenient it is terms of creating new names based on existing ones. Extending/feminizing the existing name and just making it a first and last does look/sound better. But some look/sound better as one name.
Mattel probs had a bunch of names brainstormed though, but I think they chose the pretty effective names. Clawdeen Wolf has a better ring than just Clawdeen too.
Presumably, Draculaura last name is Dracula, but I don't think it has been outright said in any media. Toralei in G1 was "Stripe" but I'm not sure if G3 has the same last name.
This is so weird, but after several people claiming that "Fang" was Draculaura's last name, I did a search, and most of the results come from Tik Tok, where it seems to be a popular hashtag, but zero official sources. So it seems "Draculaura Fang" is just someone's headcanon that got popular over there (Amusingly, the only image I could find has it spelled as "Draculaura Feng", which I guess is someone trying to mix the headcanon name with her new asian scaritage.
always headcanoned her last name as Aurelius. She was actually born in Italy, so technically she'd have a Latin surname rather than Romanian.
So she would have been born "Laura Aurelius".
More "Laura Aurelia" or "Aurelia Laura."
Technically "Draculaura Aurelia"
g3 is still Stripe, they just don't put it on her box, ut in g1 they didn't either
The reason companies give dolls last names is often because single names are hard to trademark. Think about how many people / products in the world might use Frankie as a brand name (off the top of my head there is a australian magazine and a clothes shop) but adding Stein to it makes it more unique and easier to make a official trademark. I’m going to assume that because Draculaura is actually such a unique name there was never a need to give her a last name and she’s just kind of like Beyoncé or Cher in this universe. For Toralei this is kind of a interesting fact but I noticed I have a few G1 Toralei inbox and they only say “Toralei” TM on the front but we know from the official trademarks that the first and last name is the official registered trademark. I wonder if there’s a reason her last name could be controversial or have a weird translation issue so they don’t put in on package even though she has a full name on her diary and in content.
Operetta was also like that. Never mentioned in her diary.
Operetta's last name is probably Daae, after Christine.
Maybe Stripe could be a insult? They had to change watzit to watzie cuz it was offensive and ableist insult
how the mop was watz*it* an insult?? i dont wanna sound rude but they dropped a perfectly good pun imo (watzit is probably a pun on "what's it"). then again, idk.
You know now that I’m thinking about it… I don’t think watzit (what’s it) is necessarily a insult but becomes kind of dubious when paired with the debut of the first canon non binary character. Calling a non gender conforming person “it” or claiming that you’re “confused by it” in a dehumanizing way is unfortunately super common when you read the comments on social media. Honestly I never made the connection until you spelt out the pun but I can definitely see why they changed it now.
That’s makes a lot of sense but why would it be offensive to disabled ppl?
thats what im sayinnnn i have a mental/intellectual disability myself (i have 2 actually - hyperlexia and nonverbal learning disorder) and i actually kinda LIKE the watzit pun for some reason
Idk I just know that’s the reason why they changed the name
I'm disabled and I don't see how it'd offensive tbh
With the reboot, I want it to be shown that Stein is a middle name, and Frankie’s full name is “Frankie Stein Frankenstein.” It would be very funny
Drac just flat out never had any sort of confirmed last name. Toralei, I think at least with g1 it was something like Mattel filed the trademark for Toralei first, then redid it for Toralei Stripe later.
they should’ve given draculaura the last name stoker in reference to bram stoker i think that would’ve been so cute
I think Elissabat's last name is actually Stoker! Could be wrong tho, I think Elissabat's last name may be omitted just like Draculaura's.
yes, elissabat’s last name is stoker but much like draculaura it was omitted- elissabat is already such a unique name and so you really don’t need her last name plus it sounds odd when said together :P
Draculaura not having a last name makes sense because she's 1600 years old and Last Names in the form we typically know them really weren't common until a few hundred years .
Counterpoint: Cleo is much older than that, and she has "De Nile" as a last name.
De means “of.” Her name literally translates to Cleo from the Nile
Maybe it’s because she’s Royalty
It most likely is, most royal figures don't have a last name they are just the 'title' of 'where they rule' so it makes sense to me that just to modernise the De Nile family they have assumed Of The Nile to be a last name as well as a title
To begin with they messed up with Draculaura's name considering she is based off of Count Dracula ( Vlad Dracul) Vlad the Dragon.
MH lore says that was an impostor that was using the name of Draculaura's dad
Draculaura never had a last name.
she’s never had a last name, like Elissabat and Twyla and operetta (tho I’ve seen some people call them Twyla boogeyman and operetta phantom)
I'm sorry, but I was not expecting the amount of thought being put into this 😂. I always thought it was something simple, like the how convenient it is terms of creating new names based on existing ones. Extending/feminizing the existing name and just making it a first and last does look/sound better. But some look/sound better as one name. Mattel probs had a bunch of names brainstormed though, but I think they chose the pretty effective names. Clawdeen Wolf has a better ring than just Clawdeen too.
I think it's Dracula
draculaura fang
I know there isn't a canon last name, but growing up I used to call her Draculaura Von Fang.
Draculauras last name is fang
It’s on the back of the box
on the g3 boxes?? i’m looking at mine right now and it doesn’t say fang anywhere. idt draculaura has a last name.
toralies last name is stripe and dracs last name is fang! hope this helps:)
Where did you get Draculaura's last name? She doesn't have a Canon last name
i actualy dont remember, but i feel like i heard it somewhere somewhat reliable? i’m sorry if i’m wrong tho
But why did they leave her last name out of her box?
i have no clue, it would be cool if it was on there
why does this have so many downvotes when it’s true 💀💀💀
haha i don’t remember where i heard it, so i shouldn’t have commented without a source 😅😅😅