Prefeito, also known as the Mayor, is a minor character in the Castlevania animated series. He serves as the highest-ranking official in the Wallachian city of Targoviste, holding nominal authority over the city's governance during the period in which the story begins. His background is that of a local civic leader operating within a medieval society where the Church holds considerable power over public life and justice.

Within the story, his role is brief but significant. When the Bishop of Targoviste condemns Lisa Tepes for witchcraft after discovering her medical equipment, the Prefeito supports the Bishop's denunciation. This support allows the execution to move forward, and Lisa is burned at the stake. That event directly provokes her husband, Count Dracula, to declare a war of annihilation against humanity, setting the entire series in motion. The Prefeito's willingness to back the Bishop's accusation makes him part of the institutional chain of authority responsible for the injustice that drives the plot.

His personality receives little direct development, but his actions suggest a deference to religious authority and a readiness to endorse its judgments without question. His motivations are not explored in depth; he appears primarily as a figure of secular power who aligns himself with the Church rather than with truth or mercy. His key relationship is with the Bishop, whose authority he upholds, and through that alliance he becomes an indirect opponent of Lisa and, later, of the main characters who oppose Dracula's war.

As a minor figure, the Prefeito undergoes no meaningful character development and appears only early in the series. He has no notable supernatural, magical, or combat abilities; his importance is purely political and administrative. His legacy within the narrative lies in the consequences of his decision, as his endorsement of the Bishop's actions helps trigger the catastrophe that defines the rest of the story.