D&D General Unprofessional spoilers: it's not like it was hard to figure out but still...

[Azzy]

It's been forty years. We all know Strahd is John Travolta playing Dracula, ok? There's even a boardgame.
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The original Ravenloft module was published in 1983. Spoiler bans don't last 40+ years.

Right, and then there's the fact that TSR made him a mascot of sorts for the line when the setting came out in 1990. Never mind the novel I, Strahd that was released in '93.

 

[Reef]

And this isn't a case of "past its spoiler date". He was clearly a vampire right on the cover of the original adventure. He couldn't be anymore obviously a vampire if he wore a t-shirt that said "I'm a vampire! Ask me how!"

(Which annoyed the heck out of 12 year old me, who desperately wanted to pull a vampire surprise on my friends. Going so far as trying to convince them he was just an elf under dramatic lightning...heh)

 

[Seramus]

Never mind the novel I, Strahd that was released in '93.

I always remember from the novel that Strahd keeps a coffin in the mountains within misting distance of his castle. It sticks in my mind whenever Curse of Strahd talks about him retreating to the coffin in his basement.

"Oh, but he has another one!"

 

[Mecheon]

Also not helping things is the Strahd minifig from Lego

Who uses the same skin tone as just about every other Lego vampire

 

[Charlaquin]

And this isn't a case of "past its spoiler date". He was clearly a vampire right on the cover of the original adventure. He couldn't be anymore obviously a vampire if he wore a t-shirt that said "I'm a vampire! Ask me how!"