Hydro Storm, also known as Hydro Typhoon or Divine Storm, is a massive area attack that involves holy water raining down on the entire screen. Its accuracy is high because rain water can't be evaded easily and the duration of the spell is, in most cases, considerable.
Description[]
The Hydro Storm was first introduced as Richter Belmont's Item Crash with the Holy Water sub-weapon, as seen in Rondo of Blood, Dracula X, Symphony of the Night and The Dracula X Chronicles. It must be noted, though, that while most versions have Richter hover in midair, rendering him invincible while the storm is being unleashed, The Dracula X Chronicles version plays a little cutscene instead when the spell is cast and the player immediately regains control of Richter, who's still vulnerable to enemy attacks while the storm lasts.
Other characters are also able to perform this move. It could later be performed by Nathan Graves with the Holy Water sub-weapon when the Pluto + Salamander DSS combination is in effect. Juste Belmont can perform the move by combining Holy Water with the Wind Book. Divine Storm appears as a Dual Crush in Portrait of Ruin, which can be performed by Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin together.
Dracula's third form in The Dracula X Chronicles mimics this attack, although his version has blood raining down instead and is appropriately called Blood Storm.
Although the Hydro Storm doesn't appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (not counting the Holy Water that acts as Richter's special attack), it's indirectly alluded to in Richter's gameplay portion of the debut trailer for both him and Simon, where he throws Holy Water onto the ground in the Pikmin stage during the raining portion and he gets swept away by the current while doing his fist pump taunt.
In Grimoire of Souls, Richter can be summoned with an Alter Art to perform this move.
Item Data[]
Item Data: Hydro Storm | ||||||||
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Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
(RoB/DXC) |
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Though weak, it spreads a broad swath of fire along the ground. | Consume: 1 Hearts (20 by using his Item Crash) |
Special: Double Shot at 20 Hearts, Triple at 50 | ||||||
Has a wide scope of application, but is not deadly. | Consume: 3 Hearts (20 by using his Item Crash) |
Special: Double Shot at 23 Hearts, Triple at 33 | ||||||
Spreads a sacred flame when cast to the floor, burning enemies. (...) | Attrib: Holy, Fire (flame); Hit (bottle) Consume: 3 Hearts (Alucard), 1 (Richter/Maria) |
ATT +5 (flame), ATT +1 (bottle) (Alucard); ATT +8 (flame), ATT +5 (bottle) (Richter/Maria) |
Find: Containers (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) |
Effect: Thrown in pillar (Alucard); thrown in wave (Richter); thrown in fast wave (Maria) Special: Item Crash (Hydro Storm, Richter only; Cost: 15 Hearts; ATT +80, Attrib: Holy/Hit) | ||||
Holy water bursts into flames when it lands. | Consume: 4 Hearts / 2 Hearts (Shooter Mode) |
63% STR/ 100% STR (Shooter Mode) |
Find: Catacomb (2), Abyss Stairway (1), Audience Room (3), Outer Wall (1), Machine Tower (2), Eternal Corridor (1), Chapel Tower (3), Underground Gallery (2), Underground Warehouse (2), Observation Tower (2), Battle Arena (1) |
Special: Hydro Storm item crush with Pluto + Salamander DSS Combo (20 Hearts) | ||||
Rains down a torrential downpour of holy water, dealing continuous damage to the entire screen. | Attrib: Wind Consume: 50 MP |
ATK = 75% NUM = 1 |
Create: Holy Water + Wind Book |
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Create an intense rain of holy water. | Attrib: Holy Consume: 150 MP |
Find: Dark Academy (...) |
Effect: The duo will summon holy water to rain down on the screen and damage everything. | |||||
Summons a hydro-storm by the greatest of all Belmont warriors, Richter. Deals damage to enemies and increases damage caused by skills for all allies. | Conditions: Complete Chapter 3 |
Sequence: [Alter Art] Effect: Damages all enemies on screen, and grants all nearby allies a status effect that raises the damage dealt by Weapon Skills. Special: Can be upgraded through Simon's Develop Abilities to be cast up to three times per mission. | ||||||
Purify all enemies with a heavy rain of holy water. | Find: Start with |
Enemy Data[]
Enemy Data: Enemies with Hydro Storm | |||||
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Image | Name - Game Description |
Statistics | Items | Location | Notes |
(PSX/Saturn) |
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It is the strongest vampire hunter. It's been a year since he disappeared. (...) | Strong: Holy, Stone (both immune) Weak: Dark Level: 48 HP: 400 Exp: n/a |
Castle Keep (Alucard only) |
Weapons: Vampire Killer (Standard Attack, Flame Whip), Cross (Cross Boomerang, Grand Cross), Holy Water (normal attack, Hydro Storm), Axe (Arc Throw, Spiral Axe), Agunea (Lightning Bolt), Holy Book (Item Crash) |