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Richter Belmont

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Richter Belmont
Japanese name: リヒター・ベルモンド (Rihitā Berumondo)
Biographical Information
Role: Vampire Hunter
Born: 1773 (Allegedly)
Age: 19[1] in 1792[2]
24[3] in 1797[2]
Character information
Weapons: Vampire Killer Whip, Sub-Weapons
Abilities: Item Crash ability
Voice actors
Voice actor: Michael G (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

David VincentW(Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles)

Japanese Seiyuu: Jin HorikawaW (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)

Kiyoyuki YanadaW (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair)
Shinichirō MikiW (Akumajo Dracula X: Tsuioku no Yasoukyoku)

Other information
Relatives: Maria Renard (distant relative in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / distant relative and sister-in-law in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
Simon Belmont (ancestor), Annette (girlfriend)
Music Theme: Overture (Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)
Blood Relations (Battle against Richter in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
Bloodlines Requeathed (Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin)
GALLERY
"Die, monster! You don't belong in this world!"
—Richter Belmont

Richter Belmont is a descendant of Simon Belmont and renowned vampire hunter. He has a strong sense of justice and unwavering will. Every generation of the Belmont clan has produced tougher, more dedicated vampire hunters — yet Richter stands above all others. Brandishing the legendary sacred whip which so many of his predecessors wielded, this hot-headed youth pushed Dracula to the brink.

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Character historyEdit

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Castlevania: Rondo of BloodEdit

Dracula, resurrected by evil humans, who sacrificed a young virgin female's blood and life, commanded his forces to kidnap Richter's girlfriend, Annette and villagers, Maria Renard, Tera, and Iris. Richter, obligated to battle the dark lord in every incarnation, single-handedly slayed the Count's massive army, including Shaft, and arrived in time to save the women — proving to himself that he was worthy of his vampire-hunting destiny.

Castlevania: Dracula XEdit

Dracula kidnapped Richter's girlfriend Annette and her sister Maria. Richter fought and slayed the Count's minion and defeated Dracula in the end.

Note: Castlevania: Dracula X share the basic storyline with Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.

Castlevania: Symphony of the NightEdit

Mesmerized by Shaft, who had somehow survived the earlier defeat, Richter betrayed his people and resurrected Dracula: "Count Dracula rises but once every century and my role is over. If I can resurrect him, then the battle will last for eternity!". It was Alucard who arose from his slumber, braved the evil castle, and with Maria's help freed Richter from his delusion.

Akumajo Dracula X: Tsuioku no YasoukyokuEdit

Richter sends a letter to Maria, warning her about vampire attacks in the village that she and Alucard were staying in, he also tells her to be wary of the vampire.

It wasn't long before Richter tracks down the vampire attacks. There, he encounters Cyril and Alexis, the self-proclaimed vampire hunters. He rescues the two from a skeleton, making himself known.

Later on, Richter rescues Maria, who was hurt by the potion that Cyril made. He brings her back to Alucard, there he tells him that the ones closest to him will be sacrificed once he gives in to his vampiric urges. He advises Alucard to tell Maria why he is letting her stay with him.

On his journey to find the vampire responsible for the attacks, he meets Cyril again. He tells Richter that Alexis had been kidnapped by a black-winged demon. Richter immediately knew it was Magnus and sets out with Cyril to rescue Alexis.

Richter and Cyril finally meet up with Alucard for the final battle against Magnus.

Castlevania: Portrait of RuinEdit

By the time passed Richter married with Annette and the Vampire Killer is under the ownership of Jonathan Morris, who is unable to use the whip effectively. After Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin cure Loretta and Stella from vampirism, the two sisters offer to aid Jonathan in learning to use the whip's full power.

This is an optional choice, up to the player, and if they choose to do so, the sisters accomplish this by sending Jonathan into another realm to fight the living memory of the last full Belmont to wield the whip — Richter Belmont. Richter fights the player using knives, boomerang crosses, holy water, axes, the Grand Cross item crash attack, a fast Dash strike and a fully powered version of the Vampire Killer. Once Richter's illusion is defeated, Jonathan's whip becomes one of the most powerful weapons in the game.

Death.gifSpoilers end here.

GameplayEdit

Castlevania: Rondo of BloodEdit

Richter can back flip by pressing jump twice in quick succession. His greatest ability is to be able to perform Item Crash with all the sub-weapons in the game. If Richter performs Item Crash without a sub-weapon equipped, he will instead empower his whip with fire. There are very few opportunities to do this because Richter will spend the vast majority of the game with an active sub-weapon.

Castlevania: Symphony of the NightEdit

Main article: Richter Belmont/Symphony of the Night

In Symphony of The Night (PlayStation version), players who complete the game with over 160% and get the best ending are able to play as Richter by entering his name as the name of a new save file. In Sega Saturn version, he is always available (as well as Maria). Richter also gains many new abilities which are executed with a combination of directional arrows and the attack button. Unlike Alucard, Richter does not depend on MP, thus he can use these abilities indefinitely. Richter can also sprint.

Castlevania: Portrait of RuinEdit

Richter is also playable in the game's non-canonical Richter Mode along with Maria Renard. The mode can be unlocked after clearing the game with defeating Whip's Memory. Richter plays much as he did in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, except that he lacks item crashes. His partner in this mode is Maria Renard. This mode has no story.

Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the NightEdit

Main article: Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night/Arcade Mode#Richter

Richter appears as an opponent in story mode of Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night. He also is available as a playable character in Arcade Mode. He carries his Cross weapon into battle with him for his spells in Arcade Mode, which he can toss or crash.

Castlevania: Harmony of DespairEdit

Main article: Richter Belmont/Harmony of Despair

Richter is a downloadable character in the multiplayer game Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. He plays much as he did in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. He can use the Vampire Killer whip, several subweapons, and a variety of martial arts.

NotesEdit

  • Richter's blood type is B.[1]
  • His name "Richter" is a German word, which literally means "judge" when translated. Interestingly, inside the Colosseum in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, he sits and judges Alucard as he battles his minions in the arena.
  • Although he has a different character design in Symphony of the Night, his in-game sprite is the same one from Rondo of Blood, except in the Saturn version.
  • In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the cursed "evil" Richter is seen to wield the whip in his left hand; prior to this, he is right-handed. This is of note because Dracula himself is left-handed, and it is his orders and Shaft's influence dictating Richter's actions in the game.
  • Despite his lapse during Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Richter is largely recognized as the most powerful Belmont. As Alucard stated in the game: "...Richter's powers are supreme among vampire hunters. None other can defeat him." This is demonstrated in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, where a mere memory of Richter can defeat Jonathan with four hits of the Vampire Killer, not to mention Richter's mystic weapons and the Grand Cross Crash. However, he may be surpassed by his descendant Julius Belmont, because in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, he is said to be the most powerful Vampire Hunter (though this is possibly only referring to Vampire Hunters in general at the time and not the Belmont clan specifically).
  • Richter Belmont is most likely Juste Belmont's son as Juste's battle takes place in 1748 while Richter's takes place in 1792. This would give the 18 year old Juste plenty of time to have a son or grandson.
  • The Rondo of Blood version of Richter resembles Ryu from the Street Fighter series. This isn't repeated in Nocturne in the Moonlight and Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles.

Boss battleEdit

Enemy DataEdit

See also: Belmont-Like Enemies
Enemy Data: Richter Belmont and Similar Enemies
Image Name
(JPN Name)
/Game 		Description Statistics Items Location
Sotn-richter-1-.gif 140. Richter Belmont
Symphony of the Night 		Master Vampire hunter. Strong: Holy, Stone (immune)
Weak: Dark
Level: 48
HP: 400
Exp: n/a
 Castle Keep (Alucard-only)
Richter-whipmem.gif 153. Whip's Memory
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 		A memory of the last Belmont to wield the Vampire Killer. Strong: Holy
Weak: Dark
HP: 5000
Exp: 0
Skill Pt: 0
 Drop: ---
---
 Master's Keep
Richter-whipmem.gif 135. Doppelganger [Richter]
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 		A demon who assumes the form of its intended victims before killing them. HP: 2000
Exp: 2000
Skill Pt: 99
 Nest of Evil
Richter
Encore of the Night 		''Abil: Cross Toss - The opponent instantly does 20 damage to the player.
 		HP: 2550
Exp: +1 level
 Steal: ~75 silver
 Castle Keep

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Page 12, the manual of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Castlevania Timeline
  3. ↑ Page 6, the Japanese manual of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

External LinksEdit

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