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For the Lords of Shadow mentioned character, see Rinaldo Gandolfi (Lords of Shadow).

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"It was five years ago... A cold night with a full moon. I returned home from picking herbs necessary for the secret arts and what greeted me was a sea of steaming blood. And at the center of it were the bodies of my wife and son... I could not believe my eyes... My daughter was there, laughing, blood dripping from her mouth..."
— Rinaldo to Leon, talking about his daughter

Rinaldo Gandolfi (リナルド・ガンドルフィー Rinarudo Gandorufi?) is an alchemist whose daughter was taken and vampirized by Walter Bernhard. He now lives in a small hut in the Forest of Eternal Night. Rinaldo creates the Whip of Alchemy for Leon Belmont, but this whip is later fused with his fiancée, Sara Trantoul, to create the Vampire Killer, the famous whip of the Belmont Clan.

History[]

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"An alchemist who lives in the forest ruled by the vampire. Leon obtains his first whip from this man. He also helps Leon by selling potions and other items. Rinaldo appears to have a score to settle with the vampire."
— Official description

Five years prior to the events of Lament of Innocence, Rinaldo lost his wife and son by the hands of his daughter, Justine, who had been vampirized. In response, Rinaldo created the Whip of Alchemy and destroyed her with it. Rinaldo then challenged Walter, but the whip had no effect on him and nothing became of the battle. Amused, Walter permitted Rinaldo to live and set up shop in the forest, where he would help others who had grudges against Walter. Walter thought that it made the "game" more fun. Rinaldo held out hope that where he had failed, another would succeed. At some point, he also fought against a Succubus who acted as a follower of Walter, although he ultimately let her live (she implies later on that the reason he did so was because she transformed into his daughter Justine and caused him to lower his guard).

After Leon's defeat of Walter, Rinaldo's whereabouts are unknown.

Non-canonically, Giovanni is a descendant of Rinaldo appearing in Castlevania: Order of Shadows, who helped the Belmont clan fight "The Order" in the 17th century.

Rinaldo's shop[]

See also: Shop

The following items are available for purchase at Rinaldo's shop:

Item Data: Rinaldo's Shop
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Armor
Earth Plate Earth Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
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Plate blessed by the Earth. Sell: $500
Buy: $1,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 5% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 15% map complete.
Meteor Plate Meteor Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Starlight plate magically sealed within. Sell: $1,000
Buy: $2,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 10% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 40% map complete.
Moonlight Plate Moonlight Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
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Magic plate with a beautiful moonlight relief. Sell: $2,000
Buy: $4,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 20% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 60% map complete.
Solar Plate Solar Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
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Sun plate that offers protection. Sell: $7,500
Buy: $15,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 30% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 80% map complete.
Accessories
Sacrificial Doll Sacrificial Doll (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Accessory - Leon Belmont
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If Equipped, it is obliterated instead of you when your HP goes down to zero. Sell: $1,000
Buy: $2,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Jade Mask Jade Mask (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Accessory - Leon Belmont
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Can charge and destroy large candle stands with the power of this special jade. Sell: $499
Buy: $999
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Effect: Allows Leon to destroy candles by touching them.
Notes: After clearing the game.
Mobius's Brooch Mobius's Brooch (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Accessory - Leon Belmont
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Enables the use of sub-weapons without using hearts. Buy: $200,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Notes: Only available after completing the game on Crazy Mode.
Items
LoI Potion Potion - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
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Medicine that recovers 50 HP. HP +50
Sell: $100
Buy: $200
Find: Throughout castle (all)
Drop: Skeleton, Skeleton Archer, Skeleton Hunter, Skeleton Knight, Astral Knight, Astral Warrior, Astral Fighter, Skeleton Soldier, Skeleton Swordsman, Skeleton Warrior
HiPotion(LoI) High Potion - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
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Medicine that recovers 100 HP. A bit hard to swallow. HP +100
Sell: $400
Buy: $800
Find: Throughout castle (all)
Drop: Spartacus, Phantom
Serum Serum - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
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Medicine that cures poison. Sell: $50
Buy: $100
Find: Castle Entrance, House of Sacred Remains, Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Poison Lizard, Poison Zombie, Skeleton Flower
Uncurse Uncurse Potion - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
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Medicine that purges curses. Sell: $50
Buy: $100
Find: Castle Entrance, House of Sacred Remains, Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Executioner
Magical Ticket Magical Ticket - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
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If you use it, you will be taken to the front of Rinaldo's house. Sell: $100
Buy: $200
Find: Castle Entrance, Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Dullahan
Memorial Ticket Memorial Ticket - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
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If you use it, you will be able to return to the last save point you accessed. Sell: $400
Buy: $800
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Gaap
Diamond Diamond - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
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A very beautiful, valuable jewel. April birthstone. Sell: $5,000
Buy: $10,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, fully restores all of Leon's HP and MP.
Opal Opal - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
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A beautiful jewel the color of a rainbow. Sell: $500
Buy: $1,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Axe Knight
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, blows an enemy away but deals out small damage.
Ruby Ruby - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
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A sparkling, red-colored jewel. Sell: $1,500
Buy: $3,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Armor Knight
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, causes damage to all enemies on the screen.
Sapphire Sapphire - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
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A sparkling, blue-colored jewel. Sell: $1,000
Buy: $2,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Heavy Armor
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, steals enemies' HP.
Turquoise Turquoise - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A stone said to protect travelers. Sell: $400
Buy: $800
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Cyclops
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, switches the sub-weapon equipped.
Zircon Zircon - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
An imitation diamond. Sell: $200
Buy: $400
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Axe Armor
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, grants a random amount of gold.
Relics
White Bishop White Bishop (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Relic - Leon Belmont
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A chess piece carved in detail out of ivory. It will increase your defense temporarily. DEF +30
Buy: $3,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Event Items
Music Box Music Box - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
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Allows you to listen to the music of all the area's you have cleared. Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Notes: Once game is cleared and saved.

Trivia[]

  • His name implies that he was of Italian heritage.
  • Rinaldo shares his last name with Barbara Gandolfi, one of the partners of Jean-Paul Belmondo, the man whose name inspired that of the Belmonts and whose Leon Belmont is the first representative. However, it is only a coincidence, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Barbara Gandolfi lived together from 2008 while Lament of Innocence was released in 2003.

See also[]

Footnotes[]

  1. Even though Giovanni is stated to be a descendant of Rinaldo, Castlevania: Order of Shadows is considered to be a side story to the official canon, and therefore, is not part of the series' official chronology.

External links[]

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Characters
Protagonist
Leon Belmont
Supporting cast
Sara TrantoulRinaldo GandolfiMathias Cronqvist
Antagonists
Joachim ArmsterWalter BernhardDeath
Lesser roles
Elisabetha CronqvistPumpkin
Bosses
Main bosses
Undead ParasiteGolemSuccubusMedusaJoachimWalterDeath
Minor/optional bosses
Flame ElementalFrost ElementalThunder ElementalDoppelgangerForgotten One
Areas
Forest of Eternal NightCastle EntranceHouse of Sacred RemainsAnti-Soul Mysteries LabGhostly TheatreDark Palace of Waterfalls
Garden Forgotten by TimePagoda of the Misty MoonPrison of Eternal Torture
Music
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Original Soundtrack
Guides
Futabasha GuideNTT Pub GuideShinkigensha GuideBradyGames Guide
Archives
BestiaryInventoryJoachim ModePumpkin Mode
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