If we took a vote on who everyoneās favorite Belmont from the Castlevania series is, it would most likely be Richter Belmont. I donāt think itās simply because he starred in some of the most popular games in the series, but also because he has the best design. His blue tunic and white pants stand out among all the brown and orange leather that most Belmonts seem to favor.
Castlevania: Nocturne is Netflixās follow-up to their wildly popular Castlevania TV series. It stars that blue-garbed hero teaming up with some familiar faces. But if youāre not a fan of the video games, you might wonder what the big deal is. Hereās the rundown on Richter Belmont.
Whatās up with Richter Belmont?
As the Castlevania games tell, the Belmont family is a clan of vampire hunters who are entrusted with the duty of putting down Dracula when he gets rowdy every 100 years. They do so using the aptly named Vampire Killer whip. While theyāve been proven to not be the only ones who can put Dracula back to rest, the events of the Castlevania games usually involve them in some way.
Trevor Belmont, from the first Castlevania TV series, was an early ancestor to Richter. The events of that show took place around 1476AD. Assuming Castlevania: Nocturne is going to cover Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, that puts its events at around 1792AD.
If Castlevania: Nocturne follows the events of the game, Richter will not only be trying to stop Dracula, but will also be trying to save his girlfriend, Annette.
Where does Richter come from?
Richter Belmont first appeared in the 1993 PC Engine Super CD-ROMĀ² game AkumajÅ Dracula X: Chi no Rondo, better known in the West as Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. While that game wouldnāt arrive in the West until a re-release years later, it was āremadeā on the SNES as 1995ās Castlevania: Dracula X. While that game follows roughly the same storyline, itās largely a different experience entirely.
Richter would later appear in 1997ās Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for PS1 and Sega Saturn, but not as the main protagonist. After a brief prologue starring him, he goes missing and Draculaās son, Alucard, takes on the role of the playable character.
Since then, Richter Belmont hasnāt appeared in any other Castlevania games outside of some cameo appearances in titles like 2006ās Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Despite this, or perhaps because of this, he has retained his mystique as a favorite Belmont, having even appeared as a character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Published: Sep 15, 2023 04:39 pm