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Born in {{s|wikipedia|Wallachia}} in 1773, Richter Belmont is the sixth direct descendant of the Belmont Clan, succeeding Juste Belmont and preceding Julius Belmont. The Clan was founded in 1094 by Leon Belmont, who swore that he and his descendants would always "hunt the night" in the wake of his betrayal by Mathias Cronqvist, his once-best friend who willingly transformed into a vampire and would later become known as the infamous [[Dracula]]. | Born in {{s|wikipedia|Wallachia}} in 1773, Richter Belmont is the sixth direct descendant of the Belmont Clan, succeeding Juste Belmont and preceding Julius Belmont. The Clan was founded in 1094 by Leon Belmont, who swore that he and his descendants would always "hunt the night" in the wake of his betrayal by Mathias Cronqvist, his once-best friend who willingly transformed into a vampire and would later become known as the infamous [[Dracula]]. | ||
Unlike a typical vampire hunter, Richter boasts peak human physiology, thanks to the Belmont Clan's centuries-old training regimen and the magical blood of Sypha Belnades, a powerful witch who married Richter's distant ancestor, Trevor Belmont, after they defeated Dracula. Like Juste, Richter is also able to utilize the magical capabilities he inherited from Sypha. In Richter's case, he is able to use an Item Crash, which unleashes the hidden power of a sub-weapon, such as the Hydro Storm of [[Holy Water]] and the [[Grand Cross]] of a [[Cross]]. | Unlike a typical vampire hunter, Richter boasts peak human physiology, thanks to the Belmont Clan's centuries-old training regimen and the magical blood of Sypha Belnades, a powerful witch who married Richter's distant ancestor, Trevor Belmont, after they defeated Dracula. Like Juste, Richter is also able to utilize the magical capabilities he inherited from Sypha. In Richter's case, he is able to use an Item Crash, which unleashes the hidden power of a sub-weapon, such as the Hydro Storm of [[Holy Water]] and the [[Grand Cross]] of a [[Cross]]. Unlike Juste, he is able to do it naturally instead of having to rely on a combination of spellbooks and sub-weapons. | ||
In ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', Richter's story begins as he is training with the Belmont Clan's heirloom, a holy whip known as the Vampire Killer, and studying a map of Dracula's Castle. However, his training is interrupted when he sees smoke rising in the direction of Aljiba, the hometown of his fiancée Annette<!--Koji Igarashi confirmed that Dracula X occurs in a separate continuity, and that Rondo of Blood supersedes it in regard to canonicity, thus making Annette and Maria Renard friends sisters instead of blood relatives-->. Rushing there on horseback and fighting briefly against Death, Richter finds Aljiba in flames and Annette kidnapped by the newly resurrected Dracula and his army of monsters. | In ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', Richter's story begins as he is training with the Belmont Clan's heirloom, a holy whip known as the Vampire Killer, and studying a map of Dracula's Castle. However, his training is interrupted when he sees smoke rising in the direction of Aljiba, the hometown of his fiancée Annette<!--Koji Igarashi confirmed that Dracula X occurs in a separate continuity, and that Rondo of Blood supersedes it in regard to canonicity, thus making Annette and Maria Renard friends sisters instead of blood relatives-->. Rushing there on horseback and fighting briefly against Death, Richter finds Aljiba in flames and Annette kidnapped by the newly resurrected Dracula and his army of monsters. |
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