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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|name = Richter Belmont | |name = Richter Belmont | ||
|image = {{tabber|title1=Harmony of Despair| | |image = {{tabber|title1=Harmony of Despair|content1=[[File:Richter Belmont HoD.png|250px]]|title2=Rondo of Blood|content2=[[File:Castlevania Rondo- Richter Artwork.jpg|250px]]}} | ||
|caption = [[File:CastlevaniaSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Official artwork of Richter from ''Castlevania: Harmony of Despair'' and ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood''. | |caption = [[File:CastlevaniaSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Official artwork of Richter from ''Castlevania: Harmony of Despair'' and ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood''. | ||
|universe = {{uv|Castlevania}} | |universe = {{uv|Castlevania}} | ||
|firstgame = ''{{s|wikipedia|Castlevania: Rondo of Blood}}'' (1993) | |firstgame = ''{{s|wikipedia|Castlevania: Rondo of Blood}}'' (1993) | ||
|games = ''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance=''{{ | |lastappearance = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Vampire Survivors}}'' (2024, via DLC) | ||
|console = PC Engine (Super CD-ROM²) | |console = PC Engine (Super CD-ROM²) | ||
|species = Human (augmented via the Belnades Clan's magic) | |species = Human (augmented via the Belnades Clan's magic) | ||
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'''Richter Belmont''' ({{ja|リヒター・ベルモンド|Rihitā Berumondo}}, ''Richter Belmondo'') is a character from the {{uv|Castlevania}} series. A member of the legendary Belmont Clan, Richter is chronologically the seventh Belmont to assume the role of vampire hunter, and is renowned as "the greatest of all Belmont Warriors" during his tenure. Since debuting as the main protagonist of ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', Richter has reappeared as an unlockable playable character in later ''Castlevania'' games. | '''Richter Belmont''' ({{ja|リヒター・ベルモンド|Rihitā Berumondo}}, ''Richter Belmondo'') is a character from the {{uv|Castlevania}} series. A member of the legendary Belmont Clan, Richter is chronologically the seventh Belmont to assume the role of vampire hunter, and is renowned as "the greatest of all Belmont Warriors" during his tenure. Since debuting as the main protagonist of ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'', Richter has reappeared as an unlockable playable character in later ''Castlevania'' games. | ||
Richter | Richter made his ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', alongside his ancestor, [[Simon Belmont|Simon]]. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
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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. | 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 1792 during the events of ''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 1792 during the events of ''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 among other women kidnapped by the newly resurrected Dracula and his army of monsters. | ||
Entering the castle's halls and avoiding a grotesque monster known as the Behemoth, Richter rescues Maria Renard, a 12-year-old vampire huntress and distant relative of the Belmont Clan. Although Richter chuckles dismissively at Maria's claims of being a vampire huntress, he later accepts her enthusiastic help upon being impressed by her mastery of magic and dominion over animals. En route to stopping Dracula and saving Annette, they rescue Iris, the daughter of a doctor, and Tera, one of Aljiba's nuns. | Entering the castle's halls and avoiding a grotesque monster known as the Behemoth, Richter rescues Maria Renard, a 12-year-old vampire huntress and distant relative of the Belmont Clan. Although Richter chuckles dismissively at Maria's claims of being a vampire huntress, he later accepts her enthusiastic help upon being impressed by her mastery of magic and dominion over animals. En route to stopping Dracula and saving Annette, they rescue Iris, the daughter of a doctor, and Tera, one of Aljiba's nuns. | ||
Richter then makes his way to the Castle Keep for a final showdown against Dracula, with both combatants offering differing views on humanity. After a fierce battle against the fully powered Dark Lord, Richter succeeded his | Richter then makes his way to the Castle Keep for a final showdown against Dracula, with both combatants offering differing views on humanity. After a fierce battle against the fully powered Dark Lord, Richter succeeded his great-great grandfather [[Simon Belmont]] as the fourth Belmont to kill Dracula. With Dracula defeated, Richter, Maria, Annette and the other women escape in time to watch the sun rise over the castle's rubble. | ||
Five years later in 1797, Richter is brainwashed by the dark priest Shaft not long after he entered Dracula's newly reconstructed castle to investigate its reappearance. Maria entered the castle herself to investigate his disappearance, which in turn forces [[Alucard]] to awaken from his centuries-long slumber because of the unexpected lack of a Belmont to handle the situation. These events lead to ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'', which culminates with the brainwashed Richter doing battle with Alucard in the Castle Keep. Alucard is able to see Shaft's enchantments controlling Richter before he ultimately saves Richter. | Five years later in 1797, Richter is brainwashed by the dark priest Shaft not long after he entered Dracula's newly reconstructed castle to investigate its reappearance. Maria entered the castle herself to investigate his disappearance, which in turn forces [[Alucard]] to awaken from his centuries-long slumber because of the unexpected lack of a Belmont to handle the situation. These events lead to ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'', which culminates with the brainwashed Richter doing battle with Alucard in the Castle Keep. Alucard is able to see Shaft's enchantments controlling Richter before he ultimately saves Richter. | ||
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Richter and Simon's whip-based tilt attacks also have ranges similar to the Vampire Killer's standard attack in ''Castlevania''{{'}}s NES installments, whereas their smash attacks have even longer ranges.<ref name=DevDetails>[https://www.sourcegaming.info/2018/12/12/sakurai-tells-more-details-about-smash-ultimates-development/ Sakurai Tells More Details About Smash Ultimate's Development]</ref> Overall, the Vampire Killer grants both Richter and Simon the overall longest ranges out of the cast, while the Vampire Killer itself can be swung freely like [[Chain]].<ref name=Direct/> In order to compensate, however, Richter and Simon's movesets are sluggish and their whip-based attacks are reliant on precision in order to be fully effective.<ref name=Direct/><ref name=DevDetails/> | Richter and Simon's whip-based tilt attacks also have ranges similar to the Vampire Killer's standard attack in ''Castlevania''{{'}}s NES installments, whereas their smash attacks have even longer ranges.<ref name=DevDetails>[https://www.sourcegaming.info/2018/12/12/sakurai-tells-more-details-about-smash-ultimates-development/ Sakurai Tells More Details About Smash Ultimate's Development]</ref> Overall, the Vampire Killer grants both Richter and Simon the overall longest ranges out of the cast, while the Vampire Killer itself can be swung freely like [[Chain]].<ref name=Direct/> In order to compensate, however, Richter and Simon's movesets are sluggish and their whip-based attacks are reliant on precision in order to be fully effective.<ref name=Direct/><ref name=DevDetails/> | ||
Although Richter is an [[Echo Fighter]] of Simon, Sakurai noted that Simon's moveset takes inspiration from Richter's ''Castlevania'' techniques to a greater extent as well, making them derivatives of each other.<ref name=Direct/> On a related note, there is only one mechanical difference between them: Richter's [[Holy Water]] possesses the {{b|aura|effect}} effect, whereas Simon's possesses the [[flame]] effect. This gives him situational differences in certain matchups: unlike Simon, he can harm | Although Richter is an [[Echo Fighter]] of Simon, Sakurai noted that Simon's moveset takes inspiration from Richter's ''Castlevania'' techniques to a greater extent as well, making them derivatives of each other.<ref name=Direct/> On a related note, there is only one mechanical difference between them: Richter's [[Holy Water]] possesses the {{b|aura|effect}} effect, whereas Simon's possesses the [[flame]] effect. This gives him situational differences in certain matchups: unlike Simon, he can harm Red {{b|Pikmin|species}}, but he cannot remotely detonate explosives (such as {{b|Bomb|Link|}}s). Otherwise, their moves are identical. Aesthetically, Richter has his own taunts and victory poses in reference to ''Rondo of Blood'' and ''Symphony of the Night'', while his Holy Water's flame is blue compared to Simon's red flame.<ref name=Direct/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Richter is the only playable character whose debut console was the TurboGrafx-16, known as the PC Engine in Japan. | *Richter is the only playable character whose debut console was the TurboGrafx-16, known as the PC Engine in Japan. | ||
*Although Richter's name is the same between English and Japanese, the [[announcer]] pronounces it differently between regions. The English version pronounces it as /ˈrɪk-tər-/ ("rick-ter"), whereas the Japanese version pronounces it /ˈriː-tɑː/ ("ree-tah"). The latter reflects the German pronunciation of the name. | *Although Richter's name is the same between English and Japanese, the [[announcer]] pronounces it differently between regions. The English version pronounces it as /ˈrɪk-tər-/ ("rick-ter"), whereas the Japanese version pronounces it /ˈriː-tɑː/ ("ree-tah"). The latter reflects the German pronunciation of the name /ˈʁɪçtɐ/. | ||
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