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{{cquote|''Richter from the Castlevania series joins the battle as Simon's Echo Fighter! His basic attacks are the same as Simon's, but with subtle variations. In addition to that, his holy water is a different color.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}
{{cquote|''Richter from the Castlevania series joins the battle as Simon's Echo Fighter! His basic attacks are the same as Simon's, but with subtle variations. In addition to that, his holy water is a different color.''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}


'''Richter''' ({{ja|リヒター|Rihitā}}, ''Richter'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was announced as a newcomer alongside {{SSBU|Simon}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, and {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} during a [[Nintendo Direct]] on August 8th, 2018. He is an [[clone|Echo Fighter]] of {{SSBU|Simon}}. {{iw|wikipedia|David Vincent|actor}}, Richter's voice actor from ''Portrait of Ruin'', ''The Dracula X Chronicles'', and ''Harmony of Despair'', [https://twitter.com/davidvincentva/status/1027644213851246592 confirmed on Twitter] that he would be reprising his role as Richter in English versions of the game.
'''Richter''' ({{ja|リヒター|Rihitā}}, ''Richter'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was announced as a newcomer alongside {{SSBU|Simon}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}}, {{SSBU|Dark Samus}}, and {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} during a [[Nintendo Direct]] on August 8th, 2018. He is an [[clone|Echo Fighter]] of {{SSBU|Simon}}. Richter's design is based on his look from ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'' and ''Dracula X'', with some adjustments inspired by ''Symphony of the Night'', such as the design of his boots and how his pants are tucked into them, and in the buttons on his tunic. Much like how Simon borrows moves originally from Richter, Richter borrows moves from Simon, such as the ability to whip upwards and diagonally, as well as using his whip to hang from certain surfaces. {{iw|wikipedia|David Vincent|actor}}, Richter's voice actor from ''Portrait of Ruin'', ''The Dracula X Chronicles'', and ''Harmony of Despair'', [https://twitter.com/davidvincentva/status/1027644213851246592 confirmed on Twitter] that he would be reprising his role as Richter in English versions of the game.
==Attributes==
 
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==Differences from Simon==
*Richter's design is based on his look from ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'' and ''Dracula X'', with some adjustments inspired by ''Symphony of the Night'', such as the design of his boots and how his pants are tucked into them, and in the buttons on his tunic.
 
*Much like how Simon borrows moves originally from Richter, Richter borrows moves from Simon, such as the ability to whip upwards and diagonally, as well as using his whip to hang from certain surfaces.
''It was officially confirmed that Simon and Richter do not have any tangible gameplay differences''


====Aesthetics====
====Aesthetics====
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*{{change|Richter's [[Holy Water]] emits blue flames instead of red ones.}}
*{{change|Richter's [[Holy Water]] emits blue flames instead of red ones.}}


===Smash Attacks===
*{{change|The animation of Richter's forward smash aims his whip higher compared to Simon, making it slightly harder for him to hit crouching opponents, but easier to hit an airborne opponent. However, the difference is very minimal.}}


==[[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Richter|Alternate costumes]]==
==[[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Richter|Alternate costumes]]==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Richter is the first and only clone character in the entire series to have a seperate character slot, whilst not having any gameplay differences.
*With the playable appearance of Richter and [[Simon]], ''Castlevania'' is the first third-party franchise to have more than one playable representative.
*With the playable appearance of Richter and [[Simon]], ''Castlevania'' is the first third-party franchise to have more than one playable representative.
*Richter is the first third-party Echo Fighter, and the first Echo Fighter to debut in the same game as their base character since {{SSBM|Roy}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' with the first being {{SSB|Luigi}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
*Richter is the first third-party Echo Fighter, and the first Echo Fighter to debut in the same game as their base character since {{SSBM|Roy}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' with the first being {{SSB|Luigi}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
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