Simon Belmont

For fighter info, see Simon (SSBU).

Simon Belmont
Official artwork of Simon Belmont from Castlevania Chronicles.
Universe	Castlevania
Debut	Castlevania (1986)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Super Bomberman R (update, 2017)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom Disk System)
Species	Human
Gender	Male

Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンド, Simon Belmondo) is one of the main characters that appears in the Castlevania franchise. Being the protagonist of the first few games and having his battle against Dracula chronicled the most in games out of all the protagonists, he is often considered the face of the franchise next to Alucard, and has made several appearances outside of the series.

Character Description

Simon comes from the Belmont clan, a bloodline of hunters with immense power that have engaged in combat against Dracula for centuries. Wielding the sacred Vampire Killer whip, he storms Dracula's Castle in 1691, defeating several of his minions and the vampire himself. Simon's story has been retold through multiple games, with varying differences. The arcade game Haunted Castle portrays Simon as being a newlywed man who has his wife, Serena, taken away by Dracula, forcing him to venture onward. Vampire Killer for the MSX2 is a non-linear title that has him traveling around the castle utilizing many weapons. Super Castlevania IV for the SNES introduces a powerful omnidirectional whip capable of striking in eight directions, which would be retained in future Castlevania games. Castlevania Chronicles, initially made for the Sharp X68000 and adapted to the PlayStation, is a more standard retelling of the original game, redesigning many of the original stages and enemies. His appearance has varied notably, often alternating between a more rugged blonde-haired warrior in brown armor that resembles Conan the Barbarian and a more effeminate red-haired design with darker clothing.

During the events of Castlevania Judgment, Simon feels uncertainty about whether he was able to defeat Dracula on his own or if it was his reliance on the Vampire Killer whip. He is soon pulled into the Time Rift by a mysterious timetraveller named Aeon, who is working to stop the machinations of Galamoth and the Time Reaper. Due to the nature of the Time Rift, pulling other figures from the series timeline, Simon encounters the four heroes from Castlevania III, including his ancestor Trevor. After defeating Trevor, Simon begins to realize that his ability to defeat Dracula came from his own strength. This revelation is enough for Simon to help the other heroes in their battle against the Time Reaper. Simon returns to his own time afterwards.

Seven years after his original adventure, Simon's wounds received during the battle remain unhealed. While visiting the cemetary of his clan, Simon encounters a gypsy woman who tells that he must resurrect Dracula by gathering his five body parts and destroy them in order to break the curse he had received, setting off the events of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. Afterwards, he buries Dracula's remains and is praised as a hero.

A different version of Simon Belmont appears in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate. In this condensed retelling of the NES Castlevania trilogy, Simon is the son- rather than great-great-grant-great-great-grandson- of Trevor Belmont, who sets out to avenge his father's death at the hands of Dracula. With the help of the mysterious Alucard, in this continuity a resurrected Trevor, Simon becomes the first of Clan Belmont to fell Dracula. Visually, he combines the more rugged appearance of the original Simon design with the red hair of the redesign, and wields a leather whip much like the ones both the original Simon and Trevor initially had in the NES Castlevania games.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Simon's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Simon was confirmed to appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable fighter on August 8, 2018 during the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct.

Trivia

• Simon's appearance in Ultimate is the second time he has appeared in shared media with Mega Man and Pit (along with cameos from other classic characters such as Link and Donkey Kong) with his first appearance being alongside the two in the 1980s cartoon Captain N: The Game Master.
  • Ultimate marks the first shared appearence of Simon and Samus Aran. They both made appearances as members of the main cast in Captain N, but Simon appeared exclusively in the cartoon show and Samus appeared exclusively in the comic books.
  • He also appeared alongside Snake and Bomberman in DreamMix TV World Fighters, and later in a special update for Super Bomberman R.
• Simon and Richter are the second and third characters to represent Konami, the first being Snake since Brawl.
  • Additionally, Snake, Simon, and Richter are the third group to represent the same company. The first was Mega Man and Ryu (Capcom), and the second was Sonic and Bayonetta (Sega).
• Simon is one of three playable characters in Smash to have appeared in an M-rated game, the other two being Snake and Bayonetta.
• Simon is the fifth character to originate from the Real World, namely Transylvania, the Kingdom of Hungary (modern-day Romania). Snake and Little Mac hail from the United States of America and R.O.B. and Ryu originate from Japan.
  • Mario and Luigi are not counted because they originate from the Mushroom planet, while retcon states that Mario Bros. are from Brooklyn.
• Simon is the second third-party character to wield a melee weapon, after Cloud.
• Simon and Richter are the first third party characters to have a tether recovery.

External Link

• Article on the Castlevania Wiki.