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Experiencing the Legend Yourself

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On August 8th 2018. Richter Belmont was revealed alongside his ancestor Simon for, Despite the series’ longtime dormancy. I was surprised by how few people knew of Richter despite his impact on the franchise.Of all the Belmonts, Richter is canonically the most hot-headed. He’s fiercely loyal to his future wife along with her sister Maria and became good friends with Alucard, like Trevor before him. Richter is usually thought of as the strongest Belmont before Julius, as he is headstrong and not afraid to dive into danger.His signature theme is called “Bloodlines” sometimes known as “Divine Bloodlines”He originated on the Turbografx-16 or the PC Engine in Japan in the game, one of the last Castlevania games done in the classic style of stage-to-stage progression. It was later re-made under the titleon the PSP. He’s made several appearances since then, making him one of the more prolific Belmonts.Richter’s original design, on which the Smash design is based, is jokingly referred to as “Ryu Belmont.” Although he does have a more gothic aesthetic in games such as Symphony of the Night. His sprite has always remained consistent with his initial appearance.Richter differentiates himself from others in his clan with several martial arts-based moves, ranging from sliding kicks, uppercuts, backflips to even a roundhouse kick in Harmony of Despair.He also introduced the Belmonts’ “Item Crash” technique, which basically gives every sub-weapon a super move. Grand Cross, which Simon uses as his Final Smash in Ultimate, is the Cross weapons super move. Richter also uses a technique without sub weapons that imbues his whip with holy fire.Richter’s story takes place roughly 100 years after Simon’s in 1792 when Dracula rises once more to terrorize the land, kidnapping several maidens, including Richter’s fiancée and her sister, Maria. After many trials, Richter saves them, and slays Dracula along with the evil wizard, Shaft. All seems well with the world. CueIn, Richter is given several new martial arts techniques, which have been listed above. He and Simon happen to use these techniques in Ultimate:Shaft (having avoided death in) possesses Richter, who becomes the Lord of Castlevania. It’s then up to Dracula’s son, Alucard, to take the role of main hero. Richter becomes a very hammy antagonist, highly atypical for a Belmont, during the game’s first half. Alucard, with some help from Maria, manages to snap Richter out of the spell, but not before Dracula is once again revived. Alucard deals with his father personally, and afterwards, the Belmont bloodline goes a bit dormant for awhile. Richter is very upset and shaken by being taken advantage of.There was a radio drama in Japan known as, starring Richter and Alucard, which takes place shortly after Symphony of the Night.Richter appears again inas an optional boss who inhabits the inert Vampire Killer as its last true wielder. Defeating him unleashes the whip’s true power and makes it one of the game’s strongest weapons. Portrait of Ruin also features a mode in which you can play as Richter and Maria.There is also the non-canonical SNES gamethat retells Rstory and reuses that game’s assets, doing a decent job of adapting them to the more technically proficient Super Nintendo. The game’s overall design is subpar as far as Castlevania games go , and it mostly serves as a very strange piece of history. If you’re crazy enough to try it, is available on the SNES and is generally not expensive on Amazon or Ebay from the listings I’ve found.Richter has also appeared inas one of the many playable characters.To experience the legend of Richter Belmont for yourself, you might have to do some digging., as mentioned previously, was on the TurboGrafx-16 and was released on the Wii Virtual Console. Also on Wii U, but only until January 2019 I recommend this version of the game., a remake of Rondo, is on the PSP and includes Symphony of the Night and the original Rondo of Blood as extra unlockables., in which Richter has a bonus mode, was originally released on the PS1 and is also available on the Xbox 360 and PS3 for digital download., which also has a Richter mode, is on the DS.is on PS3 and Xbox 360 and is mostly an online co-op game.