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[[File:RichterDX.png|thumb|left|150px|Richter's official art for the European and Japanese release of ''Castlevania: Dracula X''.]] | [[File:RichterDX.png|thumb|left|150px|Richter's official art for the European and Japanese release of ''Castlevania: Dracula X''.]] | ||
Richter's story begins as he is away training and studying a map of Dracula's Castle, before seeing smoke rising in the direction of Aljiba, the hometown of his fiancée Annette Renard. Rushing there on horseback and briefly encountering 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 away training and studying a map of Dracula's Castle, before seeing smoke rising in the direction of Aljiba, the hometown of his fiancée Annette Renard. Rushing there on horseback and briefly encountering Death, Richter finds Aljiba in flames and Annette kidnapped by the newly resurrected Dracula and his army of monsters. | ||
Entering the castle halls and avoiding a grotesque monster known as the Behemoth, Richter rescues Annette's younger sister, Maria, and the two team up to stop Dracula and save Annette. En route, they rescue Iris, the daughter of a doctor; and Tera, the village nun. Richter then makes his way to the Castle Keep for a final showdown against Dracula, with both combatants offering differing views on humanity. With Dracula defeated, the castle begins to collapse, as Richter, Maria, Annette, and the other women watch as the sun rises over the rubble. | Entering the castle halls and avoiding a grotesque monster known as the Behemoth, Richter rescues Annette's younger sister, Maria, and the two team up to stop Dracula and save Annette. En route, they rescue Iris, the daughter of a doctor; and Tera, the village nun. Richter then makes his way to the Castle Keep for a final showdown against Dracula, with both combatants offering differing views on humanity. With Dracula defeated, the castle begins to collapse, as Richter, Maria, Annette, and the other women watch as the sun rises over the rubble. | ||
Five years later, Richter is brainwashed by the | Five years later, Richter is brainwashed by the dark priest Shaft, not long after he entered the newly resurrected castle to investigate. Maria entered the castle herself to investigate his disappearance, which in turn forces [[Alucard]] to awaken from his slumber, due to the unexpected lack of a Belmont to handle what is going on. 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 is ultimately saved by Alucard. | ||
In ''Castlevania: Nocturne of Recollection'', a year has passed since Richter was saved by Alucard. Soon after alerting Maria of vampire attacks in the village that she and Alucard resided in, Richter proceeds to investigate said attacks. After a brief interaction with fellow vampire hunters Cyril and Alexis, Richter quickly takes Maria back to her and Alucard's home upon her inadvertent affliction from Cyril's potion. Later, after another brief encounter with Cyril, Richter allies with him in order to save Alexis. Richter and Cyril proceed to meet with Alucard and, during their discussion, they are met by an injured Alexis, who is being trailed by Lyudmil, Alucard's former servant who is the vampire responsible for the attacks on the village. | |||
Richter allies with Alucard to stop Lyudmil and Magnus, an incubus who served under Dracula and now seeks to make Alucard the new lord of his father's castle by emotionally breaking him by using Lyudmil and manipulating Maria's trust in him. Upon subduing Lyudmil with assistance from a now-healthy Maria, Richter and Maria assist Alucard in his battle against Magnus. Thanks to Richter drastically weakening the incubus by destroying his claws and Maria helping Alucard overcome Magnus' mental torture, Alucard is able to kill Magnus and preserve his humanity. | |||
Because of the prophecy originally stated by Nostradamus about the end of the world and the return of Dracula in 1999, Richter gave up the Vampire Killer to other descendants of the Belmont clan, including Reinhardt Schneider and the Morris clan. The Morris clan was given official guardianship over the Vampire Killer sometime before 1897, holding onto it until the time came for the Belmonts to reclaim it. | Because of the prophecy originally stated by Nostradamus about the end of the world and the return of Dracula in 1999, Richter gave up the Vampire Killer to other descendants of the Belmont clan, including Reinhardt Schneider and the Morris clan. The Morris clan was given official guardianship over the Vampire Killer sometime before 1897, holding onto it until the time came for the Belmonts to reclaim it. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Richter and [[Joker]] are the only playable third-party characters to have never appeared in a fighting game outside of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Richter was | *Richter and [[Joker]] are the only playable third-party characters to have never appeared in a fighting game outside of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Although Richter was going to appear in Konami's 1998 fighting game ''{{s|wikipedia|Battle Tryst}}'' alongside Simon, they were both were cut from the final game. | ||
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*Richter and [[Roy]] are the only [[clone]]s to debut in the same game as their [[Simon (SSBU)|base]] [[Marth (SSBM)|characters]]. Richter is also the first third party character to be a clone. | *Richter and [[Roy]] are the only [[clone]]s to debut in the same game as their [[Simon (SSBU)|base]] [[Marth (SSBM)|characters]]. Richter is also the first third party character to be a clone. | ||
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*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"), while the Japanese version pronounces it /ˈriː-tɑː/ ("ree-tah"). | *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"), while the Japanese version pronounces it /ˈriː-tɑː/ ("ree-tah"). | ||
==External | ==External link== | ||
*Article on the [https://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Richter_Belmont Castlevania Wiki]. | *Article on the [https://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Richter_Belmont Castlevania Wiki]. | ||
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- For fighter info, see Richter (SSBU).
| Richter Belmont | |
|---|---|
  Official artwork of Richter from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. | |
| Universe | Castlevania |
| Debut | Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Castlevania Requiem (2018) |
| Console/platform of origin | PC Engine (Super CD-ROM²) |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| English voice actor | David Vincent |
| Japanese voice actor | Kiyoyuki Yanada |
Richter Belmont (リヒター・ベルモンド, Richter Belmondo) is a main character in several Castlevania games. He first appeared in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood as the main protagonist along with his blood relative Maria Renard (whom is an unlockable playable character and the first girl he rescues as well as the adoptive younger sister of his fiancée, Annette). He has gone on to become an unlockable playable character in later Castlevania titles.
Character description
In Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Richter's story begins as he is away training and studying a map of Dracula's Castle, before seeing smoke rising in the direction of Aljiba, the hometown of his fiancée Annette Renard. Rushing there on horseback and briefly encountering Death, Richter finds Aljiba in flames and Annette kidnapped by the newly resurrected Dracula and his army of monsters.
Entering the castle halls and avoiding a grotesque monster known as the Behemoth, Richter rescues Annette's younger sister, Maria, and the two team up to stop Dracula and save Annette. En route, they rescue Iris, the daughter of a doctor; and Tera, the village nun. Richter then makes his way to the Castle Keep for a final showdown against Dracula, with both combatants offering differing views on humanity. With Dracula defeated, the castle begins to collapse, as Richter, Maria, Annette, and the other women watch as the sun rises over the rubble.
Five years later, Richter is brainwashed by the dark priest Shaft, not long after he entered the newly resurrected castle to investigate. Maria entered the castle herself to investigate his disappearance, which in turn forces Alucard to awaken from his slumber, due to the unexpected lack of a Belmont to handle what is going on. 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 is ultimately saved by Alucard.
In Castlevania: Nocturne of Recollection, a year has passed since Richter was saved by Alucard. Soon after alerting Maria of vampire attacks in the village that she and Alucard resided in, Richter proceeds to investigate said attacks. After a brief interaction with fellow vampire hunters Cyril and Alexis, Richter quickly takes Maria back to her and Alucard's home upon her inadvertent affliction from Cyril's potion. Later, after another brief encounter with Cyril, Richter allies with him in order to save Alexis. Richter and Cyril proceed to meet with Alucard and, during their discussion, they are met by an injured Alexis, who is being trailed by Lyudmil, Alucard's former servant who is the vampire responsible for the attacks on the village.
Richter allies with Alucard to stop Lyudmil and Magnus, an incubus who served under Dracula and now seeks to make Alucard the new lord of his father's castle by emotionally breaking him by using Lyudmil and manipulating Maria's trust in him. Upon subduing Lyudmil with assistance from a now-healthy Maria, Richter and Maria assist Alucard in his battle against Magnus. Thanks to Richter drastically weakening the incubus by destroying his claws and Maria helping Alucard overcome Magnus' mental torture, Alucard is able to kill Magnus and preserve his humanity.
Because of the prophecy originally stated by Nostradamus about the end of the world and the return of Dracula in 1999, Richter gave up the Vampire Killer to other descendants of the Belmont clan, including Reinhardt Schneider and the Morris clan. The Morris clan was given official guardianship over the Vampire Killer sometime before 1897, holding onto it until the time came for the Belmonts to reclaim it.
However, a caveat came with those who were not a direct descendant of the Belmonts: the Vampire Killer would slowly drain the life away from its wielder, a fact discovered by John Morris and his friend Eric Lecarde in the aftermath of their encounter with Dracula; John was wounded during the battle against the Count and his neice, Elisabeth Bathory, yet his wounds were not healing. John died sometime after his son, Jonathan, inherited the whip, never telling him of its secrets and how to unlock its true strength, with the wounds ultimately claiming his life.
Jonathan and his friend Charlotte Aulin undertook the test of unlocking the Vampire Killer's full power during their mission to destroy Dracula, where the power of the whip manifested as a memory of Richter. Upon defeating the Whip's Memory, Jonathan is given a few words of encouragement from Richter's spirit: "I'm counting on you..."
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As a playable character
Richter is an Echo Fighter for Simon in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. However, it is noted that Simon himself takes inspiration from Richter to a greater extent as well, making them derivatives of each other. As a result, Richter is almost identical to Simon in regard to functionality. However, there is one notable mechanical difference between them: Richter's Holy Water possesses the Aura effect, whereas Simon's possesses a flame effect. 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.
Richter's design is based on his appearance in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Dracula X, combining aspects from both games such as how his pants are tucked into his boots, which match their design in Rondo of Blood, while having the white underside on his clothes similar to Dracula X. It also sports some adjustments inspired by Symphony of the Night, now having buttons on his tunic.
Spirits
1,051. Richter Belmont
Trivia
- Richter and Joker are the only playable third-party characters to have never appeared in a fighting game outside of the Super Smash Bros. series. Although Richter was going to appear in Konami's 1998 fighting game Battle Tryst alongside Simon, they were both were cut from the final game.
- Richter and Roy are the only clones to debut in the same game as their base characters. Richter is also the first third party character to be a clone.
- Richter is the sixth character to originate from a real world location, succeeding Snake, Little Mac, R.O.B., Ryu, and Simon, and preceding Ken and Joker.
- 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"), while the Japanese version pronounces it /ˈriː-tɑː/ ("ree-tah").
External link
- Article on the Castlevania Wiki.
 Castlevania universe
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| Fighters | Simon (SSBU) · Richter (SSBU) |
| Assist Trophy | Alucard |
| Boss | Dracula |
| Stage | Dracula's Castle |
| Item | Death's Scythe |
| Other | Dracula's Castle |
| Spirits | Spirits |
| Music | Ultimate |
