Grand Cross

Grand Cross (also called Grand Cruz or Holy Cross) is an attack involving very large crosses that can be used by the Belmont family and relatives. There are two versions of this attack. In one version, a pillar of light surrounds the caster. Several crosses then spiral up this column, dealing massive damage. In the other version, a large cross of energy appears suspended behind the caster, causing damage to anything that touches it. Though the forms look different, the effective range is similar, which is anything nearby or above.

Pillar of Crosses Form
The "pillar" version was first used as Richter Belmont's item crush with the Cross sub-weapon in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It was also the normal action for Alucard in that game when he used the Cross sub-weapon and consumed many hearts. The move returned as the Nathan Graves's Cross item crush in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon when activating the Pluto Card + Salamander Card combo. It was also used by Juste Belmont in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance when he used the Cross with the Bolt Book. It could be performed by Leon Belmont by crossing the Cross with the Yellow Orb. It was used as Trevor Belmont's item crush for the Cross in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. It was a Dual Crush available to Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin upon completing the Master the Holy Power quest in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. It was then the Dual Crush that is used in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair whenever two Belmont-like characters (Jonathan, Julius, Richter) dual crushed together.

Suspended Cross Form
The "suspended" version was first shown to be used by Julius Belmont as one of his sub-weapon options, in addition to his normal cross weapon, in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. It returned as a sub-weapon for Julius in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, though it was watered down a bit, as Julius was no longer invincible when he used the attack. He used this weapon to destroy a powerful barrier in Soma's story mode that protected the gates to the Abyss. Richter Belmont gained use of this version of the Grand Cross in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. A bloody version of this cross, called the Blood Cross, appeared as a dual crush in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair whenever one of the Belmont-like characters dual crushed with Alucard or Soma Cruz.