John Morris

John Morris (Johnny Morris in the Japanese version) is a character in the Castlevania series. He made an appearance in a single Castlevania game, Castlevania: Bloodlines. He is a descendant of the Belmont family, and wields what is probably the Vampire Killer whip, much like his ancestors. Eric Lecarde (who also appears as a playable character in Castlevania Bloodlines) is a close friend to John Morris, as shown in the Bloodlines introduction. Castlevania Bloodlines is deeply intertwined with the storyline of Bram Stoker's Dracula. As such, the father of John Morris is Quincy Morris, a character from the novel. Quincy's relationship with the rest of the Belmont family is unclear; it is only known that the Morrises are somehow of Belmont lineage. It is interesting to note, that in the novel, Quincy is the one whom gave the killing blow to Dracula at the cost of his life. The very fact however, that he managed to unknowingly deal a crippling blow to Dracula may have been the foundation for his part in the Castlevania version of these events.

Konami recently announced a new Castlevania title for the Nintendo DS, named Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. John Morris's son, Jonathan, has been confirmed to be one of the two leading characters. It is also mentioned that an appearance by John is to be expected in PoR.