Sypha Belnades

Sypha Belnades (ja. サイファ･ヴェルナンデス Sypha Fernandez) is a sorceress from Konami's Castlevania series. She appears as a playable character in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, which was published on the NES in 1990. Sypha is a magic user who attacks with a weak staff and three elemental spell books that allow her to cast powerful spells.

Character history
Little is known about Sypha's history. Some time before 1476 Sypha was defeated by Dracula and transformed into a stone statue. Trevor Belmont defeated the Cyclops which stood guard over her, and as a result Sypha was freed. At this point in the game, the player can either allow Sypha to join Trevor in his quest or let her go on her way.

The US version of the game refers to Sypha as a man (the illustration of her character in the instruction booklet also appears to be male), but she reveals herself to be female if you beat the game with Sypha as Trevor's partner. With the release of Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance gamers learned conclusively that Sypha married Trevor after the events of Dracula's Curse, passing on her bloodline's power to future Belmonts such as Juste.

Other magic users related to Sypha include:
 * 1) Carrie Fernandez, the heroine of Castlevania for the Nintendo 64.
 * 2) The Fernandez warrior, a female descendant tuned into a vampire by Dracula's minions in Castlevania 64.
 * 3) Charlotte Orlean, a playable character in the upcoming Nintendo DS game Portrait of Ruin.
 * 4) Yoko Belnades, a woman sent by the Church to investigate the reappearance of Dracula's castle in Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow.

Trivia

 * Zombies impersonating Sypha, Trevor, and Grant DaNasty appear in a boss battle in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
 * The Fernandez warrior from Castlevania 64 was originally conceived as Sypha Belnades herself. The designers ultimately scrapped the idea before the game's release, simply making her Sypha's descendant.
 * In Dawn of Sorrow Yoko Belnades is a playable character whose fighting style - very similar to Sypha's - includes the use of various spells and a weak staff.