Richter Belmont/Symphony of the Night



Richter Belmont is played at the beginning of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night during the prologue, which gives a recap of the events of at the end of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. After defeating Dracula, Alucard's quest begins. After beating the game with Alucard, a new game can be started with Richter by entering the name RICHTER. Richter is then able to play through the entire game until he faces Shaft.

Official background: Every generation of the Belmont clan has produced tougher, more dedicated vampire hunters - yet Richter stands above all others. Brandishing the legendary sacred whip which so many of his predecessors wielded this hot-blooded youth pushed Dracula to the brink. Then with an almost indestructible will to survive and emerge victorious, Richter defeated Dracula in a massive battle five years ago. However, he has been missing for a year - vanishing mysteriously under the light of a full moon.

Movements
Richter is one of the most agile Belmonts. He has a variety of movements, many of which also deal damage to enemies.

Vampire Killer
Richter wields the ancestral Vampire Killer as his main weapon. He can only whip straight forwards and can then brandish the whip. He can also perform a Flame Whip attack as a heart-consuming item crash item crash if no sub-weapons are equipped.

Sub-Weapons
Richter is able to use the same sub-weapons that Alucard can. Most of these sub-weapons only take one heart to utilize. He is also able to Item Crash each of these sub-weapons for a large attack that consumes a large amount of hearts.

Items
Richter is able to collect Small Hearts and Large Hearts. Most items that Alucard could collect are replaced with Small Hearts that can be repeatedly collected. Life Vessels restore all life and does increase life capacity, although it is not readily apparent from the health bar on the side of the screen that it did so. Heart Vessels increase Hearts by 30, but does not increase Heart capacity. Gold can be collected, but has no effect, as the Master Librarian ignores Richter.