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Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy is a 2005 licensed Castlevania comic book published by IDW Publishing and written by Mark Andreyko and drawn by E. J. Su. The story is based on Christopher Belmont's adventure from the 1989 Game Boy game Castlevania: The Adventure.

Issues

Issue 1 - Release Date: Mar 30, 2005
It is 1576, and the legend of the Belmont family's vampire-hunting prowess still echoes through the Romanian countryside. While Christopher Belmont celebrates his nuptials, dark forces conspire to raise Count Dracula from his unholy slumber. With this ancient evil unleashed once more, young Belmont must to prove he is worthy of the Belmont legacy. Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame series.

Issue 2 - Release Date: Apr 27, 2005
For many years, Dracula has slumbered, leaving the countryside in relative peace. But that peace is shattered by the rising of the ancient evil, who wastes no time in announcing his presence to his old adversaries, the Belmont family. Now Christopher Belmont must face the greatest challenge of his life. Based on the smash hit Konami videogame.

Issue 3 - Release Date: May 16, 2005
Dracula, newly risen from the grave, has spirited away the new bride of Christopher Belmont. Christopher and his companions desperately attempt to reach her before Dracula can kill or turn her, but they'll have to fight their way through a legion of vampiric zombies to do it! Based on the wildly popular Konami videogame.

Issue 4 - Release Date: Jun 22, 2005
Dracula's evil continues to grow as Christopher Belmont strives to save his wife, and the world, from the vampire lord. Belmont's allies, the Totoyans, are visited by a horror of their own when young Viktor is turned and attacks his grandfather and sister. Can Belmont turn the tide and defeat Dracula once and for all? Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame.

Issue 5 - Release Date: Jul 20, 2005
With the evil of Dracula roaming the Earth, Christopher Belmont must take up the mantle of his family's legacy and fight the beast to the death. But this time it's personal, as Dracula has captured Belmont's bride. Time is running out... will Christopher save his beloved from the vampire's wrath? Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame.

Character gallery

For additional artworks, please visit Belmont Legacy Artwork.

See also: The Belmont Legacy Characters

Other characters: Alexei, Goran, Gregory, Grigori, Nina

Notes

Despite being a licensed product, this comic is usually not consider as a canon to the current timeline. However, at least one version of the timeline features parts of the story.

Related products

Castlevania: The Adventure — Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy is based on this game.
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge — The end of Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy heavily foreshadows this game.

External links

Castlevania: The Adventure
Characters
Christopher Belmont • Dracula
Bosses
Gobanz • Under Mole • Death Bat
Stages
Forest and Graveyard • Cave and Dungeon • Torture Chamber and Trap Tower • Main Castle and Vampire Crypt
Music
Akumajō Dracula Best 2
Guides
Game Boy Nintendo Player's Guide • Famitsu Dracula Densetsu Guide
Archives
Bestiary • Inventory • Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy

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+'''''Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy''''' is a 2005 licensed ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' comic book published by [[IDW Publishing]] and written by [[Mark Andreyko]] and drawn by E. J. Su. The story is based on [[Christopher Belmont (The Belmont Legacy)|Christopher Belmont]]'s adventure from the 1989 [[Game Boy]] game ''[[Castlevania: The Adventure]]''.
+==Issues==
-== [[Image:cvcomic-1.jpg|right|200px|Official cover artwork from the comic "The Belmont legacy", published by IDW publishing, drawn by E.J. Su.]]A licensed Castlevania comic book published by [[IDW]].  Its story is based on [[Christopher Belmont]] during the [[Castlevania: The Adventure]] [[Game Boy]] game.
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -1.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''Issue 1''' - Release Date: Mar 30, 2005<br>
+''It is 1576, and the legend of the [[Belmont Clan|Belmont family]]'s vampire-hunting prowess still echoes through the Romanian countryside. While Christopher Belmont celebrates his nuptials, dark forces conspire to raise [[Dracula (The Belmont Legacy)|Count Dracula]] from his unholy slumber. With this ancient evil unleashed once more, young Belmont must to prove he is worthy of the Belmont legacy. Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame series. ''
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -2.jpg|100px|left]]
-==Issues==
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -1.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 1''' - Release Date: Mar 30, 2005<br>
+'''Issue 2''' - Release Date: Apr 27, 2005<br>
-''It is 1576, and the legend of the [[Belmont]] family's vampire-hunting prowess still echoes through the Romanian countryside. While [[Christopher Belmont]] celebrates his nuptials, dark forces conspire to raise [[Count Dracula]] from his unholy slumber. With this ancient evil unleashed once more, young Belmont must to prove he is worthy of the Belmont legacy. Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame series. ''
-{{-}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -2.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 2''' - Release Date: Apr 27, 2005<br>
 ''For many years, Dracula has slumbered, leaving the countryside in relative peace. But that peace is shattered by the rising of the ancient evil, who wastes no time in announcing his presence to his old adversaries, the Belmont family. Now Christopher Belmont must face the greatest challenge of his life. Based on the smash hit Konami videogame. ''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -3.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 3''' - Release Date: May 16, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -3.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''Issue 3''' - Release Date: May 16, 2005<br>
 ''Dracula, newly risen from the grave, has spirited away the new bride of Christopher Belmont. Christopher and his companions desperately attempt to reach her before Dracula can kill or turn her, but they'll have to fight their way through a legion of vampiric zombies to do it! Based on the wildly popular Konami videogame. ''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -4.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 4''' - Release Date: Jun 22, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -4.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''Issue 4''' - Release Date: Jun 22, 2005<br>
-''Dracula's evil continues to grow as Christopher Belmont strives to save his wife, and the world, from the vampire lord. Belmont's allies, the [[Totoyan]]s, are visited by a horror of their own when young [[Viktor]] is turned and attacks his grandfather and sister. Can Belmont turn the tide and defeat Dracula once and for all? Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame.''
+''Dracula's evil continues to grow as Christopher Belmont strives to save his wife, and the world, from the vampire lord. Belmont's allies, the [[Totoyan Family|Totoyans]], are visited by a horror of their own when young [[Viktor Totoyan|Viktor]] is turned and attacks his grandfather and sister. Can Belmont turn the tide and defeat Dracula once and for all? Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame.''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
-[[Image:Belmont Legacy -5.jpg|90px|left]]'''Issue 5''' - Release Date: Jul 20, 2005<br>
+[[File:Belmont Legacy -5.jpg|100px|left]]
+'''Issue 5''' - Release Date: Jul 20, 2005<br />
 ''With the evil of Dracula roaming the Earth, Christopher Belmont must take up the mantle of his family's legacy and fight the beast to the death. But this time it's personal, as Dracula has captured Belmont's bride. Time is running out... will Christopher save his beloved from the vampire's wrath? Based on the smash-hit Konami videogame.''
-{{-}}
+{{clr}}
+==Character gallery==
-==Belmont Legacy Timeline==
+{{Chargallery|Belmont Legacy}}
+{{Seealso|:category:Belmont Legacy Characters|The Belmont Legacy Characters}}
-Here is a speculative timeline for events covered in the comic book series.  The main point of contention that is not 100% clear is whether or not Christopher came after [[Simon]] or before him.  A painting of a warrior who is clearly Simon as seen in the box art for the original [[Castlevania 1]] facing against the head of Dracula that is also from that box art is shown in issue 1.  If this is the case, then [[Dracula]] has been revived before, which seems to make more sense in the story.  The description of the bound cover uses [[Iga]]'s preferred timeline though, and states "It is 1576, and the legend of the Belmont family's vampire-hunting prowess still echoes through the Romanian countryside", which indicates this comic takes place after [[Trevor]]'s battles.  Book descriptions are less important than in-story content though, so this Wiki will assume that Christopher is a descendant of Simon.
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
+Legacy-Christopher 02.jpg|[[Christopher Belmont (The Belmont Legacy)|Christopher Belmont]]
-Because the major plot of "Belmont's bride stolen by Dracula" occurs in both this comic and [[Haunted Castle]], this timeline assumes that the hero of Haunted Castle is actually Christopher instead of Simon (who is only assumed to be the hero of that game) and describes the same events as [[Castlevania Adventure]].
+Illyana.jpg|[[Illyana Riktor]]
+Deimos.jpg|[[Deimos]]
-[[Image:issue1-page12.jpg|right|300px|Official artwork from the comic "The Belmont legacy" Issue #1, published by IDW publishing, drawn by E.J. Su.]]
+Gaspar.jpg|[[Gaspar Totoyan]]
+Pascha.jpg|[[Pascha Totoyan]]
-*1094 AD - [[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]]:  [[Leon Belmont]] faces [[Mathias]].  A statue of [[Leon Belmont]] appears in the Belmont Mausoleum in the comic.
+Viktor Totoyan.jpg|[[Viktor Totoyan]]
+Belmont Legacy Dracula.JPG|[[Dracula (The Belmont Legacy)|Dracula]]
-*12th through 14th Centuries:  Successive generations of warrior Belmont warriors carry down the whip prior to their next encounter with Dracula (armed statues appear to the side of Leon Belmont's statue in the Belmont Mausoleum, presumably Leon's descendants).  At some point the [[Totoyan Clan]] is given the task of holding the [[Vampire Killer]] whip until it is needed against Dracula.
+Belmont Legacy Ivan Bartley 2.JPG|[[Ivan Bartley]]
+Sona Bartley.JPG|[[Sona Bartley]]
-*1476 AD - [[Castlevania III]]:  [[Trevor Belmont]] defeats [[Dracula]].  A painting of Trevor facing a skeleton is in the Belmont Mausoleum.
+Issue1-page12.jpg|[[Trevor Belmont|Trevor]] and [[Simon Belmont|Simon]] like painting
+Belmont Legacy Soleiyu.JPG|[[Son of Christopher|Christopher's son]]
-*1576 AD - [[Castlevania I]], [[Castlevania Chronicles]]:  Ivan Bartley's great-grandfather resurrects Dracula 100 years after his defeat by Trevor.  [[Simon Belmont]] (and perhaps some allies) kill [[Dracula]] and Bartley.  A painting of Simon facing a Dracula appears in the Belmont Mausoleum.  The dress of the [[Ivan Bartley]] is nearly identical to the garbs used by the dark cleric who revives Dracula in Chronicles.
-*1583 AD - [[Castlevania II]] - Simon Belmont defeats the curse Dracula placed on him.  No direct evidense of this game appears in the comics, but there is no reason to assume it didn't occur.
-*1633 AD - [[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]:  [[Juste Belmont]] prevents Dracula's early resurrection.  Juste may be Christopher's father, whose corpse is desecrated by Dracula 50 years later.  There is no direct evidence that this game took place in the comics though.  The brutality of Dracula's attack on his corpse though supports the idea that Dracula knew Christopher's parents personally.
-*1676 AD - [[Castlevania: The Adventure]], [[Haunted Castle]]:  The events of The Belmont Legacy.  Ivan Bartley and his cult resurrect Dracula at the same moment of Christopher and Illyana's wedding ceremony.  Christopher defeats Dracula, but he transfers his power inside of Illyana's womb.  [[Pascha]], the last of the [[Totoyan]]'s may later become the first of the [[Morris]]es bound by the whip.
-*1691 AD - [[Castlevania: Belmont's Revenge]]:  Dracula uses Solieyu's powers to revive himself and turns him into a demon.  Christopher saves his son and defeats Dracula.  The events in this game are heavily foreshadowed in the comics.
-==Character Gallery==
-''See also {{cat|Belmont Legacy Artwork}}''
-<gallery perrow=5>
-Image:Legacy-Christopher 02.jpg|[[Christopher Belmont]]
-Image:Illyana.jpg|[[Illyana Riktor]]
-Image:Deimos.jpg|[[Deimos]]
-Image:Gaspar.jpg|[[Gaspar Totoyan]]
-Image:Pascha.jpg|[[Pascha Totoyan]]
-Image:Viktor Totoyan.jpg|[[Viktor Totoyan]]
-Image:Dracula Belmont Legacy.JPG|[[Dracula]]
-Image:Sona Bartley.JPG|[[Sona Bartley]]
-Image:Issue1-page12.jpg|[[Trevor]] and [[Simon Belmont]]
 </gallery>
-Other Characters: [[Ivan Bartley]], [[Alexei]], [[Goran]], [[Gregory]], [[Grigori]], [[Nina]]
+<center>Other characters: [[Alexei]], [[Goran]], [[Gregory]], [[Grigori]], [[Nina]]</center>
-==See Also==
-{{c|Belmont Legacy Characters}}
+==Notes==
-==Related Products==
+*Despite being a licensed product, this comic is usually not consider as a canon to the current timeline. However, at least [[:Image:Cvlinehu7.jpg|one version of the timeline]] features parts of the story.<!--"It is rumored that the Bartley clan helped with the resurrection of Dracula."-->
-* [[Castlevania Adventure]] - Tells the story of this game
-* [[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]] - Heavily foreshadows this game
-* [[Castlevania Chronicles]] - This story can be considered a sequel to this game (does not follow official timeline ordering)
-==External Links==
+==Related products==
+*''[[Castlevania: The Adventure]]'' — ''Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy'' is based on this game.
-* [http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/castlevania.shtml IDW Castlevania page]
+*''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]]'' — The end of ''Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy'' heavily foreshadows this game.
-* [http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=003620 Pulse News Board] ==
+==External links==
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+*[http://www.idwpublishing.com/catalog/book/38 IDW Belmont Legacy page]
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+*[http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=003620 Pulse News Board]
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