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Christopher Belmont (クリストファー・ベルモンド Kurisutofā Berumondo?, Christopher Belmondo) is the protagonist of the first two Castlevania games on the Nintendo Game Boy, Castlevania: The Adventure and Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge. An alternate version of him appears as the protagonist of the remake of the first game, Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, on the Wii. Prior to his appearance in the series, Christopher was mentioned in the Japanese instruction booklet for the original Castlevania.

Christopher faced Count Dracula one hundred years after Trevor Belmont's first adventure in Dracula's Castle, and killed him one hundred years before his descendant, Simon Belmont, did so himself. In the late 1600s, Christopher was a legendary hero for his deeds.

History[]

Castlevania: The Adventure[]

Christopher 1st

Christopher stands victorious.

Count Dracula resurrected in the year 1576, one hundred years after his death at the hands of Trevor Belmont and his team of heroes. At that time, the Count's one hundred year resurrection cycle became evident. Christopher's blood called for him to challenge Dracula and seal his evil nemesis away for another one hundred years.

With the Vampire Killer, the very same whip Trevor used to first destroy the Count, Christopher set off toward Dracula's Castle, passing through a graveyard, a cave and a booby trapped tower before reaching the Dark Lord's dwelling. Christopher met and defeated Dracula in battle and afterward escaped the castle before it could crumble atop him.

On a hillside cliff, Christopher watched the castle decimate into rubble and walked away from the site of his victory, reassured he had destroyed the Count. Unbeknownst to Christopher, Dracula escaped destruction by turning into mist. The vampire would eventually fly away in bat form from the ruins of his castle and patiently lie in wait for an opportunity to strike back against the Belmont Clan.

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge[]

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Christopher's final battle with Count Dracula.

15 years passed. Christopher Belmont's son, Soleil, was coming of age as a Vampire Hunter. There was a celebration in honor of his passage into manhood. The inhabitants of Transylvania were confident their peace would be long lasting with both Christopher and Soleil keeping a vigil over the land.

Meanwhile, Count Dracula was staggering from his crushing defeat. He survived the battle with Christopher, but was too weakened to bring his body out of the mist form that saved his undead life. Dracula took note of Soleil and saw him as an opportunity to become whole and defeat Christopher.

Christopher 2nd

Christopher and Soleil watch from a cliff as the castle crumbles.

The day after the celebration, Soleil disappeared and four elemental castles arose. When Christopher found out that his son had gone missing, he departed to save him. He broke into the castles and destroyed their guardians, causing the elemental spirits of the castles to drift away, and Count Dracula's castle emerged from the earth. Within the castle, Christopher found Soleil, but Dracula had magically influenced him and turned him against his own father. The two engaged in a duel that ended with Christopher's victory, releasing his son from Dracula's influence. Soleil told his father that Dracula was going to use the four castle spirits to become whole again. Christopher pressed on for the final confrontation with Dracula and destroyed the Count, ridding the world of him for the time being.

Christopher and Soleil watched Dracula's castle fall with full confidence that he was gone and the Belmont bloodline would strongly continue.

Personality[]

Christopher's personality has only ever been explored in the comic series Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy, which is debated on whether or not it is canonical. Nevertheless, it presents Christopher as a more reluctant hero compared to his predecessors and successors. He is plagued by nightmares of Dracula, which he fears is an omen to his return. His stress is increased by the knowledge of the mass destruction and death that the Dark Lord caused when he was alive. He hopes that he never has to face those same kind of horrors that his ancestor Trevor did, and just wants to live in peace with his newly wed wife. When Dracula is resurrected by a dark cult and immediately desecrates the grave of Christopher's parents, the latter realizes that his time has come to take up his families' destiny. Because of his battles, Christopher overcame his fear and reluctance, and fully accepted the Belmont Clan destiny of passing down the whip for generations to come.

Item Data[]

Castlevania: The Adventure[]

Item Data: Inventory
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Heart Heart (jpn) - Adventure
  Item - Christopher Belmont
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Partially restores your Life Line.
Flashingheart The Flashing Heart (jpn) - Adventure
  Item - Christopher Belmont
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Totally restores your Life Line.
1up 1 Up on the Count (1UP) - Adventure
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Gives you an extra life to play with.
Crossgold Cross of Gold (Cross) - Adventure
  Item - Christopher Belmont
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Makes you invincible for a limited period of time.
Crystal TA The Crystal (jpn) - Adventure
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Increases the power of your Mystic Whip.
Flashingcrystal The Flashing Crystal (jpn) - Adventure
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Calls forth a Primary Evil.
Coin The Valuable Coin (Coin) - Adventure
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Increases your point wealth.
Gb1-whip1 Mystic Whip (Short Whip) - Adventure
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
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Your sole means of protection are your Mystic Whip and mindful wits. Attrib: 1 Attack
Find: Starts out with
Evolve: Morningstar upon obtaining a Crystal
Gb1 chain-whip Morningstar (Long and Powerful Whip) [alt] - Adventure
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
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Locate 1 Crystal and your whip will lengthen, strengthen, and become an all-around super weapon against the super freaks. Evolve: Fire Balls upon obtaining a Crystal
Gb1 flame-whip Fire Balls - Adventure
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
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Discover a second Crystal, and fireballs will spew forth, lighting up the enemy and the scoreboard. Your Mystic Whip can only be increased by a power of two. So if you find a third, fourth or one-thousandth crystal, they'll be nothing but worthless status symbols.

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge[]

Item Data: Inventory
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Heart TA Icon Small Heart (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Gives you one more use of currently selected weapon.
Big Heart TA Icon Large Heart (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Gives you five more uses of currently selected weapon.
Meat TA Icon Meat (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
1up TA Icon 1up - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Crystal TA Icon Crystal Ball (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Increases the power of the Mystic Whip. The first increase gives you the stronger, longer whip. The second increase gives you the strongest whip -- and you can release deadly balls of fire when you crack it!
Crystal TA Icon Flashing Crystal - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Coin TA Icon Coin (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge
  Item - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Increases you point wealth.
Gb2-whip Mystic Whip (Short Whip) - Belmont's Revenge
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Gb2-chain-whip Stronger, Longer Whip (Long and Powerful Whip) - Belmont's Revenge
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Gb2-fireball-whip Strongest Whip (Fireball Whip) - Belmont's Revenge
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Battle Axe TA Icon Battle Axe - Belmont's Revenge (US and Europe only)
  Special Weapon - Christopher Belmont
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Christopher throws these mighty weapons in an arc, destroying his foes. Consume: 1 Heart
Effect: Arc Throw
Holy Water TA Icon Holy Water (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge
  Special Weapon - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Throw vials at creatures of the night and watch them burn! Consume: 1 Heart
Boomerang TA Icon Cross (jpn) - Belmont's Revenge (Japan and Konami GB Collection only)
  Special Weapon - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Consume: 1 Heart

Other appearances[]

Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy[]

Main article: Christopher Belmont (The Belmont Legacy)
Legacy-Christopher

Christopher was given a more developed background in the 2005 graphic novelization Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy, which elaborates on the events of Castlevania: The Adventure and greatly expands it by introducing an entire new cast of characters, as well as Christopher's motives for setting forth to the vampire's castle.

The setting of the comic changes drastically from that in the game, now appearing to take place in the Victorian era. It also changes Christopher's status in society and now presents him as a member of a honorable family (probably of noble heritage).

However, even though The Belmont Legacy is an officially licensed product, it has never been used as reference in any further products of the Castlevania franchise, and therefore, all events on it are assumed to take place in an alternate continuity.

Trivia[]

  • Any mention of Christopher was completely removed from the story in the western localization of Castlevania: The Adventure, including all corresponding documentation and packaging.
    • Probably due to this, some video game magazines and advertisements of the era mistakenly labeled Christopher as "Simon Belmont" in certain promotional features for that game.
  • Christopher was the first Belmont with the capability of using the Vampire Killer to shoot fireballs (not taking into account characters from different timelines).
  • Christopher was not included in the Greatest Five special attack in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.
  • He was overlooked in the 2009 Wii game Castlevania Judgment. Simon Belmont's attentions in that game were focused on the exploits of Trevor Belmont and "the legendary three warriors", instead of "the legend of Christopher the hero" as he did in Castlevania.
  • He shares the same given name with the actor Christopher Lee, who is famous for his portrayal of Count Dracula in many horror films.
  • Despite his unpopularity in the series, he is an important Belmont in the traditional timeline. Before Simon, he was the first Belmont to have not only defeated Dracula twice, but also to have done it alone. Plus, he would also be the oldest to have defeated him.[4]
  • According to the Japanese instruction booklet for Vampire Killer, he was the responsible for beheading Medusa and sealing Dracula in the Castle Keep (called the "Carpathian Tower").
  • In Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, Christopher reuses Trevor's voice clips from Castlevania Judgment.
  • Christopher Belmont was the first Castlevania hero to watch the castle crumble from afar during the credits (the credits of the original game only depicted the castle crumbling without Simon onscreen).

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Castlevania timeline.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Castlevania: Bloodlines EGM fax.
  3. Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth official website (archived: February 10, 2012)
  4. His age is never specified in games where he appears in, but some Belmont's Revenge artworks show him old.

External links[]

Castlevania: The Adventure
Characters
Christopher BelmontDracula
Bosses
GobanzUnder MoleDeath Bat
Stages
Forest and GraveyardCave and DungeonTorture Chamber and Trap TowerMain Castle and Vampire Crypt
Music
Akumajō Dracula Best 2
Guides
Game Boy Nintendo Player's GuideFamitsu Dracula Densetsu Guide
Archives
BestiaryInventoryCastlevania: The Belmont Legacy
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Characters
Christopher BelmontSoleil BelmontDracula
Bosses
Angel MummyDark SideIron DollKumulo and NimblerBone DragonSoleil-Demon
Stages
Cloud CastleCrystal CastleRock CastlePlant Castle
Dracula's Castle: The EntranceThe ChapelThe Castle Keep
Music
Akumajō Dracula Best 2
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