Hugh Baldwin

Hugh Baldwin
Hugh Baldwin artwork from the Circle of the Moon instruction booklet.
Japanese name(s)	ヒュー・ボールドウィン Hyū Bōrudouin
Role(s)	Vampire Hunter, rival
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Date of birth	19th century
Status	Alive
Weapon(s)	Sword, Sub-Weapons
Abilities	DSS magic, Magic Sword techniques
Firstappearance	Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Appearances	1830: Circle of the Moon
Relatives	Morris Baldwin (father)
Partnerships	Nathan Graves (training partner, rival)
Dialogue	Dialogue page

"Nathan's rival and the son of Morris, Master Vampire Hunter. He is bitter that Nathan, who he believes is the weaker of the two, was chosen as his father's successor."

— Description

Hugh Baldwin (ヒュー・ボールドウィン, Hyū Bōrudouin^?) is a character appearing in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. He is the son of Morris Baldwin and training partner of Nathan Graves. Due to his status as the son of a veteran vampire hunter, he assumed that none other than him should be Morris's successor, and therefore, receive the legendary Hunter Whip, dismissing Nathan for, according to him, being too weak to fight alongside him. However, when it was Nathan the one who was granted such honor instead, he grew jealous and developed feelings of resentment toward him, which Dracula then took advantage of to turn him to his side.

History

Near the end of the game, Hugh is unwillingly turned to Dracula's side. He is the second-to-last boss and challenges Nathan to a final duel. However, Nathan is able to successfully defeat him and bring him back to his senses. When Nathan decides to enter a portal to another dimension to go after Dracula, Hugh takes the opportunity to rescue his father and takes him to safety.

Boss battle

As a boss, Hugh attacks mainly with his sword. He can also use the Crucifix, the Knife, the Axe and the Holy Water, which all act exactly the same as Nathan's versions of these sub-weapons. He has a dash attack in which he holds out his sword, as well as an attack in which he stabs his sword into the ground, unleashing two giant flames in front of and behind him. Finally, he can surround his sword in white flames of massive size and swing it downward.

After he has lost enough health, Hugh will begin to flash red; in this mode, he now tosses two sub-weapons in one throw (each thrown in an identical manner as the Pluto + Serpent DSS combination), making them harder to dodge. He also gains the ability to release eight destroyable spirit swords, which, if they make contact with Nathan, steal 8 HP and transfer them to him.

Unlike the rest of the enemies in the game, touching him does not deal damage.

Enemy Data

Name JPN HP EXP Hugh ヒュー 1,400 120,000 ATK DEF Location 570 750 Observation Tower Common Drop Rare Drop Guards: Last Key - Resistance Light

Item Data

Item Data: Hugh Baldwin
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Last Key - Circle of the Moon   Magic Item - Nathan				[edit]
	Key to open the door to where the rite will take place.			Find: Observation Tower Guard: Hugh	Effect: Opens the door at Sealed Room.

Gallery

Hugh from the NTT Pub Official Guide.

Trivia

• Hugh was meant to be the second playable character in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, as shown in the 2000 Tokyo Game Show demo, but this feature was removed from the finished game.

External links

• Hugh Baldwin at the Castlevania Fan Wiki