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"Do not underestimate the power of my bloodline!!"

— Juste to Dracula Wraith

Juste Belmont (ジュスト・ベルモンド, Jusuto Berumondo^?, Juste Belmondo) (/ʒyst/) is the main protagonist in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance. He is part of the Belmont Clan and the grandson of Simon Belmont. Juste is considered powerful even among his family for his prodigious magical talent derived from the Belnades Clan.

Character's history

"The main character of the story who is a blood descendant of the Belmont clan, renowned for being the fiercest of vampire hunters. The Belmont clan's magical power is partly derived from blood ties to the Fernandez family.
Having abilities considered prodigious even among his family members, he inherited the whip passed down from his forefathers at the young age of sixteen and has inherited the title of Vampire Killer."

— Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance instruction booklet description.

After Simon's great effort fighting against Count Dracula, the long-hated Belmont family was reconciled with the residents. Simon was regarded as a life-saver, and people started to look upon him as a hero; little by little, the people started to gather around them. A village, therefore, was formed around the Belmonts. Juste would later grew up in this environment with his childhood friends Maxim Kischine and Lydie Erlanger.^[1]

Once every century, when Dracula resurrects, the power he has attracts all other monsters and evils, which all resurrect alongside him. It's the calling of the Belmont family to hunt all these monsters and hone their skills to prepare themselves for the fight against Dracula. Furthermore, Juste was tasked with hunting Dracula's body parts.^[1]^[2]

Maxim returns two years later from a training expedition, wounded and amnesiac, and claims that Lydie was kidnapped. Ignoring his bodily injuries, he leads Juste to the place where he believes Lydie is being held captive. Passing through thick fog, the two men happen upon a castle undocumented on any map. Not being able to continue, Maxim holds back in order to recover while Juste sets forth on his own. Chased inside by a giant undead knight, Juste has no other choice but to find Lydie with only his trustworthy Vampire Killer whip and a bracelet both he and Maxim share.

After journeying through Dracula's castle, Juste learns what truly happened during Maxim's training expedition. Maxim, wishing to prove he was stronger than Juste, had collected Dracula's remains, like Simon Belmont had done 50 years before. However, this plan backfired and Maxim ended up getting possessed by the dark influence of Dracula's remains.

Because of this, Maxim ended up developing a second personality — a dark Maxim — through which Dracula's will spoke, and Juste would meet in the Sky Walkway. This evil side of Maxim was the one who kidnapped Lydie and left Maxim with his amnesia so he could lead Juste to the castle. Another result of this divide was that the castle has been split as well: there were two castles, or rather two sides of the same castle, connected by portals, each representing one side of Maxim's mind as the castle's creator.

The player's actions and whether or not Juste was wearing both Maxim's and his own bracelets affected Maxim's fate, giving the player access to multiple endings.

Trivia

Juste means "righteous" in French.
Since Dracula Wraith was not the real Dracula, it makes Juste and Leon the only two playable Belmonts in the series who have not fought against Dracula.
Despite depictions of the Vampire Killer in official artwork being that of a leather whip, the in-game model and sound effects suggest it is more similar to a Morning Star upgraded whip.

External links

References

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Characters
Protagonist
Juste Belmont
Supporting cast
Maxim Kischine • Lydie Erlanger • Merchant
Antagonists
Death • Dracula Wraith
Cameo
Simon Belmont
Bosses
Talos • Giant Bat • Living Armor • Skull Knight • Golem • Minotaur • Devil • Giant Merman • Max Slimer • Peeping Big • Legion (saint) • Shadow • Pazuzu • Minotaur Lv2 • Legion (corpse) • Cyclops
Areas
Entrance • Marble Corridor • The Wailing Way • Shrine of the Apostates • Room of Illusion • Castle Treasury • Skeleton Cave • Luminous Cavern • Chapel of Dissonance • Sky Walkway • Aqueduct of Dragons • Clock Tower • Castle Top Floor
Music
Successor of Fate • Original Soundtrack CD
Guides
Bradygames guide • Futabasha guide • NTT Pub guide
Archives
Inventory • Bestiary • Maxim Mode • Voice Translations

[interview-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20090402012951/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=77052

[2] Castlevania: Byakuya no Concerto instruction booklet.

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 {{Q|Do not underestimate the power of my bloodline!!|Juste to Dracula Wraith}}
+{{Nihongo|'''Juste Belmont'''|ジュスト・ベルモンド|Jusuto Berumondo|Juste Belmondo}} (/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted">[[wikipedia:Help:IPA/French|<span title="/ʒ/ 's' in 'pleasure'">ʒ</span><span title="roughly like 'u' in 'cute'">y</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span>]]</span>/) is the main [[:category:Protagonists|protagonist]] in ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]''. He is part of the [[Belmont Clan]] and the grandson of [[Simon Belmont]]. Juste is considered powerful even among his family for his prodigious magical talent derived from the [[Belnades Clan]].
+==Character's history==
-'''Juste Belmont''' (/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted">[[Wikipedia:Help:IPA for French|<span title="/ʒ/ 's' in 'pleasure'">ʒ</span><span title="roughly like 'u' in 'cute'">y</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="'t' in 'tie'">t</span>]]</span>/) is the main protagonist of ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]''. He is part of the [[Belmont Clan]] and the grandson of [[Simon Belmont]]. Juste is considered powerful even amongst his family for his superb magical talent derived from the [[Belnades Clan]].
+{{Q|The main character of the story who is a blood descendant of the Belmont clan, renowned for being the fiercest of vampire hunters. The Belmont clan's magical power is partly derived from blood ties to the Fernandez family.<br />Having abilities considered prodigious even among his family members, he inherited the whip passed down from his forefathers at the young age of sixteen and has inherited the title of Vampire Killer.|''Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance'' instruction booklet description.}}
+After [[Simon Belmont|Simon]]'s great effort fighting against [[Dracula|Count Dracula]], the long-hated [[Belmont Clan|Belmont]] family was reconciled with the residents. Simon was regarded as a life-saver, and people started to look upon him as a hero; little by little, the people started to gather around them. A village, therefore, was formed around the Belmonts. Juste would later grew up in this environment with his childhood friends [[Maxim Kischine]] and [[Lydie Erlanger]].<ref name="interview">https://web.archive.org/web/20090402012951/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=77052</ref>
+Once every century, when Dracula resurrects, the power he has attracts all other monsters and evils, which all resurrect alongside him. It's the calling of the Belmont family to hunt all these monsters and hone their skills to prepare themselves for the fight against Dracula. Furthermore, Juste was tasked with hunting Dracula's body parts.<ref name="interview" /><ref>[http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/NewCV/manual-jhod.htm ''Castlevania: Byakuya no Concerto'' instruction booklet.]</ref>
-==Character History==
-{{Q|The main character of the story who is a blood descendant of the Belmont clan, renowned for being the fiercest of vampire hunters. The Belmont clan's magical power is partly derived from blood ties to the [[Belnades Clan|Fernandez family]].<br />Having abilities considered prodigious even among his family members, he inherited the whip passed down from his forefathers at the young age of sixteen and has inherited the title of Vampire Killer.|''Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance'' instruction booklet description.}}
+Maxim returns two years later from a training expedition, wounded and amnesiac, and claims that [[Lydie Erlanger|Lydie]] was kidnapped. Ignoring his bodily injuries, he leads Juste to the place where he believes Lydie is being held captive. Passing through thick fog, the two men happen upon a castle undocumented on any map. Not being able to continue, Maxim holds back in order to recover while Juste sets forth on his own. Chased inside by a [[Talos|giant undead knight]], Juste has no other choice but to find Lydie with only his trustworthy [[Vampire Killer (whip)|Vampire Killer]] whip and a [[JB's Bracelet|bracelet]] both he and Maxim share.
-After Simon's great effort fighting against Count Dracula, the long-hated Belmont family was reconciled with the residents. Simon was regarded as a life-saver, and people started to look upon him as a hero; little by little, the people started to gather around them. A village, therefore, was formed around the Belmonts. Juste would later grew up in this environment with his childhood friends Maxim Kischine and Lydie Erlanger.<ref name="interview">https://web.archive.org/web/20090402012951/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=77052</ref>
+After journeying through [[Dracula]]'s castle, Juste learns what truly happened during Maxim's training expedition. Maxim, wishing to prove he was stronger than Juste, had collected [[Dracula's Relics|Dracula's remains]], like [[Simon Belmont]] had done 50 years before. However, this plan backfired and Maxim ended up getting possessed by the dark influence of Dracula's remains.
-Once every century, when Dracula resurrects, the power he has attracts all other monsters and evils, which all resurrect alongside him. It's the calling of the Belmont family to hunt all these monsters and hone their skills, in order to prepare themselves for the fight against Dracula. Hence, Juste was destined to hunt Dracula's remaining forces from 50 years ago.<ref name="interview" /><ref>[http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/NewCV/manual-jhod.htm ''Castlevania: Byakuya no Concerto'' instruction booklet.]</ref>
+Because of this, Maxim ended up developing a second personality — a dark Maxim — through which Dracula's will spoke, and Juste would meet in the [[Sky Walkway]]. This evil side of Maxim was the one who kidnapped Lydie and left Maxim with his amnesia so he could lead Juste to the castle. Another result of this divide was that the castle has been split as well: there were two castles, or rather two sides of the same castle, connected by portals, each representing one side of Maxim's mind as the castle's creator.
-Maxim returns two years later from a training expedition, wounded and amnesiac, and claims that [[Lydie]], was kidnapped and taken to [[Dracula's Castle]]. Juste arrives with the wounded Maxim, but goes alone when Maxim needs to stop and recover. Chased inside by a giant undead knight, Juste has no other choice but to find Lydie with only his trustworthy [[Vampire Killer (whip)|Vampire Killer]] and a bracelet that both he and Maxim share.
-After journeying through [[Dracula]]'s castle, Juste learns what truly happened during Maxim's training expedition. Maxim, wishing to prove he was stronger than Juste, had collected Dracula's remains, like Simon Belmont had done 50 years before. However, this plan backfired, and Maxim ended up getting possessed by the dark power of Dracula's remains.
-Because of this Maxim ended up developing a second personality - a dark Maxim, through which Dracula's will spoke, and Juste would meet in the Sky Walkway. This evil side of Maxim was the one who kidnapped Lydie and left Maxim with his amnesia so he could lead Juste to the castle. Another result of this divide was that the castle has been split as well: there were two castles, or rather two sides of the same castle, connected by portals. They were named Castle A and Castle B, each representing one side of Maxim's mind, as the castle's creator.
 The player's actions and whether or not Juste was wearing both Maxim's and his own bracelets affected Maxim's fate, giving the player access to multiple endings.
 ==Trivia==
-*Juste means Righteous in French.
+*''Juste'' means "righteous" in French.
-*Since [[Dracula Wraith]] was not the real Dracula, It makes Juste the only playable Belmont who has not fought with Dracula.
+*Since [[Dracula Wraith]] was not the real [[Dracula]], it makes Juste and [[Leon Belmont|Leon]] the only two playable [[Belmont Clan|Belmonts]] in the [[Castlevania (series)|series]] who have not fought against Dracula.
+*Despite depictions of the [[Vampire Killer (whip)|Vampire Killer]] in official artwork being that of a leather whip, the in-game model and sound effects suggest it is more similar to a [[Morning Star]] upgraded whip.
-*Juste is the only Belmont to star in a [[Metroidvania]] style ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' game rather than an old school 2D action platformer or a 3D game.
-==External Links==
+==External links==
 *{{Cvf|Juste Belmont}}
 *[http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/series/heroes-juste.htm Mr. P's Castlevania Realm's Juste Profile]
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