Richter Belmont/Harmony of Despair

Richter Belmont
From	Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Weapon(s)	Vampire Killer
Abilities	Martial Arts
Japanese voice	Kiyoyuki Yanada
English voice	David Vincent
Music theme	Divine Bloodlines

Richter Belmont appears as a DLC playable character in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.

Overview

Perhaps the most powerful Vampire Hunter to have ever lived, Richter came the closest to finishing Dracula once and for all before the time of his distant and comparatively powerful successor, Julius Belmont. Richter Belmont is a downloadable playable character in Harmony of Despair. He plays much as he did in Portrait of Ruin. He can use the Vampire Killer whip, several sub-weapons, and a variety of martial arts.

Attack

Richter is able to use the Vampire Killer. Unlike Julius Belmont, Richter cannot whip in all directions. While Jonathan even has access to down-right and down-left whipping directions, Richter is restricted to left and right whipping. However, Richter can whip much faster than Julius and Jonathan, thus giving him an advantage that only Simon Belmont is able to match.

Item Data: Attack (edit)
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Vampire Killer (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Whip - Jonathan, Julius, Richter				[edit]
	Legendary Whip and the bane of all vampires.	Attrib: Strike, Slash	ATK +3 Sell: (cannot be sold)	Find: Start with

Sub-Weapons

Richter is able to utilize any "Belmont subweapon" that has been used by any member of the Belmont family in a previous game. All of his weapons reach level 9 just like everyone else. The grind is worth it, as it makes him stronger with his basic whip attack. A glitch was confirmed that putting Down-B subskills can be spammed (useful for training them on Survival Mode). Hold Down while pressing LB and B at the same time at fast speeds to spam.

Item Data: Sub-Weapons (edit)
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Knife [Sub-Weapon] (Throwing Knife) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	Throwing weapon used by Hunters.	Attrib: Pierce Consume: 6 MP	ATK +4	Rarity: * Find: (starts with)	Effect: Knife Throw Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Double Knife (parallel) at Lv. 5, Triple Knife (parallel) at Lv. 9
	Axe [Sub-Weapon] (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	Throwing weapon that is especially effective against overhead targets.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 12 MP	ATK +8	Rarity: * Drop: Axe Knight (8.3%)	Effect: Arc Throw Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Double edged at Lv. 5, larger at Lv. 9
	Holy Water (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	Blessed water that wards off evil.	Attrib: Holy Consume: 15 MP	ATK +10	Rarity: *** Find: Purple Chest (Chapter 4/6)	Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Longer distance with up to five hits at Lv. 5, longer distance with up to six hits at Lv. 9
	Cross (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	Holy cross that dispels evil.	Attrib: Slash, Holy Consume: 15 MP	ATK +10	Rarity: *** Find: Purple Chest (Chapter 5/6) Drop: Death, Dracula	Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Larger at Lv. 9
	Ricochet Rock (Bouncing Ore) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter				[edit]
	Weapon that bounces back after hitting walls.	Attrib: Pierce Consume: 12 MP	ATK +6	Rarity: ** Drop: Lerajie (6.3%)	Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Additional 5 ATK at Lv. 5, bounces more times at Lv. 9
	Bible (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	Book containing words that exorcise evil.	Attrib: Holy Consume: 15 MP	ATK +8	Rarity: *** Find: Purple Chest (Chapter 2) Chapter 7 Astarte (boss drop) Drop: Puppet Master	Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Additional 5 ATK at Lv. 5, larger at Lv. 9
	Javelin (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	Throw spears.	Attrib: Pierce Consume: 10 MP	ATK +12	Rarity: *** Find: First obtained in Chapter 8.	Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Larger at Lv. 5, three-pronged at Lv. 9
	R. Dagger (L. Knife) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	A dagger used by an ancient vampire hunter.	Attrib: Pierce Consume: 4 MP	ATK +6 Sell: $20,000	Rarity: *** Buy: $80,000	Effect: Dagger Throw Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Double Dagger at Lv. 5, Triple Dagger at Lv. 9
	R. Axe (L. Axe) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	An axe used by an ancient vampire hunter.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 10 MP	ATK +10 Sell: $30,000	Rarity: *** Buy: $120,000	Effect: Arc Throw Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Double Axe at Lv. 5, Triple Axe at Lv. 9
	R. Fire Bomb (L. Holy Water) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	A "fire bomb" used by an ancient vampire hunter.	Attrib: Fire, Holy Consume: 12 MP	ATK +12	Rarity: **** Find: Purple chests (Chapter 10 Hard) Drop: R. The Count	Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Three flame pillars at Lv. 5, four flame pillars at Lv. 9

Martial Arts

Richter has a variety of Martial Arts that he can earn.

Item Data: Martial Arts (edit)
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Spin Kick (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Martial Arts/Personal Skill - Richter				[edit]
	Deliver a kick with a twist.	Attrib: Strike		Find: (start with)	Sequence: [Personal Skill] (default is RB)
	Slide Jump (Sliding Kick) - Harmony of Despair   Martial Arts - Richter				[edit]
	Slide forward, then propel yourself off the ground as you kick.	Attrib: Strike		Find: Chest Level 2, Level 9	Sequence: ↓ + [Jump] x2
	Somersault (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Martial Arts - Richter				[edit]
	Evade by somersaulting away.			Find: Chest Level 3	Sequence: [Jump], [Back Dash]
	Tackle (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Martial Arts - Richter				[edit]
	Perform a full body tackle while swinging your whip	Attrib: Slash Consume: 15 MP		Find: Chest Level 4 ,Level 9	Sequence: ↑←↓→ + [Attack 2]
	Uppercut (Upper) - Harmony of Despair   Martial Arts - Jonathan, Julius, Richter				[edit]
	Perform a soaring uppercut. (Note: On the way down Jonathan can use Hunter Skills, it is recommended to use guard canceling as described a few sections below.)	Attrib: Strike Consume: 5 MP		Rarity: ** Find: Chest Level 4	Sequence: ↓↑ + [Attack 2]

Dual Crushes

Item Data: Dual Crushes (edit)
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Holy Cross (Grand Cross) - Harmony of Despair   Dual Crush - Jonathan or Julius or Richter with each other				[edit]
		Attrib: Holy Consume: 60 MP		Find: (innate)	Effect: Several large crosses encircles both players and spiral upwards.
	Thunder Cross (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Dual Crush - Jonathan or Julius or Richter initiating with Shanoa or Yoko or Charlotte (except Jonathan + Charlotte)				[edit]
		Attrib: Lightning Consume: 60 MP		Find: (innate)	Effect: Summon lightning in the shape of a cross.
	Blood Cross (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Dual Crush - Soma or Alucard + Jonathan or Julius or Richter				[edit]
		Attrib: Slash Consume: 60 MP		Find: (innate)	Effect: A dark cross will rise and damage enemies multiple times. Each successful hit will also heal the users for 1 HP.
	Phlegeton (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Dual Crush - Charlotte initiating with anyone (other than Jonathan, Simon, and Fuma) or Soma or Alucard or Maria with her				[edit]
		Attrib: Fire Consume: 60 MP		Find: (innate)	Effect: An attack where flame will cover the floor and walls.
	Cocytus (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Dual Crush - Shanoa initiating with anyone (other than Simon and Fuma) or Soma or Alucard or Maria with her				[edit]
		Attrib: Ice Consume: 60 MP		Find: (innate)	Effect: An attack where ice is rapidly shot in one direction.
	Thor's Hammer (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Dual Crush - Yoko initiating with anyone (other than Simon and Fuma) or Soma or Alucard or Maria with her				[edit]
		Attrib: Lightning Consume: 60 MP		Find: (innate)	Effect: A powerful horizontal lightning beam is summoned.
	Aura Blast (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Dual Crush - Soma or Alucard or Maria with another version of themselves; Maria + Soma or Alucard or Jonathan or Julius or Richter; Simon or Fuma + anyone				[edit]
		Attrib: None Consume: 60 MP		Find: (innate)	Effect: Laser beams will appear on the sides of the screen as well as the top and bottom.