Richter Belmont is played at the beginning of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night during the prologue, which gives a recap of the events of at the end of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. After defeating Dracula, Alucard's quest begins. After beating the game with Alucard, a new game can be started with Richter by entering the name "RICHTER" in the Name Entry screen. Richter is then able to play through the entire game until he faces Shaft.
In the English version of the game, Richter is voiced by David Vincent (Dracula X Chronicles edition, as a replacement of Scott McCulloch).
Dialogue
- For dialogue in the PSX dubbed version, see Richter Belmont/Symphony of the Night/Dialogue (PSX).
| Dialogue Data: Richter Belmont (edit) | ||
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 Richter
| Final Stage: Bloodlines (Richter rushes to Dracula's Throne Room and points straight at him) Richter: Dracula. Die now, and leave this world! You'll never belong here! Video:  Castlevania DXC SOTN Richter & Dracula New Dialog Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Final Stage: Bloodlines When: First starting the Game |
 Alucard
| First Encounter with Richter (Richter laughs as the door locks) Alucard: Who are you?! Video:  Castlevania DracX Chronicles PSP SOTN Redub Misc Dialogue Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Colosseum When: First Encounter with Richter |
| Alucard
| Richter Battle (Alucard enters Richter's room) Richter: I've been waiting for you. Video: Castlevania DracX Chronicles PSP SOTN Redub Misc Dialogue | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Castle Keep When: Battle with Richter |
| Alucard
| Richter Battle (Alucard enters Richter's room) Richter: I've been waiting for you. Video:  Metroidvania Month - SOTN - Part 16 Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Castle Keep When: Battle with Richter |
| Alucard
| Richter Battle (Alucard enters Richter's room) Richter: I've been waiting for you. Video:  Castlevania Symphony Of The Night (PSP) - Bad Ending 2 Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Castle Keep When: Battle with Richter |
| Alucard
| Death of Richter (Richter falls by Alucard's blade) Alucard: It's over... Belmont. Video: Castlevania Symphony Of The Night (PSP) - Bad Ending 2 Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Castle Keep When: After Defeating Richter (without equipping the Holy Glasses) |
| Alucard
| Reverse Castle Revived (Richter recovers his consciousness) Richter: No... What have I done...? Video:  Let's Play Castlevania Symphony of the Night (PSP) Part 21 Alucard vs Maria? Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Castle Keep When: After defeating Shaft's Illusion |
| Richter
| Dark Priest (If Alucard has not took his leave) Richter: The dark priest, Shaft... He's trying to revive Dracula at the center of that other castle. Hurry! Video:  Castlevania SOTN DXC Part 21 Castle In The Sky Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Castle Keep When: Talking with Richter |
| Alucard
| Good Ending (Alucard arrives outside his father's castle) Alucard: So you made it. Video:  Castlevania Symphony Of The Night Final Ending PSP | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Outside Dracula's Castle When: Less than 200.6% of completion |
| Alucard
| Best Ending (Alucard arrives outside his father's castle) Alucard: So you made it. Video:  Castlevania Symphony of the Night PSX & PSP Dialogue Changes Intro & Best Ending Japanese version: video - Nico Nico Douga video (registration required) | Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Outside Dracula's Castle When: 200.6% of completion |
Quotes (Dracula X Chronicles version)
- Hydro Storm!
- Grand Cross!
Enemy Data
| Enemy Data: Richter Belmont (edit) | ||||
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| Image | Name - Game Description | Statistics | Items | Location |
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| Master Vampire hunter. | Strong: Holy, Stone (both immune) Weak: Dark Level: 48 HP: 400 Exp: n/a | Castle Keep (Alucard only) | ||
Richter Mode
Movements
Richter is one of the most agile Belmonts. He has a variety of movements, many of which also deal damage to enemies.
| Item Data: Maneuvers (edit) | ||||||||
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| Forward Movements | ||||||||
| ' | Action all | Sequence: ←/→ Effect: Walk to the left or the right | ||||||
| ' | Action Alucard (requires God Speed Shoes, Saturn-only), Richter, Maria (Saturn and DXC) | Sequence: → → (Richter, Alucard, Maria Saturn-only); L/R (Maria DXC only, also in air) | ||||||
| ' | Action Richter | Sequence: ↑↓↘→ + [Attack] | ||||||
| ' | Action Richter | Sequence: →↗↑↖←↙↓↘→ + [Attack] | ||||||
| Jumping Movements | ||||||||
| ' | Action all | Sequence: [Jump] (default PS controls is x button) | ||||||
| ' | Action Richter | Sequence: [Jump]x2 quickly | ||||||
| ' | Action Alucard (requires Gravity Boots), Maria (Saturn and DXC) | Sequence: ↓,↑ + [Jump] | ||||||
| Crouching Movements | ||||||||
| ' | Action all | Sequence: ↓ | ||||||
| ' | Action Richter, Maria (Saturn and DXC) | Sequence: ↓ + [Jump] | ||||||
| ' | Action Richter | Sequence: ↓ + [Jump]x2 | ||||||
Vampire Killer
Richter wields the ancestral Vampire Killer as his main weapon. He can only whip straight forward and can then brandish the whip. He can also perform a Flame Whip attack as a Heart-consuming item crash if no sub-weapons are equipped.
| Item Data: Vampire Killer | ||||||||
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| Image | Name - Game Description | Type / Users | Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | ||
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| ' | Other Attack (Whip) Richter | Find: start with | Effect: Standard Attack Special: Brandish Whip; Fire Whip | |||||
| ' | Action Alucard, Richter, Maria (DXC only) | Sequence: [Attack] Effect: Attack with main weapon (Vampire Killer for Richter, Owls for Maria, and Alucard can assign a different weapon to each hand) | ||||||
| ' | Action Richter | Sequence: directional buttons while holding [Attack] | ||||||
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| ' | Action Richter | Attrib: Fire | Sequence: Press and Hold [Special] (Triangle for PS) with no sub-weapon equipped | |||||
Sub-Weapons
Richter is able to use the same sub-weapons that Alucard can. Most of these sub-weapons only take one Heart to utilize. He is also able to Item Crash each of these sub-weapons for a large attack that consumes a large amount of Hearts.
| Item Data: Sub-Weapons (edit) | ||||||||
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| Image | Name - Game Description | Type / Users | Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | ||
| ' | Action all | Sequence: ↑ + [Attack] Effect: Uses currently equipped sub-weapon | ||||||
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| Weak but quick, it flies in a straight path when thrown. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy / Cut Consume: 1 Heart (Alucard / Richter), 4 (Maria) | ATT +5 | Effect: 1 dagger thrown forward (Alucard, Richter); 4 long daggers thrown (Maria). Special: Item Crash (1,000 Blades, Richter, 10 Hearts). | ||||
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| Travels in an arc, ideal for defeating overhead foes. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy / Cut Consume: 4 Hearts (Alucard / Maria), 1 (Richter) | ATT +10 | Effect: Thrown in arc (Alucard, Richter); 4 thrown in homing arc (Maria). Special: Item Crash (Richter, 10 Hearts). | ||||
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| The ultimate sub-weapon, the cross damages all enemies on the screen. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy / Hit Consume: 100 Hearts (Alucard), 1 Heart (Richter / Maria) | ATT +100 | Effect: Thrown forward and returns (Richter and Maria); Always crashes (Alucard). Special: Item Crash (Grand Cross, Richter only, 20 Hearts). | ||||
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| Freezes time for all on-screen enemies. Some foes are immune. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Consume: 20 Hearts (Alucard), 10 (Richter / Maria) | Effect: Freezes time. Special: Item Crash for longer duration (Richter only, 20 Hearts). | |||||
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| Spreads a sacred flame when cast to the floor, burning enemies. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy / Fire Consume: 3 Hearts (Alucard); 1 (Richter / Maria) | ATT +5 | Find: Containers, Enemy Drop | Effect: Thrown in pillar (Alucard), Thrown in wave (Richter), Thrown in fast wave (Maria). Special: Item Crash (Hydro Storm, Richter only, 15 Hearts). | |||
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| Assails foes with holy scripture. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy Consume: 5 Hearts (Alucard / Richter / Maria) | ATT +8 | Effect: Spins about waist (can have 2 out simultaneously). Special: Item Crash (Richter only, 15 Hearts). | ||||
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| Ricochets off of the floor and walls, hurting any foes it passes through. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy / Hit Consume: 2 Hearts (Alucard), 1 (Richter / Maria) | ATT +8 | Effect: Thrown diagonally downwards and ricochets. Special: Item Crash (Richter, 10 Hearts). | ||||
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| Attacks enemies with holy lightning. Hold down the attack button after hitting an enemy to deal sustained damage. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy / Thunder Consume: 5 Hearts (Alucard), 10 (Richter / Maria) | ATT +10 | Effect: Thrown at enemy, hold for continuous lightning for greater cost. Special: Item Crash (Richter, 20 Hearts). | ||||
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| Damages enemies with sacred ash. (...) | Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only) | Attrib: Holy Consume: 3 Hearts (Alucard), 1 (Richter), 2 (Maria) | ATT +8 | Effect: Thrown on ground. Special: Item Crash (Richter, 10 Hearts). | ||||
Items
Richter is able to collect Small Heart and Large Heart. Most items that Alucard could collect are replaced with Small Hearts that can be repeatedly collected. Life Vessels restore all life and increase life capacity, although the only way to tell that such has happened, lies in the speed at which the life gauge refills or depletes. Heart Vessels increase Hearts by 30 but do not increase Heart capacity. Gold can be collected but has no effect, as the Master Librarian ignores Richter.
| Item Data: Items (edit) | ||||||||
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| Expended when attacking with a sub-weapon. Small hearts fill the store by 1.(...) | Item (standard) any | Heart +1 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Various enemies | |||||
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| Expended when attacking with a sub-weapon. Large hearts fill the store by 5.(...) | Item (standard) any | Heart +5 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Various enemies | |||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 1 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Create: With Jewel Sword's special attack | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 25 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 50 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Various enemies | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 100 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Zombie, Gargoyle [Lv. 35] (Saturn-only) | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 250 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 400 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Ghost, Blade Soldier, Bone Archer, Gargoyle [Lv. 25] (Saturn-only) | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 1,000 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Spellbook | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Add funds to your current total. Different types contain different sums.(...) | Item (standard) any | Gold + 2,000 | Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Magic Tome | Effect: Can use funds to purchase items from the Master Librarian (Alucard-only) | ||||
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| Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity. | Item (standard) any | Maximum HP + 5 | Find: Found throughout the Castle, often in containers. Drop: Most bosses. | Effect: Restore all life and increases Max HP | ||||
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| Increases the player's maximum heart capacity. | Item (standard) any | Maximum Heart +5 | Find: Found throughout the Castle, often in containers. | Effect: Increases Max Hearts (Alucard-only), Restores 30 Hearts (Richter-only) | ||||
Trivia
- The conversation between Dracula and Richter has become a popular internet meme.
- As a boss, Richter's movement is similar to him as a playable character.
- He will start the battle with his Grand Cross (Cross 40 ATT, Holy, and Light 30 ATT, Holy). The former portion of the attack covers virtually the entirety of the left side of the screen, while the latter portion covers the whole screen. Only through using a Gold Circlet, the Form of Mist, or entering invincibility frames can Alucard avoid being damaged in some way.
- He will attack using the Vampire Killer (35 ATT, Holy). During the second half of battle, the whip is enveloped in flames (60 ATT, Holy + Flame)
- He will throw the Cross (35 ATT, Holy) toward Alucard.
- He will slide towards Alucard (35 ATT, Hit).
- He will do jump slide (35 ATT, Hit) towards Alucard followed by blade attack (55 ATT, Hit).
- He will throw his Axe (40 ATT, Cut + Holy) toward Alucard. This happens if Alucard jumps or flies over him.
- He will begin the second half of his battle with the Holy water's item crash (35 ATT, Holy + Fire). This attack covers the whole screen. Only through using a Gold Circlet, the Form of Mist, or entering invincibility frames can Alucard surely avoid damage.
- He will use Axe crash (40 ATT, Cut + Holy). This will happen if Alucard uses any spell.
- He will use Agunea crash (40 ATT, Holy). This happens if he is cornered in the second half.
- Since the ultimate goal of the boss fight is not to kill Richter, but free him from Shaft's control, it may be worthwhile for Alucard to equip a weapon that has the Holy attack attribute, such as the Holy Sword. The reason for this is because Richter is completely immune to that attribute, and thus, will not suffer any damage from those attacks. By the same token, Alucard may also find it wise to avoid equipping the Mormegil for the battle; any errant strikes made with this weapon can prove very deadly to Richter's health, since he is weak to the Dark attack attribute, an element present on the sword in question.
- If both Richter and Shaft are defeated at the same time, Alucard will keep going to the Reverse Castle. However, if the fight ends in this manner, the throne room of the normal castle will suffer from a glitch. Should Alucard ever return to the throne room in said castle, he will find himself fighting against Richter again. The battle proceeds as normal, save for the fact that once either Richter or Shaft are defeated, the scripted dialogue doesn't take place. Because of this, Alucard can never be free to leave the room by normal means. This essentially means that without a Library Card, he will be stuck in the throne room, unable to foil Shaft's plans.
