- For the Lords of Shadow mentioned character, see Rinaldo Gandolfi (Lords of Shadow).
- "It was five years ago... A cold night with a full moon. I returned home from picking herbs necessary for the secret arts and what greeted me was a sea of steaming blood. And at the center of it were the bodies of my wife and son... I could not believe my eyes... My daughter was there, laughing, blood dripping from her mouth..."
- — Rinaldo to Leon, talking about his daughter
Rinaldo Gandolfi (リナルド・ガンドルフィー Rinarudo Gandorufi?) is an alchemist whose daughter was taken and vampirized by Walter Bernhard. He now lives in a small hut in the Forest of Eternal Night. Rinaldo creates the Whip of Alchemy for Leon Belmont, but this whip is later fused with his fiancée, Sara Trantoul, to create the Vampire Killer, the famous whip of the Belmont Clan.
Character's history
- "An alchemist who lives in the forest ruled by the vampire. Leon obtains his first whip from this man. He also helps Leon by selling potions and other items. Rinaldo appears to have a score to settle with the vampire."
- — Official description
Five years prior to the events of Lament of Innocence, Rinaldo lost his wife and son by the hands of his daughter, Justine, who had been vampirized. In response, Rinaldo created the Whip of Alchemy and destroyed her with it. Rinaldo then challenged Walter, but the whip had no effect on him and nothing became of the battle. Amused, Walter permitted Rinaldo to live and set up shop in the forest, where he would help others who had grudges against Walter. Walter thought that it made the "game" more fun. Rinaldo held out hope that where he had failed, another would succeed. At some point, he also fought against a Succubus who acted as a follower of Walter, although he ultimately let her live (she implies later on that the reason he did so was because she transformed into his daughter Justine and caused him to lower his guard).
After Leon's defeat of Walter, Rinaldo's whereabouts are unknown.
Non-canonically, Giovanni is a descendant of Rinaldo appearing in Castlevania: Order of Shadows, who helped the Belmont clan fight "The Order" in the 17th century.
Rinaldo's shop
- See also: Shop
The following items are available for purchase at Rinaldo's shop:
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| Plate blessed by the Earth. | Armor Leon Belmont | Sell: $500 | Buy: $1,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop (...) | Effect: Damage reduced by 5% from all enemies. | ||||
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| Starlight plate magically sealed within. | Armor Leon Belmont | Sell: $1,000 | Buy: $2,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop (...) | Effect: Damage reduced by 10% from all enemies. | ||||
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| Magic plate with a beautiful moonlight relief. | Armor Leon Belmont | Sell: $2,000 | Buy: $4,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop (...) | Effect: Damage reduced by 20% from all enemies. | ||||
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| Sun plate that offers protection. | Armor Leon Belmont | Sell: $7,500 | Buy: $15,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop (...) | Effect: Damage reduced by 30% from all enemies. | ||||
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| If Equipped, it is obliterated instead of you when your HP goes down to zero. | Accessory Leon Belmont | Sell: $1,000 | Buy: $2,000 Find: Rinaldo's shop | |||||
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| Can charge and destroy large candle stands with the power of this special jade. | Accessory Leon Belmont | Sell: $499 | Buy: $999 Find: Rinaldo's shop (...) | Effect: Allows Leon to destroy candles by touching them. | ||||
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| Enables the use of sub-weapons without using hearts. | Accessory Leon Belmont | Buy: $200,000 Find: Rinaldo's shop (...) | ||||||
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| Medicine that recovers 50 HP. | Recovery Item Leon Belmont | HP +50 Sell: $100 | Buy: $200 Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Skeleton, Skeleton Archer, Skeleton Hunter, Skeleton Knight, Astral Knight, Astral Warrior, Astral Fighter, Skeleton Soldier, Skeleton Swordsman, Skeleton Warrior | |||||
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| Medicine that recovers 100 HP. A bit hard to swallow. | Recovery Item Leon Belmont | HP +100 Sell: $400 | Buy: $800 Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Spartacus, Phantom | |||||
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| Medicine that cures poison. | Recovery Item Leon Belmont | Sell: $50 | Buy: $100 Find: Castle Entrance, House of Sacred Remains, Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Poison Lizard, Poison Zombie, Skeleton Flower | |||||
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| Medicine that purges curses. | Recovery Item Leon Belmont | Sell: $50 | Buy: $100 Find: Castle Entrance, House of Sacred Remains, Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Executioner | |||||
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| If you use it, you will be taken to the front of Rinaldo's house. | Leon Belmont | Sell: $100 | Buy: $200 Find: Castle Entrance, Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Dullahan | |||||
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| If you use it, you will be able to return to the last save point you accessed. | Leon Belmont | Sell: $400 | Buy: $800 Find: Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Gaap | |||||
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| A very beautiful, valuable jewel. April birthstone. | Recovery Item Leon Belmont | Sell: $5,000 | Buy: $10,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop | Effect: With the Jewel Crush, fully restores all of Leon's HP and MP. | ||||
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| A beautiful jewel the color of a rainbow. | Leon Belmont | Sell: $500 | Buy: $1,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Axe Knight | Effect: With the Jewel Crush, blows an enemy away but deals out small damage. | ||||
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| A sparkling, red-colored jewel. | Leon Belmont | Sell: $1,500 | Buy: $3,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Armor Knight | Effect: With the Jewel Crush, causes damage to all enemies on the screen. | ||||
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| A sparkling, blue-colored jewel. | Leon Belmont | Sell: $1,000 | Buy: $2,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Heavy Armor | Effect: With the Jewel Crush, steals enemies' HP. | ||||
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| A stone said to protect travelers. | Leon Belmont | Sell: $400 | Buy: $800 Find: Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Cyclops | Effect: With the Jewel Crush, switches the sub-weapon equipped. | ||||
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| An imitation diamond. | Leon Belmont | Sell: $200 | Buy: $400 Find: Rinaldo's Shop Drop: Axe Armor | Effect: With the Jewel Crush, grants a random amount of gold. | ||||
| Relics | ||||||||
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| A chess piece carved in detail out of ivory. It will increase your defense temporarily. | Relic Leon Belmont | DEF +30 | Buy: $3,000 Find: Rinaldo's Shop | |||||
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| Allows you to listen to the music of all the area's you have cleared. | Leon Belmont | Find: Rinaldo's Shop (...) | ||||||
Trivia
- His name implies that he was of Italian heritage.
- Rinaldo shares his last name with Barbara Gandolfi, one of the partners of Jean-Paul Belmondo, the man whose name inspired that of the Belmonts and whose Leon Belmont is the first representative. However, it is only a coincidence, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Barbara Gandolfi lived together from 2008 while Lament of Innocence was released in 2003.
External links
| Castlevania: Lament of Innocence |
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| Characters |
| Protagonist |
| Leon Belmont |
| Supporting cast |
| Sara Trantoul • Rinaldo Gandolfi • Mathias Cronqvist |
| Antagonists |
| Joachim Armster • Walter Bernhard • Death |
| Lesser roles |
| Elisabetha Cronqvist • Pumpkin |
| Bosses |
| Main bosses |
| Undead Parasite • Golem • Succubus • Medusa • Joachim • Walter • Death |
| Minor/optional bosses |
| Flame Elemental • Frost Elemental • Thunder Elemental • Doppelganger • Forgotten One |
| Areas |
| Forest of Eternal Night • Castle Entrance • House of Sacred Remains • Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab • Ghostly Theatre • Dark Palace of Waterfalls Garden Forgotten by Time • Pagoda of the Misty Moon • Prison of Eternal Torture |
| Music |
| Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Original Soundtrack |
| Guides |
| Futabasha Guide • NTT Pub Guide • Shinkigensha Guide • BradyGames Guide |
| Archives |
| Bestiary • Inventory • Joachim Mode • Pumpkin Mode |
