Rinaldo Gandolfi

For the Lords of Shadow mentioned character, see Rinaldo Gandolfi (Lords of Shadow).

Rinaldo Gandolfi
Rinaldo's official portrait from Lament of Innocence
Japanese name(s)	リナルド・ガンドルフィー Rinarudo Gandorufi
Role(s)	Alchemist Merchant Vampire Hunter (formerly)
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Date of birth	1046
Age	48
Weapon(s)	Whip of Alchemy (formerly)
Abilities	Alchemy
Firstappearance	Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Appearances	1094: Lament of Innocence
Relatives	Unnamed wife † Unnamed son † Justine Gandolfi (daughter) † Giovanni (descendant)
Partnerships	Leon Belmont (costumer and friend)
Dialogue	Dialogue page
English voice	Michael McConnohie
Japanese voice	Hidekatsu Shibata
Music theme	Rinaldo's Cabin

"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:

Item Data: Rinaldo's Shop
Image	Name - Game Description	Type / Users	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
Armor
	Earth Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Meteor Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Moonlight Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Solar Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
Accessories
	Sacrificial Doll (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
	Jade Mask (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Mobius's Brooch (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	Enables the use of sub-weapons without using hearts.	Accessory Leon Belmont			Buy: $200,000 Find: Rinaldo's shop (...)
Items
	Potion - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
	High Potion - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
	Serum - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
	Uncurse Potion - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	Medicine that purges curses.	Recovery Item Leon Belmont		Sell: $50	Buy: $100 Find: Castle Entrance, House of Sacred Remains, Rinaldo's shop Drop: Executioner
	Magical Ticket - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
	Memorial Ticket - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
	Diamond - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Opal - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Ruby - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Sapphire - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Turquoise - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.
	Zircon - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
	White Bishop (jpn) - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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
Event Items
	Music Box - Lament of Innocence					[edit]
	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.

See also

• Rinaldo Gandolfi (Lords of Shadow)

External links

• Rinaldo Gandolfi at the Castlevania Fan Wiki