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

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"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 a support character introduced in Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. He is an alchemist whose daughter was taken and vampirized by Walter Bernhard. He created the Whip of Alchemy in order to slay his daughter and later attempted to slay Walter, but failed. He now lives in a small hut in the Forest of Eternal Night to help whoever tries to slay Walter and ends up giving his whip to Leon Belmont, but the whip is later fused with soul of Leon's fiancée, Sara Trantoul, to create the Vampire Killer, the famous whip of the Belmont Clan.

History[]

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"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.

Rinaldo's shop[]

See also: Shop

The following items are available for purchase at Rinaldo's shop:

Item Data: Armor
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Earth Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Plate blessed by the Earth. Sell: $500
Buy: $1,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 5% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 15% map complete.
Meteor Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Starlight plate magically sealed within. Sell: $1,000
Buy: $2,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 10% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 40% map complete.
Moonlight Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Magic plate with a beautiful moonlight relief. Sell: $2,000
Buy: $4,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 20% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 60% map complete.
Solar Plate (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Armor - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Sun plate that offers protection. Sell: $7,500
Buy: $15,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Effect: Damage reduced by 30% from all enemies.
Notes: Only available with 80% map complete.

Item Data: Accessories
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Sacrificial Doll (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Accessory - Leon Belmont
[edit]
If Equipped, it is obliterated instead of you when your HP goes down to zero. Sell: $1,000
Buy: $2,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Jade Mask (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Accessory - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Can charge and destroy large candle stands with the power of this special jade. Sell: $499
Buy: $999
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Effect: Allows Leon to destroy candles by touching them.
Notes: After clearing the game.
Mobius's Brooch (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Accessory - Leon Belmont
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Enables the use of sub-weapons without using hearts. Buy: $200,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Notes: Only available after completing the game on Crazy Mode.

Item Data: Items
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Potion - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Medicine that recovers 50 HP. 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
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Medicine that recovers 100 HP. A bit hard to swallow. HP +100
Sell: $400
Buy: $800
Find: Throughout castle (all)
Drop: Spartacus, Phantom
Serum - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Medicine that cures poison. 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
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Medicine that purges curses. Sell: $50
Buy: $100
Find: Castle Entrance, House of Sacred Remains, Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Executioner
Magical Ticket - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
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If you use it, you will be taken to the front of Rinaldo's house. Sell: $100
Buy: $200
Find: Castle Entrance, Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Dullahan
Memorial Ticket - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
If you use it, you will be able to return to the last save point you accessed. Sell: $400
Buy: $800
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Gaap
Diamond - Lament of Innocence
  Recovery Item - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A very beautiful, valuable jewel. April birthstone. 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
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A beautiful jewel the color of a rainbow. 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
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A sparkling, red-colored jewel. 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
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A sparkling, blue-colored jewel. 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
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A stone said to protect travelers. Sell: $400
Buy: $800
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Cyclops
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, switches the sub-weapon equipped.
Zircon - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
An imitation diamond. Sell: $200
Buy: $400
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Axe Armor
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, grants a random amount of gold.

Item Data: Relics
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
White Bishop (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Relic - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A chess piece carved in detail out of ivory. It will increase your defense temporarily. DEF +30
Buy: $3,000
Find: Rinaldo's Shop

Item Data: Event Items
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Music Box - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
Allows you to listen to the music of all the area's you have cleared. Find: Rinaldo's Shop
Notes: Once game is cleared and saved.

Other appearances[]

Vampire Survivors[]

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Rinaldo's select profile in Vampire Survivors.

Rinaldo appears as a hidden character in the Ode To Castlevania DLC.

He is unlocked by obtaining the Black Disk Relic and by evolving the Star Flail, which is the starting weapon of Sara, alluding to her sacrifice to turn the Alchemy Whip into the Vampire Killer, which was Rinaldo's creation.

His starting weapon is the Keremet Bubbles.

Gallery[]

For additional artworks, please visit Rinaldo Gandolfi Artwork.

Trivia[]

See also[]

External links[]

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Characters
Protagonist
Leon Belmont
Supporting cast
Sara Trantoul · Rinaldo Gandolfi · Mathias Cronqvist
Antagonists
Joachim Armster · Walter Bernhard · Death
Lesser roles
Elisabetha Cronqvist · Justine Gandolfi · 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 · Mobile Manga