Topic: Chronicles Simon

[JayDominus]

While it is overall better than the original X6800 sprite, the Red/Purple hair is quite a baffling choice and doesn't seem fitting at all.

Now speaking of which, yeah, I also prefer Chronicles' sprite over the original X68000 sprite... except for the PINK hair. What the hell? It's red on the cover art, why is it pink in the game itself? It's Playstation, for crying out loud, color limitations are nonexistent, why pink?

[Munchy]

Now speaking of which, yeah, I also prefer Chronicles' sprite over the original X68000 sprite... except for the PINK hair. What the hell? It's red on the cover art, why is it pink in the game itself? It's Playstation, for crying out loud, color limitations are nonexistent, why pink?

Because it just wouldn't be a Castlevania without some inconsistent hair coloring.

[Ratty]

I don't like the Chronicles design (fashion disaster), but Ayami had a good go at injecting something new into the character. 

The original CV box art still has so much magic about it.

Couldn't have said it better myself. I think the Chronicles look would be totally terrible under the brush of a lesser illustrator, but Ayami's usual brilliance serves to make it passable. Also agree that imho the best Simon Belmont is still the one from the cover of CV1.

[Thomas Belmont]

Man, even "Chronicles" Simon's gloves don't even make sense. What was Kojima thinking?

[kingu]

it's incredible that people just never realize what some design aspects actually are. the red is half of a tunic and the "boa" is fur for the tunic, not any different than the fur on the side of it.

[X]

Man, even "Chronicles" Simon's gloves don't even make sense. What was Kojima thinking?

Stylization over practicality I think is one of her drawbacks. But every artist has their faults.

[JayDominus]

Couldn't have said it better myself. I think the Chronicles look would be totally terrible under the brush of a lesser illustrator, but Ayami's usual brilliance serves to make it passable. Also agree that imho the best Simon Belmont is still the one from the cover of CV1.

...or the other illustrator wouldn't go with "bishie BDSM lover" look at all, and simply modernized Simon a bit instead. Seriously, Kojima may be good at drawing stuff (even  though I'm not always happy with how she draws protagonists, her Dracula is always good), but she's not perfect and Chronicles Simon shows it.

[Inccubus]

Man, even "Chronicles" Simon's gloves don't even make sense. What was Kojima thinking?

How so? Just curious.

[Thomas Belmont]

How so? Just curious.

Look at his fingers.

[Inccubus]

Look at his fingers.

No fingers. That gives him greater manual dexterity as opposed to a full leather gauntlet. I think it makes sense since as a vampire hunter you have to be fast to battle unnaturally quick adversaries.
In general it makes sense that most Belmonts don't wear heavy armor since they often fight enemies that can tear through armor like it was paper.

[Aridale]

yeah I actually really like the gloves... thats it tho

[CastleDan]

He looks like he's into S&M....

Seriously hate the design. Some designs I hated which is odd because that person is such a great artist.

Isaac comes to mind....w...t....f....

Symphony of the night still has my favorite Artwork/character designs of all..

[Flame]

I dig the red hair. Makes him look unique compared to most other belmonts who are invariably blonde or brown haired.

except for Juste, who has white hair.

[Ratty]

I dig the red hair. Makes him look unique compared to most other belmonts who are invariably blonde or brown haired.

except for Juste, who has white hair.

I never liked that. Red hair is a recessive trait and I can buy that Simon might be the only Belmont in the line to face Dracula with it showing up. But long white hair? It doesn't make any sense. It was obviously done to make Juste look more like Alucard. But Alucard only had long white hair because he was a half-Vampire (the human half showing in the whiteness) who had been asleep in his coffin for so long while his hair still grew. I guess it would sort of make sense if the later Belmonts were descended from Dracula as I like to think in my personal canon. But in IGA's own timeline they're not, I guess that's a hole he tried to plug up by making Leon a blonde/a bit Meg Ryan-ish.

[crisis]

Actually Alucard's hair is light-blonde; it's a misconception that it's white.