Topic: Christopher Belmont- The Unsung Hero

[Azmodan]

What do you all think of this neglected Belmont?
Should he (or his son) recieve an encore?

The only thing that pisses me off is his absence of any reference to him in PoR. I understand they tried to focus on original sprites for the Greatest Five dual-crush, but still...the man fought Dracula twice, had to duel his own son, had to go through like 5 different Castles, yet they couldn't make one nod to him.

[Kale]

I never played himand I suspect lots of people haven't either. Thats probably why.

[AlexCalvo]

Let's not forget that he is the Belmont they used in the comic book mini-series "Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy"

[crisis]

In Reply To #2
Lots of people haven't played him, you say? What do you base that assumption on..

Personally I'm dying to see Christopher in a remake of Belmont's Revenge.

[Kale]

i based my assumption on the fact that no one talks about him. If people play games they talk about it. Hate or love.

[diobrando]

i based my assumption on the fact that no one talks about him. If people play games they talk about it. Hate or love.

Or rather because most of the "fans" here are just in truth fans of the IGA-style Castlevanias starting with Symphony of the Night. That's why no one here talks about them much, because they haven't played the game. Luckily for me, I've finished both Castlevania: The Adventure and Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge.

I for one am hoping for IGA to remake Christopher Belmont's story. Oh and another thing, IGA did mention or did have a little reference to Chrisptopher Belmont, just not in PoR. It was in Harmony of Dissonance, where there's a certain whip enhancement called "Bullet Soul" (which in Japanese was "Christopher's Soul") which takes a nod at Christopher's Vampire Killer whip enhancement; fireballs shoot out of the whip when Juste's HP is full.

Indeed Christopher is one of the unsung Belmont heroes and his legend is one of the least talked about in the series. He's one of the few Belmonts to have fought Dracula twice in their lifetime (like his descendant Simon Belmont). He was the first Belmont in the official canon, not to have used any subweapons when he first faced Dracula (thus Dracula wasn't fully destroyed and was able to escape to wait for his chance at vengeance after 15 years). And he was also the only Belmont to face his own son/blood in battle; the ONLY Belmont VS Belmont battle in the historical canon of Castlevania. For me, his story is one of the most memorable stories in Castlevania history and is worth looking into. In my opinion, his story led to the development of IGA's current ideas like:

- Players facing off a Belmont in battle. (like in SotN, AoS and PoR)
- Belmonts being suseptible to corruption (like in Richter's case)

For me, it deserves a retelling/remake because people aren't exposed to the past Castlevania heroes before IGA's time. His legend is worth being part of the Castlevania: Chronicle remakes in my opinion.

[Munchy]

In Reply To #1

Hell yes, he deserves a second chance.

As does Soleil.

[ProtoBelmont]

Indeed Christopher is one of the unsung Belmont heroes and his legend is one of the least talked about in the series. He's one of the few Belmonts to have fought Dracula twice in their lifetime (like his descendant Simon Belmont). He was the first Belmont in the official canon, not to have used any subweapons when he first faced Dracula (thus Dracula wasn't fully destroyed and was able to escape to wait for his chance at vengeance after 15 years). And he was also the only Belmont to face his own son/blood in battle; the ONLY Belmont VS Belmont battle in the historical canon of Castlevania. For me, his story is one of the most memorable stories in Castlevania history and is worth looking into. In my opinion, his story led to the development of IGA's current ideas like:

- Players facing off a Belmont in battle. (like in SotN, AoS and PoR)
- Belmonts being suseptible to corruption (like in Richter's case)

For me, it deserves a retelling/remake because people aren't exposed to the past Castlevania heroes before IGA's time. His legend is worth being part of the Castlevania: Chronicle remakes in my opinion.

Ah wow! Very well said!! As long as Castlevania still clings on to life as a series, I'd love to see such a remake come out as well. That whole little gameboy saga is unsung as a whole... : (

[diobrando]

Ah wow! Very well said!! As long as Castlevania still clings on to life as a series, I'd love to see such a remake come out as well. That whole little gameboy saga is unsung as a whole... : (

Agreed. And I hope the remake will appear on the Nintendo DS, since Nintendo's handheld was home to this saga in the first place.

[Gunlord]

In Reply To #1

Also, I keep saying this every time the subject of Chris Belmont comes up, but his some of the pieces from his games REALLY deserve to be remixed! Praying Hands, tunes like that...those were really catchy for just the gameboy, imagine how they'd be on the DS

[shelverton.]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Christopher, but I can't seem to stand either of his games. Belmont's Revenge was a lot better than Adventure, but not by far.

However, I really think IGA should remake his two games, cause the music kicks ass and I think the limitations of the original Game Boy has A LOT to do with the fact that I dislike these games so much.

Also, Soleliuy... Soleiyu... Soleioyoeyuyu???
Anyway, that dude deserves a game of his own.

[superDioplus]

I loved Christopher and his games, especially the battle between him and his son Soleiyu. That battle was truely epic, and with an excellent piece of bach's music as background. Oh man, that could make me cry. ;(

[Darth Cariss]

I sadly have never played the gameboy Castlevanias, so I'd like to see them remade also so I could enjoy the story.

[LoneChild]

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[S10nett]

I missed out on the original gameboy Vania's too and I'd like experience them for myself.

Question: since Christopher's son was possessed did he take another form, demon perhaps or was he still human when he confronted his father?

Did Christopher's son eventually become a vampire-hunter too?

And Christopher is grandfather to Simon right? And descendent of Trevor?