Mostly I want a cool answer because I've wondered about it for so long that it's kind of my version of Half Life 3: whatever happens, it's been built up in my head for so long that it almost hurts.
What is the exact nature of Juste's relation to Richter?! Their lifespans almost certainly overlap given Juste's relative youth when he inherited the whip and the dates in which their adventures are said to occur. Assuming he hadn't been murdered or faced a fatal accident, Juste'd probably be about Julius' age (if not older) by the time Rondo rolled around. This means he could be Richter's father, uncle, or grandfather/uncle, and I've seen arguments for all.
Personally raw instinct draws me towards probably grandfather due to Richter's age during his adventure, but honestly all I've got is some sort of a feeling.
This is the question that actually
caused me to start studying the genealogy of the Belmont and Morris clans in the first place. This is the question that
got me studying etymology. And therefore, this is pretty much the question that has indirectly caused in some manner almost every major fight/argument I've been in on this forum, because what I found during my studies indicated that the way family propagation and politics was done in Castlevania was
absolutely absurd. Which then led me to see absurdity everywhere else.
This is it, my Patient Zero.
I REALLY WANNA KNOW. Because I've wondered since I was in sixth grade.
In other news:
never study video games academically. That way lies only heartbreak and meaningless hardship.