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Title: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: cecil-kain on May 08, 2010, 06:03:32 PM
It's all in the topic...
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: crisis on May 08, 2010, 06:15:43 PM
me am select

Master Librarian from Symphony: He had personality & knows of Alucard's past. Which means he holds secrets that we probably will never know about

Rinaldo Gandolfi: He plays a major role in the Belmont history. He also replaces the "Poltergeist King"

Hammer: Being from the military, he has expertise in firearms & weaponry, although his personality was dumbed down a lot in Dawn, he still would've made a neat extra character to play as
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: RichterB on May 08, 2010, 07:09:34 PM
Here's how it breaks down for me:

When I think of salespeople in the Castlevania universe, the Simon's Quest "faceless gypsies" come to mind as the definitive choice. They're creepy and cool looking with their different colored cloaks. Some of them hide and need to be baited out in graveyards, some seem to taunt/threaten you, and some hide underneath the floorboards of buildings.

Next, I'd probably say Renon, because he was very different, mysterious, and stylish. Plus, the fact that he's really sinister is a freaky touch. (Leave it to CV64 to give you scary atmosphere).

Finally, Renaldo! I liked how his story had some depth and was intertwined with the hero's. His voice actor was excellent and he was actually interesting to visit with all his stories/advice.

Runner-up: Librarian of SotN. He almost made my picks because of his personality, but he came up short.
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Thomas Belmont on May 08, 2010, 08:35:50 PM
I think I have to go with the gypsies from Simon's Quest. I love that game!
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on May 08, 2010, 09:43:25 PM
No love for the MSX Salespeople (who wall themselves up it seems), or the Flute-Salesperson from X68000? :P
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Munchy on May 08, 2010, 10:39:07 PM
No love for the MSX Salespeople (who wall themselves up it seems), or the Flute-Salesperson from X68000? :P


Ohhh yeah, the flute guy! He was cool. My vote goes to Renon, though. He had that gentlemanly thing going for him.
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: DingusBelmondo on May 08, 2010, 10:44:05 PM
Has anyone ever made the connection between Renon and Jean Reno in The Professional?
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Ralph on May 08, 2010, 11:35:04 PM
Rinaldo was my vote.

I like him because of his involvement in the story, and I'm a Michael McConnohie fan (Vampire Hunter D, Diablo 2, Warcraft III, Transformers, etc).
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Munchy on May 09, 2010, 12:37:24 AM
Rinaldo was my vote.

I like him because of his involvement in the story, and I'm a Michael McConnohie fan (Vampire Hunter D, Diablo 2, Warcraft III, Transformers, etc).

Am I crazy, or does he also voice Dr. K in Silent Hill: Shattered Memories?
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: VGuyver on May 09, 2010, 03:25:45 AM
I have to go with Renon. How many merchants do you actualy get to fight in any CV game?
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: angevil on May 09, 2010, 03:31:59 AM
I like Hammer the most. I wonder if he was going to be playable character in DoS..there were some indications in some omitted dialogue hidden in the game, right?
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Luke_Belmont on May 09, 2010, 04:28:31 AM
Overall, I like Rinaldo. I like his role in the story besides being a merchant.
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: thernz on May 09, 2010, 04:50:25 AM
Rinaldo because he actually had a role in the story.
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Nagumo on May 09, 2010, 07:59:11 AM
The Master Librarian because he is the only merchant who makes sense. A little.
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Bad Wolf on May 10, 2010, 06:54:49 AM
It's all about the merchants in Vampire Killer. They live in fucking brick walls. That's some hardcore real estate.
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: Archangel on May 18, 2010, 12:37:29 PM
I´m all for HoDs merchant. His " yeah, I´m all like stuck in this place BUY SOMETHING EHEHEH"-story makes him kind of obscure, but lovable. Just like the Game itself =D

Second is Renon.
Title: Re: Vote Now! Your favorite Castlevania merchant!
Post by: richterbelmontXX on May 18, 2010, 06:28:36 PM
For me number one is the Simon's Quest Gypsies...as forementioned they were creepy in their individual ways, but that was what gave CV the ambiance. Second, Rinaldo just seemed like he was hiding more than his ability of Alchemy being fused with whips hmmm....