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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: Arma on March 24, 2012, 10:04:35 PM
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Well honestly first time I see this so I'm sorry if it's super old :P
I laughed my ass off
Castlevania in Robot Chicken (http://www.gametrailers.com/user-movie/movie/326412)
It could be a fetish.
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Ah yeah. I remember that. Hehehe.
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fun fact: Dracula is voiced by Jean-Claude Van Damme
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.digiguide.tv%2Fup%2F1103%2F1300827600-793060-JeanClaud-13001875110.jpg&hash=a205cf3e5a6a2f9d534a6147c8082e9371fd5297)
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Bwahaha, nice one.
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It was nice they finally acknowledged CV, but I was disappointed all the jokes were about the whip. Or maybe there was also a reference to Simon's signature horrible postured poopypants walking style. If so, it was a cool little detail ;D
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fun fact: Dracula is voiced by Jean-Claude Van Damme
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.digiguide.tv%2Fup%2F1103%2F1300827600-793060-JeanClaud-13001875110.jpg&hash=a205cf3e5a6a2f9d534a6147c8082e9371fd5297)
Man he's old now :o
Van Damme for Rober Carlyle's replacement! :D
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He's gotten older, but he's aged pretty well. He looks almost exactly the same, only a few more wrinkles.
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Ya know, I've always wondered about that. It's time to bless a special weapon to fight dracula:
A sword?
An axe?
A bow with enchanted arrows?
A gun?
Naw, a WHIP!
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"maybe it's a fetish?"
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What kind of sadist uses a whip? The ones who aren't saving the world from evil.
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I remember when the network crapped their pants when that scene made it to YouTube MINUTES after it aired and started waving copyright infringement notices at everyone.
Which was actually funnier than the scene itself. Not that the scene's not funny. Jean Claude should actually voice in a Castlevania at some point.
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I like the whip. However, I do agree with why the whip? I'm pretty sure in LoI, Rinaldo is like "Here are your choices of weapons!!! The axe of justice! The sword of God!!! AND... a whip...?" My guess is he saw how girly Leon looked and thought it was the only weapon he could handle. However, once again I like the whip and think it's unique.
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I did quote the funny werewolves for the topic's title but I don't see anything wrong with using a whip. It's a good weapon, you can cause a lot of damage with that thing. However I like better when the Belmonts use chain whips rather than the normal ones. It looks more cool.
Zorro from the old tv series, for example, used a whip from time to time and he kicked asses with it, I didn't think he looked girly using it.
If you associate whips with dominatrixes then you may think it's girly but whips have always been used as weapons of repression and punishment, at least when I hear the word whip my first thought is something like an evil jailer punishing slaves with his whip to make them work faster, at least the Belmonts use them for justice :P
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Indeed, I heard you can accidentally tear open someone's stomach if you're not careful with it.
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Most people don't think of it this way, but a whip is a slashing weapon. It's slashing capabilities depend on how the whip is constructed though. It is a very versatile weapon.
Think of it this way, a whip cracks because the tip reaches past the speed of sound and causes a sonic boom. That's pretty damn fast, and it will cut you open.
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I like the whip. However, I do agree with why the whip? I'm pretty sure in LoI, Rinaldo is like "Here are your choices of weapons!!! The axe of justice! The sword of God!!! AND... a whip...?"
Actually, Leon said that finding weapons in the Castle wouldn't be difficult, and Rinaldo forced the whip on him, insisting it would be the only weapon that would prove to be of use.
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because it was an alchemical whip. better question Rinaldo on why he figured a whip would be a better weapon to make alchemic than a sword, which as a Knight, Leon would be more experienced with.
Guess he figured the range would be more helpful. not to mention, like Uzo said, a whip is still a slashing weapon.
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Actually, Leon said that finding weapons in the Castle wouldn't be difficult, and Rinaldo forced the whip on him, insisting it would be the only weapon that would prove to be of use.
Oh, you're very right. I guess I was refering to the weapons you can see in the background in his cabin.
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Rinaldo made the whip for his own use, to avenge his family, but couldn't do it because the whip was not perfect yet.
I suppose he used his knowlegde in alchemy to create a special weapon that could inflict more effective damage to vampires and other kind of creatures lurking in the castle, probably a whip because he doesn't look like the swordman type. Maybe he felt more comfortable with a long range weapon that allowed him to keep a certain distance from his enemies or just happened to have some training with that kind of weapons.
He says the whip suits Leon better, that's probably because Leon is a warrior and can use the whip better even if it's not his weapon of choice. The other weapons in his shop are probably normal, it can be that easy to create alchemic weapons and since he couldn't complete the whip why bother to make more weapons like that if he knows he can't acquire the missing ingredient, if Leon intended to defeat Walter he needed something better than a normal weapon and since he came empty handed Rinaldo gave him his old whip.
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I don't know if this is accurate but I recall Rinaldo saying that all the other subweapons (axe, cross, etc.) were relics that previous warriors left behind in their attempt to defeat Walter & the castle. Is this true or am I remembering incorrectly?
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What I remember is Rinaldo mentioning the magical relics. After casting a spell on Leon's gauntlet Rinaldo told him he can get some relics from the shop and the rest are in the castle. I don't think the sub weapons count as magical relics.
The relics Rinaldo mentioned are the ones that require the magical energy stored the gauntlet to work while the sub weapons use hearts so, even if the sub weapons are magical relics, they're not the ones Rinaldo is talking about.
I don't remember the sub weapons' origin being explained in LoI.
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He says the whip suits Leon better, that's probably because Leon is a warrior and can use the whip better even if it's not his weapon of choice
Not only this, but Leon's mystic Belmont blood also enhanced the whip's powers much further then Rinaldo or any other persons' ever could.
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okay, its been 25 years, how come there hasn't been a disarming function for the VK? the Whip is one of the most badass weapons ever made yet it seems konami never utilized it to it's full potential
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I always sort of interpreted it as Rinaldo wanting to get revenge upon Walter for murder using a weapon of punishment.
okay, its been 25 years, how come there hasn't been a disarming function for the VK? the Whip is one of the most badass weapons ever made yet it seems konami never utilized it to it's full potential
You could actually blast some skeletons' swords away in LoI, then they'd suicide-rush you. But I agree.
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I always sort of interpreted it as Rinaldo wanting to get revenge upon Walter for murder using a weapon of punishment.
That would be a sound explonation but he used it on his daughter too.
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People forget Indiana Jones and Catwoman (in Batman Returns). And as I posted in I think the spritework thread, the guy that trained Michelle Pfeiffer how to use a bullwhip is an expert martial artist and said he would prefer a simple, high-quality bullwhip over most other weapons out there due to its range, versatility and deadliness.
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People forget Indiana Jones and Catwoman (in Batman Returns). And as I posted in I think the spritework thread, the guy that trained Michelle Pfeiffer how to use a bullwhip is an expert martial artist and said he would prefer a simple, high-quality bullwhip over most other weapons out there due to its range, versatility and deadliness.
The David Morgan Bullwhip is perhaps one of the best ones to use as a potential weapon. Then again an even more deadlier slashing whip would be the chainmail whip. Yes they do exist and are a little harder to use then a leather-made whip.
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That would be a sound explonation but he used it on his daughter too.
"Spare the whip, spoil the child."
... Or was that 'spare the rod'?
*shrugs* :-\
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I have always wondered why a whip and not a sword.
Maybe they wanted to do something different.
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Vampire Hunter D may have influenced their decision.