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Title: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 03, 2012, 01:36:28 AM
I dunno if this has been discussed or not, but...

Is Simon wearing pants in Super Castlevania IV in his sprite, or does he just have some massive legs? I really can't tell. I've told myself that they're pants since they're much bigger than his arms, but he doesn't wear pants on the cover-art, and the two outfits are pretty close together...

So is he or is he not?
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Jbetbrice on July 03, 2012, 01:46:10 AM
I think he isn't wearing a Pants , he is a brutal warrior , so i suppose thoses legs are ''Normal'' , by the way , it's a bit strange , but i never noticed it during playing  :)
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Johnny Alucard on July 03, 2012, 02:19:43 AM
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/sirweeze/someguydailynews/simonbelmont.jpg)

Hot pants, maybe. But nope, he's just got really beefy legs.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 03, 2012, 02:30:29 AM
Damn. Simon needs to spend a bit more time working out his arms, then...
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Mystic Myotis on July 03, 2012, 02:31:20 AM
Maybe he's a fanatical cyclist in when he's not massacring dark legions?
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 03, 2012, 02:32:57 AM
Maybe he rides a bike to get to Drac's castle, since he can't afford gas... The prices on gas have skyrocketed...
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: JR on July 03, 2012, 02:35:21 AM
In the cover art for the Japanese version, he has some really short shorts underneath those hip flap things. At least it's not straight up underwear, like this painting, (http://frankfrazetta.org/viewimage.php?loc=ffcolr52.jpg)the one that the original Castlevania's cover art likely borrowed from.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 03, 2012, 02:41:52 AM
In the cover art for the Japanese version, he has some really short shorts underneath those hip flap things. At least it's not straight up underwear, like this painting, (http://frankfrazetta.org/viewimage.php?loc=ffcolr52.jpg)the one that the original Castlevania's cover art likely borrowed from.

WHOA. That is sweet! I've never seen that painting before. O:

I can totally see Simon's CV1 pose in it. (Lemme guess, all of you have seen the painting already, haven't you?)

Anyway, I wasn't really sure what to believe on Simon in SCIV, since it's not uncommon for a character's sprite to not match up with their artwork in this series.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: uzo on July 03, 2012, 04:35:26 AM
it's not uncommon for a character's sprite to not match up with their artwork in this series.

Aside from colors, that's actually not the case here;

(http://www.videogameobsession.com/videogame/snes-boxes/snes-s_castlevania4.jpg)

NO PANTS. All leg.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on July 03, 2012, 07:00:06 AM
If I had to climb as many staircases as the Belmonts have over the years, I would have some strong gams as well.
Simon and Christopher should also have some mean looking arms, since they climb ropes or swing with the whip.  That takes major upper body strength.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Lucius J. Belmont on July 03, 2012, 07:27:42 AM
Belmont thighs in a leather skirt are iconic, my friends. Add in the whip and the calf-highs and we are in business :D pants are for suckers. Like Drac.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: X on July 03, 2012, 09:50:23 AM
It may seem to some that Simon is wearing pants, but after working with the sprite a little I can assure you those are his bare-bone legs. Simon was never one to wear pants. The only time he did cover up his legs was in CVII and that was because his body was decaying on him due to Dracula's curse. And the sprite itself matches both the US & Japanese boxart quite faithfully.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Odile Kuronuma on July 03, 2012, 06:06:05 PM
Belmont thighs in a leather skirt are iconic, my friends. Add in the whip and the calf-highs and we are in business :D pants are for suckers. Like Drac.
I wonder if the skirt works like a kilt, you know with no underwear under it ;D
that's pretty manly i must say  :D .
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Lucius J. Belmont on July 03, 2012, 08:45:13 PM
I wonder if the skirt works like a kilt, you know with no underwear under it ;D
that's pretty manly i must say  :D .

Of course it does. Underwear just slows you down when you're traversing Transylvania. One less hindrance between you and teabagging a mummy, etc. That's just science.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: TheouAegis on July 03, 2012, 09:04:39 PM
When you have underwear, you're forced to fight Succubus. Has Simon ever had to actually fight Succubus?

Fishmen don't spit fire. They puke. They jump out of the water, catch a glimpse of Simon's package on the way up, then wretch.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 03, 2012, 09:19:12 PM
Fishmen don't spit fire. They puke. They jump out of the water, catch a glimpse of Simon's package on the way up, then wretch.

They realize how inferior they are to him, and it causes destruction internally.

They can't stand the sight of Simon's  8) Grand Cross
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: X on July 03, 2012, 10:03:49 PM
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Fishmen don't spit fire. They puke. They jump out of the water, catch a glimpse of Simon's package on the way up, then wretch.

LOL!!

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They realize how inferior they are to him, and it causes destruction internally.

They can't stand the sight of Simon's  8) Grand Cross

LOL!! Anybody got anymore of this?? I guess I could say that he can 'whip it' in multiple directions to block enemy attacks but I'm not sure if that's as funny as the the aforementioned.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Lucius J. Belmont on July 03, 2012, 10:07:38 PM
Not sure I can bring myself to drag Hydro Storm into this...
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 03, 2012, 10:09:49 PM
LOL!! Anybody got anymore of this?? I guess I could say that he can 'whip it' in multiple directions to block enemy attacks but I'm not sure if that's as funny as the the aforementioned.

Ugh. I just got an image of Simon doing the multi-directional whipping and whip brandish from SCIV, but with his schlong... X(
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Neobelmont on July 03, 2012, 11:57:40 PM
Yep Simon with out a doubt has some "holy power" in him maybe a bit too much.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: JR on July 04, 2012, 01:58:10 AM
Simon can't handle pants. Those damn wallmeat farts were leaving too many stains in his undies. Poor guy just couldn't take it anymore.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: X on July 04, 2012, 10:25:11 AM
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Simon can't handle pants. Those damn wallmeat farts were leaving too many stains in his undies. Poor guy just couldn't take it anymore.

Maybe this is why Castlevania crumbled into dust. The gas from Simon was potent enough to be ignited by all the torches, thus creating one massive internal explosion which brought down the castle.

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Ugh. I just got an image of Simon doing the multi-directional whipping and whip brandish from SCIV, but with his schlong... X(

It's about to get worse. Here's some lyrics to a song I know:

'crack that whip
give the past the slip
step on a crack
break your momma's back
when a problem comes along
you must whip it
before the cream sits out too long
you must whip it
when something's going wrong
you must whip it

now whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to whip it
whip it good

when a good time turns around
you must whip it
you will never live it down
unless you whip it
no one gets away
until they whip it

i say whip it
whip it good
i say whip it
whip it good

crack that whip
give the past the slip
step on a crack
break your momma's back
when a problem comes along
you must whip it
before the cream sits out too long
you must whip it
when something's going wrong
you must whip it

now whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to whip it
whip it good'
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: beingthehero on July 04, 2012, 10:58:23 AM
Penises.

Am I right, guys?
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 04, 2012, 08:14:17 PM
Penises.

Am I right, guys?

When you're talking about a guy's muscular legs, where else do you expect it to go?
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Neobelmont on July 04, 2012, 08:21:32 PM
When you're talking about a guy's muscular legs, where else do you expect it to go?

-_-' How did we get here again? With all this HOLY POWER and HYDRO STORMS into the lake and HOLY CROSSES one can forget or wait do I even want to remember?
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 04, 2012, 08:31:54 PM
-_-' How did we get here again? With all this HOLY POWER and HYDRO STORMS into the lake and HOLY CROSSES one can forget or wait do I even want to remember?

This quote below

Fishmen don't spit fire. They puke. They jump out of the water, catch a glimpse of Simon's package on the way up, then wretch.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: X on July 04, 2012, 11:02:04 PM
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-_-' How did we get here again? With all this HOLY POWER and HYDRO STORMS into the lake and HOLY CROSSES one can forget or wait do I even want to remember?

It's even stranger for me. When I was still in elementary school, whenever I heard the name Simon my thoughts automatically brought up penises. This was years before the internet and my dirty little child-like mind came up with this!?!
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Lucius J. Belmont on July 05, 2012, 12:06:52 AM
It's even stranger for me. When I was still in elementary school, whenever I heard the name Simon my thoughts automatically brought up penises. This was years before the internet and my dirty little child-like mind came up with this!?!

/terrible austrian voice
Please, lie down on this couch. Tell me about your mother.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: CrashDiary27 on July 05, 2012, 06:58:43 AM
Ive never seen any bathrooms in Drac's castle...maybe he just wants it to be a little easier when hes gotta go.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 05, 2012, 08:56:29 PM
Ive never seen any bathrooms in Drac's castle...maybe he just wants it to be a little easier when hes gotta go.

There was one in AoS, granted it was only the bath segment of a bathroom and not the toiletry part of it.
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: X on July 05, 2012, 11:36:55 PM
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/terrible austrian voice
Please, lie down on this couch. Tell me about your mother.

LOL! But seriously, even though Sigmund Freud is known as the father of modern psychology he was in reality a bit of a quack. His obsession of sex and sex oriented analysis on all his patients is the obvious giveaway.

Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Lucius J. Belmont on July 06, 2012, 02:07:19 AM
LOL! But seriously, even though Sigmund Freud is known as the father of modern psychology he was in reality a bit of a quack. His obsession of sex and sex oriented analysis on all his patients is the obvious giveaway.

Oh yes, definite quack. Everything came down to sex and dicks and how women wished they had them and people wanted incest like it was the lottery. Give me Jung any day :p

You have to respect him for what he did for Abnormal Psych as a field the same way you have to respect what Paracelsus did for chemistry. Doesn't make it any less loonytunes in modern times though, haha
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: TheouAegis on July 06, 2012, 07:52:25 PM
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj201/OctopusPrime/Castlevania%202/275.png)
"Here I sit, broken-hearted...
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on July 06, 2012, 08:36:08 PM
(http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/general/116128d1247505689-being-loop-this_thread_is_bad_and_you_should_feel_bad.jpg)

:P :P :P
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: Claimh Solais on July 06, 2012, 09:06:55 PM
(http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/general/116128d1247505689-being-loop-this_thread_is_bad_and_you_should_feel_bad.jpg)

:P :P :P

I feel bad for starting it now. :P
Title: Re: Question about Simon's SCIV sprite...
Post by: K.G. Morder on July 08, 2012, 12:56:03 AM
You kidding? This thread is hillarious.