simon trumps Christopher's rope climbing by having the cajones to swing from the whip on hooks (SCIV), Richter gets 3 highlights in my book for being the most agile Belmont with backflipping, sliding on the floor, and jumping on the freakin' cealing before any other CV protagonist, mastering the item crush (Simon never had that!), and having an outfit that retains his masculinity.
Chronicles Simon (in the artwork) isn't that homoerotic when you think about it's combination of both Spanish Conquistador and Scottish highlander.