Topic: What else do the Belmonts do?

[chainsawmidget]

Okay, we know that Dracula comes back ever 100 years or so and then who ever the Belmont de jour is has to go and stop him, but what else do they do? 

I mean, not every Belmont is going to end up fighting Drac, right?  So what are they doing inbetween Dracula revivals?  For that matter, what do they do after they put Dracula back in the ground?  After Simon killed Dracula, put him back together, and killed him again, I can't really picture him just settling down and hanging up the whip.  Simon I can see just going off and hunting other big evil monster masterminds around the world (which could be good for a few spin-off games) but some of these guys I just can't picture doing that sort of thing. 

I wonder if any of the family ever feels like they just aren't going to get the chance to prove themselves.  "Dracula was killed 15 years before you were born.  You're probably never going to get a chance to fight him.  You're just going to have to settle with fighting Graf Orlock and Count Wampyre." 

[Ahasverus]

I've always had this idea on my mind of various cycles of the belmont family, with them being nobles/rulers/country people depdending on the year.

- Leon Belmont being a crussader, rich, then after rennouncing his title he goes to poverty.
- Trevor Belmont being an outcast and a woodcutter, then ascending to noblety by killing Dracula and gaining the church's favor.
- The family being very rich until Christopher times, when Soleil gets caught of Dracula's powers and the belmonts are exilled again.
- Simon getting the family rich /again/ (as evidenced by his change in armor).
- Juste times being the peak of their ecconomic times.
- Richter having his town destroyed and so all the family's wealth. He gets exilled anyway.
- Julius seems to have some hobo clothes so he was probably poor too.

This is one of the most missed points of the old timeline, hope it gets better!

Castlavania world is in a very healthy economic climate when business opportunities are always around the corner, money comes from candles and you can have a healthy shop inside a castle 

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I think most of them have had other professions beyond 'hero'/'vampire hunter'.

Leon: Crusader Knight, Noble
Gabriel: Brotherhood of Light Knight
Sonia: Worked for her grandfather, probably apothecary
Trevor: Most likely a blacksmith
Christopher: Considering his attire, he looks like he could've been some kind of builder or miner.
Simon: Probably Huntsman.
Desmond: Doctor/healer
Juste: Interior Decorator
Richter: I believe he was a noble, which cuts down on 'jobs'.  Probably a tradesman.
Victor: Vagabond/Gambler
Reinhardt: Vehicle driver (stagecoach or horse)
John Morris: Cowboy (inherited from his dad's business)
Jonathan: Cowboy/Farmer
Julius: Own an old farm, probably has a business built around it by now.
Kokoro: Student at St.Gradius University

[Ahasverus]

Juste: Interior Decorator

lol 10/10.

If I remember well, the Christopher comic places him at noble too. But I think that changed after the Soleil's episode, who would trust them after then?

[crisis]

Belmonts pre-Trevor were monster/vampire hunters, which is why they were outcasts. Even after the events of CVIII, I believe the Belmonts, the main bloodline anyway, still remained in the outskirts of society & kept to themselves. It would be logical that most of them were typically vagabonds throughout the centuries, since they were feared for their superhuman capabilities. Come the 19th century, however, the Belmont relatives have eventually blended into society, as shown in OoE (one of the descendants even recounts vampire hunting with her grandfather back in the day). The Morris side of the family, I envision, being part of the "nobility" of society.

I wouldn't doubt the Church took care of them via monetary needs, either.

[The Puritan]

I definitely see Juste and Richter as noblemen. Sorta the 18th century equivalent of wealthy men-about-town. For all we know, that's how Richter met Annette.

Jonathan Morris could've done work for the OSS on the side, during and after WWII.

- The family being very rich until Christopher times, when Soleil gets caught of Dracula's powers and the belmonts are exilled again.
- Simon getting the family rich /again/ (as evidenced by his change in armor).

Ooh, someone shares my headcanon.  I 've always believed Simon dressed like a barbarian not just because of a possible Belmont fall from grace, but also to emulate Trevor.

[Ahasverus]

Belmonts pre-Trevor were monster/vampire hunters, which is why they were outcasts. Even after the events of CVIII, I believe the Belmonts, the main bloodline anyway, still remained in the outskirts of society & kept to themselves. It would be logical that most of them were typically vagabonds throughout the centuries, since they were feared for their superhuman capabilities. Come the 19th century, however, the Belmont relatives have eventually blended into society, as shown in OoE (one of the descendants even recounts vampire hunting with her grandfather back in the day). The Morris side of the family, I envision, being part of the "nobility" of society.

I wouldn't doubt the Church took care of them via monetary needs, either.

Christopher from the (canon?) comics, Simon's Quest Simon, Juste and Richter are noble according to their looks.

[JR]

Some good thoughts in this thread. I guess I never really put much thought into it, myself. I always thought they went back home and tended to their land or something, while staying fairly isolated from the outside world (well, aside from marrying and retaining the family name, I guess).

And cross-emblazoned jackets. Those things gotta take time to make.

[GuyStarwind]

What about the Belmont's who don't want to be vampire hunters? I mean what if someone like let's say Richter didn't want to be a vampire hunter? What if he wanted to be an actor or something? But since Dracula came back he had to abandon his dream.

[uzo]

Judging by the in game hints and nods to possible outside events (OoE & CV3 mainly), it appears that the Belmonts have been 'exorcists' professionally in each generation since Leon renounced his noble title. Their family job, even for branch family members, is to take care of monster and spiritual problems. Dracula just happens to be the highlight of this line of work, being the most notably intense and dangerous of this category.

In short, they fight monsters, not Dracula explicitly. Dracula just happens to be the biggest baddest monster (and pissed off Leon).

[Shiroi Koumori]

Juste: Interior Decorator

Hahaha!

Their exorcism might have given them wealth when people are asking for those things, but when people do not need exorcists, they enter poverty.

[The Puritan]

Their exorcism might have given them wealth when people are asking for those things, but when people do not need exorcists, they enter poverty.

That just might be true, given Richter mentions a 'client' in Nocturne of Recollection. So maybe the Belmonts do get paid for their monster hunting.

[crisis]

Christopher from the (canon?) comics, Simon's Quest Simon, Juste and Richter are noble according to their looks.

maybe they can just afford fancy clothing? Doesn't mean they're part of high-class society, since their taboo and unorthodox lifestyle would make them feel like outsiders & possibly be rejected by other citizens of society. But this is just my speculation/opinion.

[darkwzrd4]

Judging by the in game hints and nods to possible outside events (OoE & CV3 mainly), it appears that the Belmonts have been 'exorcists' professionally in each generation since Leon renounced his noble title. Their family job, even for branch family members, is to take care of monster and spiritual problems. Dracula just happens to be the highlight of this line of work, being the most notably intense and dangerous of this category.

In short, they fight monsters, not Dracula explicitly. Dracula just happens to be the biggest baddest monster (and pissed off Leon).

The Belmonts being exorcists would not surprise me. I could so imagine a young Julius after the 1999 and suffering from amnesia going work as a paranormal investigator/exorcist not connected to the church.

On another note, what happens when a teenage Belmont goes through a rebellious phase (normal teenage stuff and not connected to Dracula). How would they rebel? And, how would the family deal with them? Think about it. With those powers, per-teens and teens are likely to be tempted to use their powers to create a little mischief.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

We have an example of that: Victor Belmont from the cancelled Resurrection game.

He was to be heir to the whip after Richter and Reinhardt it looks like, but before John Morris.  However, he rejected the title and actually left the Belmont clan, and became a vagabond/gambler (which is why I gave him that title).

Victor Belmont is the alternative protagonist of the canceled Sega Dreamcast game Castlevania: Resurrection. He escaped his destiny of facing Count Dracula in 19th century England. However, when Dracula's Castle appears in the year 1666, he is transported to that time and is taken under Sonia Belmont's wing (also time-displaced) and faces Count Dracula.
Character historyEdit

A wandering gambler and soldier of fortune, Victor chose not to accept the Belmont legacy as a Vampire hunter by running away from home at an early age. During his travels, Victor learned not just the art, but the science of warfare, all the while attempting to avoid his true destiny in the petty politics of 19th century Europe. But the blood of the Belmont clan cannot be ignored forever, and Victor would eventually return to the land of his birth, a rebel and outcast.

In a certain night during 19th century, Victor has a quarrel with another man when gambling. Just as Victor pulls out a knife, he was mysteriously transported to the year 1666 by an unknown force.

Notes

    Victor Belmont is the second hero of the cancelled game Castlevania: Resurrection.

    It is interesting to note that Victor refused to accept his destiny as a Belmont, which would be the reason for their disappearance in the 1800s, had Castlevania: Resurrection never been cancelled, as well as Castlevania: Legends being retconned from the official canon timeline.

From the Castlevania Wikia.

Victor Belmont is an oddity, as we do not know of his whereabouts.  We know that although he rejected the title, some force that manipulates Time (we should ask St.Germaine or Aeon) pulls him to Sonia's time, thus creating an alternate timeline.

I believe I posted about this multi-timeline before, but for the life of me I cannot find it with a search.