Topic: Ever wish Kojima used this design for Simon?

[beingthehero]

She could have given us a bearded Simon way before MoF....and one who did this as a hobby, apparently:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife-carrying

[chainsawmidget]

Well, I like it better than glam rock pretty boy Simon, that's for sure. 

[Shiroi Koumori]

If there's a caption explaining the picture, we can determine properly if this is a Simon design, but as far as I know, she does illustrations for novels, that pic might be one of those insert illustrations.

Anyone who has the book, can you provide a scan/pic with the caption?

[Kaori]

I'm pretty sure that picture is from some random novel since it's on a page with a bunch of other random pictures that are not Castlevania. I don't have access to my scanner right now, but it is picture "III" on page 128 of the Santa Lilio Sangre artbook. I took a picture of the page I found it on and the caption with my camera.

Picture - http://imgur.com/ISzaw8T
Caption - http://imgur.com/usFlWWn

[X]

Well, I like it better than glam rock pretty boy Simon, that's for sure. 

Agreed. The above illustration doesn't look like it came out of some twilight-esque paranormal bromance as did the CV Chronicles cover.

[Shiroi Koumori]

I'm pretty sure that picture is from some random novel since it's on a page with a bunch of other random pictures that are not Castlevania. I don't have access to my scanner right now, but it is picture "III" on page 128 of the Santa Lilio Sangre artbook. I took a picture of the page I found it on and the caption with my camera.

Picture - http://imgur.com/ISzaw8T
Caption - http://imgur.com/usFlWWn

Thanks dear!
It came from the novel entitled: Voyage of the Bewitched Moon

[Nagumo]

Bearded Simon Belmont is older than you think:

[Koutei]

The artwork is an illustration of the Japanese novel "妖月の航海 王朝アラベスク綺譚" of 22 years ago. Unrelated probably.

Bearded Simon Belmont is older than you think:

Isn't this artwork Ray's thing?

[Nagumo]

Isn't this artwork Ray's thing?

Actually, I think I made a mistake there. It's Simon. He appears in part 1. I don't think Ray is introduced until part 2.       

[beingthehero]

Yeah I should have specified that this wasn't actual concept art for Simon, just art she had done before for another project.

Bearded Simon Belmont is older than you think:

Also whoa

[crisis]

there are many many designs in Santa lilio Sangre that could serve as potential Belmont material, the book came out years ago & people are still discovering this stuff lol

[Dremn]

These are all great designs.

[beingthehero]

there are many many designs in Santa lilio Sangre that could serve as potential Belmont material, the book came out years ago & people are still discovering this stuff lol

man tell me about it. I thought this would have made for ballin' 1999 concept art:

http://castlevania.neo-romance.net/kojima/lily/color/105-color.jpg

Or this as a CV cover art:

http://castlevania.neo-romance.net/kojima/lily/color/026-color.jpg

[crisis]

when IGA & co. presented those 1999 ideas & Kojima designs to Konami, this was their response

Randy Marsh Nooooooooooo

[Anglachel]

The question is whether or not he's ginger. 

I like that design. MOF's Simon has my favorite design, but I thought he should have had more "regal" armor, despite being a mountain man. Less belts and more armor.