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| “ | The label of "hero" is just that-A label. Whether you're considered capable or useful or not is merely a product of circumstance. In fact there really is no such thing as "superiority" or "inferiority" when it comes to people. The ones you look up to are all simply human in the end, just like you. That's why you must have confidence. Both for your sake and for the sake of your friends. | „ |
| ~ Simon Belmont to Lucy |
Summary
Simon Belmont is the main protagonist of Castlevania and Castlevania II: Simon's Quest for the NES, and as such the original and most recognizable of Castlevania's many heroes. Aside from the Castlevania series proper, Simon has made various cameo appearances in other Konami games and can be considered somewhat of an iconic videogame character.
Simon is a legendary vampire hunter from the 17th Century, the great-grandson of Christopher Belmont, and the grandfather of Juste Belmont. As a youth, he would be raised hearing stories of his famed ancestors and often wonder how he would compare to them. On Easter Day, 1691; A hundred years after Christopher last defeated Dracula, the Dark Lord was resurrected by a cult of Demon Worshipers during a Black Mass in an abandoned monastery, and his darkness soon spread across the land. Brash and quick to action, Simon would arm himself with the Vampire Killer and set out on a journey to stop the Count's reign of terror.
Simon would defeat Dracula's armies and demonic servants, and face off against the vampire much like his ancestors had. However, unbeknownst to him, Simon had not only failed to truly slay the Demon King but had also been infected with a dark curse. Over the following 7 years, Simon would slowly be corrupted by the parasitic curse, and his body would begin to unnaturally wither and decay. Dracula's essence was taking hold of him, and once Simon died his body would serve as the host for the Count's new resurrection. To stop this, the dying Simon set off on a new quest across the demon-infested nation and gathering Dracula's severed remains he would revive the Dark Lord in a ritual, so that he could slay him once again, freeing himself of the curse.
Due to his bravery, Simon would become known across the nation as a Legendary and Renowned Vampire Hunter, and the Belmont Clan would no longer be hated and feared by the population. Instead, they would be regarded as heroes.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 2-C
Name: Simon Belmont
Origin: Castlevania
Gender: Male
Age: Born 1669; 22 in Castlevania, 29 in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Classification: Human, Vampire Hunter
Powers and Abilities:
Belmont Bloodline (Being a member of the Belmont Clan, Simon has access to their innate powers and resistances. Stated to be a prodigy among his family[1]), Deconstruction (Via Various Holy weapons[2]), Time Stop (The Stopwatch item can stop time[3]), Forcefield Creation and Invisibility (With the Invisibily Potion[4]), Invulnerability (With the Bible)[5], Weapon Mastery (Wields Whips, Daggers, Swords and Axes with precision), Acrobatics (Hypermobility, Can jump his own height multiple times and perform complicated maneuvers), Magic (Through the various Relics[6]), Attack Reflection (Dracula's ribs can passively reflect attacks back[7]), Quantum Manipulation and Spatial Manipulation (Magic[8] in Castlevania[8] is able to warp[8] Quantum Space barriers,[8] which is stated to be a paranormal Phenomena,[8] which makes it[9] common for even[9] creatures of the night[10]), Soul Manipulation (Magic[11] is[12] capable[13] of[11] attacking/[14] affecting the soul[15] in the[16] series[16])
Standard Belmont Resistances, plus Resistance to Fire Manipulation (Can endure fire based attacks)[17], Curse Manipulation (With the Eye of Vlad)[18], Petrification (With the Heart of Vlad)[18], Poison Manipulation (With the Rib of Vlad)[18]
Enhanced Immortality, Resurrection and Regeneration Negation (High-Godly and Types 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Able to negate Death's regeneration, which can bring it back after being erased from existence while being the abstract concept of Death.[19] The Vampire Killer is a far[19] superior Holy weapon than others,[13] which is capable of killing creatures of chaos easily[2] who can survive lethal blows easily,[2] Can revive endlessly,[9] are beyond life and death due to being Conceptually Nonexistent,[20] can possess other objects to exist,[12] most of them are undead, some of them are souls and evil spirits[6] and they all[19] are reliant on[21] the Chaos Entity,[9] and bounded by it,[19] always returning after being killed,[6] with Chaos existing in an alternate dimension beyond the normal world.[12] however stronger Chaos based monsters like Death and Dracula have a deeper relation to the entity, and such link can't be erased by the Hunters), Fire Manipulation (The Vampire Killer can burn enemies on contact[22]), Soul Manipulation and Life Manipulation (Any non Belmont that uses the Vampire Killer will lose his soul[8] and part of his life[8]), Passive Power Nullification and Statistics Reduction (The Vampire Killer weakened the Castle's Magic once it was sealed inside of it[12]), Extrasensory Perception (The whip reacts to the[23] presence of dark creatures[24] and can sense them from a distance[25])
Attack Potency: Low Multiverse level (Is capable of matching Dracula, who's stronger than Death, who is far superior to the Time Reaper, who threatened[26] to erase[27] all the[28] Castlevania timelines[29])
Speed: Infinite (Can keep up with Death, Is able to kill distance itself to attack his enemies instantly[19])
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable (Should be comparable to Dracula's weakened state, who is able to lift the entirety of Castlevania at his weakest state[30], which is an[12] entire world[12] with[31] another dimension below it[19])
Striking Strength: Low Multiverse level (Can harm Dracula)
Durability: Low Multiverse level (Can withstand blows from beings like Dracula)
Stamina: Superhuman (Can travel around fighting monsters for several days and nights on end with no sleep without fatigue)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Low Multiversal with magic (Can seal away Castlevania,[19] which is another world and can access the passage of time itself[32])
- The Vampire Killer: The Vampire Killer is the legendary Heirloom Whip of the Belmont Clan, which has been wielded by several heroes throughout the centuries in their quests to stop the Dark Lord Dracula. The Vampire Killer is intrinsically connected to the Belmont Bloodline, and only a member of their clan can wield it. If one who isn't a Belmont attempts to wield it, the whip will simply slowly drain their life away. Long ago, it was known simply as the Whip of Alchemy and was a much weaker magical weapon developed by the alchemist Rinaldo Gandolfi. The Whip was transformed into its current state with the sacrifice of Sara Trantoul, betrothed of Leon Belmont. Sara had been cursed with vampirism, though her heart was still pure. Through a ritual, her soul was infused within the whip, allowing the weapon to awaken to its true potential. Empowered by a soul both tainted and pure, the Vampire Killer is simultaneously a Holy and Vampiric Weapon, and its power is lethal to all demonic entities. The Vampire Killer is able to nullify or reflect Magic and projectiles with its touch alone, it also weakened Dracula's powers so much that he was unable to resurrect himself or use his powers to escape for several years.
- Sub-Weapons: As a Vampire Hunter of the Belmont Clan, Simon will often carry various secondary weapons to battle with him, which may aid him in a variety of ways.
- Dagger: A Silver Dagger, suitable can use both as a stabbing weapon and as a throwing knife.
- Axe: A Throwing Axe, which can be launched at flying monsters in an arcing pattern.
- Holy Cross: A Battle Cross, which is fired towards the enemy only to return to the wielder's hand, in a spinning motion similar to a Boomerang's.
- Holy Water: An Enchanted Holy Water which is thrown at demons and creatures of the night, producing an ignition of Holy Fire on contact.
- Bible: A Magical Bible, which on use will spiral around its caster, protecting him from harm.
- Stopwatch: A Stopwatch which will briefly stop time when opened.
- Sacred Flame: A Mystical Flame, which is cast towards demonic foes, and upon contact ignites provoking great damage while simultaneously weakening their powers
- Simon's Bandana: A magical bandana passed down through generations in the Belmont Clan. When worn, bestows resistance to Curses and Poisons.
- Simon's Plate: A magical breastplate passed down through generations in the Belmont Clan. When worn, bestows resistance to Blunt, Slashing and Piercing attacks, as well as resistance to Petrification, Curses, and Poisons.
- Simon's Sandals: Magical sandals passed down through generations in the Belmont Clan. When worn, it raises Simon's Holy and Dark Magic.
- Simon's Cloak: A magical bandana passed down through generations in the Belmont Clan. When worn, bestows resistance to Fire, Ice, and Lightning.
Intelligence: Gifted (Simon is a skilled warrior with over 10 years of combat experience and training throughout his whole life dedicated to defeating Dracula. Even when dying and decaying, he was capable of setting off on a journey across Romania to solve the riddles in order to locate Dracula's scattered remains. Furthermore, he's extremely skilled with brandishing his whip that he won't injure himself in the process)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Fireball: Channeling his magical energies through the Vampire Killer, Simon can cause it to shoot a fireball as he whips at his enemy's direction.
- Binding Whip: Simon whips his enemy, binding them in place and then pulling them towards him.
- Rising Whip: Simon charges his whip with his magical power and unleashes it with a vertical sing, sending his opponent flying upwards.
- Holy Ruin: Simon energizes his fist with magical power and unleashes a devastating punch.
- Twisting Arrow: Simon leaps up into the air and subsequently performs a torpedo dive towards his foe.
- Dancing Whip: Simon rapidly spins and tosses his whip around him. It doesn't do much damage but can annoy his adversaries.
- Whip Tornado: Simon charges his whip with magical energy and unleashes it as a whirlwind, swinging his whip in a 360-degree spin, damaging all surrounding enemies.
- Sudden Impact: Simon quickly energizes his whip as he performs a spinning swing, slamming the whip on the ground and piercing enemy defenses with a rush release of magical power.
- Vampire Killer (Simon Version): Simon's finishing move. Simon focuses all of his magical power around himself, and dashes towards his foe at enhanced speed. Simon then whips his foe vertically five times, both him and his opponent ascending to the air. Finally, he charges his Vampire Killer with even more power and releases an incredibly fast array of attacks, totaling 99 whip swings.
Gallery
Others
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
References
- ↑ History of Castlevania - Crescent of the moon page 35
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Castlevania The Belmont Legacy Issue 3
- ↑ History of Castlevania - Crescent of the moon page 46
- ↑ History of Castlevania - Crescent of the moon page 51
- ↑ History of Castlevania - Crescent of the moon page 51
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania II Simon's Quest
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruins BradyGames strategy guide page 151
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Castlevania Nocturne of Recollection Chapter 6: Counterattack
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- ↑ Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Double Jump Official Strategy Guide page 92
- ↑ Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Double Jump Official Strategy Guide page 168
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Castlevania: Curse of Darkness manga chapter 2
- ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 Demon Castle Dracula: Reminiscence of the Divine Abyss
- ↑ Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Revelations Castle Dweller: Navigator
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruins BradyGames strategy guide page 2
- ↑ Castlevania The Belmont Legacy Issue 3
- ↑ Castlevania Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1: Dracula's Castle
- ↑ Castlevania Grimoire of Souls Chapter 4: That Witch Writhes
- ↑ Castlevania Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3: Ash Banquet
- ↑ Castlevania Judgement Aeon's True Story Mode
- ↑ Castlevania Judgement Sypha's True Story Mode
- ↑ Castlevania Judgement Alucard's True Story Mode
- ↑ Castlevania Judgement Golem's True Story Mode
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
- ↑ Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
- ↑ Castlevania Judgement Dracula's True Story Mode
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