Richter Belmont

A descendant of Simon Belmont Richter is a renowned vampire hunter. He is the main protagonist of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and has reappeared frequently as a supporting character in later games. Every generation of the Belmont Clan has produced tougher, more dedicated vampire hunters — yet Richter stands as one of the most powerful in the family. Brandishing the legendary Vampire Killer which so many of his predecessors wielded, this hot-headed youth pushed Dracula to the brink.

In Symphony of the Night, Richter was controlled by Shaft to become master of Castlevania and bring about Dracula's return. Richter was too strong to be defeated, so Shaft opted to control him instead by using his thoughts of being useless after Dracula's defeat.

He had a lover called Annette. Her fate is unknown. It is entirely possible that she is dead after the events of Rondo of blood. In Castlevania Dracula X, Annette can be turned into a vampire. Richter was forced to kill her should this come to pass. As a vampire Annette tries to turn Richter so that she can keep him forever.

If forced to kill Annette, Richter is deeply heartbroken. He mourns her death. It's one of his biggest regrets. It could be that this ending makes Richter easier to manipulate in Symphony of the Night. She is never mentioned again.

Richter is friends with Alucard. Alucard saved Richter from being cursed by Shaft along with Maria Renard, a friend of Richter.

Richter is hot blooded and impulsive as well an overall nice man. He is kind and brave and has a strong sense of justice.

Count Dracula, resurrected by evil humans led by a dark priest called Shaft who sacrificed a young virgin female's blood and life, commanded his forces to kidnap Richter's girlfriend, Annette from the village of Aljiba alongside the villagers Maria Renard Teraand Irod among many others. On his way to the village via wagon, Richter was ambushed by Dracula's second in command, Death, with the latter also "testing" him by using various attacks on him. After Richter dispelled the attacks, Death took his leave, although not before vowing that he wouldn't go easy on the vampire hunter in their inevitable next encounter. After ridding the town of creatures of the night, Richter, obligated to battle the Dark Lord in every incarnation, slayed the Count's massive army –including Shaft– alongside Maria, who joined his quest after rescuing her, and together arrived in time to both save the women and defeat Dracula — proving to himself that he was worthy of his vampire-hunting destiny.

Richter has a strong sense of justice and unwavering will mixed with a youthful and hot-headed attitude. This is because he was the youngest Belmont at the time to fight against the fully resurrected Count Dracula. The power of his youthful energy manifests in the form of Item Crashes, where he draws even more power out of his sub-weapons. Richter is also shown to be very kind and caring to others, such as Maria Renard, Tera and Iris, even though they don't have a personal connection to him. Despite being referred to as reckless by Annette, Richter does display caution at times. An example of this is when Maria asks to go with him to defeat Dracula, which Richter finds amusing but absurd, saying it would be too dangerous for her. He does eventually relent after witnessing her power and determination. Richter is a skilled acrobat and martial artist, employing flips and kicks in battle. He can use holy water to make it rain, felling monsters before him