History Characters / Castlevania

->'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (''Lament of Innocence'', ''Portrait of Ruin'')

* LightningBruiser: Can become this in some games. In ''Symphony of the Night'', his rolling attack is fast and hits hard.

* MiniBoss: Only in ''Bloodlines'' and ''Chronicles''.

* TheGrimReaper: Or {{Shinigami}}, his name in Japan.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Particularly in the pre-release screenshots, he looks like Creator/TimCurry.

* OrnamentalWeapon: Following a precedent set by the games' box art, his Kojima ''Chronicles'' design and updated sprite havd a sword strapped to his hip, but he never uses it in place of the Vampire Killer. ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter'' and ''VideoGame/HauntedCastle'' makes him use it though. The action figure released by Neca also has it.

* BoobsOfSteel: Like all Belmonts, she is a powerful warrior who can easily take on armies of monsters and demons. Also like all Belmonts, her chest is very large.

* VampireHunter: All the Belmonts are locked in a perpetual struggle against Dracula and his followers.

[[folder:Medusa]]
->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Haruko Kitahama (''Lament of Innocence'')
->'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (''Lament of Innocence'', ''Portrait of Ruin'')

->"''With that body, you'll make an excellent statue.''"

One of the three Gorgon sisters, she is one of the few bosses in the series to appear in nearly every game, in some form or another, mainly by [[GoddamnBats the annoying Medusa Heads]] or in the flesh.

* HolyHandGrenade: The Holy Water subweapon is almost literally a holy hand grenade, leaving a puddle of fire that damages enemies after it's thrown.

* ViciousCycle: Later games make increasing allusions to the Belmont clan as a whole being cursed— that is, due to Leon’s vow, they ''must'' slay Dracula, not merely because they’re the best ones for the job but because their blood eternally calls them to take up the Vampire Killer and fulfil this destiny whenever Dracula arises. And since Dracula will continue to resurrect [[RegularlyScheduledEvil at least once a century]] for [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil as long as the greed of humanity keeps calling him back,]] the Belmont family are trapped within this fate for almost a millennium until Dracula is finally defeated for good in 1999.

* {{Bishonen}}: His Kojima design, probably to bring him in line with all the other Kojima-designed Belmonts. Though only from the neck up in Simon's case; below that, he's still built like a tank with ape arms that could rip the castle apart with his bare hands if he wanted to.

* RatedMForManly: That moment you realize that even at his [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChronicles bishiest]], he was a testosterone-fueled killing machine. ''Grimoire of Souls'' shows him as very fond of intense physical training to stay in shape, making Jonathan undergo six sets of 100 reps with him.

* AffablyEvil: Despite being EnemiesWithDeath, the Belmonts tend to get little or no enmity from the Grim Reaper. Death tends to be somewhat polite towards his enemies, and is even on a FirstNameBasis with Alucard (as seen in ''Symphony of the Night''). In the Japanese dialogue for said game, he even addresses him with {{Keigo}}.

* DependingOnTheArtist: Simon's design differs depending on the game that you're playing. In the original ''Castlevania'', ''Super Castlevania IV'', ''Grimoire of Souls'', and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', he's portrayed with an appearance akin to a leaner version of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's portrayal of Film/{{Conan The Barbarian|1982}}. ''Chronicles'' keeps his toned build but softens his face and makes him a red-head, and ''Judgement'' expands on this with the infamous [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]]-Simon hybrid.

* {{Expy}}: Of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger as [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]].

* ForeHeadOfDoom: We can't deny it.

A recurring boss ever since its introduction, with its design almost always being the same — a tentacled, orb-shaped being surrounded by a shell made out of corpses.

Generally, its boss fight consists of the trying to break off the shell to reveal its core, then killing the core.

* {{Superboss}}: It, especially as Nuculais, is among the most difficult bosses in ''Curse of Darkness '', found under Garibaldi Temple.

* BladeOnAStick: Slogra uses a spear as their primary weapon, though they will continue fighting after being disarmed.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Walter's years of hunting humans came to an end with Death painfully tearing his soul away.

* AncestralWeapon: All of the Belmonts (and Belmont relatives) use the magic [[WhipItGood Vampire Killer whip]], passed down through the generations from Leon Belmont.

* WhipItGood: The signature weapon of the Belmonts is the famous "Vampire Killer" whip, and every one of them uses it.

* WhipItGood: He uses his own shackles as a chain-whip starting in ''Haunted Castle'', although he only used it two more times in ''Bloodlines'' and ''Chronicles''.

!Miscellaneous

[[AC:Other Medias]]

!!Others

* MasterOfDisguise: While he later gives himself away early on in ''Curse of Darkness,'' he does so as Zead manipulating Hector and Isaac to fight each other to make one of the two into Dracula's new body.

[[folder:Legion]]
A recurring boss ever since its introduction, with its design almost always being the same — a tentacled, orb-shaped being surrounded by a shell made out of corpses.

Generally, its boss fight consists of the trying to break off the shell to reveal its core, then killing the core.

* ExpressiveSkull: Usually averted, but ''Dawn of Sorrow'' gives his eyes more movement, allowing him to make angry glares. ''Portrait of Ruin'' likewise gives his skull a permanent scowl.

* GorgeousGorgon: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] for the most part, where she looks more hideous or disturbing than beautiful.

** [[spoiler:Input [[KonamiCode The Konami Code]] when the Konami symbol shows]] as you boot up ''Harmony of Dissonance'', and you get to play as Simon in BossRush mode. ''8-bit'' Simon. And he can ''still'' whoop every monster the game chooses to throw at him.

FrankensteinsMonster in all but name, flat head, neck bolts, and all. Has appeared in numerous Castlevania titles. He is identified as Frankenstien in earlier games, though later ones settle on naming him 'The Creature.'

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[[AC:Video games]]

[[AC:Characters]]
* [[Characters/CastlevaniaTheBelmontClan The Belmont Clan]]
* [[Characters/CastlevaniaAntagonists Antagonists]]
** [[Characters/CastlevaniaDracula Dracula]]

[[AC:Other media]]
* [[Characters/Castlevania2017 Netflix Animated series]]
** [[Characters/Castlevania2017Protagonists Protagonists]]
** [[Characters/Castlevania2017Antagonists Antagonists]]
*** [[Characters/Castlevania2017Dracula Dracula]]
*** [[Characters/Castlevania2017DraculasArmy Dracula's Army]]
*** [[Characters/Castlevania2017StyrianCouncil Styrian Council]]
** [[Characters/Castlevania2017Other Other]]

[[AC:Crossovers]]
* ''Characters/CaptainNTheGameMaster''[[note]]Simon Belmont, The Count, Alucard, Old Wizard[[/note]]
* ''Characters/SuperSmashBros''
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimate64To69''[[note]]Simon[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosUltimateEchoFighters''[[note]]Richter[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosAssistTrophies''[[note]]Alucard[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosBosses''[[note]]Dracula[[/note]]
** ''Characters/SuperSmashBrosOthers''[[note]]Dracula's Castle Monsters[[/note]]

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!Appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment Judgment]]''

[[folder:Aeon]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/HiroshiKamiya
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Ezra Weisz

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->"''My name is Aeon. Shall we begin the first trial?''"

A mysterious wanderer of time, and a member of a group of similar individuals. He's the one responsible for gathering a large number of Dracula-related individuals from history to further his own goals.

* ArcNumber: 13. The number...
** ...of warriors Aeon summons in his crusade.
** ...of hits in his LimitBreak, Requiem of the 13th Hour.
** ...of hours in his clock.
** ...of soul keys needed to confront the Time Reaper in the True Story Mode.
* TheChosenOne: Seeks a warrior who can defeat the Time Reaper and restore the timeline. If the player fails to beat him in his second encounter in True Story Mode or defeats Dracula (after the rest of the cast) in Aeon's own, he decides to confront the Reaper by himself.
-->'''Aeon:''' "You are not the one. Then I must go myself."
* EvolvingAttack: His Hour of Judgment attack, which is dependent on his clock's color.
** Colorless: Extension - Extends his blade for a single attack.
** Blue - Suffer the March of Time - A KamehameHadoken which resembles a similar attack used by the Time Reaper.
** Green - The Clock Strikes Thrice - A triple-hit attack from his clock and swords.
** Yellow - Behold Absolute Power - Freezes time for a short while. Best used to lead up to his LimitBreak.
* {{Expy}}: Of Saint Germain from ''Curse of Darkness''; his alternate color scheme even matches his outfit.
** Also looks a lot like Near from ''Manga/DeathNote''
* FantasticRacism: The Time Reaper aside, Aeon doesn't like immortals, not even [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Alucard]], claiming their existence disrupts the flow of time.
* HighClassGlass: Unlike Saint Germain, he doesn't normally wear the appropriate top hat.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Uses a "Clock Blade", which looks like an enlarged, weaponized minute hand of a clock that is used as a spear.
* KamehameHadoken: Hour of Judgment - Suffer the March of Time.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQvLnqdFpGU "Darkness of Fear"]], a remix of the main theme of ''Judgment''.
* LimitBreak: Requiem of the 13th Hour, where Aeon taunts the enemy (one for each member of the roster) and strikes them with 12 short swords and one final longsword.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: If he's faced with himself, the second to speak says there can't be two of him inside the time rift, and the winner says time itself was about to be destroyed.
* NotSoStoic: When he confronts the Time Reaper himself, his tone noticeably sounds more irate.
-->'''Aeon:''' You will pay for disrupting the flow of time. Your hour is ''up!''
* PlaceBeyondTime: The time rift; in addition, it is revealed that he has ''no'' home time.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: His goal is to stop a plot by [[spoiler:Galamoth of ''Kid Dracula'' and ''Symphony of the Night'' fame]] to dispose of Dracula in the past, replace him, and, you guessed it, TakeOverTheWorld.
** Has to kill any alternates of himself he encounters, saying there can't be two of him within the time rift lest time itself be destroyed.
* SharpDressedMan: Aeon is rocking quite the outfit for either as early as the late 15th Century or as recently as the end of the 19th, considering the various time periods.
* StealthMentor: To the point of imparting words of wisdom to his opponent before landing the final blow.
* TheStoic: Very composed and collected despite the dire situation of the timeline being at risk by the Time Reaper. Though some of his words do reflect ''some'' disapproval and even disappointment at times, he definitely doesn't show it on his face.
* TimeMaster: Most of his moves (Nick of Time, Hour of Judgment - Suffer the March of Time/The Clock Strikes Thrice and Requiem of the 13th Hour) follow a time motif as well.
* TimeStandsStill: One of his specialties, as well as his strongest variation of Hour of Judgment, Behold Absolute Power.
* VerbalTic: When he's not expositing on the situation, he's handing out tidbits on time and how it seemingly works.

[[folder:Golem]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Hiroshi Shirokuma
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/JamiesonPrice

->"''Where is place for me?''"

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An artificial being originally created by Carmilla to mindlessly guard ruins. Somehow, its arrival in the time rift granted it sapience, along with the ability to question its lot in life.

* BecomeARealBoy: He wants to become human while in the Time Rift, and is elated to learn that he is technically one by achieving sapience.
* BreathWeapon: Its hyper move.
* DarkIsNotEvil: A giant golem who performs a {{Heroic Sacrifice}} to save humanity.
* {{Expy}}: It could pass for [[FrankensteinsMonster The Creature]] in a pinch, if not by matching his physical appearance.
* FleshGolem: Instead of being made out of clay and stone, it is a stitched-up creature powered with electricity.
* GentleGiant: It would stop fighting if it could.
* HeroicSacrifice: In the end, it chooses to repair the time rift and save humanity, even if it means never being able to think again. Its ending states that it was later killed by an unknown hunter.
* HulkSpeak: Its method of speaking.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Upon learning that Cornell is a human cursed to become a wolfman, it considers that a curse might be able to make it human and pesters him about it. Cornell doesn't like his curse, though, and eventually loses his temper.
* IsItSomethingYouEat: "Love? What love? Love tasty?"
* MightyGlacier: It has an admittedly fast roll, but otherwise fits this trope in design.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks use electricity.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: A question that comes up in his story, especially when he goes against his masters.

!Other Media
[[folder:Pachislot games]]
!!Angela
A character from ''Pachislot Akumajō Dracula'' (2009). Sent by the church to assist Trevor Belmont after Dracula's resurrection, Angela joins Trevor to support him using her magic.

* CanonForeigner: She only appeared in the first two installments of the ''Pachislot Akumajō Dracula'' subseries, which acted as sequels to both ''Dracula's Curse'' and ''Curse of Darkness''.

!!Victoria Florescu
A character from ''CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula'' (2015). The eldest daughter of the noble House Florescu, Victoria is a swordmaiden who, in the search of her missing younger sister, joins Ritcher in his quest to defeat Dracula.

* CanonForeigner: She only appeared in ''CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula'', a pachinko machine inspired by the events of ''Rondo of Blood''.
* ShoutOut: Victoria's surname may be inspired by Romanian scholar Radu Florescu, who identified Vlad the Impaler as the real-world inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula.

!!Felicia
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A character in ''Pachislot Akumajō Dracula: Lords of Shadow'' (2017). The mysterious woman from the Brotherhood of Light who accompanies Gabriel Belmont throughout his quest.

!Appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLegacyOfDarkness Legacy of Darkness]]'' [=/=] [[VideoGame/{{Castlevania64}} 64]]

[[folder:Cornell]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' John Nuzzo (''Legacy of Darkness''), Creator/PaulStPeter (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')

->"''No one will listen to reason from the mouth of a beast.''"

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A [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent man-beast]] from a clan of similar individuals who sealed away their transformation ability in order to live alongside humans. Through rigorous training, he managed to regain such abilities. He heads to Dracula's castle to find the ones responsible for kidnapping his "sister" Ada, a survivor from a previous man-beast attack. After a confrontation with his jealous [[TheRival rival]], Ortega, he destroys Dracula and saves Ada, but at the cost of his alternate form. [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning A form that is used to revive Dracula again, stronger than ever...]]
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To his rival, Ortega.
* BigBrotherMentor: To Ada, [[NotBloodSiblings his adoptive sister]].
* {{Bishonen}}: He's pretty good-looking when not transformed.
* BlessedWithSuck: His wolf form. On the one hand, it makes him far more powerful than he normally is, but on the other hand, he has trouble controlling himself while transformed, and [[FaceOfAThug many people assume he's evil even when in control.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: Dracula extracts his wolf powers so that he can be reborn. Cornell doesn't miss them.
* BruceLeeClone: Perhaps it's very subtle if you don't know beforehand (besides, he doesn't make the signature noises), but Cornell was developed as the "close-range martial arts character" originally and still kicks if you leave him standing around for a while. Once you know this bit of trivia, Cornell's design gives off some serious Bruce Lee vibes, with the same haircut and small but toned frame.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He's a werewolf, but unlike most of them in this series, he's firmly on the side of good.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Seeing his clan wipe out an entire village and leave Ada as the only survivor made Cornell [[TrainingFromHell work vigorously to control his beast form]] for Ada's sake.
* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: [[TrainingFromHell He gets over it]]... and eventually loses the ability altogether.
* RedBaron: The "Blue Crescent Moon".
* SuperMode: Changing into his werewolf form enhances his strength until he runs out of jewels.
* SwordBeam: His main attack in ''Legacy of Darkness'', which comes from his claws.
* WolfMan: His ''Judgment'' design kicks this up a notch by making Cornell a ''[[MonsterKnight wolf knight]]''.
* WolverineClaws: Comes with the territory of being a man-beast.
* WonderfulWerewolf: His intensive training to control his wolf form has two reasons; disgust with his clan's [[SavageWolves savagery]] and a desire to protect his sister.
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[[folder:Henry Oldrey]]
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Takashi Bratcher (child; ''Legacy of Darkness'')

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A young boy who was caught in the middle of Dracula's latest attack when his wealthy family's manor was occupied by vampires. With the blessing of his not-yet-vampirized mother and Cornell's assistance, he managed to escape with his life.\\\

Years later, the forces of evil emerged yet again, abducting children to achieve their unholy goal. Henry decided that he would save the kids in the same way that he himself had been saved. Problem is, he's not a vampire hunter of any particular lineage. Solution? [[BoringButPractical Wear a lot of armor and carry a gun.]]
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* BadassNormal: Unlike all of the other protagonists, Henry has no magic nor anti-vampire weaponry save subweapons nor a history fighting against the forces of darkness. Not that that will stop him from trying!
* CharacterNarrator: Seves as one for ''Legacy of Darkness'' although primarily in the Japanese version.
* {{Expy}} Of Judeau from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}''.
* TheGunslinger: One of his weapons is a six-shot revolver.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair, and goes off to Dracula's castle to save the children kidnapped to empower Dracula.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Like Reinhardt, for close-range foes.
* KnightInShiningArmor: He certainly looks the part.
* ShipTease: With Ada in the one scene they share: the epilogue. As such, it's more of a MaybeEverAfter.
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[[folder:Reinhardt Schneider]]
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Andrew Hanikson

->"''The destiny of my blood means I must destroy Dracula.''"

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A descendant from the Belmont Clan, he's inherited the Vampire Killer whip as well as the duty of destroying Dracula whenever he arises. He was raised in the ways of the church and abhors attacking women and children, a trait that comes into question when he comes across a vampiress named Rosa in the abbey grounds. Even after her demise at the hands of [[TheGrimReaper Death]], he remains resolute, successfully destroying Dracula's new incarnation and proving that even the damned are worthy of forgiveness. Unfortunately, he's very difficult to play as, and thus only those with the maddest of superskills (and stubbornness aplenty) reach the end of his story.

* AllTheOtherReindeer: No pun intended. As explained in his backstory, Reinhardt grew up being known as a descendant of the Belmont Clan, but without their last name, he was mocked as a child as a pretender. This caused self-doubt in him, which eventually turned into a powerful drive to prove himself worthy of his family's legacy. Seeing as how Death itself recognized him as a Belmont by the end of the game, it's safe to assume he succeeded.
* BadassNormal: Ok, he comes from a long line of badass Vampire Killers; however, Reinhardt plays pretty much like the old-school Belmonts... just in 3-D. He doesn't get crazy magical powers or item crashes like the later Belmonts, he doesn't have vampiric or werewolf powers, temporary invincibility, or more modern weaponry. Just like Simon, Reinhardt accomplishes the task of defeating Dracula with only the Vampire Killer whip, the sub-weapons, a short sword and nothing else.
* BarbarianHero: His alternate costume in ''64'' draws inspiration from the original ''Castlevania'' barbarian, Simon Belmont.
* ChurchMilitant: Reinhardt is said to be part of an organisation within the Church. They are the ones who send Carrie and Henry along with him to vanquish Dracula.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: If you do everything right, Reinhardt not only rids the land of Dracula and his servants, but he also redeems Rosa's tortured soul and presumably lives happily ever after with her.
* EnergyWeapon: Once you've managed to fully upgrade the Vampire Killer whip in ''Legacy of Darkness'', it becomes a weapon of pure energy, producing impressive detonations on contact with the enemies.
* EpicFlail: Though Reinhardt's whip starts as a leather one at first and becomes a weapon of pure energy in its ultimate form, the second form of the Vampire Killer whip in ''Legacy of Darkness'' is essentially a long flail.
* FieryRedhead: Averted. While Reinhardt is a badass Vampire Hunter, and while he does have a mane of red hair, his is a far more introspective story, and, unlike Carrie, whose resolve and confidence in her power is unshakeable, Reinhardt's backstory establishes he's had to deal with bouts of self doubt over his destiny, mainly because of people always doubting his status as a Belmont, since he doesn't carry their name.
* FlamingSword: A variation. When Reinhardt uses the fully upgraded knife sub-weapon, he throws volleys of them, all wreathed in flame.
* GodIsGood: Believes God forgives all.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Reinhardt has a short sword strapped to his waist, though it's a secondary weapon meant for close-range foes.
* HolyHandGrenade: His Holy Water vials have this effect, which is spectacularly compounded once you fully upgrade the weapon, allowing him to burn his undead opponents in a veritable inferno of Holy flames.
* HunterOfMonsters: Though the protagonists of ''Castlevania'' are usually referred to as Vampire Hunters, Reinhardt, like a good Belmont scion, vanquishes every kind of monster in his quest to kill Dracula, from spiderwomen, to werewolves, spectres, demons, and even ''Death itself''.
* KnightInShiningArmor: His default costume in ''Legacy of Darkness''. His standard costume in ''64'' also counts, although his chest plate and pauldrons are of a much subtler color and under his vest. His alternate costume in ''64'' also has him wearing a red suit of armour meant to evoque Simon Belmont's armour.
* KnightTemplar: Played with, although subtly. Reinhardt has no doubts dealing death to all the monsters he encounters in his quest... up until he meets Rosa, the tragic beauty. Her pacific and noble demeanor make him question his idea that Vampires and demons are without redemption. He even saves Rosa from suicide, and after she sacrifices her life for him, he prays for her absolution and comes to believe anyone can be redeemed.
* MenAreTough: Reinhardt is one of the more manly-looking examples of a protagonist in ''Castlevania'' lore, and he seems to subscribe to these expectations about men, telling the boy Malus "You are a man, you can do it." when he sends him off after helping him escape Dracula's castle.
* PrettyInMink: His outfit in ''64'' has what basically amounts to a fur high collar. ''Legacy of Darkness'' ditches it for more practical armor.
* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: His cross subweapon acts as such. In particular, once upgraded, each cross will home in on any enemies in the area until it has killed three of them.
* ReligiousBruiser: Physically the strongest and toughest playable character in both ''64'' and ''Legacy of Darkness'', raised by his father and the Church, Reinhardt is built like a tank and as religious as they come.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: A bright red one in ''64''.
* ThePaladin: Reinhardt is undoubtedly one of the most devout vampire hunters in Castlevania, making the sign of the Cross at the game's start, he prevents Rosa's suicide saying that God forbids suicide even if you are a vampire, and he also [[spoiler:prays to God for Rosa's absolution, giving her his cross to hold and reassuring her that she would be welcomed in Heaven, as she lays dying in his arms]]. Deconstructed, as Reinhardt was raised in the ways of the Church and his father's teaching to protect women and children, yet as a good Paladin, he has no qualms about destroying vampires wherever he finds them... up until he meets Rosa, a vampiress who laments her curse and the damnation of her soul. By the game's end, Reinhardt has come to believe ''anyone'' can be saved and forgiven. His unshakeable faith is rewarded when [[spoiler:Rosa is resurrected, healed from her vampirism, thanks to her sacrifice and Reinhardt's bravery]].
* VampireHunter: Reinhardt and all of his distinguished ancestry are renowned for this, though they do hunt everything that goes bump in the night.
* WhipItGood: As befits a Vampire Hunter from the Belmont line. Reinhardt can turn the whip into an incredibly cool weapon made of pure energy once it is fully upgraded.
* WouldntHitAGirl: Subverted. He holds this initially, but then he's forced to fight Rosa, making him drop this out of necessity.

[[folder:Carrie Fernandez]]
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Bianca Allen

->"''While Dracula exists, children live in terror. I cannot desert them!''"

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A [[TokenMiniMoe young]] descendant of the [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Belnades]] clan of witches, she lost her family when she was a child. Hearing of Dracula's return, she sets out to put an end to his evil. It is through these events that she rediscovers the importance of family, most directly through her confrontations with the WickedWitch Actrise. (And that Actrise really ''was'' quite a piece of work...)

* BadassBoast: Delivers one after defeating Actrise.
-->'''Carrie:''' "I have the power to subdue Dracula himself. You had no chance. Dracula knows this. He used you merely to delay me."
* CuteWitch: An adorable girl with the power to use magic thanks to her connection to the Belnades.
* DisappointedByTheMotive: Right before their fight, Actrise tells Carrie about [[OffingTheOffspring the time she slew her own child in attempt to gain immortality.]] Carrie quickly responds by calling it pathetic in contrast to her (Carrie's) stepmother making a sacrifice to save her stepchild's life.
* EnergyBall: Her weapon of choice.
* HomingProjectile: Her energy balls home in on targets.
* KidHero: She's only 12.
* LittleMissBadass: She's able to take on Dracula despite her age.
* PuppyLove: In-universe. In one of the endings, Malus makes Carrie promise to marry him when they're older. But remember, everyone, [[spoiler:Malus is ''Dracula''...]]
* RingsOfDeath: Her secondary attack; if you charge up a fireball beforehand, the rings hit with the ball's strength.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Carrie and Sypha have the exact same surname in Japanese (ヴェルナンデス ''Verunandesu''), but the English versions [[BlindIdiotTranslation translated]] this differently for both.
* SquishyWizard: Though aside from her homing fireballs, [[FridgeLogic she doesn't use any magic spells.]] Her subweapons are the same as Reinhardt's.
* TokenMiniMoe: Her alternate outfit in ''64'' is even based off of Maria, the other TokenMiniMoe in the series.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She wears a blue dress in ''Legacy of Darkness''.

[[folder:Rosa]]
->"''I cannot stand this agony any more. A cursed soul, doomed to exist forever as a vampire...''"

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A young woman who was recently turned into a vampire, she now tends the rose garden of the Villa. Despite her affliction, she aids Reinhardt and Carrie by telling them where the key to the archives is located. She plays a major role in Reinhardt's story, which delves into her struggle with her vampirism.

* AntiVillain: Although she is a vampiress and acts as a boss in Reinhart's story, she does not willfully oppose Reinhardt and Carrie, and she only fights Reinhardt due to being compelled by Death.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Rosa is much more beautiful than the other monstrous vampires in ''Castlevania 64'', and she is the only good one. When Reinhardt refuses to kill her, she asks if it is because he cannot kill what looks like an innocent woman or child.
* DrivenToSuicide: She cannot stand the agony of living as a vampire, and so she tries to commit SuicideBySunlight before Reinhardt stops her. She also begs Reinhardt to [[StrikeMeDown Strike Her Down]], though he refuses each time.
* FateWorseThanDeath: She considers her existence as a vampiress to be worse than death, since she believes that her cursed soul has been tainted by sin and can no longer find peace or forgiveness.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Rosa is the only blonde vampire in ''Castlevania 64'', and the only heroic one.
* IHateYouVampireDad: Reinhardt deduces that it was Dracula's curse that made her a vampiress. Rosa sacrifices herself when she believes that Reinhardt can kill Dracula and prevent anyone else from suffering her fate.
* HeroicSacrifice: She dies intercepting one of Death's scythes, which was about to strike Reinhardt.
* MeaningfulName: Rosa tends to the rose garden.
* RedemptionEarnsLife: In the good ending of Reinhardt's story, Rosa's HeroicSacrifice is rewarded by being brought back to life as a human after Dracula's defeat.
* TorturedMonster: Rosa believes her vampirism to be a FateWorseThanDeath, with her constant agony leading her to be DrivenToSuicide.

[[folder:Henry Oldrey]]
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Takashi Bratcher (child; ''Legacy of Darkness'')

[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Henryoldrey_132.jpg]]

A young boy who was caught in the middle of Dracula's latest attack when his wealthy family's manor was occupied by vampires. With the blessing of his not-yet-vampirized mother and Cornell's assistance, he managed to escape with his life.\\\

Years later, the forces of evil emerged yet again, abducting children to achieve their unholy goal. Henry decided that he would save the kids in the same way that he himself had been saved. Problem is, he's not a vampire hunter of any particular lineage. Solution? [[BoringButPractical Wear a lot of armor and carry a gun.]]

* BadassNormal: Unlike all of the other protagonists, Henry has no magic nor anti-vampire weaponry save subweapons nor a history fighting against the forces of darkness. Not that that will stop him from trying!
* CharacterNarrator: Seves as one for ''Legacy of Darkness'' although primarily in the Japanese version.
* {{Expy}} Of Judeau from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}''.
* TheGunslinger: One of his weapons is a six-shot revolver.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair, and goes off to Dracula's castle to save the children kidnapped to empower Dracula.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Like Reinhardt, for close-range foes.
* KnightInShiningArmor: He certainly looks the part.
* ShipTease: With Ada in the one scene they share: the epilogue. As such, it's more of a MaybeEverAfter.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Charlie Vincent]]
An elderly vampire hunter whom Carrie and Reinhardt meet in the Villa of Dracula's Castle.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Gets turned into a vampire in the bad ending route]].
* HypocriticalHumor: In the ending in which [[spoiler:he gets turned into a vampire]], he says, "I warned you…it does not do to treat vampires lightly," when the events imply that he did just that [[spoiler:and got vampirized for it]].
* ProperlyParanoid: While he's introduced suspecting that Reinhardt or Carrie are vampires, he correctly realizes that [[spoiler:Malus is really Dracula]].
* SmallNameBigEgo: Zig-zagged. He talks down to the heroes for being amateurs compared to him, when he is never shown accomplishing what they do on-screen, thinks the key to the archives is useless when it's actually necessary as the maze garden key is there, and [[spoiler:he gets turned into a vampire in the bad ending]]. However, in the good ending, [[spoiler:he sees through Malus's deception and tosses holy water on him, forcing him to reveal his true form]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He mostly disappears after you first meet him, but whether he [[spoiler:becomes a vampire]] determines what ending you get. [[spoiler:If you end up killing him, you'll never catch on to Malus' deception and get the bad ending, but if he lives, he'll help expose Malus and get you the good ending.]]
* WeakButSkilled: He's not much of a fighter, but he's knowledgeable about vampires and how to keep them at bay.
[[/folder]]

!Appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment Judgment]]''

[[folder:Aeon]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/HiroshiKamiya
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Ezra Weisz

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aeon_judgement.png]]

->"''My name is Aeon. Shall we begin the first trial?''"

A mysterious wanderer of time, and a member of a group of similar individuals. He's the one responsible for gathering a large number of Dracula-related individuals from history to further his own goals.

* ArcNumber: 13. The number...
** ...of warriors Aeon summons in his crusade.
** ...of hits in his LimitBreak, Requiem of the 13th Hour.
** ...of hours in his clock.
** ...of soul keys needed to confront the Time Reaper in the True Story Mode.
* TheChosenOne: Seeks a warrior who can defeat the Time Reaper and restore the timeline. If the player fails to beat him in his second encounter in True Story Mode or defeats Dracula (after the rest of the cast) in Aeon's own, he decides to confront the Reaper by himself.
-->'''Aeon:''' "You are not the one. Then I must go myself."
* EvolvingAttack: His Hour of Judgment attack, which is dependent on his clock's color.
** Colorless: Extension - Extends his blade for a single attack.
** Blue - Suffer the March of Time - A KamehameHadoken which resembles a similar attack used by the Time Reaper.
** Green - The Clock Strikes Thrice - A triple-hit attack from his clock and swords.
** Yellow - Behold Absolute Power - Freezes time for a short while. Best used to lead up to his LimitBreak.
* {{Expy}}: Of Saint Germain from ''Curse of Darkness''; his alternate color scheme even matches his outfit.
** Also looks a lot like Near from ''Manga/DeathNote''
* FantasticRacism: The Time Reaper aside, Aeon doesn't like immortals, not even [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Alucard]], claiming their existence disrupts the flow of time.
* HighClassGlass: Unlike Saint Germain, he doesn't normally wear the appropriate top hat.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Uses a "Clock Blade", which looks like an enlarged, weaponized minute hand of a clock that is used as a spear.
* KamehameHadoken: Hour of Judgment - Suffer the March of Time.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQvLnqdFpGU "Darkness of Fear"]], a remix of the main theme of ''Judgment''.
* LimitBreak: Requiem of the 13th Hour, where Aeon taunts the enemy (one for each member of the roster) and strikes them with 12 short swords and one final longsword.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: If he's faced with himself, the second to speak says there can't be two of him inside the time rift, and the winner says time itself was about to be destroyed.
* NotSoStoic: When he confronts the Time Reaper himself, his tone noticeably sounds more irate.
-->'''Aeon:''' You will pay for disrupting the flow of time. Your hour is ''up!''
* PlaceBeyondTime: The time rift; in addition, it is revealed that he has ''no'' home time.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: His goal is to stop a plot by [[spoiler:Galamoth of ''Kid Dracula'' and ''Symphony of the Night'' fame]] to dispose of Dracula in the past, replace him, and, you guessed it, TakeOverTheWorld.
** Has to kill any alternates of himself he encounters, saying there can't be two of him within the time rift lest time itself be destroyed.
* SharpDressedMan: Aeon is rocking quite the outfit for either as early as the late 15th Century or as recently as the end of the 19th, considering the various time periods.
* StealthMentor: To the point of imparting words of wisdom to his opponent before landing the final blow.
* TheStoic: Very composed and collected despite the dire situation of the timeline being at risk by the Time Reaper. Though some of his words do reflect ''some'' disapproval and even disappointment at times, he definitely doesn't show it on his face.
* TimeMaster: Most of his moves (Nick of Time, Hour of Judgment - Suffer the March of Time/The Clock Strikes Thrice and Requiem of the 13th Hour) follow a time motif as well.
* TimeStandsStill: One of his specialties, as well as his strongest variation of Hour of Judgment, Behold Absolute Power.
* VerbalTic: When he's not expositing on the situation, he's handing out tidbits on time and how it seemingly works.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Golem]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Hiroshi Shirokuma
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/JamiesonPrice

->"''Where is place for me?''"

[[quoteright:181:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/363px-Official_Judgment_Golem_4787.png]]

An artificial being originally created by Carmilla to mindlessly guard ruins. Somehow, its arrival in the time rift granted it sapience, along with the ability to question its lot in life.
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* BecomeARealBoy: He wants to become human while in the Time Rift, and is elated to learn that he is technically one by achieving sapience.
* BreathWeapon: Its hyper move.
* DarkIsNotEvil: A giant golem who performs a {{Heroic Sacrifice}} to save humanity.
* {{Expy}}: It could pass for [[FrankensteinsMonster The Creature]] in a pinch, if not by matching his physical appearance.
* FleshGolem: Instead of being made out of clay and stone, it is a stitched-up creature powered with electricity.
* GentleGiant: It would stop fighting if it could.
* HeroicSacrifice: In the end, it chooses to repair the time rift and save humanity, even if it means never being able to think again. Its ending states that it was later killed by an unknown hunter.
* HulkSpeak: Its method of speaking.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Upon learning that Cornell is a human cursed to become a wolfman, it considers that a curse might be able to make it human and pesters him about it. Cornell doesn't like his curse, though, and eventually loses his temper.
* IsItSomethingYouEat: "Love? What love? Love tasty?"
* MightyGlacier: It has an admittedly fast roll, but otherwise fits this trope in design.
* ShockAndAwe: Several of his attacks use electricity.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: A question that comes up in his story, especially when he goes against his masters.
[[/folder]]

!Other Media
[[folder:Pachislot games]]
!!Angela
A character from ''Pachislot Akumajō Dracula'' (2009). Sent by the church to assist Trevor Belmont after Dracula's resurrection, Angela joins Trevor to support him using her magic.
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* CanonForeigner: She only appeared in the first two installments of the ''Pachislot Akumajō Dracula'' subseries, which acted as sequels to both ''Dracula's Curse'' and ''Curse of Darkness''.

!!Victoria Florescu
A character from ''CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula'' (2015). The eldest daughter of the noble House Florescu, Victoria is a swordmaiden who, in the search of her missing younger sister, joins Ritcher in his quest to defeat Dracula.
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* CanonForeigner: She only appeared in ''CR Pachinko Akumajō Dracula'', a pachinko machine inspired by the events of ''Rondo of Blood''.
* ShoutOut: Victoria's surname may be inspired by Romanian scholar Radu Florescu, who identified Vlad the Impaler as the real-world inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula.

!!Felicia
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/felicia_7.jpg]]
A character in ''Pachislot Akumajō Dracula: Lords of Shadow'' (2017). The mysterious woman from the Brotherhood of Light who accompanies Gabriel Belmont throughout his quest.

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!Appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon Circle of the Moon]]''

[[folder:Nathan Graves]]

[[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nathan_graves.png]]

Another non-Belmont, he is trained alongside Hugh Baldwin by [[OldMaster Morris Baldwin]], a member of a group of vampire hunters who defeated Dracula. He is chosen over Hugh to inherit the Hunter's Whip (not the Vampire Killer), which leads to resentment on Hugh's part. When Dracula is revived by Carmilla, Nathan and co. go to the castle to put him down. Dracula separates Hugh and Nathan from Morris, whom he [[JamesBondage kidnaps]] in order to use in a ritual to release his true power. Nathan and Hugh split up, and eventually come to blows when Hugh is put under MoreThanMindControl by Dracula. Nathan beats him, frees Morris after a fight with Dracula, and everybody escapes the castle.\\\

''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon CotM]]'' was also retconned by Igarashi, but this didn't stop him from borrowing the card system and adapting it into ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance HoD]]''[='=]s spellbook system. Igarashi un-retconned ''Circle of the Moon'' a few years later, but called this an AlternateContinuity.
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* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Nathan's strength scales decently to his level. Using the DSS cards to augment his attacks allow him to keep up much better with the increasingly tough enemies.
* MagicKnight: He has plenty of card-based magic skills to augment his whipping.
* ParentalAbandonment: Both his parents died in the sealing of Dracula ten years prior.
* ShowGirlSkirt: Male example; he wears a long brown cloth that's tied around his waist with belts, which gives the impression of a faux BadassLongCoat
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Morris Baldwin]]

A vampire hunter who sealed Dracula away along with Nathan's parents 10 years before ''Circle of the Moon''. He chose Nathan as his successor, rather than his son, Hugh.
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* DistressedDude: He's captured at the start of the game.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hugh Baldwin]]

Morris' son and Nathan's rival. He is jealous of Nathan because Nathan was chosen as the successor to Morris. He also believes that Nathan is too weak to fight alongside him.

[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hugh_baldwin.png]]

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Later in the game, thanks to Dracula.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:Even before he gets brainwashed]], he tells Nathan to leave and that he'd only get in his way. He gets better after he's beaten, though.
* MoreThanMindControl: It's implied that his grudge against Nathan being chosen as the successor by his own father was amplified by Dracula or Carmilla, eventually leading to his FaceHeelTurn.
* TheResenter: Envied Nathan for being his father's successor instead of him, which Dracula took advantage of to make him his minion.
* TheRival: Towards Nathan. [[spoiler:He later lets his jealousy get the better of him and falls under Dracula's thrall for a time.]]
* RivalTurnedEvil: By the time you face him, [[spoiler:he's gone so mad with his hatred of Nathan and being controlled by Dracula that it takes a BeatTheCurseOutOfHim to make him snap out of it]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: Hugh's father chose Nathan to be his successor instead of him. [[spoiler:His [[TheResenter jealousy]] over this is what allowed Dracula to corrupt him.]]
[[/folder]]

!Appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance Harmony of Dissonance]]''

[[folder:Maxim Kischine]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Takuo Kawamura

->"''Tha-that bracelet... so you wore it after all...''"

[[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/231px-Maxim_3415.jpg]]

Juste's best friend since childhood. The two share a FriendlyRivalry, with Maxim occasionally trying to prove that he is more talented than Juste. Maxim specializes in fighting with martial arts and bladed weapons. In 1748, Maxim was possessed by the dark power of Dracula's remains and kidnapped Lydie Erlanger, his friend and Juste's lover, and brought her to Castlevania. With help from Juste, Maxim was able to keep it from completely overcoming him, until it left his body. After Juste destroyed the dark entity, he, Maxim, and Lydie escaped the castle.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Admits that he tried to be this to Juste, but actually felt the opposite.
--> '''Maxim:''' The day you inherited the title of Vampire Hunter... I felt as if a wall had been erected between us... and for that reason I set out on my expedition. I wanted to be better than you and relieve you of your fate.
* CoolSword: His trademark weapon, the Stellar Sword.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:He sometimes gets possessed by the evil from Castlevania. He is trying to fight that possession, but eventually fails and becomes a FinalBoss.]]
* EasyAmnesia: Starts the game with no memory of the past year of his life until Lydie was kidnapped, though he says that the castle is familiar to him. As the game goes on, more and more memories start coming back to him. It turns out that [[spoiler: it was actually his evil self that kidnapped Lydie, bringing her to Castlevania. However, since the castle was partially created from his own mind, Maxim was able to protect her by losing his memories, concealing her location from his other self.]]
* EnemyWithout: [[spoiler: The BigBad of the game is the wicked spirit possessing Maxim that was created from the evil power within Dracula’s remains and Maxim’s own repressed resentments regarding Juste and Lydie. The evil Maxim is trying to gain control over the good, and if one dies, so does the other. Castlevania being split across two dimensions reflects this duality, with the real Maxim being encountered in Castle A, while the evil version is in [[DarkWorld the more decayed and dark Castle B.]]]]
* EvilLaugh: Not from Maxim, but rather [[spoiler: his evil self in Castle B.]]
* {{Expy}}: Of Hugh Baldwin from ''Circle of the Moon'', a sword-wielding rival hunter who the player has to fight.
* FragileSpeedster: Moves even faster than Juste, but while he can heal, it takes a lot of hearts, and he noticeably takes a lot more of a beating. It's just notable as Maxim is so ''fast''.
* FriendlyRival: To Juste, [[spoiler: though his evil self is out-and-out hostile.]]
* HeroicWillpower: This, combined with the PowerOfFriendship, allows Maxim to [[spoiler: force the wicked spirit possessing him out of his body in the best ending, as long as Juste manages to collect all of Dracula's relics as well as wearing both his and Maxim's bracelets.]]
* ICannotSelfTerminate: If Juste goes to the final boss room in Castle A, [[spoiler: he finds Maxim himself at the heart of the castle. Maxim is still sane, but admits that he’s reaching his limit, and asks Juste to kill him before he can be taken over by his evil self. Juste refuses, so [[SuicideByCop Maxim instigates the fight himself to force Juste into killing him.]]]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Theme of Maxim Kischine".]]
* MementoMacGuffin: His Bracelet.
* McNinja: He uses a large shuriken in battle, delivers quick kicks, somersaults through the air, and can even [[DoppelgangerSpin create duplicates of himself]].
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: According to the opening crawl, destiny dictated that Juste hunt the relics of Dracula. Wanting to free his best friend of this cursed fate, Maxim decided to gather Drac’s remains himself, [[spoiler: except when he found them he ended up getting possessed by a wicked spirit, kidnapping Lydie, and manifesting two versions of Castlevania that Juste has to fight through in order to rescue their childhood friend and stop Maxim’s evil self from becoming Dracula reborn.]]
* NoShirtLongJacket: The only thing lacking in his wardrobe is a shirt, and his coat is open so it shows off his chest the whole time. No wonder he turned up with wounds all over.
* NotHimself: Juste and Maxim arrive at Castlevania together at the start of the game, splitting up in order to cover more ground and find Lydie faster. Indeed, Maxim can be encountered within the castle at various points in the game-- except there's something ''off'' about the way he acts towards Juste... [[spoiler: The Maxim that acts hostile is actually the wicked spirit possessing him, and is encountered solely in Castle B, whereas the real Maxim is in Castle A.]]
* RefugeInAudacity: To protect Lydie from [[spoiler: the version of himself possessed by the evil of Dracula’s remains,]] as well as Death, he hid her [[spoiler: ''in the throne room.'']] When Death discovers this he can’t help but remark that Maxim is a ‘bold’ man.
* RivalTurnedEvil: Subverted. [[spoiler: The real Maxim always remains Juste’s friend, and actively tries to protect Lydie from his evil self, and only fights Juste so that he can die at the hand of his friend.]]
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Frequently regarded as such. The NoShirtLongJacket probably helps.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Like Juste, he likes Lydie. Sadly, Lydie likes Juste.

[[folder:Lydie Erlanger]]

!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/SanaeKobayashi


A childhood friend of Juste and Maxim. She is kidnapped and taken to Dracula's Castle, which leads Juste and Maxim to going there in the first place.

[[quoteright:269:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lydie_1.jpg]]

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: In the best ending, this is hinted at with Juste.
* DamselInDistress: She is kidnapped and trapped into Dracula's castle.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: She's a blonde that everyone wants for one reason or another. Juste and Maxim fancy her, Evil Maxim lusts for her, and Death wants to sacrifice her to complete the ritual to resurrect Dracula using Maxim as a vessel.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Theme of Lydie Erlanger".]]
* PimpedOutDress: Almost resembles a maid's uniform.
* TriangRelations: The vertex of a Type 4. Both Juste and Maxim like her, but she only reciprocates Juste's feelings.

[[folder:The Merchant]]
A mysterious merchant that got lost within Dracula's Castle, so set up a shop there.

[[quoteright:293:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hod_merchant.jpg]]

* OffscreenTeleportation: It's not clear how he gets to the rooms he sets up shop in, nor how he moves between them without Juste catching him in-between.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the ending, after Dracula's Castle is destroyed, he isn't seen.

!Appeared in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon Circle of the Moon]]''

[[folder:Nathan Graves]]

[[quoteright:288:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nathan_graves.png]]

Another non-Belmont, he is trained alongside Hugh Baldwin by [[OldMaster Morris Baldwin]], a member of a group of vampire hunters who defeated Dracula. He is chosen over Hugh to inherit the Hunter's Whip (not the Vampire Killer), which leads to resentment on Hugh's part. When Dracula is revived by Carmilla, Nathan and co. go to the castle to put him down. Dracula separates Hugh and Nathan from Morris, whom he [[JamesBondage kidnaps]] in order to use in a ritual to release his true power. Nathan and Hugh split up, and eventually come to blows when Hugh is put under MoreThanMindControl by Dracula. Nathan beats him, frees Morris after a fight with Dracula, and everybody escapes the castle.\\\

''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon CotM]]'' was also retconned by Igarashi, but this didn't stop him from borrowing the card system and adapting it into ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance HoD]]''[='=]s spellbook system. Igarashi un-retconned ''Circle of the Moon'' a few years later, but called this an AlternateContinuity.
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* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Nathan's strength scales decently to his level. Using the DSS cards to augment his attacks allow him to keep up much better with the increasingly tough enemies.
* MagicKnight: He has plenty of card-based magic skills to augment his whipping.
* ParentalAbandonment: Both his parents died in the sealing of Dracula ten years prior.
* ShowGirlSkirt: Male example; he wears a long brown cloth that's tied around his waist with belts, which gives the impression of a faux BadassLongCoat
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Morris Baldwin]]

A vampire hunter who sealed Dracula away along with Nathan's parents 10 years before ''Circle of the Moon''. He chose Nathan as his successor, rather than his son, Hugh.
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* DistressedDude: He's captured at the start of the game.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hugh Baldwin]]

Morris' son and Nathan's rival. He is jealous of Nathan because Nathan was chosen as the successor to Morris. He also believes that Nathan is too weak to fight alongside him.

[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hugh_baldwin.png]]

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Later in the game, thanks to Dracula.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:Even before he gets brainwashed]], he tells Nathan to leave and that he'd only get in his way. He gets better after he's beaten, though.
* MoreThanMindControl: It's implied that his grudge against Nathan being chosen as the successor by his own father was amplified by Dracula or Carmilla, eventually leading to his FaceHeelTurn.
* TheResenter: Envied Nathan for being his father's successor instead of him, which Dracula took advantage of to make him his minion.
* TheRival: Towards Nathan. [[spoiler:He later lets his jealousy get the better of him and falls under Dracula's thrall for a time.]]
* RivalTurnedEvil: By the time you face him, [[spoiler:he's gone so mad with his hatred of Nathan and being controlled by Dracula that it takes a BeatTheCurseOutOfHim to make him snap out of it]].
* WellDoneSonGuy: Hugh's father chose Nathan to be his successor instead of him. [[spoiler:His [[TheResenter jealousy]] over this is what allowed Dracula to corrupt him.]]
[[/folder]]

** [[Characters/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadowPachislot Pachislot]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Akumajō Dracula Kojyō no Shitō'']]
!!Simon Belmont
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gamebook_simon.jpg]]

An actor descended from his namesake.

* CanonForeigner: He only appeared in ''The Devil Castle Dracula: The Battle of Old Castle'', an early gamebook in the franchise.
* LegacyCharacter: Named after his ancestor, the original Simon Belmont. Just like him, he takes up the Vampire Killer and defeats Dracula.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the film crew that was making a film on Dracula's fight with the original Simon Belmont, alongside Lucy.

!!Lucy Lane
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucy_lane.jpg]]

Simon's costar who plays Mina, the girlfriend of the original Simon Belmont.
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* AlliterativeName: '''L'''ucy '''L'''ane.
* CanonForeigner: She only appeared in ''The Devil Castle Dracula: The Battle of Old Castle'', an early gamebook in the franchise. Same goes for her character, Mina.
* DistressedDamsel: Captured by Dracula's forces, requiring Simon to save her.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the film crew that was making a film on Dracula's fight with the original Simon Belmont, alongside his descendant.

!!Gregoriano IV
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gregoriano_iv_copy.jpg]]
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* CanonForeigner: He only appeared in ''The Devil Castle Dracula: The Battle of Old Castle'', an early gamebook in the franchise.

!!Christopher Bee
[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/christopher_bee.jpg]]

An actor who was slated to play the role of Dracula.
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* CameBackWrong: He was killed while making the film adaptation of Simon Belmont's fight with Dracula... only to be killed and raised a zombie.
* CanonForeigner: Zig-zagged. While his name is in the credits of the first game as the "actor" playing Dracula, this is his only appearance.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His name is obviously based on that of famous movie vampire Creator/ChristopherLee.

!!Victor Frankenstein
[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dr_frankenstein___01.jpg]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:''Akumajō Densetsu: Shinsei Vampire Hunter'']]
!!Sid Belmont
[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gvh_sid_belmont.jpg]]

A descendant of Trevor Belmont.
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* CanonForeigner: He only appeared in ''The Legend of Satanic Castle: The Vampire Hunters'', an early gamebook in the franchise.

!!Row Danasty
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gvh_row.jpg]]

A descendant of Grant Danasty.
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* CanonForeigner: He only appeared in ''The Legend of Satanic Castle: The Vampire Hunters'', an early gamebook in the franchise.

!!Leila
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gvh_leila.jpg]]

A female descendant of Alucard.
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* CanonForeigner: She only appeared in ''The Legend of Satanic Castle: The Vampire Hunters'', an early gamebook in the franchise.
* OnlyOneName: She's only known as Leila, her ancestor, Alucard, would later have the last name of Ţepeş in canon.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Is the only girl among the heroes.

!!Zouk Belnades
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gvh_zouk.jpg]]

A descendant of Sypha Belnades.
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* CanonForeigner: He only appeared in ''The Legend of Satanic Castle: The Vampire Hunters'', an early gamebook in the franchise.
* InTheHood: Something he shared with Sypha during her mission with Trevor.
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