What exactly do they DO?

Alec · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject: What exactly do they DO?

Belmonts: Great Monster/Vampire/Demon slayers, right? Well, supposedly, yes. But I would argue that they really aren't all that great, and that Dracula simply isn't as strong as he says he is. After all, he gets slaughtered by people other than the Belmonts: Hector, Alucard (bad example), Sypha Belnades, Maria Renard, Nathan Graves, Carrie Fernandez, blah blah blah. Clearly, Dracula can be killed by others who are not Belmonts. So, why do we need the Belmonts? Who knows?

In order to determine the strength of the Belmont Clan, I would argue that we would have to see them fight against a major enemy who was not something they had experience dealing with before, which effectively rules out every recurring boss in the game series. Dracula? Out the window, at least for a few games. Bring a new big bad in. Say, maybe (as I mentioned in a different post) an Incubus, or maybe some sort of sealed demon who is using an unwitting Dracula to ensure its own resurrection, maybe through a process similar to how Mathias became Dracula; when Dracula dies, the resulting explosion of energy breaks the seal the demon, who was sealed hundreds of years ago, resulting in a second segment of the game, where the Belmont wanders through either a transformed Castlevania or an entirely new castle, with a new map and everything.

I know there are some of you who might hate this idea, and I do understand how you feel. But, there is so much more that needs to be explained in the series, like, "what do the Belmonts do when Dracula isn't around?" Surely there are monsters besides him wandering Europe! I'd be shocked if there weren't!

Although, I will give Konami this nod. In the Sorrow games, they established that humans could be even more sinister than any monster. Graham was almost PERFECT as an original villain in this regard; but, we don't see Julius fight him (Julius mode of AoS is non canonical), and also, his boss fight was basically an old school Dracula fight. So, an original villain became not so original.

Dmitrii, and I hate to say it, was actually a decent idea for a villain. No Dracula powers, just Menace to deal with. That was cool. But, once again, NO BELMONT CONFRONTATION, so we have no idea how a Belmont might fare against Menace.

Still, I think Konami had the right idea with Graham and Dmitrii. I think they should expand on that, but place it during a pre-established time period, for instance, a year or so after Harmony of Dissonance.

Humans are immensely difficult opponents, and other monsters would be a refreshing touch. It would be interesting to see more done with these ideas.
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ladyice · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:54 am Post subject: Re: What exactly do they DO?

Nightmare · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:43 am Post subject:

Well, if you have noticed, every time a character other than a Belmont defeated Dracula (Carrie and Nathan don't count) it was when Dracula's resurrection was still incomplete.