Belmont Clan

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The Belmont Clan is, by far, the most important and prominent clan in the series. The Belmonts are entrusted with the duty of slaying Count Dracula and various other creatures of the night. They use the Vampire Killer and other weapons to accomplish this, alongside their skill and power.

Contents 1 History 2 Power and Means of Combat 3 Notable Members 3.1 1094 - Leon Belmont 3.2 1476 - Trevor Belmont 3.3 1576 and 1591 - Christopher Belmont 3.4 1691 and 1698 - Simon Belmont 3.5 1748 - Juste Belmont 3.6 1792 - Richter Belmont 3.7 18?? until 19?? 3.8 1999 - Julius Belmont 4 Related Families 4.1 The Morris Clan 4.2 The Renard Clan 4.3 The Lecarde Clan 4.4 The Belnades Clan 5 Allied Families 5.1 Danasty Clan 5.2 Totoyan Clan 5.3 Kischine Clan 5.4 Marquis Clan

History

The Belmont clan was not formed with the purpose of destroying creatures of the night until after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, when Leon Belmont vowed to kill the night. It was in the same time period that the Vampire Killer, the Belmonts' primary weapon, was created. Afterwards, the Belmonts' sole duty became protecting Transylvania from darkness. Sometime between the events of Lament of Innocence and Dracula's Curse, the Belmonts showed great power and this led to the people of Transylvania fearing them. Due to this, they were banished and lived away from civilisation for a long time, until 1476 when Dracula waged war on humanity. At this time, no other person, man or woman, was able to stand up against Dracula's forces. The church was left with no choice but to find a Belmont, which proved to be a difficult task as they could not find a Belmont anywhere in Transylvania. Their search gave results, however, when they found a youth who went by Trevor. Trevor defeated Dracula and after this show of heroism, the Belmonts were loved as heroes and allowed to live among people once more.

Until the 19th Century, the Belmonts steadily defeated Dracula during his resurrections. Sometime after Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, however, the Belmonts vanished and did not appear again until 1999, when Julius Belmont came and defeated Dracula once and for all.

Power and Means of Combat

It is unknown what power the Belmonts possess or if they even possess any supernatural powers, aside from the magical powers some of Trevor's descendants have due to his marriage with Sypha Belnades. This magical power is perhaps most prominent in Juste Belmont, as he uses spell books to empower his Sub-Weapons. Julius also mentions that he has magical power. Whether this is the same kind as the one Juste wields or not is unknown.

Some have mentioned this power of Belmonts. For example, Simon Belmont says "That is the power of a Belmont!" in Castlevania Judgment after completing his super finisher. Soma Cruz also states, after defeating Julius, that "You took it easy on me. I could tell. The strength of a Belmont... No... the strength of a vampire hunter is greater than this." which may imply that vampire hunters in general have a certain strength. Furthermore, the Belmonts were exiled because their powers were seen as fearsome by the people of Transylvania. However, it has not been confirmed if the Belmonts have a special power (aside from the magical power of Sypha) or not.

The Belmonts' primary weapon is the Vampire Killer, an extremely powerful holy whip that is especially effective against evil and unholy creatures, such as vampires, and it can only be wielded by a full-blooded member of the Belmont Clan. Dracula is generally, when revived at full strength, immune to all forms of attacks except the Vampire Killer, which makes it very valuable. The Belmonts have also used Sub-Weapons as their other means to attack and they are generally very skilled in combat, whether it be with the Vampire Killer or the sub-weapons. Thus far, the Belmont Clan has been the most powerful one in Castlevania due to all this.

Notable Members

1094 - Leon Belmont

Leon Belmont is the founder of the family and also the Vampire Killer, though he did not defeat Dracula as Dracula did not exist at that time. He was a knight once, but left his knighthood to pursue his wife's kidnappers, which led to the events of the game. After his efforts, the Belmonts' duty became protecting the people from darkness.

1476 - Trevor Belmont

Trevor is the first Belmont to have defeated Dracula and as such, has gained legendary status. Dracula had attacked Transylvania with his legions and no man could stand against him, which forced the church to find a member of the Belmont Clan. This led them to find Trevor. Trevor, single-handedly, defeated hordes of Dracula's legions, found valuable allies on his way and ultimately, defeated Dracula himself.

1576 and 1591 - Christopher Belmont

A hundred years after, Dracula would re-emerge, more powerful than ever, and haunt Transylvania again. However, Christopher Belmont stood ready to face the Count and defeated him in combat. Dracula feigned defeat, however, and waited 25 years to spot an opening, which he did when Christopher's son, Soleiyu, was born.‎ He possessed Soleiyu after the boy turned 15 and forced Christopher to tread through five castles, face Soleiyu in combat and defeat Dracula again. Christopher saved Soleiyu and came out victorious.

1691 and 1698 - Simon Belmont

Simon is possibly the most famous member of the clan. Even though it was rumored that Dracula becomes stronger with each resurrection, Simon still went into the castle alone and fought his way through, eventually defeating the Count. He was badly wounded from the battle, however and Dracula had cast a curse on Simon before his death. This curse did not allow the wound to be healed and slowly rotted Transylvania. It was not until 1698 that Simon, through a ghastly revelation, discovered the way to cure this curse, which involved reviving Dracula and defeating him again. He did so, and was victorious, saving Transylvania once more.

1748 - Juste Belmont

The castle had appeared suddenly, with no prior attack or ceremony. Juste had to explore the castle and discover its secrets and finally found out that it was through Maxim's other personality that the castle had resurfaced, albeit without its true master. Juste finally defeated the evil spirit dwelling within Maxim and in the end, fought a wraith that may or may not have been Dracula. He saved the world and his friends from Dracula's corruption.

1792 - Richter Belmont

Richter's town was attacked by dark legions and as soon as he found out, he rode towards the town on his carriage. Unfortunately, he was late as Dracula kidnapped his fiancé, Annette and three other maidens from the village. ‎ Richter made his way through many formidable creatures and obstacles. He saved all four maidens and defeated Dracula, saving the world from darkness once more.

18?? until 19??

Through this period, there were no Belmonts to oppose Dracula. Various other heroes rose to defeat him through different means until 1999.

1999 - Julius Belmont

Julius appeared sometime in the 20th century, the first full-blooded Belmont heir since Richter, and took up the whip. He, along with some comrades, defeated Dracula once and for all in the year 1999, sealing his castle inside a solar eclipse that took place.

Related Families

The Morris Clan

The Morris family is a branch of the Belmonts. They live in America instead of Transylvania and are the only ones able to wield the whip while the Belmonts are gone, as they are half-blooded Belmonts.

The Renard Clan

The Renards are distant relatives of the Belmonts. The only known member is Maria Renard.

The Lecarde Clan

The Belnades Clan

The Belnades are a clan of powerful magic wielders. Trevor Belmont married Sypha Belnades, which resulted in some of his descendants gaining the Belnades' magical powers.

Allied Families

Danasty Clan

Totoyan Clan

Kischine Clan

Marquis Clan