List of Castlevania characters
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Listed below are recurring characters from the Castlevania video games.
Protagonists
Simon Belmont
Simon Belmont (シモン・ベルモンド, Shimon Berumondo; Simon Belmondo) is the first protagonist to appear in the series. He has appeared in Castlevania, Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania Chronicles, Castlevania Judgment, and Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, as well as in other games, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Christopher Belmont
Christopher Belmont (クリストファー・ベルモンド, Kurisutofā Berumondo; Christopher Belmondo) starred in three Castlevania games as a protagonist, two for the Game Boy and one for the Wii. He was a pre-existing character in the Castlevania universe even before the games he starred in were released, as he is mentioned by name in the Japanese manual for the first Famicom Castlevania title, as the last Belmont to have defeated Dracula, one hundred years before Simon. The two Game Boy games were Castlevania: The Adventure and Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge; in the former, Christopher sets out to defeat Dracula, while in the latter, he has to rescue his son, Soleil Belmont, after he is kidnapped by Count Dracula. He also appears in the Nintendo Wii game Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, which is a remake of The Adventure. He also was the protagonist in the limited Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy comic book series released by IDW Publishing.
Trevor Belmont
Trevor Belmont, known as Ralph C. Belmondo (ラルフ・C・ベルモンド, Rarufu Shī Berumondo) in Japan, appears in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Castlevania: Judgment, Akumajo Dracula Pachislot, and as a supporting character in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness.
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