Jin Horikawa: Richter Belmont

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Richter Belmont

[Richter has just saved Maria from Shaft and she falls into Richter's arms and awakens]
Maria Renard: Who are you? Mister? A good guy?
Richter Belmont: I am Richter Belmont, Vampire Hunter. And you are?
Maria Renard: [giggles] My name's Maria Renard! I heard all about you from Annette! I came here to beat some bad men! But I got caught! My family are vampire hunters too, so I guess that means we should be friends now!
Richter Belmont: Sure, friends.
[Maria giggles as the two shake hands]
Richter Belmont: But Maria, you're too young for this. You just let the big hunter here take care of that bad man, okay?
Maria Renard: [pouts] Oh, you don't know anything! I can handle this just fine!
[Richter laughs]

Tera: [notices Richter has arrived to rescue her] Who's there? Ah!
[she runs over to him]
Richter Belmont: Um... Excuse me.
Tera: Oh, a Guardian Angel, sent from Heaven to rescue me!
Richter Belmont: The path up to here is safe. Hurry back to the village. Understand?
Tera: [before Richter leaves] Pardon, but what is your name?
Richter Belmont: I'm Richter Belmont, the Vampire Hunter.
Tera: Richter, may you go with God's protection.
[cutscene ends]

Iris: [Richter arrives to rescue her] Ah, are you human? Did you come to save me?
Richter Belmont: Yeah.
Iris: [noticing Richter's wound] Oh, my, you're injured!
Richter Belmont: Nah, I'm fine. This is nothing to make a fuss over. See ya.
Iris: Oh, wait a minute, my father is a doctor.
[she rips part of her dress and ties it around Richter's wound]
Iris: That should do it.
Richter Belmont: Thank you.
Iris: Oh, no, it's I should be thanking you. Thank you very much! You're going further ahead, aren't you? Do be very careful.

[the player has rescued Annette in Stage 7]
Richter Belmont: Annette!
Annette: Richter!
[the two run over to each other and embrace]
Richter Belmont: You are hurt?
Annette: No, are you?
Richter Belmont: Nah, I'm fine, I'm overflowing with the blood of the vampire hunter, after all. I need to let a little out once in a while.
Annette: [lets out a soft giggle] Oh, well then...
Richter Belmont: You head back to the village without me. I'm going on ahead. It's time to end this 100-year blood feud.
Annette: You mean...?.
Richter Belmont: Yeah, I'm gonna kill him myself.
Annette: No, don't! It's too dangerous!
Richter Belmont: But this is my destiny. Besides, his blood is calling to me. The path up to here is safe. Now get going.
[runs off]
Annette: Richter, wait! Richter! Come back... Come back in one piece... Please...

[last lines]
[Dracula has just been defeated in combat by Richter]
Count Dracula: Once again, the blood of Belmont has defeated me. Perhaps this too, is part of my fate.
Richter Belmont: Death to you! The world is not yours to exist in!
Count Dracula: It is not by my own power that I am resurrected. It is the greed of humanity which calls me back, and thus, by might, I rule. Might becomes the one and only justice in this world!
Richter Belmont: Of all the self serving clap trap! The same fate drives all people to seek, to come together, to move forward. That surely can't be an evil thing.
Count Dracula: [starts to burn] And yet, here I am. Do you not have any desires?
Richter Belmont: Well...
Count Dracula: It is by your desires that you humans prosper. And it is your faith which has ruled you. Considering that, can you really call me evil?
Richter Belmont: But people cannot be ruled by power alone. The sacred, the honorable, the loved, those things can rule humanity. Something evil will eventually fall to ruin!
Count Dracula: I see, perhaps you're right. Ha ha ha ha ha. We shall meet again, blood of Belmont! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
[Dracula's body burns to ashes and Richter is last seen standing on the cliff watching the castle from afar]