Tis' not Ken, I'm afraid. As you took notice, not Guile as well.
Also to exclude are Dhalsim and Chun-li (I'm under the impression she adopted the girl kidnapped by Urien in the end of SFIII).

The only one I can think of is that new girl from street fighter 4, Crimson Viper. It's mentioned somewhere that she has a daughter but no info on her being married, which given her profession, she probably is not. And by the by, I don't think I would consider being a spy "regular work".

Well, it brings food to her table. Indeed our single parenting Street Fighter is Maya, or Crimson Viper, as we know her.
Her profile states her daughter in her "likes" and the "Ties that Bind" animated movie shows her daughter, named Lauren, if I'm not mistaken.
At any rate, you know you'll eat those goddamned vegetables when your mother can give you a 10.000 volt slap!
Your turn, Sir.

Unfortunately, I've not had the opportunity to play it since our XBox 360 has been giving us the red rings of death.

Ugh. I haven't haven't been able to come up with any sort of question since most of my time lately has been taken up by home improvements. I'll let someone else ask the question then. sorry about the wait.

Here is a decent one: Which tracks from Aria and Dawn of Sorrow were taken from the arcade game, Haunted Castle?

Here comes a new challenger!

Heart of Fire(originally Don't Wait Until Night) and Underground Melodies(originally Basement Melody). Can I mention how much I hate that game(Haunted Castle)? I hate it almost as much as Death in Castlevania 1.

Also, I hate being a nitpicker, but I took the time to read this thread from start to finish and noticed two glaring errors. Treat me as you will for the corrections.:D

1. Bison's style is actually Ler Drit, as described back in the days of SF2(before all the history of his psycho power came out and whatnot, I'm sure).
2. The boss enemies from SOTN who do not use fire-based attacks are: Slogra, Death, Beelzebub, Galamoth, Scylla Wyrm, Scylla, Doppleganger, Creature, Richter, Dracula, Granfaloon, Darkwing Bat, Akmodan II, Karasuman, Succubus, Fake Trevor and Fake Grant.

*blows out long breath* Okay, permit me, if you will, to pose my CV question: There was a sword in SOTN that, despite it's stats, was the strongest sword in the game. Which one was it?

Hint 1: It's NOT the Crissaegrim.
Hint 2: You could get it in the first castle only.
Hint 3: Read it's description!

Though I do not have the answer to your question, permit me to welcome you aboard, ChazA4.
This is a thread of scholars and gentlemen, so I believe your corrective intervention can only be humbly and graciously accepted.
And nothing wrong with nitpicking, as long as it's in the service of knowledge, trivial or pointless as it may be...

Agreed.

*chuckle* My thanks for making me feel welcome, sirs. My brain is full of such useful(less?) tidbits, even beyond Castlevania and Street Fighter.

As for the question, have I perhaps made too broad a question? Or has no one had the time to look and/or research it? If so, I would be more than willing to step down. Just say the word.:)

No, nothing wrong with the question. Things more obscure have been asked.
Personally, I'm not providing an answer for two reasons. Firstly, in a somewhat embarrassing confession from a CV fan, I never played SotN, so an answer by me would be more of a display of information scavenging skills than of actual knowledge and secondly, even if I did knew, perhaps a greater challenge than answering questions is making them up. A challenge that at the moment I'm not prepared for.
But, IMO, if you feel your question is going unanswered for too long, just pose a new one.

Sorry that it's been a while but I've been taking care of some much needed upkeep to my house and personal projects. Anyway, I believe the sword you are talking about Chaz is the Sword Familiar. You find it in a secret Room in Orlox's chambers. It starts off as a familiar that floats around and attacks enemies, but if you level it up to its maximum level, it becomes a equipable sword that as stated can be considered the strongest sword in the game. There's a lot of people that stand by the Crissaegrim as being the strongest sword, but it is not my place to argue that debate but to solve mysteries and trivia questions.

Also Welcome to the fold ChazA4.

Thanks, LB. And that might very well be true(your answer), although it wasn't the one I was looking for. So, I'll just provide the answer and move on to another question.

The answer I was looking for is the Holy Sword you get from Vandal Swords in the Clock Tower. The description reads, "Sword with a cross hilt; strong vs. undead". I don't think there are too many denizens of Castlevania that don't fit that description, honestly. Surprisingly, I was able to take out Olrox and Death in a handful of strikes each, and I think it was even strong against Dracula(though I'm not 100% sure on that).

Anyway, the next question: in the Udon SF comics, when did Sakura first use the Hadoken?

I am unsure what Udon is. I have never read these. I just know the games. I suppose that is also rather embarrassing for one who claims to be a Street Fighter fan, so you aren't alone, Rosencrantz.

OK I am resurrecting this after a fashion because I was wondering what information you guys had on the new Castlevania Arcade game. It appears to be a rail shooter of some kind. any other info?

From the little I know, indeed it is something of a rail shooter but instead of a lightgun, the player has a lightwhip of sorts. At any rate, I imagine the gameplay experience will vary depending on the character chosen. They're just generic archtypes but seem significantly different - good ol' whippin' vampire hunter, lady gunner (for the classic rail shooter experience, I assume) and a witch.
The japanese site pretty much spoils everything in terms of levels and boss battles - http://www.konami.jp/products/dracula_ac/info.html
Other than that, I'm afraid I don't have much info.

On a side, I ask if our new challenger ChazA4 could honor us with a different question. We've been quite the negligent hosts, most certainly not on purpose, but quite negligent nonetheless.

OK, you know what? This tread has been too fun to just let die, so in lieu of no one being able to answer those last questions and there hasn't been any new questions asked I will put up a Castlevania question.

Which song from Castlevania 2: Simon's quest actually had its US debut on the notorious Arcade game Haunted Castle first?

Good show!
Kudos for bringing this baby back to the surface, Lord Brimstone.
I'll seize the opportunity and will bump it every now and then with news of the series'.

Regarding your question, I would say (more with knowledge of HC than CV2) Bloody Tears.

correct. You're up.

Here's a simple SF question - name two related characters in the series who are named after byblical characters who are related as well.

It is I, MET II under a new guise. You see: Mark Edward, and instead of Tomlinson I just changed it to Belmont. The 2 because I have my father's name. Though, I have never learned of a Street Fighter named Cain, the first thing that comes to mind in regards to your question are the brothers, Cain and Abel. Abel, I know of, naturally.
P.S.
for all those new to this place or more recent than not, I am the creator of this thread

Welcome back to the foil, sir!
Regarding your answer, indeed you are right on both accounts - the existence of Abel and the non-existence of a Cain in the SF universe.
Well, I won't be picky here, so to celebrate the return of the creator I shall accept your answer.
Just allow me to leave the full answer - Abel and Seth.
Yes, Seth was Adam and Eve's third son and the SFIV plot points out there must be a strong connection between the amnesiac brawler and S.I.N.'s CEO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=004n-TZkfRo check out the cutscene between these two and you'll notice a very obvious semblance that wasn't that obvious in the first place.

It is very curious, Rosencrantz. I even see a slight resemblance in their facial features. I had forgotten about Seth, the allegged replacement of Abel after his death at Cain's hands. What is the name of the weapon that this 'Gabriel' uses in the upcoming Castlevania title, 'Lords of Shadow'?

Personally,and at the risk of sounding like I'm taking crazy pills here, I would go as far to say that they have the exact same face.
Now for some really insane conspiracy theories, Abel could be:
a) the "original" from which Seth and his "brothers" were cloned
b) a clone himself who escaped before being modified
And as far as ties to characters in III, he could be:
a) Remy's father (french and with connections with Guile/Charlie)
b) Q (amnesiac who witnessed Shadaloo's fall)
c) both

But I digress...
Regarding your question, had to check some info on this (truth be told I haven't really been following on this title) but I think he uses a whip named "The Combat Cross".
On a side note, the game seems quite bizarre but I like the unsettling, nightmarish atmosphere they're going for. I mean, nothing forbids CV from being a action game in a eerie setting. CV64 sort of had that and I think it was one aspect of the game that was genuinely well accomplished.

Yes, I like how it is turning out, as well. You are correct. Combat Cross it is. Well, your turn again.

OK, here's another simple SF question - even though it's a country very popular in fighting games, only now it has it's representative among the World Warriors.
So, which country is this that just made it's "debut" in the SF franchise?

Correction. I believe it is Korea. in this case south Korea.

Correct. Incidentally Juri Han is also the first TKD practioner in the SF universe. Well, your turn, Sir.

OK. Four of Maria Renard's animal sub-weapons in Rondo of Blood have ties to a specific folklore. Name the folklore and the 4 animals tied to it.

Name the animals is all I can do: 1. Serpent/Dragon 2. Red Bird (becomes a Phoenix) 3. Turtle 4. Cat (Becomes a White Tiger)

Name the animals is all I can do: 1. Serpent/Dragon 2. Red Bird (becomes a Phoenix) 3. Turtle 4. Cat (Becomes a White Tiger)

Close enough since you got basically the right idea with animals and their colors being important. They are called the Shishin among other names in Japan, and S� Sh�u in China. They are known as the four guardians of the four compass directions. Basically, four celestial beasts guarding the four cardinal directions.

Black Turtle guards the North Direction
White Tiger guards the West Direction
Red Bird or Phoenix guards the South Direction
Blue/Green Dragon guards the East Direction.

Supposedly Maria is the only one of her bloodline that can summon the 4 celestial beasts too. it is also rumored that they removed a portion of SotN that actually touched on that subject and was a somewhat important part of the story.

Anyway MEB 2, you are up. A funny note about the four celestial beasts. In japan they were supplemented by the SHITENNŌ or four heavenly kings. sound familiar?

Uh MEB2? where are you? you won so it's your turn. have you abandoned us?

Bumping our beloved topic with BIG news - another part of the internetical SSFIV prophecy has become true!




Also, on the top right corner of the second scan, note that Guy is parrying a kunai. As far as I know, there is only one character in the SF universe who likes to toss those things...

I hate to bump a topic with a question as mundane as this but it has been stuck on my head since I played Castlevania HoD on the GBA. Granted, I could ask in Gfaqs about it but I believe I got a better shot here.

My question is; what can you tell me about the boss Legion? his design is quite fortunate and an effective allegory to his biblical bases. What I mean, did the artist who conceived it receive any influence from other graphical artists like W. Blake or Bosch?
Also, Rosencrantz, your mugshot kicks ass. Is that the best(in terms of pixels, definition, size) available?

First of all welcome and no need to feel upset about bumping the topic. As the topic creator Mark Edward Belmont 2 stated before, it's a topic for fans of the series, so any relevant questions or discussions are always welcome.
Also, I should add there's nothing mundane about your question.

Now regarding our pal Corpseball, while I can't say for certain what was the influence behind it's design, it's clear the series as a whole draws inspiration from several artistic (and other) sources, from the mythological references in enemies and weapons to Michiru Yamane's music that bears many similarities to the works of classical composers.

Worthy of note is that Legion in it's "debut on SotN" is named "Granfaloon" in the English version, a made-up word by norwegian writer Kurt Vonnegut that means something along the lines of "a meaningless association of proud people". That could be an explanation for the shell design but I think they just played with the biblical source as it's named "Legion" in the original version and stayed as such in future appearances.

The reference you made regarding Blake and Bosch is quite interesting. I could say there's definitely some Blake-inspired or at least reminescent imagery in the CV universe, such as Brauner's "art attacks" (though his Apocalypse "magnum opus" is clearly a mock of Picasso's Guernica), the architecture in some parts of Dracula's castle and of course, Legion itself.
On a side note, I'd really love to see The Ghost of a Flea make it's way into CV...

As for Bosch's art, personally I think it's too chaotic, nightmarish and symbolic and as such I don't really see much of it in CV's imagery. Even the Chaos Realm segments in some games are too symmetric and the displays of torment (like the Scarecrow enemy or some stage "decorations") are usually very soft compared to Bosch that clearly depicts agonizing suffering.

Regarding my choice of avatar, it's a gamerip I did while trying to get all the in-game artworks. It was done in a 100% screen resolution so it's on the best resolution available. I think all the ingame arts are available on sprite rip centered websites.

Anyway, I hoped this little rant served of any assistance.

And here's some fresh SSFIV news while I'm at it: new screens on the game's official blog show 3 new stages - India, Korea and Africa.
http://www.capcom.co.jp/blog/sf4/nakky_blog/2009/12/11_412.html

Quite actually; you see right now I'm "researching" Internet Subculture, and as I pointed out in another forums; I believe the figure of Legion is the one that best matches the principle of anonymity on the Internet. What I wanted to see was if there was a work of a classical author which matched the description of Legion and have something to work with through Aesthetics and the History of Art in order to relate it to the hegelian Geist. I didn't know about that "Grandfaloon" though, that's something I will have to look up.

I respect the Castlevania's Art direction enough as to base my philosophical perspectives upon their Imaginery. Maybe because I grew up with videogames.

Finally; I do agree with your points of Blake and Bosch; Blake is often of a more graphical nature than the surrealism of Bosch(effective allegories? Maybe but certainly not material to be assimilated fast and easily) but what I had on mind when I said Bosch was really Goya. But still way too allegorical for a sprite monster.

PS: A stab at a trivia question: in a recent Castlevania game; there was a monster of two visages;one a beautiful half-woman the other a hideous monster. Said monster was based on(but not really) on a German variation of a Greek legend. It was often ignored since it went down in one or two hits and it's death animation was nothing special. Can you name it?

Ah I know this one. I believe you speak of Lorelei. She was a beautiful maiden that out of despair over her cheating lover,threw herself into the river and drowned herself. When she died, she transformed into a Siren and is said that you can hear her song along the rocks somewhere around Sankt Goarshausen, Germany along the Rhine river. Her song lures sailors to thier deaths. Apparently her legend is based of of a echoing rock located at St Goar. Buit yeah she was a body of a woman on top of the face of a angler fish which I guess that makes since give how perverted and drunk Sailors can get. thank goodness Shanoa is a woman.

Yup, that's the one. The Greek part was about how the sirens tried to lure Odysseus and his men by singing the Ancient Knowledge. Some say that Odysseus returned quite mad because he was the only one who heard it. It is an interesting link between insanity and genius in the Greek culture but I derail.

Also Rosencrantz, I think that maybe the troll qualifies as some sort of Ghost of a Flea... the humanoid form with scales, the golden color and the fact that you see one you are pretty much screwed. But he has no blood sucking ability and the flea is no associated with thunder...but I think it's the same design.

Since we seem to be on a very interesting trend, allow me to continue it with this Castlevania question. In the various games it seems that Dracula has employed a lot of demons and devils in his army o' evil. Some of these are actually demons listed in the Ars Goetia (lesser key of Solomon) that could be summoned by magicians to perform certain tasks and impart certain abilities. (that's probably the concept behind Soma's power of dominance) Name these demons.

(note you don't have to mention the games they are in since some of the have been repeat performers.)

A new year and still no answer?
Oh, well...might as well take a stab at it.
Malphas, Belial, Eligos (Eligor?), Buer, Vassago...that's all I can think of.

I'll drop my question in a day or two so someone (Lord_Brimstone?) will be able to verify my answer.

Huh....nothing yet.
Well, I might as well put something here.
Very well:

The Castlevania series has, regardless of its starting point, always had the hero enter the titular castle to face off against the Lord of Darkness near the end.
With that said, how many canonical CV games DID NOT feature this "creature of Chaos" and what are they?

sorry I've been sick not to mention extremely busy. btw you missed Decarabia, Stolas, and Porcel from dawn of sorrow, Amdusias from curse of darkness, Gaap from lament of innocence, Bael and Bifron from aria of sorrow and Adramelech from circle of the moon but too much time has past to really say anything about it now. I also had forgotten how many of those demons where in these games.

As for your question it's tricky. The one I know for sure is Dawn of Sorrow which the castle that you wander in is a replica of Dracula's Castle. (don't ask me where Celia and her Cult found blueprints to Castlevania since it bloody keep changing after every incarnation.) The possible second is Circle of the Moon (Igarashi keeps changing his mind on whether this one is canon or not) The castle is actually a Austrian Castle ruled by Camilla. As of Portrait of Ruin, the game is listed on the official timeline. anyways my guess is 2.

Edit: Excuse me 3. Technically the Castle in lament of innocence was Walter's Castle and not Dracula's even though it says castlevania as soon as you get up to the castle.

Nicely done, and I hope you're feeling better!
I don't recall the Celia's base in Dawn ever being referred to as a duplicate of Dracula's Castle, just that the area was her cult's headquarters and such. I wouldn't put it past this obsessed fanatic to model it after witness accounts of the Castle, though.
As for Circle's...right again.
Walter's Castle also makes the list possibly out of a technicality, as I don't believe it was ever stated that his castle was a product of Chaos nor is it ever mentioned (to my memory) that HIS castle was part of the deal regarding the Crimson Stone in his possession.
Speaking of which, what sets Walter apart from Dracula would probably be their motivation. While Walter very much had as much power as Dracula, he never truly used it to its fullest (as Drac demonstrated time and again in future games, though it did help that he had Death at his side), and only really attacked nearby villages to satisfy his own desires (and in the case of Rinaldo, "good sport" to kill time, no pun intended).

That's just my opinion, though.

Your turn! :D

Yeah it did seem to me that Walter was just out there to enjoy himself as he stated to Leon in their first meeting at the pagoda. He pretty much kidnapped Leon's betrothed, Sara, to lure Leon to his castle, just because he was told of Leon's strength and skill and thought he would be excellent sport for him. Not exactly world conquering behavior if you ask me.

As for my question, it's kind of a follow up to egxtreme's question. We already weeded out which official time-line games did not have dracula's castle in it, but which one of the Castlevania games that did have Drac's castle did not feature it as the final stage/location?

hmm... kind of quiet around here. Perhaps I should ask a easier question?

Just a wild guess, but I'm almost sure this doesn't quite count...is it Aria of Sorrow?

No, I'm afraid that isn't the answer. It's a game that has dracula's castle as an area but it isn't the final area of the game

im gonna take a wild guess and say CV legends, though i may be confusing it with another CV, its been ages since i played a 2d CV game aside from 4.

Lord Brimstone,
I would say that the answer to your question would be Castlevania Bloodlines. The game's first stage was the ruins of Castle Dracula but the final stage was the Castle Proserpina in England.

Lord Brimstone,
I would say that the answer to your question would be Castlevania Bloodlines. The game's first stage was the ruins of Castle Dracula but the final stage was the Castle Proserpina in England.

That's indeed the answer I'm looking for. Your turn.

A simple SF-themed question:
What's the name of the high-tech hardware "installed" in Juri Han's eye?

Feng Shui Engine?

You are correct, Sir. Your turn.

On a side note, Castlevania Lord of Shadows is staying very true to it's name, as it's been ages since we got any real info.

Heh, heh...secrecy. :D
Let's go with something easy. Sort of.
Guile had it in for Bison due to the "death" of Charlie Nash since SF2, but who has it out for Guile?
Bear in mind that M. Bison could honestly care less about anyone's problems other than his own, so he doesn't count.

Nothing yet, huh?
I guess I've been keeping everyone in d dark, so I'll give you a hint:
It's a non-canon series. :P

Doctrine Dark From the Street Fighter EX series. The Guy that looks like a Nazi with a gas mask on.

That is correct.
I didn't want to throw out the hint because it was a dead giveaway.
For the record, that wasn't a typo; I was practically giving away the answer above. :(
Oh, well. Your turn!

A Castlevania question. What was the first castlevania game to have shops/merchants with purchasable items?

Vampire Killer for MSX

Very good. Your turn.

A Hard one!

What was the most famous band of the bassist & arranger of the Dracula Battle Perfect Selection albums?

Naoto Shibata PROJECT?

No. Naoto Shibata project was the name of the musicians that performed the dracula battle albums, and Naoto Shibata was the Main arranger and the bassist of the band i,m mentioning...The band is named A****M

It's probably been posted before in this thread but it's too long to look through.

Have you seen the Angry Video Game nerds video on the series? his review of Simons Quest is particularly entertaining.

Peace.

No. Naoto Shibata project was the name of the musicians that performed the dracula battle albums, and Naoto Shibata was the Main arranger and the bassist of the band i,m mentioning...The band is named A****M

Anthem :)

Haha, correct!!

Your turn

Sonia Belmont!

Hey, it's me again. The creator of this thread. I've had to change my name again, but it should be recognizable. So, somebody continue the questioning.

Sorry i forgot i answered the question jajaja

well an easy one:

Which character from Super Streer Fighter II Turbo is banned from US tournaments?

My assumption and guess would be Akuma.

Correct!!

Your turn:

Ok here's a somewhat tricky Castlevania question since it treads slightly outside of Castlevania's boundaries. What Konami game outside of the Castlevania (and the beatmania/pop'n music/DDR music games) series has a Castlevania song as one of its music tracks?

Contra: Hard Corps

The song is Vampire Killer.

You certainly know your stuff. Your turn.

Ok, How many games did Simon Belmont appear outside the Castlevania series?

I suppose they would be Konami games, correct?

Yes and no.

I'm baffled.

What i meant is they are games from Konami where Simon appeared and a game from another company where he also appeared. Name all of them.

The only two that I know of(and I'm expecting to NOT win, so consider this a freebie to anyone else who knows the rest of the answer) is DreamMix TV World Fighters, Konami's answer to Smash Brothers and International Track and Field.

You are right, those are two of the games where Simon appeared, but DreamMix TV World Fighters was made by Hudson, Konami was only a co-producer.

Hint: there are 5 more games.

Five more? I was totally unaware of these titles.

Me too, but i found them just by luck.

This one took a little effort, but I surprised that I only missed about four of these.
In any case, here is the list of confirmed cameo appearance from Simon Belmont:

Pop n' Music 15 Adventure
Evolution Skating
New International Track and Field
Konami Wai Wai World
Wai Wai World 2
Konami WaiWai Sokoban
DreamMix TV: World Fighters
Ganbare Goemon 2
Battle Tryst
Hai no Majutsushi

I'm glad this question was brought up, because I was surprised to find the other CV characters (beyond Alucard, Dracula, and Simon) appearing outside of the series.
There's Richter, Maria (DXC ver.)...hell, even Shanoa and LEON seemed to have made it beyond their initial debut titles!
I only wish these games were also released outside of Japan...*sigh*

So, should that cover it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPmb0F00YPE

Also you found more than i did :billymays:

Yeah. I'm kinda surprised myself! XD
Well, I guess it's my turn.

Richard Newman, Yasunori Kato, Gerald Rivers, and Norio Wakamoto...
What do they all have in common?

My god these questions are getting complicated! Any way the thing they have in common is M. Bison (Vega in Japan) Richard Newman was the voice of M. Bison in the cartoon show (Delicious!) Yasunori Kato is a fictional character that has an out fit that makes him look a lot like Bison, Gerald Rivers is the voice for Bison in Street fighter 4 and Norio Wakamoto is the Voice of Bison for the Japanese side of Street fighter 4. Also of note that Norio is also the Japanese voice actor of Dracula from Symphony of the night onward and Yasunori Kato is compared to the D man.

That's right!
Throwing Raul Julia in there would've been a dead giveaway, and after stumbling on Yasunori Kato (who pulls off the look MUCH BETTER than Bison himself!), I threw him in as something of a "curve ball".
Well, the floor is yours.

Hmm. I really can't think of anything to be honest. I'm going to have to pass this once.

Well...dang. Guess I'll have to take it again.
*catches torch*

The Castlevania series usually consists of one or two characters fending off the forces of darkness, often by means of a "divine weapon" or two.
That being said, how many playable characters in the series' chronology, canon or otherwise, HAS NOT wielded the trademark vampiric bane, the Vampire Killer and who are they?

While you're at it, feel free to describe their personal method of demonic extermination because, honestly, I don't think most of the fanbase can accept anyone being capable of taking down the Prince of Darkness without the freakin' whip.
Not that it's a problem, of course. :D

Okay, I'm gonna have some iffy characters in here.

First off, we have the unnamed protagonist from Haunted Castle(still suspected by some to be Simon Belmont). He used a mace, which upgraded to a sword.
Alucard, who used a Ball of Destruction, or spells and various handheld weapons(blades, knuckles, etc).
Soma Cruz, who followed Alucard's footsteps and used various weapons, though his 'spells' were derived from monster souls.
Eric Lecarde, who used the Alcarde Spear.
Carrie Fernandez, who used her family's magical powers.
Sypha Belnades, Carrie's ancestor, who also used magic and a staff.
Grant Dynasty, with his trusty dagger
Cornell, the werewolf warrior who had his lycan powers to fight Dracula.
Henry, who amusingly used a holy six shooter.
Maria Renard, who used animals to attack.
Hector, Dracula's former Devil Forgemaster, who also used various weapons,
And finally, Shanoa, yet another hunter who used a variety of weapons, along with Glyph based spells.

I don't THINK I missed anyone. And egxtreme, I find it amusing that the fanbase can't accept anything OTHER than the Vampire Killer actually defeating Dracula, because I bet a lot of them were the same people who wondered, before LoI: "How can a WHIP kill a vampire?!?"

Okay, I'm gonna have some iffy characters in here.

First off, we have the unnamed protagonist from Haunted Castle(still suspected by some to be Simon Belmont). He used a mace, which upgraded to a sword.
Alucard, who used a Ball of Destruction, or spells and various handheld weapons(blades, knuckles, etc).
Soma Cruz, who followed Alucard's footsteps and used various weapons, though his 'spells' were derived from monster souls.
Eric Lecarde, who used the Alcarde Spear.
Carrie Fernandez, who used her family's magical powers.
Sypha Belnades, Carrie's ancestor, who also used magic and a staff.
Grant Dynasty, with his trusty dagger
Cornell, the werewolf warrior who had his lycan powers to fight Dracula.
Henry, who amusingly used a holy six shooter.
Maria Renard, who used animals to attack.
Hector, Dracula's former Devil Forgemaster, who also used various weapons,
And finally, Shanoa, yet another hunter who used a variety of weapons, along with Glyph based spells.

I don't THINK I missed anyone. And egxtreme, I find it amusing that the fanbase can't accept anything OTHER than the Vampire Killer actually defeating Dracula, because I bet a lot of them were the same people who wondered, before LoI: "How can a WHIP kill a vampire?!?"

Actually there are a few that you missed, mainly because the characters are really obscure, except for two cases,

First of we have Joachim Armster who was a boss character in Lament of innocence but could be unlocked. he uses a ring of swords that float around him to attack.

second from the same game we have the even more obscure Pumkin who uses a different whip than the vampire killer yet it is stronger. go figure.

The third is Charlotte Aulin from Portrait of Ruin who uses spells and magical spell books to attack with you can switch between her and Jonathan Norris.

Fourth and fifth also from portrait is the sisters Stella and Loretta. one uses Magic, the other uses a sword.


sixth is Yoko Belnades from Dawn of Sorrow. She fights pretty much like her ancestor Sypha.

The seventh and final character I can think of is that exception to the obscure secret character/ secondary character rule. The man in question is Nathan Graves from Circle of the Moon. Yes he does wield a whip but it is not the Vampire Killer. It is called the Hunter's whip and series creator Igarashi has stated that the two whips are different.

also if we are getting really technical you can also count Gabriel Belmont from the upcoming castlevania game into the mix since his whip is called the Combat Cross.

Hope this helps you out chaz.

Believe it or not Brimstone, I did think of a lot of those people. I tended to stay away from bonus characters because my list was already getting long, but I feel really stupid that I forgot Charlotte.

Pumpkin Head however, DOES have the Vampire Killer. Check out his equips if you ever play LoI again.

I wondered about Nathan myself. Must have missed mention of him using the Hunter's Whip (though to be honest, I have yet to beat it...damn hard game).

Correct! Great job you two!
Well, since you both provided the answers, I'll leave it up to you guys to decide who gets to ask the next question.
And...GO!

Its been almost 2 years since last post on this thread, but it isn't dead. Okay, who were Carmilla's two vampire generals, and which Castlevania titles were their names taken from?

I love this thread. Glad to see its resurrection

Olrox (or Orlox) had his first appearance in SotN

and Brauner came from Portrait of Ruin

I will pass on asking a question (I'm no good with coming up with Trivia).

Good job with that Neo. You are correct. That game completely screwed the whole storyline. Not sure if anyone else noticed, but the credits all featured Hispanic names, not Japanese. I thought it was odd, considering it's a Konami title. Of course, it wasn't directed by Igarashi, but whoever the Metal Gear director was.

Hideo Kojima (creator, director and producer of the Metal Gear franchise) was involved in the title as an advisor, as was his team, Kojima Productions, but he wasn't the director. For the most part the game was done by Spanish developers MercurySteam and directed by Enric �lvarez - that's why the credits feature so much Hispanic games. Konami just published the game, they didn't developed it.

Right, I just find it so crappy that they relied on a whole new team, when they had something good already, albeit the 3d titles prior weren't big hits. Iga should have stayed on, while using Mercury Stream. The storyline was thrown all out of whack. Too many inconsistencies now.

Indeed, which is further bolstered by the fact that the game was originally announced just as Lords of Shadow, with no connection to the Castlevania series mentioned. That was something they came out with when already well into development.

Since I'm here, I might as well carry on the trivia.
We have seen Dracula move around the battlefield in a pillar of light or as a swarm of bats, but there are at least four instances where he used BOTH at the same time. Can you name these games?
Just to clarify, these games have to feature Dracula teleporting in a pillar of light WITH bats. Not one or the other; they must occur at the same time.

And to bring the trivia back into Street Fighter territory, here's another question:
Balrog's original stage had a sign in the background at the center of the stage. Aside from the obvious reference to a certain Las Vegas landmark, what else is significant about this sign?

CV - Dracula teleports converted in bats inside a pillar of light in these games
X68000/Chronicles
Harmony of Dissonance
Portrait of Ruin
Order of Ecclesia

SF - In Balrog's SFII stage, under the Golden Nugget sign it says "NIN-NIN". This is a reference to Akira Nishitani, one of the main designers/planners for Street Fighter and Final Fight, who went by the pseudonym of NIN NIN. Additionally, NIN is also the default high score name in SFII.


CV - An easy one: Among Castlevania lore, there are two groups of "things" commonly referred to as "the original five". Name both groups.

SF - Besides the Hadou moves (Hadouken, Shoryuken, Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, their Super Move variants and the Shun Goku Satsu), Akuma shares another special move with certain fighters. What move is it and who are these fighters? Hint: One of these fighters had the move before Akuma did.

That is correct, though most of the images I've seen has the Golden Nugget sign read "NIN-NIN HALL", but it's all the same.

I'm a little stumped with both of your questions, but I'm going to try and take a stab at them.

I'm not too familiar with the term "Original Five" as far as Castlevania is concerned, but if I had to guess, it would have something to do with the following:

A.) The Original Five subweapons: Holy Water, Cross/Boomerang(?), Knife, Axe, and Stopwatch.

B.) The Greatest Five, a move used in Portrait of Ruin that summoned the spirits of the "greatest five" Belmonts: Leon, Trevor, Simon, Juste, and Richter. Personally, I prefer another "Original Five" who wielded the Vampire Killer whip according to their game release dates before the series' canon was either revised or retconned: Simon, Trevor, Christopher, Richter, and Sonia. John Morris from CV: Bloodlines would be part of that list, but since he isn't a Belmont by blood, I tend to exclude him.

As for the SF question, the only other move that Akuma shared with another character was the "teleport-type" move, something that Dhalsim had in later installments of Street Fighter II, but just prior to Akuma's debut in Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
Unlike the Hadou moves, the teleport is different for nearly every character in terms of its visual execution; the only similarities is the nature of the move (move from point-A to point-B faster than what is normally possible).

- For the Castlevania trivia, The Original Five universally refers to the five original subweapons, as well as to the Greatest Five (Vampire Killer's five Belmont users) among certain circles.

- For the Street Fighter trivia, there were two possible answers: the Teleport is one, indeed, shared with Dhalsim (who got it first), M. Bison and Evil Ryu. The other is the Hyakki Shuu, shared with Cammy (she got it first, under the name Hooligan Combination), Juni and, recently, Gouken.

Congrats, you got 'em good!

P.S. Sorry if the questions weren't clear enough. I was going to write them better, but my ISP has been failing all weekk long and I was unable to. If I don't reply after a while, it's for that very same reason.