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“ | Courange, don't leave me. | „ |
~ Reinhardt opening line. |
“ | When desire rules people's hearts, evil arises and Dracula can return. The fight between Dracula and humanity is endless. I know no way to escape this struggle against evil. But we have faith in each other and we have love. That gives us hope, and the strength to fight against despair. As long as we have hope, evil can never defeat us!! Come, let's go home. Your family will be waiting for you! | „ |
~ Reinhardt's legacy. |
Reinhardt Schneider is the main protagonist of the 1999 action adventure game Castlevania 64 and a supporting character in it's accompaning prequel Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. He is the disgraced descendant of the Belmont Clan, succeeded by the Schneider Clan sometimes in the 18th Century. Wishing to discover the truth behind his lineage, Reinhardt set himself upon a trial with destiny to confront the devil Dracula.
He was voiced by Andrew Hankinson.
History[]
Castlevania 64[]
Lost Legacy[]
Reinhardt sets out on a dangerous quest to defeat Dracula, knowing the devil has returned. He battle his way through a cursed forest, a haunted castle, and countless gruesome beasts. Along the way, he meets Charlie Vincent, an old vampire hunter armed with crucifixes, and Rosa, a vampire who is unwillingly cursed. Despite her nature, Rosa helps Reinhardt, though he is concerned about her fate.
In a maze-like garden, Reinhardt encounters a young boy named Malus, who claims to be pursued by monsters. Though Malus runs away, Reinhardt follows him to safety, feeling unsettled by the boy’s cryptic behavior. Later, Reinhardt finds Rosa again, attempting suicide in the sunlight. He saves her, though she bitterly tells him he should have let her die, warning him of the dangers ahead.
Vengeance to the Devil[]
Reinhardt eventually crosses paths with Malus inside the Castle Center, where the boy ominously hints that Reinhardt’s mission is doomed. After battling through the castle’s traps, Reinhardt faces off against Death, one of Dracula’s most powerful lackeys. To his horror, Death forces Rosa to fight him.
Though Reinhardt defeats her, she survives and vanishes with Death in a cloud of mist. Later, atop a clock tower, Death ambushes Reinhardt, but Rosa appears again, shielding him and taking the fatal blow. She had started to believe in him, and Reinhardt promises her redemption. Afterward, he confronts and defeats Death, sending the demon back to Hell.
Revelation and Final Battle[]
In the Castle Keep, Reinhardt thinks he has defeated Dracula, but Malus reappears, revealing himself to be Dracula in disguise. He transforms from a child into an adult and battles Reinhardt. After a fierce fight, Malus turns back into a boy and tries to convince Reinhardt that Dracula only possessed him. However, Charlie Vincent arrives and exposes Malus’s evil nature by using holy water. Dracula, in his final form, transports Reinhardt to a desert realm where he becomes a giant monster.
After a climactic battle, Reinhardt defeats Dracula once and for all, sending the castle sinking into a lake.
Epilogue[]
As Reinhardt reflects on his journey, wondering if the struggle against Dracula will ever end, he is surprised by a single red rose drifting down from the sky. Rosa, now human and free of Dracula’s curse, appears where the rose lands. The two embrace, and Reinhardt, filled with renewed hope, looks toward the future as he reclaim the legacy of his clan.
Personality[]
Reinhardt appears as a man with a noble heart and kind soul. He lives a life of self-doubt and unanswered questions about his very bloodline, not knowing sure if his legacy was truly ever honored or was he a Belmont at all. However, this does not demotivate him from his desire to protect humanity from the vampire as he took it upon himself and his companions to a journey in order to stop his resurrection. He cares about those around him, marking him being a little naive when he is tricked by Malus again and again despite have a sense that he is tricked.
When those he loves or cares is hurt, he becomes emotional and quickly become angry and vows to truly take them down. In the end, Reinhardt regain his family legacy and took honor in his family name, the Belmonts.
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Trivia[]
- Reinhardt was supposed to serve as the next Belmont that succeed Richter Belmont in the original timeline, but C64's is later retconned into a alternate universe, leading to Reinhardt canonity status de-canonized. The later successor title is given to Julius Belmont's instead.
- He reappears as an unlockable character in the Ode to Castlevania expansion to Vampire Survivors.[1]
- To unlock Reinhardt as a playable character in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, the player has to find Clark during Henry's quest. He is found in the Villa. In the hedge maze, near the area where the Rose Brooch was required to open, there is an alcove with the child inside.
- To unlock Reinhardt's alternate costume, after finding Clark the player has to find Edward during Henry's quest. He is found in the Underground Waterway. Proceed through the waterway, avoiding any falling floors as best as possible, and keep turning right until reaching a staircase; follow them up and cross a broken bridge. Look for an alcove to the left of the bridge, where Edward can be seen standing. Jump to the ledge to rescue him.
- Andrew Hankinson, Reinhardt voice actor co-voiced with voice actor Scott McCulloch, who also voiced Chris Redfield in 1995 Resident Evil, Robert Baxter in Time Crisis II, Richter Belmont in Castlevania: Sympothy of the Night, Guile in the Street Fighter: The Movie video game and Stick Breitling in Zombie Revenge.
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