lament of innocence
the neverending battle begins here
The struggle between the vampire hunter clan (Belmonts) and Dracula himself has already been established with previously released Castlevania (jp: Akumajou Dracula) games before Konami decided to introduce the beginning of the story line in Lament of Innocence. The game follows a young Leon Belmont, a former Crusader who chose to give up his title, as he ventures into the mysterious forest called Eternal Night. Once inside the castle there, he struggles through many trials to win his love back who was stolen by Walter Bernhard, the vampire who presides over the forest and castle. But Walter is not Dracula ...
characters
where are all the girls at anyway?
Leon Belmont is a former Crusader who renounced his title of Baron. He is lured into the forest when his betrothed, Sara, is kidnaped by the vampiric master of Eternal Night, Walter Bernard. He will do anything it takes to get his love back.
Walter Bernhard is the vampiric master of Eternal Night who, to spice up his boring life alone in a castle, makes it habit to steal a man's love and make him go through his castle to retrieve her. He keeps the forest in neverending night with the Ebony Stone ...
Mathias Cronqvist was Leon's most trusted man when he was in battle. When his wife, Elizabetha, died he became bedridden in his sadness and denounced God for taking her away from him. It was then that he put his master plan to work, starting with Leon ...
Rinaldo Gandolfi is the lone, living inhabitant of Eternal Night and has been given the charge of providing Walter's visitors with alchemy and weapons. Rinaldo lost his family to Walter many years ago, and his daughter was taken in the same manner as Sara was.
Joachim Armster was a nobleman before being bitten by Walter and taken to serve him. However, Joachim soon turned against his master for the wrongs that were done to him and instituted a rebellion. Instead of killing his subject, Walter chose to lock him away deep in his castle...
Death is a powerful force. He currently serves Walter Bernhard because of the Ebony Stone. But for how long ...
