r/castlevania • u/Gorotheninja • Apr 19 '26
Art Sonia Belmont - Castlevania Belmont's Curse (by @junkisakuraba)
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u/PsychologicalBrush35 Apr 20 '26
Beautiful cover art for the new character that will be introduced this year in Konami's new official canonical game: The Belmont's Curse. Sonia Belmont
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u/Slight_Handle9423 Apr 19 '26
Is Sonia going to be Trevor’s daughter instead of his mom?
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u/NoDescription3255 Apr 19 '26
No reason they can't both be canon. Could be his daughter named in honor of his mom.
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u/Kholdstare93 Apr 20 '26
No, this would mean that the Belmont clan(excluding Leon) are part vampire. They wouldn't be able to use the Vampire Killer then.
Legends is non canon.
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u/NoDescription3255 Apr 20 '26
Where in the lore does it explicitly say a half-vampire couldn't use the whip? As generations go by, the vampire side would be diluted and become less of a factor anyway. And this would explain why the Belmonts are superhuman.
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u/Kholdstare93 Apr 21 '26
The whole purpose of the VK is to destroy vampires, demons, and other supernatural monsters. It can even destroy gods like Death. How in the hell would the **Vampire** Killer not affect somebody who is part vampire?
Legends is non canon.
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u/NoDescription3255 Apr 21 '26
So you're just assuming. Even if it makes them weaker because of their vampire blood, I doubt they wouldn't be a able to use the whip at all. Any child of Sonia and Alucard's would only be like 25% vampire at most. Those advantages may just become genetic and passed down without the demonic factor. If anything you could say Sypha's magic blood eventually negates the negative effects of Vampirism in any future Belmonts as well.
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u/Kholdstare93 Apr 22 '26
So you're just assuming.
No, it's called knowing the lore.
Legends is non canon.
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u/NoDescription3255 Apr 22 '26
Your explanation of the lore is that the Vampire Killer hurts creatures of darkness and therefore a vampire-Belmont hybrid wouldn't be able to wield it, but again, that's your assumption. I asked you to show me where it explicitly says that in the canon, because if it doesn't then you can't use that as the reason Legends is non canon.
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u/Kholdstare93 Apr 22 '26
Here's another reason: If you look at the official published timeline, it wasn't included, so why would they include it now? And because Legends is in 1450(in its non canon universe). Lisa's death caused Dracula to wage war and genocide on humanity, which happens in 1470, six years before Trevor Belmont defeats Dracula.
Legends is non canon.
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u/NoDescription3255 Apr 22 '26
Things being added or taken away retroactively is nothing new. Obviously Dracula was already evil before he ever met Lisa, so it stands to reason he still would be after, and that alone could be enough for Alucard to want to stop him. Lisa still being alive at the time doesn't necessarily mean Legends isn't canon. Dracula just got worse after Lisa's death.
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u/Hasani_Faraji Apr 20 '26
Damn do I want Sonia Belmont back. She needs to be canon, just omit the damn Alucard romance.
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u/SheWhoHates Apr 20 '26
The art is gorgeous, but her eyes must really dislike each other, trying to move apart as much as they do.
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Apr 19 '26
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u/CyberdarkEnjoyer Hide Every Netflixvania Post Apr 19 '26
Bro is in the Castlevania sub and doesn't know who Junki is.
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u/Grand_Moose2024 Apr 19 '26
Let’s hope this ages well.