Castle characters and their roles

Meet the central cast and useful contacts without confusing versions or playable modes.

Story and late-game spoilers.

7 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Character directory

Main exploration character

Alucard

His equipment, relics and spells drive the castle campaign. The main walkthrough assumes his inventory-based progression rather than an alternate-character mode.

Opening hero and later encounter

Richter Belmont

Playable during the prologue, he later becomes central to an important branching outcome. Defeating him immediately is not the route to the full castle adventure.

Investigator and ally

Maria Renard

Her meetings help reveal the castle’s situation. Her playable availability differs by release; the original PlayStation campaign should not be described as a Maria playthrough.

Shop and information contact

Master Librarian

Sells useful supplies and the Jewel of Open. Return when your needs change rather than spending all gold during the first visit.

Underground travel contact

Ferryman

His boat service connects water routes. Look for the associated exploration requirements instead of assuming every flooded passage must be crossed by jumping.

Recurring antagonist

Death

His early intervention changes Alucard’s starting equipment situation. Build from the gear you actually retain rather than planning around the opening loadout.

Late-story antagonists

Shaft and Dracula

Their roles belong to the deeper castle route. Keep a separate save before major endings if you intend to explore different outcomes.