Charles Vincent


Castlevania 64
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Charles' first appearance is in the master bedroom of the Villa on Stage 3, where he sleeps during the night; he later shows up after the fake Dracula is defeated (under the right circumstances) to reveal the truth; if time requirements aren't met, he'll show up as a vampirized boss at
game's end
Charles' first appearance is in the master bedroom of the Villa on Stage 3, where he sleeps during the night; he later shows up after the fake Dracula is defeated (under the right circumstances) to reveal the truth; if time requirements aren't met, he'll show up as a vampirized boss at
game's end

Charlie Vincent (also known as "Vincent the Vampire Killer") considered himself to be the greatest vampire hunter in the world. As an old, wise and battled-tested veteran--and a scholar who spent his entire life studying vampires and lycanthropy--he had in his arsenal all of the tricks necessary to take down a foe such as Count Dracula.

As a result of his past success, you could say that he was a tad arrogant: He very proudly touted himself as "the best," despite even the existence of the Belmont clan and its blood relatives. And when a threat of Dracula's resurrection surfaced, Vincent decided to hone his skills by setting up residence in the Villa Mansion, to live amongst evil to prove to the dark forces his worth.

When Reinhardt (or Carrie) infiltrated the mansion and made his way to its master bedroom, he was greeted rudely by Vincent. When Reinhardt confided that he was on his way to slay Dracula, Vincent laughed it off: "Stop talking nonsense--leave Dracula to me!"

Reinhardt reached the castle keep first. When he was suckered in by Malus' alleged innocence after Dracula's "defeat," it was Vincent who showed up with his vials of holy water to reveal to Reinhardt the truth--that Malus was actually Dracula incarnate. Had Vincent not shown up at that precise time, Reinhardt might have remained ignorant to Dracula's scheming ways. Thus, the old man's instincts proved to be a valuable tool in the war against evil.

Note that the story changes if while playing Castlevania 64 you take too much time to reach the castle keep. As the story unfolds from this alternate perspective: Vincent reached the castle keep first, but he found that he wasn't quite to level he thought; he not only lost to Dracula's servant in battle--he was infected with the curse and thus vampirized. When Reinhardt reached the keep, Vincent showed up to confirm this cold reality by attacking with his now-dark vials of holy water. The defeat of Vincent was a critical blow to his mission for one reason: When Reinhardt defeated Dracula's servant, there was no one show up to advise him that it wasn't even the real Dark Lord. Malus succeeded in fooling Reinhardt, and the world was still at risk.

Special note: Reader Daniel Krauze believes that Vincent was inspired by characters from the movie Fright Night: "The name of one is Charlie Brewster and the other, a Van Helsing-type of guy, is named Peter Vincent."

 
 
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