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Die, monster! You don't belong in this world!
— Castlevania: Symphony of the Night • 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Richter's cry is a blunt statement of the hunter's creed: the undead are an offence to the natural world and a Belmont's job is to remove them. Delivered in the game's deliberately stiff, over-earnest English dub, it became part of the cult charm of Symphony of the Night, quoted in the same breath as Dracula's "What is a man?" speech. Fans use it as a cheerful battle cry whenever a monster turns up.
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In context
Spoilers for Castlevania: Symphony of the NightShow the scene
It is the first spoken line of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997). The game opens with a playable prologue, Final Stage: Bloodlines, a replay of the last stage of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood set in 1792. Richter Belmont, the whip-wielding vampire hunter, strides into Dracula's throne room and calls the Count a monster that does not belong in this world. Dracula answers that he was called back by humans who wished to pay him tribute, and the two trade a few more lines before the fight. Richter wins; years later he vanishes and Dracula's castle rises again, which is where Alucard's game begins. English Richter was voiced by Scott McCulloch.
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- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Wikiquote)Quotes, opening exchangeReference checked
- Final Stage: Bloodlines (Castlevania Wiki)IntroReference checked
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Castlevania Wiki)PlotReference checked
- Scott McCulloch (Castlevania Wiki)RolesReference checked
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