Franchise: Castlevania
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According to The History of Castlevania: Book of the Crescent Moon, the Belmont family was originally planned to be called the Dante family, with Simon Belmont originally being "Peter Dante, Vampire Killer and grandson of Christopher Dante".
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Aria of Sorrow direct Junishi Murakami said this was just a coincidence however, as the kanji of both names differs. When he first saw the name, he disagreed with the idea, but Igarashi simply couldn't think of anything else.
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There is a Yu-Gi-Oh! card called Vampire Hunter which is likely based off the Belmont family.
The Castlevania castle can be seen in the art's background and the card's name translated from Japanese is Vampire Killer, the name of a whip passed down through the Belmont family.
The Castlevania castle can be seen in the art's background and the card's name translated from Japanese is Vampire Killer, the name of a whip passed down through the Belmont family.
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In Japan, the Belmonts are known as the Belmondos. Also, Trevor Belmont's name in Japan is Ralph C. Belmondo.
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In the High Valryian language, from Game of Thrones, the word "Chain" is "Belmon". This is meant to be a reference to Simon Belmont from Castlevania, since he can get a chain whip.