Simon Belmont (SSS)

:This article is strictly about how Simon and Richter Belmont appear on Super Smash Stadium. For information about them in general, see their articles on the Castlevania Wiki.
Simon Belmont, the second third-party character to debut on Super Smash Stadium (after Pooka), is also the oldest surviving third-party fighter. He appeared close to the end of Season 4, alongside Dracula's Castle. He may also be the first character to get an Echo Fighter added to his list of costumes, in this case, his grandson, Richter Belmont. Richter was added when the Mêlée Era began and the number of costumes for each fighter was increased to six.
==In his own universe==
One of the "stars" of Captain N: The Game Master and one of the NES's icons, Simon is the fifth generation of the legendary Belmont clan, a family of expert vampire killers who has taken down Dracula multiple times. Born in 1669 in the now-extinct city of Wallachia, Romania, Simon lived through the 17th and 18th centuries and was known as "Evil's Whip-Wielding Bane" during his lifetime. His ultra-ripped body is said to be a combination of an exceptional family training regimen and the infusion of magic from a Sypha Belnades. In reality, it came about because it was the 1980's, and Hulkamania and Arnold Schwarzenegger were running wild on Konami, brother.
Richter is Simon's grandson, born in the same city in 1773.
==Attributes==
Slow but powerful, Simon sets himself apart from the other heavyweights by way of the incredibly long range that his whip gives him. His forward Smash goes half the length of Final Destination! He also has multiple good projectiles in his specials, all of which bring the pain onto opponents and make it near impossible for them to hit him. However, his jump is extremely weak, and he's further cursed with a bad recovery, so if he's launched off most stages sideways, but not enough to die, he probably won't make it back. On the other hand, his FAir, BAir, and UAir can be used as alternate, tethered recoveries.
Much like Marth, his whip has a sweetspot at the tip, so "tippers" with the attacks that use it are highly valued.
===Changes===
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===Moveset===
Entrance: Warps in on rays of light, and cracks his whip.
Move Name	Description
Down Tilt:
Jump Slide	Simon does a two-hit jumping slide attack borrowed from his grandson in CV: Symphony of the Night.
The first hit can't kill, but the second kills at 210%.
Running:
Blade Dash	Again borrowing from Richter, Simon tackles while twiring his whip. Oddly, the final hit does less knockback than the others, despite double damage. Can destroy projectiles that do 5% or less.
Kills at 170%.
Down Air:
Jump Kick	A typical stall-n-fall attack, although anyone hit at the very beginning of the move may be Meteor Smashed. Simon bounces off whoever he hits, making the move spammable and/or allowing him to combo into his other moves. He also can't auto-cancel it if used off a short hop.
Kills at 190%.
Neutral Special:
Axe	Simon flings his axe in an arc, doing high damage and knockback to whoever he hits. Much like Hammer Mario's hammers, the axes can hit through quite a bit of stuff, and can severely disrupt opponents.
Kills at 140%.
Side Special:
Cross	See above, only now it's a boomerang. Destroys projectiles and is also a good combo starter.
Kills at 140%.
Up Special:
Whip Uppercut	Simon jumps up, cracking his whip along the way. Bad recovery move due to him gaining very little air from the move.
Kills at 120%.
Down Special:
Holy Water	Another infamous tool in Simon's toolkit, used primarily to set up his Forward Smash near a ledge. Acting somewhat similarly to PK Fire, Simon flings a hydroflask-sk-sk-sk-sk-sk of holy water that bursts into flames on impact and racks up damage quickly on opponents.
Cannot kill.
Final Smash:
Grand Cross	Simon flings a coffin out in front of him. The first opponent to get trapped in it suffers through a cutscene in which he slams the coffin down hard, then unleashes said Grand Cross on it. The opponent only takes 10%, but the knockback dealt is extremely high.
Ashley Variant: Whereas Simon says "AWAY! Grand Cross!!!" during the cutscene, and Richter says "How about this?", Ashley says "Maybe next time, you'll think before you try to cancel me on Twitter! I got your fucking "cancel culture" right here, you little shit! Now FUCK OFF!!!"
Kills at 25%.
===Taunt===
*Up Taunt: Holds up his whip, coiled up.
*Side Taunt: Spins his whip twice in front of him.
*Down Taunt: Cracks his whip and says "Come."
===Victory===
*Pose: Smacks the ground twice with his whip, saying "I vanquish the darkness!" If he fought against a villain, he'll instead say "Back to the darkness with you!"
*Theme: The "level clear" theme from Castlevania 1.
*"No Contest"/Loss Theme: The death theme from the classic Castlevania games.
==Costumes==
*Default
*Black/pink hair
*Indigo/black hair
*Orange Retro
*Richter Default
*Richter Yellow
*Richter Black
*Richter White
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