Rinaldo Gandolfi

is a support character introduced in Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. He is an alchemist whose daughter was taken and vampirized by Walter Bernhard. He now lives in a small hut in the Forest of Eternal Night. Rinaldo creates the Whip of Alchemy for Leon Belmont, but this whip is later fused with his fiancée, Sara Trantoul, to create the Vampire Killer, the famous whip of the Belmont Clan.
==History==
Five years prior to the events of Lament of Innocence, Rinaldo lost his wife and son by the hands of his daughter, Justine, who had been vampirized. In response, Rinaldo created the Whip of Alchemy and destroyed her with it. Rinaldo then challenged Walter, but the whip had no effect on him and nothing became of the battle. Amused, Walter permitted Rinaldo to live and set up shop in the forest, where he would help others who had grudges against Walter. Walter thought that it made the "game" more fun. Rinaldo held out hope that where he had failed, another would succeed. At some point, he also fought against a Succubus who acted as a follower of Walter, although he ultimately let her live (she implies later on that the reason he did so was because she transformed into his daughter Justine and caused him to lower his guard).
After Leon's defeat of Walter, Rinaldo's whereabouts are unknown.
==Rinaldo's shop==
The following items are available for purchase at Rinaldo's shop:
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==Gallery==
Rinaldo2.jpg|Rinaldo from Lament of Innocence.
Koma Rinaldo.JPG|Rinaldo from the official Koma comic strips.
LoI OST Rinaldo.JPG|Rinaldo from the Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Original Soundtrack.
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Loi mobile manga Rinaldo.JPG|Rinaldo from the Lament of Innocence mobile manga.
==Trivia==
*His name implies he is of Italian heritage.
*Chronologically, Rinaldo is the first merchant to appear in the Castlevania series; Hammer from Aria of Sorrow is the last.
*Rinaldo shares his last name with Barbara Gandolfi, one of the partners of Jean-Paul Belmondo, the man whose name inspired that of the Belmonts, whose Leon Belmont is the first representative. However, this is only a coincidence, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Barbara Gandolfi started living together in 2008, while Castlevania: Lament of Innocence was released in 2003.
*Giovanni, a mentioned character in the 2007 cell phone game Castlevania: Order of Shadows, is stated to be a descendant of Rinaldo, and even gives to the heroes what is believed to be the Magic Gauntlet Leon used. However, Order of Shadows is considered to be a side story to the official canon, and therefore, is not part of the series' official chronology.
==See also==
*Rinaldo Gandolfi (Lords of Shadow)
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Category:Alchemists
Category:Humans
Category:Male Characters
Category:Merchants
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Category:Supporting Cast
Category:Vampire Hunters and Huntresses
Category:Lament of Innocence Characters
Category:Lament of Innocence Mobile Manga Characters