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Lopen's analysis

Mankind ill needs a savior such as Captain Falcon.

The Belmont name has been sullied for far too long. This year will be one of triumph. If Simon Belmont can get a win over Ryu Hayabusa, so too can Richter get a Smash Boost to put him over this Captain Falcon fellow.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5171-character-battle-ix-division-4-round-1-alucard-vs-falcon-vs-rydia

This is, of course, the instinctive match to look at when assessing Richter's strength and chances of winning this match. At a glance, you would basically need 2018 Richter to be stronger than 2013 Alucard to win this match. I'm not going to go that far and claim Richter will be stronger than Alucard entirely off a Smash hype boost, but I do think Castlevania as a whole may be stronger than it was in 2013. I also think that there are reasons why Rydia possibly hurts Alucard more than Captain Falcon there. Castlevania, Metal Gear, and Final Fantasy have historically had some kinda weird interactions, and if Rydia's going to adversely affect one of the two it's going to be Alucard.

Consider also that Captain Falcon's only win of note was over Riku, who should be buzzing some fraud alarms after he was obliterated earlier this year-- sure that was years ago, but Riku hasn't exactly looked great for a real long time, and a decline likely began before that 1v1. It's possible that Captain Falcon just really isn't a huge powerhouse to be dealt with. And now we sweeten the pot by thinking about how strong Ryu Hayabusa is compared to Captain Falcon, and that Simon Belmont beat Ryu Hayabusa. Surely, as inconsistent as he is, Ryu Hayabusa has the better track record.

Now go from there and consider the possibility of Richter > Simon is real. Symphony of the Night, combined with Rondo of Blood, Dracula X, Portrait of Ruin, and heck Harmony of Despair,should be a big enough presence-base on this site that Richter should be about as well known as Simon. I feel, in general, Richter has more passionate fans than Simon. Simon's just that guy who whips, gets hit by a bird, gets knocked back way too far and falls into the water. Richter? Total badass. He does flying uppercuts, roundhouse kicks, slide jumps, zips all over the place. He also has most of the greatest dialogue in the Castlevania series. Simon possibly has more strength as a symbol of Castlevania, but Richter gets a lot of that on his own just through the name Belmont, and is generally a more appealing character.

I took this as an upset, because I freakin love Richter Belmont (Richter mode is the best mode of every game he's in, suck it Alucard fans (wait I'm an Alucard fan)) but seeing this contest unfold as it has has filled me with hope that this actually will pan out. Weird to say seeing all this Nintendo dominance, but hey, Richter is Nintendo now too. Richter is in yo base, Falcon, stealin your martial arts lovers. You will not survive.

Lopen's Prediction:
Richter Belmont with 51.66%

Crew Consensus: Falcon speeds past the competition.
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