Their search gave results, however, when they found a youth who went by the name of Trevor Belmont. The Church was left with no choice but to find a Belmont, which proved to be a difficult task as they could not find one anywhere in Transylvania. At this time, no other person, man or woman, was able to stand up against Dracula's forces. Due to this, they were banished and lived away from civilization for a long time, until 1476 when Count Dracula waged war upon humanity. Sometime between the events of Lament of Innocence and Dracula's Curse, the Belmonts showed great power and this led to the people of Transylvania fearing them. Leon swears that his descendants will "hunt the night", starting with this the Belmont legacy of vampire hunters.
Afterward, the Belmonts' sole duty became protecting Transylvania from darkness. It was in the same time period that the Vampire Killer -the Belmonts' primary weapon- was created. The Belmont Clan was not formed with the purpose of destroying creatures of the night until after Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, when Leon Belmont vowed to hunt the night. They also use other weapons to accomplish this, which coupled with their skills and magical powers made them be recognized as the most powerful clan of vampire hunters that ever existed. For this purpose, they use as their main weapon the sacred whip known as the Vampire Killer, which has the power to destroy any entity of darkness and Dracula himself.
Since the Eleventh Century, the Belmonts have been entrusted with the duty of slaying Count Dracula and various other creatures of the night. Nonetheless, despite their important role in the series' history, they are not the only protagonists seen throughout the franchise, although they typically play an integral role in most of the games' storylines. The Belmont Clan ( ベルモンド一族, Berumondo Ichizoku ?) is the most important and prominent clan in the Castlevania series, and its members are usually its main protagonists. Through their efforts, humanity avoided darkness, securing prosperity." - "Research Introduction" in Order of Ecclesia Each time Dracula returned from the dead, the Belmont clan fought him in shadows, wielding the holy whip. "Returning to life time and again since the ancient middle ages, the evil lord Dracula has driven people to terror.
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