Mina Hakuba

Mina is present with Soma in the game's opening scenes as they converse about amusing moments that they've had in the past. Afterwards, Mina turns their conversation back to the events of Aria of Sorrow and asks Soma whether he still retains his "power of dominance", which allowed him to control the souls of monsters. Soma replies that the power has left him and suddenly, a woman, Celia Fortner, appears and says that she will end Soma's life. Genya Arikado arrives and confronts Celia. Celia raises a barrier to halt Arikado from ...

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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (commonly abbreviated DoS) is the title of a video game for the Nintendo DS handheld game console, part of Konami's popular Castlevania franchise. The game was first released in August 2005 in Japan. It should be noted that "Dawn of Sorrow" is a play on "DS", the system that this game has been released on, (a subtitling structure that has been used for other games released for the system). This game is known in Japan as Demon Castle Dracula: Cross of the Blue Moon ( ...

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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (commonly abbreviated AoS) is a video game that is a part of the Castlevania video game series. It was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003, and it closely follows the new franchise gameplay and features established in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Its Japanese title is Castlevania: Minuet of Dawn (キャッスルヴァニア暁月の円舞曲 Castlevania: Akatsuki no Enbukyoku). Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - Plot. < ...

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Yoko is also present in the sequel, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, and her role there is much larger. Soma first meets her along with Julius Belmont, the famed vampire hunter, over a bridge in The Lost Village. After Julius performs a jump across the chasm to the other side, Yoko is forced to turn back with Soma. Soma escorts her to a safe place in the Lost Village, where she creates a shop of sorts where Soma can change his weapons into more powerful forms by using the souls of the monsters he gains dominance over. Furthermore, she can ...

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Yoko Belnades, Yoko Belnades - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Yoko Belnades - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

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When Aria of Sorrow was first released, news of the true nature of Soma Cruz spread. The idea of playing as Dracula, albeit in reincarnated form, was a big hit amongst the series fans along with Aria of Sorrow's solid gameplay. Many had felt that the series had entered something of a low point with the somewhat lukewarm landing of the previous Game Boy Advance installments to the series. Some may note that Soma Cruz bears a striking resemblance to Matthias Cronqvist, the character from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence wh ...

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1470: Lisa, Dracula's second wife, was condemned to death by Inquisition. Dracula's grief and hatred was profound. He blamed this on all of humanity, and hated humans. In six years, his war with the humans and the Belmonts began. 1476: (The events of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) Dracula's war with humanity began. The people cry out for a champion. However, the Belmont clan had been feared for their supernatural powers and exiled from Transylvania, but with the new threat of the evil count, and the impending d ...

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Castlevania characters - The Belmont clan. The Belmont family (sometimes spelled Belmondo or Belmond) are the main heroes of the series. They have the enchanted bloodline that can defeat the Count Dracula. They aren't the only heroes in the series, but they are often the main focus of the games' storylines. In some of the later games, the Belmont name was lost to the characters, making those heroes mere descendants of the legendary family, yet possessing the Belmont blood. For that matter, they are considered par ...

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Aria follows the model established by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, that of an action-RPG. The player collects new equipment and skills by exploring the game's castle setting and fighting increasingly powerful enemies and bosses, leading up to a climactic encounter with the castle's master. The player primary attacks at close quarters using variety of weapons. Soma Cruz's control and fighting style is reminiscent of Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, as opposed to that of a whip-wielding Vampire Hunter most prominently featured in the series. ...

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Heroes Soma Cruz Mina Hakuba Genya Arikado Julius Belmont Yoko Belnades Hammer Villains (Human) Celia Fortner - Celia is the founder of a cult (With Light) bent on orchestrating the coming of the next Dark Lord. The loss of Dracula made Celia worry that her powers might wain. She plans to plunge Soma's mind into darkness in order to seize the power of the Dark Lord. Dario Bossi - One ...

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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Miscellaneous, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Characters, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Awards

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Soma discovers that Dracula is indeed dead, but his castle seeks a new master. Furthermore, Soma's powers and Dracula's soul are one and the same -- Soma is the next incarnation of Dracula. In one course of play, Soma becomes Dracula. The game ends with Soma in Castlevania's familiar throne room, a goblet of blood in hand, as Julius Belmont enters to begin another battle between the Belmonts and Dracula. Another solution to the game is for Soma to inherit Dracula's powers, but reject his inheritance of the castle and its evil. ...

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Soma Cruz, Soma Cruz - Aria of Sorrow, Soma Cruz - Dawn of Sorrow, Soma Cruz - Irony and popularity

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This game is a direct sequel to Aria of Sorrow and by the very fact that Soma Cruz is once again the main character and the events of Dawn of Sorrow take place one year after the events of the first game; its safe to say that the "good" ending of Aria of Sorrow is now the canon ending. One year after Aria of Sorrow, Soma Cruz and Mina Habuka are attacked by a mysterious woman named Celia Fortner. This person is a member of a cult dedicated to the revival of Dracula. Summoning monsters to attack Soma, Genya Arikado appear ...

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Note: the following (in italics) was retconned from the official timeline. It is "Another Story". 1 1820: Dracula is sealed by Morris Baldwin and the parents of Nathan Graves (according to the story of Castlevania: Circle of the Moon). 1830: (The events of Castlevania: Circle of the Moon) In an old Austrian castle, the worshippers of Chaos attempt to resurrect the dark lord. Vampire hunter Morris Baldwin and his apprentices Nathan Graves See also:

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1576: (The events of The Castlevania Adventure) After a century of a deep slumber, the evil Count Dracula rises to wreak havoc once again on the landscape of Europe, but this time, Christopher Belmont, great-grandfather of Simon Belmont, rises to the occasion with the legendary Vampire Killer and vanquishes the evil Prince of Darkness, destroying his evil minions and restoring peace to the land once again. 1591: (The events of Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge) Though Christopher Belmont had defeated the ev ...

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1917: (The events of Castlevania: Bloodlines) Twenty-years (according to the manual of the game) after the death of Quincey Morris, a witch practicing dark magic delves into the dark arts and revives Elizabeth Bartley, the niece of Dracula. The vampiress, once raised from the underworld, uses her powerful magic to plunge the already war-torn landscape into darkness, and, in turn, revives her uncle Dracula. Not about to allow his father's death to be in vain, John Morris, along with his childhood friend Eric Lecarde, sets ...

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1691: (The events of Vampire Killer, Castlevania, Akumajō Dracula X68000, Castlevania Chronicles, Super Castlevania IV) After 100 years of slumber, the evil Count Dracula rose once again to plunge the European landscape into a state of total darkness. The count's legions grew like a plague, infesting the land like a disease everywhere they went. Simon Belmont, great-grandson of Christopher Belmont, rose to the cries of the citizenry, and took up the legendary Vampire Killer, setting off for Castl ...

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The game takes place in the year 2035 and stars Soma Cruz, a high school exchange student in Japan. While visiting the Hakuba Shrine with his friend Mina Hakuba, Soma is transported into Castlevania (Dracula's castle) along with her. There he meets Genya Arikado, who defeats a group of attacking enemies and explains Soma's ability to absorb monsters souls. Aria of Sorrow has several possible e ...

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1748: (The events of Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance) In 1746, Maxim Kischine left on a self-training expedition in order to cope with his own self-doubt after Juste Belmont was chosen over him to receive the legendary whip, Vampire Killer. Two years later, upon his return from training (wounded and scarred), Maxim learns of some terrible news- a childhood friend of both him and Juste, named Lydie Erlanger, had been kidnapped, and also, Maxim had lost memory of the events of the past two years (or most of the e ...

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Some fans of the series even believe Mina is the reincarnation of Lisa (the woman who's death brought Dracula to prepare another war on humans in Symphony of the Night) or Elisabetha (the woman who's death brought Mathias Conqvist to seek revenge against god and become the first Dracula in Lament of Innocence), thus making her friendship with Soma Cruz a major foreshadowing. Although 'Mina Hakuba' is a Japanese name (白馬弥那 Hakuba Mina in the original), it is almost certainly patterned after 'Mina Harker', of the original ...

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Mina Hakuba, Mina Hakuba - Aria of Sorrow, Mina Hakuba - Dawn of Sorrow, Mina Hakuba - Other Information

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Her family members are the caretakers of the shrine, thus explaining the name in comparison to her last name. During the game, she stays near the castle's locked gate, and gives Soma information to help them on their way. Throughout the game, some hints of romantic tension are evident, especially in the scene where Hammer confronts him about it. This is also apparent in the complete good ending. Mina's family seems to have played an enormous role in a major battle against the series antagonist, Dracula, 35 years prior to Aria of So ...

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Mina Hakuba, Mina Hakuba - Aria of Sorrow, Mina Hakuba - Dawn of Sorrow, Mina Hakuba - Other Information

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