How to unlock Richter Belmont in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania

Richter Belmont is one of the most iconic Castlevania characters of all time, but unlocking him in Vampire Survivors is no easy feat. Unlocking the legendary vampire hunter requires collecting almost every non-secret character and evolution in the DLC.

How do I unlock Richter Belmont in Vampire Survivors?

To unlock Richter in Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania, you need to combine the Guardian’s Targe with Pummarola to evolve it into Sacred Beasts Tower Shield.

If you’re in a rush and don’t care about adding him to the Collection, enter the code “doesnthaveuno” in the Secrets menu for immediate access to Richter. He has the oldest Xbox known to man.

Path to unlocking Richter Belmont

If you don’t have the Guardian’s Targe yet, you’ll have to complete the lengthy list of prerequisites listed below.
Part 1: Juste

• Unlock Leon Belmont by opening his coffin.
• Unlock Trevor Belmont by defeating the Giant Medusa Head as Leon.
• Evolve the Dragon Water Whip by combining it with the Attractorb to unlock Grant.
• Unlock Alucard by defeating Doppelganger as Trevor.
• Evolve the Alucart Sworb by leveling it up to unlock Christopher Belmont.
• Evolve the Jet Black Whip by combining it with the Stone Mask to unlock Simon.
• Evolve the Wind Whip by combining it with the Crown to unlock Juste.
• Complete any stage as Juste.

Part 2: Iron Ball

• Open the Capra Gate in Ode to Castlevania and find seven Mirrors of Truth stage items to Unlock Charlotte Aulin.
• Evolve Raging Fire by combining it with Spinach.
• Defeat Zephyr (the second boss after Capra Gate) to pick up Gale Force.
• Evolve Gale Force by combining it with Bracer.
• Defeat Slogra and Gaibon with Grant to unlock Sypha or pick Ice Fang up from the Crab boss.
• Evolve Ice Fang by combining it with Spellbinder.
• Defeat Behemoth (north of the starting zone) to pick up Rock Riot.
• Evolve Rock Riot by combining it with Stone Mask.
• Once Rock Riot, Ice Fang, Gale Force, and Raging Fire have all evolved, John Morris is unlocked.
• Evolve the Iron Ball by combining it with Armor.

Part 3: Alucard Spear

• Open the second coffin in Ode to Castlevania to unlock Julius Belmont.
• Defeat Gergoth (the boss before Capra Gate) to unlock Soma Cruz.
• Evolve the Hand Grenade by combining it with Candelaabrador to unlock Jonathan.
• Evolve the Javelin by combining it with Spellbinder to unlock Eric.
• Evolve the Alucard Spear by combining it with Wings to unlock Shanoa. (Iron Ball must also be evolved).

Part 4: Maria and Richter

• Complete any stage as Shanoa to unlock Maria.
• Evolve Guardian’s Targe by combining it with Pummarola to unlock Richter Belmont.

Richter Belmont Character Weapon and Passive Bonus

Full Name: Richter Belmont
Weapon: Platinum Whip
Passive Bonus: Starts with extra Arcane IX – Divine Bloodline. Can find special pickups.

In Vampire Survivors, Richter uses the Platinum Whip, which evolves into the Cross Crasher Tip when combined with the Clover. The Platinum Whip can also be added to the regular weapon pool by surviving as Richter for 18 minutes on any map.

You may think you’re done with Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania with Richter unlocked, but I highly recommend diving deeper into Dracula’s Castle. Trust me; you’re just getting started.

Vampire Survivors and the Ode to Castlevania DLC are available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and mobile devices.