Simon Belmont's shorts immortalized in new figurine

Posted Sep 19th 2008 12:39PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports

The little shorts. The multi-buckled, open vest that looks kind of like an empty life preserver. The Gene Simmons boots. After all the cool Castlevania characters, dressed in various finery, it is Simon Belmont (or "Belmondo" as he's known in Japan), dressed in Takeshi Obata's newly-designed Castlevania: Judgment style that Konami has decided to make into a figure. Although, of course, the other most recent Simon look wouldn't have been much better of a choice. And it's not Dracula in his dress.

We must admit that the sculptors have made Simon look damn cool, even if he is dressed like a Tetsuya Nomura Final Fantasy hero. Japan's Konamistyle store is taking preorders on (the final painted version of) this figure, to be released on February 6 for 7,140 yen ($66.50).

Gallery: Castlevania Judgment

[Via Famitsu]

Tags: castlevania, castlevania-judgment, figurine, konami, simon-belmont

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-19-2008 @ 1:02PM

ZombiePikmin said...

My boy shorts and tiny jacket will destroy your undead soul and make you question your Manhood/sexuality.
-Simon Belmont

9-19-2008 @ 1:59PM

Morning Toast said...

C'mon! The Simon on the cart of CV2 was *much* cooler than this. Shy of the whip, there's nothing in this character that says who it is. This won't find it's way to my office desk...too bad.

9-19-2008 @ 2:17PM

ShampooPrincess said...

I just can't buy that. No way.

9-19-2008 @ 2:22PM

Randy said...

I'm getting increasingly repulsed by all the androgynous character designs that are coming out of japan these days.

9-19-2008 @ 4:17PM

Josh said...

Repulsed? Are you really that insecure about yourself?

9-19-2008 @ 2:30PM

magicianoffear said...

The character designs for this game are way off the mark. The death note guy clearly knows goth but not gothic design. This looks like a 80's Rob Halford (Judas Preist) outfit. Alucard's outfit looks like some sort of wallpaper found in a retirement center, and Dracula.......well, what are those on his outfit? Utters? funnels?

9-19-2008 @ 3:14PM

koehler83 said...

I didnt realize Simon Belmont was a fan of Wii Fit.

I guess one has to stay in shape for vampire slaying some how.

9-20-2008 @ 2:40PM

Max Headroom said...

Ugh. I hate this design for Simon.

Loin cloth > Boy shorts

9-25-2008 @ 4:40AM

Zeke said...

I already have the world's greatest Simon Belmont figure: the one I got with Dracula X Chronicles for PSP. It's a 3D toy of his *sprite* from Simon's Quest:

http://curmudgeongamer.com/2007/10/preorder-bonus-no-preorder-punishment.html

Like most people, the blogger at this link just doesn't get it. Of course it sucks. That's what makes it so awesome.

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