Eric Lecarde
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Character's History

Eric Lecarde was by John Morris' side when his father, Quincy Morris, and friend Jonathan Harker destroyed Count Dracula. The young Eric, too, was deeply affected by Quincy's show of heroism and his subsequent death. Years after the event, ways were parted when the Morrises immigrated to the U.S. while Eric returned to Spain, his home, to start their own families. Though he and John would remain very good friends, Eric was equally determined to train diligently and earn the title of Vampire Killer and possession of the associated weapons.

This was possible because the Lecardes were very much in the direct bloodline of the Belmont clan. Speculation leads us to believe that Eric, specifically, is descended from the line of Renards, a lineage spawned through a relationship between Maria and Alucard; adding to the theory is that Eric commanded the Alcarde Spear (otherwise known as the "Alucard Spear"), a weapon collected by Alucard during one of his adventures (that is, the Sega Saturn version of Nocturne in the Moonlight).

After settling in, Eric, now a master lanceman, married the love of his life, a woman named Gwendolyn, and continued his training. It was around this time that Elizabeth Bartley had been unintentionally resurrected, whence she began preparing the ritual to in turn resurrect her uncle, Count Dracula. As an act of vengeance against the family for her uncle's repeated defeats, Bartley tracked down Gwendolyn and infected her with the vampire curse; this act, as intended, ruined Eric's life. So after it was decreed that John Morris be named Vampire Killer, the distraught Eric volunteered to take his friend's place, to avenge his wife's death. If you choose to play his mission in Bloodlines, John grants Eric's wish by stepping down and entrusting to him the sub-weapons. As the story would instead unfold: It was instead Eric who was decoyed to Castlevania before scouring the globe, following evil's trail, to find the place of Dracula's real rising--the Castle Proserpina. It was here where Eric foiled Bartley's plan: He extracted his revenge by striking down the last line of defense and then out-dueling a freshly risen Count.

According to series' canon, Eric's mission is seen as but an "interpretation." In reality, it was John Morris who came to command the weapons and defeat Dracula. In the meantime, Eric stood on the sidelines and cheered on his friend's efforts. Eric's greater role came as a result of John's death following the battle with Dracula. To those who were not true successors, the Vampire Killer and its unbridled power were tools necessary, yet they were very much a threat to the continued existence of its wielder. People with this knowledge would have to take it upon themselves to act as the power's key so that the whip would never go overused by a hero. It was the Lecardes who accepted the task, for only they would have the ability to open and close the gateway to the Whip's Memory.

Sometime in 1944, when Castlevania prematurely rose from the depths, a 50-year-old Eric was one of the few to investigate the matter on behalf of the Church. Upon entering a mysterious painting, he discovered the source of castle's rising: The black magic of the vampire Brauner, who had harvested the souls of those felled during World War II. Almost in a flash, he was killed by Brauner's surprise attack. Before breathing his last breath, he cast upon himself a magic barrier, binding his soul to the castle; the price was that he would remain trapped within the castle, able to project only his specter. His was the propensity to resist the castle's power. In this ghostly form, it was Eric (using the alias "Wind" to hide his identity) who guided Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin to their destiny, supplying them skills and pertinent information. When the duo defeated Dracula and his guardians, in the process saving Eric's daughters, Stella and Loretta, from Brauner's control, Eric was able to pass on from this world, fulfilled.

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Appearances

Eric Lecarde is the other costar selectable from the start in Castlevania: Bloodlines. Eric is quite different from his friend John: He starts out with his normal Alcarde Spear, which can be powered up three times if he collects coat-of-arms symbols. The first will change the spear into the longer axe-head spear, the second to the more powerful trident; if he procures a rare spell book, the spear will receive a third boost--the trident transformed into an all-powerful flame trident; along with the flame power comes a special sub-weapon, a spear head, that he otherwise can't collect. If he's struck by an enemy while in possession of flame power, his spear will be automatically downgraded to trident status, and the spear head lost. In any form, Eric can stab the spear directly upward and downward while airborne. Additionally, Eric can use the spear to propel himself upward using a super-jump mechanic; also, he can twirl it from left to right to deal with sandwiching enemies. Aside from the spear head, he brings along some regular Belmont weapons.

          

Sub-Weapons
Striking Weapons
Holy Water: When a vial is thrown to the ground, a deadly flame treks along the floor and engulfs foes   Alcarde Spear: Originally Alucard's weapon, Eric uses the spear for long-range attacks
Boomerang: This classic boomerang loops through the air, damaging enemies while both coming and going Axe-Head Spear: The spear is extended and endowed with more stabbing prongs
Axe: An unwieldy but powerful axe thrown in an arc, capable of damaging enemies above and below Trident: The spear becomes a trident, the strongest of the normal spear forms
Spear Head: The spear head releases a storm of large green fireballs in all directions Flame Trident: The spear-head power-up adds a deadly flame property to the whip

 
 
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