Simon Belmont (Injustice Guest)

"'Witness the power of the Belmont Clan.'" Simon Belmont is a DLC Guest Playable Character in Injustice 2.

Biography
Simon comes from the Belmont clan, a bloodline of hunters with immense power that have engaged in combat against Dracula for centuries. Wielding the sacred Vampire Killer whip, he storms Dracula's Castle in 1691, defeating several of his minions and the vampire himself. Simon heads to the castle after Dracula was resurrected by an evil cult on the evening of April 15, 1691 (Easter Sunday of that year), spilling fresh blood and crushing a freshly extracted human heart over the Count's ashes. Simon defeats Dracula in the castle keep, and watches from a distance as the castle collapses.

Richter Belmont
Richter was away training and studying a map of Dracula's Castle, before seeing smoke rising in the direction of his hometown, Aljiba. Rushing there on horseback and briefly encountering Death, Richter finds his hometown in flames and his fiancée, Annette kidnapped by the newly resurrected Dracula and his army of monsters. Entering the castle halls and avoiding a grotesque monster known as the Behemoth, Richter rescues Annette's younger sister, Maria Renard and the two team up to stop Dracula and save Annette, rescuing Iris, the daughter of a doctor, and Tera, the village nun.

Head:

 * Simon's Bandana: Default.

Torso

 * Simon's Plate: Default.
 * Simon's Cloak: Increases Simon's defense at the cost of strength.
 * CV2 Armor: Increases Simon's defense at the cost of speed.
 * Judgment Armor: Increases the damage of Simon's attacks at the cost of speed.
 * Chronicles Gear:

Arms:

 * Simon's Bracelets: Defauöt.
 * CV2 Bracelets: Increases the damage of Simon's attacks at the cost of speed.
 * Judgment Arms: Increases the damage of Simon's special moves at the cost of speed.
 * Chronicles Fists:

Legs:

 * Simon's Sandals: Default.
 * CV2 Boots: Increases Simon's defense at the cost of speed.
 * Judgment Legs: Increases Simon's speed.
 * Chronicles Shoes:

Premier Skins

 * Richter Belmont (another Belmont with his appearance from Rondo of Blood/Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

Intro

 * Approach (first to talk): Simon appears from nowhere surrounded by light, and drops onto the ground.
 * Challenged (second to talk): Simon swings into the stage with his whip and then puts it on his holster.

Post-Round Stance
Simon holds his whip lengthwise and spins it around himself twice before cracking it on the ground next to him, saying "The morning sun has vanquished the horrible night."

Wager Clash
Simon blocks by spinning his whip in-front of him like in Super Castlevania IV. If he wins the Wager, Simon pushes back the opponent and quickly punches them with his whip wrapping his fist.

Character Select Attack
Simon attacks his opponent on their head with his whip's spiked ball similarly how he attacks Death in his reveal trailer on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Defeated Pose
Simon kneels on the ground with one fist, sighing.

Outro
Simon shouts "I vanquished the darkness!" as he holds his coiled whip in the air and unleashes it as he spins once, appearing on a scene where he stands on a mountain with his back on the camera, watching Dracula's Castle far away as wind flows his hair.

Combo Moves

 * Vampire Killer
 * Binding Whip
 * Twisting Arrow
 * Dancing Whip
 * Holy Ruin
 * Rising Whip
 * Sudden Impact
 * Whip Tornado

Special Moves

 * Dagger: Simon pulls out a dagger and throws it straight-forward. The Meter Burn version has him throwing a Gold Knife instead for more damage.
 * Axe: Simon throws an axe in a high arc at his opponent. The Meter Burn version allows him to throw two axes instead of ones.
 * Cross: Simon throws a cross that returns back to him like a boomerang. The Meter Burn version lets Simon shoots a series of holy crosses forward like in Haunted Castle.
 * Holy Water: Simon throws a bottle of holy water in a downward arc, releasing a pillar of fire. The Meter Burn version has a wave of flame coming forward, hitting Simon's opponent multiple times.
 * Slide: Simon slides across the ground, kicking his opponent in-front of him while doing so. The Meter Burn version lets Simon jump/leap forward for a flying kick.
 * Tackle: Simon charges forward shoulder-first to tackle his opponent. The Meter Burn version lets Simon spin his whip around him to hit his opponent multiple times during a tackle.
 * Uppercut: Simon quickly jumps while slashing with his whip for a Shoryuken-like uppercut. The Meter Burn has Simon igniting his whip in flames, hitting multiple times during a uppercut.

Character Trait
Stopwatch: Simon pulls out a stopwatch and uses it to stop time for 10 seconds, allowing him to attack his opponent while they're freezed in place.

Super-Move
Grand Cross: Simon tightens his whip, engulfing it in flames and then attacks his opponent by whipping them. If hit, Simon will summon a coffin in-front of him and pulls his opponent towards it, closing it to trap them within. He then grabs the coffin with his whip, before swinging it in a wide arc to toss it skyward into the air, where it goes flying in-front of the moon. Simon then hunches over before flexing powerful back with his chest pushed upwards and arms bent, exclaiming "Grand Cross!" as a number of magical crucifixes made of energy erupt from the ground and attack the coffin holding Simon's opponent.