
On his journey, Leon encountered Rinaldo Gandolfi, an alchemist who lived by himself in the forest. To save his beloved, Leon renounced his title as a baron and ventured into the forest alone. He was then informed by Mathias that his betrothed, Sara Trantoul, was kidnapped by a vampire and brought her to a castle in the forest ' Eternal Night'. One year later, monsters began attacking Leon's domain, but the Church forbade him to fight them because they were focused only on heretics. But Mathias was bedridden after losing his wife, Elisabetha. He joined a company of knights with his close friend, Mathias Cronqvist, and they made the platoon invincible with their skills in combat and strategy. Orphaned at a very young age, Leon became a knight when he was just 16 years old, and his skill in combat was second to none. Leon Belmont was born in 11th century Europe, where knights not only protected their lords, but also protected the peace and fought heretics in God's name. Casting aside fame and fortune to save his abducted betrothed, he ventures into the vampire's castle alone." - Official background He is a baron who is revered as the most powerful of the land's knights. He was the first to use the Vampire Killer and was responsible for swearing his clan to fight evil for eternity.

Leon is the earliest named member of the Belmont Clan. Using his whip and magic gauntlet, he entered the castle in hopes to find and rescue his fiancée. When his dear lady Sara Trantoul was whisked away by the vampire Walter Bernhard, he entered the castle grounds unarmed, but was given a Whip of Alchemy, a whip that was blessed with the power of alchemy, by the old man Rinaldo Gandolfi, who lived on the grounds.

Leon was also a good friend of Mathias Cronqvist. He lost both parents when he was young, and was knighted at 16. Leon Belmont ( レオン・ベルモンド, Reon Berumondo ?, Leon Belmondo) was a noble knight in Europe during late 11th century, and the protagonist of Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. From this day on, the Belmont Clan will hunt the night." - Leon Belmont to Death This whip and my kinsmen will destroy you someday. Give him this message: You have become a cursed being and I will never forgive you.
