It’s not long now until Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, and Konami’s provided a few more details about the new entry in the franchise in the form of the English-language voice cast. A few of the names will be familiar to longtime fans, including a couple from the hit Netflix series.
That’s a good place to start: Alejandra Reynoso is back in the role of Sypha Belnades, who she started voicing for Castlevania’s animated adaptation on Netflix. A witch and noted vampire hunter, Sypha goes way back in the franchise, to 1989’s Dracula’s Curse, and she’s made numerous appearances since, eventually becoming the spouse of one Trevor Belmont.
Reynoso is joined, then, by Graham McTavish, who’s voicing Dracula, just as he did in the Netflix show. McTavish’s performance is a stand-out of Castlevania’s televisual jaunt, making the vampire lord out to be a truly menacing figure.
As one of the most adapted characters ever, Dracula’s not an easy role to take on, and McTavish does a fine job. It’s nice to see the pair make the jump from the TV series over to the games, since they did excellent in their roles, and it would seem like a sudden finish if their time on the property was done when we have new playable entries.
Another notable member of the cast is Liam O’Brien, the performer behind Isaac. He’s returning to that role after over two decades, having last voiced the character in Curse of Darkness, for which he was uncredited.
No such issues here, and it makes a nice full circle moment in his career that he can finally get his flowers on a Castlevania project here. The Trevor of Belmont’s Curse is JB Blanc, who’d be much better known as an on-screen talent, with recurring roles in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
Belmont’s Curse arrives on October 14, which means your Halloween playing is already sorted.