For this purpose, they use as their main weapon the sacred whip known as the Vampire Killer, which has the power to destroy any entity of darkness and Dracula himself. Since the Eleventh Century, the Belmonts have been entrusted with the duty of slaying Count Dracula and various other creatures of the night. Nonetheless, despite their important role in the series' history, they are not the only protagonists seen throughout the franchise, although they typically play an integral role in most of the games' storylines. The Belmont Clan ( ベルモンド一族, Berumondo Ichizoku ?) is the most important and prominent clan in the Castlevania series, and its members are usually its main protagonists. Through their efforts, humanity avoided darkness, securing prosperity.' - 'Research Introduction' in Order of Ecclesia Each time Dracula returned from the dead, the Belmont clan fought him in shadows, wielding the holy whip.
'Returning to life time and again since the ancient middle ages, the evil lord Dracula has driven people to terror.
