@spencerwan This is my favorite fight scene in Castlevania. It is so rare to see such realistic whip combat in animation. I love the extra details in how Belmont controls his weapon, and the use of the second hand to change direction. The way he gains additional power by creating smaller arcs, the way it comes around and then back. The spins and arcs to wind up before Trevor uses it to try to disarm Alucard. The fact it’s constantly in motion, and when it stops it needs time to start again. The way Belmont uses the whip to keep Alucard at range so that the tip is what primarily connects. You can really feel it moving, and I appreciate that so much. This is probably one of my favorite whip related fight scenes ever.
The feel of kinetic motion in the animation with those little details is utterly fantastic. There’s a sense of the combatants combat styles, their tactics in the techniques. The constant movement, the footwork (oh god, the footwork), the difference between Alucard’s longer sword and Trevor’s short one in how their bodies move. We even see Belmont trying to close the distance in the overview. (Using his footwork! Glorious footwork! They don’t just go straight forward and back, but side to side and in circles.) That transition after Trevor loses his whip, and Alucard regains the advantage. Belmont has a wider stance than Alucard, who remains high in a more traditional fencing pose.
Ah, there’s so much to unpack! It really is a masterful piece of art.
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