Maria Renard - Powers & Fight Scenes (Castlevania: Nocturne)

[@buciallstar]

Her fighting style is so mesmerizing. And I just guess she is a summoner of divine beasts because she is the daughter of a speaker magician and a forgemaster.

[@markwalker091]

I am curious about whether or not they'll actually explain this. In the Games her Abilities come from the Old English Renard Family being contracted through their Bloodline with the Four Celestial Beasts from ancient times. But her Origins are much different here, She obviously not from the og Renard Family, because their English, and Her Mother Tera is a Russian Speaker and Her Father is French.

[@sunnystreet4950]

@@markwalker091was Terra actually ethnically Russian though? I thought she said that her clan of speakers simply moved to Russia and settled there. She still may be descended from an English family.

[@markwalker091]

@@sunnystreet4950 Well the Origin of Tera's magic can't be European. Sypha stated that Speaker magic is sourced from the Adamic tongue which is a middle eastern dead language which is an implication that Speakers are Hermetic Jews affiliated/adjacent.

[@caffeineman4584]

Is the abbot really a forgemaster tho? I thought he could only get night creatures from the machine, that was from a pact

[@buciallstar]

@@caffeineman4584 I guess you need to be a forgemaster to use the machine

[@tiredcloud3741]

i love her fighting style so much usually for beast summoners in media they just sit back and let their animals do the battle while maria actually has technique and participate in battles

[@Amdragfan2]

Yeah, it almost reminds me of simple Pokemon battles in the TV show seem when the stakes are high 😅

[@willygee1233]

It’s cool knowing her fighting style is going to develop immensely across the seasons. Looking forward to witnessing her become stronger! A similar trajectory to Sypha we can hope

[@ztslovebird]

She reminds me of the witches in The Owl House with her summoning circles.

[@NyJoanzy]

If pokemon was like this, I'd have watched it.

[@Amdragfan2]

@@ztslovebirdToo true. I didn't connect that since I'm still sad about it's abrupt end

[@sonicxrich0789]

Maria Renard are more better than Sypha Belnades. NOW THAT'S SUPER AWESOME!!! ♥💗💙💯🤩

[@meijimarts111]

Castlevania portrays magic users intelligently unlike other shonen animes where magic is only used to overpower opponents just to see how powerful the protagonist. Castlevania has shown time and time again that magic users work best if they combine their magic with dexterity, reflex and creativity. Magic is supposed to be a tool for problem solving in storytelling.

[@JabamiLain]

Magic is like science. It's only an extension of what you already do.

[@Kougeru]

You don't watch much Shonen then

[@sonicxrich0789]

Maria Renard is a young vampire huntress and a distant relative of the Belmont Clan. She was only twelve years old at the time she makes her first appearance in the series, yet she has already achieved mastery over magic spells, animal spirits for familiars, and the four celestial beasts.

[@sonicxrich0789]

Maria Renard are more better than Sypha Belnades. NOW THAT'S SUPER AWESOME!!! ♥💗💙💯🤩

[@lostfigure3703]

I thought she was gonna be a deadweight but then I remembered this is Castlevania where the female characters are absolute badasses, and that Sypha was the best battle mage to have ever graced television

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

If you were thinking Maria fucking Renard was gonna be a deadweight, you don't know Castlevania lmao Girl was a driving force behind Richter beating Dracula in the games, she's a beast

[@whyarewestillhere1073]

Girl can summon a literal asian dragon in the game. She ain't gonna be a "Deadweight".

[@lithitrabu3399]

I still think that, I dont know the game but to what I see in this series, she is just meh, Richter and Annette had done the heavy lifting, Maria is even weaker than her mother

[@lostfigure3703]

@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627 that's really exciting to know! I have 0 knowledge on the game so I didn't know what to expect

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

@@lostfigure3703 Here's a spoiler so you know what to expect in Season 2: She's getting a dragon

[@markwalker091]

I'm in love with the Fact that we get to see Tera fight so often. You don't usually see the parents consistently kicking ass and keeping up with the kids. They had one bad battle, lost Edouard, and Mama Bear was at their side for the rest of the series. She was definitely the unofficial Fourth Member of the Trio.

[@SethRGray]

Truly! With Tera's added power on the mission they might not have lost Ed to begin with.

[@markwalker091]

I love magic users in this series They have to fight with a high level of Martial Dexterity, and improvisation to keep up with Vampires and Night Creatures Maria is the best example of this because she uses summons instead of spells so Environmental Positioning in battles is key like in her fight with Drolta, distracting her with the birds, and zig zagging along the pews so Drolt couldnt see her draw a summoning circle with her foot out of her line of sight was soooo nice

[@bobsav76]

They remembered Maria's summoning power, that's the main thing. Her design, fight scenes and summons are cool. Though, I do miss the azure dragon.

[@briancarter6953]

would not be suprised if that is a power-up for her in season 2

[@samuelosifeso4467]

@@briancarter6953hopefully she summons various types of creatures and can also make them in bigger size

[@bobsav76]

@@briancarter6953 I'll look forward to seeing it, hopefully.

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

If the last show was anything to go by, it's her season 2 powerup

[@bobsav76]

@@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627 Hoping it's going to be cool. And perhaps she'll also get bigger versions of her summons, not much bigger but big enough.

[@yaboigamerdouji7573]

Gotta love how she mixes things up with her powers and a trusty blade. Her mother taught her well

[@monmon-hy5ql]

She's not that strong yet but I like her fighting style, and excited for her fight developments. I just realized she imbues magic on the summons to enhance their strength, like when the birds glow, they're wings can cut skin and when the summons are injured she uses magic to heal them. The birds are mainly used as projectiles, aggro and transportation. The tiger is used as the main damage dealer. The tortoise is used as a shield, surprise attack, and also transportation in water. I wonder how she'll use the dragon 🤔 Maybe after some training she can use the turtle more actively so she can shield some attacks while other summons go for the attack. Iirc her saturn version also has invincibility, and guardian knuckle

[@starfire6789]

She also skilled with a sword

[@metaloverlord7465]

How can you not love a character who uppercuts a demon with a TURTLE?

[@Alte.Kameraden]

Demon wasn't turtle enough for the turtle club.

[@sonicxrich0789]

Maria Renard is a young vampire huntress and a distant relative of the Belmont Clan. She was only twelve years old at the time she makes her first appearance in the series, yet she has already achieved mastery over magic spells, animal spirits for familiars, and the four celestial beasts.

[@lordofchangelulz6645]

These familiars is pretty much like the 4 chinese constellations The two birds - Vermillion Bird The white lightning cat - White Tiger Black Turtle - Black Tortoise Finally, we have yet to see the dragon, which I hope it will be on the next season

[@geekmarcus]

oooh the dragon will be so cool!! can’t wait

[@jesusenriquez1236]

That’s exactly what I said what they were, only the Blue Dragon (Azure Dragon) is missing. The Vermilion Bird of the South, Suzaku. The White Tiger of the West, Byakko. The Black Tortoise of the North, Genbu. The Azure Dragon of the East, Seiryuu.

[@joshua2764]

They need to give us a whole backstory on her powers like they did for Ms. Annette. Shes like 14 and shes perfectly holding her own against a 300 year old bloodlusted warrior vampiress

[@overlord10ca74]

Her mother was a Speaker mage, I assume she got her powers from her mother.

[@bengal_tiger1984]

@@overlord10ca74 And her father a forgemaster so makes sense why it's summoning?

[@joshua2764]

I get those obviously but what dimensions do those creatures from? How did she connect to it and em? Does this mean she even summon demons and even night creatures? And why doesnt she exhibit her mom speaker abilities especially as she never knew/hstes her dad?

[@Xport9]

@@joshua2764 In the show, when the bird died, a part of herself died. Meaning, these are potentially created through her lifeforce, or borrowed energies from her surroundings that's she's attuned with. At least, that's how I see it.

[@adapienkowska2605]

She is 16.

[@carolinemckee7009]

Magic users in standard shows: flashy lights, elemental flair, whatever the plot needs Magic users in Castlevania: I'm going to punch you with a turtle and kick you ass with a flock of birds. Oh, and the tiger know how to cast blink

[@faizahfakhruddin7068]

The way she drew her circles reminds me of The Owl House witches doing the same for their magic

[@maiden1471]

Same

[@maiden1471]

As soon as I saw the way she makes magic I just immediately thought about the Owl House. And then the scene at 3:26 reminded me of the first "Lilith vs Eda" fight and 3:37 reminded me of the fight against Grom when Amity basically does the same thing.

[@maiden1471]

So she's basically a Beast Keeping Witch from the Owl House. XD

[@Ninjaananas]

Maria sure takes her time maiming her opponents.

[@nathanielraphael.a616]

I know my comment won't have any connection to the vid, but seeing the amount of visuals they gave for the magic is one of the reasons why I wish warner just would reboot the harry potter as animated instead of live actions...

[@ztslovebird]

Honestly, every live action franchise should be rebooted in animation.

[@19tata91]

Imagine this: Maria and Megumi Fushiguro from Jujutsu Kaisen fighting together against curses and demons. They are both summoner of mythical beast.

[@19tata91]

@@donpula6349 yes..but you get the point, right? Lol...

[@Amdragfan2]

My favorite thing about that turtle is that it can hover as a spiky shield or projectile depending on its summoned spot or self-intended flight path 😄

[@versaute_lehrer]

Beastkeeping at its fullest

[@EDW-task8]

Love her! She has a kitty bitty too

[@zarekedavis6796]

3:36 have the most beautiful combo

[@jesusenriquez1236]

I’m impressed it’s the Four Symbols of China. Only the Blue Dragon (Azure Dragon) is missing. The Vermilion Bird of the South, Suzaku. The White Tiger of the West, Byakko. The Black Tortoise of the North, Genbu. The Azure Dragon of the East, Seiryuu.

[@nikolaspapanagnou2723]

It’s coming in season two, bub.

[@indrar7766]

Maria will summon dragon 🐉 for the next season

[@Strunmahmah]

She almost looks like she's dancing when she fights

[@justbeingeileen]

What a cool fighting style! Her face reminds me of Nanami from Utena, along with the blond hair of course.

[@delta9571]

Best summoner ever seen and hope she gets stronger.

[@HawkboyCkd]

I think i was MOST excited to see Maria this series. My first encounter with her was SOTN and i was intrigued ever since. In the game shes way more powerful than Alucard, maybe when shes matured in the series she'll rival his power

[@absynthe5640]

We can expect her power up and development next season. She didn’t summon dragon yet.

[@N_Tertainment7]

TF? Didn't she literally admit that Alucard was stronger than her AFTER LITERALLY LOSING to him in Symphony of the night ? or are you perhaps referring to the gameplay aspect?

[@HawkboyCkd]

Obviously gameplay 🙄

[@eternal-silence911]

She had a dragon too, in the game

[@sachanadeau5444]

She’ll probably learn how to use the dragon later

[@dancingprawn4012]

Can't wait to see her summoning the dragon

[@danelwind2574]

Didn't she use doves as her regular attack in the game? (She does in Castlevania DS) Can't wait to see if she summons the Azure Dragon in Season 2. Though is kinda funny she cannot harness the raw elements by themselves like her mother does and it's instead through the summons. I know a previous commenter mentioned it could be due to her father being a devil forgemaster, but I feel he just found the machine and managed to make it work, instead of having the natural talent of Hector and Isaac.

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

She did use doves, but they wanted her to be more close to her original idea of harnessing the four celestial beasts so they gave her vermillion birds It's awesome

[@calebgoodman3028]

Yep.

[@saljpal3]

Can't wait to see the azure dragon next season.

[@mbm9907]

She’ll be the next Sypha in season 2 minus the elements… mesmerizing!

[@absent_step_father6438]

shes a distant belmont

[@ozoneic]

Im looking forward to her summoning a dragon

[@animequeendrawer]

Watching her work reminds me of Owl House. The fight against Eda and Lilith the FIRST time. And with her foot work reminds me when Luz and Amity were up against the monster on their version of Prom. Sorry, I am a horrible speller and I get confused with their terms. How Amity’s foot work when Luz and Amity dance. You think they are fans of the Owl House?

[@brantontucker6734]

Who is the female vampire at 2:27

[@sonicxrich0789]

Maria Renard are more better than Sypha Belnades. NOW THAT'S SUPER AWESOME!!! ♥💗💙💯🤩

[@BoX-b3x]

How i wish she's also a summoner of dragon

[@fraybirch1930]

I love our pokemon trainer 💛

[@crow3769]

Just when I thought it was getting boring with repetitive stuffs, she kept intriguing me with new technique. Although perhaps it's because I'm watching a compilation, i kinda hope to see more different animals

[@renosplants1048]

Can’t wait for her dragon to appear!

[@ztslovebird]

She is the Pokémon Master!

[@mung01re]

The chad Sypha: I control the elements, bending nature to my will. The virgin Maria: lol i make birbs

[@JabamiLain]

How old is Maria again ? People complain saying she's too spoiled and reckless, but she looks to have the age people commonly act like that, so I don't get the complaints.

[@christiandelcarmen1278]

I’m just slightly disappointed that we didn’t have a moment where she threw birds at people…

[@QuirkyBoy]

They did justice to girls in here Not like in Shonen manga lmaoo

[@Cheese-tann]

Hope she summons the dragon. And possibly her doppleganger technique

[@MarchAngeloPAlino]

2:30 I'm glad Maria can summon 2 or more animals in just a second, that was very fast.

[@KhanhTheLearner]

Ten Shadows Technique: Nue

[@kikotama9518]

So what is the lore of her power?

[@calebgoodman3028]

Haven’t seen the show but in the games it’s due to her bloodline. The Renard family offshoot of the Belmont line, meaning she and Richter are distant cousins. It’s possible she’s more closely tied to the Belnades Clan as Sypha’s descendants with Trevor have incorporated magic into their bloodline on top of the destiny fighting evil started by Leon. When the Dark Priest Shaft kidnapped her he tried to perform a ritual to bring out her powers. If you find the key as Richter and her cell you can stop the ritual and unlock a nearly unstoppable 12 year old Maria as a playable character.

[@NyJoanzy]

She got isekai'd right out of pokemon. Eat sh** genre tags.

[@leonelendruw6982]

O.P tamer job

[@skipperg4436]

She need to learn to summon Nightmare =)

[@justcutiecats2733]

3:49 Now what's she gonna do if she's not fast enough to avoid Drolta's attack?

[@alx1543]

Can she summon dragons?

[@pearlblack9753]

the character design of this series is all very Asian, is it produced by an Asian studio?

[@albaalmodovar6208]

No. This is Powerhouse studio. It's from the USA. But It is inspired in the Castlevania games which are japanese

[@KuchiKopi179]

Is she just conjuring magical animals or does she just call them forth from a zoo/ the wild or something? I mean how many of those birds has she gone through, geez.

[@unnamedlegeon]

Maria is still weak, she doesn't have the four celestial beast 😁.

[@jimbatter5246]

I'm just gonna say it . Pre time skip Lucy heartfelia could neva

[@blackberryknight9322]

That is so funny to hear about a politics from a literal kid

[@Amdragfan2]

Kids had to grow up faster in older times than they do now

[@Xport9]

@@Amdragfan2 YEP. They had to learn how the world functions, or be left an orphan with no knowledge on how to survive.

[@albaalmodovar6208]

She is 16. So not a child, a teen

[@protocetus499]

​@@albaalmodovar6208 70% of 16 Yo girl during this era already birthed 1 or 2 child mostly

[@albaalmodovar6208]

@@protocetus499 I was going to write this but I thought that people wouldn't understand my point XD

[@Kali_Mila-Offical]

Is she British?

[@pedroportela6476]

Technically, half French and Russian, with her ancestors being Romanian.

[@benelz8542]

@@pedroportela6476why Technically tho? You literally are right lol 😅

[@sasazara2002]

Shes literally the definition of animal abuse

[@rhodzmonserate2544]

Her magic summons only mythical beasts which kinda compromising to kill a vampire. She need to try other magic. Like, wilding the light or other elements.

[@jemandjemand2362]

she was such a letdown.

[@benelz8542]

Why do you have to be such a bummer dude? She was cool as hell.

[@jemandjemand2362]

@@benelz8542 ok fanboy. Cry elsewhere

[@aldwin08sls]

She fights beautifully but not as strong. 😢

[@justcutiecats2733]

Yeah, not strong tp fight against that pink vampire. She quickly learned tho.

[@calebgoodman3028]

Which is ironic considering she’s literally famous in the fanbase for being *too strong.*

[@cnwachy7300]

I swear the most annoying character. Her style is epic! Overwhelm the enemy.

[@MmHanaMitsukoiVI]

no NV ,,... Nibelung Valesti ,,... Singapore (purifying kiss) ,, you gave Japan your heart ,,... 1920

[@MmHanaMitsukoiVI]

to build Maria ,,... Ai need to make another 💮 island ,,... and Sink

[@MmHanaMitsukoiVI]

Or ai cann just grab Bunny Ear Enthusiast ,,...

[@MmHanaMitsukoiVI]

Maria grabbed One 1 folded ear or just two a pair and called to valhalla ,,... (Received Access Card)

[@TheSGEllie]

Where's Maria's owl Oska??

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

This isn't Castlevania Judgement, dude, that game is a spin-off

[@heyitsjay189]

Right!!!!!