Lindsay Blair

Lindsay Blair
Role(s)	Bounty giver
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Place oforigin	Arvantville
Age	34
Appearances	Ritual of the Night
English voice	Kari Wahlgren
Japanese voice	Reiko Muratsubaki

“	A survivor of the attack on Arvantville. While she managed to hide from the demons, she watched helplessly as her family and friends were slaughtered. Now her hatred for the demons knows no bounds. (Age: 34)	„
	~ Terms description

Lindsay Blair is a non-playable character featured in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. She is an Arvantville villager who has taken shelter of the demonic attack with the other survivors.

She was voiced by Kari Wahlgren in the English version of the game and by Reiko Muratsubaki in the Japanese version.

History

During the demon attack on Arvantville, Lindsay managed to escape the death and destruction, but had to watch helplessly as her friends and family died at the hands of the demon invaders. She is now fueled by the hatred and resentment she feels toward demons, and employs Miriam to cut down their population.

Lindsay appears at her permanent residing location inside of Arvantville's stronghold after talking to Dominique at her supply post and obtaining the Village Key. It is at this location where the player can interact with Lindsay and start her Hunting Quests.

Services

Main article: Hunting Quests

Lindsay acts as a bounty board for the player. She gives the name of a villager, the identity of the demon that killed them, and how many of them to slay. Naturally, as Miriam progresses through the game, the bounties increase significantly and Lindsay rewards her with items that are harder to obtain under normal circumstances or that are outright unique.

Lindsay has six sets of quests she can give to the player throughout the course of the game, with the first set already unlocked from the beginning. Each following set is unlocked after defeating a specific boss, the only exception being the first quest "Avenge the death of my husband!", which instead only requires to kill five Mortes to unlock her second set. It is thus possible to unlock some of her more advanced sets of quests by defeating certain bosses early via sequence breaking (e.g.: use Double Jump to explore the upper section of the Dian Cécht Cathedral early and defeat Bloodless before defeating Valac, the Glutton Train, and Bathin).

Bounty list

No.	Quest name	Demons to slay	Reward
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1	Avenge the death of my husband!	Morte ×5	Ring ×3
Defeat Morte ×5
2	Avenge the death of Rosaly!	Dullahammer ×3	Uni Rice Bowl ×3
3	Avenge the death of Annette!	Gieremund ×4	Hemp ×5
4	Avenge the death of Lisa!	Sabnock ×2	Brigandine
5	Avenge the death of Simon!	Barbatos ×4	Obsidian ×5
Defeat Zangetsu (Entrance)
6	Avenge the death of Porter!	Demon ×4	Steel ×5
7	Avenge the death of Dan!	Wolfman ×3	Hair Apparent III
8	Avenge the death of Edward!	Shield Outsider ×5	Silver ×3
9	Avenge the death of Shawn!	Assassin ×4	Cutpurse's Ring
Defeat Andrealphus
10	Avenge the death of Dario!	Ocypete ×6	Heavy Cream ×5
11	Avenge the death of Trevor!	Axe Outsider ×5	Damascus ×3
12	Avenge the death of Martha!	Deeseama ×8	Speed Belt
Defeat Bloodless
13	Avenge the death of Mathius!	Archdemon ×6	Platinum ×2
14	Avenge the death of Soleiyu!	Living Fossil ×4	Crystal ×2
15	Avenge the death of Carl!	Lamashtu ×6	Diamond ×1
Defeat Alfred
16	Avenge the death of Mitta!	Gusion ×13	Crimsonite ×1
17	Avenge the death of Sypha!	Demon Lord ×6	Bixbite ×1
18	Avenge the death of Juste!	Millionaire's Bane	Gold Power Ring
19	Avenge the death of Richter!	Revenant	Bandit Blade
Default
20	Avenge the death of Julius!	IGA	Sword Whip

Quotes

• "Here's what I've turned up on the monsters."
• "Kill those murderers dead!"
• "Good work. Here's your reward."

Trivia

• When the player accepts the first of Lindsay's quests, 'Avenge the death of my husband!', she says "Kill that murderer dead!" instead of the later "Kill those murderers dead!", despite the player being tasked with killing more than one Morte.
• "Kill those murderers dead!" has become a widely popular line among the fanbase because of its exaggerated delivery, grammatical redundancy, and the fact that Lindsay repeats it every time the player accepts a quest from her.
• The names of many of the people Lindsay wants avenged are those of characters from the Castlevania series. These names include:
  • Annette → Annette
  • Dario → Dario Bossi
  • Edward → Edward (presumably)
  • Julius → Julius Belmont
  • Juste → Juste Belmont
  • Lisa → Lisa
  • Mathius → Mathias Cronqvist (presumably)
  • Richter → Richter Belmont
  • Rosaly → Rosaly
  • Simon → Simon Belmont
  • Soleiyu → Soleil Belmont ("Soleiyu" being the romanization of his Japanese first name and appearing as such in early export products)
  • Sypha → Sypha Belnades
  • Trevor → Trevor Belmont
• Unlike most NPCs in the game (e.g.: Abigail, Susie, Benjamin), completing Lindsay's questline doesn't feature any special dialogue or animation by her.