Demitri Maximoff

Demitri Maximoff
Original appearance:	Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (1994)
Platform of Origin:	Arcade (CP System II)
Type:	Solo (Namco X Capcom) Pair (PXZ/PXZ2)
Partner:	Dante (Project X Zone) Morrigan Aensland (Project X Zone 2)
Cross appearances:	Namco x Capcom Project X Zone Project X Zone 2
Voice Actor:	Nobuyuki Hiyama
First Chapter Appearance:	Prologue 4 (PXZ) Chapter 10 (PXZ Joins Party) Chapter 3 (PXZ2)

"A flower of blood blossomed in the darkness. I like it..."

—Demitri

Demitri Maximoff (デミトリ マキシモフ, Demitori Makishimofu^?) is a vampire and somewhat main protagonist of the Darkstalkers series.

Profile

Demitri was a Makai noble.

Hundreds of years ago, he challenged Belial Aensland. He lost the battle and was exiled from Makai to the human world with his castle. Sunlight was something that was troublesome for people of Makai, especially for vampires like Demitri. It was even worse since he was wounded severely from his battle with Belial. If he were to be directly exposed, his body would be destroyed from the inside and he would disappear.

To avoid the sunlight and humans, he used what he had left of his powers and created a field to cover his castle. He used this field to recover his strength and heal his wounds. For fifty years, he stayed within his casket. As he slowly regained his strength, he would step out only once a full moon put a shield around his body.

By this time, there were already people that wandered into the castle despite his threats. They heard rumors of a treasure within the castle. Those people had brought crosses, stakes, garlic, holy water, and silver bullets thinking they were safe and recklessly attack Demitri. However, Demitri couldn't help but smile as such weapons had no effect on him.

To Demitri, humans were an inferior race, but he enjoyed their blood (mostly the blood of innocent girls). It was like drinking the best wine in Makai, according to him. Those who had their blood sucked by Demitri had their bodies and souls poisoned with evil, becoming loyal servants to Demitri. Currently, forty people have settled in Demitri's castle and serve him.

When Demitri recovered eighty percent of his powers, he was able to temporarily create an aura around him that would protect him from the sunlight. The former Makai noble had conquered both night and day and had no weaknesses. There were no means for humans to defeat him. After one hundred years of humiliation for his loss, the Prince of Darkness steadily readied himself to take over Makai once again.

Crosspedia Entry

Head of the House of Maximoff and a Makai noble. More than a century ago, he challenged the King of the Makai, Belial, in battle and was defeated, resulting in his banishment to the human world. There, he quietly regained his powers before returning to the Makai. After the death of Belial, his daughter and successor to the Makai throne, Morrigan, became Demitri's target. However, upon sensing the presence of the resurrected lord of the House of Dohma, their battle was temporarily put on hold. Demitri now burns with a desire to put the upstart Jedah back in his place. While he acts as a proud and noble gentleman outside of battle, once the fighting starts his cruel demonic tendencies come to the fore. He also pays a great deal of care to his personal appearance, always carrying a can of hairspray tucked away inside his cape.

Gameplay

Demitri first appears in "Prologue 4: The Man The Devils Fear" and reappears in "Chapter 10: The King of Iron Fist" in Project X Zone. For Project X Zone 2, he first appears in Chapter 3: Turnabout Family Reunion. His moveset consists of his many signature fighting moves, such as Bat Spin and Demon Cradle. 

Stats at Level 50 (Project X Zone)

Lv	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	SPD
50	14179	366	341	148	154

Stats at Level 99 (Project X Zone 2)

Lv	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX
99	46728	728	384	284	279

Project X Zone 2 Ultimate Equipment

Gear: Belial's Outfit (ATK +312, TEC +40, DEX +40, HP +7000)

Accessory: Aensland Ring (ATK +50, DEF +227, TEC +10, DEX +10, SP +50)

Attack List

Project X Zone Attack List

Name	Strength	XP Rate	Effect
Dual Pistols & Dashing Demon Cradle	C	6%	None
Million Stabs & Bat Spin	B	4%	Down
Fireworks & Demon Cradle	A	3%	None
Stinger & Demon Billion	B	4%	Critical+
Devil Trigger & Midnight Pleasure	B	6%	None
Special: Jackpot	S	100% Cost	Stun
MA: Distortion & Demon Blast (2-4 enemies)	B	100% Cost	Stun
Support: Fireworks & Midnight Bliss	C	None	Stun

Project X Zone 2 Attack List

Name	Strength	Effect
Chaos Flare & Soul Fist	A	None
Demon Cradle & Shadow Blade	A	None
Bat Spin & Valkyrie Turn	C	Poison
Demon Blast & Finishing Shower	C	Poison
Midnight Bliss & Astral Vision	B	Block Crush
Special: Midnight Pleasure and Darkness Illusion	S	None
MA: Midnight Festival (2-4 enemies)	S	Poison
Support: Demon Cradle and Shadow Servant	C	Poison

Skill List

Project X Zone Skill List

Skill Name	XP Cost	Target	Effect	Description
Trickster	20%	Self	Range +2	A Dante Style that lets him run like the wind
Vampire Dash	15%	Self	Nullify ZOC	Demitri vanishes and then reappears while moving
Gunslinger	15%	Self	Attack Range +1	A Dante Style that can attack distant enemies
Darkside Master	30%	Self	Attack +15%	Demitri unleashes his full power as a ruler of the dark
Guard Cancel	Auto (XP over 50%)	Self	+1 attack during Counter	Demitri Only

Project X Zone 2 Skill List

Skill Name	SP Cost	Target	Effect	Description
Vampire Dash	40	Self	Nullify ZOC	Demitri disappears for a moment, letting him go right through foes.
Aura Release	100		XP +75	Demitri intensifies his aura, boosting his fighting drive further.
Blown Kiss	30	Ally	Heals Poison, Stun, and Bind	Morrigan's sweet, melting kiss frees her target of the pain of status ailments.
Cryptic Needle	70	Self	Attack Range +1	Morrigan wraps wings around her arms for extended reach.

Project X Zone 2 Auto Skill List

Skill Name	CP Cost	Activation Rate	Effect	Description
Noble Aura	0	Enemy Attack: if Poisoned	Nullify Poison, Stun, and Bind	The vampire Demitri nobly defends himself against the sun and other weaknesses.
Demon's Lure	0	After Action: 20%	Stun Counter	The succubus Morrigan bewitches her hapless attackers, knocking them out.
Advancing Guard	300	After Action: XP 75 or less	Halves Full-Defend XP Cost	Demitri blocks enemy attack, then stabs back at foes.
Guard Cancel	400	After Action: SP 70% or less	Halves Counterattack SP Cost	Demitri blocks enemy attack and counters while they're still frozen.
Vertical Dash	500	Start of Turn: 100%	Nullifies Traps	Morrigan soars into the air with her wings to dodge traps.
Bloodsucker	600	After Action: HP 50% or less	Absorbs HP	Demitri follows his vampire instincts and sucks away his foes' force.
Spirit Absorb	700	Enemy Attack: SP 50% or less	Absorbs SP	Morrigan sucks away her foe's spirit for her own sustenance.

Themes

His theme is a remix of his character theme from Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge.

In Project X Zone 2, his theme is a remix of his stage music from Darkstalkers 3, "Feast of the Damned".

Demitri Stage (Romania) -Darkstalkers- - Project X Zone Music Extended

Demitri Stage (Romania)

Feast of the Damned (Project X Zone 2)

Demitri Stage (Feast of the Damned, Darkstalkers 3)

Quotes

List of Quotes - Dante & Demitri Maximoff

List of Quotes - Demitri Maximoff & Morrigan Aensland

List of Quotes - Demitri Maximoff (Story/PXZ)

List of Quotes - Demitri Maximoff (Story/PXZ2)

Gallery

Demitri Maximoff (Namco x Capcom)

Demitri vs. Morrigan (Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors)

Demitri Maximoff in Cross Edge

Trivia

• Interestingly, this is the third crossover RPG Demitri has appeared in thus far. His first outing was in Namco x Capcom (where he was a solo combat unit that never gained a partner) and his second was Cross Edge (where he and Lilith could only be recruited under very specific conditions). 
• Demitri, Morrigan, and Lord Raptor are the only Darkstalkers characters to appear in all three cross entries.
• Project X Zone 2 is the only time where Demitri doesn't appear in the prologues.
  • It's also the only time where he doesn't join the party in his castle.
• Nobuyuki Hiyama, Demitri's voice actor, also voices Batsu, Pyron, Haken, the Stehoneys, and Janga.
  • He's also the voice of Link from The Legend of Zelda series between Ocarina of Time and the Gamecube port of Soul Calibur II.
• Demitri and Morrigan are portrayed as antagonists in the American Darkstalkers cartoon.

Namco x Capcom
Playable Characters
Armor King - Arthur - Baby Head - Bravoman - Bruce - Cammy - Captain - Chun-Li - Demitri - Felicia - Fong Ling - Gil - Ginzu - Guntz - Guy - Haggar - Heihachi - Hideo - Hiromi - Hsien-Ko - Jin - Judas - Kagekiyo - Karin - Ken - Ki - King - Klonoa - KOS-MOS - Kurino - Kyoko - Lilith - Mack - Masuyo - Mitsurugi - Momo - MOMO - Morrigan - Regina - Reiji - Roll - Rose - Rutee - Ryu - Sabine - Sakura - Servbots - Shion - Stahn - Strider Hiryu - Sylphie - Taizo - Taki - Tarosuke - Tron - Unknown Soldier P1 - Unknown Soldier P2 - Valkyrie - Volnutt - Waya Hime - Xiaomu
Bosses
Astaroth - Nebiroth - Red Arremer Joker - M. Bison - Akuma - Evil Ryu - Juni - Juli - Solo - Strider Hien - Tong Pooh - Grandmaster Meio - Shtrom Jr. - Shtrom - Druk - Lord Raptor - Juno - Allosaurus - Druaga - Yoritomo - Yoshitsune - Yoshinaka - Benkei - Amazona - Black Bravoman - Black Valkyrie - Zouna - Kamuz - Devil Kazuya - Ancient Ogre - Joka - Janga - Dokugozu - Dokumezu - Saya - Kyuju Kyu
Non-Playable Characters
Allen - Ishtar - Andaba - Enma - Otohime - Gamagaeru - Monmotaro - Lolo - High Priestess - Dr. Bomb