Vampire, Vampyre, or bloodsucker?

[Lighthawk]

Thanks to the Twilight and Ultraviolet threads, we got into a fair deal of talk about vamps and what they are or are not. It got me interested in knowing, what are your favorite vampires? Which series, and what kind of abilities?

I rather like the vampires from the Dresden Files series of books. They're bloodsucking monsters, ugly and hideous, vaguely bat-like. However they wear 'flesh masks' that make them seem to be human (and damn good looking humans at that). They have the super strength and speed, and the hypnotic stare. Some of them know magic. They have a narcatic salavia which quickly drugs their victims ands renders them helpless. Sunlight burns them like fire, but crosses and holy symbols don't work on their own. Vampires are repelled by faith invested in the symbol, which doesn't actually have to be holy. (The main character Harry repells a vampire with his faith in magic, channeled through a pentigram necklace that represents the forces of magic.)

[Lt. Staplic]

I really liked the Van Helsing movie Vampires

[Sonic Glitch]

Thanks to the Twilight and Ultraviolet threads, we got into a fair deal of talk about vamps and what they are or are not. It got me interested in knowing, what are your favorite vampires? Which series, and what kind of abilities?

I rather like the vampires from the Dresden Files series of books. They're bloodsucking monsters, ugly and hideous, vaguely bat-like. However they wear 'flesh masks' that make them seem to be human (and damn good looking humans at that). They have the super strength and speed, and the hypnotic stare. Some of them know magic. They have a narcatic salavia which quickly drugs their victims ands renders them helpless. Sunlight burns them like fire, but crosses and holy symbols don't work on their own. Vampires are repelled by faith invested in the symbol, which doesn't actually have to be holy. (The main character Harry repells a vampire with his faith in magic, channeled through a pentigram necklace that represents the forces of magic.)

Aye. I'm a big fan of how the Dresden Files handles things. And apparently not all vampires are EeeVil? Even among "vampires" there's different sects?

[Mikey]

I like the dude from Nosferatu.

[Captain Seafort]

I rather like the vampires from the Dresden Files series of books. They're bloodsucking monsters, ugly and hideous, vaguely bat-like. However they wear 'flesh masks' that make them seem to be human (and damn good looking humans at that). They have the super strength and speed, and the hypnotic stare. Some of them know magic. They have a narcatic salavia which quickly drugs their victims ands renders them helpless. Sunlight burns them like fire, but crosses and holy symbols don't work on their own. Vampires are repelled by faith invested in the symbol, which doesn't actually have to be holy. (The main character Harry repells a vampire with his faith in magic, channeled through a pentigram necklace that represents the forces of magic.)

Sounds vaguely like the UV Code Vs - enough carbon in the heart, or sunlight, will neutralise them, victims of bites will become susceptible to suggestion if they aren't treated. Crosses, etc, are unreliable, and are "a matter of faith, on both sides" - they can be effective if the Code V is superstitious, but that's it.

How do Dresdenverse vampires multiply? Blood exchange or draining (or something else)?

[Lighthawk]

Sounds vaguely like the UV Code Vs - enough carbon in the heart, or sunlight, will neutralise them, victims of bites will become susceptible to suggestion if they aren't treated. Crosses, etc, are unreliable, and are "a matter of faith, on both sides" - they can be effective if the Code V is superstitious, but that's it.

How do Dresdenverse vampires multiply? Blood exchange or draining (or something else)?

I'm not sure on the details. I only just finished the 4th book out of the 12 there are so far. It's not a simple thing though, being turned was referred to as a ritual. So it's not just a matter of being bitten. Also a vampire has to be high enough up in their orginization to be allowed to turn people. The one detail I do know is that after the ritual is performed, the person is kind of a half breed until the first time they drink blood. Strong and fast, but still human, sunlight and faith won't hurt them, and sunlight actually helps block out the blood thrist if the person is fighting it.