Undead characters of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
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This is an alphabetical listing of undead characters in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of novels.
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[edit] St. Louis vampires
[edit] Aubrey
Centuries old but not a master, Aubrey was a very powerful lieutenant of Nikolaos. Aubrey was partially insane as a result of punishments received from Nikolaos. At her orders, he blackmailed Anita by enthralling and threatening to kill Anita's friend. Ultimately, Anita killed Aubrey with a silver-loaded shotgun.
Appearance: Guilty Pleasures.
[edit] Asher
Asher is a Master Vampire, and the lover of Jean-Claude and Anita Blake.
See Asher (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter)
[edit] Bartolome
Formerly heir to a huge fortune, Bartolome is one of Belle Morte's bloodlines and a child vampire around the age of 12 or 13. At the end of Cerulean Sins, he chose to stay to help undo the damage he and Valentina inflicted on Gregory and Stephen thanks to Musette. For the most part he is rather well-adjusted; he speaks fluent Spanish and English. He came along with Musette to St. Louis purely out of boredom.
Appearances: Cerulean Sins
[edit] Buzz
"Buzz the vampire" is a heavily muscled vampire bouncer at Guilty Pleasures. Approximately 20 years dead, Buzz does not have the inhuman mannerisms of older vampires. He typically guards the door in a t-shirt, regardless of weather conditions and enjoys flashing his fangs.
Appearances: Guilty Pleasures, The Lunatic Cafe, Incubus Dreams.
[edit] Damian
Green eyed, red haired Viking; Damian, through a series of accidents and emergencies, becomes Anita's vampire servant and eventual lover. Made by "She who must not be named" - later revealed to be Morvoren/Nemhain. Member of Anita's second triumvirate, with Nathaniel. He tends to have a calming effect on Anita, as shown in Cerulean Sins, because he was taught by she-who-made-him that her will was all important. His appearance changed in Incubus Dreams, just slightly; just enough to make him breathtakingly beautiful. Approximately 1000 years old, Damian will never be a master vampire, but because of the additional power of Anita and Nathaniel, he can physically walk in daylight. However, it tends to send him close to insane when he does so. Damian lives in Anita's basement and works at Danse Macabre. Damian became slightly insane when Anita left St. Louis for six months, without her magic to control him or to make his heart beat.
First appearance: The Killing Dance
[edit] Dead Dave
Dave is an ex-cop who was kicked off the force after he became a vampire. He runs a bar called Dead Dave's. Dave, mad at the police for kicking him off, but still wanting to help, sells information (cheap) to Anita, which she can then use to aid the police.
First appearance: Guilty Pleasures
[edit] Gretchen/Gretel
Gretchen was created by Jean-Claude almost 200 years ago. Pale, with wavy blond hair falling near to her waist, Gretchen is hopelessly in love with Jean-Claude, in every sense of the word, and erroneously sees Anita as the primary obstacle to his love. Although she "has not used that name in 100 years," Gretchen was originally named Gretel, and Jean-Claude still at times calls her by that name. A master vampire, she has strong mental powers, a resistance to silver, and the power of flight.
In The Lunatic Cafe, Gretchen attacks Anita, and as punishment, Jean-Claude reduces her to a skeletal state and confines her to her coffin for almost three years. In Narcissus in Chains, Anita learns that Gretchen is still confined and forces Jean-Claude to free her. However, Gretchen still hates Anita for coming between her and Jean Claude, and in Cerulean Sins, Anita states that Gretchen's confinement has driven her "even crazier" than she was before.
Appearances: The Lunatic Cafe, Narcissus in Chains.
[edit] Hannah
Hannah is the "lady-love" of Willie McCoy.
[edit] Jean-Claude
Master of St Louis, Jean-Claude is the lover of Anita Blake.
See Jean-Claude.
[edit] Liv
A vampire under Jean-Claude's control, Liv betrays him and his followers to the Traveler, who had promised her the ability to kill or at least dominate Anita. Anita was only minorly affected and punished Liv for the betrayal.
Appearances: The Killing Dance, Burnt Offerings.
[edit] London
A master vampire of Belle Morte’s line that recently moved to St. Louis often called "The Dark Knight". He can feed the ardeur every two hours making him a potential potent Pomme de Sang, but the drawback is he becomes addicted to the ardeur. London made a deal with Jean Claude to protect him from his addiction and Belle Morte who had used it against him.
Appearances: Danse Macabre
[edit] Malcolm
A powerful master vampire, Malcolm is Head of the Church of Eternal Life in St. Louis, where being a permanent member means you will live forever (stakes, fire, and crosses aside). Anita is not altogether happy with this organization, since it tends to create plenty of emotionally messed-up vampires (of which she doesn't really need more). He is described by Anita to be an "undead Billy Graham." Later on in the series, it is found out that Malcolm has not blood-oathed the vampires under him to him, hence he has no control over them except their word of obedience.
Unfortunately, other branches of the church nation-wide have also not blood-oathed their members. Worse yet, as Incubus Dreams shows the church is holding back on the sex appeal of vampires, even to the point of willing blood donors kept limited and discreet. The church is not showing the members how to be vampires to their full potential or the effects of what they can now do. For example, the same book, it is mentioned that a vampire drinking from the inner thigh may be considered too sexual so no one at the church explains how to do it properly so the donor doesn't bleed to death.
Malcolm himself is aware of his vampire powers, Anita knows of two his powers. He can make himself appear to be more handsome than he is, and he is able to read vampires' feelings and minds.
First appearance: Guilty Pleasures.
[edit] Meng Die
Meng Die is short, delicate, and described by Anita as resembling a "China doll." She typically dresses in skin-tight leather. Originally turned by Jean-Claude himself, Meng Die is an extremely powerful master, an accomplished fighter, and like Jean-Claude himself can call wolves. Unlike many of the master vampires of Belle Morte's bloodline, Meng Die does not appear to possess any variant of the ardeur. Although she is sexually accomplished, she does not have any particular abilities related to love or lust.
Meng Die is powerful enough to become a master of a city in her own right, and aggressive enough that her former master was happy to "loan" her to Jean-Claude, thereby reducing the risk that she would try to seize her former master's territory for herself. Jean-Claude originally invites her to visit his territory in order to increase his strength and defend his territory against challengers. However, once Jean-Claude acquires other, less difficult master vampires, he begins to regret inviting Meng Die into his retinue, as her power, aggression and sexual jealousy of Anita make her one of the most difficult of his vampires to control.
Meng Die particularly resents Anita because one of her lovers, Requiem has left her, in order to increase his chances of forming a relationship with Anita.
Appearances: Narcissus in Chains, Cerulean Sins, Incubus Dreams, Danse Macabre
[edit] Nikolaos
The master of the city in Guilty Pleasures and more than 1000 years old, Nikolaos has the appearance of a young girl about 12 (and sounds like Shirley Temple when not angry). Based on the description, Nikolaos is possibly what Hamilton later describes as a nighthag - a vampire that could draw power from fear. Her mental and physical strength are formidable. Nikolaos has a variety of master-level abilities, including the ability to call rats and wererats, to fly, and to wake during the day. Anita kills Nikolaos in Guilty Pleasures, making Jean-Claude master of the city.
First (and only) Appearance: Guilty Pleasures.
[edit] Primo
With brute strength, and being a powerful vampire who formerly looked to The Dragon as his mistress, Primo works under Buzz at Guilty Pleasures and repeatedly lets people in who are not supposed to be allowed, causing fights until Jean-Claude and Anita intervene. He is almost powerful enough to beat Jean-Claude, until Anita steps in and blood-oaths him. He wants to be master of the city, but is not powerful enough.
First Appearance: Incubus Dreams
[edit] Requiem
Jean-Claude's third in command. Another favorite of Belle Morte for his blue/sapphire eyes. Requiem is a British-born vampire that Belle Morte offered to buy from his master to complete her blue-eyed trio; Jean-Claude the Darkest, Asher the Lightest, and Requiem the Brightest-eyed. He has the power to raise lust - straight lust - similar to Jean-Claude's ardeur. However, Requiem is always fiercely polite and sees taking advantage of this power as rape, so he does not do it. He has black hair and a trimmed mustache. His name comes from being "poetic, but damn depressing".
Appearances: Incubus Dreams, Danse Macabre
[edit] Robert
A beautiful blond, Robert is first introduced as one of the strippers at Guilty Pleasures, and later is promoted to its manager. Although a century old, Robert is essentially a coward, and repeatedly backs down in confrontations with Jean-Claude's enemies.
Robert marries Monica Vespucci and they are able to conceive a child. Shortly thereafter, he is killed by Sabin's triumvirate as part of a plot to heal Sabin.
Appearances: Guilty Pleasures, The Lunatic Cafe, Bloody Bones, The Killing Dance.
[edit] Truth
Brother of Wicked, Truth is nearly killed trying to capture a fleeing vampire from the Church of Eternal Life on Anita's command. He is blood oathed by Anita. With Wicked, he helped to slay his former master, and together he and his brother have traveled for years. Noted warriors, the brothers are called "The Wicked Truth."
Appearances: Incubus Dreams, Danse Macabre
[edit] Valentina
Child vampire brought over by a vampire pedophile, Valentina is Musette's helper and an expert torturer. She is one of the few who has seen Marmee Noir in person. Pain is her substitute for sex because she is a small child. Jean-Claude describes her as disturbed, and she is fond of trying to break strangers. She is not without a sense of honour, however, and despises child molesters; along with Bartolome, she chooses to stay to undo the damage they did to Stephen and Gregory. Anita strongly suspects she stayed also because she is afraid of Marmee Noir. Valentina is also of Belle Morte's bloodline, and Belle refers to her as "Petite Morte" - Little Death.
Appearances: Cerulean Sins, Danse Macabre
[edit] Valentine
A vampire with dozens of human kills, Valentine was the only vampire survivor of an earlier fight between his nest of vampires and Anita, Manny, and Edward. During that fight, Anita received the scars she possessed at the beginning of Guilty Pleasures, and Valentine's face was scarred by holy water. Valentine promised to kill Anita when Anita's work for Nikolaos was completed, but was himself killed by Edward.
Appearance: Guilty Pleasures.
[edit] Wicked
Brother to Truth, Wicked is a vampire of considerable power, although not a master. Together with his brother, he was able to kill his master after he went insane. The council voted on whether or not to kill Wicked and Truth, with Belle Morte actually voting to save them, but the brothers were left masterless until Incubus Dreams, when Anita binds them to Jean-Claude. Their former line has no sourdre de sang, as the vampire who created their line was killed. Wicked and Truth ("The Wicked Truth") are considered among the greatest of all vampire warriors.
First Appearance: Incubus Dreams
[edit] Willie McCoy
Willie is a small-time hood turned vampire. A friend of Anita's, he is one of only two or three vampires Anita has known before and after being turned. Willie is dating the vampire Hannah. He manages "The Laughing Corpse" for Jean-Claude. Willie also gets possessed by the Traveler when Vampire Council members are in town.
First appearance: Guilty Pleasures
[edit] Yasmeen
An "exotic" looking master vampire with dark skin and hair, Yasmeen and her human servant, Marguerite, are Jean-Claude's allies during the events of Circus of the Damned. Yasmeen is difficult to control and threatens Anita and Larry whenever she has the opportunity. She also enjoys making Marguerite jealous. She gets torn apart by Alejandro in the final battle of that novel.
Appearance: Circus of the Damned.
[edit] The Vampire Council and their followers
See The Vampire Council of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter for more information.
[edit] Branson vampires
Sometime after Jean-Claude's ascension to Master of St. Louis (after Guilty Pleasures and before the events in Bloody Bones), the Vampire Council decided that Branson, Missouri had become sufficiently populous to split off from Jean-Claude's territory and support its own group of vampires. They promised Jean-Claude that they would appoint a vampire of equal or lesser power to himself, and permitted Seraphina and her retinue to take up residence in Branson.
See Branson vampires of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter for more information about specific individuals.
[edit] Myerton vampires
The apparently fictional city of Myerton, Tennessee served as the setting for Blue Moon, the eighth novel in the Anita Blake series.
See Other vampires of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter for more information about specific individuals.
[edit] New Mexico vampires
In Obsidian Butterfly, Anita meets a number of vampires based in the vicinity of Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
See Other vampires of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter for more information about specific individuals.
[edit] Other vampires
See Other vampires of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter for more information.
[edit] Other
[edit] Zachary
Zachary is a former animator who returned from the dead as the leader of a pack of ghouls. He was able to remain 'alive' and to maintain a human appearance by sacrificing vampires to charge a magical gris-gris. Zachary was killed when Anita destroyed the enchantment sustaining him (Guilty Pleasures).
Appearance: Guilty Pleasures.
