Larten Crepsley
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| Name: | Larten Crepsley (Mr. Crepsley) |
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| Species: | Vampire |
| Rank: | Vampire General |
Larten Crepsley, or better known as Mr. Crepsley, was the vampire who blooded Darren Shan in the Darren Shan series. Consequently, he became the sort-of mentor to the Vampire Prince, thus forming a father-son bond between him and the young Prince.
[edit] Character History
Mr. Crepsley, according to the series, had a special mate, Arra Sails, whom he had unable to find any other female vampires to replace her after the vampaneze ambush caused by Kurda Smahlt. This went on to haunt him, as seen in the book "Hunters of the Dusk" where Evanna gave Mr. Crepsley nine frogs, together forming a picture of the fallen female vampire, to make up for giving him the well-recognized facial scar years ago.
Mr. Crepsley was one of the vampires selected to go and hunt for the Vampaneze Lord besides Darren Shan and Vancha March. In the battle against the supposed Vampaneze Lord, Gannen Harst, and Steve Leopard in the Cavern of Retribution, Mr. Crepsley took over Darren's place to defeat the three vampanezes, putting others first before him as always, which caused all pacts agreed before amongst the two groups to go off. Mr. Crepsley had defeated the Lord, but was then pushed towards his death by Steve into the fiery-stakes pit. His death had been for nothing as Darren later discovered that Steve himself was the true Vampaneze Lord, the vampaneze that Mr. Crepsley had killed had been a decoy.
Mr. Crepsley's soul had been unable to be contacted by Evanna in the Lake of Souls, to which the daughter of Desmond Tiny hoped was a sign indicating that he had gone to Paradise. In the Sons of Destiny, Mr. Crepsley was the first person whom Darren wanted to meet as his Little Person form began to unravel.
Mr. Crepsley was among the cherished and idolized characters in the series, thought to be as wise, mature, quick-witted and cunning. He was the one who helped Darren in learning the ways of the vampires besides teaching the Vampire Prince in dealing with his life as a vampire. In the beginning, he seems to be a very cruel character, but you will quickly start to like him.
The Cirque Du Freak series was written by Darren Shan, who lives in Limerick, Ireland, and is doing a tour to America in the spring of 2007. His books remain to be very cherished, and I will certainly never forget the adventure that he goes through in every single sentence, from book 1 to book 12.
[edit] Trivia
- Mr.Crepsley got his scar from Evanna scratching him with her nail for insulting her (or disobeying, unsure at the moment)
- Since Darren Shan has admitted to being a fan of Alan Moore, the inspiration for the scar on Mr.Crepsley's left cheek may have come from the character The Comedian in Moore's famous graphic novel, Watchmen.
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| Vampire Blood | Cirque du Freak · The Vampire's Assistant · Tunnels of Blood |
| Vampire Rites | Vampire Mountain · Trials of Death · The Vampire Prince |
| Vampire War (Hunters trilogy) | Hunters of the Dusk · Allies of the Night · Killers of the Dawn |
| Vampire Destiny | The Lake of Souls · Lord of the Shadows · Sons of Destiny |
| Main Characters | Darren Shan · Larten Crepsley · Desmond Tiny · Evra Von |
| Other Characters | List of characters from The Saga of Darren Shan |
| Other | Darren Shan (author) · Cirque du Freak (film) |
