User:Phorque/Comparison of depictions of vampires in media

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This is a draft of an article I'd love to get as complete as possible. Please expand/correct at will!

Contents

[edit] Ideas

  • Include "Aversion to fire" (this will be tricky counting the columns to put it next to the other aversions...)
  • Organize columns with higher level titles (spanning several columns) such as "Physiology", "Mystical traits" etc OR split into two tables
  • Add either a "Severely weakened during day" column or maybe something like "Require sleep during day".

Comments

  • This is an interesting idea, but confusing as all hell to edit. There are too many fields and there's nothing to label them when you're trying to edit.
I've put in comments for navigation.
  • You should use the {{y}} and {{n}} templates, much cleaner.
Done! Thanks for the tip.
  • Need fields for if they must rest in coffins and if they can come into a house uninvited, among other things.
If you want to add any yourself just remember to update the template and all the rows so far (a lotta work, I know) - Phorque 20:06, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

--SeizureDog 18:14, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

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Copy and paste this into the correct alphabetical slot (by title) and then fill in the blanks...

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[edit] Table

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Title Media and date Die after prolonged lack of feeding on blood Fangs / deformities always present Turn to dust when staked / beheaded Mortally wounded by sunlight / fire Ability to shape-shift into bat(s) or mist Ability to fly Cast no reflection / shadow Ability to eat / drink regular foodstuffs Aversion to garlic Aversion to Christian crosses / holy water Aversion to silver Presence of psychic powers Have structured society Ability to procreate Vampirism portrayed as... Method of "turning"
A Thousand Years of Snow Manga
(2001)		 YesY NoN YesY
Blade Film Trilogy
(1998, 2002 and 2004)		 NoN YesY YesY NoN NoN YesY NoN YesY YesY YesY Bite
Blood: The Last Vampire
"Chiropterans"		 Anime
(2000)		 NoN[1] NoN[2] YesY NoN YesY
Bram Stoker's Dracula Film
(1992)		 NoN YesY YesY
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel TV Series
(1997-2003 and 1999-2004)		 NoN NoN[3] YesY YesY NoN NoN YesY YesY NoN YesY NoN YesY / NoN YesY NoN Undead Victim must be bitten, nearly drained of blood and must drink blood of vampire.
Discworld series[4] Novels
(1983 - present)		 NoN — — — — — — — — — — — YesY — — —
Dracula Novel
(1897)		 YesY YesY NoN
From Dusk Till Dawn Film
(1998)		 YesY
Hellsing Anime
(2001-2002)
Lament of the Lamb Anime
(2003)		 YesY
Nosferatu Film
(1922)		 YesY NoN
Queen of the Damned Film
(2002)		 NoN
Supernatural TV Series
(2005 - present)		 YesY NoN NoN[5] NoN[6] NoN NoN ? ? NoN[7] NoN[7] NoN[7] NoN YesY — Undead Victim must drink the blood of a vampire.
The Lost Boys Film
(1987)		 YesY NoN YesY NoN YesY NoN YesY — YesY YesY — — One becomes a vampire by drinking the blood of a vampire and then making a first kill. [8]
The Fearless Vampire Killers Film
(1967)		 —[9] YesY YesY — YesY YesY[10] NoN — Undead Bite
The Vampire Chronicles Novels
(1976-2003)		 NoN YesY YesY YesY NoN NoN NoN YesY YesY NoN NoN Through exchange of blood.
Trinity Blood "Methuselahs" Anime
(2005)		 YesY NoN YesY YesY YesY Virus
Tsukihime, Lunar Legend Anime
(2003)
Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- Anime
(2004)		 YesY YesY
Underworld and Underworld: Evolution Films
(2003 and 2006)		 NoN YesY YesY YesY NoN NoN[11] NoN NoN ? ? YesY YesY YesY YesY Virus Bite
Vampire Hunter D Novels and Anime
(1983, 1985 and 2000)		 YesY YesY YesY YesY
Vampire Princess Miyu Anime
(1988)		 YesY NoN NoN NoN
World of Darkness Roleplaying and computer games
(1991 - present)		 NoN YesY NoN[12] / YesY YesY YesY[13] NoN YesY[14] NoN[15] YesY[16] YesY[16] YesY[16] YesY[17] YesY NoN Undead Victim must be bitten, drained completely and must drink some vampire blood. [18]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Chiropterans appear to be anemic humans, but upon death they change into their true from to hunt.
  2. ^ Can only be killed by losing a large amount of blood in one stroke.
  3. ^ Some older vampires are shown as being unable to maintain a regular human form.
  4. ^ In the series, all vampire legends are true, even when contradictory, but not all vampires share the same traits.
  5. ^ Can only die from beheading.
  6. ^ Vampires are averse to sunlight but not killed by it.
  7. ^ a b c Vampires in Supernatural can be poisoned by dead man's blood.
  8. ^ Killing the "head vampire" causes all those he turned to revert to normal humans.
  9. ^ The protagonists never manage to actually kill a vampire during the film, thus this cannot be determined.
  10. ^ The film shows a Jewish vampire, when confronted with a cross, saying "You've got the wrong vampire!"
  11. ^ Marcus in his hybrid form is able to fly due to the presence of bat-like wings.
  12. ^ A wooden stake to the heart merely paralyzes World of Darkness vampires.
  13. ^ This ability is limited to the Gangrel vampire clan.
  14. ^ This trait is limited to the Lasombra vampire clan.
  15. ^ This can be forced by characters but the food can only be kept down by willpower.
  16. ^ a b c Any aversion to crosses, holy water, garlic etc. is only as effective as the wielder's faith in those objects.
  17. ^ This only applies to the Malkavian and Ravnos vampire clans.
  18. ^ This is called the Embrace

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