Vampirates (webcomic)



Vampirates is an online comic that debuted in 2005, created by Jones. The series follows a rag-tag group of Canadian Vampire Pirates on a mission to visit their ex-captain and exact revenge for his ruthless deeds. Getting there won't be easy however, what with the ferry hijacking, bar brawls, and dealing with hiding an even bigger crime- biting and turning someone into a vampire. Vampirates! contains vampires, pirates, kidnapping, blackmail, cross dressing, and yaoi.

The cast is as follows:


 * Clyde Callaghan - Cute kid, new vampire, who was kidnapped by vampire pirates. He didn't mind so much.
 * Hassan Qasim - One of the vampire pirates. He's out to murder his former captain.
 * Patrick Murphy - The oldest of the bunch whose funeral has since been immortalized in song. Don't, er, mention the song to him. Ever.
 * Ira Robertson - A friendly neighborhood bumbling assassin, sent by Tractor Jack to stop Hassan.
 * Remy Rousseau - Ira's much more competent wife. Used to be Tractor Jack's first mate before a cute little accident nixed that gig.
 * Captain John "Tractor Jack" Allan - The guy Hassan wants to kill. He deserves it, though.

It went on an unplanned hiatus in March of '09 and was officially discontinued on 9th January 2011.


 * Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Quoted from the archive page: "Warning: Vampirates! contains offensive language and Canadians."
 * Batman Gambit: From Tractor Jack's end. The way he played and  against each other just screams of this.
 * Beauty Equals Goodness: Played straight and subverted (see Evil Is Sexy).
 * Beauty Is Never Tarnished: Hassan is 93. Murphy is... a lot older than that.
 * Berserk Button: Murphy. Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died is a night I'll never forget...
 * Bifauxnen:
 * Big Brother Worship: Clyde to his big brother,
 * Bilingual Bonus: Remy.
 * Bring My Red Jacket: Subverted. Hassan's jacket is red, though he's never wearing it when he gets injured.
 * Chekhov's Gun:
 * Conveniently an Orphan: Subverted with Clyde. It looks like this when he goes with Hassan willingly until . It's implied with this that Clyde's parents aren't as happy with their little kid running around with pirates as we thought.
 * Crossdresser:
 * Fan Nickname: Clyde, TJ.
 * Faux Yay: Hassan and Murphy
 * Five-Man Band:
 * The Hero - Hassan
 * The Lancer - Murphy
 * The Smart Guy - Remy
 * The Big Guy / The Sixth Ranger - Ira
 * The Chick - Clyde
 * Foe Yay: Hassan and Ira
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: Subverted by Tractor Jack.
 * Heel Face Turn:.
 * Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: Canadian Vampire Pirates
 * Nobody Over 50 Is Gay: Subverted with Hassan
 * Not Growing Up Sucks: Clyde.
 * Older Than They Look: Hassan and Murphy definitely. Possibly Remy and Tractor Jack too, since we don't know how old they are.
 * Orphaned Series: On hiatus since March 2009, officially discontinued January 2011.
 * Our Vampires Are Different: Vampires aren't affected by the sun, they can drink fresh or bagged blood, and they have a drug that can control their hunger, though it doesn't do anything to actually sustain them.
 * Stealth Hi Bye: How Hassan and Clyde first meet. Clyde's the one doing the stealth bit though.
 * Team Mom: Parodied
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Murphy. He's old enough to have his own folk song.
 * Twenty Minutes Into the Future