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* [[And Starring]]: "And Kyle Schmid as Henry Fitzroy."
* [[And Starring]]: "And Kyle Schmid as Henry Fitzroy."
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]] / [[Historical Domain Character]]: Henry Fitzroy, the bastard son of [[Henry VIII]].
* [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy]] / [[Historical Domain Character]]: Henry Fitzroy, the bastard son of [[Henry VIII]].
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: Averted with Henry, whose eyes go black for his [[Game Face]] and during hypnosis, as he is a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] (more or less).
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: Averted with Henry, whose eyes go black when he puts on his [[Game Face]] and while under hypnosis, as he is a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] ([[Sliding Scale of Vampire Friendliness|for a given value of "friendly" anyway]]).
* [[Body Surf]]: "D.O.A."
* [[Body Surf]]: "D.O.A."
* [[Born-Again Immortality]]: A couple of lovers had this power. After death they would be reincarnated and their old memories would come back once they reached puberty. They would find each other again and they would spend another lifetime as a couple. Things go awry when the woman dies in an accident that also puts the man in a coma for ten years. When he finally reincarnates and gets his memories back he can't find her.
* [[Born-Again Immortality]]: The lovers in "We'll Meet Again" had this power. They would [[Reincarnation|reincarnate]] after death, and their memories would return [[Puberty Superpower|once they reached puberty]]. They would find each other and spend another lifetime together as a couple. {{spoiler|Things go awry when the woman dies in an accident which simultaneously puts the man in a coma for ten years.}} When he reincarnates and finally gets his memories back, he can't find her.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: "Heart of Fire" is a good example of this: the ultra-handsome, charming and quirky Henry Fitzroy is physically tortured by a mad priest, who beats, drains and starves the vampire into confessing his sins so the priest can kill him. The priest also enthusiastically Breaks the Cutie by showing him videos of his ex-girlfriend betraying him, trying to get Henry to suck dry his love interest Vicki, and twisting a device that is LODGED around Henry's heart with metal spikes. As the final Break The Cutie moment, he even kills a cute little rat that Henry had spared despite his desperation for blood.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: "Heart of Fire" is a good example of this: the ultra-handsome, charming and quirky Henry Fitzroy is physically tortured by a mad priest, who beats, drains and starves the vampire into confessing his sins so the priest can kill him. The priest also enthusiastically Breaks the Cutie by showing him videos of his ex-girlfriend betraying him, trying to bait him into exsanguinating [[Love Interest|Vicki]], and twisting a device that's lodged around Henry's heart with metal spikes. As the final Break the Cutie moment, he even kills a cute little rat Henry had spared despite his desperation for blood.
* [[Charm Person]]: Henry (would be [[Compelling Voice]], but Vicki can fend him off).
* [[Charm Person]]: Henry, via [[Compelling Voice]]. Vicki is resistant.
* [[Chinese Vampire]]: While not present, they are mentioned by Coreen in reference to "Illuminacion del sol," a sun-shaped weapon that paralyzes a vampire when stuck in his or her chest. Despite the Spanish name, possibly given by its previous owner [[Vampire Hunter|Monsignor Javier Mendoza]], it was actually created at the request of a Chinese emperor to battle jiangshi. Given that the weapon works on a Western vampire, it can be assumed that these jiangshi are the same, although the number of supernatural beings in existence in this verse could indicate otherwise.
* [[Chinese Vampire]]: While not present, they are mentioned by Coreen in reference to "Illuminacion del sol," a sun-shaped weapon that paralyzes a vampire when stuck in his or her chest. Despite the Spanish name, possibly given by its previous owner [[Vampire Hunter|Monsignor Javier Mendoza]], it was actually created at the request of a Chinese emperor to battle jiangshi. Given that the weapon works on a Western vampire, it can be assumed that these jiangshi are the same, although the number of supernatural beings in existence in this verse could indicate otherwise.
* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] for Henry, at least -- he originally came from a place where, as far as the locals were concerned, Christianity really was Catholic. When he has a run-in with a crazed immortal [[Church Militant|Catholic priest]] Mendoza, that Catholic priest came from Catholic Spain.
* [[Christianity Is Catholic]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] for Henry, at least -- he originally came from a place where, as far as the locals were concerned, Christianity really was Catholic. When he has a run-in with a crazed immortal [[Church Militant|Catholic priest]] Mendoza, that Catholic priest came from Catholic Spain.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: See [[Break the Cutie]] above.
* [[Comic Books]]: Henry creates "[[Insistent Terminology|graphic novels]]." (This was updated to a visual medium from the books, where he writes romance novels under a female pseudonym.) Mike makes fun of him for this constantly.
* [[Comic Books]]: Henry writes [[Insistent Terminology|''graphic novels'']]. (This was updated to a visual medium from the books, where he writes romance novels under a female pseudonym.) Mike makes fun of him for this constantly.
* [[Cop Boyfriend]]: Mike Celluci.
* [[Cop Boyfriend]]: Mike Celluci.
* [[Depleted Phlebotinum Shells]]: Detective Mike Sellucci is given silver bullets made for his police-issue Glock 9mm to kill a wendigo. He pumps it full of silver before the creature explodes.
* [[Depleted Phlebotinum Shells]]: Detective Mike Cellucci is given silver bullets made for his police-issue Glock 9mm to kill a [[Wendigo]]. He pumps it full of silver before the creature explodes.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: When Vicki tries to convince Mike that she was attacked by a zombie in "Bad Juju":
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: When Vicki tries to convince Mike that she was attacked by a zombie in "Bad Juju":
{{quote|'''Mike:''' It's pitch black and you're half blind. ([[Beat]].) I said that last part out loud, didn't I?}}
{{quote|'''Mike:''' It's pitch black and you're half blind. ([[Beat]].) I said that last part out loud, didn't I?}}
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* [[Intangible Man]]: [[Lampshaded]] in "D.O.A.," where a ghost complains to Vicki that how come he can't touch stuff, but he can still sit on a couch.
* [[Intangible Man]]: [[Lampshaded]] in "D.O.A.," where a ghost complains to Vicki that how come he can't touch stuff, but he can still sit on a couch.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Henry and Vicki.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Henry and Vicki.
* [[Jive Turkey]]/ [[Totally Radical]]: Lee, the reincarnated 15-year-old, speaks both modern-day slang AND the slang of the 1920s (proven by Henry).
* [[Jive Turkey]] / [[Totally Radical]]: Lee, the reincarnated 15-year-old, speaks both modern-day slang AND the slang of the 1920s (proven by Henry).
* [[Latin Lover]]: [[Horny Devils]] Emmanuel the gardener.
* [[Latin Lover]]: [[Horny Devils|Emmanuel the gardener]].
* [[Literally Shattered Lives]]: [[All Myths Are True|Medusa]] seduces and petrifies young men. When Vicki takes the statue of her latest victim, she sends a [[Mook]] to destroy the evidence, which he does by smashing the poor kid into pieces. After Medusa is dead, her victims get better, except for the smashed one.
* [[Literally Shattered Lives]]: [[All Myths Are True|Medusa]] seduces and petrifies young men. When Vicki takes the statue of her latest victim, she sends a [[Mook]] to destroy the evidence, which he does by smashing the poor kid into pieces. After Medusa is dead, her victims get better, except for the smashed one.
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: A requirement for Henry in dating. Though it's subverted with Maya, who he claims he's too old for. {{spoiler|That's because he used to date her mother and still remembers her as a cute little kid.}}
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: A requirement for Henry in dating. Though it's subverted with Maya, who he claims he's too old for. {{spoiler|That's because he used to date her mother and still remembers her as a cute little kid.}}
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