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A subtrope of [[Half-Human Hybrid]], a [[Dhampyr]] is a child born of a vampire and a human. Generally they have [[One Hero Hold the Weaksauce|all of a vampire's powers and none of their weaknesses]], or watered-down versions of both: half as strong but only uncomfortable in sunlight ([[Captain Obvious|a stake to the heart is still lethal though]]). They are also frequently portrayed as vampire hunters. Just as some cultures once believed that murderers and suicides could rise as vampires, a child born approximately nine months after the death of the father might have been accused of this.

A subtrope of [[Half-Human Hybrid]], a [[Dhampyr]] is a child born of a vampire and a human. Generally they have [[One Hero, Hold the Weaksauce|all of a vampire's powers and none of their weaknesses]], or watered-down versions of both: half as strong but only uncomfortable in sunlight ([[Captain Obvious|a stake to the heart is still lethal though]]). They are also frequently portrayed as vampire hunters. Just as some cultures once believed that murderers and suicides could rise as vampires, a child born approximately nine months after the death of the father might have been accused of this.

It is more common for the father [[Human Mom Nonhuman Dad|to be the vampire]] in this mixed marriage, since it's universally far easier for a male vampire to impregnate a mortal woman than for a female vampire to carry a child to term, due to their dangerous unlifestyles and strict diet. Sometimes avoided altogether by just having a Vampire (male or female) bite and turn a pregnant woman (see ''[[Blade]]'').

It is more common for the father [[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad|to be the vampire]] in this mixed marriage, since it's universally far easier for a male vampire to impregnate a mortal woman than for a female vampire to carry a child to term, due to their dangerous unlifestyles and strict diet. Sometimes avoided altogether by just having a Vampire (male or female) bite and turn a pregnant woman (see ''[[Blade]]'').

Dhampyrs are usually at high risk of being [[Mary Sue|Mary Sues]] and/or very, ''very'' [[Wangst|Wangsty]]. When done "right," however, they're usually tormented with an uneasy childhood, either because [[Kids Are Cruel]] and they're [[Halfbreed|Half Breeds]] surrounded by [[Bullying a Dragon|bigots]], or because their vampire half is rightly feared by mortals. Of course, that's [[Parental Abandonment|assuming their vampire parent is around.]]

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== Newspaper Comics ==

* In ''[[Candorville]]'', these can't normally appear, but advanced fertilization technology has created at least one of them, {{spoiler|in accordance with an [[Either or Prophecy]] that may allow his mother to [[Take Over the World]]. The definite dhampyr, Saxon, is a [[Properly Paranoid]] [[Knife Nut]], but also a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]], and is trying to protect the main character. The other is still an infant, and it's uncertain how he will develop (or, for that matter, whether he's really a dhampyr or just an abducted human infant.) The strip has been vague on the differences between a dhampyr and a vampire, but there definitely are some--Saxon's [[Game Face]] has [[Milky White Eyes]] instead of the [[Red Eyes Take Warning|red ones]] found on true vampires, and his fangs are noticeably smaller.}}

* In ''[[Candorville]]'', these can't normally appear, but advanced fertilization technology has created at least one of them, {{spoiler|in accordance with an [[Either/Or Prophecy]] that may allow his mother to [[Take Over the World]]. The definite dhampyr, Saxon, is a [[Properly Paranoid]] [[Knife Nut]], but also a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]], and is trying to protect the main character. The other is still an infant, and it's uncertain how he will develop (or, for that matter, whether he's really a dhampyr or just an abducted human infant.) The strip has been vague on the differences between a dhampyr and a vampire, but there definitely are some--Saxon's [[Game Face]] has [[Milky White Eyes]] instead of the [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red ones]] found on true vampires, and his fangs are noticeably smaller.}}

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[[Category:Index of Fictional Creatures]]

[[Category:Dhampyr]]

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