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* Shaft to [[Dracula]] in the ''[[Castlevania]] Series''.
** Although he's [[The Dragon]], one might consider [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] to be this also.
* ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'' features several, in the form of the ghouls. Knox Harrington (a reference to Knock of ''Nosferatu''), [[Ascended Fanboy|a hyperactive fanboy]] was recruited by the Nosferatu agent Betram Tung, mainly because he was [[We Need a Distraction|able to divert attention away from Betram's less palatable schemes]]. Vandal Cleaver is Therese Voerman's ghoul and works the desk at the local blood bank, selling to vampires; unusually for a [[Sycophantic Servant]], Vandal is [[Sarcastic Devotee]], bitter (referring to his master as "the Queen Bitch,") and actually quite dangerous to humans, though he's too cowardly to attack a vampire and can easily be intimidated by the PC. Romero, Isaac's ghoul, lives in a cemetery in Hollywood and isn't even allowed to take a break for five minutes to seek out human contact, but is completely content so long as he gets to shoot zombies. Then there's Mercurio, who is totally dedicated to
{{quote|"Just so you understand, my loyalties are all but written in blood, so my opinion of the guy is moot."}}
** The player character can get a [[Sycophantic Servant]] of their own, if they feel so inclined (and choose the right dialogue options early on); if you learn about ghouling from Mercurio or Knox, you can use your blood to save and enslave Heather, the woman in the hospital who was hit by a car. No matter how badly you treat her, she stays devoted to you, bringing you fresh prey, a useful item, and even trying to give you her college fund. {{spoiler|If you don't get rid of her, she'll get killed by your enemies}}.
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