Vampire Hunter D: Difference between revisions

* [[Dracula]]: The Nobility calls him the Sacred Ancestor, the god of their people. D calls him... well, [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad|a lot of things, mostly bad]]. The author himself gives Dracula different interpretations. At times, he makes Dracula out to be a heroic figure, even once fighting an perverse and evil vampire to save a human village in the backstory for Novel 7. Other times, like in {{spoiler|novel 2}}, he's portrayed as more of a villain, apparently {{spoiler|being the one responsible for transforming the kidnapped children into strange, kinda-sorta vampires. This is more [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] however, since he's attempting to create vampires immune to sunlight - it's implied that such vampires would hve the best qualities of humans and vampires.}}

* [[The Dragon]]: {{spoiler|Rei-Ginsei}} after he makes a deal with Count Magnus to become one of the Nobility. In the movie his role is drastically reduced and this is pretty much all he is.

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: D - most men in the novels commented how seeing D makes them wish they were women(!).

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Rei-Ginsei to D. {{spoiler|He's quickly blown away.}} Later books feature several others; a couple even bring in an [[Evil Twin]] of one sort or another.

* [[Hammer Horror]]: A major inspiration for the series.

* [[Heroic Willpower]]: D, despite being a Dhampir, is ''far'' stronger than most of his opponents because of his willpower and resolve not to become a monster. It helps his dad was the [[Dracula|Big D.]]

** In the first film, D is voiced by Mike McConnohie and Lefty by Kirk Thornton. Both of whom who reappear as major characters in [[Tales of the Abyss]]. It's fun to note that both Left and Jade Curtis are snooty voiced [[Deadpan Snarker|deadpan snarkers]].

** In Bloodlust, [[Futurama (Animation)|Bender]] voices both John Elbourne and the Sherriff of the backwater community, and evil vampiress Carmilla is voiced by [[Wendee Lee]]. [[Vampire Knight|It would not be the last time she voiced a manipulative vampire woman]]. Finally, both the Barbaroi Elder and Benge are voiced by [[The A-Team (TV)|H.M. Murdock]].

* [[Ho Yay]]: This often happens with several male characters who encounter D. Some are subtle, while others say things that require [[Brain Bleach]]. There's also a bit of [[Foe Yay]] tossed around from time to time.

* [[In the Blood]]: Rather literally with Vampirism. It's not until ''Bloodlust'' that we even get a hint that vampires are capable of love.

** Well, in the first novel there was {{spoiler|Larmica, who was a full vampire in this version}}.

* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: D appears to be a young man (and is in fact repeatedly described as such by the narrator in the novels) but is actually ancient. In at least one instance the deeds he performed in a certain area have literally passed into legend by the next time he returned there.

* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Larmica}}

** No, wait, too late. You're dead all ready.

* [[The Remnant]]: Human civilization is coming back full force and the "Aristocracy" of vampires is on the decline. Vampires can only be found in the hills of the Frontier away from the Capitol at the center of the continent. In their little micro-fiefdoms, though, they still exercise a degree of might.

* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: ''Demon Deathchase'' ended up being one of these. {{spoiler|[[Kill'Em All|EVERY character]] except D & Leila [[Dropped a Bridge On Him|died a pointless and unpleasant death]] and Mayerling's entire journey [[Shaggy Dog Story|was meaningless from the start]], as the spaceport he'd be heading to had been ruined for centuries. There was no real [[Big Bad]] and there were almost no sympathetic characters (especially the Marcus Brothers, who are complete scumbags in the book).}} This is what makes the [[Adaptation Expansion]] of the ''Bloodlust'' movie so much better- it has a real ([[Crowning Moment of Awesome|and awesome!]]) climax and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|a really heartwarming ending]].

** Count Magnus Lee is named after [[MR James (Creator)|MR James]]'s famous ghost story "Count Magnus" and [[Christopher Lee]].

** Larmica is a anagram of Carmilla, from an early vampire story by J. Sheridan LeFanu.

* [[Vampire Monarch]]: Count Magnus Lee, and Carmilla in ''Bloodlust''.

* [[Vampire Refugee]]: The plot of the first novel and film.

* [[Walking the Earth]]: Hunters must do this constantly, D, obviously, being no exception.

* [[Warm Bloodbags Are Everywhere]]