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The following tables compare traits given to vampires in folklore and fiction. Over time, some attributes now regarded as integral became incorporated into the vampire's profile: fangs and vulnerability to sunlight appeared over the course of the 19th century, with Varney the Vampire and Count Dracula both bearing protruding teeth,[1] and Murnau'sNosferatu (1922) the first vampire to be killed by daylight.[2]
Although Bram Stoker's novel is the best known vampire fiction of the 19th century, it is the aristocratic figure of Lord Ruthven who is thought to have inspired the elegant and suave creature of stage and film.[3] Lord Ruthven and Varney were able to be healed by moonlight, although no account of this is known in traditional folklore.[4]Download visual studio 2010 iso.
The cloak appeared in stage productions of the 1920s, with a high collar introduced by playwright Hamilton Deane to help Dracula 'vanish' on stage.[5] Recent vampire fiction set in the present typically has the vampires dressed either like everyday humans, or in hyper-stylish but contemporary attire.
Reflection, film and shadow refer to how the vampires appear in reflections, on film and if they cast shadows.
Setting | Skin Colour | Fangs | Reflection | Film | Shadow | Attractiveness/other | When Dead |
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European folklore | Ruddy or dark[6] | Yes[7] | Varies[8] | ? | Varies[8] | Varies; historically, bloated corpses were mistaken for vampires | ? |
North American folklore | Varies | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Varies[9] | ? |
'The Vampyre'(1819) | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | Young, seductive, sexual and alluring | ? |
Varney the Vampire(1845) | 'White and bloodless'[10] | Yes[10] | ? | ? | ? | Hideous, but has hypnotizing eyes[10] | ? |
Carmilla(1871) | Rich and brilliant | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Unearthly beauty | ? |
Bram Stoker's Dracula(1897) | Dracula: pale, female vampires red | Yes | No[11] | ? | No[12] | Dracula: Varies between elderly/gray-haired and handsome/black-haired depending on blood consumption Female Vampires: Beautiful to the point of hypnotic | Dust, except for newborn vampires, who become corpses |
Nosferatu(1922) | Pale | Shark/Rodent-like teeth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hideous[9]/ Hairless, and gargoyle/rat-like | Smoke and dust |
Black Sunday(1960) | Pale | No | No | ? | Yes | Asa Vajda: Young, seductive, sexual and alluring despite prominent puncture wounds on face[13] Igor Javutich: Imposing, with prominent puncture wounds on face Dr. Kruvajan: Ordinary | ? |
Dark Shadows(1966) | Ordinary | Retractable | No | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
Blade(film series) | Vampire: Pale/ordinary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Varies | Dust |
Reapers: Pale and mottled | Yes (Leech-like inner mouth) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hideous | Dust | |
Count Chocula(1971) | Tanned | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Cartoon person | Chocolate cereal dust |
Sesame Street(1972) | Lavender | Yes | No[14] | ? | Yes | Muppet | ? |
Dungeons & Dragons(1974) | Pale | Yes | No | ? | No | As they were in life, although their features are often hardened and feral, with the predatory look of wolves | Corpse |
Blade(1973) | Ordinary/Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary, but often somewhat above average | ? |
Ultraviolet(1998) | Ordinary/Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Ordinary but often somewhat above average | ? |
Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles(1979) | Pale, smooth, marble-like, gets whiter with age | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | All are beautiful. The transformation enhances their beauty. The older and stronger they get, the less human they look but still remain beautiful. | Dust |
Bunnicula(1979) | Furry | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Adorable to all, intimately only with other rabbits | ? |
The Hunger(1981) | Pale | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Alluring | ? |
Fevre Dream(1982) | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alluring and beautiful | Corpse |
Count Duckula(1983) | Green | Sometimes | No | ? | No | Cartoon duck | ? |
Vampire Hunter D(1983) | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes (No in original novels. Dhampir shadow is faint) | Possess a strange unearthly beauty | ? |
Necroscope(1986) | Pale | Yes | Yes shows true self | ? | Yes | Can make themselves beautiful or hideous | ? |
The Lost Boys(1987) | Full vampires: Ordinary, a little pale | Retractable | No | ? | Yes | Ordinary. Become quite ugly when about to attack and fangs appear. | Varies |
Half-vampire (pre-turning): Ordinary | Gradually gain them | No | ? | No | As in life | ? | |
The Little Vampire (TV series, 1986) | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Alluring | ? |
The Vampire Diaries(Novel and television series) | Ordinary | Retractable | Yes | Novels:Unknown, TV Series: Yes | Yes | Alluring. Typically beautiful (true vampire face is shown while feeding, by force of will or thinking about blood; blood vessels under and around the eyes swell and protrude from the face, the eyes become bloodshot until the sclera becomes dark red, fangs grow and extend) | Gray corpse with swelled superficial veins protruding from the entire body (TV series); regular corpse (most vampires in books); dust (very old vampires in books) |
World of Darkness(1992) | Varies | Retractable - Nagaraja, however, instead have non-retractable rows of shark like fangs | Yes - Lasombra, however, don't have them | Yes for those with a reflection, No in other cases | Yes | Varies by bloodline, individual, and discipline. Most notably, Nosferatus are hideously deformed, while Toreadors are beautiful. | Dust |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer(movie)(1992) | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Ordinary | Dust |
Forever Knight(1992) | Pale[15] | Retractable[15] | Yes[16] | ? | Yes[15] | Ordinary | ? |
Discworld(1992) | Pale | Yes | No | ? | ? | Alluring | Dust, can be revived with blood |
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter(1993) | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary, but some bloodlines seem to get more attractive with age, some less, and many vampires are attractive as this was the reason they were sired | ? |
Preacher(1995) | Pale | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary (except eyes) | ? |
Legacy of Kain(1996) | Varies | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Ancient vampires were alluring while human turned vampire evolutions became more grotesque. | ? |
Night World (1996) | Pale | Retractable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alluring; in anticipation of feeding, a vampire's eyes grow silver in color and reflective (in the case of a vampire with yellow eyes, the combination of yellow with the silvery hue will render their eyes golden in appearance), their lips redden as blood rushes to them, and their canine teeth will further lengthen, usually to the level of their lower lip, though a vampire can retract these fangs at will, or when put off of feeding. | Corpse |
Hellsing(1997) (2006–12) | Ordinary | Yes, can vary between a mouth full of fangs, and only two | Yes | ? | Yes | Alluring, the older the vampire the more powerful the allure | Burn in blue flames if belonging to Millennium or otherwise turn to dust |
Buffyverse | Ordinary | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Can appear as normal humans; however, when feeding or angry, they reveal their true vampire visage where their eyes turn yellow, their eyebrows are gone and they grow fangs and pointed teeth. Extremely old vampires are unable to take a human face. | Most turn to dust, including clothing. An exception is The Master, an ancient vampire who left behind a skeleton which could be used to revive him through a certain ritual. |
Night Watch(1998) | Ordinary | Retractable | Yes, even if the vampire himself turns invisible | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
John Carpenter's Vampires(1998) | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary | Catch on fire, then turn to dust |
Den of Shadows | Pale | Yes | Faint reflection that disappears with age | ? | Yes | Beautiful | ? |
The Little Vampire (film, 2000) | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Alluring | ? |
The Saga of Darren Shan(2000) | Ordinary or pale; purple for vampaneze subrace | No | Yes | Cannot be recorded on film (vampire) or are blurry on film (half-vampire) | Yes | Ordinary, but vampaneze subrace become swollen and discolored from overfeeding | ? |
30 Days of Night(2002) | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Steve Niles mentioned that they have an alien-like appearance. They are also described as being gruesome yet attractive. | ? |
Let the Right One In(2002) | Pale | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary, but appearance will deteriorate if deprived of blood. The appearance can also morph, and vaguely implied to be able to sprout wings. | ? |
Moon Child(2003) | Ordinary | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Ordinary, but some are above average | ? |
Underworld(2003) | Pale | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary (irises can turn blue or gold, depending on the vampire) | Corpse |
Chibi Vampire/Karin(2003) | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
Van Helsing(2004) | Pale | Retractable | No | ? | Yes | Above average when in human form, but they turn into a winged bat/demon-like creature, which is possibly their true appearance. | Bones |
Supernatural(2005) | Ordinary | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary | Corpse |
Batman & Dracula | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Grotesque, humanoid gargoyle | ? |
Twilight(2005) | Pale, harder than diamonds, sparkles in sunlight | No, their teeth are sharp and serrated and coated in venom, but not pointed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Usually alluring, inhumanly beautiful | Corpses can attempt to reconstruct themselves, unless burnt to ash. |
Frostbiten(2006) | Pale | Fangs grow longer when attacking people | No | ? | Yes | Ordinary, but the 'pill-vampires' turn monstrous when attacking people, while the supervampire shapeshifts into a demonic creature to hunt. The original vampires look human all the time. All the vampires have orange eyes that turn red when their bloodlust is awakened. The vampires also have exposed veins. | ? |
Young Dracula(2006) | Pale | Retractable | Lost after age of 16 | Implied that only digital cameras work[17] | Yes | Varies | Dust |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Ordinary | Varies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Varies | Ash/Dust |
Vampire Academy(2007) | Pale | Yes | For the Moroi, yes. For the Strigoi, no. | ? | Yes | Moroi are beautiful and Strigoi are beautiful too, but have red-ringed iris around their pupils | ? |
House of Night(2007) | Blue Vampyres: Pale with sapphire markings | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Alluring | ? |
Red Vampyres: Pale with red markings | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Depends: red fledglings are described as gross, but once they choose to be good and become an adult they can be alluring | ? | |
Blindsight(2007) | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tall, with a 'predatory appearance'; baseline humans possess an instinctive panic response to them. | ? |
True Blood(2008) | Pale | Retractable | Yes[18] | Yes | Yes | Ordinary, but humans can develop more attraction to them by drinking their blood, and also with the power to 'Glamour' ordinary humans into enticement. | Bloody pulp, or in rare cases of very old vampires, disappearing into flame and smoke upon meeting the sun. |
Being Human (BBC) (2008) | Ordinary | Retractable | No | Do not appear on film or video | Yes | Ordinary (entire eyes can turn pitch black, usually while fangs are extended) | Body and clothing turn to dust/ash |
Being Human (Syfy) | Ordinary | Retractable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ordinary (entire eyes can turn pitch black, usually while fangs are extended) | Body and clothing turn to dust/ash |
Moonlight(2008) | Ordinary | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary, but many are above average | ? |
The Parasol Protectorate(2009) | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Ordinary | ? |
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter(2010) novel and film | Pale/White/Grey | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Very Beautiful. Eyes turn partially or completely black when the vampire is enraged/ In the film, the skin can turn grey and mottled, the nails, teeth and jaws becomes animalistic and the eyes can turn partially or completely black (while the vampire can also become more pale or chalk white with reddish, bloodshot eyes). | ? |
Daybreakers(2010) | Ordinary | Yes | No | ? | ? | Normal, but with pallid skin and yellow eyes. However, if deprived of blood they become deformed, their ears grow, they lose their hair, grow claws and wings and become bat-like creatures called 'Subsiders'. | ? |
American Vampire(2010) | Old World bloodline: pale | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Slightly distorted | ? |
American bloodline: as when alive | Yes | Distorted | ? | ? | Usually normal, but severely distorted and animalistic when enraged | ? | |
The Dresden Files | White court: ordinary | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Extremely attractive | ? |
Red court: ordinary when human | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Slimy and batlike, but with an attractive human 'costume' | ? | |
Black court: corpse-like | No | No | ? | ? | Corpselike | ? | |
The Sims | Varies, depending on original race | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Normal | Dust |
Touhou Project | Pale | Yes | Unknown, probably yes | Yes | Unknown, probably yes | Cute, beautiful and attractive, with red or yellow eyes and wings | ? |
Fright Night(1985, 2011) | Ordinary/Pale | Yes | No | ? | ? | Somewhat attractive. Demonic/goblin/gargoyle-like when enraged or in pain | Catch on fire/burn to embers |
Homestuck | Bioluminescent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Varies. Also called 'Rainbow drinkers', since Troll blood comes in 12/13 shades. | ? |
Marvel Comics | Pale/grey/white | Yes | No | ? | ? | Varies from ordinary to demonic/goblin/gargoyle-like | ? |
We Are the Night(2010) | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Transformation turns them into the peak of their beauty | ? |
Blood: The Last Vampire | Gray, except for Saya who is ordinary | Except for Saya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Saya is ordinary, the other Chiropterans are monstrous, but can look like normal humans. | ? |
Blood+ | Ordinary, except fail chiropterans that have gray skin | Only fail chiropterans and Chevaliers when they shape shift | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ordinary, except for fail chiropterans that are monstrous | ? |
Trinity Blood | Methuselahs: varies | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Beautiful | ? |
Crusniks: pale, except Lilith | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Varies | ? | |
DC Comics | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Varies | ? |
Sanctuary | Ordinary | Full Vampires: Yes Half-Vampires: No, teeth become serrated during transformation | Yes | ? | Yes | Varies | ? |
Rosario + Vampire | Ordinary | Yes | Yes[19] | Yes[20] | Yes | Beautiful, unless they absorb other monsters, in which case they became monstrous[21] | Corpse |
Charmed | Ordinary | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Ordinary | Catch on fire |
Wizards of Waverly Place | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Beautiful | ? |
Gantz | Ordinary | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
Adventure Time | Blue-gray | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Described as 'sexy', mostly Marceline. | Suffer from horrific pimple-like bumps and burn to dust. |
Vampire Knight | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Beautiful, except for the Level E Vampires, which resemble weak and disheveled humans | Sand/dust for all but the Purebloods who turn to glass and shatter into particles |
Castlevania series | Pale/Grey | Yes | In Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, they do not have reflection. | ? | Yes | The Elder Vampires are beautiful, while the Vampire Warriors are bat-like creatures because they don't know how to shapeshift. | ? |
Split | Pale | Yes | If a vampire were to look into a mirror, their soul would be imprisoned in it. Breaking the mirror causes the vampire's soul to 'break', killing the vampire. | ? | Yes | Beautiful | ? |
Tsukihime | True Ancestors: ordinary | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
Dead Apostles: pale | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Ordinary, but their bodies are in constant degeneration. | ? | |
Stargate | White, green or blue | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Hideous | ? |
Hollows | Living Low Blood: ordinary | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
Living High Blood: pale | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Beautiful | ? | |
Undead: pale | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Beautiful | ? | |
Black Blood Brothers | Vampires are ordinary, but the Kowloon Children are pale. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Vampires are ordinary, but Kowloon Children have a feral and monstrous appearance. | Dust |
Stephen King | Type One: yellow | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Extremely deformed | ? |
Type Two: pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Beautiful | ? | |
Type Threes: ordinary | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? | |
Vampirella | Ordinary | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Inhumanly beautiful | ? |
The Elder Scrolls | Pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Feral-looking versions of humans; however, they can look more human if they drink human blood. Vampire Lords can assume a bat-like appearance. | Corpse, but gradually crumbles to dust |
My Babysitter's a Vampire | Full vampires: ordinary | Retractable | No | No | ? | Ordinary, but when angry, or about to fight someone their fangs grow, and their eyes either glow a yellowish color or a dark blueish purple color. | ? |
Fledgling: ordinary | Yes | Faded, or murky | No | ? | As in life | ? | |
The Librarian | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Old vampires are ordinary in appearance, but new ones are hideous. | ? |
David Wellington | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Hideous | ? |
Darkstalkers | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | His true form is demonic, but he can change into human form. | ? |
The Historian | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Varies, but new vampires look like sick people | ? |
Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi | Ordinary | Retractable | ? | ? | Yes | Very attractive | ? |
Monogatari series | Vampire: pale | Yes | No, although the more powerful ones like Kiss-Shot can generate their own reflections | ? | No | Varies, but are generally beautiful. | Corpse, although their remains would turn into ashes after a certain period of time |
Jiangshi: Like rotting corpses | ? | ? | ? | ? | Look like corpses during the Rigor mortis phase | ? | |
Saga of the Noble Dead | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Kind of beautiful | ? |
Doctor Who | Great Vampires: grey | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Bat-like creatures | ? |
Vampires: pale | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Fish/Insect like | ? | |
Dance in the Vampire Bund | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Different monstrous form, but they can look human | ? |
BloodRayne | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | They come in all shapes and sizes | ? |
Vamp | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
Vamps | Pale | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
The Strain | Pale | No | In silver-backed mirrors their image is blurred and distorted | ? | Yes | Horrible | ? |
Blood Alone | Pale | Yes | No | ? | ? | Beautiful | ? |
Anno Dracula series | Pale | Yes | No | ? | ? | Varies depending on the bloodline | ? |
Hotel Transylvania(2012) | Ordinary | Yes | No | ? | Yes | Varies | ? |
Vampireology | Pale, becomes paler the longer a vampire goes without feeding | Yes | Reflection becomes less opaque the longer a vampire goes without feeding. | ? | Yes | Belial: three horns on their heads Ba'al: short and goblinlike Moloch: bull-like head, hooves and claws | ? |
Blood Moon | Pale | Yes | Yes, but their eyes reflect black instead of red | Yes, but their eyes are depicted as black instead of red | Yes | Ordinary but often somewhat above average | ? |
Shadowspawn series | Normal | Serrated teeth, but no fangs | ? | ? | ? | Beautiful; yellow eyes when night-walking | Corpse; if post-corporeal, nothing |
Shadowrun | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ordinary, although the Nosferatu strain are generally bald and kind of ugly | Corpse |
AdventureQuest | Same as in previous life | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Same as in previous life | ? |
Vampire in Brooklyn | Normal | Retractable | No | ? | Yes | Likely greater as happened with Julius Jones at the end | ? |
The Shadowhunter Chronicles (The Mortal Instruments) | Pale | Retractable | Yes | ? | Yes | Beautiful/emaciated (true appearance has protruding veins and yellow eyes in film) | ? |
Penny Dreadful | Pale | Shark-like teeth | ? | ? | Yes | Master vampires are hideous, hairless, and have blood-red eyes but infected vampires are ordinary with blood-red eyes. | ? |
Kate Daniels novels | ? (Frequently wearing purple sunblock) | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Emaciated, increasingly inhuman with age, eventually quadrupedal | ? |
From Dusk till Dawn | Pale, with scales or flaked skin | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Not only manifest in a human form, but monstrous with reptilian, bat or rat characteristics | Turns to desert-like dust |
Monster High | Pale | Yes | No | There's an app that does get them to show up on film. | Yes | Beautiful, but have pointy, elf-like ears | ? |
inFamous: Festival of Blood | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Bloody Mary is beautiful, but her true form and her underlings are monstrous with bat/rat like traits; Firstborns can take on a human appearance | Dust |
Kitty Norville novels | ? | Yes | Normally present, but they can alter this | Normally present, but they can alter this | ? | As in life | Decay rapidly, as if the body had been rotting since it became a vampire; older vampires become dust. Clothing/immediate surroundings also affected. Sun-exposed vampires become ash. |
American Horror Story: Hotel | Ordinary/pale | No | ? | ? | Yes | Ordinary but often somewhat above average | Corpse |
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alluring | Dust |
Vampire Cheerleaders | Pale | Retractable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Beautiful, although their eyes turn blood-red when about to feed or when angry | ? |
Innistrad | Pale | Yes; fangs extend an extra quarter inch when biting | Yes; silver reflects their original mortal self, ignoring their true vampiric appearance and their glamour | ? | Yes | Ordinary; their sclera are black and the irises gold, silver, or other colors; their skin is cool to the touch; their hair is often black but can also be deep purple, dark magenta, burgundy, or even dark blue-green; vampires also tend to have long and slightly curved fingernails | ? |
Blood Lad | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ordinary, but with razor sharp teeth | Corpse |
Shiki | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Varies | Burned corpse |
Warhammer | Pale | Yes | No, although some do retain their reflections | ? | No, although some do retain their shadows | Varies; individuals of the Lahmian and Von Carstein bloodlines are attractive unless they give in to their bloodthirst, eventually devolving into a varghulf; the Blood Dragons are disheveled; the Strigoi and Necrachs are both horrifying | Corpse |
Seraph of the End | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | As in previous life, although their eyes turn blood-red and their ears become pointed once they consume human blood for the first time and become a full vampire | Dust |
Interviews with Monster Girls | Pale | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ordinary | ? |
The Witcher | Varies greatly by subspecies, from normal to pale to dark gray | Yes | No | ? | No | Varies by subspecies, from monstrous and bat-like to human-like; some can appear entirely human | Corpse |
The Adventures of Dr. McNinja | Pale | Yes | No | No | Yes | Varies; human vampires resemble stereotypical Gothic vampires (long hair, angular faces, etc.) | Dust |
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) | Pale white | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Ordinary; keep same appearance when from they were human | Charred corpse, if killed by sunlight |
GURPS | Pallor, except after eating human blood | Sharp teeth | No | No | No | Unspecified; listed characteristics represent the default, others can be taken | ? |
The Laundry Files ('PHANG Syndrome') | Pale | Yes | Yes, but cannot see it themselves | No | ? | Highly attractive | Corpse |
Dwarf Fortress | Ordinary | Retractable | ? | ? | ? | Beautiful | Corpse |
Vampirina | Blue | Yes | Yes | Yes, but cameras make vampires nervous | Yes | Normal | N/A / Children's show |
Ravnica | Pale | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Varies; some are attractive, while others are ordinary, unsettling (though not necessarily unnatractive), or horrifying (the moroii appear as horrifying winged beasts) | ? |
A 'Yes' indicates a weakness to something, with fatal weaknesses being marked as such. Entries which are marked as 'No' are not seen as weaknesses. '?' indicates a lack of information on whether this is a weakness or not; other indicates weaknesses that do not fit in one of the other categories.
Setting | Stake | Sunlight | Decapitation | Drowning | Fire | Silver | Garlic | Holy Symbols | Running Water | Invitation | Arithmomania | Other |
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European Folklore | Fatal; ash,[22]hawthorn,[23] or oak[24] is preferred | Nocturnal | Fatal[25] | Yes, but they will revive once removed | Fatal | Some | Yes[26] | Yes | Yes, but they will revive once removed[27] | No[27] | Yes[28] | Various regional herbal weaknesses such as plants/woods of the hawthorn family, aspen, oak, ash, maple, dogrose, wild rose, holly, juniper, millet, linden, mayflower, roses, lemon, rowan, and wolfsbane. |
North American folklore | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ? |
'The Vampyre' | Fatal | Healed by moonlight | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Byzantium | ? | Nocturnal | Fatal | No | Fatal | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | ? |
Daybreakers | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | A failed human blood substitute caused the vampire who was injected with it to convulse and explode. |
Young Dracula | Fatal | Fatal | ? | ? | Fatal | No | Burns their skin | Avoided, effect is unclear | Yes | Yes | Often | Destroying a Blood Mirror turns the entirety of the clan into humans and kills the old vampires. |
Varney the Vampire | ? | Healed by moonlight | ? | ? | Commits suicide in Mount Vesuvius[10] | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
Carmilla | Fatal | Weakened during daylight hours | Fatal | No | ? | ? | ? | Aversion to holy relics/charms | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Bram Stoker's Dracula | Fatal; white oak preferred | Weakened during daylight hours, though not at midday (at which time of day he becomes stronger) | Fatal | ? | Fatal | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Dracula has the mind of a child and is very obsessive; his own psychic powers can be used to hunt him. |
Night World | Fatal if made of wood | Greatly weakens their powers | Fatal | No | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | Spells and the telepathic attacks of other vampires can cause them harm; a prolonged abstinence from blood can lead to asphyxiation and possibly death. |
Nosferatu | Fatal | Fatal[29] | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
Black Sunday | Fatal; iron preferred | ? | ? | ? | Fatal | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Dr. Kruvajan is staked through the eye rather than the heart.[13] |
Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles | No | Fatal, although elder vampires have a much greater tolerance[30] | Fatal, but they can be revived if the head and body are brought back together before bleeding out. | No | Fatal, although elder vampires have a much greater tolerance | No | No | No | No | No | No[note 1] | Blood from an already-dead creature induces temporary deathlike state. |
Count Chocula | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | Gets soggy in milk; mastication. |
Sesame Street | ? | Enjoys sunlight, sleeps at night | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? |
Batman & Dracula | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Van Helsing | Fatal, although it must be wood or silver (Dracula is immune) | Fatal, except for Dracula who is immune | Fatal, except for Dracula who is immune | No | No | Yes; lethal through the heart, except for Dracula who is immune | ? | Holy water burns them and is likely fatal in a large quantity (Dracula is not fatally harmed) | No | No | No | A werewolf's bite is the only thing lethal to Dracula and it is likely fatal to all other vampires; the death of Dracula seemed to kill all other vampires or at least his children |
Twilight | No | Causes them to sparkle | Paralyzes but is not fatal | No | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Dungeons & Dragons | Fatal, but they will revive if the stake is removed | Fatal, but they will survive very short exposure | Fatal | No | No | Yes | Keeps them at bay | Keeps them at bay | Fatal, but they will survive short exposure | Yes | No | Mirrors repel them as well; weaknesses can vary based upon the campaign |
Blade | Vampires: Fatal[18] | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal [18] | Yes[18] | Yes[18] | No | No | No | No | They also can be killed by EDTA and the Daystar virus. |
Reapers: Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Their bodies start to consume themselves if they are unable to feed for a couple of hours. | |
Ultraviolet | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes | Keeps them at bay | Psychosomatic | No | No | No | Charcoal |
30 Days of Night(2002) | No | Fatal, although when blood touches their ashes they will regenerate | Fatal | No | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Bunnicula | ? | Nocturnal[clarification needed] | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
The Hunger | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Fevre Dream | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | ? | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Count Duckula | Fatal | Fatal (although the incarnation featured in the series is immune to sunlight) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? |
Vampire Hunter D | Fatal | Yes | Fatal, but only if the head and body are not joined back together within ten minutes | Immobilizes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Immobilizes | No | No | Iron weapons can bypass their healing and resurrection powers and if a wound caused by an iron weapon is left untreated, it can begin to fester and rot. |
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter | Fatal, but only in the book, not the film | Exposure to sunlight burns and blisters the skin of 'newborns', although it isn't fatal; older vampires have higher tolerances, but their eyes will always remain sensitive | Fatal | No | Fatal | Fatal, but only if the silver weapon inflicts a wound that would kill a human (only in the film) | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
The Lost Boys | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | ? | Fatal through the heart | No | Holy water is fatal in large quantities. | ? | Invitation makes vampire immune to weaknesses and vampire characteristics | No | ? |
The Little Vampire | Fatal | Fatal | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? |
The Vampire Diaries | Novels: Yes | Fatal. A special ring protects them. | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Boosts mental resistance if the user truly believes it works | Yes. It's worse for stronger vampires. | Yes | No | Heart extraction. Prolonged period without feeding. |
TV series, Originals (including The Originals): Fatal-only if the stake is made of white oak; its ashes only weaken them | Burns them, but is not fatal. Daylight ring prevents them from burning | No | No | If stabbed with a white oak stake, the stake magically burns itself to ash along with their bodies, but fire from other sources isn't fatal | No | No | No | Only if contaminated with vervain | Yes | No | Magic from a powerful-enough witch, werewolf bite, white oak ash dagger and vervain can all weaken them (but they can heal quicker from werewolf bites and vervain as Originals); white oak in the form of a bullet is fatal; Their sireline can broken by magic, therefore their sires can try to kill them without the threat of dying themselves; Advanced Werewolf venom if not cured, can be fatal; The Cure turns them back into a human (see 'Other' for other vampires). | |
TV series, others: Fatal | Fatal. Daylight ring protects them | Fatal | No | Fatal | No | No | No | Only if contaminated with vervain | Yes | No | Heart extraction and werewolf bite (if not cured from bite) are fatal. Long period without feeding, vervain and some magic/magical objects weaken them. When an Original dies, all vampires in their sireline also die (although the sireline can be broken, see 'Other' for Originals). The Cure turns them back into a mortal, and causes their bodies to age to their true years of existence when The Cure is drained from them, making them unable to become vampires again. | |
House of Night | Blue Vampyres: Fatal | No | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | ? | If they don't pass the Change when they are fledglings, sometimes they die. |
Red Vampyres: Fatal | Fatal | ? | ? | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | If they don't pass the Change when they are fledglings, sometimes they die. | |
Buffyverse | Fatal, but only if made of wood (older vampires require larger amounts of wood)[31] | Fatal Special ring protects them[31] | Fatal[31] | No[32] | Fatal | No | Shown as a prop on-screen, but never utilized | Yes[32][31] | No | Yes[32] | No | Some poisons and drugs can affect them. |
Discworld[note 2] | Fatal | Fatal[note 3] | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Yes | Yes[note 4] | Yes[note 5] | Yes[note 4] | Yes | No | Scattering their dust, post mortem, prevents them from being revived. |
True Blood | Fatal if made of wood | Fatal; younger vampires can survive short exposure, older vampires have lower tolerances; Fae/Fairy blood can eliminate weakness to sun for a short period. | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes | No (mild irritant) | No[18] | No | Only in private residences owned by humans | No | Hepatitis D and Maenad Blood can weaken them. |
Let the Right One In | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | Fatal | No | No | No | No | Fatal, if invite remains absent for long enough | Implied | Blood with cancer hurts them, but it is still nutritious. |
Preacher | No | Fatal | Fatal | No | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Vampire Academy | Moroi: Unknown | Makes them feel uncomfortable, but won't kill them | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | Anything that would kill a human |
Strigoi: Fatal if silver and charmed with air, fire, earth and water magics. Turns the Strigoi into a Moroi if silver and charmed with spirit. | Burns them, but isn't fatal | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | |
American Vampire | Old World bloodline: Fatal | Fatal; ameliorable with protective measures | Fatal | Immobilizes | Fatal | Yes | ? | No | Immobilizes | No | No | ? |
American bloodline: Fatal, but only gold stakes | No; possible dependency on moonlight – torpid and vulnerable during new moon | Fatal | No | Fatal | Gold | No | No | No | No | No | ? | |
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter | Fatal | Generally fatal; some vampires are immune | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes | Yes | Any religious iconography if wielded by a true believer | No | Yes | No | ? |
Hellsing | Fatal, except for Alucard | Non-fatal, but they find it extremely unpleasant | Fatal, except for Alucard | No | Fatal, except for Alucard | Blessed silver only weakens Alucard, but will kill other vampires.[33] | Yes | It weakens them, but is non-fatal. | Yes | No | No | ? |
The Saga of Darren Shan | Fatal | Highly susceptible to sunburns, eventually fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | No | No | Superstitious[note 6] | No | ? | The blood of snakes, rats, and cats are poisonous to them. |
World of Darkness | Immobilizes | Fatal; certain disciplines can make them resistant or immune | Usually fatal | No | Generally fatal, but certain disciplines can make them resistant or immune | Immune unless with flaw | Immune unless with flaw | Immune unless with flaw or when wielded by someone with true faith | Immune unless with flaw | Immune unless with flaw | Only if with flaw | Supernatural damage sources, such as magic spells, enchanted/blessed weapons, or the teeth and claws of other supernatural creatures. |
Being Human (BBC) | Fatal; a wooden stake through the heart will permanently kill any vampire with no hope of resurrection | No, although they are more sensitive to sunlight and prefer to avoid it | Fatal, although they can be resurrected | No | Fatal, although they can be resurrected | ? | Yes; causes fangs to appear, watery eyes, and sneezing | Yes, although it doesn't work on old and powerful vampires) | No | Yes, although old vampires are excluded | No | Werewolf blood can kill them. |
Being Human (Syfy) | Fatal | No, although they are more sensitive to sunlight and prefer to avoid it | Fatal | No | ? | No | Yes; causes fangs to appear, watery eyes, and sneezing | No | No | Yes | No | Werewolf blood mutates them, consuming the juniper plant immobilize them and a mysterious new flu strain kills them. |
Lord Erebus | ? | No | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Supernatural | No | Causes a measure of pain and discomfort | Fatal | No | ? | Only in the anime series | No | No | No | No | No | Dead man's blood can paralyze them and a scent blocking mixture can render their sense of smell useless; the Colt, angelic touch, vampire irradiation gun, anti-vampire device, and Vamp-Tonite can kill them; angels, leviathans, and primordial entities can overpower and kill them with ease. |
Moonlight | Causes paralysis | Exposure makes them progressively weaker and causes severe sunstroke | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes, it is toxic and can eventually kill if left in too long. | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
The Parasol Protectorate | Fatal | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Hive tethered to a specific location shortly after the queen is turned, unless she swarms; the touch of a soulless or metanatural turns them human temporarily. |
Blood Omen/Legacy of Kain | Death-like state until removed | Fatal to weaker vampires | Fatal, but Vorador was resurrected after his execution | Fatal to all except Rahabim vampires | Fatal to most if not all | No | No | Vulnerable to Hylden glyphs and Moebius's staff | Fatal to most, but Vampires in Blood Omen can 'buy' a resistance to some forms of water, such as rain or snow | No | No | The Nexus Stone could send Kain in a coma for centuries; and sonic waves and the Moebius's Staff weaken vampires. |
Night Watch | ? | Feels unpleasant, but not fatal | ? | No | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Alcohol causes severe burns on contact, much like Holy Water in other settings. |
Underworld | Fatal | Fatal, although they can become immune if they absorb blood with the Corvinus Strain becoming Vampire-Corvinus Strain Hybrids and possibly if they become Vampire/Lycan Hybrids | Fatal | Fatal | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Severe enough injuries or loss of blood can kill them. |
Chibi Vampire/Karin | Fatal | Burns, death if exposed too long | Likely | Likely | Likely | No | Aggravates highly developed olfactory nerves, but not fatal | No | No | No | No | ? |
Necroscope | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Starvation, suffocation, great levels of violence, leprosy or the Black Death also kill them. |
Moon Child | ? | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Forever Knight | Fatal, but older vampires have higher tolerances[34] | Fatal[15] | Yes[34] | ? | Fatal; older vampires have higher tolerances[34] | No[35] | Yes[36] | Can develop a tolerance[36] | No[37] | No | ? | ? |
John Carpenter's Vampires | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | No | Wielder has to possess faith | No | No | No | ? |
Dark Shadows(1966) | Yes | Fatal (except under the treatments of Dr. Julia Hoffman) | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Keeps them at bay | ? | No | No | ? |
Frostbiten(2006) | Fatal, although the supervampire had to be killed through a combination of this and intense light | Implied; the supervampire was killed by an intense light after being staked | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Dresden Files | White Court: As for humans | No | As for humans | As for humans | As for humans | No | No | No | No | Harmed by entering a home uninvited, but able to do so | No | Physical contact with someone who last had sex with someone they love |
Black Court: Yes | Only weakened during the daylight hours | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Affected by the faith of the user, not the inherent properties of the object; any holy symbol will work | Yes | Yes | ? | It is mentioned that they have the weaknesses as described in Bram Stoker's novel. | |
Red Court: Unknown | Yes | ? | ? | Fatal | Yes | ? | Yes, they are less affected than the Black Court | ? | Yes | ? | Cutting their stomach open drains the blood they've eaten; this weakens them. | |
The Sims | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Touhou Project | ? | Exposure makes them progressively weaker, although a parasol seems to be enough protection. | ? | No | ? | Yes | Remilia hates it, but it is not stated if other vampires share this weakness | No | Yes; even rain is a problem | No | No | Broken holly branches, sardine heads, and roasted soybeans[38] |
Fright Night | Fatal, but only through the heart | Fatal | ? | ? | Can't think clearly | No | ? | Burns skin | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Homestuck | ? | Some Rainbow Drinkers enjoy the sunlight, normal Trolls are nocturnal | ? | ? | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Marvel Comics | Fatal | Fatal, except for pseudo-vampires | Fatal | No | No | Yes, except for pseudo-vampires | Yes, except for pseudo-vampires | Yes, except for pseudo-vampires | No | Yes | No | The Bloodgem and the Montesi Formula incantation can kill them. |
We Are the Night(2010) | ? | Fatal | ? | No | ? | ? | No | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Blindsight(2007) | Fatal | No, but light-shy and tends toward nocturnal activity | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | No | No intrinsic aversion to religion in general, but 'crucifix glitch' caused problems with crosses | No | Cannot approach any construction with right angles while eyes are open due to 'crucifix glitch'; legend may have arisen from this condition | Possibly - altered brain structure provides omnisavantic pattern-matching and analytical skills | Neurological 'crucifix glitch' causes lethal seizures when perpendicular lines fill more than 30 degrees of visual field; seizures can be prevented by 'anti-Euclidean drugs'. |
Blood: The Last Vampire | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | Distresses them | No | No | No | They can die if they lose a sufficiently large amount of blood. |
Blood+ | No | Only the Schiffs | Yes | ? | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | The blood of one Queen can kill anything that her sister has created. |
Trinity Blood | Methuselahs: Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Yes | Fatal | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | The destruction of the heart, brain, cervical vertebrae, and brain stem is fatal for them; they have to eat normal food alongside blood or they die. |
Crusniks: No | No | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | Crusniks can only be killed by draining away all of their crusnik nano-machines. | |
Rosario + Vampire | Yes | No[39] | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[note 7] | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? |
Charmed | Fatal, except for queens | Yes | Yes | No | Fatal | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | The Power of Three and demonic powers can kill them. Kill the Queen and the whole clan dies. |
DC Comics | Yes | No real harm, but it greatly weakens their powers | Except for Cain | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Killing a vampire kills their entire clan if done during the first 48 hours of the creation of a new vampire. |
Sanctuary | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Wizards of Waverly Place | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | Pumpkin smell is repulsive to them, werewolf scratch take away their powers, and vampires powers are useless against plastic. |
Gantz | ? | Yes, but they can take a special medicine that toughens their skin, allowing them to walk around in the daylight. | Fatal | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Adventure Time | Fatal | Direct sunlight only; a simple parasol is enough to render the sun's light merely irritating | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No[note 8] | No | Powerless against ghosts |
Vampire Knight | Fatal | Causes burns but does not harm them very much | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Only anti-vampire weapons can kill a Pureblood. |
Castlevania series | Fatal | Exposure to the sun's light weakens them and will destroy weakened vampires. | Fatal | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes; exposure burns their flesh like acid. | No | No | ? |
Split | Yes | No | Yes | Weakens them | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Weakens them | No | Yes | Sea salt and spells hurt them, and a broken heart due to love can kill them. |
Tsukihime | True Ancestors: No | No | Only if they are not powerful enough to regenerate | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Powerful magic and conceptual weapons can kill them, also dismemberment if they are not powerful enough to regenerate. |
Dead Apostles: No | Fatal, but powerful Dead Apostles can withstand it | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Normal and magical weapons can kill them, and killing their creator also kills them; their thirst for blood will grow as they age. | |
Stargate | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | The Hoffan Drug can kill the Wraiths and if they are malnourished, more normal ways of killing can be effective. |
Hollows series | Living vampires (Low and High Blood): Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | No | They can die in any normal way. |
Undead: Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | The blood of an Undead is deadly to another Undead. | |
Black Blood Brothers | Except for Jiro and Cassa | Yes, except for the old blood | Yes | Yes, except for the old blood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes, except for the old blood | Only to enter the Special Zone | No | ? |
Stephen King | Type One: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | They are afraid of white eyes painted on black dogs. |
Type Two: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Roses hurt them. | |
Type Three: Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | No | Normal weapons can kill them. | |
Vampirella | Fatal | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Contradictory information | No | No | ? | No | ? |
The Elder Scrolls | Fatal | Gradually kills them, except for the vampires of Skyrim who are only weakened; some can temporarily protect themselves by feeding | Fatal | Fatal; Water Breathing is a separate magical effect and never granted by vampirism | Fatal | Yes, except for the ancient vampires of the Illiac Bay | One special case, but not most vampires | Holy places, but only for the vampires of the Illiac Bay | No | No | No | Vulnerable to Dawnguard weapons, the Dawnbreaker sword, and certain Restoration spells; the strain encountered in Arena could only be killed by magic, otherwise they were only subdued |
My Babysitter's a Vampire | Fatal | Non-fatal, but very irritable | ? | ? | No | No | Non-fatal, but very irritable | Can't come close to them | ? | Yes | No | Magical daggers, UV light sabers, spells can be harmful and the lucifractor can kill them |
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure | No | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Hamon (a martial art that produces UV rays) |
The Librarian | Only stakes made of Aspen wood | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | Drinking blood from a human with a blood disease gives the vampire that disease. |
David Wellington | Only if they don't have blood to regenerate | They 'die' when daylight rises, but relieve again every night | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | They get weak when they regurgitate blood. |
Darkstalkers | No | Yes, but he can create an aura to protect him | ? | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
The Historian | Fatal | Fatal | No | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | ? |
Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | Exsanguination (maybe) |
Monogatari | Fatal | Fatal | No | No, but it's implied that becoming a vampire erases the knowledge on how to swim. | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Supposedly | ? | ? |
Saga of the Noble Dead | No | Fatal | It paralyzes them, but it isn't fatal | No | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | The loss of their blood, the attacks of a Majay-hi and magical weapons weakens them. |
Doctor Who | Great Vampires: Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Destroying their hearts |
Vampires: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Age rapidly to the point of death when their creator is destroyed | |
Dance in the Vampire Bund | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | ? | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | No | Severe damage to their bodies is fatal. |
BloodRayne series | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | Yes | Yes | Fatal | No | No | The poison of a dhampir is deadly for them. |
Vamps | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | No | ? |
The Strain | Only if it is made of silver | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | Unless is invited/assisted by a human | No | No | Ultraviolet light and nuclear energy are fatal. |
Blood Alone | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? |
Anno Dracula series | Fatal | Elder vampires have a greater tolerance | Fatal | Only some bloodlines | Fatal | Yes | Only if the vampire believes is a weakness | Only if the vampire believes is a weakness | Only some bloodlines | Only some bloodlines | No | Sick or a dead person's blood can hurt them. |
Hotel Transylvania | Yes | Harmful, but not immediately fatal | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Discomforting, possibly harmful | ? | No | No | No | ? |
Vampireology | Immobilizes | No | Only to Ba'als | Do not need to breathe | Only to Molochs | Yes | Yes | Not the holy symbol itself, but the faith of the person holding it | No | No | Yes | Vampires can only be permanently killed by the sword of Michael. |
Blood Moon | Fatal if made of silver | Exposure causes dehydration, sunburn, and eventually death | Fatal | Yes | Fatal | Fatal | No | No | No | No | No | Werewolf venom/saliva burns like silver. |
Shadowspawn series | Living: As for humans | No | As for humans | As for humans | As for humans | Not inherently harmful, but disrupts magic | No | No | No | No | No | If killed in the right way, they can become post-corporeal permanent night-walkers. |
Night-walking: Unknown | Yes | Probably | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Probably not | Probably not | No | Probably not | If a living Shadowspawn is killed in their night-walking form, the body becomes comatose and eventually dies. | |
Shadowrun | Fatal, but only if fashioned from wood, although the Nosferatu are immune | Yes; while in sunlight, vampires suffer a penalty to all actions, physically weakened, slowed by half, and if exposed for too long, they begin to suffer bodily damage | Fatal; severe brain or spinal injuries are also sufficient enough to kill them | Oxygen deprivation induces a coma-like state until their body is reintroduced to an oxygenated environment | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | No, although a vampire’s body is less buoyant then a human body thus rendering them poor swimmers compared to humans | No | No | If a vampire is cut off from breathable air, they will eventually fall into a coma until exposed to good air again |
AdventureQuest | No | Yes | As for humans | As for humans | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | No | ? |
Vampire in Brooklyn | Yes | Exact effect unknown, but is avoided | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
The Shadowhunter Chronicles (The Mortal Instruments) | Vampires: Yes | Angel blood can eliminate weakness. | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Depending on the beliefs of the vampire | No | No | No | Seraph Blades or bleeding them dry can kill them. |
Daylighter: Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Depending on the believes of the vampire | No | No | No | Seraph Blades can kill them. | |
Penny Dreadful | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | It bothers them | ? | No | ? | Hurting the brain or killing the vampire master is fatal for the infected vampires. |
Kate Daniels novels | ? | yes,but can be blocked with thick sunblock | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | Can be killed by gross physical trauma, such as gunfire |
Den of Shadows | Yes, if not powerful enough to regenerate | ? | Yes, if not powerful enough to regenerate | No | Fatal | No | No | ? | No | ? | No | Magic is harmful for them. |
From Dusk till Dawn series | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | Culebra venom incapacitates them. |
Monster High | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
inFamous: Festival of Blood | Fatal | Fatal, although they can survive a few moments of exposure | ? | Only Cole | Fatal | Yes | ? | The Barbed Cross can instantly kill weaker vampires if struck | No | Yes | ? | Bloody Mary can only be harmed/killed by The Barbed Cross. |
Kitty Norville novels | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Holy water | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
American Horror Story: Hotel | Yes | Only weakened during daylight hours | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | They can be killed with firearms, due to hemorrhages and bleeding or after severe physical trauma; not feeding on blood causes their bodies to decay and their minds to become feral. |
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | Fatal | Fatal within moments of exposure, except for day walkers and those able to bend light | ? | ? | Fatal | ? | Irritates their sensitive sense of smell | Holy water burns them and a cross induces a 'bad feeling' | Yes; they cannot swim in running water | No | No | Ama-vampires are immune to a 'Vampire's Kiss' and if a servant vampire drinks their blood they will be freed of their master. |
Vampire Cheerleaders | Fatal | Exposure can cause an agonizing sunburn, but they can adapt | ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Innistrad | Fatal | No | Fatal | No | Fatal | Unsettles them and reflects their true mortal self | No | Only when the symbol has been properly blessed or is wielded by the faithful | Only if the moon is reflected in the water | No | No | Any weapon can harm or kill them, although wood is especially effective against them. |
Blood Lad | No | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | Heart extraction is fatal. |
Shiki | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Starvation will kill them and extreme physical trauma can incapacitate them. |
Warhammer | Fatal, but only if it is fashioned from a special wood such as, ash, hawthorn, or rosewood | Yes; direct sunlight halves their power and injuries them per minute of exposure, regardless of the toughness of their physical body; some vampires’ wills are so strong that they can over-come this weakness | Fatal | No | Fatal | Yes, however some may be weak to the dwarven metal Gromril or the elven metal Ithilmar | Only in some bloodlines or individual, however some may be repelled by rarer herbs like Daemons-root or Witchbane | Mortals who present holy icons can sometimes repel them, although some vampires are so cognizant of their freedom from the spiritual realm, that they fear no Gods or Daemons | Yes, although for the purpose of this weakness, the water must be at least a yard across, a foot deep, and have a current; vampires can overcome this weakness through sheer force of will | Only some vampires | Only some vampires | Vampires can possess other weaknesses that vary from vampire to vampire such as, the herbs Daemonsroot and/or Witchbane, sawdust, embalming fluid, the dwarven metal Gromril or the elven metal Ithilmar or even the blood of an innocent victim (rare), powerful magic and divine power can harm or kill them. |
Seraph of the End | No | Exposure to UV light will produce a toxin in their blood, however they can wear protective gear to neutralize this effect | It will paralyze them, but it isn’t fatal | No | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Destroying their heads entirely will kill them (a single bullet is not sufficient); cursed gear and enchanted gear can limit their healing or outright kill them. Ripping their heart out converts them to a demon if not returned to the vampire. |
Interviews with Monster Girls | Fatal | Non-fatal, although exposure to strong sunlight feels very unpleasant for them | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No |
The Witcher | Lower Vampires: Some, but not all breeds | No; most breeds of vampires have long since adapted to the sun’s light | Fatal | No | Fatal | Fatal | Only in the games, not the books | No | No | No | No | Vulnerable to an alchemical oil applied to weapons |
Higher Vampires: No | No | No; they will eventually regenerate | No | No; magical flames can injure them, but they will eventually regenerate | No; they will eventually regenerate | No | No | No | No | No | Can only be permanently killed by the bite of another higher vampire | |
The Adventures of Dr. McNinja | Fatal | Fatal | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) | Fatal | Fatal | ? | ? | Fatal | Contact causes pain and burning | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Uncomfortable around werewolves |
GURPS | Wood stakes can destroy them | Damaged by sunlight | As per humans, but they are injury tolerant, and can recover | Don't need to breathe | No special weakness; can recover more easily than humans | No | Dread (non-damaging) | Dread (non-damaging) | Dread (non-damaging) | Cannot enter dwelling for first time unless invited | No | Many other specific weaknesses can be taken |
The Laundry Files | Induces normal trauma, but necessary to overcome high regenerative capabilities | Highly painful reaction to UV light | Like humans | Like humans | React to fire like humans do | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | By so-called V-symbiots that require destiny-entanglement with a victim through consumption of their blood |
Dwarf Fortress | ? | No | Fatal | No | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Vampirina | N/A | Vampires seem to be unaffected by sunlight, but still prefer nighttime and gloomy days | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | No | ? | ? | Vampires seem to be scared of the color pink and cute stuffed animals. |
Ravnica | ? | No, although mind drinker vampire eyes are sensitive to sun exposure | Fatal | No | Fatal | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? |
Setting | Immortal | Enhanced Strength | Enhanced Senses | Enhanced Speed | Unnatural Healing | Flight | Shapeshifting/Absorption | Psychic Powers | Psychokinesis | Pyrokinesis | Other |
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European Folklore | Implied | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | Yes | Some | Some poltergeist-like activity | No | Various other powers based upon region such as control over nocturnal animals or the ability to spread plagues |
North American folklore | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | Nocturnal animals and mist | Yes | No | No | ? |
Daybreakers | Yes | No | Enhanced senses of smell | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | If they abstain from blood for too long they mutate into Subsiders. |
Varney the Vampire | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Regenerates in moonlight[10] | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? |
Carmilla(1871) | Implied | Yes, grip can paralyze limbs temporarily | ? | Yes | Powers are enhanced in moonlight | ? | Monstrous cat | ? | ? | ? | Becomes incorporeal at will (vanishes, goes through solid barriers/doors) |
Bram Stoker's Dracula | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited; Dracula still possessed a scar where Harker had struck him with a shovel months ago | Yes | Wolf, bat (also giant bat), dust, fog - possibly dog as well. Can also impersonate Jonathan Harker. Can impersonate a coachman and a doorman (though it is not known if he only used darkness to disguise himself or a little magic as well in addition to that darkness) | Yes, the hunters track Dracula through his telepathic link with Mina. | Improbable, as he would then have carried his boxes on his own (though he might still have been too weak to use that hypothetical magical power) | Plausible, since he started a massive fire and the characters who were not present when he did it simply had to guess he may have used a match, but they cannot prove anything | Control of nocturnal animals, wolves and rats mentioned specifically. At least one vampire (if not all) is able to shrink to fit under a door. Hypothetical array of other powers (due to former magical scholarship - undocumented, and very briefly mentioned by Dr. Van Helsing); lizard-like climbing abilities |
Nosferatu | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Wolf | ? | Yes | No | Rats and plague follow the vampire. |
Black Sunday | Yes | Yes | ? | Disapperation | Asa Vajda drains Dr. Kruvajan's soul with a kiss, and does the same to Katia (her lookalike descendant) through physical contact. | ? | Asa nearly succeeds in fully assuming Katia's physical form. | Yes | Yes | No | Javutich rides a carriage led by ghostly horses. |
Van Helsing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, but it resembles teleporting | Yes | In winged creature form | Winged bat/demon-like creature | ? | No | No | Vampires can walk on walls and ceilings. |
Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Extremely old vampires | No | Most | Very old vampires | Very old vampires | Most are able to walk on walls and ceilings. Children of the Millennia can cause blood vessels to rupture. All vampires have enhanced memories. |
Twilight saga | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Gifted | No | Gifted | Gifted vampires can have a variety of different abilities. |
Fevre Dream | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Buffyverse | Yes[32] | Yes[32][31] | Yes[32] | Yes | Yes[32][31] | No[power 1] | Only Dracula | Gifted | No | No | ? |
Blade | Yes | Yes | Yes; vampires can also see in ultraviolet | Yes | Yes; also, Frost/La Magra merger regenerates lost limbs instantly (see 'other') | No | Only Dracula and La Magra, the latter can shed his skin, turning into a ball of fire to methodically stalk his prey (gained from the Ligaroo tribe). | Only La Magra, which can control minds, matter and the elements (gained from the Faustinas tribe). | No | No | Deacon Frost, when merged with La Magra was impervious to silver, is able to day-walk due to Blade's blood, and can instantly turn any human in his path into vampires.[power 2] |
Ultraviolet | Yes | Yes | Enhanced sense of smell | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
30 Days of Night(2002) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? |
Discworld | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can be resurrected from ashes | As a bat or as a 'human' | Yes | Yes | No | No | Overcome inherent weaknesses with psychological conditioning |
Batman & Dracula | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? |
Vampire Academy | Only the Strigoi | Yes | Yes | Only the Strigoi | Spirit users can heal. | No | Yes | Some, not all. | No | Vampires that are fire users. | All Moroi have an extra power: water, earth, air and sometimes spirit. |
True Blood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted | Only if they had the power before they turned. | Can 'glamour' humans, erase memories and bend their will | Gifted | Gifted | Standard: Eidetic memory, voice imitation, maker abilities (calling, commanding, empathetic link, and releasing); Unique Powers: advanced vampiric abilities, advanced progeny calling, astral projection, blood abilities, advanced glamour, haemokinesis, intangibility, invisibility, precognition, self-control, species detection, telekinesis, teleportation, and immunity to stakes, fire, silver, and invitations; vampire blood can heal humans and has numerous drug-like qualities. |
The Little Vampire | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Can climb any surface and may hang from the ceiling to sleep |
The Vampire Diaries | Novels: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | They can control the elements, animals and the weather. |
Television series: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only in the first episode; retconned soon after | No | Non-Original Vampires can compel humans. Originals can compel vampires, vampire/werewolf hybrids and humans. | No, with the rare exception of the Heretics | No, with the rare exception of the Heretics | Dream manipulation; vampire blood heals humans and witches from injuries; werewolf- vampire hybrid blood heals regular vampires of a werewolf bite; can 'turn off humanity' (their emotions). Heretics (half-vampire and half-siphoner) can do magic that other witches do. Animal and fog control was seen in the first episode, both were retconned later. | |
Count Chocula | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Bat | No | Able to levitate marshmallows | Electrokinesis | Turns into milk chocolate, 15 vitamins and minerals |
Count Duckula | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | Teleportation |
Vampire Hunter D | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted | Some can turn into mist. | Yes | Gifted | Gifted | Various other powers that vary greatly between individual members of the Nobility. |
Sesame Street | Yes | No | ? | No | ? | No | No | Hypnosis, now discontinued | ? | Can generate thunder by counting | Preternatural counting abilities |
Let the Right One In | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Sending memories through kiss | No | No | Are able to walk on walls |
Young Dracula | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | They have other abilities, like weather manipulation, among others. |
Preacher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Limited | Yes | No | Some | Ability to walk on walls and ceilings, briefly read the minds of those they drink from, other unspecified abilities |
American Vampire | Old World bloodline: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Gifted bloodlines | Gifted bloodlines | No | No | ? |
American bloodline: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | |
Hellsing | Yes | Yes | Long range vision | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Powerful vampires can pass through walls, shadow and blood manipulation, can summon the souls of those he has previously consumed. |
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, but wounds from silver heal slowly. Holy water inhibits healing. | Gifted | Rare | Telepathy is stronger after biting, can enthrall with eyes | Gifted | Gifted | Call animals, drain power from sired vampires, rot without damage (dependent on bloodline) |
World of Darkness[power 3] | Yes | Yes, with some clans being able to increase it further | Yes, with some clans being able to increase it further | Yes, with some clans being able to increase it further | Yes | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Vast number of potential Disciplines; consumption of a vampire's blood three times causes blood bonding, an imposed state of intense love. |
Being Human (BBC) | Yes | Yes | Enhanced sense of smell | Yes | Yes | No | No | Gifted | No | No | ? |
Being Human (Syfy) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? |
The Saga of Darren Shan | Extended life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Saliva has healing powers | No | No | Among higher ranking full vampires and briefly during transformation into a vampire; not exclusive to vampires | Only illusion of telekinesis | No | Exhales gas that causes unconsciousness in humans, Runs at high speeds outside normal space |
Moonlight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Can be developed with age | No | No | ? |
The Parasol Protectorate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Blood Omen/Legacy of Kain | Yes | Yes | Enhanced sense of smell | Yes | Yes | Ancient Vampires were able to fly, Kain can levitate, and Raziel can glide | Wolf, bat swarm, and mist | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Corruptions caused some clans to gain abilities others did not. Some powers are also granted by the Reaver or by consuming the blood or the soul of some characters. |
Night Watch | Yes[power 4] | Yes | Yes[power 4] | ? | Yes[power 4] | Gifted | Gifted (giant bat) | Yes[power 4] | Yes[power 4] | Yes[power 4] | Ability to lure prey to the vampire |
Underworld | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only Markus in his winged creature form | Only hybrids | Through drinking their blood | No | No | Selene and her daughter can perceive through each other psychically and can cling to surfaces. |
Chibi Vampire/Karin | Extended life, potentially beyond 1000 years | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | No | Memory erasure and hypnotic barriers | No | No | Adult vampires and some children can control bats. Spring of Psyche vampires cannot control bats or erase minds, but produce blood rather than sucking blood. |
Night World | Lamias: They are immortal if they want to | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Only Maya Hearth-Woman | Yes | No | No | Maya can perform magic. |
Made Vampire: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | |
Dungeons & Dragons | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | By shape shifting | Bat, wolf, and a cloud of mist | Yes | No | No | Vampires can command the lesser nocturnal creatures of the world, is resistant to the cold and electricity and any magic associated with either, can walk on walls and ceilings, and are able to use magic; powers can vary by the campaign or edition |
Forever Knight | Yes[15] | Yes[15] | Heat/night vision[40] | Yes[15] | Yes[35] | Yes[15] | No | Ability to persuade through mesmerism[15] | No | No | ? |
Necroscope | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes | No | No | Killglance, necromancy, and precognition |
Moon Child | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | ? |
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Only in the film, they could travel in a hazy mist-like form | Some | No | No | In the film, they could make themselves invisible |
The Lost Boys | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? |
Dark Shadows(1966) | Yes | Yes | ? | Either this or teleportation | Yes | Yes | Bat | Hypnosis | Yes | No | Time travel, necromancy, possibly teleportation |
House of Night | Blue Vampyres: Yes | Stronger than humans, but not unnaturally so | Yes | Faster than humans, but not unnaturally so | Depends on vampire affinity | No | No | No | Depends on vampire affinity | Depends on vampire affinity | Most are specially talented or have an affinity for one thing or skill. |
Red Vampyres: Yes | ? | Yes | Faster than humans, but not unnaturally so | Depends on affinity | No | No | Yes | Depends on affinity | Depends on affinity | Most are specially talented or have an affinity for one thing or skill. | |
Frostbiten(2006) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Vampires can scale walls and roofs with no support at all and talk to dogs |
Dresden Files | White Court: Very long-lived, but may not be truly un-aging | Only when boosted | ? | Only when boosted | Only when boosted | No | No | Induce and harvest emotions | ? | ? | Normally about human in power, but can boost to superhuman using harvested emotional energy |
Black Court: Either immortal, or very long-lived | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Can create thralls and 'renfields' (insane, violent, permanent thralls) | ? | ? | Can control or alter animals and are capable of learning and using magic | |
Red Court: Either immortal, or very long-lived | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Can change from human-looking to natural bat-like form by removing outer skin | Potent narcotic, euphoric, addictive saliva | ? | ? | ? | |
The Sims | In The Sims 2, but not The Sims 3 where they only had an extremely long life cycle (might die from external causes) | Yes | No | Yes | No | In bat form | Bat | Some | No | No | Powers vary by entry in franchise |
Touhou Project | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Implied they can recover from anything as long as the head is undamaged | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Remilia Scarlet: fate manipulation; Flandre Scarlet: destruction of anything; magic |
Homestuck | Implied | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | Controllable bioluminescence |
Fright Night | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | By shape-shifting into a bat | Bat, wolf, mist | ? | ? | ? | Stick to ceilings |
Marvel Comics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Some vampires can control the weather and some animals; pseudo-vampires don't have these powers. |
We Are the Night(2010) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Walk on walls. |
Blood: The Last Vampire | Extended life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Except for Saya | Except for Saya | No | No | No | ? |
Blood+ | Only Queens and Chevaliers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only Chevaliers when they shape shift | Only Queens and Chevaliers | No | No | No | ? |
Trinity Blood | Methuselahs: Extended life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only a certain type called Fairies | No | No | No | Gifted | Methuselah also possess varying individual abilities, like the forming of a blades that come out of their arms, claws, or even prehensile hair; some Methuselah have displayed an ability to control some elemental powers such as fire and ice. |
Crusniks: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | All Crusniks have a variety of different abilities. | |
Supernatural | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Only the Alpha vampire | No | No | ? |
DC Comics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only Andrew Bennett | No | Andrew Bennett can do magic |
Sanctuary | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | They have the ability to understand another person's identity and native language by tasting their blood. |
Rosario + Vampire | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some, when shapeshift into bat | Gifted | Yes | No | No | ? |
Charmed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | In bat form | Yes | Yes | No | No | They are immune to witches' powers and can hang or cling to ceilings. |
Wizards of Waverly Place | Yes | Yes | Smell | Yes | Yes | By turning her arms into wings | Yes | No | No | No | Sleep control |
Gantz | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Are able to spawn weapons from their bodies |
Blindsight(2007) | No, but can hibernate for decades to avoid overhunting its food supply | Yes; due to increased ATP production | Yes; due to tapetum lucidum and tetrachromatic vision | Yes; due to thicker axons increasing nerve impulse transmission speed | No | No | No | No | No | No | Altered brain structure provides omnisavantic pattern-matching and analytical skills. |
Adventure Time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Can drain the color red from objects instead of feeding on blood, become invisible, and animate corpses |
Vampire Knight | Only the Purebloods, the other levels are long lived | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted | Gifted vampires can have a variety of different abilities |
Castlevania series | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only the vampires in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | Yes | Yes | Gifted | Gifted | Yes | Some can manipulate electricity, black magic, summon bats and Dracula can resurrect every 100 years. |
Split | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Some can possess people. |
Tsukihime | True Ancestors: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Some can manipulate reality and move from one place to another by recreating their body. |
Dead Apostles: Imperfect Immortality | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Gifted; by absorbing mystical beasts | Gifted | No | No | Gifted Dead Apostles can summon familiars and become invisible; mages that became Dead Apostles through magical means, can still perform magic afterwards; when injured The Curse of Restoration turns their time backwards to a point in which they were unharmed. | |
Stargate | Yes | Yes | Night and thermal vision | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Wraiths can take or give life-force |
Hollows series | Living Vampires (Low and High Blood): No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Living High Blood vampires are empath and pull an aura. |
Undead: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | |
Black Blood Brothers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted bloodlines | Rare; Only the Warlock bloodline (the only known members of this bloodline are Cassandra Jill Warlock and Cain Warlock | Yes | Gifted; vampires of broken bloodlines are unlikely to master this ability | Only Zelman Clock’s bloodline of which he is the only survivor | Vampires can possess a variety of other powers based on bloodline or individual; The Dark Princess of the North can manipulate the weather. |
Stephen King | Type One: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Possibly; Barlow could cause an entire house to shake in the movie. | No | Can control magical bugs |
Type Two: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | |
Type Three: ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | |
Vampirella | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Vampirella can manipulate shadows and blood, and induces sexual arousal. |
The Elder Scrolls | Yes | Yes, except for the vampires of the Sanguinare vampiris strain | Sight | Yes, except for the vampires of the Sanguinare vampiris | Yes | Gifted | Only Vampire Lords | Most vampire clans, but not all | Only Vampire Lords | Only the vampires of Arena | Various unique powers based on clan, such as invisibility, silencing mages, reanimating corpses, poisonous claws, summoning gargoyles, enhanced magic and skills, and numerous resistances |
My Babysitter's a Vampire | Vampires: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Gifted | No | ? |
Fledgling: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? | |
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Only by inserting a bit of own flesh into victim's head | No | No | Dio Brando can shoot blood from his eyes at high speeds and freeze a person's blood by touching them. |
The Librarian series | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | In dust | No | No | No | Dreams manipulation |
David Wellington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Darkstalkers | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | He can manipulate his cape, create protective auras and temporarily change the gender of male opponents |
The Historian | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | In animal form | Yes | No | No | No | ? |
Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi | Possibly, or very long life. Do not age, and can change their apparent age to their liking | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Saitohimea has a lot of magic |
Monogatari series | Yes, but resurrections require energy and can only be done by vampires that had lived long enough | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Ones that had lived long enough can grow wings at will | Yes, although it's implied that not all vampires possess this ability | ? | ? | ? | Can drain the energy of others and generate matter; can change the length of their hair; can do very long jumps; if given massive enough energy source, Kiss-Shot can summon a temporary time portal. |
Saga of the Noble Dead | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Some vampires can control animals and all vampires have to obey the orders of the one who turned them. |
Doctor Who | Great Vampires: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Vampires: Extended life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some | Some | Yes | Some | No | ? | |
Dance in the Vampire Bund | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only if they have wings in their true form | Some vampires can assume their true form | Some | No | No | Gifted vampires can have a variety of different abilities. |
BloodRayne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted; in bat/raven form | Gifted; Zerenski could turn into a flock of bats and Rayne gained the ability to become a raven. | Gifted; Rayne's ghostly double can enter and control others | No | No | Gifted vampires and dhampir, like Kagan or Rayne, can have a variety of extra abilities others may not have. |
Vamps | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Gifted vampires can have a variety of different abilities |
The Strain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | They can transfer their consciousness from one human host to another. |
Blood Alone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | The elders have different special abilities. |
Anno Dracula series | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted bloodlines | Gifted bloodlines | Gifted bloodlines | Gifted bloodlines | Gifted bloodlines | Powers vary outside of their physical capabilities based upon their bloodline. |
Hotel Transylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mostly in bat form | Bat; standard form can grow claws | Powerful hypnosis; can control beasts or men, rewrite memories; requires eye contact | Yes | No | Can walk on walls and ceilings in defiance of gravity; able to induce lasting paralysis in beasts or men. |
Vampireology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | in animal form | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? |
Blood Moon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Can swap locations with their Bat familiars, making it appear as if they turned into the animal |
Shadowspawn series | Very long-lived, can become theoretically immortal post-corporeal night-walkers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only in some forms | Only when night-walking; can become anything or anyone they have the DNA of | Manipulation of chance, telepathy, possession of bodies emptied by a nightwalker's death | Yes | Yes | All of their powers derive from extreme manipulation of chance. |
Shadowrun (vampires and nosferatu) | Yes; they do not age and can live for centuries or even millennia | Yes, although they are not physically strong to a supernatural degree | Yes (also possesses thermographic vision) | Yes, although they are not fast to a supernatural degree | Yes | Gifted | Yes; all vampires are able to change into a misty form and vampire magic users may be able to use magic to assume animal forms. | Only the Nosferatu strain possess this as a natural ability and even then, it is limited; they can also invoke extreme fear in others. | Gifted | Gifted | Immunity to poisons, toxins, and diseases and they are capable of using magic and the transformation may unlock latent magical potential. |
AdventureQuest | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Vampire in Brooklyn | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wolf, bat, fog, and can shapeshift into other humans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Can cast spells of illusion, can possibly turn invisible or teleport |
The Shadowhunter Chronicles (The Mortal Instruments) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Can control certain mortals |
Penny Dreadful | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Only master vampires | No | No | ? |
Kate Daniels novels | Immortal, or at least capable of reaching great ages | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | No | No, but they can relay communication from necromancer pilot. | No | No | Extraordinarily good climbers; non-sapient, telepathically piloted by a necromancer (bloodthirsty mindless monsters, otherwise) |
Den of Shadows | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | As a winged animal | Some | Some | ? | ? | They can teleport and some have special abilities. |
From Dusk till Dawn series | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Only those who have wings | Yes | Yes | No | No | They are able to walk on walls and ceilings. |
Monster High | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | In bat form | In a bat | ? | ? | ? | Can control bats |
inFamous: Festival of Blood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Swarm of bats | Yes | Only Bloody Mary | No | All of Bloody Mary's vampires must obey her; Firstborns can disguise themselves as humans. |
Kitty Norville novels | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Can hypnotically control to some extent, if you meet their eyes | ? | ? | Older vampires are more powerful. |
American Horror Story: Hotel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Implied | No | No | ? |
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted | Gifted | Yes | Gifted | Gifted | They can telepathically communicate with and control those they have bitten or turned; each vampire possesses their own special ability from the start of their birth/creation; can mimic the special abilities of other vampires, though not perfectly, by sucking their blood and/or eating their flesh. |
Vampire Cheerleaders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Can 'Glamour' humans, erase memories, and bend their will | No | No | Can enthrall humans through unexplained means |
Innistrad | Yes | Yes; they are twice as strong as a human and can enhance it further with magic | Gifted | Gifted; they can enhance their speed with magic | Gifted; Sangromancy magic can transfer consumed blood into health | Gifted; Falkenrath Elders are more likely to master this power | Gifted; the Voldaren Elders can more easily master magic that makes it possible to assume various animal forms and the Stromkirk Elders can dissolve their bodies into a cloud of mist. | Gifted; the Markov Elders possess a special affinity for psychic magic. | Gifted; the Markov Elders possess a special affinity for psychic magic. | Gifted; the Markov Elders possess a special affinity for psychic magic. | Vampires are magic users and are able to develop new powers through magickal study and may learn a vampiric form of glamer (quasi-illusion magic) that enables them to alter what nearby humans think they're perceiving when they look at the vampire and they can emanate a two-foot-wide aura of silence at will. |
Blood Lad | Possibly immortal or just long lived | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted | No | Gifted | ? | ? | Vampires are naturally able to use magic |
Shiki | Yes | No, but they are stronger than most humans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Can manipulate the body, mind, and soul of their victims by consuming their blood | No | No | They can command animals as well, not just humans. |
Warhammer | Yes; since vampires possess no true soul they are able to be resurrected quite easily compared to humans | Yes, although this power is best represented among the Strigoi and the Blood Dragons | Enhanced sense of smell | Gifted; Lahmians are well-known for their quick and brutal attacks. | Gifted; vampires are able to utilize their blood or dark magick in order to knit their wounds far more quickly than a mortal. | Gifted; can be achieved through magick or by shape-shifting | Gifted vampires can assume the form of a large bat, a swarm of bats, ravens, flies, beetles, or cockroaches, a wolf, or a supernatural cloud of mist, although most of these powers are more common/represented in certain bloodlines. | Gifted; best represented among the Lahmians, although all are capable of transfixing their prey | Gifted | Gifted | Vampires are a diverse race of beings whose powers vary greatly based upon bloodline and their own individuality. |
Seraph of the End | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | Vampire made weapons can 'drink' vampire blood and become stronger. |
Interviews with Monster Girls | ? | No, although this might just be because Hikari is still young | Yes | No, although this might just be because Hikari is still young | ? | No, although this might just be because Hikari is still young | No, although this might just be because Hikari is still young | No, although this might just be because Hikari is still young | No, although this might just be because Hikari is still young | No, although this might just be because Hikari is still young | ? |
The Witcher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Some, including all higher vampires | Some, including all higher vampires | Some, including all higher vampires | No | No | Invisibility, retractable claws, higher vampires can control weaker vampires. |
The Adventures of Dr. McNinja | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Smoke, Bat, Dog | ? | ? | ? | ? |
GURPS | Unaging, and cannot be killed except by wood | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, if eating human blood | Only when transformed or insubstantial | Bat or wolf | No | No | No | Other powers and abilities can be taken |
The Laundry Files (PHANG Syndrome) | Basile lived for centuries | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Able to convince, seduce and otherwise overcome the will | ? | No | ? | |
Dwarf Fortress | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ? |
Vampirina | Longevity, at least | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Vampires can turn into bats at will, also if they're nervous or stressed | No | No | No | Spellcasting |
Ravnica | Blood Drinker Vampires: Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gifted; can heal wounds through the consumption of blood | Yes | ? | Yes; can exert some mental influence over their victims upon drinking their blood | ? | ? | |
Mind Drinker Vampires: Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Gifted; can heal wounds through the consumption of blood | Yes | Mist; mind drinker vampires are innately able to use the gaseous form spell | Yes; the mind drinkers can innately cast spells to send a telepathic message, charm a person, create illusory doubles, create illusions of objects or other creatures, induce slumber, and can perform a psychic attack | ? | ? | — Victims who fail to defend against a mind drinker’s psychic attack will suffer psychic damage and the mind drinker will be able to discern their surface emotions and thoughts — Mind drinker vampires are innately able to cast a paralysis spell |
Setting | Fertile | Reproduce via bite | Reproduce via transfusion | Reproduce via consumption of vampire blood after bite | Inhabited by demons | Diet | Effects on victims | Other/notes |
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European Folklore | Yes | Upon death | No | Some | Yes[41] | ? | ? | ? |
Varney the Vampire | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Bram Stoker's Dracula | Not stated by author but theories exist that he has a family[reproduction 1] | No | Yes | Yes | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Nosferatu | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Black Sunday | ? | No | No | No | No | Human blood and souls | ? | Reproduce by kiss |
Van Helsing | Baby vampires are born dead and must be reanimated. | Yes | ? | ? | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, although their actions are not controlled by the spirit inhabiting them. | May feed on animal blood, but it is less nutritious | ? | ? |
Twilight series | Male vampires can reproduce with female humans. | Yes | No | No | No | Human and animal blood | Extremely painful burning pain to the human for three or so days | ? |
Buffyverse | No[32] | No[32] | Yes[32] | Yes[32] | Yes[32] | Can consume human or animal blood | Affects the pleasure centers of the brain | ? |
Fevre Dream | Yes | No | No | No | No | Human blood, raw meat | ? | Some drink an elixir as an alternative to blood |
Blade | Vampires: Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Human blood | ? | Extremely rarely, something goes horribly wrong in the transition from human to vampire, resulting in a 'Revenant', a malformed zombie-like creature. These 'mistakes' are unpredictable, not understood. Some Pure-Bloods are born with an anomaly where a vampire became a ghoulish being without any regenerative capability. |
Reapers: ? | Yes | No | No | No | Human and vampire blood | Inject a neurotoxin to paralyze their victims | ? | |
Ultraviolet | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
30 Days of Night(2002) | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Human blood | ? | Scratches |
Discworld | Yes | If desired | ? | ? | No | Human and animal blood | ? | ? |
True Blood | No | No | Shown when Eric turns the Governor's Daughter in Season 6X04 | The human being turned must be buried alive in the ground afterward. | No | Can consume human, animal, or artificial blood | Pain during feeding and especially initial bite, unless glamoured to feel otherwise. Afterwards, fang marks, unless healed with vampire blood; weakness for a few days, treatable with B vitamin and iron supplements. | ? |
The Little Vampire | No | The victim becomes a mindless vampire | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
The Vampire Diaries(Novel and television series) | No | No | Only if person dies while vampire blood is still in the system, the person then must feed on human blood to complete transition | No | Novels: No TV Series: Can be possessed by witches | Novels: Human or animal blood TV series: human, animal and vampire blood; food gives them little nutrients. | ? | TV Series: Hybrids that are half-vampire and half-werewolf can conceive with another werewolf. |
Count Chocula | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Sesame Street | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Vampire Academy | Moroi: Yes | No | No | No | No | Human blood and food, but only blood gives them the nutrients they need | Induces emotional and physical euphoria | |
Strigoi: No | No | No | Yes | No | Human, dhampir or Moroi blood | Induces emotional and physical euphoria | If Moroi purposefully kills another person while feeding turns into a Strigoi. | |
House of Night | ? | No | No | No | No | Human and blood | Pleasurable for both human and vampyre, and may lead to a strong bond, called 'Imprinting' | Some teenagers are changed into vampyres when adolescent hormones trigger a strand of DNA. If they pass the Change, they become blue vampyres, otherwise if they die they can be somehow resurrected and become Red Vampyres. |
Hellsing | ? | Yes, provided the other is a virgin of the opposite sex; otherwise creates ghouls | ? | ? | No | Human blood and flesh | ? | FREAKs (artificial vampires) are created by chips implanted in their bodies. |
Young Dracula | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Let the Right One In | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Count Duckula | ? | No | Yes | ? | No | Vegetarian | ? | ? |
Vampire Hunter D | Yes | Usually creates servants | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Night World | Lamias: Yes | No | Turn the human into a made vampire; however if the human doesn't survive, becomes a ghoul | No | No | Human blood or food | ? | ? |
Made Vampires: No | No | If the human doesn't survive, becomes a ghoul | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? | |
Batman & Dracula | No | Yes | No | No | No | Human and animal blood | ? | ? |
Preacher | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | Human and animal blood, can drink any beverages that human can | ? | ? |
American Vampire | Old World bloodline: No | No | Yes | ? | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
American bloodline: Yes, but it creates humans with vampire characteristics, not new vampires | No | No | Yes | ? | Human blood | Injects a venom that has a paralyzing effect on people | ? | |
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter | Only young male vampires can reproduce with a human mother, and may cause extreme birth defects. | Yes | ? | ? | No | Human and lycanthrope blood feeds them; they can also drink animal blood but is not a sufficient diet. | ? | ? |
World of Darkness | Only 'thin bloods', those of the 15th (and sometimes 14th) Generation removed from Caine; the offspring are natural ghouls, not vampires | No | No | The victim must be drained to the point of death, otherwise it just creates a ghoul, a semi-immortal human | All vampires must contend with 'the Beast', an Id-like entity | Can consume human or animal blood, need at least 1 point (~400 ml) /day; some can eat food | Victims usually entranced | Consumption of vampire blood without draining makes a human effectively immortal, and gives them some powers, but does not make them a vampire. The effect wears off in about a month without subsequent doses. |
The Saga of Darren Shan | No, with exclusion of Destiny's 'children' | No | Through cuts on fingers | No | No | Vampires: Few drops of human blood and human food; they can even drink alcoholic beverages. Vampaneze: all of the human blood | ? | ? |
Moonlight | No | No | No | The human must be near death. | No | ? | ? | ? |
The Parasol Protectorate | ? | Only females can create new vampires, and only if the recipient has enough soul; it doesn't happen with every feeding, see notes | No | Sort of; see note | No | ? | ? | Making a new vampire involves simultaneously feeding (with feeder fangs) and injecting blood into the new vampire (with maker fangs); it doesn't always work. |
Blood Omen/Legacy of Kain | No, due to Hylden curse | No. Kain is able to bite (even kill) his enemies without infecting them. | Ancients infected humans with blood as did Human Hybrids besides Kain. The vampires of Kain's empire were never documented. | ? | No | Human blood | ? | Kain himself was created using the Heart of Darkness and Necromancy. Because of this, Kain had to create through a form of Necromancy, 'breathing' his soul into a corpse, animating it and calling its soul back from the underworld. The soul was then itself vampiric, infected by Kain's. |
Night Watch | A vampire can have one single human child | More or less complicated procedure, implied that the victim has to agree, but might be unnecessary | No | ? | No | Human blood, food is tasteless | ? | ? |
Underworld | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Human and animal blood | Venom can be deadly to a human, only a very small few survive the first hour | ? |
Chibi Vampire/Karin | Only full vampires. Half-human variants are sterile. | No | No | No | No | Young vampires and human-vampire hybrids can consume human food. Loss of taste for human food occurs in normal vampires at puberty; food begins to taste like sand. Following puberty, vampires and hybrids develop different 'tastes' for different (usually negative) traits/emotions in humans. | Temporary removal of trait/emotion in bitten human | Human-vampire hybrids do not need to feed as often, but feeding causes the hybrid to be temporarily affected by all the weaknesses of full vampires. |
Being Human (BBC) | No | No | No | Yes | No | Human blood from a live human and food | ? | ? |
Being Human (Syfy) | No | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Human blood from a live human (preserved or blood that isn't fresh from a human body will make a vampire weaker) | ? | ? |
Dungeons & Dragons | Yes | Yes; if slain | No, although if a vampire feeds their spawn their own blood it will turn them into a free-willed vampire | ? | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Forever Knight | Vampires are sterile, and can cause the death of mortals if intercourse is attempted.[42] | If desired[43] | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Necroscope | Males can have one egg son; females can produce a multitude of eggs in a mass birth | If desired | Yes | ? | No | Blood and human flesh, but other creatures and human food too during parties | ? | Inhaling or absorbing the cloud of spores from the 'mushrooms' or by absorbing a leech's egg |
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter | No in the books, yes in the film | Only in the film and only those who are not pure of heart | No | Yes (in the book) | No | ? | ? | ? |
The Lost Boys | ? | Yes | ? | Blood is given before death to create a half-vampire. | No | ? | ? | ? |
Moon Child | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Dark Shadows(1966) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Human and animal blood | ? | Witch's curse and there is a debate about that the vampiric energy of Barnabas was transferred, curing Barnabas & bringing Adam to life. |
Frostbiten(2006) | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | It's likely but not proven that the virus creating the vampires is of demonic nature as it would explain the clearly supernatural aspects the vampires. | Human or animal blood | ? | ? |
Dresden Files | White Court:Born basically human, become vampire after first feeding (can become fully human instead), can have a fully human parent | No | No | No | Probably | Feed off of emotions, also need ordinary human food | Victims are sexually aroused, or terrified, depending on what emotion the vampire feeds off of; feeding can be highly addictive, long-term feeding can form a slight psychic bond between vampire and victim. | ? |
Red Court: Unknown | ? | ? | Yes, with complications | Yes | ? | Has an addictive effect on victims | Multi-stage process; potential vampire is infected, and gains some powers, then becomes a vampire after first feeding | |
The Sims | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Human blood or plasma fruit and derived products | Induces slight discomfort | Depends on the entry in the franchise |
Touhou Project | ? | Yes [reproduction 2] | ? | ? | Vampires are considered a kind of devil, but are not possessed[44] | ? | ? | ? |
Fright Night | ? | Yes, if desired (only in original films) | ? | ? | ? | Human blood | ? | ? |
Marvel Comics | No | Yes | No | No | ? | Human blood; blood from animals or other vampires gives them little nutrients. | ? | ? |
We Are the Night(2010) | No | Yes | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? |
Blindsight(2007) | Yes | Potentially by lateral gene transmission | No | No | No | Humans | ? | Can also be created by applying retroviral gene therapy to baseline humans |
Blood: The Last Vampire | ? | No | With scientific assistance | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Blood+ | Only Queens and Chevaliers | No | Only Queens blood | No | No | Queens: Human or their Chevaliers blood; food gives them nutrients, but diminishes their powers, chiropterans: human blood, but chevaliers may be able to live with food. | ? | ? |
Trinity Blood | Methuselahs: Yes | No | No | No | No | Human blood and food | ? | ? |
Crusniks: ? | No | No | No | No | Vampire blood and food | ? | ? | |
Supernatural | No | No | Yes | No | No | Human and animal blood | ? | ? |
DC Comics | No | Yes | No | No | ? | Human and animal blood | ? | ? |
Sanctuary | Yes | No | Only in humans with vampire genes and in normal humans after electricity is used to revive them | No | No | Human blood, but there is a special serum that can replace it | ? | ? |
Rosario + Vampire | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Human blood and food | Transfusion may turn humans into ghouls instead of vampires | First Ancestor vampires can only be made by transfusing the blood of a First Ancestor vampire. |
Charmed | No | Yes | No | No | ? | Human blood | ? | ? |
Wizards of Waverly Place | Yes | No | No | No | No | Human blood and food | ? | ? |
Gantz | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Human blood and food | ? | ? |
Adventure Time | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No, however Marceline is of demonic descent | Consume the color red | Becomes white | ? |
Vampire Knight | Only the Pureblood | Turn humans into vampires level D and E | If a level E drinks the blood of the Pureblood that created them, the level E becomes a level C. | No | No | Human blood and blood tablets | ? | ? |
Castlevania series | Yes | Only in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Vampirism can also be brought by curses or the use of the Ebony Stone |
Split | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Human blood or 'Doll-Bar' | ? | ? |
Tsukihime | True Ancestors: Yes | Turn humans into Dead Apostles | No | No | No | Human blood, however, it is just a psychological impulse. | ? | The Earth and other True Ancestors can create more. |
Dead Apostles: No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Human blood | ? | Magecraft | |
Stargate | Yes | No | No | No | No | Life force from living beings, but only human gives them the nutrients they need | Victim ages artificially | Humans with Wraiths DNA can be turned into Wraiths by science. |
Hollows series | Low Blood: ? | No | No | No | No | Human blood or food, both of them gives them nutrients | ? | ? |
High Blood: Yes | No | No | No | No | Human blood or food, both of them gives them nutrients | ? | If they die, they automatically become undead vampires. | |
Undead: ? | Turns humans into living low blood vampires | If a low blood drinks undead blood after their death, they become undead vampires. | No | No | Human blood | Their saliva contains drugs that make the pain of a vampire's bite feel like pleasure and can also sensitize their victims so that only that vampire can affect the victim. | ? | |
Stephen King | Type One: No | Turn humans in types two | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Type Two: No | Turn humans in types three | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? | |
Type Three: ? | No | No | No | No | Human blood or food | Their bites contain an enzyme that causes temporary memory loss and disorientation in their victims. | ? | |
Black Blood Brothers | No | Only the Kowloon Children | Vampires and Kowloon Children | No | No | Human blood and food | The bite of a vampire feels like pleasure to a human, but a Kowloon Child's bite is painful and will turn the victim, even other vampires. | ? |
Vampirella | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
The Elder Scrolls | Vampires: Yes | In select circumstances | No | No | No | Human blood, sometimes animal blood | ? | Transmitted as a disease by magic or physical contact with a vampire |
Vampire Lords: ? | In select circumstances | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | Can also be created through a ritual to Molag Bal | |
My Babysitter's a Vampire | ? | They become half-vampires | No | No | No | Can consume human or animal blood | ? | To become full-vampires, they have to drink human blood within 28 days of turning or they will die. |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Suck human blood through fingers | ? | Created when a human wears a Stone Mask anointed with blood; drinking human blood causes the human to become a zombie. |
The Librarian | No | Yes | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
David Wellington | No | No | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | To transfer the curse one must accept the vampire's invitation to undeath, and then kill one's self to be reborn. |
Darkstalkers | Yes | Vampires are able to choose when their bite is one that turns their victim | No | No | No | Blood from seemingly any being with it | ? | ? |
The Historian | No | Yes | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi | Possibly, since they used to have a world of their own. | No | ? | ? | ? | Anything that humans can consume | ? | ? |
Monogatari | Implied | If desired | ? | ? | No | Human blood and the blood of other 'Oddities'; can also eat human foods and beverages | Might inherit the will or desire of the vampire | ? |
Saga of the Noble Dead | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Human blood, but some consume life essence | ? | ? |
Doctor Who | Great Vampires: Yes | Turn humans into vampires | No | No | No | Blood from any living being | ? | ? |
Vampires: No | Yes | No | No | No | Only human blood gives them the nutrients they need. | ? | ? | |
Dance in the Vampire Bund | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Human blood and a blood substitute | ? | ? |
BloodRayne series | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Vamps | No | Yes | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
The Strain | Only with humans and creates damphir | No | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | Direct contact by a worm through a wound or orifice or using a stinger in their tongue to infect humans with the worm |
Blood Alone | No | No | No | Yes | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
Anno Dracula series | No | Yes | No | No | No | Human and animal blood | ? | ? |
Hotel Transylvania | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Artificial blood substitute; human blood edible but unhealthy | ? | ? |
Vampireology | No | No | No | Yes | No | Only human blood may sustain them, though the Hunter somehow learned how to subsist on animal blood. | ? | ? |
Blood Moon | Yes | True vampires can, but a puppet's bite is simply fatal. | ? | ? | No | Human blood | If the victim is too old for transformation, the venom will burn and cause a painful death. | ? |
Shadowspawn series | Yes | No | No | No | No | Eat normal human food, only really need blood to power abilities | Feeding is addictive for victims. | It may be possible to make a human into a Shadowspawn through genetic manipulation, but the technology isn't presently available. |
Shadowrun | ? | Only if the victim is drained of all their essence and even then, only humans become vampires/nosferatu, although elves will become nosferatu if infected with its strain and some metahumans have been reported expressing these outcomes of HMHVV | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | Vampires become sick to their stomachs within an hour of eating human food or drink and are especially sickened by alcoholic drinks |
AdventureQuest | Presumably | No | No | No | No | Blood, although they can eat human food, but to little effect | Leaves them more vulnerable to vampire curse, makes them woozy | ? |
Vampire in Brooklyn | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | Human blood, can drink wine | ? | ? |
The Shadowhunter Chronicles (The Mortal Instruments) | No | No | No | Yes, with complications, see 'other' | No | Most can consume human or animal blood, but they can learn to eat human food to keep up appearances. | Their saliva contains venom that make the pain of a vampire's bite feel like pleasure and increase humans' health for a short while | For a human to be turned into a vampire, one must drink vampire blood, be bitten by other vampires, die, buried and then be reborn and brought back from the dead, then fed blood. |
Penny Dreadful | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | Human blood | ? | ? |
Kate Daniels novels | Unknown, but they are unlikely to try | Likely, as with any virus | Likely, as with any virus | Likely, as with any virus | No | Human or animal blood, possibly other things | ? | Intentional infection |
Den of Shadows | No | No | If the blood is given seconds before death. If not done right, the human became bloodbonded, not a vampire | If not done right, the human became bloodbonded, not a vampire | No | Human blood | ? | ? |
From Dusk till Dawn series | No | Yes | No | ? | No | Human blood | Hallucinations, fever and sickness | ? |
Monster High | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | Human blood or iron supplements | ? | ? |
Kitty Norville novels | ? | Only if the vampire drains the victim | ? | ? | ? | Human blood, a few mouthfuls a night is usually sufficient | ? | It takes several days for a new vampire to awaken. |
American Horror Story: Hotel | Human males can impregnate female vampires; the babies are horribly deformed. | No | Yes | ? | No | Human blood, they can eat food but don't need it | ? | ? |
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | Yes | If desired | ? | ? | No | Human blood | Enslaves the human to the vampire | ? |
Vampire Cheerleaders | ? | If desired | ? | ? | No | Human blood, although they can eat human food as well | Pleasure | Vampire urine is stated to be oddly-colored |
Innistrad | Plausible; vampire children are present, although they could just be children that were turned into vampires. | Yes, they can cut their own cheek or tongue during or prior to the bite in order to infect their victim’s blood with their own | A newly sired vampire’s first 'meal' must be the blood of their sire or they will perish by the next full moon. | A newly sired vampire’s first meal must be the blood of their sire or they will perish by the next full moon. | No | Human blood; their first 'meal' must be the blood of their sire or they will perish by the next full moon. | Plagues the victim with disturbing and erotic dreams | ? |
Blood Lad | Yes | No | ? | ? | They are considered a type of demon, but are not possessed | Anything a human or demon can eat | ? | ? |
Warhammer | No | No | Yes | ? | No | Blood, although if they drink a dragon's blood they will “defeat” their bloodthirst, never needing to drink again | ? | ? |
Seraph of the End | No | No | Yes | No | No, although vampires will become demons under certain circumstances | Human blood | ? | Vampires will become demons if they starve or if their hearts are ripped out and not returned to their chests in time. |
Interviews with Monster Girls | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Blood, but they can survive off of human food if they desire instead | Varies | It appears that vampires can be born of human parents due to some sort of genetic mutation prior to birth. |
The Witcher | Yes | Only in the games; such a thing is not possible in the books | No | No | No | Human blood | ? | Higher vampires can survive without blood, though drinking it strengthens and inebriates them. |
The Adventures of Dr. McNinja | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Human blood, gorilla blood (implied) | ? | Gorillas can also be vampires. |
GURPS | No | Yes, sometimes (also can dominate them) | No | ? | No | Can eat normal foods, but must eat human blood to heal and to avoid daily damage | Dominance, sometimes | Can have other characteristics, depending on the campaign |
The Laundry Files (PHANG Syndrome) | Yes | Bite will put V-Symbionts in destiny entanglement with the victim but will not make them a vampire | No | No | In the form of so-called V-Symbionts | Normal diet supplemented with blood of victims | Victim suffers a Mad Cow Disease-like illness and dies | Vampires are made when V-Symbionts are invoked through algorithmic magic into a host |
Dwarf Fortress | Yes | Template:No) | Yes | Yes | No | Blood | {{dunno} | ? |
Vampirina | Presumeably yes | ? | ? | ? | No | Human food and Transylvanian food, with an affinity for blood oranges | N/A | ? |
Ravnica | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | Blood from living beings (vampires of the Orzhov Syndicate tend to collect blood in the form of tithes from their debtors) | Blood Drinker Vampires will be able to exert some magical influence over their victim | ? |
Setting | Progenitor | Source | Dracula | Supernatural Creatures | Non-Vampire Lovers | Rest in Coffins | Vampire Society or Organizations | Known to Human Society | Terms and nicknames |
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Carmilla | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Hidden | ? |
Bram Stoker's Dracula | ? | ? | Title character |
| Yes | Yes | Dracula and Brides. Also, gypsies are loyal to the count. | Yes, villagers are aware (to some extent, at least) of the count's nefarious nature and try to protect Harker (by partly warning him and offering a religious object). | ? |
Black Sunday | ? | ? | No |
| Yes | Yes | Asa Vajda, Igor Javutich and Dr. Kruvajan | Yes, known to the villagers of Mirgorod. | ? |
Young Dracula | ? | Bite | Father of title character |
| Yes | Yes | All vampires are subjects of the 'Grand High Vampire' and Vampire Council. | ? | ? |
Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles | Akasha | Demonic hybridization with humans | No | Psychics, Witches, Taltos, Werebeasts/Werewolves (possibly; they are mentioned to exist in one novel, but these may have only been rumors), Mummies, Spirits, Ghosts, Angels, Demons, God | Yes | Yes | They are mostly anarchic, but eventually the First Brood act as kings and queens. | Hidden, Lestat tried to out them | ? |
Twilight | ? | Believed to evolve alongside humans | No |
| Yes | They never sleep | The Volturis create and enforce all their laws | Hidden | ? |
Van Helsing | The Devil (Dracula) | Dracula's bite (brides, other vampires) | Main villain | Werewolves, Frankenstein's Monster, Warlocks (mentioned), Demons (The Devil exists), Angels (Said to exist), God (The Christian God) | Yes | Dracula is shown sleeping in a coffin | Dracula, Dracula's brides, other vampires, Dr. Frankenstein, Igor, Velkan Valerious (as a werewolf) | The village in Transylvania knows of the vampires' existence and flee in terror when they see one. | ? |
Hellsing | ? | ? | Title character | Werewolves, Catboy, Ghouls, Hellhound (hound of the baskervilles), Demons (1997 anime), Baobhan Sith (1997 anime) | Yes | Yes | They serve different organizations, like the Hellsing Organization | Hidden | ? |
Nosferatu | ? | ? | Count Orlok (Dracula appears in the remake) |
| No | Yes | Count Orlok only, but in the remake, Harker becomes a vampire after Van Helsing kills Dracula (Orlok) | ? | ? |
The Hunger | ? | Evolved humans whose blood acts as virus in normal humans | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
Fevre Dream | ? | Different species that evolved alongside humans | No | ? mistaken for werewolves and warlocks | No | No | Divided into clans or covens ruled by Bloodmasters, their Messiah is the Pale King | Hidden | People of the Night |
Buffyverse | Maloker | Demonic hybridization with humans | Yes[31] | Many | Yes | Only Dracula | Usually live in packs | The majority of humans remained unaware or in denial of the existence of vampires until Season Eight, when the existence of vampires became public knowledge. | ? |
Blade | Vampires: Dracula/Dagon/Drake | Supernatural virus | Yes |
| Some | No | Vampire society is broken up into houses and the combination of this houses form the Vampire Nation. | Hidden | ? |
Reapers: Jared Nomak | Genetic sequencing of vampire DNA | Yes | ? | No | No | They follow Nomak. | Extinct | ? | |
Night World | Maya Hearth-Woman | Spell | No |
| Yes | No | Patriarchal | Hidden | ? |
Ultraviolet | ? | Virus | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
30 Days of Night(2002) | Vincente and his lover Lilith claimed that they were the parents of all other vampires. | Being described as some kind of virus | ? | No | In some cases | ? | ? | Know with humans then became hidden | ? |
Discworld | ? | ? | No |
| Yes | Some | Several organizations, most prominently the Vampire League of Temperance | Yes | ? |
True Blood | Lilith | Created by God | Yes, in the books, no in the TV series | Maenads, Shapeshifters, Witches, Weres, Fairies, and possibly Demons | Yes | They can choose to rest in coffins or beds | They have a hierarchy with The Authority at the top, magisters in the middle, kings and queens in third place and sheriffs at the bottom. | Out since invention of Trublood | Fangers, Vamps |
The Little Vampire | ? | A comet of soul which fell to the earth hundreds of years ago | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
The Vampire Diaries | Novels: The Old Ones | ? | No | Werewolves, Kitsune, Phantoms, Angels, Malach, Witches | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? |
Television series (full universe): The Originals | A ritual spell cast by a Witch | No | Witches, Werewolves, Doppelgängers, Original Vampires, Hybrids (Vampire and Werewolf), Ghosts, Supernatural Hunters, Immortals, Siphoners, Heretics (Vampire and Siphoner), Sirens, Psychics, Tribrid (Vampire, Werewolf and Witch) | Yes | No, but Originals are often put in coffins when they are daggered | The ones in New Orleans followed Marcel and Klaus for a while, but no real vampire ruler | Hidden, but known to select residents of Mystic Falls and New Orleans. | ? | |
Count Chocula | ? | ? | Brief cameo |
| Children as part of this complete breakfast | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sesame Street | ? | ? | Is a comical reimagining | No | ? | ? | Out | ? | |
Count Duckula | ? | ? | Yes |
| No | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
Vampire Hunter D | ? | ? | Most honored member of Nobility; D's father | Many | Yes | ? | Highly advanced society, now in steady decline | ? | ? |
Let the Right One In | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? |
House of Night | Nyx (possibly) | ? | No |
| Yes | Only red vampyres | Matriarchal | Hidden | ? |
Batman & Dracula | ? | ? | Yes | Werecat | Yes | Yes | They follow some kind of master, either vampire or human. | Hidden | ? |
Preacher | ? | ? | ? |
| Yes | ? | ? | Hidden, only three shown | ? |
American Vampire | Old World bloodline: ? | ? | Yes | Humans with vampire characteristics | Yes | No | They usually follow a vampire leader. | Hidden | ? |
American bloodline: Skinner Sweet | Evolution of the European vampires | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? | |
Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter | ? | ? | Using the name Dracula has been banned. | Wereanimals, Ghouls, Zombies, Naga, Fey, Mer-people | Yes | ? | ? | Out | ? |
Being Human (BBC) | Two brothers | Deal with the devil | No |
| Yes | No | Under the ruling of the Old Ones | Hidden, but some wish to out themselves and enslave humans | ? |
Being Human (Syfy) | ? | ? | No |
| Yes | No | Under the ruling of the Mother and The Dutch | Hidden | ? |
The Saga of Darren Shan | ? | Vampires believe they are descended from wolves; most vampire powers were added to the race by Des Tiny after their genesis. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Divided into Vampire and Vampanese races/cultures | Hidden to most humans | ? |
Moonlight | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
World of Darkness | Caine (VtM) Unknown, origin myth differs by clan (VtR) | Divine curse | Member of the Tzimisce clan (VtM) Founder of the Ordo Dracul covenant, unknown clan membership (VtR) | Many | Yes | Yes | Divided into clans and sects, depending on setting | Hidden | Kindred, leeches |
Blood Omen/Legacy of Kain | Ancient vampyres | The blood curse | No | Many | Yes | They never sleep. | At first, they follow a vampire council and later a vampire king. | They start being one of the dominant species of the planet, later become hunted to near extinction and when they come back they rule the world. | ? |
Night Watch | ? | ? | Probably existed in the universe, but not plot-relevant |
| Yes | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
Underworld | Markus Corvinus | Virus | No |
| Yes | Only the vampire elders while another vampire elder rules | Ruled by Vampire Elders and a Council | They were hidden during the first three films, but their existence became public in Underworld: Awakening. | ? |
Chibi Vampire/Karin | ? | Vampires are a species of the Homogenus, separate from Homo sapiens, but capable of producing sterile hybrid children with humans. | Brief cameo of Bram Stoker's book |
| Yes | ? | Clans/families control various territories with treaties and all-clan-meetings once a year. | Hidden within Japan | ? |
Vampire Academy | ? | ? | No |
| Yes | No | Monarchy | Hidden | ? |
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter | Elizabeth Báthory (oldest known vampire in the book's universe; Adam (in the film) | Demonic hybridization with humans | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Mostly solitary with some factions, such as the one allied with the confederate united states (book); led by Adam (film) | Hidden, although many wish to rise up against humans and enslave them | ? |
The Lost Boys | ? | ? | No | Hellhounds | None shown | ? | Gang run by sire | Hidden | ? |
Dungeons & Dragons | By individual campaign or setting; Strahd von Zarovich in Ravenloft | Negative Material Plane | No | Many | Yes | Yes | Usually solitary, although they may organize into small groups | Varies by campaign and setting | ? |
Forever Knight | ? | ? | No | No | Yes[45][42] | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
The Parasol Protectorate | ? | Implied to be virus or similar, only works on those with excess soul | ? |
| Yes | ? | Most vampires are in hives, led by a single queen, the only female. | Out in Britain and help in the government, hidden (but known) in many other countries | ? |
Necroscope series | Shaitan | Vampiric leech | No |
| No | ? | Divided on two different 'factions', with lords and ladies on top | ? | ? |
Moon Child | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
Daybreakers | A vampire bat | Virus | No | No | ? | No | ? | Out, run society | ? |
Dark Shadows | ? | Witch's Curse; vampire bat | No | Witches, Wizards, Satanic warlocks, Demons, Ghosts, Werewolves, Naga, Frankensteinian Hominids, The Phoenix | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
Frostbiten | Maria is the progenitor of the Swedish vampires, but there are older ones. | Believed to be a virus but implied to be supernatural | No | ? | No | Yes | The vampire horde made up of Sebastian, John and the other teens, Annika and Maria. | The films ends with the vampires taking over the entire Norrland. | ? |
The Dresden Files | ? | ? | Mentioned to still be alive | Wizards, Werewolves (several types), Fae (many types), Angels, Demons, Dragons, Ghosts | Definitely for White Court, probable for Red Court, unknown for Black and Jade | ? | Formal vampire courts: White, Red, Black, and Jade | No | Succubi and incubi (White Court only) |
The Sims | ? | ? | No | Ghosts, Aliens, Werewolves, Zombies, Wizards and Witches, Bigfoot, Djinns, Fairies, PlantSims, Mermaids, Mummies | Yes | Possible to be made | Yes | ? | ? |
Touhou Project series | ? | ? | Remilia claims to be a descendant, although she is not. |
| ? | Yes | ? | There is no secret about the mythological creatures who live in Gensokyo; Gensokyo itself is isolated from 'our' world, though. | ? |
Marvel Comics | Varnae | Spell from the Darkhold | Yes | Many | Yes | ? | Divided on Vampire Sects | Hidden | ? |
Fright Night | ? | ? | No | Familiars/Ghouls | Yes | Yes | Jerry Dandrige controlled all the vampires he created. | Hidden | ? |
We Are the Night | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | No | Louise coven. There are possibly others around the world. | ? | ? |
Blindsight(2007) | Homo sapiens vampiris coevolved with baseline humans as predator; speciation occurred around 400000–500000 years BP. | X chromosome mutation | No | No | Likely, but not documented | No | Solitary | Originally solitary predators, became extinct due to 'crucifix glitch' and proliferation of perpendicular lines due to human technology. Species fully recreated in the late 21st century and eventually reestablished position as apex predator on a virtual reality-befuddled humanity. | ? |
Blood: The Last Vampire | ? | The original Chiropterans evolve alongside humans, while the actual are human/chiropteran hybridization. | No | No | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? |
Blood+ | ? | Believed to evolve alongside humans | No | No | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? |
Trinity Blood | Methuselahs: ? | Injection of the Bacillus nanomachines in human bodies | No | No | Yes | No | The Methuselahs have their capital in Byzantium. | Yes | ? |
Crusniks: All four Crusniks were created around the same time | Installation of the Crusnik nanomachines in the bodies of four test tube babies | No | No | Yes | No | They have gained a high position of power, as commanders during the Human-Methuselah war and as leaders after the war. | No | ? | |
Supernatural | The Alpha Vampire | The power of Eve | No | Many | Yes | No | Organized into nests | No | ? |
DC Comics | Cain | Divine curse | ? | Many | Yes | No | Ruled by a vampire king or queen | No | ? |
Sanctuary | ? | Evolve alongside humans | No | Many | Yes | ? | Monarchy | Used to rule the world until humans rose up against their oppressors and hunted them to extinction | Homo vampiris |
Rosario + Vampire | Dracula | ? | Alucard[46] | Many | Yes | No | Families are headed by a First Ancestor. | Hidden | ? |
Charmed | ? | ? | No | Many | Yes | No | Ruled by queens | No | ? |
Wizards of Waverly Place | ? | ? | No | Many | Yes | Yes | ? | Hidden | ? |
Gantz | ? | They are the result of numerous nanomachines within the human body. | No | Aliens | Yes | No | They are members of some criminal organization. | Hidden | ? |
Adventure Time | ? | ? | ? | Many | Yes | ? | Marceline is 'The Vampire Queen' as she was in the grand meeting of Ooo royalty. | Yes | ? |
Vampire Knight | Ancestors | Pureblood descended from the Ancestors | No | Vampire Hunters | Yes | Sometimes | A Senate was established to govern them. | Hidden | ? |
Castlevania series | Carmilla in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | In Lord of Shadow, Carmilla was half good and half evil; after her death, her evil half stay on earth as the first vampire. | Yes | Many | Yes | Yes | Ruled by Dracula | ? | ? |
Split | ? | ? | No |
| Yes | No | Organized by a Vampire Council, a council of vampires with the authority to judge and define laws, which has to obey the Blood Chosen's rules | Hidden | ? |
Tsukihime | True Ancestors: Crimson Moon Brunestud | Created by the Earth as a defense mechanism against humans, but were born with a flaw: thirst for blood | There are two versions of him: one based on Vlad II, and the other on Count Dracula. | Aristoteles, Familiars, Demons, Humunculus, Phantasmal Species, Spirits, Mages | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? |
Dead Apostles | Created to act as counter-measures in the case of a True Ancestor being overwhelmed by his or her thirst for blood | No | ? | Yes | No | The Twenty Seven Ancestors of the Dead Apostles act as a form of ruling body. | Hidden | ? | |
Stargate | Ancients | Human/Iratus bug hybridization | No |
| Yes | They hibernate on hibernation pods. | Hive society | Their existence is public in the Pegasus Galaxy, but on Earth only few humans know they exist. | Wraith |
Hollows series | ? | Virus | No |
| Yes | No | Organized in camarillas with a vampire master at the top | Out since the Turn | ? |
Black Blood Brothers | ? | ? | ? | None shown | Yes | They can choose to rest in coffins or in beds | Only in the special zone where they are divided into houses; Kowloon Children have their own hierarchy as well | Hidden to most humans | ? |
Stephen King | ? | Descended from the Prim | No | Many | Yes | Yes | Types one usually control the other types. | Hidden | ? |
Vampirella | Lillith | Children between Lillith and demons | Yes | Many | Yes | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
The Elder Scrolls | Molag Bal | Magical ritual, disease | No | Many | Yes | Yes | Divided in various clans and factions | Yes | ? |
My Babysitter's a Vampire | ? | ? | No |
| Yes | No | The Vampire Council | Hidden | ? |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Pillar Men | Stone Mask | No |
| Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? |
The Librarian | Judas Iscariot | Divine Curse | Yes | Many | Yes | No | Dracula wants to control all of them. | Hidden | ? |
David Wellington | ? | ? | No | Undead | Yes | Yes | They follow a vampire elder. | But believed to be extinct | ? |
Darkstalkers | ? | ? | No | Many | Yes | Demitri was shown to have at least rested in one while regaining his power after banishment to the human world | He is the king of all his servants. | Yes | Classified as 'Darkstalkers' alongside all other monsters |
The Historian | Vlad Ţepeş | Magical ritual (possibly) | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Dracula control all of them | Hidden | ? |
Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi | ? | Their own world | No |
| Yes | No | Not anymore, since Saitohimea is the last surviving vampire | Only to certain organizations (the Church, the military, etc.) | ? |
Monogatari | Possibly none, since 'Oddities' like vampires were born of human belief | Human beliefs and emotions; bites | ? | Many | Yes | Some, mostly the 'old-fashioned' ones | Some own a private castle and live with their minions | Mostly hidden, shrouded in rumours or only known to a handful of individuals | ? |
Saga of the Noble Dead | ? | ? | No | Many | Yes | No | Covens | Hidden | ? |
Doctor Who | Great Vampires: ? | Evolved in their home planet | Yes | Aliens | Yes | No | ? | No | ? |
Vampires: Great vampires | Great vampire bite | Yes | Aliens | Yes | No | They live in covens. | No | ? | |
Dance in the Vampire Bund | ? | Evolved humans | No | Werewolves | Yes | ? | Monarchy | Yes | ? |
BloodRayne series | ? | ? | No | Dhampir, Daemites, Maraisreq, Diseased, Mutates, Demons | Yes | No | Ruled by some superior vampire | Hidden | ? |
Vamp | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? |
Vamps | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | No | Covens | Hidden | ? |
The Strain | The Ancient Ones | From the body of an archangel that was cut into seven parts | No | ?
| Yes | ? | Each strain follows the Ancient that created it. | Out since The Night Eternal | ? |
Blood Alone | ? | ? | There are elements based on Dracula, like characters and terms. |
| Yes | No | Ruled by vampire elders | Hidden | ? |
Anno Dracula | ? | ? | Yes | Many | Yes | Yes | Divided in bloodlines | Out | ? |
Hotel Transylvania | ? | ? | One of main characters | Many | Yes | Yes | Dracula is owner of the hotel and the leader of his friends; his castle is a haven for his family and other supernatural creatures. | Hidden | ? |
Vampireology | Belial, Ba'al and Moloch | Bloodthirst | No | Werewolves, Ghouls, Zombies, Angels, God, Dragons, Griffins (if considered canonical with the rest of the Ology series, many more) | Yes | No | ? | Hidden | ? |
Blood Moon | ? | Virus/evolution | No |
| Yes | No | Territorial covens | Yes | ? |
Shadowspawn series | ? | Genetics | Mention was made of Stoker being 'useful', implying that Dracula is fictional. | halfbreeds | Yes | No | Yes | Hidden | Shadowspawn, Homo nocturnis; most mythological monsters (e.g. oni, loup-garou) |
Shadowrun | Unknown, possibly none considering it is a virus | Human Meta-Human Vampire Virus, a magical retrovirus with multiple strains (one of which turns humans into werewolves) | ? | Many | Yes | No | ? | Out since the return of magic to the Earth | ? |
AdventureQuest | Possibly Safiria | Curse | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
The Shadowhunter Chronicles (The Mortal Instruments) | Vlad III and members of his court | Hecate powers | Yes | Shadowhunters or Nephilim, Warlocks (term used for both sexes), Werewolves, Endarkened, Ghosts, Fay, Forsaken, Angels, Demons, God, Fay/Nephilim hybrids | Yes | No | Loosely organized geographically into covens | Hidden | ? |
Penny Dreadful | Fallen Angel | Divine curse | Yes | Many | Yes | No | Packs | Hidden | ? |
Kate Daniels novels | ? | Virus | ? | Many, including shifters, necromancers, and mages | Nonsapient, they would probably eat anyone that tried. | No | No intrinsic society, but the necromancers who control them, the People, are highly organized. | Yes | Homo sapiens immortuus |
Den of Shadows | Siete | Nyeusi blood | No | Many | Yes | No | Divided in five linajes | Hidden | ? |
From Dusk till Dawn series | Believed to descend from the Aztecsnake god | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Hidden | ? |
Monster High | ? | ? | Yes | Many | Yes | Yes | ? | Hidden | ? |
Kitty Norville novels | ? | Lucifer | ? |
| ? | ? | Most cities have Masters. | Recently revealed | Homo sapiens sanguinis |
American Horror Story: Hotel | ? | Supernatural virus | No |
| Yes | They can choose to rest in coffins or beds. | ? | Hidden | ? |
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | 'Vampire Road' | The consumption of God's flesh and blood by 'Vampire Road' | ? | Various types of Yōkai and Ama-Vampires | Yes | No | Some sort of unexplained hierarchy | Hidden | ? |
Vampire Cheerleaders | ? | ? | ? | Many | Yes | No | Cheerleader coven and possibly many others | Hidden | ? |
Innistrad | Edgar Markov | Magic ritual performed by the Markov progenitor, Edgar Markov and eleven others; involved the demon Shilgengar and the consumption of an angel's blood | No | Many | Yes | Some | Divided into four main bloodlines (Innistrad vampires) | Yes | ? |
Blood Lad | ? | Demon World | ? | Many | Yes | ? | Ruled over by the Demon King | Hidden | ? |
Warhammer | Lahmia | Elixir of Immortality | No | Many | ? | ? | Divided into six main bloodlines | ? | ? |
Seraph of the End | The 'First Progenitor' | Curse | ? | Demons | ? | Yes | Divided into various factions | Yes | ? |
Interviews with Monster Girls | ? | Vampires, like most demi-humans, are described as being humans with supernatural characteristics and limitations. | ? | Many | Possibly | No | ? | Out | ? |
The Witcher | The Conjunction of Spheres | Separate species from humans, native to another world | No | Many | Yes | No | Ruled by elders | Yes | ? |
The Adventures of Dr. McNinja | ? | Yes | ? | Lycanthropes, Human magic users, Demons, Ghosts, Headless Horsemen, Lobster People | Yes | ? | Vampires run the Red Cross. | ? | Ape-ula (Gorilla Vampire) |
GURPS | Varies by individual campaign or setting | Varies by individual campaign or setting | Varies by individual campaign or setting | Varies by individual campaign or setting | Varies by individual campaign or setting | Mandatory, must contain soil of homeland | Varies by individual campaign or setting | Varies by individual campaign or setting | ? |
The Laundry Files | ? | V-Symbionts, micro-organisms from a parallel reality | No | Zombies | Yes | No | Yes | Initially hidden, latter co-opted by the Laundry | 'Vampire' is seen as a derogatory term; cryptonym 'OPERA CAPE'; the administrative term is 'PHANG' |
Dwarf Fortress | ? | Divine curse | No | ? | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? |
Vampirina | ? | ? | Mentioned to exist | Werewolves, Frankenstein monsters, witches, mummies, ghosts, gargoyles, skeletons, 'cute' monsters, others | N/A | Coffin-shaped beds | Transylvania: a town where monsters coexist in harmony; Pennsylvania: a place where humans are unaware of the existence of monsters. | Hidden, only known to Vee's friends | ? |
Ravnica | Blood Drinker Vampires have no known progenitor, but the Mind Drinkers are said to have been created by Szadek | ? | No | Many | ? | No | Vampires possess no government of their own, but are often members of the Orzhov Syndicate or House Dimir, although vampires can be of other guilds or even guildless | Vampires are no secret on Ravnica and often walk among the populace (attitudes towards them varies by guild) | ? |