Vampire: Difference between revisions

In at least [[Universe (Parallax)|one universe]], it was possible to turn into a vampire over time after being bitten by a regular vampire, but this was not a given. These vampires needed human blood to survive, and did not drink any other beverages. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Camera Shy (short story)|Camera Shy]]'') They were invisible in mirrors ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Camera Shy (short story)|Camera Shy]]'') They would gain a temporary bond with the person whose blood they'd drunk, allowing the vampire to sense their location. This had particularly spectacular effect when a vampire attempted to drink some of [[Jenny Everywhere]]'s blood. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere (short story)|The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere]]'')

 

In that and other universes, vampires were weak to direct sunlight; in some circumstances, their skin began to burn after a few seconds of exposure, though they could quickly recover from this if taken back into shade. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallax (short story)|Parallax]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Letter From Beyond (comic story)|A Letter From Beyond]]'') While “sleeping” in the daytime, vampires would go catatonic, becoming indistinguishable from freshly-dead cadavers. They could, if necessary, be forcibly awakened early by dripping some blood into their mouth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere (short story)|The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere]]'')

 

In [[Universe F (Infinity Apartment)|another universe]], vampires needed human blood to survive, though a synthetic substitute existed, but they could walk in the sunlight unprotected with no visible ill effects. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Infinity Apartment (comic story)|Infinity Apartment]]'')

Many vampires had sharp canines, which were more properly referred to as fangs instead of teeth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Century Smith and the Time Terror (short story)|Century Smith and the Time Terror]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Infinity Apartment (comic story)|Infinity Apartment]]'', ''[[Jenny Everywhere in the House of Terror (comic story)|Jenny Everywhere in the House of Terror]]'') Some had unusually-coloured eyes: [[Alan (Infinity Apartment)|Alan]]'s were golden, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Infinity Apartment (comic story)|Infinity Apartment]]'') while the fake [[Dracula]] appearance once used by [[Strach]] had eyes with yellow “whites” and red irises. The latter also had pointy ears. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere in the House of Terror (comic story)|Jenny Everywhere in the House of Terror]]'') [[Ibdis]] had extremely pointy ears, as well as chalk-white skin ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Letter From Beyond (comic story)|A Letter From Beyond]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet the Undead (short story)|Meet the Undead]]'', etc.) and clawed fingers. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Simple Logic (comic story)|Simple Logic]]'') [[Kim]] could temporarily develop clawed fingers as a defense mechanism when startled or otherwise made to go feral. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere (short story)|The Absquatulation of Jenny Everywhere]]'')