vampire mythos

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

i was trying to think about something that ALL vampire mythos have in common.

*they have fangs (nope, Kindred vamps don't)
*they can't be in the sun (nope, Dracula and Mick can be)
*they sleep during the day (nope, a lot of vamps are awake during the day - most are just not out in the sun)
*they hate garlic (nope, my vamps love garlic on things, 'specially spaghetti)
*they abhor crosses (depends what the wielder believes in)
*they can't eat real food (nope, there are some vamps that can, they just don't get any sustinance from it)

*they drink blood. this was it, the one thing that i thought of that crosses all mythos.

what do you guys all think?
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Comments

[jinxed-wood.livejournal.com]

Fire can kill/injure all of them?

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

I would say that in general, they can all be terrible monsters if the Hunger gets out of control. Also, decapitation ALWAYS kills them - ALWAYS. What's the thing about silver? THat it's poison? Is that universal as well?

*wages finger at you*

No forgetting Josef - in fact, it seems as though he likes to take risks with the sun mroe than Mick does... I think they're more LIKELY to sleep during the day than night because of the sun sensitivity. Another thing in vampire lore (mythos whatever) is that a stake to the heart kills them - in Moonlight it doesn't, just paralyzes them. :D

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Good one!

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

that's a good one too!

I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[westly-roanoke.livejournal.com]

Sorry, you can stab the crap out of my vampire with a silver blade and it'll just piss him off.

His weakness is wood, a wooden blade will hurt him. (Kind of like Vampire: the Masquerade)

And if you saw "subspecies" The vampire there came back from Decapitation. I think that Lydia from Forever Knight (Lacroix's kid) came back from it too.

And I've found some vampires just turn into big wussies if they don't get enough blood. They just curl up and die.

Blood's not a universal thing either, unfortunately. "Children of the Night" by Mercadies Lackey had three types of vampires, blood (nice guy!), psi, and Soul. The X-files had a fat sucking vampire.

I think the only thing I can really see is that they all crave something to sustain them that normal people don't. Be it blood, energy, or sex.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

heheh... yeah. about the decapitation.

i don't know about the silver being universal, though.

i think vamps sleep during the day is cause they're nocturnal.

no, the stake is not universal for immobilizing them - it kills the Buffy vamps.

Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

yeah, there's a whole thing at my LJ itself about not needing the blood - but more the universal thing is they're parasites, and need to feed off of *something*

Lacroix's daughter was Divia. i didn't realise she was beheaded though....

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

in most mythos, stakes immobilise the vamps. i know the stakes kill 'em in Buffy - less bodies to clean up. ;)

Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[westly-roanoke.livejournal.com]

Damn, it's been forever since I looked up her name. ::Giggles::

Parasites is a good way to put it. ::nodnod::

That's what I got from what I'd read, that Lacroix had beheaded her, the devious little poisoner that she is...::gris::

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[trystan830.livejournal.com]

a few people used the term parasite at my LJ. it works.

well, i'm rewatching all of FK, started a few weeks ago, so i'll get there. Divia certainly was a bitch!

Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

LOL.

I did not see it, and decapitation seems to kill just about everything.

Really? Wussie vampires when they don't get enough blood? That'd be... interesting to see. Although i suppose not quite as compelling as the monsters we see.

Eww... fat sucking vampire! Although, good for the US population!

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

Well I KNOW stakes kill Buffy vamps - :P

*pouts a little*

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

Hmm...

*squees and hugs your icon*

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

LOL!!! :P

Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[westly-roanoke.livejournal.com]

I should re-watch all of it too. Just for fun. I'm kind of stuck watching moonlight right now, because I can watch it at work.

My vampire has reffered to himself as a parasite when he gets all emo and whiny.

[westly-roanoke.livejournal.com]

I think that comes from the Ooooooooold legends of if you pin them to the ground with wood, they cant get back up again.

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

I got bored today and made a sexy, sexy "Blood" header... actually I started last night but then got distracted looking at boy ass.

Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

oooh cool! my daughter has a dance class on Saturdays, so i catch up on my FK eps then. i'll probably post my picspams here too! :D

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

yeah, that could be, i'm sure.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

LOL!!!

can i see your header?

Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[westly-roanoke.livejournal.com]

Yeah, myself, I love watching them give into their inner Beasts, or, of course, being forced to is always fun!

Yeah...Hm. Trying to remember...I know I've read about some and was like "Aww, he's just gonna whine about being hungry?"

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

I shall post it after I answer the "Seven Icons" thing in my journal :D

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

if you don't mind the ads, you can get the plus account and have 15. ;D

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

cool! :D

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

oh... crap. i don't remember. i know in the movie they staked Lucy to get her back in the coffin, and the closed the lid.

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

I have plus right now, which equals ads but 15 icons.

*grabby hands to your icon*

I really need friends I can squee over things with that live near me, I'm beginning to think. LOL.

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

Oh, you will be getting LOTS of squeeing - *points to some of your user icons, jumps into the pile of them*

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

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Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

*nod nod*

And I probably could have used a good laugh last week.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

oh... pretty!!

(can i use it for the comm?)

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

So totally - I got the "main" vampires that I've seen or liked. I heart Lacroix (mostly because his last name is French and so is mine) but how many more med can FIT into that banner?

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

i know!!!

i was thinking of actually the Lacroix/Janette/Nick trio, but again - how do you FIT everyone in there!

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

Knight Visions (or Vision, not sure which) has an INCREDIBLE header.... I mean, it's for their page of coure, but it's got... four or five FK characters on it, I would assume all vampires but I didn't think there were as many as they've got.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

well, ok, add Urs and Vachon and Screed too.

yeah, i knew Kristen back on the FK scifi board. btw, check out the new header! :D

[arathisiewen.livejournal.com]

Hm.... can the header be longer?? that could solve some issues, LOL.

Urs, Vachon, Screed, Lacroix? And Janette?

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

LOL!! don't worry about it, and just check the header on the comm. :P

Re: I *LOVE* Vampire lore!

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

you're right about Divia - this was on the FK wiki entry... "Lucius was in love with a woman named Selene who had a young pre-teen daughter named Divia whom he embraced as his own daughter."

since it's on wiki take that as you will....but yes, Divia is Lacroix's vamp sire.

Re: "Life can cheat death, it will always find a way."

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

yeah.. you're right.

also, i'm rewatching FK - since i got them on DVD from a friend... so i'll get there in due time. i'm only up to 1x04. heh.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

actually, there's some goodies on this post at my LJ, too... but yes on the hunger in general - it's more like a parasite - vamps feed on *something*... yeah, like the arduer, too.