- "I like to bite them back."
- ― Travis Kidd (American Vampire)
- "Eat it, Twilight."
- ― Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- "Joey: So I’m guessing non of those weapons worked?
Frank: Well the stake worked on my f-cking leg, she used the crucifix on Peter like a f-cking pen cushion, and the garlic did f-ck all!
Joey: Well I have one thing we know does work. When I jabbed her with this she was out, out. If we can corner her it’s nighty, night.
Frank: The sleeping beauty act was bulls-it.
Joey: No it wasn’t I checked her pulse and her breathing was slow and steady." - ― Joey and her group on how to kill a vampire (Abigail; 2024)
The character is an expert hunter and destroyer of vampires. Variation of Undead Slayer.
Also Called[]
- Vampire Hunter/Killer
- Vamp Slayer/Hunter/Killer
Properties[]
The user can kill vampires and vampiric beings, whatever it may be, and is able to handle the strongest, toughest, most dangerous of vampires and gain resistance to their powers. They can also be immune to becoming a vampire if they are bitten or otherwise attempted to be turned.
Associated Powers[]
- Death Inducement; to vampires.
- Enhanced/Supernatural Combat
- Greater Damage Effectivity
- Vampirology Mastery
- Vampire Power Immunity
- Vampire Power Negation
- Vampirism Immunity
Relationships/Variations[]
- Dhampir Physiology
- Disease Immunity
- Kresnik Physiology
- Omnislayer
- Supernatural Hunter
- Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
- True Hero
- Unavertable Death
- Undead Slayer
- Vampire Manipulation
- Vampire Physiology
Limitations[]
- Transcendent Vampires may be difficult to slay.
- May need some abilities/skill to kill some types of vampires
Example Characters[]
See Also Vampire Hunter.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Iscariot, Vatican Section XIII (Hellsing)
- Hellsing Organization (Hellsing)
- Ripple/Hamon Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Jean Pierre Polnareff (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series)
- Kirika Akatsuki (Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
- Vampire Hunters (Vampire Knight)
Comics/Cartoons[]
- Marceline (Adventure Time)
- Felicia Book (American Vampire)
- Travis Kidd (American Vampire)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (Batman vs Dracula)
- Atsuo Uchida/Silver (DC Comics)
- Cody Barrow/Master Gunfighter (DC Comics)
- Order of the Van Helsings (DC Comics)
- Liesel Van Helsing (Grimm Fairy Tales Comics)
- Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
- Frank Drake (Marvel Comics)
- Hannibal King (Marvel Comics)
- Mercedes Brooks/Knightblade (Marvel Comics)
- Michiyo Watanabe (Marvel Comics); via Silver Scythe
- Quincy Harker (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel van Helsing (Marvel Comics)
- Silvereye (Marvel Comics)
- Tighe (Marvel Comics)
- Pinocchio (Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer)
- Michelangelo (TMNT 2012)
- Anthony (Ultimate Marvel); formerly
- Michael Morbius (Ultimate Marvel)
- Stick (Ultimate Marvel)
- Peter Parker/Blood Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man)
- Vampirella (Vampirella)
- Van Helsing Family (Vampirella)
- Adam van Helsing
- Conrad van Helsing
- Jefferson Twilight (The Venture Bros.)
Literature[]
- Anita Blake (Anita Blake)
- Dark-Hunters (Dark-Hunter series)
- Jackmans (Demon Accords)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Ana Lucia Cruz/Joey (Abagail; 2024)
- Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)
- Bloodpack (Blade II)
- Nightstalkers (Blade: Trinity)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Charley Brewster (Fright Night)
- Daniel Elkins (Supernatural)
- Gordon Walker (Supernatural)
- John Winchester (Supernatural)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Alaric Saltzman (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Brotherhood of the Five (The Vampire Diaries)
- Founding Families of Mystic Falls (The Vampire Diaries)
- Matt Donovan (The Vampire Diaries)
- Mikael (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Penny Ares (The Vampire Diaries)
- Rayna Cruz (The Vampire Diaries)
- The Town Council (The Vampire Diaries)
- Tripp Cooke (The Vampire Diaries)
- Tyler Lockwood (The Vampire Diaries)
- Van Helsings (Van Helsing TV Series)
Tabletop Games/Video Games[]
- Cainite Heresy (Chronicles of Darkness)
- Malleus Maleficarum (Chronicles of Darkness)
- Vampire Hunter Inquisitors (Pathfinder)
- Vampire Hunters (Warhammer Fantasy)
- Children of Lazarus (World of Darkness)
- Children of Osiris (World of Darkness); via Bardo
- Fathers of the Good Death (World of Darkness)
- Minsc (Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn/Forgotten Realms)
- Jeremy (Blood Knights)
- Rayne (BloodRayne series)
- Belmont Clan (Castlevania series); via Vampire Killer
- Belmont Clan (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow)
- M17 (DARK)
- The Fanatic (Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court)
- Dawnguard (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard)
- Users of the Barbed Cross (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood)
- Moebius the Time Streamer (Legacy of Kain); via Moebius's Staff
- Templars (Plague Inc.)
- Kresnik (Shin Megami Tensei)
- Vampire Slayer (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Vampire Hunter (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Grünfeld Bach (Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines)
- Guards of Priwen (Vampyr)
Web Comics[]
- Joe (Planet Land Comic's Blood Rush)
- Tiffany Winters (Pixie Trix Comix - Magick Chicks)
- Nale (The Order of the Stick)
- Belkar Bitterleaf (The Order of the Stick)
Other[]
- Vampire Hunters (Folklore)
Known Items[]
- Wooden Teeth (American Vampire)
- UV Grenade (Blade II)
- Bone Jack (Blade: Trinity)
- Vampire Killer (Castlevania)
- Auriel's Bow (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard)
- Dawnguard War Axe (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard)
- Dawnguard Warhammer (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard)
- Dawnbreaker (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Barbed Cross (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood)
- Silver Scythe (Marvel Comics)
- Datusha (Mortal Kombat)
- Alternate Kaia's Spear (Supernatural)
- Anti-Vampire Device (Supernatural)
- The Colt (Supernatural)
- Vampire Irradiation Gun (Supernatural)
- Vamptonite (Supernatural)
- Ultraviolet ammunition (Underworld series)
- The Phoenix Sword (The Vampire Diaries)
- White Oak Ash Daggers (The Vampire Diaries)
- White Oak Stake (The Vampire Diaries)
- Anti-Vampire Weapons (Vampire Knight)