Archetype:Vampire Slayer

Vampire Slayer
Julius Belmont (Castlevania series) was a member of the Belmont Clan who actually managed to permanently kill Dracula himself during the Demon Castle War in 1999.
Power/Ability to:	Kill vampires.

"I like to bite them back."

― Travis Kidd (American Vampire)

The power to kill vampires. Variation of Supernatural Hunter Physiology and Undead Slayer.

Also Called

• Vampire Hunter/Killer

Capabilities

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.

Applications

• Death Inducement; to vampires.
• Enhanced/Supernatural Combat
• Vampire Intuition
• Vampire Power Immunity
• Vampire Power Negation
• Vampirism Immunity

Variations

• Kresnik Physiology
• Vampiric Toxicity

Associations

• Dhampir Physiology
• Disease Immunity
• Omnislayer
• Supernatural Hunter Physiology
• Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
• True Hero
• Unavertable Death
• Undead Slayer
• Vampire Manipulation
• Vampire Physiology

Limitations

• Transcendent Vampires may be difficult to slay.

Known Users

See Also Vampire Hunter.

Anime/Manga

• Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• D (Vampire Hunter D)
• Vampire Hunters (Vampire Knight)
  • Kaien Cross
  • Kaito Takamiya
  • Toga Yagari
  • Yuki Kuran
  • Zero Kiryu

Comics/Cartoons

• Felicia Book (American Vampire)
• Travis Kidd (American Vampire)
• Atsuo Uchida/Silver (DC Comics)
• Order of the Van Helsings (DC Comics)
  • Van Helsing
• Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
• Frank Drake (Marvel Comics)
• Hannibal King (Marvel Comics)
• Michiyo Watanabe (Marvel Comics); via Silver Scythe
• Quincy Harker (Marvel Comics)
• Rachel van Helsing (Marvel Comics)
• Silvereye (Marvel Comics)
• Tighe (Marvel Comics)
• 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)

Live Television/Movies

• Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)
• Bloodpack (Blade II)
• Nightstalkers (Blade: Trinity)
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Gordon Walker (Supernatural)
• Alaric Saltzman (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Brotherhood of the Five (The Vampire Diaries)
  • Alexander
  • Connor Jordan
  • Galen Vaughn
  • Jeremy Gilbert
• Founding Families of Mystic Falls (The Vampire Diaries)
  • Barnette Lockwood
  • George Lockwood
  • Giuseppe Salvatore
  • Johnathan Gilbert
  • Marianna Lockwood
  • Samantha Gilbert
  • William Forbes
• 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)
  • Bill Forbes
  • Carol Lockwood
  • Elizabeth Forbes
  • John Gilbert
  • Grayson Gilbert
  • Logan Fell
  • Richard Lockwood
  • Meredith Fell
  • Miranda Sommers-Gilbert
  • Pastor Young
• Tripp Cooke
• Tyler Lockwood
• Van Helsings (Van Helsing TV Series)
  • Scarlett Harker
  • Vanessa Van Helsing

Tabletop Games

• Cainite Heresy (Chronicles of Darkness)
• Malleus Maleficarum (Chronicles of Darkness)
• Children of Lazarus (World of Darkness)
• Children of Osiris (World of Darkness); via Bardo
• Fathers of the Good Death (World of Darkness)

Video Games

• 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 Curse)
• Dawnguard (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard)
• Users of the Barbed Cross (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood)
  • Cole MacGrath
  • Father Ignatius
• Moebius the Time Streamer (Legacy of Kain); via Moebius's Staff
• Templars (Plague Inc.)
• Kresnik (Shin Megami Tensei)
• Vampire Slayer (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Grünfeld Bach (Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines)
• Guards of Priwen (Vampyr)
  • Geoffrey McCullum

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)
  • Artemis
  • Bloody Rose

Gallery

Felicia Book (American Vampire), senior director of the Vassals of the Morning Star, makes use of her enhanced sense of smell, reflexes, and strength as a half-American vampire, alongside wooden ammunition, in her fight against vampires.

Orphaned at a young age after witnessing his parent's brutal murder by the hands of vampires, Travis Kidd (American Vampire) started hunting vampires in order to avenge them...

...wielding Wooden Teeth.

Rayne (BloodRayne series) makes use of her half-vampire heritage to hunt other vampires.

The Dawnguard (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard) is a very proficient order dedicated to the eradication of vampires through sun-based magics and specialized equipment.

Auriel's Bow (The Elder Scrolls V: Dawnguard) is a divine weapon that uses the power of the sun to burn away the undead.

Dawnbreaker (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) is the Daedric Artifact of Meridia, and has the power to "burn away corruption and false life".

The Barbed Cross (inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood) is a vampire-slaying weapon wielded by both Father Ignatius and Cole MacGrath.

Moebius the Time Streamer (Legacy of Kain) could cause serious harm to vampires with his personal staff.

Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics) excels in using his half-vampire state to fight vampires.

The Templars (Plague Inc.), a.k.a. Templar Industries, is a private military corporation that exists to fight vampires formed by the Shadow Plague.

Kresnik (Shin Megami Tensei) is a being that specializes in hunting Kudlak, a type of vampire.

Anthony (Ultimate Marvel) was once considered the world's greatest vampire hunter until he was turned into a vampire and gathered all the vampire clans under his control, becoming the undisputed King of the Vampires.

As the brother of Dracula, Michael Morbius (Ultimate Marvel) can not only fight vampires, but can even turn those who have not been completely converted to vampirism back into humans with his bite.

Peter Parker/Blood Spider (Ultimate Spider-Man) fights the denizens of the Vampire Universe regularly.

Vampire Slayer (Valkyrie Crusade)

Grünfeld Bach (Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines) is an elite vampire hunter and an Inquisitor of the Society of Leopold who can empower himself with True Faith to fight powerful Kindred.

Zero Kiryu (Vampire Knight) is an ex-human vampire, a vampire hunter, and wielder of the anti-vampire handgun Bloody Rose.

Jefferson Twilight (The Venture Bros.), blackula hunter.