History ComicBook / DCVsVampires

** Green Arrow references Batman's contingency plans against the Justice League members, which has been a notable part of the character in stories like ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaTowerOfBabel Tower of Babel]]'' and [[ComicBook/New52 The New 52]]. And like in [[ComicBook/New52 The New 52]] he doesn't have any plan against [[spoiler: Wonder Woman]].

A [[{{Sequel}} second series]], titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', was announced in October 2023. Set six months after the end of the main series it will start publication in 2024.

* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: [[spoiler:Vampire Wonder Woman brings Barbara Gordon and Harley Quiin to the Throne Room in Wayne Tower. They take the elevator]].

** On the mortals' side, several supervillains have allied themselves with superheroes in order to avoid becoming food. Notably, [[spoiler: Killer Croc acts as the guard for the Bottle City of Kandor where the resistance has made their base, Black Manta is a member of the resistance, and several evil geniuses including Professor Pyg, Professor Hugo Strange and the Thinker are shown working on extracting Lex Luthor's blood from Harley Quinn]].

** ''All-Out War'' establishes that vampire bites in this universe are extraordinarily painful ([[spoiler: Captain Cold]] describes the bite as being more painful than being shot in the gut), and their saliva is a powerful anticoagulant. Upon being bitten, a human is likely to either rapidly bleed out or accept being turned in order to stop the pain. Even if they survive that, the bite itself can still force a vampiric transformation, albeit a slower one.

* {{Archenemy}}: While the series' plot eschews the established hero/villain relationships, it uses the trappins of this trope both thematically and visually:

** Similarily, Baron Cinder, aka [[spoiler: vampire Superman needs to use Lex Luthor's armor which combined with his appaerance due to the burning sunlight in his body, makes him a dead ringer for the supervillain, showing how he's [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis become his own antithesis]]]].

** Similarly, [[spoiler: the Joker, who in most incarnations is a mass-murdering psychopath, is killed early on only for the vampires to his persona as a fall guy for their leader. The vampires even stage a scenario for the heroes to find, with his bloodless corpse on display]].
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Both Midnighter and Prometheus have computers in their heads that analyze the situation to show their user how the battle will go. When they face each other, the fight cosists of them looking at each other and their computers simulating every possibly outcome. As Midnighter's is much better, he wins, so Prometheus begrudgingly kills himself.

* BetrayalInsurance: Batman's paranoia leads him to have several contingecies in place, in the case he has to fight his teammates in the Justice League, most of them based on their weakness:

* BigBad: The mysterious new lord of the vampires. Mary, the former queen, kept the vampire community on a tight leash while avoiding direct conflict with the outside world. After killing her, the new ruler initiates a covert invasion to take over the world and subjugate humanity, killing or turning any superhumans who could stand in their way.[[spoiler: In Issue 6, the Vampire King is confirmed to be [[BigBadFriend Nightwing]].]]

* CombatPragmatist: Batman uses the fact that the vampires either can’t or aren’t willing to go all-out (be it because it’ll blow their cover or because they’re pulling their punches against their friends) for all it’s worth, [[spoiler: like tricking Cyborg into a trap or hinding from Green Lantern who isn't battle ready to sucker punch with his KryptoniteFactor]].

* CurbStompBattle: With no weaknesses for them to exploit and being outside their weight class, Batman and Green Arrow are on the receiving end of this by a [[spoiler:vampirized Wonder Woman, who shrugs off everything they throw at her. By the end of the "fight", Bruce only landed a single hit by using holy water when she was about to turn him and can't barely stand on his own]].

** By the end of issue #6, [[spoiler:Nightwing has revealed himself as the King of the Vampires, the Bat-Family is reduced to Alfred, a badly-injured Damian, and the Batgirls, and Superman has been turned. Even worse, the vampiric Justice League have destroyed various seats of power and put fire to the world's forests and jungles to create a cloudy, ashy shroud that puts the planet into perpetual night.]]

** The heroes are a RagtagBunchofMisfits with knightly and mythological motifs (Azrael, Mary Marvel...) assembled by an heroic wizard (John Constantine), to find a mythic MacGuffin (a Lazarus Pit).

** While traveling to Australia, Black Manta tells Steel to be careful as Atlanteans can control the ocean itself. [[spoiler: With the reveal that's actually [[MakingASplash Mera]] using Black Manta’s armor, who better to know about the Atleanteans capabilities to control the water?]]
** At the very beginning of the series, the Vampire King [[spoiler:later revealed to be Nightwing]] warns Hal Jordan to keep the superheroes distracted, because the wrong person finding out who they are could prove disatrous, as the scene cuts to [[spoiler: Barbara Gordon. Because he's [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes unwilling to hurt her]], Barbara ends up being the only mortal capable of getting close enough to Nightwing to trick him and kill him]].

* HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: Probably the first hint that [[spoiler:Hal Jordan was part of the conspiracy from the beginning is the fact he's asks Andrew Bennett this when they're alone.]]

* HumanPopsicle: After being infected, but not fully turned, Captain Cold decides to find a quiet place and uses his Cold Gun on himself, hoping people in the future have found a cure. [[spoiler: He's pretty angry that Midnighter, Deathstroke and Booster Gold thawe him before that]].

* IdealHero / AllLovingHero: Even in the middle of the apocalypse, Mary Marvel is this. She’s not only lost so many people, she knows [[spoiler: her human half is vampirized and is ashamed of it]], yet she's mature, keeps her determination and tries to keep a positive attitude against all odds. Even though she knows perfectly well she’s been working pretty terrible people, she still places her trust and gives everyone a second chance.
* ImpostorExposingTest: Batman tests the Bat Family (and Alfred) to see if they are vampires (having them touch holy water, hold a crucifix or walk under the sun without being hurt). Green Arrow also takes blood samples to try to figure out who if someone is turned. Notably, even after that Bruce still makes a point to withold crucial information and Oliver decides Batman may be turned anyway (and have found a way to subvert whatever test he could come up with), as neither of them trusts the tests to be completely effective. [[spoiler: They're right.]]
* InstantlyProvenWrong: The final lines of the miniseries are [[spoiler:Barbara, now queen of the vampires]] gloating that she has no more weaknesses[[note]]having killed Dick, she is right. She also killed Harley, making sure that whatever agent her blood contains that kills vampires cannot be used against her[[/note]], she rules[[note]]we get a picture of all the vampires in Gotham kneeling outside of the tower, acknowledging her role[[/note]], that all of her enemies have been weakened and a CurbStompBattle shall ensue[[note]]the remaining superheroes on Earth are licking their wounds but they are shown getting ready for this fight, not to mention that a huge number of the superhumans Dick has turned are now dead, including Superman and Power Girl[[/note]], that she will be able to out-think them at every turn[[note]]she is one of the smartest members of the Bat-Family, but she is not invincible on that end. Many other smart people, like John Henry Irons and Damian Wayne, are on the side of the heroes, and we see Alfred and others starting to work on plans right now[[/note]], that the humans are small in number and will be overwhelmed[[note]]there is a much smaller number than they were at the beginning, but thanks to Green Arrow's rebellion, they are now freed, organized and looking for payback[[/note]], and that now they have no hope[[note]]Supergirl has regained her powers, is the only Kryptonian left on the planet, and is starting to clear the ash clouds on some part of Earth that very second. Other stories in the universe like ''All-Out War'' showcase other superhumans alive, including Jenny Quantum - who, as the Spirit of the Century, takes the form of whatever concept moulds said century. And she is still human.[[/note]].

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: A group of vampirized magic users (comprised of Morgan Le Fay, Enchantress, Circe, Jason Blood and Raven) as well as Klarion attack the House of Mystery. By the end of it, Constatine (and by implication, the other wizards there that were trying to come up with a solution to the vampire problem) can't remember where he was or what he was trying to accomplish.

* RedHerring: The Bat-Family spend some time following clues that the king of the vampires is [[spoiler:the Joker, but after Batgirl discovers the Joker's been dead for a while, this leads to Batman realising that the ''true'' vampire king must be one of his team as only they would have known enough about the Joker to plant that many false leads... with the vampire Nightwing killing him at that moment]].

** [[spoiler: Following Martian Manhunter’s advise, Nightwing decides against killing the extraterretrials the vampires won’t turn or feed from, deciding instead to let them go back to their homeworlds. This proves to be a wise decision, as in exchange those [[BystanderSyndrome the galactic community allow the vampires to feed on the humans on Earth without intervening]]]].

* OxymoronicBeing: In life, Baron Cinder needed cosmic radiation, which included UV light, to nourish himself. He still needs to do so as a memmber of the undead, but UV burns him like any other vampire. He's constantly burning as a result, needs Lex Luthor's armor to keep his body from breaking down and wants [[SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious Starfire]] to filter out the UV so he can keep his vampiric advantages.

** [[spoiler: Zig-Zagged with Nightwing. At the end of issue six, Nightwing laments that she wished his brothers could have joined him in unlife, right after crushing Tim's head with zero hesitation and with a smile on his face. Later in Hunters, he lets Alfred and Damian go and says he's sorry for killing members of his own family, as if he hasn't been directly responsible for their deaths.]]

* TheImmune: [[spoiler: Nightwing says they can't turn Martian Manhunter into a vampire, though he explains he's got the best minds of the Vampire Kingdom working on a workaround. [[UnreliableNarrator Provided he wasn't jsut lying about the immunity]], they eventually do so, and find a way to turn both him and Miss Martian]].

A [[{{Sequel}} second series]], titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', was announced in October 2012. Set six months after the end of the main series it will start publication in 2024.

** By the end of ''All-Out War'', [[spoiler:Barbara Gordon, [[MeetTheNewBoss as the new Vampire Queen]], insists that her victory is at hand. [[SequelHook The story]] wisely [[RayOfHopeEnding leaves it ambiguous]].]]

* DarkestHour: By the end of issue #6, [[spoiler:Nightwing has revealed himself as the King of the Vampires, the Bat-Family is reduced to Alfred, a badly-injured Damian, and the Batgirls, and Superman has been turned. Even worse, the vampiric Justice League have destroyed various seats of power and put fire to the world's forests and jungles to create a cloudy, ashy shroud that puts the planet into perpetual night.]]

* FairyTaleMotifs-: ''All-Out War'' styles itself with a lot of FairyTale trappings and imagery, specially as the story advances.

** At the very beginning of the series, the Vampire King [[spoiler:later revealed to be Nightwing]] warns Hal Jordan to keep the superheroes distracted, because the wrong person finding out who they are could rpove disatrous, as the sc ene cuts to [[spoiler: Barbara Gordon. Because he's unwilling to hurt her, Barbara ends up being the only mortal capable of getting close enough to Nightwing to trick him and kill him]].

* TarotMotifs: [[spoiler:Once Punchline ambushes Barbara's crew, who've just snuck into Gotham, she's holding '''The Tower''', which symbolizes sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, and awakening, as well as [[{{Foreshadowing}}being as symbol of human pride]]]].

* TarotMotifs: [[spoiler:Once Punchline ambushes Barbara's crew, who've just snuck into Gotham, she's holding '''The Tower''', which symbolizes sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, and awakening, as well as [[Foreshadowing pride before a fall]]]].

A [[{{Sequel}} second series]], titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', was announced in October 2012. Set six months after the end of the main series it starts publication in 2024.

A [[{{Sequel}} second series]], titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', set six months after the end of the main series, starts publishing in 2024.

A [[{{Sequel second series}}]], titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', set six months after the end of the main series, starts publishing in 2024.

A {{Sequel second series}}, titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', set six months after the end of the main series, starts publishing in 2024.

A [[Sequel second series]], titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', set six months after the end of the main series, starts publishing in 2024.

A sequel, titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', is set to be released in 2024.

** [[spoiler: Barbara Gordon wants to kill Dick Grayson personally, but her lingering feelings for him still put doubts in her head.]]

* TarotMotifs: [[spoiler:Once Punchline ambushes Barbara's crew, who've just snuck into Gotham, she's holding '''The Tower''', which symbolizes sudden change, upheaval, chaos, revelation, and awakening]].

A sequel series, titled ''DC Vs. Vampires: World War V'', is set to be released in 2024.