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*** It ''is'' implied (through Dennis aging year by year like a real child) that Dennis may be vampire with a human growth rate, which would probably include lifespan. However, this is still Fridge Horror, as [[SupernaturallyYoungParent Mavis]] will have to watch not only her husband age and die, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but her son as well]].

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*** It ''is'' implied (through Dennis aging year by year like a real child) that Dennis may be vampire with a human growth rate, which would probably include lifespan. However, this is still Fridge Horror, as [[SupernaturallyYoungParent Mavis]] will have to watch not only her husband age and die, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but her son as well]].well]].
*** Though it could be a case that Vampires (or perhaps Dhampyr) have a case of immortality kicking in around a certain point (using Mavis as an example, somewhere around the later teens/early twenties), so Dennis will grow up to adulthood, then stop aging traditionally.
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** It'll be bad for Dennis as well, because now that he and his family are more immersed in the human world, he'll make plenty of friends in his lifetime who he'll simply outlive. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Imagine 120-year-old Dennis having to attend the funerals of childhood friend after childhood friend, knowing that they're merely the first wave of what's to come...]]

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** It'll be bad for Dennis as well, because now that he and his family are more immersed in the human world, he'll make plenty of friends in his lifetime who whom he'll simply outlive. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Imagine 120-year-old Dennis having to attend the funerals of childhood friend after childhood friend, knowing that they're merely the first wave of what's to come...]]
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* In the Fridge Horror of [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania the first movie]], it's noted that Johnny will have to watch his beloved wife stay the same age while he ages further and further until eventually dying. This movie makes that even ''worse'', because now he'll be forced to watch his vampire wife ''and'' his vampire son outlive him.

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* In the Fridge Horror section of [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania the first movie]], it's noted that Johnny will have to watch his beloved wife stay the same age while he ages further and further until eventually dying. This movie makes that even ''worse'', because now he'll be forced to watch his vampire wife ''and'' his vampire son outlive him.
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*** It ''is'' implied (through Dennis aging year by year like a real child) that Dennis may be vampire with a human growth rate, which would probably include lifespan. However, this is still Fridge Horror, as [[TheImmortal Mavis]] will have to watch not only her husband age and die, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but her son as well]].

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*** It ''is'' implied (through Dennis aging year by year like a real child) that Dennis may be vampire with a human growth rate, which would probably include lifespan. However, this is still Fridge Horror, as [[TheImmortal [[SupernaturallyYoungParent Mavis]] will have to watch not only her husband age and die, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but her son as well]].

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* At first, it seems Drac lost most of his CharacterDevelopment from the first movie, between his denial that Dennis could be human and the extreme lengths he goes through to prove he's a vampire, and while some of it might still be from past prejudices, Vald telling of Drac's own childhood helps explain his actions. To wit:

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* At first, it seems Drac lost most of his CharacterDevelopment {{CharacterDevelopment}} from the first movie, between his denial that Dennis could be human and the extreme lengths he goes through to prove he's a vampire, and while some of it might still be from past prejudices, Vald telling of Drac's own childhood helps explain his actions. To wit:



** His drastic methods was because if all else failed, the final option, as explained by Vlad, was to more or less ''traumatize'' Dennis, which [[PapaWolf Dracula]] would never wish upon his grandson.

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** His drastic methods was because if all else failed, the final option, as explained by Vlad, was to more or less ''traumatize'' Dennis, which [[PapaWolf Dracula]] would never wish upon his grandson.grandson.

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*In the Fridge Horror of [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania the first movie]], it's noted that Johnny will have to watch his beloved wife stay the same age while he ages further and further until eventually dying. This movie makes that even ''worse'', because now he'll be forced to watch his vampire wife ''and'' his vampire son outlive him.
** It'll be bad for Dennis as well, because now that he and his family are more immersed in the human world, he'll make plenty of friends in his lifetime who he'll simply outlive. [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Imagine 120-year-old Dennis having to attend the funerals of childhood friend after childhood friend, knowing that they're merely the first wave of what's to come...]]
*** It ''is'' implied (through Dennis aging year by year like a real child) that Dennis may be vampire with a human growth rate, which would probably include lifespan. However, this is still Fridge Horror, as [[TheImmortal Mavis]] will have to watch not only her husband age and die, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but her son as well]].
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** Of course, the simpler explanation is that it's exactly what it looks like, and Dennis ''did'' see his favorite thing turned into an object of horror, because he'd ''seen his best friend and childhood sweetheart being hurt''.
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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty (to his zing, no less) would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Kakie wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty (to his zing, no less) would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Kakie wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.character.
* At first, it seems Drac lost most of his CharacterDevelopment from the first movie, between his denial that Dennis could be human and the extreme lengths he goes through to prove he's a vampire, and while some of it might still be from past prejudices, Vald telling of Drac's own childhood helps explain his actions. To wit:
** His insistence that Dennis is a "late fanger" is because he himself got his fangs late, meaning his denial was more overconfidence.
** His drastic methods was because if all else failed, the final option, as explained by Vlad, was to more or less ''traumatize'' Dennis, which [[PapaWolf Dracula]] would never wish upon his grandson.

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Kakie wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.
** I thought it was because Bela hurt Winny .... Winny is Dennis's zing after all.
*** Or it could be [[TakeAThirdOption seeing something he only associated with love and safety hurting his zing]] [[LetsGetDangerous kicked his genes into full awakening]].

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* To verify whether or not Dennis was a vampire, why did nobody try to take a picture of him?
** It could be that you don't become a vampire until you get your fangs. So it wouldn't have proved anything.
*** Plus, Dennis is likely half human. A camera working on him would likely be 50%50.

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty (to his zing, no less) would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Kakie wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.
** I thought it was because Bela hurt Winny .... Winny is Dennis's zing after all.
*** Or it could be [[TakeAThirdOption seeing something he only associated with love and safety hurting his zing]] [[LetsGetDangerous kicked his genes into full awakening]].

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* To verify whether or not Dennis was a vampire, why did nobody try to take a picture of him?
** It could be that you don't become a vampire until you get your fangs. So it wouldn't have proved anything.
*** Plus, Dennis is likely half human. A camera working on him would likely be 50%50.
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** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula actually knows Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as a descendant of Dennis Sr.
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** It could be that you don't become a vampire until you get your fangs. So it wouldn't have proved anything.

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** It could be that you don't become a vampire until you get your fangs. So it wouldn't have proved anything.anything.
*** Plus, Dennis is likely half human. A camera working on him would likely be 50%50.
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** I thought it was because Bela hurt Winry .... Winry is Dennis's zing after all

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** I thought it was because Bela hurt Winry .... Winry Winny .... Winny is Dennis's zing after all
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*** Or it could be [[TakeAThirdOption seeing something he only associated with love and safety hurting his zing]] [[LetsGetDangerous kicked his genes into full awakening]].
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* To verify whether or not Dennis was a vampire, why did nobody try to take a picture of him?

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* To verify whether or not Dennis was a vampire, why did nobody try to take a picture of him?him?
** It could be that you don't become a vampire until you get your fangs. So it wouldn't have proved anything.
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** I thought it was because Bela hurt Winry .... Winry is Dennis's zing after all
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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Kakie wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Kakie wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.character.

!!FridgeLogic
* To verify whether or not Dennis was a vampire, why did nobody try to take a picture of him?
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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Cakey wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Cakey Kakie wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved TV character.

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Cakey wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved tv character.

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* Bela's last-ditch attack on Dennis becomes FAR more disturbing once you realize that he's not holding that branch like a club (as one would assume) but like a dagger. How does one go about killing a vampire again? [[WouldHurtAChild A wooden stake to the heart.]]

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Cakey wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved tv character.

!!FridgeHorror
* Bela's last-ditch attack on Dennis becomes FAR more disturbing once you realize that he's not holding that branch like a club (as one would assume) but like a dagger. How does one go about killing a vampire again? [[WouldHurtAChild A wooden stake to the heart.]]
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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Cakey wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved tv character.

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* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Cakey wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved tv character.character.

!!FridgeHorror
*Bela's last-ditch attack on Dennis becomes FAR more disturbing once you realize that he's not holding that branch like a club (as one would assume) but like a dagger. How does one go about killing a vampire again? [[WouldHurtAChild A wooden stake to the heart.]]
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** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula actually knows Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as a descendant of Dennis Sr.

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** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula actually knows Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as a descendant of Dennis Sr.Sr.
* If you think about it, Vlad's method of "using a kid's favourite thing to pop out their fangs" ''did'' actually work. After all, Dennis got his fangs thanks to Bela- ''a vampire bat.'' Up to that point, Dennis has probably only ever associated bats with the love and safety he feels around his mother and grandfather. To have those feelings and experiences tainted by Bela's cruelty would've been a huge shock to his system, and possibly the kick he needed to pop his fangs out. This could also explain why using Cakey wasn't effective- real violence by someone who looks like a family member is far more shocking and disturbing than scary threats from a beloved tv character.
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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate to "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of GratuitousForeignLanguage or AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well, may be - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic. (Romanian language also has patronymics, but they don't look much like Russian ones.)

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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate to "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of GratuitousForeignLanguage or AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well, it may be - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic. (Romanian language also has patronymics, but they don't look much like Russian ones.)
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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate to "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of GratuitousForeignLanguage or AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well, may be - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic. (Romanian language also have patronymics, but they don't look much like Russian ones.)

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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate to "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of GratuitousForeignLanguage or AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well, may be - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic. (Romanian language also have has patronymics, but they don't look much like Russian ones.)
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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate to "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well, may be - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic. (Romanian language also have patronymics, but they don't look much like Russian ones.)

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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate to "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of GratuitousForeignLanguage or AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well, may be - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic. (Romanian language also have patronymics, but they don't look much like Russian ones.)

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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well it is - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic.
** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula ''knows'' Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as a descendant of Dennis Sr.

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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate to "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well it is Well, may be - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic.
patronymic. (Romanian language also have patronymics, but they don't look much like Russian ones.)
** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula ''knows'' actually knows Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as a descendant of Dennis Sr.
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** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula ''knows'' Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as descendant of Dennis Sr.

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** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula ''knows'' Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as a descendant of Dennis Sr.
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** Double brilliance: Dracula ''knows'' Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as descendant of Dennis Sr.

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** Double brilliance: It is possible that Dracula ''knows'' Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as descendant of Dennis Sr.
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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well it is - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic.

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* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well it is - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic.patronymic.
** Double brilliance: Dracula ''knows'' Russian, and by "Denisovich", he actually refers to Dennis Jr. as descendant of Dennis Sr.
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* Why was Drac the only one among his friends to pretend in Griffin's obviously fake girlfriend? Well, Drac and Griffin are the only ones of their friends to not have a true love (Drac because Martha died, Griffin has yet to meet anyone). So, unlike the others, Drac personally knows what it feels like to want to be with your true love.

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* Why was Drac the only one among his friends to pretend in Griffin's obviously fake girlfriend? Well, Drac and Griffin are the only ones of their friends to not have a true love (Drac because Martha died, Griffin has yet to meet anyone). So, unlike the others, Drac personally knows what it feels like to want to be with your true love.love.
* Dracula insists calling Dennis "Denisovich"... however, the name, apparently of Russian origin, would best translate "''son'' of Den(n)is". An unfortunate case of AsLongAsItSoundsForeign? Well it is - but ''in-universe!'' Dracula is Romanian, and it may be possible that he doesn't actually know Russian language, hence he didn't realize that the nickname he gave is actually a patronymic.
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* Why was Drac the only one among his friends to pretend in Griffin's obviously fake girlfriend? Well, Drac and Griffin are the only ones of their friends to not have a true love (Drac because Martha died, Griffin has yet to meet anyone). So, unlike the others, Drac personally knows what it feels like to want to be with your true love.

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