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* FormerlyFit: Kobra doesn't initially recognize Viking when they meet, remembering him as "slim and wiry," whereas now he's got a beer gut so sizeable Kobra asks if he's "carrying a horse in there."
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* HateSink: Roach. In addition to being a vicious, brutal serial rapist and murderer who desecrates the bodies of his victims with the roaches he breeds, tortures and kills in his free time, Roach is also a whiny, pathetic manchild who throws a screaming, blubbering tantrum when he's caught and interrogated by the LAPD, and is revealed to be a convicted child molester and racist.
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* HateSink: Roach. In addition to being a vicious, brutal serial rapist and murderer who desecrates the bodies of his victims with the roaches he breeds, tortures and kills in his free time, Roach is also a whiny, pathetic manchild who throws a screaming, blubbering tantrum when he's caught and interrogated by the LAPD, and is revealed to also be a racist and a convicted child molester and racist.molester.
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* HateSink: Roach. In addition to being a vicious, brutal serial rapist and murderer who desecrates the bodies of his victims with the roaches he breeds, tortures and kills in his free time, Roach is also a whiny, pathetic manchild who throws a screaming tantrum when he's caught and interrogated by the LAPD, and is revealed to be a convicted child molester and racist. Every single aspect of his character is revolting, and totally devoid of even a tiny shred of EvilIsCool.
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* HateSink: Roach. In addition to being a vicious, brutal serial rapist and murderer who desecrates the bodies of his victims with the roaches he breeds, tortures and kills in his free time, Roach is also a whiny, pathetic manchild who throws a screaming screaming, blubbering tantrum when he's caught and interrogated by the LAPD, and is revealed to be a convicted child molester and racist. Every single aspect of his character is revolting, and totally devoid of even a tiny shred of EvilIsCool.racist.
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* HateSink: Roach. In addition to being a vicious, brutal serial rapist and murderer who desecrates the bodies of his victims with the roaches he breeds, tortures and kills in his free time, Roach is also a whiny, pathetic manchild who throws a screaming tantrum when he's caught and interrogated by the LAPD, and is revealed to be a convicted child molester and racist. Every single aspect of his character is revolting, and totally devoid of even a tiny shred of EvilIsCool.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Vulkan's lieutenants tell him about large groups of humans fleeing the city via the Santa Monica Mountains, many of whom are getting past their patrols, but none of those people are shown, as the story remains focused on those survivors still in the city.
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* TheCassandra: Captain Palatazin recognizes the signs of vampirism instantly due to an incident in his childhood and urges burning the victims' bodies to stop the spread of the virus. It isn't until around 300 pages into the book that ''anyone'' takes him seriously, and his superior forces him to take a two week vacation due to worrying about how much stress he's supposedly under.
* ChainOfPeople: Father Silvera goes to apartments vulnerable to both vampires and sandstorms and leads the residents back to his church while having them hold on to each other. He rescues over fifty people, but several people are snatched out of the first few chains, and when he brings the last one to his doorstep, ''everyone'' is snatched away at the doorstop when he has his back turned.
* ChainOfPeople: Father Silvera goes to apartments vulnerable to both vampires and sandstorms and leads the residents back to his church while having them hold on to each other. He rescues over fifty people, but several people are snatched out of the first few chains, and when he brings the last one to his doorstep, ''everyone'' is snatched away at the doorstop when he has his back turned.
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* KnightTemplarBigBrother: When Rico's girlfriend vanishes and her gangbanger brother thinks a rival gang killed or abducted her, he leads several other gang members in attacking the headquarters of the gang he suspects.
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* MenOfSherwood: In the final act, Marines do a good job of evacuating the remaining people of Los Angeles and there's no indication that any of them die in the process. Most of them serendipitously avoid the vampires rather than fighting them, but a chaplain at the refugee camp mentions that several Marines have come to him with stories about off-screen encounters with the vampires.
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* TheRenfield: Roach, a demented serial rapist and murderer, is chosen by Vulkan to act as his human agent, [[BadBoss after Vulkan brutally disposed of his older, regretful Renfield.]]
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* BiggerBad: ....The Headmaster, who is heavily implied to be [[{{Main/Satan}} Ol' Scratch]] himself, provides Vulkan with all sorts of black magic, including a golden urn that causes a [[Main/DeadlyDustStorm massive sandstorm.]]
* BiggerBad: ....The Headmaster, who is heavily implied to be [[{{Main/Satan}} Ol' Scratch]] himself, provides Vulkan with all sorts of black magic, including a golden urn that causes a [[Main/DeadlyDustStorm massive sandstorm.]]
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* BiggerBad: ....The Headmaster, who is heavily implied to be [[{{Main/Satan}} Ol' Scratch]] himself, provides Vulkan with all sorts of black magic, including a golden urn that causes a [[Main/DeadlyDustStorm massive sandstorm.]]
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* AlbinosAreFreaks: Kobra has extremely pale skin, white-blond hair, and reddish eyes even as a human, something that most people who meet him find off-putting. He plays up his "freak" appearance with threatening red-and-black clothing and [[AxCrazy a gleeful indulgence in murderous violence]].
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* CoolGuns: Kobra's signature weapon is a genuine Nazi-era Mauser C96 pistol, which he bought in Mexico. It's his most valued possession, and he carries it with him at all times.
* DecoyProtagonist:[[spoiler: RicoEsteban Esteban, while not necessarily being presented as the main character, was given a lot of chapters devoted to him early on. However he ends up getting killed in the middle section of the book. His primary purpose seemed to be a way of getting Father Silvera (a major character) involved in the story.]]
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* WeaksauceWeakness: Thanks to Father Silvera, the heroes discover that [[spoiler:seawater]] is an anathema to vampires.
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* WeaksauceWeakness: Thanks to Father Silvera, the heroes discover that [[spoiler:seawater]] is an anathema to vampires.vampires.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Vulkan disposes of his human assistant by [[YourHeadAsplode crushing his head like a grape]], mainly for this reason. He was prompted to do so by the man's increasing age and his doubts about his actions, and it's suggested that Vulkan has murdered all of his previous human allies when they became too old to work for him.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Vulkan disposes of his human assistant by [[YourHeadAsplode crushing his head like a grape]], mainly for this reason. He was prompted to do so by the man's increasing age and his doubts about his actions, and it's suggested that Vulkan has murdered all of his previous human allies when they became too old to work for him.
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* EvilAlbino: Kobra is a pale young man with reddish eyes and an insatiable thirst for violence even before Vulkan makes him a vampire. Readers can easily mistake him for a vampire even in the scenes where he's a regular human.
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* PsychopathicManchild: Vulkan is a Type C. While he hasn't actually been a teenager for [[Really700YearsOld several centuries]], he still acts like one. He is prone to outbursts of petulant rage and giggles with childish glee when he's about to kill someone. He's also grandiose, self-obsessed, and utterly convinced of his maturity and invincibility. This is made all the more frightening by his genuinely impressive strategic mind and personal power.
* Really700YearsOld: Prince Conrad Vulkan, despite his teenage appearance, is an ancient and immortal vampire who is, appropriately enough, almost exactly 700 years old. He was seventeen when he became a vampire in 1342, meaning he was born in 1324 or 1325.
* Really700YearsOld: Prince Conrad Vulkan, despite his teenage appearance, is an ancient and immortal vampire who is, appropriately enough, almost exactly 700 years old. He was seventeen when he became a vampire in 1342, meaning he was born in 1324 or 1325.
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* AllBikersAreHellsAngels: Of the most murderous sort.
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* HumanoidAbomination: [[GreaterScopeVillain The Headmaster]] is never clearly described, but he has eyes that glow like coals, black lips, and gnarled, claw-like hands. He is repeatedly called "it" and a "thing," and is all but stated to literally be [[{{Satan}} the Devil himself]].
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* EvilAlbino: Kobra. Much like the Dan Brown example, an unlikely villain as he's shown riding a motorcycle at night and has wicked aim. Most albinos in real life have very poor eyesight.
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* WeaksauceWeakness: Thanks to Father Silvera, the heroes discover that [[spoiler:seawater]] is an anathema to vampires.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Thanks to Father Silvera, the heroes discover that [[spoiler:seawater]] is an anathema to vampires.
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* BiggerBad: The Headmaster, who is heavily implied to be [[{{Main/Satan}} Ol' Scratch]] himself, provides Vulkan with all sorts of black magic, including a golden urn that causes a [[Main/DeadlyDustStorm massive sandstorm.]]
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* BadassPreacher: Father Silvera counts, with a heavy dose of ReligiousBruiser, given that he beats up heroin dealers and kills vampires while rescuing a little girl.
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* NamesTheSame: ''The Tattler'', the name of the tabloid newspaper, is the same as in Thomas Harris' ''Literature/RedDragon''. Likely a coincidence, as both novels were published in 1981.
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* ActionSurvivor: Gayle Clarke, a woman tabloid journalist; Father Silvera, an old priest [[spoiler: who is slowly dying]]; Wes Richer, a stand-up comic; and Tommy Chandler, a young GenreSavvy kid loves horror movies, count since they're just regular people who manage to survive the vampire onslaught.
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* ActionSurvivor: Gayle Clarke, a woman tabloid journalist; Father Silvera, an old priest [[spoiler: who is slowly dying]]; Wes Richer, a stand-up comic; and Tommy Chandler, a young GenreSavvy kid who loves horror movies, count since they're just regular people who manage to survive the vampire onslaught.
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* BiggerBad: The Headmaster, who is heavily implied to be [[Main/Satan]] [[{{Main/Satan}} Ol' Scratch]] himself, provides Vulkan with all sorts of his powers, black magic, including a golden urn that causes a [[Main/DeadlyDustStorm massive sandstorm.]]
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* BigBad: Prince Conrad Vulkan, the Master vampire himself.
* BiggerBad: The Headmaster, who is heavily implied to be [[Main/Satan]] himself, provides Vulkan all of his powers, including a [[Main/DeadlyDustStorm massive sandstorm.]]
* BigBad: Prince Conrad Vulkan, the Master vampire himself.
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* EvilAlbino : Kobra. Much like the Dan Brown example, an unlikely villain as he's shown riding a motorcycle at night and has wicked aim. Most albinos in real life have very poor eyesight.
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* ActionSurvivor: Gayle Clarke, a woman tabloid journalist; Father Silvera, an old priest [[spoiler: who is slowly dying]]; Wes Richer, a stand-up comic; Tommy Chandler, a young nerdy kid loves horror movies count since they're not Marines or highly trained badasses but manage to survive the vampire onslaught.
* AerosolFlamethrower : One of the weapons a minor character uses to fight the vampires.
* AllBikersAreHellsAngels : Of the most murderous sort.
* BadassBiker : Several, including Kobra, Viking, and Dicko.
* AerosolFlamethrower : One of the weapons a minor character uses to fight the vampires.
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* DecoyProtagonist:[[spoiler: Rico Esteban while not necessarily being presented as the main character, wasthe given a lot of chapters devoted to him early on. However he ends up getting killed in the middle section of the book. His primary purpose seemed to be a way of getting Father Silvera (a major character) involved in the story ]]
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* MostWritersAreWriters: Gayle works for a tabloid called ''The Tattler''.
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* [[spoiler: Father Silvera not long after Rich is killed, gets one. When LA starts to fall apart and sinks to the ocean (see above), Vulkan tries to escape but Silvera (who is already dying of Lou Gehrig's disease) grabs hold of him and after a long struggle is able to send him and Vulkan crashing through a building where a tidal wave comes and kills both of them.]]
* [[spoiler: Solange attacking Kobra gets her killed in the process but also ends up indirectly leading to Kobra's death. When they were fighting they roll into the fire place and after Kobra gets up and is about to shoot Palatazin and Tommy, the gun overheats and ends up exploding which blows Kobra"s head off.]]
* [[spoiler: Solange attacking Kobra gets her killed in the process but also ends up indirectly leading to Kobra's death. When they were fighting they roll into the fire place and after Kobra gets up and is about to shoot Palatazin and Tommy, the gun overheats and ends up exploding which blows Kobra"s head off.]]
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*BadassBoast: Prince Vulkan gives one to the heroes near the end of the story about how better men have tried to kill him but failed.
*DecoyProtagonist:[[spoiler: Rico Esteban while not necessarily being presented as the main character, was the given a lot of chapters devoted to him early on. However he ends up getting killed in the middle section of the book. His primary purpose seemed to be a way of getting Father Silvera (a major character) involved in the story ]]
*DecoyProtagonist:[[spoiler: Rico Esteban while not necessarily being presented as the main character, was the given a lot of chapters devoted to him early on. However he ends up getting killed in the middle section of the book. His primary purpose seemed to be a way of getting Father Silvera (a major character) involved in the story ]]
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*[[spoiler: Father Silvera not long after Rich is killed, gets one. When LA starts to fall apart and sinks to the ocean (see above), Vulkan tries to escape but Silvera (who is already dying of Lou Gehrig's disease) grabs hold of him and after a long struggle is able to send him and Vulkan crashing through a building where a tidal wave comes and kills both of them.]]
* [[spoiler: Solange attacking Kobra gets her killed in the process but also ends up indirectly leading to Kobra's death. When they were fighting they roll into the fire place and after Kobra gets up and is about to shoot Palatazin and Tommy, the gun overheats and ends up exploding which blows Kobra"s head off.]]
*[[spoiler: Father Silvera not long after Rich is killed, gets one. When LA starts to fall apart and sinks to the ocean (see above), Vulkan tries to escape but Silvera (who is already dying of Lou Gehrig's disease) grabs hold of him and after a long struggle is able to send him and Vulkan crashing through a building where a tidal wave comes and kills both of them.]]
* [[spoiler: Solange attacking Kobra gets her killed in the process but also ends up indirectly leading to Kobra's death. When they were fighting they roll into the fire place and after Kobra gets up and is about to shoot Palatazin and Tommy, the gun overheats and ends up exploding which blows Kobra"s head off.]]
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''They Thirst'' is a horror novel, published in 1981 by Creator/RobertRMcCammon. The story follows a group of people in Los Angeles who are called by "dark forces."
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* BadassBiker : Several, including Kobra, Viking, and Dicko.
* EvilAlbino : Kobra. Much like the Dan Brown example, an unlikely villain as he's shown riding a motorcycle at night and has wicked aim. Most albinos in real life have very poor eyesight.
* MagicalNegro : Solange, who is half-Japanese, half-African (Bantu) and a practitioner of some sort of voodoo.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent : The word "vampire" isn't mentioned.
The novel includes examples of:
* BadassBiker : Several, including Kobra, Viking, and Dicko.
* EvilAlbino : Kobra. Much like the Dan Brown example, an unlikely villain as he's shown riding a motorcycle at night and has wicked aim. Most albinos in real life have very poor eyesight.
* MagicalNegro : Solange, who is half-Japanese, half-African (Bantu) and a practitioner of some sort of voodoo.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent : The word "vampire" isn't mentioned.
