History Main / VampireVarietyPack

Particularly common bloodlines include a more refined and high-class one with little beyond tasteful fangs to mark them outwardly, sometimes embodying the modern view of vampires as seductive predators; a more bestial, highly monstrous one, typically called "strigoi" or "[[LooksLikeOrlok nosferatu]]", which may be visibly batlike even in human form; and an especially corpse-like one that puts particular weight on vampires' undead nature.

** Rahabim are shark-like creatures that evolved to be immune to water, but are extremely weak to sunlight. They are the only vampires that can swim. On land, they move slowly but can fire energy projectiles at enemies. They are found in the Drowned Abbey.

** ''Vrykolakas'', a revenant-like corpse with a taste for livers
** ''Kathakano'', {{Daywalking Vampire}}s capable of [[ZombiePukeAttack vomiting scalding blood on to people]]
** ''Callicantzaro'', [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent hairy goblin-like creatures]] who could only enter earth between the 25th December and 6th January
** ''Lamia'', a [[SnakePeople snakelike]] female bogeymen

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has all the vampire 'Courts' from ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': White - emotion eating demons with hereditary bonds to humans, Black - classic ''Dracula'' vamps albeit more like blood-sucking zombies, Red - blood-drinking Mayan bat-demons hiding behind a human skin mask, and Jade - very secretive Chinese vampires. Other than that, there are occasional [[VampiricDraining 'psychic vampires']], a mysterious vampire called 'the Welshman' who's from outside the Court system and keeps Britain mostly clear of other vampires (out of territoriality rather than altruism) and lives in Cardiff. More prominently, there's also the Grey Court, which are the original ''Dracula'' style vampires, led by Dracula himself, and dating back to Atlantis, with the Black Court being explained as an experiment by a necromancer several thousand years ago, who tried to turn a corpse into a Grey Court vampire rather than a living person. None of them like the others, at all.

*** Clan Nosferatu's vampires are hideously deformed, each in specific and unique way -- some may possess the classic suite of Orlok-like features, some may have mismatched animalistic traits, and so on. They're forced to avoid contact with most humans, as they'd never pass for anything other than monsters, and instead live in complex hideouts in the sewers; they can also tame the animals that dwell alongside them, such as rats, strays, and even the occasional SewerGator.

** In general in the series, Vampirism is technically [[DeceasedAndDiseased a form of disease]], generally starting off innocuous before developing into full Vampirism, after which it is [[FindTheCure nearly impossible to cure]]. The diseases which cause Vampirism can be transmitted through any wound inflicted by a Vampire. There are numerous regional bloodlines of Vampires (with over 100 known, according to some sources) with many differing features and abilities. These bloodlines generally have a few traits in common, however, such as the presence of fangs, pale skin, [[TheAgeless agelessness]], [[IdealIllnessImmunity immunity to other diseases]], [[InnateNightVision enhanced night vision]], [[ThePowerOfTheSun sensitivity to sunlight]] (ranging from irritation to outright burns upon exposure), and the need to [[HorrorHunger consume humanoid blood]] (or another vital substance). The in-game book ''Immortal Blood'' describes some of the various subspecies of vampires living throughout Tamriel.

** Skal are lesser vampires that are horribly disfigured and mutilated by their condition. Initially believed to be created by the Spanish flu, they have existed for much longer than that and it's not really known how they were made.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': There are several vampire bloodlines with distinctive traits and appearances:
** The von Carsteins are essentially {{Dracula}}, brooding in gothic castles in the local {{Uberwald}}.
** Lahmian vampires are Literature/{{Carmilla}}-like {{Lesbian Vampire}}s, look the most human and secretly manipulate human society.
** The Blood Dragons are {{Blood Knight}}s -- literally, they're knights who strive to be better in combat until they can defeat a dragon and lose the addiction to blood.
** The Strigoi are degenerate, physically bestial descendants of more intelligent vampires who [[LooksLikeOrlok Look Like Orlok]], live in crypts and rule over equally degenerate ghouls.
** The Necrarchs are MadScientist {{Necromancer}}s who look like walking corpses and study dark magic in isolation.

When a new vampire is created, they will be of the same type as their sire; as such they are usually called "clans" because they are essentially a large family, although "bloodline" is another common term because... [[DontExplainTheJoke vampires, blood...]] The different clans may get along well with each other, but are usually plotting and scheming against one another for resources (or just to liven up their eternal lives); [[FeudingFamilies sometimes they are outright at war with one another]].

* In the Creator/MarvelComics universe, vampires are divided into "sects", each with their own abilities and customs:

* In the ''ComicBook/AmericanVampire'' series, there are many different subspecies of vampire, with wildly different powers and appearances based on a combination of their land of origin and ethnicity. (So a white or black American vampire is a very different creature from a Native American vampire, nevermind one that is native to Ireland, Japan, or Eastern Europe.) Eventually the VampireHunter group admits that calling all these creatures vampires is really a misnomer, because while certain strains may be fairly similar, about the only thing they all have in common is that they drink blood, and a person can always be infected by exposure to infected blood, and sometimes simply by being fed on.
* The ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' comic continuation varies the standard depiction of vampires in the TV show. Season Eight has Japanese vampires who take on some of the characteristics of the stereotypical [[OurVampiresAreDifferent/AnimeAndManga manga vampire]], and Season Nine introduces "zompires", animalistic and unintelligent vampires [[spoiler:who were sired during the period when the Earth had no Seed Of Wonder, and New Vampires, vampires with magical powers and fewer vulnerabilities who were sired after the creation of the new Seed Of Wonder]].

* ''Film/{{Daybreakers}}'' has two types of vampires. First, there are the normal kind, who comprise most of the characters in the film and have most of the usual strengths, weaknesses, and telltales. However, when vampires, deprived of blood, [[MonstrousCannibalism feed on other vampires]] (or on their own blood) in order to sate their thirst, they turn into feral, [[LooksLikeOrlok Orlok-looking]] monsters called subsiders. Given that the film takes place in a world where [[TheUnmasquedWorld vampires have taken over]] and the last un-turned humans are being hunted to extinction, to the point where vampires are turning to each other for blood out of desperation, this is a bit of a problem.

** The White Court are succubus-like, being normal humans who are spiritually bonded to a demon that feeds on emotion (there are three houses, each with a preferred 'flavor'- Raith feeds on lust, Malvora on fear, and Skavis on despair). They can draw upon the demon's power for increased physical attributes and invoke their particular emotion in humans. They reproduce the human way, but their children only become full vampires once they've drained someone to death. True Love is anathema to the Raiths, and they can't touch anything that is related to love (like a wedding band for a HappilyMarried couple, a gift between lovers, or a person whose last sexual encounter was with someone they really loved), as it burns them. Since their human soul is still there, just attached to a demon, they're the only type of vamp with the chance to be [[VampireRefugee vampire refugees]].
** The Red Court are bat demons that hide under a human 'flesh mask'. Their saliva is an addictive narcotic, which they use to create thralls. They half-turn victims, who will become full vampires the first time they kill someone by feeding. They are mostly concentrated in Central and South America (where they got blood sacrifices by impersonating deities), and their hierarchy is arranged so vampires of native descent are on top.
** The Black Court is the last 'major' court (or at least, it [[VestigialEmpire was]]). They're pretty much classic ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''- in fact, the InUniverse book was published by the White Court as a manual for vampire hunters, since while Black Court vamps are among the most powerful, they also have the most weaknesses. Hunters having the cheat sheet on Black Court weaknesses means that they are now very rare, and the ones that do show up are either very young, or old, powerful, and ''really'' dangerous.
** There are several other minor types of vampire. The Jade Court is Chinese, and very isolationist and secretive (it's likely that they're Jiang Shi), and there are a few others that just aren't widespread enough to be called Courts. Word Of Jim is that they mostly operate in southeast Asia.
* ''Literature/AnnoDracula'' uses the idea of different bloodlines to draw vampire characters from a variety of sources that use different rulesets, by saying that some attributes are common to all vampires (for instance, weakness to silver) while others only appear in a particular bloodline (for instance, the need to sleep in a coffin full of one's native earth is particular to Dracula's bloodline).
* In ''Literature/AnitaBlakeVampireHunter'', various vampires are noted to be from different bloodlines (that is, they've been turned by a vampire who somewhere up the chain was turned by a particular vampire who produced the bloodline). A vampire can also become the head of their own bloodline upon reaching a certain level of power, although it's rare to reach this level. Bloodlines also tend to have particular powers related to them on top of generic vampire abilities (example, Belle Morte's line are noted for powers related to sex, and Morte d'Amour's line is noted for producing 'rotting' vampires).
* In the ''Literature/{{Relativity}}'' series, there are two kinds of vampires: The "classic" vampires that Dracula would be an example of, and mindless, zombie-like creatures who live in the sewers and eat rats. It is implied that several centuries ago, a scientist attempted to "cure" vampires and accidentally created the zombie breed.

* In ''Literature/PhoenixAscendant'', set in the magical world of Zarathan, it's said that Zarathan has at least five kinds of creature covered by the term "vampire", with differing powers, weaknesses, and chances of being cured.
* In ''Literature/TheWitcher'', the word "vampire" is used as a hyper name to refer to a number of creatures that thrive on blood. Unlike most examples, they aren't really undead or capable of turning humans into vampires, they are actually interdimensional denizens from another world that were displaced in the series' setting, and are otherwise invulnerable to sunlight, garlic or holy symbols. Composed of ''several'' subspecies fitting in these categories, they are split into "low" and "high" vampires: The lowly ones such as Fleders, Garkains and Ekimmas are completely inhuman monsters that live as beasts, while the high ones such as Higher Vampires and Bruxas possess a more human-like appearance and are capable of blending among civilized society.
* The world of ''Literature/DrGretaHelsing'' has several strains of "sanguivore", including the standard Draculine vampire and the ''vampyre'', who is rejuvenated by the full moon and is allergic to the blood of non-virgins. As a doctor to London's supernatural population, Greta Helsing's primary interest in the distinction is in regards to any unique medical concerns she might need to know when one [[Literature/VarneyTheVampire Sir Francis Varney]] shows up in bad shape.
* Taken to extremes in ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', where "there are as many types of vampire as their are strains of disease. Some of them are virulent and deadly, others just make you walk funny and avoid fruit". The heroes end up quizzing vampires about ''exactly'' which part of {{Uberwald}} they come from, because that's the only way to know which of the many {{Weaksauce Weakness}}es a vampire might have is actually applicable.

* TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness
** In ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'', Caine is the originator of the clans, and each clan traces their ancestry back to one of his "grandchildren", the Antediluvians. Except the Giovanni and Tremere, whose founders [[YourSoulIsMine diablerized]] an Antediluvian. Each clan has access to Disciplines, many of which are unique to a single clan and are classic vampire traits, such as shapeshifting, mind-control, illusion-casting, blood-magic, etc.
** The Old World of Darkness also has the ''TabletopGame/KindredOfTheEast'', or [[ChineseVampire Kuei-jin]], who dominate Asia. Though they are both called vampires, Cainites and Kuei-jin are two different creatures, sharing only surface similarities.
** Starting just before fifth edition Masquerade in ''Beckett's Jyhad Diary'', there have been mentions of the Drowned, who may be variant Cainites, or may be something that currently imitates Cainites.
** In ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'', there are five major Clans, which are speculated to have arisen from different sources and over time converged to become the modern Kindred, with other Clans rising and falling over time. Older or more powerful vampires can refine their blood to found a Bloodline, an offshoot of a Clan that develops new, sometimes unique, powers and weaknesses. Joining a Bloodline and gaining access to its abilities usually takes effort and mentorship, though it can happen spontaneously, and an experienced vampire can force itself into a Bloodline other than its creator's. There are also vampire-like creatures outside the framework of the Clans, a number of which are described in ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has several vampire offshoots, including the ancient, sterile Nosferatu; the bestial, plague-bearing Vrykolakas; the [[AbstractEater memory-eating]] Vetala; and the hopping, LifeEnergy-drinking [[ChineseVampire Jiang-Shi]]. Each, notably, has a unique way of resisting FinalDeath.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series has over 100 known vampire bloodlines, with many differing appearances and abilities depending on the bloodline. This is also used to [[RetCon explain the differing powers]] of vampires between different games in the series. To note:
** In general in the series, Vampirism is technically [[DeceasedAndDiseased a form of disease]], generally starting off innocuous before developing into full Vampirism, after which it is [[FindTheCure nearly impossible to cure]]. The diseases which cause Vampirism can be transmitted through any wound inflicted by a Vampire. There are numerous regional bloodlines of Vampires (with over 100 known, according to some sources) with many differing features and abilities. These bloodlines generally have a few traits in common, however, such as the presence of fangs, pale skin, [[TheAgeless agelessness]], [[IdealIllnessImmunity immunity to other diseases]], [[InnateNightVision enhanced night vision]], [[ThePowerOfTheSun sensitivity to sunlight]] (ranging from irritation to outright burns upon exposure), and the need to [[HorrorHunger consume humanoid blood]] (or another vital substance). The in-game book ''Immortal Blood'' describes some of the various subspecies of vampires living throughout Tamriel.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Daggerfall]]'' has ''nine'' clans with varying powers and abilities -- although unlike later games, there are no actual differences in the quests you can receive between the clans.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' has three different clans that are treated as guilds. The clans are Quarra, Aundae, and Berne, respectively fitting the FighterMageThief breakdown, and joining one by becoming a vampire unlocks a quest chain with one quest unique to each clan.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' only has one vampire bloodline present, but it is stated in-game that this bloodline (which is blessed with ability to blend in with normals much more easily than other clans) has worked to eliminate any other bloodlines within Cyrodiil.
** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dawnguard'' DLC introduces the oldest vampire bloodline in Tamriel, the Volkihar Clan, who are central to the plot. Their elders received their strain of vampirism directly from the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] [[TheCorrupter Molag]] [[GodOfEvil Bal]], the [[MonsterProgenitor progenitor and patron]] of all vampires. This gives them the ability to transform into a "Vampire Lord", a SuperMode which greatly enhances all of their vampiric abilities. The plot of the DLC allows you to either join them, or destroy them as part of the titular [[CreatureHunterOrganization Dawnguard]].

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* ''WebComic/SluggyFreelance''
** Each vampire clan has their own unique set of powers and abilities. Sam, one of the main characters, is the last member of his clan, the Lysinda Circle. He has traditional weaknesses such as the need to be invited before entering and getting easily paralyzed by a toothpick to the heart, but is super strong, fast, etc. Other vampires from other clans we've seen have different weaknesses, but not all of Sam's powers.
** [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/151118 Chapter 68]] reveals more. There are three main "varieties" of vampire. The vorpyrs of Western Europe are divided politically into several "Circles", such as Lysinda's Circle, led by "royal" vorpyrs whose blood is needed to turn humans into more of their kind. The vrykolakas, originally from Greece, are susceptible to silver and weaker than vorpyrs but turn everyone they feed on, while the strakoi from Romania are daywalkers with an array of magical abilities.
* ''Webcomic/TheKingfisher'' has vampire lineages with distinct powers and physical quirks, each founded by a [[MonsterProgenitor Progenitor]] who [[SpontaneousGeneration spontaneously]] rose from the grave.

* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Ayla's speech on vampires in [[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/original-timeline/218-ayla-and-the-mad-scientist-chap-12 Ayla and the Mad Scientist (Chap 12)]]:
--> There are vampire-like mutants, and maybe mutant-vampires, just as there are mutants who look like all kinds of animals and all sorts of Class 1 and Class 2 entities. That doesn't make them true vampires. Alex has an eclectic set of talents that combine to give her these abilities, but all that doesn't make her a true vampire. And her ability to be a giant pain in the ass isn't vampiric at all. I waited until the assorted snickering died down.
--> I explained, There are vampires who are living humans, and there are vampires who are mobile corpses. Now these are all completely different things, and my researchers said that there was some disagreement over whether all of these are real. There may be some other types out there for which my researchers didn't find enough evidence to include in their list. But there are vampires who are corpses possessed by a demon or a spirit. Those are two different things, and The Magus insists that they're separate entities, with somewhat different powers and strengths and weaknesses. She ought to know. Then there are living people who are vampiric: people possessed by predatory spirits; and sorcerers who practice vampirism for dark magical purposes. And then there are two relative newcomers to the vampire biz. The Amazing Three have fought what Doctor Amazing calls a "symbiotic vampire". Very tough, but very susceptible to their few weaknesses. Doctor Amazing has hypothesized that they're a non-sentient silicoid extraterrestrial lifeform that parasitizes a human.

* Taken to extremes in ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', where the heroes end up quizzing vampires about ''exactly'' which part of {{Uberwald}} they come from, because that's the only way to know which of the many {{Weaksauce Weakness}}es a vampire might have is actually applicable.

** Lahmian vampires are Literature/{{Carmilla}}-like {{Lesbian Vampire}}, look the most human and secretly manipulate human society.

** Lahmian vampires are Literature/{{Caarmilla}}-like {{Lesbian Vampire}}, look the most human and secretly manipulate human society.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'s'' bloodlines can be separated by their hat: von Carsteins ({{Dracula}}), Lahmian (LesbianVampire), Blood Dragon (BloodKnight-literally, they're knights who strive to be better in combat until they can defeat a dragon and lose the addiction to blood), Strigoi (LooksLikeOrlok degenerates from more intelligent vampires) and Necrarch (MadScientist / {{Necromancer}}). There are also a few vampires who don't quite match any of the known types (like [[Literature/{{Drachenfels}} Genevieve]]), and others who are sired by one bloodline but end up learning the abilities of another (like [[Literature/GotrekAndFelix Ulrika]]).

* ''Film/{{Daybreakers}}'' has two types of vampires. First, there are the normal kind, who comprise most of the characters in the film and have most of the usual strengths, weaknesses, and telltales. However, when vampires, deprived of blood, [[ImAHumanitarian feed on other vampires]] in order to sate their thirst, they turn into feral, [[LooksLikeOrlok Orlok-looking]] monsters called subsiders. Given that the film takes place in a world where [[TheUnmasquedWorld vampires have taken over]] and the last un-turned humans are being hunted to extinction, to the point where vampires are turning to each other for blood out of desperation, this is a bit of a problem.

* ''Film/{{Daybreakers}}'' has two types of vampires. First, there are the normal kind, who comprise most of the characters in the film and have most of the usual strengths, weaknesses, and telltales. However, when vampires feed on other vampires, they turn into feral, [[LooksLikeOrlok Orlok-looking]] monsters called subsiders. Given that the film takes place in a world where [[TheUnmasquedWorld vampires have taken over]] and the last un-turned humans are being hunted to extinction, to the point where vampires are starting to feed on each other to avoid starvation, this is a bit of a problem.

* ''Film/{{Underworld}}'': For most of the series, vampires seem to be pretty common outside of the unusual {{half human hybrid}}s such as [[HybridMonster Michael]], [[GreaterScopeVillain Marcus]] and later on [[TheHeroine Selene]] (all of them are immune to the typical vampire weaknesses and are far, far stronger than their kind). Then the fifth movie introduces the Nordic bloodline, who possess [[OurElvesAreDifferent elf-like traits]] and supernatural powers unlike anything that common vampires possess such as teleportation and telepathy.

** The White Court are succubus-like, being normal humans who are spiritually bonded to a demon that feeds on emotion (there are three houses, each with a preferred 'flavor'- Raith feeds on lust, Malvora on fear, and Skavis on despair). They can draw upon the demon's power for increased physical attributes and invoke their particular emotion in humans. They reproduce the human way, but their children only become full vampires once they've drained someone to death. True Love is anathema to them, and they can't touch anything that is related to love (like a wedding band for a HappilyMarried couple, a gift between lovers, or a person whose last sexual encounter was with someone they really loved), as it burns them. Since their human soul is still there, just attached to a demon, they're the only type of vamp with the chance to be [[VampireRefugee vampire refugees]].

* The vampires in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' are not a single class of unlife but several superficially related species: the White Court are basically superpowered humans who feed on emotional energy, the Red Court are blood-sucking bat-like monsters who take on human appearance, and the Black Court are the classical necromantic undead. The [[ChineseVampire Jade Court]] have also been mentioned, and the White Court is further subdivided into three families: Raiths feed on lust, Malvoras on fear, and Skavis on despair.

Often a clan will be named for its [[MonsterProgenitor originator]], who will be the leader of the clan if they're still around. It's also sometimes the case that each clan founder in turn share a sire, who may be the originator of the vampire species. If ''that guy'' is still active, he's your best best for a VampireMonarch. If not, expect him to be ShroudedInMyth.

** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' has three different clans that are treated as guilds. The clans are Berne, Aundae, and Quarra, respectively fitting the FighterMageThief breakdown, and joining one by becoming a vampire unlocks a quest chain with one quest unique to each clan.

* ''Film/{{Underworld}}'': For the most of the series, vampires seem to be pretty common outside for the unusual {{half human hybrid}}s such as [[HybridMonster Michael]], [[GreaterScopeVillain Marcus]] and later on [[TheHeroine Selene]] (all of them are immune to the typical vampire weaknesses and are far, far stronger than their kind). Then the fifth movie introduces the Nordic bloodline, who possess [[OurElvesAreDifferent elf-like traits]] and supernatural powers unlike anything that common vampires possess such as teleportation and telepathy.

* The vampires in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' are not a single class of unlife but several superficially related species: the White Court are basically superpowered humans who feed on emotional energy, the Red Court are blood-sucking bat-like monsters who take on human appearance, while the Black Court are the classical necromantic undead. The [[ChineseVampire Jade Court]] have also been mentioned, and the White Court is further subdivided into three families: Raiths feed on lust, Malvoras on fear, and Skavis on despair.

* In ''Literature/TheWitcher'', the word "vampire" is used as an hyper name to refer to a number of creatures that thrive on blood. Unlike most examples, they aren't really undead or capable of turning humans into vampires, they are actually an interdimensional denizens from another world that were displaced in the series' setting, and are otherwise invulnerable to sunlight, garlic or holy symbols. Composed of ''several'' subspecies fitting in these categories, they are split into "low" and "high" vampires: The lowly ones such as Fleders, Garkains and Ekimmas are completely inhuman monsters that live off as beasts, while the high ones such as Higher Vampires and Bruxas possess a more human-like in appearance and are capable of blending among civilized society.
* The world of ''Literature/DrGretaHelsing'' has several strains of "sanguivore", including the standard Draculine vampire and the ''vampyre'', who is rejuvenated by the full moon and is allergic to the blood of non-virgins. As a doctor to London's supernatural population, Greta Helsing's primary interest in the distinction is in any unique medical concerns she might need to know when one [[Literature/VarneyTheVampire Sir Francis Varney]] shows up in bad shape.

** The Old World of Darkness also has the ''TabletopGame/KindredOfTheEast'', or [[ChineseVampire Kuei Jin]], who dominate Asia. Though they are both called vampires, Cainites and Kuei Jin are two different creatures, sharing only surface similarities.
** In TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem, older or more powerful vampires can refine their blood to found a Bloodline, an offshoot of a Clan that develops new, sometimes unique, powers and weaknesses. Joining a Bloodline and gaining access to its abilities usually takes effort and mentorship, though it can happen spontaneously, and an experienced vampire can force itself into a Bloodline other than its creator's.

** Clan [[LooksLikeOrlok Nosferatu]], hideously deformed vampires and {{Stealth Expert}}s, forced to avoid contact with most humans but able to feed on rats for sustenance and sneak around with Obsfucate and Animalism. Also has Potence so are deceptively powerful in a fight.
** Clan Toreador, emphasises VampiresAreSexGods, have Auspex and Presence and gain bonuses to using the latter in dialogue. Also has Celerity, making them quite a FragileSpeedster. As the most in-touch with their former humanity, Toreador have all Humanity gains ''and'' losses doubled.

** Each vampire clan has their own unique set of powers and abilities. Sam, one of the main characters, is the last member of his clan the Lysinda Circle. He has traditional weaknesses such the need to be invited before entering and is easily paralyzed by a toothpick to the heart, but is super strong, fast, etc. Other vampires from other clans we've seen have different weaknesses, but not all of Sam's powers.
** [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/151118 Chapter 68]] reveals more. There are three main "varieties" of vampire. The vorpyrs of Western Europe are divided politically into several "Circles", such as Lysinda's Circle, led by "royal" vorpyrs whose blood is needed to turn humans into more of their kind. The vrykolakas, originally from Greece, are susceptible to silver and weaker than vorpyrs but turn everyone they feed on. While the strakoi from Romania are daywalkers with an array of magical abilities.

** Spawned vampires are those turned by the bite and while most have the [[VampiresHateGarlic usual]] [[HolyBurnsEvil set of]] [[WeakenedByTheLight vampire]] [[WoodenStake weaknesses]] this also includes the [[SuperpowerLottery Elites]].

* The world of ''[[Literature/DrGretaHelsing Strange Practice]]'' has several strains of "sanguivore", including the standard vampire and the ''vampyre'', who is rejuvenated by the full moon and is allergic to the blood of non-virgins. As a doctor to London's supernatural population, Greta Helsing's primary interest in the distinction is in any unique medical concerns she might need to know when one [[Literature/VarneyTheVampire Sir Francis Varney]] shows up in bad shape.

* The world of ''[[Literature/DrGretaHelsing Strange Practice]]'' has several strains of "sanguivore", including the standard vampire and the ''vampyre'', who is rejuvenated by the full moon and is allergic to the blood of non-virgins. As a doctor to London's supernatural population, Greta Hellsing's primary interest in the distinction is in any unique medical concerns she might need to know when one [[Literature/VarneyTheVampire Sir Francis Varney]] shows up in bad shape.

** Clan [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Malkavian]], comically insane vampires with the SuperSenses Auspex provides, and Dementation and Obsfucate allowing plenty of tricks and illusions. Their insanity can give them special insights more sane vampires would simply pass over, but can also be a liability.

* ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' has Vampires and Vampanzee. Lady Evanna's future children might also apply.

* ''VideoGame/BloodRayne'': vampires come in a very varied bunch, some fit the [[ClassicalMovieVampire classical mold]] like [[BigBad Kagan]] and [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Zerenski]], others have some strange traits (Ephemera has shadow-based powers and Xerx looks like a Frankenstein's monster) and few are truly inhuman such as Hedrox, a self-regenerating beast that is otherwise impossible to kill, and Slezz, who belongs to an ancient breed known as "Babylonian Winged Shikab" that looks like a gigantic reptilian beast that lives underground. {{Dhampyr}}s are nearly indistinguishable from vampires in the sense they share pretty much the same weaknesses, but are said to be not as powerful as them.

** Skal are feral vampires mutated by the Spanish flu and unlike the Ekon, are severely disfigured and incapable of fitting in.