History Main / DaywalkingVampire

* ''Manga/{{Karin}} is able to go out in sunlight with no problems. Granted, she's a bit of an anomaly among vampires in the first place.

* AmericanVampire is about a new species of vampire that can Daywalk, and lacks the vulnerabilities of traditional vamps. Other vampire species are immune to sunlight as well.

** Played with, in that all in-game lore seems to state that sunlight is harmful to vampires, to the point that Harkon, an elder vampire, wants to blot out the sun. The player character is unaffected by sunlight, but this could be an example of [[GameplayStorylineSegregation Gameplay-Storyline Segregation]], as every other vampire barring Serana is only ever encountered at night or underground.

** Played with, in that all in-game lore seems to state that sunlight is harmful to vampires, to the point that Harkon, an elder vampire, wants to blot out the sun. The player character is unaffected by sunlight, but this could be an example of [[Gameplay-StorylineSegregation Gameplay-Storyline Segregation]], as every other vampire barring Serana is only ever encountered at night or underground.

* ''Film/{{Martin}}'' is about a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]], ([[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane maybe), who doesn't seem at all concerned about daylight, and in fact defies most vampire tropes.

** Played with, in that all in-game lore seems to state that sunlight is harmful to vampires, to the point that Harkon, an elder vampire, wants to blot out the sun. The player character is unaffected by sunlight, but this could be an example of [[GameplayStorylineSegregation Gameplay Storyline Segregation]], as every other vampire barring Serana is only ever encountered at night or underground.

Nowadays, when {{Vampires}} are exposed to [[ThePowerOfTheSun direct sunlight]], [[WeakenedByTheLight they usually turn to dust]] or [[StuffBlowingUp go up in flames]].

* In ''Series/BeingHuman'', vampires don't generally show any weaknesses to sunlight, though Aidan does wear sunglasses. This could be contributed to the RuleOfCool, though.

Sometimes a series may give a nod to this, or invent a "rational" explanation why some vampires can tolerate daylight and others can't.

* ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'': Carmilla is not hurt by sunlight, although she is very "languid" during the day.

* In "BuffyTheVampireSlayer" the Gem of Amarra protects the user vampire from vampire weaknesses including [[ThePowerOfTheSun sunlight]].

In "BuffyTheVampireSlayer" the Gem of Amarra protects the user vampire from vampire weaknesses including [[ThePowerOfTheSun sunlight]].

* In ''Manga/BlackBloodBrothers'', Kotaru is able to walk around in sulight with no ill effects at all, while his brother Jiro smoulders if he doesn't have an umbrella and sunglasses.

* In ''BlackBloodBrothers'', Kotaru is able to walk around in sulight with no ill effects at all, while his brother Jiro smoulders if he doesn't have an umbrella and sunglasses.
* In ''RosarioToVampire'', it isn't sunlight that's a problem for Moka, it's water.
* In ''{{Hellsing}}'', Alucard merely dislikes sunlight. He's powerful like that.

* In ''{{Blade}}'', Daywalkers ([[{{Dhampyr}} Half-Vampires]]) are not affected by direct sunlight, but regular vampires are.
* In ''{{Twilight}}'' the vampires [[BishieSparkle sparkle]]...

* In ''VampireTheMasquerade'', sunlight is deadly to vampires but some, especially with the Protean discipline maxed out, can resist it for short periods of time. The Gangrel Beckett, for instance, is known for having once ran the length of a football field under scorching sun.

* In ''BeingHuman'', vampires don't generally show any weaknesses to sunlight, though Aidan does wear sunglasses. This could be contributed to the RuleOfCool, though.
* In ''{{Supernatural}}'', sunlight is not deadly to vampires, but it causes a nasty sunburn, thus they usually sleep during the day and hunt at night.

* The vampires of ''[[TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' fit, since they aren't burned by daylight but merely debilitated.
* ''[[TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' is a semi-example: vampires could day-walk if they were well-fed but burned otherwise.
* Vampires grow immune to sunlight as they grow older and more powerful in ''LegacyOfKain''. The only exception to this rule are the Rahabim, a clan of aquatic vampires who overcame the vampire's innate weakness to water instead.

* In ''{{Blade}}'', Daywalkers ([[{{Dhampyr}} Half-Vampires]])are not affected by direct sunlight, but regular vampires are.

* In {{Hellsing}} Alucard merely dislikes sunlight. He's powerful like that.

* In {{Blade}} Daywalkers(Half-Vampires)are not affected by direct sunlight, but regular vampires are.
* In {{Twilight}} the vampires [[BishieSparkle sparkle]]...

* In ''VampireTheMasquerade'', sunlight is deadly to vampires but some, especially with the Prothean discipline maxed out, can resist it for short periods of time. The Gangrel Beckett, for instance, is known for having once ran the length of a football field under scorching sun.

* In {{Twilight}} the vampires sparkle...

* In ''BeingHuman'', vampires don't generally show any weaknesses to sunlight, though Aidan does where sunglasses. This could be contributed to the RuleOfCool, though.

Nowadays, when {{Vampires}} are exposed to [[ThePowerOfTheSun direct sunlight]], [[WeakenedByTheLight they usually turn to dust]] or [[StuffBlowingUp go up in flames.]]

* In BeingHuman vampires don't generally show any weaknesses to sunlight, though Aidan does where sunglasses. This could be contributed to the RuleOfCool, though.
* In {{Supernatural}} sunlight is not deadly to vampires, but it causes a nasty sunburn, thus they usually sleep during the day and hunt at night.

* Vampires grow immune to sunlight as they grow older and more powerful in ''LegacyOfKain''. The only exception to this rule are the Rahabim, a clan of aquatic vampires who overcame the vampire's innate weakness to water instead.