History Main / LooksLikeOrlok

** The Prince of Lies in ''{{Angel}}'' is probably the most explicitly based on Orlok, with trademark pointed ears and long fingers. Like other Buffyverse examples, his appearance is credited to age.

History time: In the original folklore, most vampires were short, ugly, Eastern European peasants. Then Polidori creates the character of Lord Ruthven and suddenly they're all elegant, English, aristocratic and [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed look suspiciously like Lord Byron]]. Rymer's ''Literature/VarneyTheVampire'' gives them fangs, but makes no real change beyond that. Then Sheridan Le Fanu's ''{{Carmilla}}'' was written, and vampires suddenly became angsty, alluring, bi-sexual upper-class gothic girls. Then, ''{{Dracula}}'' was written, and they're elegant, ''Eastern European'' aristocrats, [[EvilIsSexy sexy and deadly]], outwardly beautiful yet disguising an inner corruption. Thus, horror turned to fetish, and [[strike:pop culture]] ''the world'' was never the same again.

History time: In the original folklore, most vampires were short, ugly, Eastern European peasants. Then Polidori creates the character of Lord Ruthven and suddenly they're all elegant, English, aristocratic and [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed look suspiciously like Lord Byron]]. Rymer's ''VarneyTheVampire'' gives them fangs, but makes no real change beyond that. Then Sheridan Le Fanu's ''{{Carmilla}}'' was written, and vampires suddenly became angsty, alluring, bi-sexual upper-class gothic girls. Then, ''{{Dracula}}'' was written, and they're elegant, ''Eastern European'' aristocrats, [[EvilIsSexy sexy and deadly]], outwardly beautiful yet disguising an inner corruption. Thus, horror turned to fetish, and [[strike:pop culture]] ''the world'' was never the same again.

A form of OurVampiresAreDifferent; see also ClassicalMovieVampire (Resembling BelaLugosi, who codified the look.) Compare LooksLikeCesare. Also known for their PivotalWakeup.

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* Timothy Spall's [[HarryPotter Peter Pettigrew]] has elements of this, though he's only bald''ing'' and he ditches the longcoat for a much-less-impressive cheap suit. He's TheRenfield, and the character, like Orlock, is associated with rats, so it's kinda fitting.

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* Vorcha in ''MassEffect 2''.

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* Timothy Spall's [[HarryPotter Peter Pettigrew]] has elements of this. He's TheRenfield, and his character, like Orlock, is associated with rats, so it's kinda fitting.

But Murnau's character, Orlok, played by scary-ass stage actor Max Schreck, has become one of the most iconic vampires ever, and has spawned a flock of [[CaptainErsatz imitators]], typically used as a contrast to the elegant, pretty vampires, who [[BeautyEqualsGoodness for some reason]] are more likely to be treated [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire sympathetically]], or at least [[MagnificentBastard respectfully]].

* In episode 6 of ''UglyAmericans'', Blake is a blatant {{Expy}} of Edward from {{Twilight}}, while Blake's father was obviously modeled after Orlok.

* The Vampire units of Necropolis city in ''HeroesOfMightAndMagic 3'' (''HOMM 2'' vampires are ManOfWealthAndTaste, and ''HOMM 5'' vampires look like undead nobles in battle garb).

* The Vampire units of Necropolis city in ''HeroesOfMightAndMagic''.
** In [=HOMM3=], that is. In HOMM and 5 they become progressively more classical movie vampires in looks.

* ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'', the antagonist Incognito's appearance seems to be based on that of Count Orlok. By contrast, Alucard is based on the more popular imagery of the [[EvilIsSexy suave]] Dracula.
** [[SdrawkcabName Alucard]] ''[[SdrawkcabName is]]'' [[SdrawkcabName Dracula.]]

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In the early '20s, F.W. Murnau had a great idea. Since the German Expressionist movement was all about stylization, why not apply this to vampires? Why not create a vampire that [[RedRightHand looks exactly like what he is]]: a parasitic bloodsucker? And so, ''{{Film/Nosferatu}}'' got made, and [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes very nearly]] destroyed.

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* Werner Herzog's movie ''Nosferatu: The Vampire'', staring Klaus Kinski, which is sort of a remake, keeps this character design, but changes Orlok's name back to Dracula.

* The makers of ''StarTrekNemesis'' were going for this look for the Remans. They ended up looking like [[LuridTalesOfDoom Bat Boy]].

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* To some extent, Count Olaf from ''ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' is a non-vampiric example.

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* There's a HalloweenEpisode of ''TheSimpsons'' in which Mr. Burns is Dracula, and a few of his underlings look very Orlokian. Burns himself is primarily a parody of Gary Oldman's portrayal of Dracula in the Coppola movie, but he does look a little Orlokian, too.
** Of course, Mr. Burns looks like Orlok even when he's ''not'' a vampire...

History time: In the original folklore, most vampires were short, ugly, Eastern European peasants. Then Polidori creates the character of Lord Ruthven and suddenly they're all elegant, English, aristocratic and [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed look suspiciously like Lord Byron]]. Rymer's ''VarneyTheVampire'' gives them fangs, but makes no real change beyond that. Then ''{{Dracula}}'' was written, and they're elegant, ''Eastern European'' aristocrats, [[EvilIsSexy sexy and deadly]], outwardly beautiful yet disguising an inner corruption. Then, Sheridan Le Fanu's ''Carmilla'' was written, and vampires suddenly became angsty, alluring, bi-sexual upper-class gothic girls. Thus, horror turned to fetish, and [[strike:pop culture]] ''the world'' was never the same again.

History time: In the original folklore, most vampires were short, ugly, Eastern European peasants. Then Polidori creates the character of Lord Ruthven and suddenly they're all elegant, English, aristocratic and [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed look suspiciously like Lord Byron]]. Rymer's ''Varney The Vampire'' gives them fangs, but makes no real change beyond that. Then ''{{Dracula}}'' was written, and they're elegant, ''Eastern European'' aristocrats, [[EvilIsSexy sexy and deadly]], outwardly beautiful yet disguising an inner corruption. Then, Sheridan Le Fanu's ''Carmilla'' was written, and vampires suddenly became angsty, alluring, bi-sexual upper-class gothic girls. Thus, horror turned to fetish, and [[strike:pop culture]] ''the world'' was never the same again.