History Main / VampireHunter

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Someone who hunts vampires]]. May be a HunterOfHisOwnKind (Vampire hunting seems to be a common profession for {{Dhampyr}} and the FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire who feels compelled to protect humans from his less charitable kin). If [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire not all vampires are evil]], he may end up [[VanHelsingHateCrimes hunting every last one down anyway]] due to a [[KnightTemplar misplaced sense of justice]] or the [[DeadLittleSister loss of a loved one]] to a [[FreudianExcuse vampire attack]].

* The Sinclair family business in ''Karin''.

* Most modern examples are [[TropeCodifier descended in part from]] the character [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing Abraham Van Helsing]] in the original ''{{Dracula}}''. Van Helsing was never described as a vampire hunter in the novel though; he was merely a doctor with knowledge of exotic diseases. It's never explicitly said, but Van Helsing clearly demonstrates perfect knowledge of vampire weaknesses and is instantly willing to make use of his knowledge after noting that Lucy's symptoms match those in the legends, without so much as a hint of skepticism. This would seem to imply that he has some previous experience with vampires or other supernatural phenomena, even in the original novel.

* A common EpilepticTree in the Touhou-verse states that [[NinjaMaid Sakuya Izayoi]] was once one of these before meeting and being defeated by Remilia Scarlet.

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Someone who hunts vampires]]. May be a HunterOfHisOwnKind (Vampire hunting seems to be a common profession for [[{{Dhampir}} half-vampires]] and the FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire who feels compelled to protect humans from his less charitable kin). If [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire not all vampires are evil]], he may end up [[VanHelsingHateCrimes hunting every last one down anyway]] due to a [[KnightTemplar misplaced sense of justice]] or the [[DeadLittleSister loss of a loved one]] to a [[FreudianExcuse vampire attack]].

Not to be confused with [[{{Darkstalkers}} this]] ''Vampire Hunter''. Or [[{{VampireHunterD}} this one.]]

* ''{{Blade}}'', another Dhampir type

* Most modern examples are [[TropeCodifier descended in part from]] the character [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing Van Helsing]] in the original ''{{Dracula}}''. Van Helsing was never described as a vampire hunter in the novel though; he was merely a doctor with knowledge of exotic diseases. It's never explicitly said, but Van Helsing clearly demonstrates perfect knowledge of vampire weaknesses and is instantly willing to make use of his knowledge after noting that Lucy's symptoms match those in the legends, without so much as a hint of skepticism. This would seem to imply that he has some previous experience with vampires or other supernatural phenomena, even in the original novel.

* The dhampir guardians in ''VampireAcademy'' are trained to protect the Moroi [[OurVampiresAreDifferent (good, mortal vampires))]] from the Strigoi, your classic evil undead types.

* Ray the werewolf hates and attacks vampires on the American version of ''BeingHuman'', though it's less righteous crusade and more [[VanHelsingHateCrime fang-bashing.]]

* ''{{Blip}}'' has their resident FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire tangle with a Mexican vamp hunter at one point. Immediately afterwards, she get captured and imprisoned by "Vlad", who apparently has a "judge/executioner gig" and may or may not be a vampire himself.

* VampYou loves these guys, they make great victims.

* Alucard from ''{{Hellsing}}'' is a HunterOfHisOwnKind. 'Paladin' Father Alexander Anderson is this trope played straight.

* Alucard from ''{{Hellsing}}'' is a HunterOfHisOwnKind.

* ThePresident does include several vampire hunters, one of them is [[spoiler:a werewolf]]

Not to be confused with [[{{Darkstalkers}} this]] ''Vampire Hunter''.

* ''{{Castlevania}}'''s Belmont clan.
** More like everyone, as they all become this.

* Baron Vordenburg in ''{{Carmilla}}'' is probably the TropeMaker.

Not to be confused with [[{{Darkstalkers}} this]] Vampire Hunter.

* Most modern examples are [[TropeCodifier descended in part from]] the character [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing Van Helsing]] in the original ''{{Dracula}}''.
** That's actually a common misconception, Van Helsing was never described as a vampire hunter in the novel; he was merely a doctor with knowledge of exotic diseases. I may be wrong, but the first time Van Helsing became a vampire hunter in the traditional sense was probably in the Hammer Horror films, if I recall correctly the Universal film was closer to his portrayal in the novel.
*** It's never explicitly said, but Van Helsing clearly demonstrates perfect knowledge of vampire weaknesses and is instantly willing to make use of his knowledge after noting that Lucy's symptoms match those in the legends, without so much as a hint of scepticism. This would seem to imply that he has some previous experience with vampires or other supernatural phenomena, even in the original novel.

* Abel Nightroad of ''TrinityBlood''... okay, [[HunterOfHisOwnKind this]] isn't fun any more.

** That's actually a common misconception, Van Helsing was never described as a vampire hunter in the novel; he was merely a doctor with knowledge of exotic diseases. I may be wrong, but the first time Van Helsing became a vampire hunter in the traditional sense was probably in the Hammer Horror films, if I recall correctly the Universal film was closer to his portrayal in the novel.

* NightWorld: Rashel was a little kid. Then a vampire killed her mother and [[DeadLittleSister brother.]] Then he tried to come back for her and killed her vampire. While we are dealing with a world where not all vampires are evil, the fact that she tracks them by the trail of corpses means she only finds the bad one anyway. Rashel is scary good at what she does [[spoiler:until she loses her ''zanshin''. Then she's just very, very good]].