History Main / VampiricDraining

* Satisfying a [[BloodLust blood-consumption fetish]] or other psychological addiction

** The Dead Apostles, however, require blood for physical sustence, making them closer to the classical vampires in this regard.

* The {{Nasuverse}}'s Dead Apostles.

** Another example would be [[spoiler: [[AlmightyJanitor Ayasegawa Yumichika]]. This [[MoreThanMeetsTheEye ordinary]] {{Bishonen}} [[BloodKnight Blood Knight]] is [[ObfuscatingStupidity hiding]] his [[AwkwardAbility true power]], which [[VampiricDraining drains the spiritual energy]] of his target. When he does [[LetsGetDangerous decide]] to use it, his battles end with a [[{{CurbStompBattle}} single strike]].]]

* The weapon variant of VampiricDraining shows up in the KullTheConqueror story "Riders Beyond the Sunrise," where Kull confronts his ArchEnemy, [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Thulsa Doom]]. The sorceror wields a sword that slowly saps Kull's strength and transfers it to Doom, allowing him to fight without tiring while Kull gets weaker and weaker. Disarming Doom and swapping his sword for the magical blade allows Kull to defeat the sorceror.

* The weapon variant of VampiricDraining shows up in the KullTheConqueror story "Riders Beyond the Sunrise," where Kull confronts his ArchEnemy, [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Thulsa Doom]]. The sorceror wields a sword that slowly saps Kull's strength and transfers it to Doom, allowing him to fight without tiring while Kull gets weaker and weaker. Swapping Doom's sword for his own non-magical blade allows Kull to defeat the sorceror. Although Doom cannot die (being undead), Kull impales him on the sword, allowing it to forever drain him of strength.

The effects of being the victim of VampiricDraining depend on how much vitality the VampiricDrainer took from you, and range from temporary tiredness to chronic exhaustion, to either shortening of lifespan or RapidAging (thus overlapping with LiquidAssets), to death. The victim may also [[TheVirus transform into the same type creature that fed upon him]]. Sometimes the transformation requires the victim's consent. In classic vampire lore, being fed upon by a vampire doesn't automatically make you a vampire; the vampire has to drain you until you're nearly dead, and then you have to drink some some of the vampire's blood.

* Feeding, or more simply a biological need/addiction that serves as nourishment (classic-style vampires)

'''{{Vampiric Drainer}}s can be classified based on their motivations for performing the act:'''
# Type 1 - Feeding their life(force/span), or more simply a biological need/addiction (classic-style vampires)
# Type 2 - [[ThePowerOfBlood Feeding/enhancing their power]]
# Type 3 - Satisfying a [[BloodLust blood-consumption fetish]] or other psychological addiction

!!Type 1

!!Type 2

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* [[MahouSenseiNegima Evangeline A.K. McDowell]].
* Several ''Youkai'' in InuYasha, as is, occasionally, the title character's sword.

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* The Others in the ''NightWatch'' can collect the emotional energy of the {{Muggles}} and convert it into mana, making it type 2. In a twist, the [[LightIsNotGood nominally-good Light]] Others can only "feed" on positive emotions, whereas the [[DarkIsNotEvil "bad" Dark]] Others take away painful and unpleasant feelings.
* In the novels of {{Deverry}}, several of Rhodry's prior incarnations are unintentionally killed by their lover, a former air elemental who was transformed into something akin to a succubus by a Guardian. She used the drained energy to gradually make her manifestation form more human.

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* All Elohim in ''DemonTheFallen'' require Divine Faith to live and cast magic, and the only way the Fallen can obtain it is from humans, the image of {{God}}. For this, they can either reveal themselves to certain humans and let their Faith trickle to them constantly, or reap them for all their Faith in a one-time boost. The second method falls under type 2, since unlike vampires, demons don't actually expend Faith by merely existing.

!!Type 3

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* {{Nasuverse}}:
** The True Ancestors, who go insane if they completely abstain for too long, but don't actually ''require'' it for sustaining their themselves; the addiction is a purely psychological.
** Rider from ''FateStayNight'', who is decidedly '''not''' a vampire, but rather [[spoiler:a Gorgon (namely, Medusa)]].

!!Mixed types

* The Wraith from ''StargateAtlantis'' are Type 1 AND Type 2. Being fed upon by a wraith shortens the victim's lifespan, and produces RapidAging. It provides the Wraith with both bodily nourishment, and fuel for their HealingFactor. Notably, Wraith can also work this ability ''backwards'', de-aging someone.
* ''WorldOfWarcraft'''s Blood Elves, who can suck the magic out of anything (Type 2) and often do so to sate their addiction to mana (Type 3). The Darkfallen, corrupted elves in the service of the Lich King, take this further by actually consuming blood.

Not to be confused with LifeDrain which is a trope for stealing HitPoints from an opponent for yourself.

* ''The 7th Saga'' featured two spells, [=HPCatcher=] and [=MPCatcher=], which transferred some of the targets HP or MP to the caster.

!!Type 3

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* ''DungeonsAndDragons''
** The Cerebral Parasite and Brain Mole fed on psionic energy, which could kill their victim.

* [[HornyDevils Succubi]], in some presentations, drain the life-force of their victims through sexual contact. White Court vampires in ''The Dresden Files'' are one example. [[TheInternetIsForPorn In some cases]], the life-force is carried in the victim's semen, which the succubus has to, um, ingest.

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* Hollows feed on spiritual energy as a secondary source of nourishment (the primary being the "hearts" of both living and dead Humans). Sources include humans, Soul Reapers and other hollows.

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** Rider from FateStayNight, who is decidedly '''not''' a vampire, but rather [[spoiler:a Gorgon (namely, Medusa)]].

* The Wraith from StargateAtlantis are Type 1 AND Type 2. Being fed upon by a wraith shortens the victim's lifespan, and produces RapidAging. It provides the Wraith with both bodily nourishment, and fuel for their HealingFactor. Notably, Wraith can also work this ability ''backwards'', de-aging someone.
* WorldOfWarcraft's Blood Elves, who can suck the magic out of anything (Type 2) and often do so to sate their addiction to mana (Type 3). The Darkfallen, corrupted elves in the service of the Lich King, take this further by actually consuming blood.

# ''Type 1 - Feeding their life(force/span), or more simply a biological need/addiction'' (classic-style vampires)
# ''Type 2 - [[ThePowerOfBlood Feeding/enhancing their power]]''
# ''Type 3 - Satisfying a [[BloodLust blood-consumption fetish]] or other psychological addiction''

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[[caption-width:330:If she'd simply ''eaten'' the garlic, she wouldn't be in this mess.]]

The effects of being the victim of VampiricDraining depend on how much vitality the VampiricDrainer took from you, and range from temporary tiredness to chronic exhaustion, to either shortening of lifespan or RapidAging (thus overlapping with LiquidAssets), to death. The victim may also [[TheVirus transform into the same type creature that fed upon him]]. Sometimes the transformation requires the victim's consent. In classic vampire lore, being fed upon by a vampire doesn't automatically make you a vampire; the vampire has to drain you until your nearly dead, and then you have to drink some some of the vampire's blood.

* Several ''Youkai'' in InuYasha, as is, occasionaly, the title character's sword.

** Rider from FateStayNight, who is decidely '''not''' a vampire, but rather [[spoiler:a Gorgon (namely, Medusa)]].

* The Wraith from StargateAtlantis are Type 1 AND Type 2. Being fed upon by a wraith shortens the victims lifespan, and produces RapidAging. It provides the Wraith with both bodily nourishment, and fuel for their HealingFactor. Notably, Wraith can also work this ability ''backwards'', de-aging someone.

* [[HornyDevils Succubi]], in some presentations, drain the life-force of their victims through sexual contact. White Court vampires in ''The Dresden Files'' are one example. [[TheInternetIsForPorn In some cases]], the life-force is carried in the victim's semen, which the succubus has to, um, ingest. OrSoIHeard.