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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': After [[TwoBeingsOneBody fusing to Vivienne Graham]] to form [[AdaptationalHeroism Monster X]], [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnon San]] retains the ability to suck the energy and radiation out of opponent Titans with a bite that he had when he was part of Ghidorah, and he briefly uses this ability defesively and heroically against [[spoiler:[=MaNi=]/Elder Brother]].

*** ''Monstrous Compendium Appendix I'': The doppleganger plant can possess people using its mind bondage power and change them into podlings. It then drains 1-4 HitPoints of LifeEnergy from them per day until they die.

* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'': Metroids feed on life energy and leave their victims as dessicated husks. At least one specimen is able to [[InvertedTrope inject energy into others]], too.

*** Void Elves/Ren'Dorei introduced at the tail end of Legion are Blood Elves who have been touched by the power of the void, an entropic force of nothingness. Besides HearingVoices and having to struggle constantly against falling to the insane whispers in their head, it's also mentioned that being touched by the unsatiable, ever-hungering darkness of entropy has once more cursed them with a desire to drain life energy from living things. However, unlike Blood Elves' mana tap, there's no racial skill that reflects this.

** ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': The villain Johnny Warren gains a whole slew of abilities powered by draining the LifeEnergy out of people after making a demonic pact.

* ''Series/SweetHome'': One of the monsters has a very long prehensile tongue which it uses to drain people's blood.

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

* In ''Webcomic/{{Endstone}}'', [[http://endstone.net/2010/01/14/issue-3-webpage-9/ Cole can do this.]]

* In ''Webcomic/{{Untouchable}}'', modern vampires have learned to discreetly feed off humans' energy by touching them. It's relatively harmless but can cause temporary lassitude.
* In ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' An-Keth can pull life energy from anything around them including plants to speed up their already impressive regeneration abilities when badly injured, leaving a patch of dead plants and other remains wherever they were when doing so.

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-522 SCP-522 ("Blood-draining Carpet")]]. When a human being stands on the middle of the carpet, it will wrap itself around the person, insert thousands of hairs into the them and drain them of all of their blood in a few minutes.

* VideoGame/{{Metroid}}s, from the series of the same name, feed on life energy and leave their victims as dessicated husks.
** At least one specimen is able to [[InvertedTrope inject energy into others]], too.
* High Elf offshoots in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''' have a very bad habit of falling into magical addictions that require this kind of treatment if they get separated from their sources of power.
** In ''Burning Crusade'' which debuted the Blood Elves/Sin'dorei as a playable race, they were desperately seeking to find a replacement for their recently destroyed Sunwell and would suck mana energy out of nearly anything that could give it to them, effectively making them mana vampires. However this part of their characterization was dropped at the end of the same expansion, when the Sunwell was restored and their addiction was cleansed, though they would keep the ability to mana tap for a few more expansions before it was removed for not making sense with the story.
** Darkfallen/San'layn are Blood Elves who died during Kael'thas' march to try to kill Arthas back in Warcraft 3 and were resurrected as Elven Vampires and cursed with the traditional hunger for blood. Every time one is fought, they have an attack to either drain your energy, or pin you down and directly drain your blood.
** Void Elves/Ren'Dorei introduced at the tail end of Legion are Blood Elves who have been touched by the power of the void, an entropic force of nothingness. Besides HearingVoices and having to struggle constantly against falling to the insane whispers in their head, it's also mentioned that being touched by the unsatiable, ever-hungering darkness of entropy has once more cursed them with a desire to drain life energy from living things. However, unlike Blood Elves' mana tap, there's no racial skill that reflects this.
** And finally there are Venthyr, keepers of the Afterlife of Revendreth in Shadowlands. It's not even kept subtle that they're vampires, they [[LooksLikeOrlok Look Like Orlok]] and pretty much every one of them has some form of life drain attack. However, in their case it's not blood, but anima -- the energy of the soul -- that they drain as harvesting it from souls they're redeeming and feeding it back to their realm and others' is what keeps the rest of the Shadowlands running.
* Venom needs to absorb his victim's energies in ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan''.
* HumanoidAbomination Darth Nihilus from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' feeds on the LifeEnergy of others through the Force to sate his endless hunger. He has done this to ''[[PlanetEater entire planets]]''. The PlayerCharacter is revealed to function in a similar manner, as after losing their connection to the Force they begin to draw upon it through others. Your KarmaMeter determines whether this symbiosis is [[PowerParasite parasitic or mutualistic]]. In the third game ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', TheEmperor is shown to have a similar power to Nihilus but still retains some of his "humanity".
** The Force drain family of powers allowed normal DarkSide users to do this on a much smaller scale, draining the LifeEnergy or ManaMeter of opponents to replenish themselves.
* The Dark Hand in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' uses the Dark Soul of the Undead to drain humanity in its grab attack. Can be used a limited number of times on [=NPCs=], too.
* In ''VideoGame/BrainDead13'', Vivi will do this to Lance if he doesn't make a choice of either a shave, manicure, or facial quick enough. And the result is downright unpleasant: though over in a split-second, we see Lance visibly shrivelled into a mummy-like state as a result of her appetite.
** Also, the ghosts with [[JacobMarleyApparel nooses around their necks]] will possess Lance and drain the living soul out of him!

* This is the fundamental play style of Alarak in ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. He actively heals himself by either killing his own units, or enemy units, and won't survive long without doing so.
* The Deathbed Companions in ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' are a positive example; they have the ability to drain LifeEnergy through hugs, which they use to MercyKill people on their deathbeds in a soothing manner. The player meets one such companion named Fia, who offers a hug and a temporary boost to the Poise stat in exchange for a temporary 5% health reduction.

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Dragonborn'' DLC, this is an ability of the Seekers, a {{Cthulhumanoid}} form of lesser Daedra in service to Hermaeus Mora, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[KeeperOfForbiddenKnowledge Knowledge]]. All of their spells drain or absorb the health, magicka, and/or fatigue of their targets. Additionally, these spells are ranged and [[HomingProjectile home-in on their targets]].
* In ''Videogame/EndlessLegend'', the Broken Lords were once a faction of noble human warriors and knights who transformed themselves into living armor in order to survive the collapsing climate of Auriga. This resulted in them requiring [[AppliedPhlebotinum Dust]] to survive. They could refine and consume naturally-occurring Dust, but another source is draining it from the bodies of living beings, a process that harms and eventually kills them. While honor dictates that they use the former method, [[EvilFeelsGood the latter is far easier, faster, and much more pleasant.]]
* ''VideoGame/Infamous2'': The Bio Leech attack lets Cole drain the bio-electric energy of the Militia. Bio Leeching gives you Evil [[KarmaMeter Karma]] for it and [[EvilFeelsGood the satisfaction of]] [[HorrorHunger monstrous Conduit gluttony.]]
* In ''VideoGame/BugFables'', one of the side-quest bosses is Monsieur Scarlet, an ant criminal who lures adventurers into his lair with [[WoundedGazelleGambit false help requests]] on quest boards, and then kills them via draining out their life force. He came dangerously close to doing this with Levi and Celia until [[PlayerCharacter Team Snakemouth]] puts an end to it. During the battle, he can also [[LifeDrain heal himself by attacking a party member]].
* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'': Vampiric Aura is a passive ability seen on high-end Undead units and the LooksLikeOrlok Dreadlords which allows friendly melee units to heal damage every time they attack an enemy. The Vampiric Potion gives a similar but temporary effect to the hero that uses it.

* {{Franchise/Nasuverse}}:

Draining LifeEnergy is a bit more common for "vampiric" creatures that are closer to the sci-fi end of the MagicVersusScience spectrum. The trope can also include "vampiric" weapons - that is, {{Evil Weapon}}s that perform Vampiric Draining upon either their wielder or felled enemies/victims.

** And finally there are Venthyr, keepers of the Afterlife of Revendreth in Shadowlands. It's not even kept subtle that they're vampires, they [[LooksLikeOrlok Look Like Orlok]] and pretty much every one of them has some form of life drain attack. However, in their case it's not blood, but anima - the energy of the soul - that they drain as harvesting it from souls they're redeeming and feeding it back to their realm and others' is what keeps the rest of the Shadowlands running.

* ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD''. In the 1985 film the three Snake Women of Midwich drain D's LifeEnergy by wrapping themselves around him.

* Darth Nihilus from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' feeds on the LifeEnergy of others through the Force to sate his endless hunger (since he has no connection of his own to The Force). He has done this to ''[[PlanetEater entire planets]]''. The PlayerCharacter is revealed to function in a similar manner, as after losing their connection to the Force they begin to draw upon it through others. Your KarmaMeter determines whether this symbiosis is [[PowerParasite parasitic or mutualistic]].

* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', to make up for his weakened strength in the real world, Vamdemon[=/=]Myostismon attacked women at night, draining them of blood and leaving them with anemia.

* Nearly ''every'' monstrous species of PC in the small-press ''[=NightLife=]'' [=RPG=] has '''some''' variant of this trope, as draining victims of whatever one's monster-type needs - blood, vigor, youth, whatever - is the usual method of restoring one's own health and/or staving off HorrorHunger.

* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''

* Darth Nihilus from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' feeds on the life energy of others through the Force to sate his endless hunger (since he has no connection of his own to The Force). He has done this to ''[[PlanetEater entire planets]]''.

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'': Vladats such as Lord Transyl can naturally do this, as can the Omnitrix's Vladat DNA sample [[Characters/Ben10OmnitrixAliens Whampire]] although Ben tries to resist the urge when he turns into him.

* Michael Morningstar, first appearing in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', can drain the life force from his victims.

* Vardalek in Eric, Count Stenbock's ''True Story of a Vampire'' appears to be what we'd recognize as a psychic vampire, gradually draining the life from his prepubescent thrall.

* Darth Nihilus from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' feeds on the life energy of others through TheForce to sate his endless hunger (since he has no connection of his own to The Force). He has done this to ''[[PlanetEater entire planets]]''.

SuperTrope to KissOfTheVampire (where the vampiric feeding is either tolerable or pleasurable to the "victim") and VampireBitesSuck (where the feeding is not a nice experience for the victim).

** ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger:'' Cloak's weaponized TeleportationSickness stems from the fact that anyone enveloped in his "dark dimension" is vampirically drained of LifeForce, which Cloak refers to as "the light of the soul". This causes physical depletion and intense psychological distress. Worse, Cloak is at least psychologically dependent on regularly consuming LifeForce in this way; if he goes too long without it, [[HorrorHunger withdrawal-like symptoms intensify until he is compelled to feed]]. His partner Dagger is actually a kind of inversion of this trope; she produces ''too much'' LifeForce, to the point that if it isn't siphoned regularly, she begins to lose her mind. Thus their partnership is a symbiotic relationship; Cloak keeps his HorrorHunger in check by draining Dagger, which in turn preserves Dagger's mind.

** The 3rd Edition spell Death Knell drains the LifeEnergy from a dying creature, killing it. Doing so increases your strength, your {{Hit Point}}s and adds 1 to your CharacterLevel for the purposes of spellcasting.

* In the MarvelUniverse, Selene is a "psychic vampire" who can drain the LifeEnergy of human beings into herself. If she drains the victim's entire life force their bodies crumble into dust. She must drain life force on a regular basis to renew her vitality and youthful appearance. She can use absorbed life force to enhance her physical strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and durability to superhuman levels.
* Non-villainous example: ComicBook/{{Rogue}} of the ''ComicBook/XMen'' has this due to her mutation, enabling her to drain LifeEnergy and temporarily borrow someone else's powers. Because of PowerIncontinence, she can't touch anyone without draining their strength, which is [[BlessedWithSuck understandably harsh on her social life]].
** The Brazilian publishing emphasizes the vampiric metaphor, [[DubNameChange naming her as]] Vampira.
* Similar to the above-mentioned Rogue, the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' villain Parasyte has the ability to drain the knowledge, life-force and superpowers of anyone he touches.
* ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'' villain Johnny Warren gains a whole slew of abilities powered by draining the LifeEnergy out of people after making a demonic pact.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': The Erinyes string up ComicBook/WonderGirl and Ferdiand to exsanguinate them and drink their blood, from which they pull memories and things about their victims.

* ''ComicBook/XFactor2006'': [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange Baron Mordo]] kidnaps ComicBook/MonetStCroix's father in order to lure her into a trap so he can drain her life essence and put his cancer into remission. Monet's father even lampshades that her life energy seems to attract "parasites" like Mordo. Monet herself directly compares Mordo to a vampire.
* ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger:'' Cloak's weaponized TeleportationSickness stems from the fact that anyone enveloped in his "dark dimension" is vampirically drained of LifeForce, which Cloak refers to as "the light of the soul". This causes physical depletion and intense psychological distress. Worse, Cloak is at least psychologically dependent on regularly consuming LifeForce in this way; if he goes too long without it, [[HorrorHunger withdrawal-like symptoms intensify until he is compelled to feed]]. His partner Dagger is actually a kind of inversion of this trope; she produces ''too much'' LifeForce, to the point that if it isn't siphoned regularly, she begins to lose her mind. Thus their partnership is a symbiotic relationship; Cloak keeps his HorrorHunger in check by draining Dagger, which in turn preserves Dagger's mind.

* Evangeline A.K. [=McDowell=] from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has the standard "vampire sucking blood" variant. She doesn't actually need blood to survive, but drinking it causes her to gain strength.
* Several ''Youkai'' in ''Manga/InuYasha'', as is, occasionally, the title character's sword.
* Okoi from ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' can suck the blood of her enemies by touching their skin with hers. She vomits the blood out afterwards though, so it's basically just a way to attack and nothing more.

** And finally there are Venthyr, keepers of the Afterlife of Revendreth in Shadowlands. It's not even kept subtle that they're vampires, they LookLikeOrlok and pretty much every one of them has some form of life drain attack. However, in their case it's not blood, but anima - the energy of the soul - that they drain as harvesting it from souls they're redeeming and feeding it back to their realm and others' is what keeps the rest of the Shadowlands running.

** And finally there are Venthyr, keepers of the Afterlife of Revendreth in Shadowlands. It's not even kept subtle that they're vampires, they LookLikeOrlok and pretty much everyone of of them has some form of life drain attack. However, in their case it's not blood, but anima - the energy of the soul - that they drain as harvesting it from souls they're redeeming and feeding it back to their realm and others' is what keeps the rest of the Shadowlands running.

* Rather than draining people of their blood like in most other versions, in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'' Michael ComicBook/{{Morbius}} drains people of their LifeEnergy.