History OurVampiresAreDifferent / LiveActionTv

** In the new series story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E1SmithAndJones Smith and Jones]]", the blood-sucking Plasmavore (not the same kind of vampire) is impervious to sunlight, looks completely human, and drinks blood from human necks ''with a plastic bendy straw''.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' 's vampires are described as a type of demon (just one of many) possessing a corpse and are said to lack souls, explaining their amoral behavior. They have [[GameFace "demonic" faces]] that only appear just before they feed or during a fight, or any other time [[RuleOfCool the writers want them to look more intimidating]] -- [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman Whedon explained in interviews that he was unnerved by the thought of a teenage girl murdering normal looking people on network television, so the "vamp face" was created to allow for guilt-free slaying.]] Vampires have many of the usual traits otherwise, including sensitivity to sunlight (although very much the direct-sunlight-only variety; put them in any kind of shadow and they're quite cozy) and the stake-through-the-heart kill. [[NoBodyLeftBehind When killed, however, they turn to dust instantly]] -- a conscious decision by the producers, since they didn't want to devote time in every episode of a teenage-oriented show to "Well, let's clean up all the '''dead bodies'''."

** In the ''[=BtVS=]'' fifth-season opener "Buffy vs. Dracula," Dracula had some of the traditional vampire traits that other Buffyverse vampires don't, including shape-shifting and mesmerism. These "special powers" are dismissed by Spike as "Nothin' but showy gypsy stuff."

* In ''Series/TrueBlood'', the invention of synthetic blood by a Japanese scientist (ostensibly for transplant patients) has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" to the mainstream public. All they have to do is drink [=TruBlood=] (now sold as a soft drink in most restaurants) and can "mainstream" more or less successfully, though a human notes "Imagine you suddenly can't eat any of your favorites foods, and have to spend the rest of your life drinking [=SlimFast=]." There are references throughout the series to a Vampire Rights movement, along with a Vampire Rights Amendment (VRA) working its way through Congress. Much of the conflict of the show deals with people's well-intentioned to treat vampires like normal people, but begrudging acceptance that they are still instinctive predators, and thus have to be evaluated on an individual basis. Vampire traits:

* In ''Series/TrueBlood'', the invention of synthetic blood by a Japanese scientist (ostensibly for transplant patients) has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" to the mainstream public. All they have to do is drink [=TruBlood=] (now sold as a soft drink in most restaurants) and can "mainstream" more or less successfully, though a human notes "Imagine you suddenly can't eat any of your favorites foods, and have to spend the rest of your life drinking [=SlimFast=]." There are references throughout the series to a Vampire Rights movement, along with a Vampire Rights Amendment (VRA) working its way through Congress. Much of the conflict of the show deals with the desire to treat vampires like normal people, but the begrudging acceptance that they are still natural human predators, and thus have to be evaluated on an individual basis. Vampire traits:

*** As well, Drusilla, in "Becoming, Part 1", used a mesmerism-like power on Kendra, enabling her to kill her.

* In ''Series/BeingHuman'', vampires need to eat, sleep and use the restroom in spite of being dead and having no heartbeat. They don't need to drink blood, but do experience intense cravings for it akin to an incurable drug addiction. They have to drink quite a lot of it to stave off their cravings, virtually assuring that they kill their victims. Blood that is not fresh gives them almost no relief. Their eyes go completely black when they're angered or feeding. Vampires are attached to their creator and are able to locate them from a distance. Sunlight causes them no ill effects, but they seem to have a mild dislike for it. A stake through the heart kills them. People wielding signs of faith (including holy symbols and recitations from the Bible) can ward them off. They need an invitation to enter homes and cannot be seen in reflections or recordings. They can sense werewolves instinctively and see ghosts without effort. They are stronger and faster than humans, but not immensely so. They turn into dust when killed.

* One episode of ''{{The X-Files}}'' had Mulder and Scully investigate a series of vampire-like tourist killings in a small town. They went to investigate, and it turns out the ''entire town'' was vampires. They were able to go out in daylight, and even eat normal food. They also had OCD, which saved a drugged Mulder's life when he threw a bag of sunflower seeds at the one malicious vampire instead of grabbing his gun. He then blacks out, and comes to just after the vampire has finished and is about to bite him. Mulder is trapped in a trailer while the entire town surrounds it, and wakes up the next morning in their rental car, with the entire town gone. Scully, meanwhile, had a very informative chat with the local sheriff - right before he drugged her, while explaining that the vampire that had gone after Mulder and other victims "just isn't who we are any more. Still, though he is a moron, he is one of ours".

* ''StargateAtlantis'' has a race of beings known as the Wraith. The Wraith were once insects who [[HollywoodEvolution evolved to a human-like state]], but still retain their most basic instincts, which is to feed off of beings by sucking the life force (literally) out of your body with their hands, to rejuvenate their own life. Doing so renders them biologically immortal, some having been around for many thousands of years. It is unknown whether a Wraith can starve to death although there is an instance where one went delirious and spoke in haikus. Feeding causes the target to age rapidly until they die; even partially fed victims die most of the time due to the levels of trauma involved. In fact, the human body would shut down far too fast for their liking, were it not for the special enzyme transferred into the victim that makes them somewhat more resistant to it. Said enzyme is produced by a set of glands in their forearms and can be used as a highly addictive [[PsychoSerum combat drug]] for humans.

* In ''TrueBlood'', the invention of synthetic blood by a Japanese scientist (ostensibly for transplant patients) has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" to the mainstream public. All they have to do is drink [=TruBlood=] (now sold as a soft drink in most restaurants) and can "mainstream" more or less successfully, though a human notes "Imagine you suddenly can't eat any of your favorites foods, and have to spend the rest of your life drinking [=SlimFast=]." There are references throughout the series to a Vampire Rights movement, along with a Vampire Rights Amendment (VRA) working its way through Congress. Much of the conflict of the show deals with the desire to treat vampires like normal people, but the begrudging acceptance that they are still natural human predators, and thus have to be evaluated on an individual basis. Vampire traits:

*** Actually Vamp Willow was staked through the back. And apparently vamps build up some wood resistance over the years: Kakistos easily survived a common stake.

*** Although, since only three vampires in the entire Buffyverse seem to have the ability of mesmerism (The Master, Dracula, and Drusilla, who was psychic before being vamped), it's possible that this is not a vampire ability at all, and instead is an unrelated magical or mystical ability.

** HealingFactor: Vampires heal from injuries quickly and can regenerate lost body parts.
** [[RemovedAchillesHeel Removing a vampire's heart]] makes it temporarily invincible.

* ''KamenRiderKiva'' has the Fangire (a portmanteau of Fang and Vampire), stained-glass based creatures (resembling different animals and monsters) that can masquerade as humans and suck the "life energy" of their victims out through "phantom" fangs that appear above their heads, turning the victims transparent, as a result. They're also the strongest and most prolific of the 13 Demon Races in the show's setting, having dealt with most of the others one way or another (nearly wiping out the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Wolfen]], [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent Merman]], and {{Franken|steinsMonster}} races [[AllThereInTheManual and actually having wiped out the Goblins centuries ago]]).

* ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'': Comic relief simian-looking villain Totbat is a vampire. He doesn't need blood, given that he's never drank it even once, but he wants to. Sunlight has no ill effect on him or anything, and the fact that he's a vampire only comes up one time. In fact, it was such a minor aspect that it was dropped from his ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' counterpart Baboo.

* ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' had a "salt vampire" that could look like it's victim's ideal love/sex object. This allowed it to find victims when straight salt wasn't available.

* Tragically few details are given about the specifics vampiric nature of [[Series/SesameStreet Count von Count]], but he is known to have the obsessive-compulsive bit and is suggested to have control of the weather. Uniquely, he also has purple skin, although if this is a result of vampirism, puppet-ism, or the combination of the two is unknown. He has been seen in the sun, although, again, his lack of actual skin brings into question whether other vampires of his world are similarly immune or if it is a puppet advantage.

*** As well, Drusilla, in "Becoming, Part 1", used a mesmerism-like power on Kendra, enabling her to kill her.

** Angel also showed vamps and their sires can sense each other in their dreams.

** Vampires can subsist off animal blood, but are stronger, have better senses, and have more abilities when they regularly consume human blood. They're supernaturally fast and strong, and only get stronger with age. They also have greatly [[SuperSenses enhanced senses of hearing and smell]] and the ability to [[HypnoticEyes compel people]]. Vampires can even [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erase memories]] if they've been drinking enough human blood. When affected with bloodlust they [[GameFace grow fangs eyes and their eyes get veiny]]. To top this off, they can turn their feelings and emotions on and off as they please, which lets them be as moral as is convenient.
** As for weaknesses, crosses, silver, and holy water aren't a problem, but any kind of wood implement causes pain. [[KryptoniteFactor Although garlic doesn't affect them, vampires have a weakness to the plant vervain]], but they can build up an immunity if exposed to small amounts over a long period of time. When humans wear vervain they can't be compelled or have their memories erased. Vervain is also toxic to vampires; contact causes pain, and ingesting or having it injected causes pain and paralysis. Drinking the blood of someone who's recently consumed vervain has the same effects of consuming vervain itself. They must also be [[VampireInvitation invited at least once into dwellings with living inhabitants before they can enter, but killing the inhabitants also works]]. While they're still vulnerable to direct sunlight, indirect sunlight doesn't do them any harm and a few vampires even have special rings that allow them to walk during the day. The rings need to be enchanted by witches and the original creator can remove the ring's conferred sunlight immunity at any time they choose. [[FurAgainstFang Werewolves are the natural enemies of vampires]], and their bites are horribly lethal.

** They have a weakness towards decapitation and fire. ((The early episodes implied that Damon could shapeshift and control animals with a crow, but that has been mostly dropped.)

* ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'''s vampires were intended to lack several traits of vampires seen in other media, so they tend to be, well, different, aside from being [[TheUndead undead]] and feeding on blood. They have normal human teeth and a retractable second set of pointed teeth used to bite people. Strong weakness to sunlight? The worst they get is a bad sunburn and the first time vampires are seen in the series, one of them is actually seen outside in the day with no problems caused by doing so. Killed by stakes? Nope. Repelled by crosses? Nope. In fact, one of them wore a cross around her neck! In addition, dead men's blood is poisonous to them, so they're required to drink blood fresh from living prey. Humans are turned into vampires if they ingest the blood of a vampire.

-->'''Buffy:''' They could be miles away by now.\\

* ''SoWeird'': Fiona's family nearly falls victim to a group of vampires. None of the traditional vampire wards work -- she tries crosses, holy water, and garlic. What ''does'' work is an angel necklace given to her brother by his girlfriend. Later, Fiona speculates that it worked because the pendant was a symbol of love.

* In one episode of the horror anthology series ''{{Monsters}}'', a couple of teenage boys investigate the local barbershop, noticing that the barbers have been around for a very long time without aging and that customers sneak in carrying large bottles of blood. One of them is convinced that the barbers are vampires, while his friend (the narrator who is recounting this tale from his youth to a barber) thinks he's nuts. It turns out that the barbers aren't vampires, but they are in league with one. The barbers explain to the narrator that vampires used to be the stereotypical monsters seen in classic horror films, but over the centuries they have become giant near-immobile ''leeches''. The barbers of the world are the vampires' caretakers -- they and their customers give large quantities of their own blood to the vampires in exchange for small quantities of the vampires' blood which allows humans to live for a very long time (hence why the barbers don't seem to age). The barbers try to convince the narrator and his friend to join them by letting them taste their master's blood. In the present day, it's shown that the two accepted the offer.

* ''KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'': Comic relief simian-looking villain Totbat is a vampire. He doesn't need blood, given that he's never drank it even once, but he wants to. Sunlight has no ill effect on him or anything, and the fact that he's a vampire only comes up one time. In fact, it was such a minor aspect that it was dropped from his ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' counterpart Baboo.
* Count Nocturne from ''PowerRangersTurbo'' is a vampire who turns into a [[SpaceX lunar bat]]. He manages to bite Carlos, starting to turn the teen into a vampire as well. The other Rangers are able to subdue their friend and Alpha administers a temporary antidote that breaks Carlos free. It starts to wear off during the fight, but Carlos is able to resist long enough to blow the Count up with the Rescue Turbo Megazord. This breaks the spell.

** ExpandedUniverse explains the Vampire taint entered the Universe by [[NiceJobBreakingItHero primitive experiments in time travel]] by the {{Time Lord}}s, and the Great Vampires are equated with [[EldritchAbomination infinitely horrific beings]] called the Yssgaroth. An interesting tidbit is that ''FactionParadox'', a ''Series/DoctorWho'' spinoff, makes it quite clear virtually '''''anything''''' can be infected with Yssgaroth taint. Up to [[ItGotWorse and]] [[OhCrap including]] [[LivingShip timeships]].

** Actually, another vampire queen showed up in the season seven finale (or an episode near it), and then yet another queen appeared and got killed off by a BigBad in [[Revival the Zenescope comics]]. So it wasn't every vampire in the world that was destroyed in the episode where Paige was turned, just that one queen's clan.

** The episode ''Monster Movie'' has the Winchesters fight {{Dracula}}, who is a ClassicalMovieVampire and completely different from any other vampires on the show. [[spoiler: Because he's not a vampire, he's a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifter]] ''pretending'' to be Dracula, as well as several other movie monsters, like Film/TheWolfman1941.]]

* {{Forever Knight}}'s vampires are rather traditional in many ways. They are vulnerable to fire, sunlight,garlic, stakes and crosses (and other holy objects...the Egyptian sun disk affected Divia the same way as a cross would have) They can fly and have a sort of infrared heat vision when vamped out. They get yellow eyes when vamped out. Usually they don't show up in mirrors, but Nick does due to his humanity (and budget constraints). He also has something of a tolerance where holy objects are concerned,though not for long. Turning, or 'bringing across' requires the usual mutual blood exchange. And a newborn vamp that eats something other than human gets fixated on that species, and they're called a carouche. The vampirism is mostly scientific, related to an alteration in DNA or RNA, and at least one drug can reverse it, but it creates an addiction to the drug then. It's also possible to become human through a process involving a bond with a human, and a severe emotional trauma. They share a mindlink with sires, siblings and children that lets them sense their presence. And they can survive as an essence if there's evil energy around and revive, like Divia did. Oh, and apparently, drinking animal blood will feed them, but it leaves them a bit weaker than their human-drinking counterparts. They have a strict code of masquerade maintenance as well.

* ''KamenRiderKiva'' has the Fangire(a portmanteau of Fang and Vampire), stained-glass based creatures (resembling different animals and monsters) that can masquerade as humans and suck the "life energy" of their victims out through "phantom" fangs that appear above their heads, turning the victims transparent, as a result. They're also the strongest and most prolific of the 13 Demon Races in the show's setting, having dealt with most of the others one way or another (nearly wiping out the [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Wolfen]], [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent Merman]], and {{Franken|steinsMonster}} races [[AllThereInTheManual and actually having wiped out the Goblins centuries ago]]).

** There are minor changes in the SyFyChannel remake. The physical need seems to be a larger component and they heal by drinking blood. Whether holy symbols affect them has not been addressed but Aidan was able to enter a church.

*** Actually Vamp Willow was staked through the back. And apparently vamps build up some wood resistance over the years: Kakistos easily survived a common stake

*** In the eighth season story "Wolves at the Gate", Dracula elaborates that he went to great lengths to gain his special powers, which are tied to a sword in his possession that is an ancient artifact not unlike Buffy's scythe.

* In ''Series/BeingHuman'', vampires need to eat, sleep and use the restroom in spite of being dead and having no heartbeat. They don't need to drink blood, but do experience intense cravings for it akin to an incurable drug addiction. They have to drink quite a lot of it to stave off their cravings, virtually assuring that they kill their victims. Blood that is not fresh gives them almost no relief. Their eyes go completely black when they're angered or feeding. Vampires are attached to their creator and are able to locate them from a distance. Sunlight causes them no ill affects, but they seem to have a mild dislike for it. A stake through the heart kills them. People wielding signs of faith (including holy symbols and recitations from the Bible) can ward them off. They need an invitation to enter homes and cannot be seen in reflections or recordings. They can sense werewolves instinctively and see ghosts without effort. They are stronger and faster than humans, but not immensely so. They turn into dust when killed.

* ''LostTapes'' has two vampiric [[DoingInTheWizard animal monsters]] as antagonists. The first are featured in the episode "Cave Demons" as nearly man-sized semi-vampiric/predatory bats with impressive wingspreads. The second weas out and out called a vampire and is a horrible brutally animalistic, but living, creature the feeds on blood from humans and small animals it can catch. The episode also portrays its lair as something akin to a racoon's or a pack rats, as it lives in the basement of a [[HauntedHouse old home]]. There's a third vampire, the Strigoi, which is a supernatural creature, capable of invisibility, shape-shifting, and other supernatural powers.

* {{Forever Knight}}'s vampires are rather traditional in many ways. They are vulnerable to fire, sunlight,garlic, stakes and crosses (and other holy objects...the Egyptian sun disk affected Divia the same way as a cross would have) They can fly and have a sort of infrared heat vision when vamped out. They get yellow eyes when vamped out. Usually they don't show up in mirrors, but Nick does due to his humanity (and budget constraints). He also has something of a tolerance where holy objects are concerned,though not for long. Turning, or 'bringing accross' requires the usual mutual blood exchange. And a newborn vamp that eats something other than human gets fixated on that species, and they're called a carouche. The vampirism is mostly scientific, related to a alteration in DNA or RNA, and at least one drug can reverse it, but it creates an addiction to the drug then. It's also possible to become human through a process involving a bond with a human, and a severe emotional trauma. They share a mindlink with sires, siblings and children that lets them sense their presence. And they can survive as an essence if there's evil energy around and revive, like Divia did. Oh, and apparently, drinking animal blood will feed them, but it leaves them a bit weaker than their human-drinking counterparts. They have a strict code of masquerade maintenance as well.

** The episode ''Monster Movie'' has the Winchesters fight {{Dracula}}, who is a ClassicalMovieVampire and completely different from any other vampires on the show. [[spoiler: Because he's not a vampire, he's a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifter]] ''pretending'' to be Dracula, as well as several other movie monsters, like TheWolfman.]]