History VideoGame / VampiresDawn

InAWorld where vampires used to roam the world freely and prey upon humans, a brave priest by the name of Vincent Weynard united humanity in a Holy Crusade, driving the bloodsucking monsters to near-extinction.

* DaywalkingVampire

* ConvectionSchmonvection: The heroes aren't affected by fighting [[spoiler:Molona]] in a cave full of lava at all, only noting once that it's getting warmer. Justified by them being vampires and all, as the issue is brought up much later in ''Ancient Blood'' again.

* HumanSacrifice: Practiced by the Children of the Apocalypse.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The leader of the Children of the Apocalypse is only interested in the survival and spreading of vampires because they're the best customers for the cult's blood potions.

* ReligionOfEvil: The Children of the Apocalypse are a cult which does business with vampires.

* PowerTrio:
** For Good Valnar, Asgar is Id, Alaine is Ego and Valnar is Superego.
** For Evil Valnar, either Valnar or Asgar could be Id, the other one Ego, leaving Alaine with Superego.
** In the second game Asgar is Id, Valnar is Ego and Alaine is Superego.

* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Valnar, Asgar and Alaine.

* WeaponOfChoice: Valnar uses a broadsword, Asgar a saber. Alaine uses artificial claws. In the second game, the mercenaries and vampire companions one can pick up also have weapon preferences. Mercenaries use sabers, the Vampire Warrior uses swords, the Vampire Mage uses staves, the Vampire Lord uses maces. Werewolves use their claws.

** [[Near the end of the game, spoiler: this becomes ridiculous if you use this before the fight against Vincent Weynard, who normally punishes you for trying to run away.]]

* EvilIsHammy: Most bad guys in this have an intense love for senseless slaughter, EvilGloating and the classical EvilLaugh.

* InUniverseGameClock: Day and night actually affect the gameplay. You need to wait for darkness to suck humans for blood or transform them into objects. Ghost also only appear at night.

* A {{Novelization}} of ''Reign of Blood'' is due to be published in October 2013. Marlex has since announced his plans to use his share of the profits to create a prototype of ''The Crimson Realm'' to submit to publishers or use for a second crowd funding project.

''Ancient Blood'' picks up on the first game's [[CuttingOffTheBranches Canon]] ending. It once again stars our PowerTrio, but also features a new human protagonist, a young woman named Nyria, who was confronted with vampires at a painfully early age. This time, Asgar ends up being possessed by a ghostlike being that was sealed inside an ancient spellbook. The brainwashed Asgar is then forced to perform an immensely powerful WorldSundering ritual which transforms the world into the state it was long before the Holy Crusade.

* LoveInterest:
** The player can choose to have Alaine be this to Valnar by RelationshipValues, which determines part of the ending. Asgar isn't happy about it, especially since [[spoiler:this pairing is the canon ending of the first game.]]
** Asmos Kleyr seems to be Nyria's love interest, but given the setting, it doesn't end well for either of them.
* ManipulativeBastard: Many. Jinnai in ''Ancient Blood'' is particularly obvious about it. Asgar does not trust him. As it turns out, he's [[spoiler:completely right.]]

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Ronak may seem like pure PluckyComicRelief who can only sweep floors and such, but he's still a friggin' minotaur. Whenever enemies invade the castle, he serves as the last line of defense, tearing them apart or at least making them flee several times throughout the setting.

* TeamPet: Asgar's comically incompetent servant, Ronak the Minotaur. Seemingly one of the only creatures in the world he has a [[PetTheDog soft spot]] for. [[spoiler: In an epic form of PlayerPunch, the Elras kill him off and throw his head at your feet near the end of ''Ancient Blood''.]]

* DirtyCoward: Several humans once you make your intentions clear, also Sir Aaron, the Holy Clan Warrior leader.

* PlayAlongPrisoner: Raron/Gorgoth, unfortunately.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: You get a spell which allows you to instantly teleport to your castle and back. Not one [=NPC=] notices it, even if you do it right in front of their eyes. Nobody seems to care about the sudden nightfall or sunrise your Time Distortion spell causes either.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: The heroes aren't affected by fighting [[spoiler:Molona]] in a cave full of lava at all, only noting once that it's getting warmer. Possibly justified by them being vampires and all.

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: A vampire's strengths and weaknesses depend on his generation. Valnar is a vampire of the third generation since is [[IHateYouVampireDad Vampire Dad]] Asgar, is a vampire of the second generation. The creation of the first generation of vampires is a major plot point in ''Reign of Blood''.
** Ability-wise, the ''Vampires Dawn'' vampires of the first few generations are really CursedWithAwesome. It comes with {{Immortality}}, a HealingFactor, increased physical abilities (Asgar at one point [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe tears a man in half]]), sharper senses, control over lesser undead, an enormously strong affinity for learning magic spells and VoluntaryShapeshifting right off the bat.
** They don't need to sleep in coffins, but it's the only comfortable place for them to sleep and it helps them regain health faster.
** Serious downsides do exist though. If they lose all their blood (which translates to mana points in-game), they go berserk. If they lose all HP, they don't die but go into torpor instead until they're fed blood and start [[HealingFactor regaining HP again]]. The only way to kill a vampire permanently is to [[OffWithHisHead chop off their head]]. They then suffer AFateWorseThanDeath in the realm of Blood Wraiths.

** The men in Lombar and in the brother in Uruya provide enough examples.

** Abraxas averting this trope and letting Valnar life after their first encounter becomes a plot point in ''Reign of Blood''.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Aysha]] would've been fine had they just removed the sword and waited for her to regain consciousness. But since Valnar demands Asgar's spell, they end up [[spoiler:having to kill the AxCrazy monster she becomes.]]

* DemonicPossession: The three leaders of the Elras Mages magically modified their souls to become "Shadow Ghosts" so their released souls can travel and possess a new body. They can only leave it when it dies, though. [[spoiler: Which makes vampires ideal hosts, since their bodies already ''are'' dead, so they can leave any time.]]

* DismantledMacGuffin: The nine pieces of the stone tablet in the second game. Of course you've GottaCatchThemAll.
* EasyModeMockery: Bizarrely [[InvertedTrope inverted]]. The endings tend to be more and more on the cynical side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism as difficulty increases, with the Good/Easy ending being happy to the point of appearing like a FixFic, while the Good/Difficult ending is downright depressing. (Actually, most of the endings are. As seen under MultipleEndings above, Good/Easy is the only one where [[spoiler:none of the four main characters die]].)

* HappyEndingOverride: Even the good canon ending of ''Reign of Blood'' brought Valnar and Alaine lasting happiness.

* KnightInShiningArmor: What the Holy Warrior Clan sees itself as. In particular Nyria's supposed LoveInterest Asmos, who seems to be one of the Clan's captains. [[spoiler: True to the world's dark tone, they all end up helplessly butchered by vampires and Elras.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Turns out that simple iron bars aren't enough to keep one of the three Elras leaders imprisoned. [[spoiler: [[PlayerPunch Or to keep him from rampaging inside your castle afterwards, killing your trusted servant.]]]] [[SarcasmMode Great idea, you three!]]

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: All of the random encounters all over the world map.

* ARealManIsAKiller: A real vampire, according to Asgar anyway. He forces Valnar to face a "baptism of fire" in Melsan.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The fight against [[spoiler:King Tranak]] is one of the harder ones of the game.

* StandardRoyalCourt: King Tranak and his council.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: You get a spell which allows you to instantly teleport to your castle and back. Not one [=NPC=] notices it, even if you do it right in front of their eyes.

* HumansAreFlawed: Many of them are outright [[HumansAreBastards]], but enough of them are warm and welcoming.

* TwistEnding: Many of 'em. See MultipleEndings above, particularly the Normal/Good and Hard/Good endings.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Three times. The first two are a subversion. [[spoiler:Abraxas's 16 floor tower]] doesn't everything to make the player believe they're facing off against the FinalBoss. [[spoiler:The lair of his MysteriousEmployer]] has the strongest random encounters in the game. Then [[spoiler:Asgar teleports you to]] an EldrichLocation to fight him.

** If an NPC sees you attacking another NPC you can't leave the area until you've killed them.

* YouAllLookFamiliar: Most NPCs. Especially in ''Reign of Blood'' which only uses standard RPG Maker sprites (with small modifications) to begin with.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: You get a spell which allows you to instantly teleport to your castle and back. Not one NPC notices it, even if you do it right in front of their eyes.

* AFateWorseThanDeath: Vampires who die end up in the realm of Blood Wraiths, essentially an equivalent of hell specifically for blood-suckers where they suffer incredible physical pain just by being there, plus isolation, regret and madness for all eternity [[spoiler: Well, until they are sucked up to become a power source for Elras magic, anyway.]] Asgar sums it up like this [[spoiler:before killing the first game's BigBad]]:
-->'''Asgar:''' You know what they say. Death is the end. But for a vampire, death is just the beginning... of eternal pain! [[OffWithHisHead *slice*]]

* LostForever: After triggering the EventFlag in Tradan's crypt, [[spoiler:the city explodes]] and all hidden items in Tradan are inaccessible after that point.
* MoneyDearBoy: The leader of the Children of the Apocalypse is only interested in the survival and spreading of vampires because they're the best customers for the cult's blood potions.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Valnar after his baptism of fire.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Twice. The first one is a subversion. [[spoiler:Abraxas's 16 floor tower]] doesn't everything to make the player believe they're facing off against the FinalBoss. Eventually, [[spoiler:Vincent's grave]] has the strongest random encounters in the game.

* ''Vampires Dawn: Reign of Blood'': An {{RPG}} eveloped on the RPG Maker 2000 and released in 2001.

* ''Vampires Dawn: Reign of Blood'': Developed on the RPG Maker 2000 and released in 2001.
* ''Vampires Dawn II: Ancient Blood'': Developed on the RPG Maker 2003 and released in 2005. It's a direct sequel to ''Reign of Blood''.

* ''Vampires Dawn: Elemental Mage'': A puzzle game for mobile phones.

!!Tropes only present in ''Reign of Blood'':

* IdleRich: The people Asran.

!!Tropes only present in ''Ancient Blood'':

* Easy-Mode Mockery: Bizarrely [[InvertedTrope inverted]]. The endings tend to be more and more on the cynical side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism as difficulty increases, with the Good/Easy ending being happy to the point of appearing like a FixFic, while the Good/Difficult ending is downright depressing. (Actually, most of the endings are. As seen under MultipleEndings above, Good/Easy is the only one where [[spoiler:none of the four main characters die]].)

* The ''Vampires Dawn Brower Game''

A series of German RPG-Maker games. While there have been some spin offs, cell phone games etc., the real story mainly centers on Vampires Dawn I and II. Originally, only the cell phone game was available in English, but by now the first game was translated as well.

InAWorld where vampires used to roam the world freely and prey upon humans as they liked, a brave priest by the name of Vincent Weynard united humanity in a Holy Crusade, driving the blood-sucking monsters nearly to extinction.

Four hundred years later, a young warrior named Valnar is dragged into something he'd never dreamed of when his girlfriend gets captured and butchered by a mysterious stranger he's unable to even harm in battle. Awakening from unconsciousness later, he is mentally disturbed and out for revenge. This makes him an easy target for the manipulations of the vampire Asgar, who seeks the blood of a man who slept with a vampire in order to revive the love of his life, a woman named Alaine, with a dark magical ritual.

Valnar is tricked by Asgar, who, in a rare moment of mercy, decides to turn him into a vampire rather than killing him. Valnar soon wakes up and finds himself to be a slave to Asgar, as vampires are unable to harm their sires. Asgar and Alaine, now revived as a vampire, introduce the fledgeling bloodsucker into his situation as one of the last remaining vampires in the world. As Valnar is unable to forget the issues of the past, Asgar decides to help his slave find out what really happened. And so, the three vampires venture forth into a world filled by monsters and strange people, solving mysteries and unraveling a net of intrigue and manipulation that goes far beyond the bizarre murder of Valnar's girlfriend.

The second game picks up on the first game's Good/With Alaine ending. It once again stars our PowerTrio, but also features a new human protagonist, a young woman named Nyria, who mastered the art of knife-throwing and was confronted with vampires at a painfully early age. This time, Asgar ends up being possessed by a ghostlike being that was sealed inside an ancient spellbook the vampires found at the end of the last game. The brainwashed Asgar is then forced to perform an ancient, immensely powerful WorldSundering ritual which transforms the world into the state it was long before the Holy Crusade against vampires.

After the ritual is done, Asgar is robbed of his power and discarded by the ghost, who finds a new host. He finds his way back to Valnar and Alaine and the three vampires, now weakened, are able to recapture their castle with the help of a strange creature named Jinnai. Now they find themselves engaged in a three-way war over the dominance of nine castles in the world, whose dungeons each house one piece of a stone tablet that, if brought together, could create the most powerful spell in the world. Forced to either hire an army of mercenaries or create new vampires, the trio has to face both the Elras Mages, who created the tablet in the first place, and their eternal enemies, the Holy Clan Warriors, who attempt to prevent the tablet from being used. Meanwhile, Nyria is found by one of the Clan's warriors and, through a strange coincidence, bearing their symbol on her armor, is accepted into the Clan. Again, many questions are to be answered through the story and a net of betrayal and manipulative schemes make it difficult to trust anyone.

!!This game provides examples of:

* ActionGirl: Nyria. Alaine in the LadyOfBlackMagic kind of way.
* AFateWorseThanDeath: Vampires who die end up in the realm of Blood Wraiths, essentially an equivalent of hell specifically for blood-suckers where they suffer incredible physical pain just by being there, plus isolation, regret and madness for all eternity [[spoiler: Well, until they are sucked up to become a power source for Elras magic, anyway.]] Asgar sums it up like this [[spoiler: Before killing the first game's BigBad]]
-->'''Asgar:''' You know what they say. Death is the end. But for a vampire, death is just the beginning...of eternal pain! [[OffWithHisHead *slice*]]
* AllMenArePerverts: Nyria is really popular with the (all male) Clan warriors. Her [[BareYourMidriff midriff baring]] armor probably doesn't hurt.

* AscendedExtra: Pharao Ustra was just a random enemy in the first game, but is a major figure in the second.
* BadassLongcoat: Valnar, Abraxas and Raron, though hard to see in the in-game sprites.

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler: Valnar vs Morlon]].
* BeingEvilSucks: While playing the game as a total bad guy is a lot of fun, don't expect to get any satisfying ending out of it. [[spoiler: Unless you're playing VD2 on [[HardModePerks Hard Mode]]]]
* BeingGoodSucks: A few quests are longer and more troublesome on the good route, more importantly, it means missing out on all the practical and financial goodies that evil players get, as well as some of the game's best lines.
* BigGood: Pharao Ustra, according to Jinnai. [[spoiler: Subverted in that he really was as much of a selfish jerk as anyone else in this world]].
** Vincent Weynard [[spoiler: Nope. Not even close.]]

* CainAndAbel: Nyria and Jaina. Nyria blames Jaina for the death of her best friend and hates her for it. Comes in somewhat handy when Jaina ends up being an Elras leader's host, allowing for open hostilities. Unusual for the trope, Nyria as the older sibling is the "good" one of the two. In the end, it is never properly resolved though, since the vampires are the ones that beat Jaina, not Nyria.
* ChekhovsGunman: At the beginning of VD 2, the Elras talk to an entity called Morlon several times whitout making it clear who they mean. [[spoiler: In the end it is revealed that it is the third Elras leader, whose Shadow Ghost has been lying dormant [[EnemyWithin within Valnar]].]]
* CrapsackWorld: Pretty goddamn cynical on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism. Few humans are genuinely good and pretty much all of them are powerless to vampires or Elras.
* CursedWithAwesome: Vampirism is pretty awesome in this universe. If you're lucky to be part of the lower 3 generations (as our heroes are), there's pretty much none of the typical vampire weaknesses to fear, not even sunlight. And it comes with a lot of cool abilities, such as {{Immortality}}, a HealingFactor, increased physical abilities (Asgar at one point [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe tears a man in half]]), sharper senses, control over lesser undead, an enormously strong affinity for learning magic spells, VoluntaryShapeshifting right off the bat...

* DecoyProtagonist: Nyria really only exists to give the Point of View of the Holy Warrior Clan and to get some exposition out. She ends up being largely irrelevant to the plot. Some may argue that TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter.
* DemonicPossession: The three leaders of the Elras Mages magically modified their souls to become "Shadow Ghosts" so their released souls can travel and possess a new body. They can only leave it when it dies, though. [[spoiler: Which makes vampires ideal hosts, since their bodies already ''are'' dead, so they can leave any time.]]
* DirtyCoward: Several humans once you make your intentions clear, also Sir Aaron, the Holy Clan Warrior leader.
* DismantledMacGuffin: The nine pieces of the stone tablet in the second game. Of course you've GottaCatchThemAll.
* DisappearedDad: Nyria's dad. It's a minor plot point. [[spoiler: The game tricks us into believing that it's actually Raron, the current host of one of the Elras leaders, but as it turns out later, Raron was actually the secret lover of Nyria's mother, who ended up killing her father in self-defence and then went into exile to atone for it.]]
* TheDragon: Abraxas [[spoiler: to Vincent]].
* ElementalPowers: Vampires are born with affinities towards certain kinds of spells. Valnar has [[LightEmUp Light]] [[RuleOfSymbolism and]] [[CastingAShadow Dark]], Asgar has [[CastingAShadow Dark]], [[AnIcePerson Ice]] and [[BloodMagic Blood]], Alaine has [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[BloodMagic Blood]] and [[StandardStatusEffects Status]].

* EvilRedhead: [[spoiler: Jaina]] who doubles as a FilleFatale. Alaine manages to mostly avoid it by really being more neutral than evil. Also, red is one of the only hair colors that never has a chance of being changed if one is turned into a vampire. [[spoiler: That is because their creator, one of the Elras leaders, has a fetish for redheads]].
* EyeScream: At one point, the trio encounters an old man who just recently had his eyes gouged out. They can MercyKill him or leave him be. Leaving him alive results in Asgar [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame praising Valnar for letting him suffer]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Asgar. Very much so.

* FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire: Valnar and Alaine in the second game. Asgar tried it for a while, but it was really more like Isolated-And-Not-Quite-As-Abusive-As-Usual-Neighbourhood-Vampire, but he went right back to being fully evil when Alaine was executed. Vampires in this game tend to get power hungry real easy though, so the heroes are an exception for even considering this trope.
* FurAgainstFang: Kind of averted, since werewolves are surprisingly irrelevant for the story and the vampires can actually find an amulett that allows them to mind-control any werewolf they encounter.
* GoodIsImpotent: The Holy Warrior Clan from the second game, the Royal Knights in the first.
* {{Gorn}}: As much of it as possible in an RPG-Maker game. Well, it ''is'' a game about vampires.
* HauntedCastle: Used as the party's base of operations in both games. Asgar obtained it a long time ago by killing all the nobles within and turning them into undead guardians.
* HealingFactor: Common to all vampires. As long as they have enough blood, it even works when they have fallen into torpor. In-game, this translates into regaing a few HP for every step you take. In VD 1, Valnar could find some ghosts in the game world that would improve the speed of this ability.
* IHateYouVampireDad: Valnar, towards Asgar. Asgar towards Abraxas. However, part of the curse of vampirism is the inability to harm one's sire.
* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Vampire Weapons are only outclassed by a fully upgraded [[EvolvingWeapon Doomblade]].
* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Doomblade is given to Valnar very early in VD 2. It barely has more strength than a rusty sword, but thanks to its MagikarpPower, it can be upgraded by finding special runes throughout the world, eventually becoming more powerful than the Vampire Blade once all runes have been installed. In the first game, the Demon Summon also counts, but it is anything but a BraggingRightsReward, being immensely useful for last few battles in the game.

* KnightInShiningArmor: What the Holy Warrior Clan sees itself as. In particular, Nyria's supposed Love Interest Asmos, who seems to be one of the Clan's captains or so. [[spoiler: True to the world's dark tone, they all end up helplessly butchered by vampires and Elras.]]
* LastOfHisKind: By the end of VD 1, the heroes are the last remaining vampires in the world. You can change that if you want in VD 2 by creating more vampires for your army.
* LevelDrain: Justified. The vampires start the game at the max level of the previous game and with a set of spells. Then Possessed!Asgar drains Valnar and Alaine of all their power to fuel his ritual. When that isn't enough, he does the same to Asgar's body as well.
* LightIsGood / DarkIsEvil: In the first game, learning light-based spells with Valnar inceases his humanity score, learning darkness-based spells decreases it.
* LoveInterest: Alaine is this to Valnar in the first game. You can build up romance points at some choices with her, or make her hate you, which decides part of the ending. Asgar isn't happy about it, especially since Valnar with Alaine is the canon ending of the first game. Also, Asmos Kleyr seems to be Nyria's love interest, but given the setting, it doesn't end well for either of them.
* MacGuffin: The stone tablet pieces.
* ManipulativeBastard: Many. Jinnai is particularly obvious about it. Asgar does not trust him. [[spoiler: And he's completely right.]]
* TheMasquerade: People think vampires are extinct since the Holy Crusade. If you do anything obviously vampiric in public, the game will not let you progress until you kill all witnesses. In the second game, if you do that on an open street, bounty hunters will be set on your head. In addition, vampires have several abilities to help them stay unnoticed lore-wise, such as a light illusionary aura that makes them seem warm to touch, hides their fangs etc.
* MoneySpider: Averted. Enemies leave nothing behind but their souls. [[OurSoulsAreDifferent They can still be traded for money, though.]]

* MultipleEndings: See the main entry. Also, have an overview. Obviously, '''this includes heaviest spoilers'''!
** First game:
*** [[spoiler:Evil/Alone: Being the last vampire in the world, Valnar decides to become an EvilOverlord and conquer the world as his empire. His attacks are deadly and efficient and the resulting despair causes humans to rally behind a brave young man who declares a new Holy Crusade against vampires.]]
*** [[spoiler:Evil/With Alaine: Valnar and Alaine become a couple. Being the last vampires in the world, they decide to make new vampires and rule over humanity. However, eventually a conflict breaks out between them and they kill each other.]]
*** [[spoiler:Good/Alone: Valnar, as the last vampire in the world, decides to commit HeroicSuicide to wipe out vampirekind once and for all, believing humanity to be better off for it.]]
*** [[spoiler:Good/With Alaine: The canon ending. Valnar and Alaine become a couple and settle down among humans, following a FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire philosophy. They turn a girl named Jaina into a vampire to become their „daughter“. If Strife the thief is alive by this point, this creates the plot bridge to [=VD2=], where he resurrects Asgar who plots his revenge on the other two by manipulating Jaina.]]
** Second game:
*** [[spoiler:Good/Easy: Valnar resists possession by Morlon. Our vampire trio defeats the Elras and, after some hesitation, they use the Stone Tablet. The spell returns them to their own world and basically fixes everything that went wrong, such as bringing Nyria back home. Asgar forsakes his claims on Alaine and instead surrounds himself with a harem of vampire ladies in his castle, while Valnar and Alaine return to live among humans.]]
*** [[spoiler:Evil/Easy: Valnar is possessed by Morlon and sides with the Elras. Alaine and Asgar defeat the evil trio, but fall into a conflict over whether or not to use the Tablet. The Tablet is broken and the two become warlords, creating new vampires and taking up positions in castles, warring each other for all eternity. Meanwhile, Valnar is stuck in the realm of Blood Wraiths with Jaina.]]
*** [[spoiler:Good/Medium: Valnar resists possession by Morlon. The vampire trio kills the Elras, but while Alaine and Valnar decide not to use the Tablet, Asgar wants to, forcing them to kill him. Thinking it's not worth the risk using it, Valnar and Alaine return to Asgar's castle and live there from then on. However, Morlon within Valnar has survived and as Valnar's willpower weakens, the Elras within him awakens one night and he beheads Alaine.]]
*** [[spoiler:Evil/Medium: Valnar is possessed by Morlon and sides with the Elras. They completely wipe out vampires and the remains of the Clan. TheBadGuyWins. Using the Stone Tablet, the Elras turn the entire world into their mad laboratory, hoarding humans like cattle to kill them in crazy experiments or just for fun. And yes, this involves the phrase „So, do we still have some infants left we could blow up?“]]
*** [[spoiler:Good/Hard: Valnar resists possession by Morlon. The vampire trio kills the Elras, but Asgar cannot accept Valnar's and Alaine love for one another and tries to kill them, being subsequently slain himself. The two attempt to use the Tablet to return to their own home. If Nyria is still alive by this point, she will attempt to stop them, being killed in the process. Valnar and Alaine arrive back in their own world, but Morlon is still strong within Valnar and he falls into a coma, struggling against the ghost. Alaine brings him home to their village house and refuses to feed so she can stay at his side until he wakes up. Days and weeks pass and eventually, Alaine's vampiric body falls into a blood frenzy, she slaughters and burns the whole village. Deciding she can only be with Valnar TogetherInDeath now, she sets their house on fire, then lies down next to him in their bed. Naturally, Valnar does awaken from his coma, the very moment before the burning roof comes down, killing them both.]]
*** [[spoiler:Evil/Hard: Valnar is possessed by Morlon and sides with the Elras. They kill Asgar and Alaine. Except Valnar wasn't really possessed. He just allowed Morlon to take control because that allowed him to bypass the rule that vampires cannot kill their sires, allowing him to take revenge on his two „friends“ for turning him into their vampire-slave. He forces Morlon out by sheer force of will and kills the Elras leaders. He then attempts to use the Tablet. If Nyria is still alive, she will attempt to stop him and die. The Tablet sends Valnar back in time during various events. He meets Asgar just as he is about to turn him into a vampire and kills him. The is sent further back to a feast in his hometown where he first met his vampire-girlfriend Aysha/Molana. He shoos her away this time and meets a nice young woman on the feastgrounds who becomes his future wife. This eventually results in TheReveal that this variant of Valnar [[NarratorAllAlong became the Grandfather telling the story.]]]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: Vampires of later generations, including Valnar and Asgar, may face various forms of having their hair bleached upon transformation.
* NarratorAllAlong: [[spoiler: Valnar was the grandfather!]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Turns out that simple iron bars aren't enough to keep one of the three Elras leaders imprisoned. [[spoiler: [[PlayerPunch Or to keep him from rampaging inside your castle afterwards, killing your trusted servant.]]]] [[SarcasmMode Great idea, you three!]]
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Ronak may seem like pure PluckyComicRelief who can only sweep floors and such, but he's still a freaggin' minotaur. Whenever enemies invade the castle, he serves as the last line of defense, tearing them apart or at least making them flee several times throughout the setting.

* OneHitKill: Nyria's signature move is a knife throw targeted at enemy vital spots. Unlike typical examples, it has an awfully good hit rate and no disadvantages (Nyria has no mana or blood points to begin with) other than that you'll have wasted a turn if it doesn't hit. It actually works pretty damn well in battle, so it's anything but a UselessUsefulSpell.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: Every enemy (no matter what kind) leaves a soul when he's defeated. In the first game, they can be traded for status upgrades, in the second for magic spells.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: As already explained above. For instance, they don't have to sleep in coffins, but it's the only comfortable place for them to sleep and it helps them in regaining health.
* PlayAlongPrisoner: Raron/Gorgoth, unfortunately.
* PowerTrio: For Good Valnar, Asgar is Id, Alaine is Ego and Valnar is Superego. For Evil Valnar, either Valnar or Asgar could be Id, the other one Ego, leaving Alaine with Superego.

* ProlongedPrologue: Vampires Dawn 2 is right up there with Kingdom Hearts II in terms of prologue length.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: All vampires gain red eyes upon transformation.
** The red part increases in size, if they are possessed by Shadow Ghosts.
* TheReveal: Many of them. There is actually an evolving cutscene that gets repeated six or so times in the course of the story, each time revealing a bit more of what really happened back then.
* SameCharacterButDifferent: In the first game, Alaine is quite content with her being a vampire and all that comes with it (while not necessarily evil), but in the end chooses the good side because of Valnar. In the second game she's suddenly a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire, while Valnar turned into a IDidWhatIHadToDo guy, basically reversing their roles.
* SaveGameLimits: Vampires Dawn is rather infamous for making saving possible only at certain plot moments or with one-use Saving Stones, presumably to prevent SaveScumming. However, an infinitely durable Saving Crystal can be obtained in both games, in the first it is the reward for the NewGamePlus, in the second, it can be obtained with a special code at the "cheat tree" in the castle garden (or by choosing Easy difficulty).
* SealedEvilInACan: The three Elras leaders's Shadow Ghosts were sealed into their own magic book by [[spoiler: Pharao Ustra]].
* SequenceBreaking: Since you keep most items, you can skip most parts of the first Game in NewGamePlus mode and go to Tranak followed by the final dungeon as soon as you get the Bat spell.

* StupidEvil: Subverted with Asgar, who absolutely delights in random cruelty, but will make sure to cover his tracks if he thinks he cannot fight off whatever repercussions his current act of evil would have. He gets more and more reckless throughout the games as his power also increases. During the time period he spends depowered in VD2, he is back to being careful and reasonable. He even refuses to kill the only merchant in the area.
* SummonMagic: Vampires in the first game have the ability to temporarily summon a creature in exchange for souls. This includes DemBones, golems and a demon. They usually stay in the team just long enough for one fight.
* SunglassesAtNight: Valnar, being a relatively weak 3rd generation vampire, permanently wears sunglasses in the first game to deal with extreme light. In the second game, he is strong enough not to need it anymore.
* TakenForGranite: Valnar and Alaine early in the second game. They get better thanks to Asgar.
* TeamPet: Asgar's comically incompetent servant, Ronak the Minotaur. Seemingly one of the only creatures in the world he has a [[PetTheDog soft spot]] for. [[spoiler: In an epic form of PlayerPunch, the Elras kill him off and throw his head at your feet near the end of VD II.]]
* {{Telepathy}}: Vampires can read minds.
* TwistEnding: Many of 'em in the second game. [[spoiler: Valnar and Alaine settling down in the castle, only for Morlon to awaken within Valnar and him killing her while she is asleep in the Normal/Good End. Valnar falling into an endless coma and Alaine burning their house while they are inside because she wants them to be TogetherInDeath only for Valnar to awaken the minute the burning roof collapses on them in the Hard/Good Ending...]]
* UnstoppableRage: Vampires that don't have enough blood anymore will fall into a frenzy. Subverts the actual trope in that they don't become much stronger. They also can't be controlled by the player anymore and only attack with the default weapon attack command.

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: A few. The more villagers you kill in VD2, the less taxes you receive. Also, early on, bounty hunters will probably tear you apart if you're carelessly seen. Most importantly, there is only a single evil ending in the series that could be called satisfying.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: All vampires eventually learn to turn into a bat and a wolf (though the wolf-form was absent from the second game). Asgar also was born with the ability to turn into mist, which he also was unable to regain in the second game.
* WeaponOfChoice: Valnar uses a broadsword, Asgar a saber. Alaine uses claws (artificial ones, not [[NaturalWeapon natural ones]]). In the second game, the mercenaries and vampire companions one can pick up also have weapon preferences. Mercenaries also use sabers, the Vampire Warrior uses swords, the Vampire Mage uses staves, the Vampire Lord uses maces. Werewolves use their claws.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Good!Valnar. Dressed in a black BadassLongcoat, wearing CoolShades, }}white haired {{Bishonen{{ who uses [[CastingAShadow Dark Magic]] and has become scarily good at decapitating people. Still one of the nicest people you'll meet in this world. He is a special case though, since usually in this world, DarkIsEvil. As is pretty much anything else, really.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Good!Valnar. Dressed in a black BadassLongcoat, wearing CoolShades, a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy who uses [[CastingAShadow Dark Magic]] and has become scarily good at decapitating people. Still one of the nicest people you'll meet in this world. He is a special case though, since usually in this world, DarkIsEvil. As is pretty much anything else, really.

*** [[hottip:Evil/Alone: Being the last vampire in the world, Valnar decides to become an EvilOverlord and conquer the world as his empire. His attacks are deadly and efficient and the resulting despair causes humans to rally behind a brave young man who declares a new Holy Crusade against vampires.]]
*** [[hottip:Evil/With Alaine: Valnar and Alaine become a couple. Being the last vampires in the world, they decide to make new vampires and rule over humanity. However, eventually a conflict breaks out between them and they kill each other.]]
*** [[hottip:Good/Alone: Valnar, as the last vampire in the world, decides to commit HeroicSuicide to wipe out vampirekind once and for all, believing humanity to be better off for it.]]
*** [[hottip:Good/With Alaine: The canon ending. Valnar and Alaine become a couple and settle down among humans, following a FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire philosophy. They turn a girl named Jaina into a vampire to become their „daughter“. If Strife the thief is alive by this point, this creates the plot bridge to VD2, where he resurrects Asgar who plots his revenge on the other two by manipulating Jaina.]]

*** [[hottip:Good/Easy: Valnar resists possession by Morlon. Our vampire trio defeats the Elras and, after some hesitation, they use the Stone Tablet. The spell returns them to their own world and basically fixes everything that went wrong, such as bringing Nyria back home. Asgar forsakes his claims on Alaine and instead surrounds himself with a harem of vampire ladies in his castle, while Valnar and Alaine return to live among humans.]]
*** [[hottip:Evil/Easy: Valnar is possessed by Morlon and sides with the Elras. Alaine and Asgar defeat the evil trio, but fall into a conflict over whether or not to use the Tablet. The Tablet is broken and the two become warlords, creating new vampires and taking up positions in castles, warring each other for all eternity. Meanwhile, Valnar is stuck in the realm of Blood Wraiths with Jaina.]]
*** [[hottip:Good/Medium: Valnar resists possession by Morlon. The vampire trio kills the Elras, but while Alaine and Valnar decide not to use the Tablet, Asgar wants to, forcing them to kill him. Thinking it's not worth the risk using it, Valnar and Alaine return to Asgar's castle and live there from then on. However, Morlon within Valnar has survived and as Valnar's willpower weakens, the Elras within him awakens one night and he beheads Alaine.]]
*** [[hottip:Evil/Medium: Valnar is possessed by Morlon and sides with the Elras. They completely wipe out vampires and the remains of the Clan. TheBadGuyWins. Using the Stone Tablet, the Elras turn the entire world into their mad laboratory, hoarding humans like cattle to kill them in crazy experiments or just for fun. And yes, this involves the phrase „So, do we still have some infants left we could blow up?“]]
*** [[hottip:Good/Hard: Valnar resists possession by Morlon. The vampire trio kills the Elras, but Asgar cannot accept Valnar's and Alaine love for one another and tries to kill them, being subsequently slain himself. The two attempt to use the Tablet to return to their own home. If Nyria is still alive by this point, she will attempt to stop them, being killed in the process. Valnar and Alaine arrive back in their own world, but Morlon is still strong within Valnar and he falls into a coma, struggling against the ghost. Alaine brings him home to their village house and refuses to feed so she can stay at his side until he wakes up. Days and weeks pass and eventually, Alaine's vampiric body falls into a blood frenzy, she slaughters and burns the whole village. Deciding she can only be with Valnar TogetherInDeath now, she sets their house on fire, then lies down next to him in their bed. Naturally, Valnar does awaken from his coma, the very moment before the burning roof comes down, killing them both.]]
*** [[hottip:Evil/Hard: Valnar is possessed by Morlon and sides with the Elras. They kill Asgar and Alaine. Except Valnar wasn't really possessed. He just allowed Morlon to take control because that allowed him to bypass the rule that vampires cannot kill their sires, allowing him to take revenge on his two „friends“ for turning him into their vampire-slave. He forces Morlon out by sheer force of will and kills the Elras leaders. He then attempts to use the Tablet. If Nyria is still alive, she will attempt to stop him and die. The Tablet sends Valnar back in time during various events. He meets Asgar just as he is about to turn him into a vampire and kills him. The is sent further back to a feast in his hometown where he first met his vampire-girlfriend Aysha/Molana. He shoos her away this time and meets a nice young woman on the feastgrounds who becomes his future wife. This eventually results in TheReveal that this variant of Valnar [[NarratorAllAlong became the Grandfather telling the story.]]

* WeaponOfChoice: Valnar uses a broadsword, Asgar a saber. Alaine uses claws (artificial ones, not [[NaturalWeapon natural ones]]). In the second game, the mercenaries and vampire companions one can pick up also have weapon preferences. Mercenaries also use sabers, the Vampire Warrior uses swords, the Vampire Mage uses staves, the Vampire Lord uses maces. Werewolves use their claws.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy & WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Vampires of later generations, including Valnar and Asgar, may face various forms of having their hair bleached upon transformation.

* BadassAbnormal: Pharao Ustra was just another human magic user. He was also strong enough to take on an entire army of Elras (the strongest mages in the world!) and not only win, but [[CurbstompBattle curbstomp them]].

* InstantKill: Nyria's signature move is a knife throw targeted at enemy vital spots. Unlike typical examples, it has an awfully good hit rate and no disadvantages (Nyria has no mana or blood points to begin with) other than that you'll have wasted a turn if it doesn't hit. It actually works pretty damn well in battle, so it's anything but a UselessUsefulSpell.