History YMMV / NightHuntress

* JustHereForGodzilla: The ''Night Huntress'' series' primary source of appeal lies either in the stylized descriptions of violence or steamy moments, depending on who is being asked.

* CatharsisFactor:
** ''Halfway to the Grave'': After reading, in a fair amount of detail, about [[HumanTrafficking all of the atrocities involving the systematic abuse of women]] that are perpetrated by Hennessey and Governor Ethan Oliver, one might get a warm fuzzy feeling when they each die at Cat Crawfield's hands.
** ''One Foot in the Grave'': After all the cruelty that Max Williams has inflicted on Justina and Cat, it possibly puts a smile on one's face to see him lose his sire's protection.
** ''At Grave's End'': After capturing Cat and Justina, torturing the former, and threatening to sexually assault the latter, it is relieving to know that Max dies horribly, even if it is not "onscreen".

* JustHereForGodzilla: The ''Night Huntress'' series' primary source of appeal lies either in the stylized descriptions of violence or steamy moments.

* CompleteMonster: The vilest antagonists of the series [[Monster/NightHuntress have an entire page to thrmselves]].

* CompleteMonster: See [[Monster/NightHuntress here]].

* CompleteMonster:
** ''Halfway to the Grave'': The HumanTrafficking network is a vast criminal conspiracy, run by a ruthless vampire gangster, and backed by the Governor of Ohio.
*** [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Hennessey]] is a Master Vampire who functions as the ringleader of the human trafficking network. Adopting a [[FauxAffablyEvil veneer of geniality]], Hennessey captures women, including drug dealers, drug addicts, vagrants, and prostitutes, forcing them into a life of vicious [[SexSlave forced prostitution]] and [[HumanResources hemophagia]]. Feared by subordinates and associates alike, Hennessey subjects those who would betray him to slow and painful deaths, with one informant [[DrivenToSuicide committing suicide]] rather than face Hennessey's wrath. Upon discovering the identity of Catherine "Cat" Crawfield as his attempted murderer, Hennessey kills the former's grandparents and captures her mother in order to lure her into a trap alongside his nemesis, Crispin "Bones" Russell III. When Cat and Bones confront him, Hennessey mocks the latter for his constant pursuit over the course of many years.
*** [[CorruptPolitician Governor Ethan Oliver]] is the benefactor of the human trafficking network, and a sleazy, corrupt, and [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] figure who [[VillainWithGoodPublicity hides under a good reputation]]. Originally frequenting Hennessey's brothels in order to rape women, Oliver eventually begins colluding with Hennessey, destroying any documents relating to missing women captured by Hennessey's organization, having Hennessey [[DisposableVagrant traffic the destitute and disenfranchised]] in order to further his political career, subsequently having a hospital bombed to eliminate the rescued victims in a bid to [[HeKnowsTooMuch silence them]] after Hennessey is eliminated. Upon being confronted by Cat, Oliver holds her at gunpoint, and boasts about his intentions to become the President of the United States, as well as to continue the process he started.
** "Devil to Pay": [[ManipulativeBastard Xaphan]] is a primordial being who makes a habit of possessing people and driving them to violence. Having [[DemonicPossession taken possession]] of Blake Turner after his previous host ran in front of a car, Xaphan regularly [[ForcedIntoEvil forces Blake to commit acts of murder]], occasionally having the incidents recorded in order to taunt Blake. When the vampire Elise, along with Cat and Bones, are in the midst of bringing Blake to Mencheres, their sire, to see if they can save him, Xaphan taunts Cat [[VoiceChangeling using the voices of her deceased grandparents]]. In his first encounter with Mencheres, Xaphan refuses to leave Blake's body, preferring to inflict whatever suffering he can before the latter expires. Upon realizing that he is trapped in Blake's body, Xaphan tries to [[DealWithTheDevil force Elise to negotiate with him]], threatening to kill the vampires in addition to Blake if they trap him in the Bonneville Salt Flats as intended. After the vampires expunge Xaphan from Blake's body via hypothermia, Xaphan attacks them and demands that Blake be revived so he can repossess the latter, only to be neutralized by Mencheres.
** ''This Side of the Grave'': [[TheSocialDarwinist Apollyon]], originally [[RabbleRouser Malcolm Untare]], leads a massive cult of ghouls in hopes of starting a species war with the vampire community, viewing vampires as [[FantasticRacism inferior to ghouls]]. Apollyon incited hatred against vampires in the 1400s, having claimed that UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc would become the most powerful undead creature in existence if she became a crossbreed of a ghoul and a vampire. Repeating his rhetoric against Cat Crawfield centuries later, Apollyon encourages his cultists to murder vampires who lie outside the protection of a Master Vampire. Furthermore, Apollyon habitually recruits younger followers in a cruel and unusual fashion, [[TongueTrauma having their tongues removed]] before murdering them and turning them into ghouls. During the final battle, Apollyon intends to publicly execute Cat in order to consolidate his power. After being defeated in battle, Apollyon begs for undeserved mercy upon being sentenced to death for his crimes.
** ''One Grave at a Time'': [[HangingJudge Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer]] is the [[TheFundamentalist religious zealot]] turned malevolent spirit who wrote the ''Literature/MalleusMaleficarum'', a treatise on witchcraft which motivated centuries of {{witch hunt}}s. A virulent misogynist in life, Kramer had [[SerialRapist raped numerous women]], then [[BurnTheWitch burned them as witches]]. After dying and becoming a ghost, Kramer had tormented anyone who sensed his presence, provoking them into killing themselves. Upon achieving the ability to become tangible on UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve, Kramer seeks out an accomplice, has the pets of his prospective victims murdered, then rapes and burns his victims before murdering his accomplice. When he is summoned by a medium named Tyler on behalf of Cat and Bones, Kramer attacks the group, proceeding to stalk and harass Cat multiple times. During one of the confrontations where Cat, Bones, and their allies try to stop Kramer, he murders many paranormal division personnel before escaping. Intending to make Cat his next victim, he captures two other women and forces Cat to allow him to capture her for a chance to free his other victims, a promise [[ILied he has no intention of keeping]]. Kramer attempts to force himself on Cat before unsuccessfully setting her on fire, only to be captured and sealed in a vessel.
** ''Up from the Grave'': The [[TyrantTakesTheHelm new director]] of the Paranormal Unit and his [[MysteriousBenefactor financier]] inflict [[PlayingWithSyringes gruesome experiments]] against vampires and ghouls for nefarious purposes:
*** [[SmugSnake Jason Madigan]], the successor to Don Williams as the Director of the Paranormal Unit, initially presents himself as a smarmy bureaucrat, but eventually shows his true colors as a cruel sadist who has experimented on thousands of ghouls and vampires in the hopes of creating a hybrid SuperSoldier. To this end, Madigan had misappropriated DNA from Cat, as well as from an unidentified soldier, [[MedicalRapeAndImpregnate forcibly impregnating a human woman]] with the embryo, the only embryo out of a hundred to survive pregnancy. Once the child, Katie, is born, Madigan had experimented on her and subjected her to brutal conditioning, successfully turning her into a ghoul/vampire hybrid and a ruthless ChildSoldier. When Cat discovers that the Paranormal Unit is missing and arranges to meet up to discuss their disappearance, Madigan leads her into an ambush before taking her to his facility, where he attempts to experiment on her. When Cat escapes, and confronts Madigan alongside the freed captives, Madigan vindictively swallows a CyanidePill in order to deprive Cat of the information leading to his backer.
*** [[ManipulativeBastard Richard Trove]], the former White House Chief of Staff, is Madigan's shadow backer, and a power draining demon who wants to [[FantasticRacism start a war between vampires and ghouls so that his own species may reign supreme once more]]. To this end, Trove had encouraged Madigan to perform genetic experimentation on both species, supervising the BehavioralConditioning of the resulting test subject, [[TykeBomb Katie]]. When confronted by Cat and Bones, Trove taunts Cat with the knowledge that Katie is her daughter. During the final confrontation, Trove attempts to incite the ghoul population by reminding them of Apollyon's rhetoric. Trove proceeds to attempt to [[PowerParasite drain Cat of her energy]], only to be stabbed in the face with a demon bone knife.

*** [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Hennessey]] is a Master Vampire who functions as the ringleader of the human trafficking network. Adopting a [[FauxAffablyEvil veneer of geniality]], Hennessey captures women, including drug dealers, drug addicts, vagrants, and prostitutes, forcing them into a life of vicious [[SexSlave forced prostitution]] and [[HumanResources hemophagia]]. Feared by subordinates and associates alike, Hennessey subjects those who would betray him to slow and painful deaths, with one informant [[DrivenToSuicide committing suicide]] rather than facing Hennessey's wrath. Upon discovering the identity of Catherine "Cat" Crawfield as his attempted murderer, Hennessey kills the former's grandparents and captures her mother in order to lure her into a trap alongside his nemesis, Crispin "Bones" Russell III. When Cat and Bones confront him, Hennessey mocks the latter for his constant pursuit over the course of many years.

*** [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Hennessey]] is a Master Vampire who functions as the ringleader of the human trafficking network. Adopting a [[FauxAffablyEvil veneer of geniality]], Hennessey captures women, including drug dealers, drug addicts, vagrants, and prostitutes, forcing them into a life of vicious [[SexSlave forced prostitution]] and [[HumanResources hemophagia]]. Feared by subordinates and associates alike, Hennessey subjects those who would betray him to slow and painful deaths, with one informant [[DrivenToSuicide committing suicide]] rather than face Hennessey's wrath. Upon discovering the identity of Catherine "Cat" Crawfield as his attempted murderer, Hennessey kills the former's grandparents and captures her mother in order to lure her into a trap alongside his nemesis, Crispin "Bones" Russell III. When Cat and Bones confront him, Hennessey mocks the latter for his constant pursuit over the course of many years.

** ''Halfway to the Grave'': The HumanTrafficking network is a vast conspiracy, run by a ruthless vampire gangster, and backed by the Governor of Ohio.
*** [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Hennessey]] is a Master Vampire who functions as the ringleader of the human trafficking network. Adopting a [[FauxAffablyEvil veneer of geniality]], Hennessey captures women, including drug dealers, drug addicts, vagrants, and prostitutes, forcing them into a life of vicious [[SexSlave forced prostitution]] and [[HumanResources hemophagia]]. Upon discovering the identity of Catherine "Cat" Crawfield as his attempted murderer, Hennessey kills the former's grandparents and [[IHaveYourWife captures her mother]] in order to lure her into a trap alongside his nemesis, Crispin "Bones" Russell III. When Cat and Bones confront him, Hennessey mocks the latter for his constant pursuit over the course of many years.
*** [[CorruptPolitician Governor Ethan Oliver]] is the benefactor of the human trafficking network, and a sleazy, corrupt, and [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] figure who [[VillainWithGoodPublicity hides under a good reputation]]. Originally frequenting Hennessey's brothels in order to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape women]], Oliver eventually begins colluding with Hennessey, destroying any documents relating to missing women captured by Hennessey's organization, having Hennessey [[DisposableVagrant traffic the destitute and disenfranchised]] in order to further his political career. Upon being confronted by Catherine "Cat" Crawfield, Oliver holds her at gunpoint, and boasts about his intentions to become the President of the United States, as well as to continue the process he started.

** ''One Grave at a Time'': [[HangingJudge Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer]] is the [[TheFundamentalist religious zealot]] turned malevolent spirit who wrote the Literature/MalleusMaleficarum, a treatise on witchcraft which motivated centuries of {{witch hunt}}s. A virulent misogynist in life, Kramer had [[SerialRapist raped numerous women]], then [[BurnTheWitch burned them as witches]]. After dying and becoming a ghost, Kramer had tormented anyone who sensed his presence, provoking them into killing themselves. Upon achieving the ability to become tangible on UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve, Kramer seeks out an accomplice, has the pets of his prospective victims murdered, then rapes and burns his victims before murdering his accomplice. When he is summoned by a medium named Tyler on behalf of Cat and Bones, Kramer attacks the group, proceeding to stalk and harass Cat multiple times. During one of the confrontations where Cat, Bones, and their allies try to stop Kramer, he murders many paranormal division personnel before escaping. Intending to make Cat his next victim, he captures two other women and forces Cat to allow him to capture her for a chance to free his other victims, a promise [[ILied he has no intention of keeping]]. Kramer attempts to force himself on Cat before unsuccessfully setting her on fire, only to be captured and sealed in a vessel.

** ''One Grave at a Time'': [[HangingJudge Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer]] is the [[TheFundamentalist religious zealot]] turned malevolent spirit who wrote the Literature/MalleusMaleficarum, a treatise on witchcraft which motivated centuries of {{witch hunt}}s. A virulent misogynist in life, Kramer had [[SerialRapist raped numerous women]], then [[BurnTheWitch burned them as witches]]. After dying and becoming a ghost, Kramer had tormented anyone who sensed his presence, provoking them into killing themselves. Upon achieving the ability to become tangible on UsefulNotes/AllHallowsEve, Kramer seeks out an accomplice, has the pets of his prospective victims murdered, then rapes and burns his victims before murdering his accomplice. When he is summoned by a medium named Tyler on behalf of Cat and Bones, Kramer attacks the group, proceeding to stalk and harass Cat multiple times. During one of the confrontations where Cat, Bones, and their allies try to stop Kramer, he murders a large number of paranormal division personnel before escaping. Intending to make Cat his next victim, he captures two other women and forces Cat to allow him to capture her [[ScarpiaUltimatum in order for a chance to free his other victims]], a promise he has no intention of keeping. Kramer attempts to force himself on Cat before unsuccessfully setting her on fire, only to be captured and sealed in a vessel.

** ''Devil to Pay'': [[ManipulativeBastard Xaphan]] is a primordial being who makes a habit of possessing people and driving them to violence. Having [[DemonicPossession taken possession]] of Blake Turner after his previous host ran in front of a car, Xaphan regularly [[ForcedIntoEvil forces Blake to commit acts of murder]], occasionally having the incidents recorded in order to taunt Blake. When the vampire Elise, along with Cat and Bones, are in the midst of bringing Blake to Mencheres, their sire, to see if they can save him, Xaphan taunts Cat [[VoiceChangeling using the voices of her deceased grandparents]]. In his first encounter with Mencheres, Xaphan refuses to leave Blake's body, preferring to inflict whatever suffering he can before the latter expires. Upon realizing that he is trapped in Blake's body, Xaphan tries to [[DealWithTheDevil force Elise to negotiate with him]], threatening to kill the vampires in addition to Blake if they trap him in the Bonneville Salt Flats as intended. After the vampires expunge Xaphan from Blake's body via hypothermia, Xaphan attacks them and demands that Blake be revived so he can repossess the latter, only to be neutralized by Mencheres.

** ''Halfway to the Grave'': After reading, in a fair amount of detail, about [[HumanTrafficking all of the atrocities involving the abuse of women]] that are perpetrated by Hennessey and Governor Ethan Oliver, one might get a warm fuzzy feeling when they each die at Cat Crawfield's hands.

** ''Halfway to the Grave'': After reading, in a fair amount of detail, about [[HumanTrafficking all of the atrocities]] that involve Hennessey and Governor Ethan Oliver, one might get a warm fuzzy feeling when they each die at Cat Crawfield's hands.

*** [[CorruptPolitician Governor Ethan Oliver]] is the benefactor of the human trafficking network, and a sleazy, corrupt, and [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]] figure who [[VillainWithGoodPublicity hides under a good reputation]]. Originally frequenting Hennessey's brothels in order to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape women]], Oliver eventually begins colluding with Hennessey, destroying any documents relating to missing women captured by Hennessey's organisation, having Hennessey [[DisposableVagrant traffic the destitute and disenfranchised]] in order to further his political career. Upon being confronted by Catherine "Cat" Crawfield, Oliver holds her at gunpoint, and boasts about his intentions to become the President of the United States, as well as to continue the process he started.

** ''Halfway to the Grave'': The {{Human Traffick|ers}}ing network is a vast conspiracy, run by a ruthless vampire gangster, and backed by the Governor of Ohio.

** ''Devil to Pay'': [[ManipulativeBastard Xaphan]] is a primordial bein] who makes a habit of possessing people and driving them to violence. Having [[DemonicPossession taken possession]] of Blake Turner after his previous host ran in front of a car, Xaphan regularly [[ForcedIntoEvil forces Blake to commit acts of murder]], occasionally having the incidents recorded in order to taunt Blake. When the vampire Elise, along with Cat and Bones, are in the midst of bringing Blake to Mencheres, their sire, to see if they can save him, Xaphan taunts Cat [[VoiceChangeling using the voices of her deceased grandparents]]. In his first encounter with Mencheres, Xaphan refuses to leave Blake's body, preferring to inflict whatever suffering he can before the latter expires. Upon realizing that he is trapped in Blake's body, Xaphan tries to [[DealWithTheDevil force Elise to negotiate with him]], threatening to kill the vampires in addition to Blake if they trap him in the Bonneville Salt Flats as intended. After the vampires expunge Xaphan from Blake's body via hypothermia, Xaphan attacks them and demands that Blake be revived so he can repossess the latter, only to be neutralized by Mencheres.

** ''At Grave's End'': After capturing Cat and Justina, torturing the former, and threatening to sexually assault the latter, it is relieving to know that Max dies horribly, even if it is not "onscreen".

** ''Halfway to the Grave'': After reading, in a fair amount of detail, about all of the atrocities that involve Hennessey and Governor Ethan Oliver, one might get a warm fuzzy feeling when they each die at Cat Crawfield's hands.

** ''One Foot in the Grave'': After all the cruelty that Max Williams has inflicted on Justina and Cat, it puts a smile on one's face to see him lose his sire's protection.