Line #1064 Characters/Darkstalkers


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8	The index for the various [[PublicDomainCharacter public domain monsters]] of the ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' / ''Vampire'' series. Names are listed as English / UsefulNotes/{{Japanese\|Language}}.
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12	[[folder: Tropes that apply to (at least) most of the cast]]
13	* ActionGirl: All of the female characters qualify in their capacity as classic horror/folkloric characters pitched equally against a variety of similarly ghoulish male fighters. Morrigan and Felicia are amongst the most recognizable female fighting game characters, despite the lack of comparative recognition the series on the whole receives.
14	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Due to most of the cast being monsters that exist separate from human society, many of their goals and morals are quite alien when viewed from our perspective.
15	* CoolVersusAwesome: The series' reputation for adhering to continuity aside, this is the backbone of the plot; pitching the greatest horror, folk, and b-movie monsters against each other in an all-out brawl.
16	* CuteMonsterGirl: Again, all of the playable females, barring B.B. Hood, who's a human ([[CuteAndPsycho but]] a [[EnfantTerrible monster]] on [[BitchInSheepsClothing the inside]]).
17	%%* {{Fanservice}}: And ''lots'' of it.
18	* InsistentTerminology: Some of the Darkstalkers originate from {{Hell}} itself, though use of the word is very much avoided, and typically the word 'Makai' ("World of the Spirits" in Japanese) is used instead, along with 'Demon World/Realm' or suchlike. 'Makai' is therefore used throughout this page, as well as the word 'Majigen' ("Demon Dimension"), which is used to describe a realm/dimension the third game's BigBad Jedah inhabits and uses to recreate Makai under his control.
19	* MonsterLord: Makai's nobility, particularly the [[PowerLevels Class S]] ones, are considered this.
20	* MonsterMash: The series' iconic horror characters are derived from three main sources, and can be grouped together accordingly (with some overlap):
21	** Characters deriving from ancient sources, including [[FolkHorror Folktales]] and {{Mythology}} (Demitri, Sasquatch, Hsien-Ko, Donovan and Bishamon), {{Fairy Tale}}s (B.B.Hood), [[ReligiousHorror Religion]] and [[TheLegionsOfHell Demonology]] (Jedah, Morrigan, Lilith).
22	** Characters derived from (or codified by) classic GothicHorror literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries (Victor, Lord Raptor and Jon Talbain)
23	** Characters derived from (or codified by) the age of cinema, including Film/HammerHorror movies (Anakaris, Rikuo) and trashier mid-Century [[BMovie B-Movies]] (Felicia, Q-Bee, and in terms of him being a KillerRobot, Huitzil).
24	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Some of these are blatantly obvious, but the more notable examples will be explained.
25	* OurMonstersAreDifferent: [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demon is used as a synonym for monster]]. The demons of Makai are a mixed bag; [[AllMythsAreTrue some of them are classic takes on common monsters]], while others stray from the norm. Overlaps with NinjaPirateZombieRobot in some cases.
26	* PowerLevels: The characters of the series are gauged by their strength:
27	** Class S Darkstalkers are strong enough demons which can be considered {{Physical God}}s. Their powers also tend to veer into RealityWarper territory. The Three High Nobles of Makai and Morrigan are all Class S, and Belial, one of the big three, was a ''Class S+''.
28	** Class A Darkstalkers are the exceptionally strong demons (like Pyron and Demitri), most of them filling the ranks of the Eight Noble Families of Makai.
29	** Class B+ Darkstalkers are the more powerful demons with sufficient training and high-caliber superpowers.
30	** Class B Darkstalkers are the average demons, which make up the backbone of Makai; one can take down a small army of humans.
31	** Class C Darkstalkers are your run-of-the-mill humans and weaker demons on par with normal people, who are used as slaves and livestock by classes B and above.
32	** Class D Darkstalkers are the wild beasts of Makai who may reach the power of Class Bs or even B+, but are usually not civilized.
33	* ShapeshifterWeapon: The combination of the series' [[MonsterMash supernatural monster theme]] and its art style, which [[DerangedAnimation plays to the strengths of hand-drawn animation]], leads to much of the cast displaying this ability in some manner. Whether it's Lord Raptor's {{chainsaw\|Good}}s and {{machete\|Mayhem}}s, Rikuo's [[PowerPincers crab claws]] and [[CombatTentacles octopus tentacles]], or Huitzil's [[ThisIsADrill drills]] and [[MoreDakka gatling guns]], each character's shapeshifting fits with their individual theme.
34	* SignificantBirthDate: Most of the character's "birth dates" are tied to the legendary creatures they are based on.
35	** Morrigan: Morrigan's date of birth (1678) coincides with the first appearance of a succubus in Scotland.
36	** Felicia: She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1967. This is most likely a reference to "Curse of the Catwoman," a poem written circa 1967 by Edward Field.
37	** Jon Talbain: His surname sounds similar to "Talbot," the surname of the main character from the 1941 film version of ''Film/{{The Wolf Man\|1941}}''. Talbain was born in 1940. While the titular Wolfman is named Lawrence (nicknamed "Larry"), the film also depicts his father: Sir John Talbot.
38	** Lord Raptor: In 1889, "The Country of the Comers-Back" (aka "Le Pays De Revenants") was an essay depicting zombies published in ''Harper's Magazine''. The character was originally conceived as a dead WWI-era soldier, which made for plot oddities when his story was revised to make him a metal rockstar and thus had him start his human career a few decades too early.
39	** Victor: Mary Shelley's famous work, ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}: A Modern Prometheus'', was originally published in 1818. Its final revision was in 1830, the birth date of Victor. 101 years later, it was adapted into a film for the [[Film/Frankenstein1931 second time]] (the [[Film/Frankenstein1910 first film]] was made in 1910), which launched the career of Creator/BorisKarloff. This is the best-known adaptation.
40	** Rikuo: His birth date (1953) coincides with release date of the classic horror film ''Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' (1954). The film is centered on an amphibious creature that besieges anyone foolish enough to go out to sea. The creature was played by actor Ricou Browning.
41	** Sasquatch: Whereas the typical yeti/Abominable Snowman/Sasquatch/Bigfoot was originally sighted in 1811, Sasquatch was born in 1903. This was the same date that Western scientists discovered Central Africa's breed of mountain gorillas. That same year, a newspaper printed the testimony of a man who said he watched as a man was killed by aborigines, which he said looked like a black man, but covered all over with gray hair. Concept art for Sasquatch had him originally resembling a gorilla.
42	%%* {{Stripperific}}: Most prominently seen with Morrigan, Felicia, and Lilith.
43	* ThisIsADrill: The developers themselves have noted that drills and drill-like motifs in particular are a recurring theme in this series' attack animations. "The return of the drill era" is a phrase they have used on multiple occasions, likening these motifs to those that were popular in the mecha anime of decades past.
44	* UndeathlyPallor: Lord Raptor, Hsien-Ko, Victor, and Bishamon are all various shades of blue. Anakaris is sometimes depicted this way as well.
45	* WorldOfMuscleMen: It's a Capcom fighting game, so naturally all the guys are buff. Some of the girls also have noticeable muscles in certain depictions.
46	* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Not just the grapplers, but every single playable character has at least one sort of throw among their special moves.
47	%%* YouSexyBeast: Everybody, especially [[SuccubiAndIncubi Morrigan]], [[WalkingSwimsuitScene Felicia]], and [[VampiresAreSexGods Demitri]].
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50	[[index]]
51	* ''Characters/DarkstalkersTheNightWarriors''[[note]]Morrigan, Demitri, Felicia, Jon Talbain, Bishamon, Anakaris, Lord Raptor, Victor, Rikuo, Sasquatch, Huitzil, Pyron[[/note]]
52	* ''Characters/DarkstalkersUpdatedVersions''[[note]]Donovan, Hsien-Ko, Q-Bee, B.B. Hood, Lilith, Jedah[[/note]]
53	* [[Characters/DarkstalkersOtherCharacters Other Characters]][[note]] Supporting characters appearing in the video games and various other sources[[/note]]
54	[[/index]]

Context Characters / Darkstalkers