Line #1 YMMV/BatmanVampire


1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The idea of Tanya being a half-vampire, as introduced in ''Crimson Mist''; is this actually true, or is the corrupted Batman just trying to essentially reinvent history to 'justify' to himself how he is irredeemable where Tanya was able to turn away from her 'addiction' to blood?
2	** ''Red Rain'' confirms her as fully vampiric, and that her ability to exist without the lust for blood comes from the artificial plasma she developed. Ironically, it's possible it can only ''work'' once a Vampire has drunk blood, which might explain why Batman's own thirst kept overpowering it in ''Bloodstorm''.
3	* CompleteMonster: ComicBook/TheJoker himself appears as the central threat in ''Bloodstorm''. Immediately seizing the vacuum in power over the remaining Gotham vampires left by Dracula's demise, Joker sets up savage massacres of criminal gangs to seize their assets and make himself stronger, converting every person murdered into a vampire under his command. Joker intends to kill and convert every single person within Gotham City and attack the rest of the nation with his army whilst basking in the power it brings him. Confronted by the now-vampiric Batman, Joker strangles a priest to death [[ForTheEvulz for a chuckle]] and sets up a trap in a church for Batman, directly murdering his companion Selina Kyle in a failed attempted to shoot Batman down. Joker's actions cause Batman to snap, succumb to his bloodlust, and murder the psychopath himself, resulting in Batman becoming a feral KnightTemplar as Joker's posthumous last laugh. As always, the Joker has [[LaughablyEvil a penchant for twisted wit and depthless charm]] whilst committing horrific atrocities for little more than amusement, and manages to outdo Dracula himself in wickedness [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters despite never even becoming a vampire himself]].
4	* HarsherInHindsight: Selina's sacrifice in ''Bloodstorm''; as ''Crimson Mist'' reveals that staking a vampire on its own 'just' immobilises the vampire rather than killing it for good, there was no actual ''need'' for her to throw herself in the path of the bolt the Joker fired at Batman, as he would have been perfectly fine if she'd let him get shot and pulled the bolt out later.
5	** Sadly, nobody knew this. Even Tanya and her followers weren't aware. For that matter, it seems neither was '''''Dracula''''', who left those she and her followers staked the way he found them. None had been beheaded, so odds are they're [[NightmareFuel in the same situation Batman was]] at the end of ''Bloodstorm''. It seems only decapitation or exposure to sunlight can kill these kinds of Vampires for good.
6	* MoralEventHorizon: Batman considers himself to have crossed it when he kills Joker and drinks his blood. At the very least, he is certainly on the other side of the line by the end of ''Crimson Mist'', with his murder of the homicidal Arkham inmates (as opposed to killing criminals who were out on the streets and actively murdering people) being the moment when Commissioner Gordon himself feels that he has no other choice but to do whatever it takes to stop his former ally.
7	* {{Narm}}: Some of the faces, in particular Alfred and Cobblepot, wind up looking a little too cartoonish next to the violence and nightmare fuel of ''Crimson Mist''.
8	* OlderThanTheyThink: When people think of Batman becoming a vampire, they immediately point to this story. However, in the early 1980s writer Gerry Conway and artist Gene Colan worked on a canon, Pre-Crisis multi-part arc in ''Batman'' and ''Detective Comics'' that reintroduced early Batman villain the Monk and had him transform both Batman ''and'' Robin into vampires.
9	* SequelEscalation: Each successive installment became BloodierAndGorier, eventually reaching truly sadistic levels in ''Crimson Mist''.
10	* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Red Rain'' is considered a classic. The other two, not so much.
11	* TearJerker:
12	** ''Crimson Mist'' is this for Gordon and Alfred in particular, as they are forced to not only face the monster that their friend (and in Alfred's case, basically his son) has become, but make plans to actively kill the man who saved Gotham. They recognise and respect that Batman essentially sacrificed everything he stood for to save them from a greater threat, but killing him now is the only way to stop him becoming an even more twisted monster that would destroy everything he stood for.
13	** It’s made even worse when Batman’s InnerMonologue reveals that he’s painfully aware of how far he’s fallen and despises himself for it, but he's too far gone to stop. Directing his bloodlust onto violent criminals is the only semblance of control over himself he has left, and even then he knows it’s only a matter of time before he goes after the innocents he was meant to protect.

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