History Characters / VampireSurvivors

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Lino can't take damage, but also can't ''deal'' damage directly. Like Megalo Menya from the ''Moonspell'' DLC, they disappear when the time limit is reached. [[spoiler:However, there are some ways to make him deal damage, which is required for an unlock. Mini Crewmates are one way to do this, as are some Arcanas that deal damage not based on Might, including Blood Astronomia and Sarabande of Healing. He can also kill enemies via the Pentagram.]]

* CursedWithAwesome: She will always be facing massive hordes, but this is perfect for triggering the effects of Fuwalafuwaloo, leveling up faster than pretty much anyone except Sigma and Gains Boros (at least once her Growth reaches a normal level), and abusing a ton of other effects, like the Game Killer arcana (which weaponizes experience gems, which Rose will always have plenty of to go around) or the Sole Solution/Ashes of Muspell (which grow in power based on the number of kills).

* LethalJokeCharacter: Crippled Growth and Might, no endless scaling, and increases the size of hordes - Rose sounds like a challenge character, until you actually play as her. Even with -90% Might, her starting weapon is an InfinityPlusOneSword, healing her and tearing through huge hordes like butter. And the number of enemies she faces [[CursedWithAwesome is actually more of a boon than a curse]] (especially since, unlike the Curse powerup, her ability doesn't make the enemies at all stronger).

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Lino can't take damage, but also can't ''deal'' damage directly. Like Megalo Menya from the ''Moonspell'' DLC, they disappear when the time limit is reached. [[spoiler:The Blood Astronomia Arcana and Mini Crewmates can bypass this stipulation]].

* MagikarpPower: Mina starts off slow, and the Science Rocks are a difficult to use weapon, but they can potentially get monstrous gains in stats the longer the game goes.

* ControllableHelplessness: It isn't even a HopelessBossFight - ''it doesn't exist as an enemy''. It doesn't kill the player until it hits the center of the screen, but nothing they can do will prevent or delay it.

* OneHitKill: When it does reach the center of the screen, it sets the player's maximum HP to zero, ''guaranteeing'' their death.

[[folder:The Reapers]]
!! The Reaper
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vampiresurvivors_thereaper.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:No matter the outcome, Lord Death always wins in the end.]]
Death himself, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin of course]]. Once 30 minutes have elapsed in a stage, he shows up to personally put an end to your run.

[[folder: Emergency Meeting]]

After killing a large amount of enemies, they become stronger and invincible for a while, similar to Menya Moonspell. However, [[UnfriendlyFire they can damage and kill other Survivors]], which ''also'' triggers this state.

* HourOfPower: Like Menya, when the Impostor kills a large amount of enemies, they achieve a super-powerful state for a while. Also like Menya, a Megalo version of the Impostor that's always in this state can be unlocked by killing 100,000 enemies in a single run as the Impostor.

%%[[folder: Emergency Meeting]]
%%!! Tropes that apply to all:
%%* EnemyMine: While the Impostors and Crewmates are usually hostile to each other, in this DLC they're working alongside each other without any qualms.
%%* GuestFighter: The characters from this DLC represent the various roles from ''VideoGame/AmongUs''.
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%%!! Crewmate Dino
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%%!! Engineer Gino
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%%!! Scientist Mina
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%%!! Impostor Rina
%%A shape-shifting parasitic alien posing as a crew member of a ship, with the intent to kill them all... usually. With a horde of ''other'' hostile aliens outside, however, they find themselves working alongside their usual prey to save themselves.\\\
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%%* AdaptationalHeroism: In ''Among Us'', the Impostors are the primary antagonists. Here in ''Vampire Survivors'', they work ''alongside'' the Crewmates and the other Survivors without complaint.
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%%!! Shapeshifter Nino
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%%!! Ghost Lino
%%A deceased Crewmate who, even in death, still has tasks to do.
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%%* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Lino can't take damage, but also can't ''deal'' damage.
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%%!! Guardian Pina
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%%* TheMinionMaster: Pina's ability revolves around buffing nearby allies.
%%!! Horse
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%%[[/folder]]

* ForgoneVictory: Its first three phases are a legitimate threat, but in its final phase it automatically revives the player if they die, making the phase moreso a spectacle than anything.

* HelpfulMook: Killing a Sammy the Caterpillar eneky will cause it to drop a birthday cake[[labelnote:*]]actually a pie, actually actually a reskinned Floor Chicken[[/labelnote]] that heals the player.

* LightningBruiser: The playable Red Death has excellent stats all around and moves incredibly fast, on top of starting with an already evolved weapon.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The Ender is the boss of Cappella Magna and the first mandatory threat with a pattern more complex than "waddle at the player and ''maybe'' shoot at them", but it and the Reapers are ultimately secondary to [[spoiler:The Directer]].

* ControllableHelplessness: It isn't even a HopelessBossFight - ''it doesn't even exist as an enemy''. It doesn't kill the player until it hits the center of the screen, but nothing they can do will prevent or delay it.

* ZeroEffortBoss: Its first three phases are a legitimate threat, but in its final phase it automatically revives the player if they die, making the phase moreso a spectacle than anything.

* MagikarpPower: Some of the most clear-cut examples in the game as they start out with no bonus at all until level 20, additionally most of their starting weapons are very weak until they're leveled up. But they can grow to become extremely powerful.

%%* GuestFighter: All characters from this DLC are the various roles from ''VideoGame/AmongUs''.

* GatheringSteam: He starts off slow, but if left unchecked will rapidly speed up and become faster than the player character.
* GreenAndMean: His cloak is a deep green and he's certainly not your friend.
* InvincibleMinorMinion: A {{subverted|Trope}} variant - he's immune to most standard weapons, but can be killed by the Pentagram, Gorgeous Moon, [[SmartBomb Rosary]], and [[spoiler:the Infinite Corridor and Crimson Shroud]]. Being hit will slow him down, however.

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: He sticks around in the lower left of the screen and slowly raises an infinitely wide pool of water.
* KillItWithWater: As the physical embodiment of Being Wet, he uses water to try and drown the player.

* FlunkyBoss: He actively summons exploding gems around him.
* StationaryBoss: When fought in the [[spoiler:Inverse]] Inlaid Library, he remains completely stationary. Outside of this encounter, he moves around like other enemies.

A yellow Reaper who specializes in confusion, disguising himself and his minions as angelic beings.

* ClimaxBoss: His angel disguise is faced in Holy Forbidden, guarding the [[spoiler:Yellow Sign]].
* PuzzleBoss: He can't be fought directly in Holy Forbidden, instead requiring the player to run through a corridor to find a Rosary to damage him while he attacks them. Not so much in Cappella Magna, where he fights identically to The Stalker.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The Ender is the boss of Cappella Magna and the first mandatory threat with a pattern more complex than "waddle at the player and ''maybe'' shoot at them", but it and the Reapers are ultimately secondary to [[spoiler:The Director]].

!! The White Hand
When even Death fails to do his job, the White Hand comes out to [[ControllableHelplessness show the player the meaning of the word "inevitable"]].

* ControllableHelplessness: He isn't even a HopelessBossFight - ''he doesn't even exist as an enemy''. He doesn't kill the player until he hits the center of the screen, but nothing they can do will prevent or delay him.
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: The White Hand's appearance is heralded by the ringing of bells. Once the twelfth bell tolls, he starts coming for the player.

A trio of adventurers who investigate Lake Foscari.\\\

!!The Ender

[[folder:The Director '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]

* BigGood: In the DLCs, it's how the Survivors get taken to other worlds in their quest to slay the Bisconte.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: After fighting it enough, The Director showers the player with at least 100,000 coins, and then offers to take them to other worlds where they can search for a vampire.

!!The Ender
A being of pure despair created when the Reapers, in a last-ditch effort to defeat the Survivors, combine their energies to become a super-strong opponent.

* AllYourColorsCombined: Quite literally - The Ender's sprite consists of the five Deaths [[Franchise/{{Voltron}} Voltronned]] together.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The Ender is the boss of Cappella Magna and the first mandatory threat with a pattern more complex than "waddle at the player and ''maybe'' shoot at them", but it and the Reapers are ultimately secondary to [[spoiler:The Director]].

!! The White Hand
When even Death fails to do his job, the White Hand comes out to [[ControllableHelplessness show the player the meaning of the word "inevitable"]].

!DLC Characters
[[folder:Legacy of the Moonspell]]
!!Miang, Menya, and Syuuto Moonspell
->'''Starting Weapons:''' Silver Wind (Miang), Four Seasons (Menya), Summon Night (Syuuto), 108 Bocce (Megalo Menya), Night Sword (Megalo Syuuto)
Miang gains increased healing and extra max HP when she overheals, Menya temporarily gains a massive damage boost and invincibility when killing a certain number of enemies, and Syuuto gains a more powerful form when his main weapon is evolved.

[[caption-width-right:150:BringMeBackThere]]

* CursedWithAwesome: She will always be facing massive hordes, but this is perfect for triggering the effects of Fuwalafuwaloo, leveling up faster than pretty much anyone except Sigma and Gains Boros (at least once her Growth reaches a normal level), and abusing a ton of other effects, like the Game Killer arcana or the Sole Solution/Ashes of Muspell, which grow in power based on the number of kills.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Crippled Growth and Might, no endless scaling, and increases the size of hordes - Rose sounds like a challenge character, until you actually play as her. Even with -90% Might, her starting weapon is an InfinityPlusOneSword, healing her and tearing through huge hordes like butter. And the number of enemies she faces (especially since, unlike the Curse powerup, it doesn't make the enemies at all stronger) [[CursedWithAwesome is actually more of a boon than a curse]].
* LivingShadow: Even the description of her unlock refers to her as the "royal shadow".

Rose starts with +20% MoveSpeed, -90% Might and -80% Growth, gradually gaining back Might and Growth as she levels up. Her unique ability is to [[ZergRush increase enemy spawn quantity by 100]].

* ZergRush: Her ability is to increase spawn quantity by 100, effectively forcing enemies to do this against her.

[[folder:missingN▯]]
-> '''Starting Weapon:''' Axe or Death Spiral (chosen randomly)
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vampsurvivors_missingno.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:M(▯▯)]]
A being that looks like Red Death, but glitchy and covered in pixels. They can be found in Green Acres if you discover the "error" in the map with Hurry and Hyper enabled.\\\
missingN▯'s stats are random; however, unlike the character Random, missingN▯'s randomized stats have zero sanity to them, which can result in buggy under and overflows of its starting stats.

* TheGambler: To an even greater extent than Random, as its stats are randomized in a way that makes some normally impossible outcomes possible.
* GlitchEntity: missingN▯ is a reference to the trope, being a glitchy looking version of an existing creature in the game with incredibly unpredictable, potentially game-breaking effects. Its stats can randomize themselves so wildly that it's possible for some stats to underflow, which can result in situations like the forward keys making it move backwards instead if movespeed is in the negatives, or making it ''totally invincible'' (except to White Hand, since it sets max HP to zero, fixing the underflow) if its max health is negative.
* InterfaceScrew: If its speed is below -100%, the controls will be inverted.
* NighInvulnerability: There is a small chance of its health ending up below zero, in which case it becomes invulnerable to attacks.
* PressXToDie: If its health just so happens to be '''exactly''' zero, it just dies on spawn.
* ShoutOut: Its name references the MISSINGNO of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' fame, with the glitchy corruption on it looking very similar to them and other glitched Pokémon you could find.

![=NPCs=] and Notable Enemies
[[folder:The Reapers]]
!! The Reaper
Death himself, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin of course]]. Once 30 minutes have elapsed in a stage, he shows up to personally put an end to your run.

* DifficultButAwesome: Keitha is the most difficult of the three to play, due to her Flash Arrow weapon only firing one at a time, and subsequent levels only increase its firing speed, making it difficult to clear waves reliably. Managing to evolve it turns it into the Millionaire, additionally firing a massive rain of arrows from above for ''much'' better coverage.

!NPCs and Notable Enemies

!DLC Characters
[[folder:Legacy of the Moonspell]]
!!Miang, Menya, and Syuuto Moonspell
->'''Starting Weapons:''' Silver Wind (Miang), Four Seasons (Menya), Summon Night (Syuuto), 108 Bocce (Megalo Menya), Night Sword (Megalo Syuuto)
Miang gains increased healing and extra max HP when she overheals, Menya temporarily gains a massive damage boost and invincibility when killing a certain number of enemies, and Syuuto gains a more powerful form when his main weapon is evolved.

* ElementalPowers: The evolved version of Menya's main weapon, Godai Shuffle, creates explosions of each of the classical elements, and a final fifth explosion around the user, labeled "[[ThePowerOfTheVoid Void]]".
* HourOfPower: Menya's gimmick is that when she kills a certain number of enemies (increasing each time it triggers), she becomes invincible, gains a damaging aura, moves at a breakneck pace, and gains a bunch of very powerful stat bonuses for 30 seconds, after which the buff runs out (unless Menya kills enough enemies while the effect is active to trigger it again). Megalo Menya skips the whole "hour" part and is just [[PurposelyOverpowered in that state for the entire game]].
* NecessaryDrawback: Megalo Menya is completely invincible for the entire stage, so to balance her out, she automatically ends the stage at 31 minutes.
* MightyGlacier: Syuuto starts with a ton of health and Might, bonus armor, and a hidden weapon that automatically retaliates against enemies that touch him, and he needs all of it because his main weapon [[MagikarpPower starts out terrible]] and he also has awful speed. Once his main weapon is evolved, though, he becomes a LightningBruiser.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Menya is a sassy CoolOldLady who wields powerful magic and can attain a stronger form that is completely invincible.
-->'''Menya:''' The mind is quicker than the eye! ...At least, ''mine'' is.
* OneWingedAngel: Once his main weapon is evolved (which requires a Duplicator), Syuuto turns into a powerful demon, giving him even more health and armor, making his Might scale with level, and removing all of his drawbacks. This demon form is also available as a standalone character, Megalo Syuuto.

!!Babi-Onna, [=McCoy=]-Oni, and Gav'Et-Oni

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tides of the Foscari]]
!!Eleanor Uziron, Maruto Cuts, and Keitha Muort
->'''Starting Weapons:''' Spellstring (Eleanor), Eskizzibur (Maruto), Flash Arrow (Keitha)
A trio of adventurers who investigate Lake Foscari.\\\
Eleanor gains Spellstream and Spellstrike as she levels up, Maruto gains a temporary Armor bonus whenever he takes damage, and Keitha gains 1% Luck every level. All of them obtain the Academy Badge item at level 30.

* CounterAttack: Maruto is built to capitalize on retaliatory damage, with his evolved weapon Legionnaire outright scaling off of it. Giving him the Divine Bloodline arcana easily turns him into an unkillable juggernaut with tons of health and damage.
* DifficultButAwesome: Keitha is the most difficult of the three to play, due to her Flash Arrow weapon only firing one at a time, and subsequent levels only increase its firing speed, making it difficult to clear waves reliably. Managing to evolve it turns it into the Millionaire, additionally firing a massive rain of arrows from above for ''much'' better coverage.
* FighterMageThief: Maruto is the fighter, Eleanor is the mage, and Keitha is the thief.

!!Luminaire Foscari
->'''Starting Weapon:''' Prismatic Missile
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vampsurvivors_luminaire.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:deusexmachina]]
A woman who sealed away Genevieve in Abyss Foscari with herself a long time ago.\\\
Luminaire sports a large number of Revives, and triggers a Rosary effect every time she levels up. She additionally gains temporary bonus stats per Revive used.

* BigGood: She is the main force of good in ''Tides of the Foscari'', and is instrumental to defeating Je-Ne-Viv once and for all.
* LightIsGood: A woman in a white dress who attacks with colorful beams of light & is the BigGood.
* NamedWeapons: Her evolved weapon is named after herself.

!!Genevieve Gruyère/Je-Ne-Viv
->'''Starting Weapon:''' Shadow Servant
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vampsurvivors_genevieve.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:basicwitch]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vampsurvivors_jeneviv.png]]
[[caption-width-right:150:It will literally eat the world.]]
A wicked woman who was sealed away by Luminaire a long time ago. She seeks to assimilate everything into herself as Je-Ne-Viv.\\\
Genevieve triggers a Vacuum effect every time she levels up. Once per life, upon taking fatal damage, she will trigger World Eater.
Je-Ne-Viv is similar; however, her invincibility after triggering World Eater is shorter than Genevieve's, and her World Eater is capable of consuming map tiles.

* TheAssimilator: Je-Ne-Viv seeks to devour the entire world into herself, and she seems to gain the powers of whatever or whoever she consumes.
* BigBad: She is the main villain of ''Tides of the Foscari'' ,having been unsealed by Eleanor in Abyss Foscari, and serves as the FinalBoss of the expansion.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: As Je-Ne-Viv, her title of "World Eater" isn't just for show -- she ''literally'' destroys portions of the map whenever she triggers it.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:She kills Eleanor and forcibly assimilates her powers into herself.]]
* OneWingedAngel: Her true form, Je-Ne-Viv, sports a gigantic monstrous arm containing all sorts of demonic aspects, [[spoiler:and later Eleanor.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful: Genevieve has a purple dress and emits purple flames, and she's the BigBad, so power is very much there. Ironically, she's far more powerful as the much less purple Je-Ne-Viv.
* SnakesAreSinister: Both in her human form and her monster form, her main weapon is Shadow Servant, which summons dark snakes to attack enemies. Its evolved version, Ophion, creates damaging zones of darkness centered on a spinning {{Ouroboros}}. She uses both attacks against Eleanor in her boss battle.
* TheUnfought: The human Je-Ne-Viv presumably used to be -- Genevieve Gruyère -- is playable, but does not appear as an enemy, as she's already become Je-Ne-Viv long before the events of ''Tides of the Foscari'' ever unfold.

!!Sammy and Rottin'Ghoul

%%!! Crewmate

%%!! Engineer

%%!! Scientist

%%!! Impostor

%%!! Shapeshifter

%%!! Ghost

%%!! Guardian Angel