History NightmareFuel / Darkstalkers

* [[https://youtu.be/iAIZTO4bIaw Pyron's victory theme.]] It gives a mysterious, eerily calming vibe along with a sense of dread - as if something very, ''very'' terrible is about to happen. And technically, ''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt you'd be right...]]''

* Getting hit by a cutting attack (caused by Lilith, Donovan, and especially Bishamon) or Jedah's San=Passare move generally tends to bisect the character mid-match in the appropriate spot, only for the halves to rejoin themselves in a comical manner right away, such as the character's upper torso doing a swift backflip and landing to its original spot without any consequences. ''Vampire Savior'' introduces vertical bisecting with Talbain's Moment Slice and the ES version of Bishamon's Kien Zan which shows the insides of the character once they hit the ground and slides both halves back together to continue the fight. However, continuing a tradition in Capcom games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'', ''VideoGame/CaptainCommando'', ''[[VideoGame/ThePunisherCapcom The Punisher]]'', and ''VideoGame/RedEarth'', if the character is defeated by any of these attacks, the effect sticks until the next round. [[FridgeHorror That is,]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath if there even is one]].

** Adding to the bisecting example, After winning a match, Jedah will occasionally use his wings to split his opponent in half to absorb their soul. It happens at random and affects any character, including Donovan (who can't be bisected but still has his soul ripped out) and Pyron (whose normal animation while knocked out comes to a complete halt after being split this way), pretty much guaranteeing their death.

** Jedah's San=Passare, yet another bisecting example, has him grab his opponent and pump blood into their headwear or appendages with his arm, quickly enlargening them in the process. The most gruesome of these are possibly Demitri (pumped through his hands, which looks unsettling given how realistic and stoic he is compared to most of the other characters) B.B. Hood (pumped into her cheeks) and Victor (pumped into his cranium, which looks destroyed and distored).

[[caption-width-right:350:We don't know which is more frightening: ''[[UncannyValley the stage]]'' or ''[[{{Satan}} the character of which it belongs to...]]'']]

* The moral ambiguity of the series in general. These games feature monsters varying from utter evil to hedonistic and self-centred to broken and nihilistic battling it out against each other. There is no clear hero and the consequences for the human world should some of these characters win, would be dire. The closest the series ever had to a morally upright hero is Donovan, who is constantly battling against his own dark side. He loses horribly.

* Demitri's NightmareFace in the first episode of the ''Night Warriors'' OVA. It is full of more sharp, long, '''ROTTEN''' teeth than a vampire should have. On top of that, we even have a few scenes where the aforementioned true form is shown, while literally taking a huge bite out of Morrigan and later attempting to stab Pyron with his sharp-nailed hand followed by a soft yet creepy cackle.

* Morrigan in the UDON comics is considerably more frightening due to her AdaptationalVillainy. The comics portray her as a more traditional succubus, being genuinely malevolent and having no qualms about murdering humans for fun or draining their souls. She's also capable of shapeshifting, being able to appear as any woman that anyone might pass by, making her attacks much more surprising. The aftermath of her victims after being drained of their souls is terrifying, as they are left as sucked skeletons with a horrified expression. The allegedly eternal bliss the souls are put into does NOT make said state any less horrible.

* Morrigan is [[AdaptationalVillainy turned]] into this in the UDON comics, probably going as far as to surpass BB Hood and Demitri in this area. She is portrayed as a malevolent, amoral and evil succubus who has no qualms about murdering humans for fun or drain their souls, and since she has shapeshifting powers, she could be any woman you meet every day. The aftermath of her victims after being drained of their souls is horrible, as they are left as sucked skeletons with an horrified expression. The allegedly eternal bliss the souls are put into does NOT make said state any less horrible.

* The KissOfDeath Morrigan gives Pyron in her ending, which reduces him to nothing but a decayed skeleton. Thank the heavens that she [[NeverHurtAnInnocent isn't fond of feasting on humans]]...

* Morrigan is [[AdaptationalVillainy turned]] into this in the UDON comics, probably going as far as to surpass BB Hood and Demitri in this area. She is portrayed as a malevolent, amoral and evil succubus who has no qualms about murdering humans for fun or drain their souls, and since she has shapeshifting powers, she could be any woman you meet every day. The aftermath of her victims after being drained of their souls is horrible, as they are left as sucked skeletons with an horrified expression. The allegedly eternal bliss the souls are put into does NOT make said state any less horrible.

[[caption-width-right:350:We don't know which is more frightening: ''the stage'' or ''the character of which it belongs to...'']]

* [[https://youtu.be/iAIZTO4bIaw Pyron's victory theme.]] It gives a mysterious calming vibe along with a sense of dread - as if something very, ''very'' terrible is about to happen. And technically, ''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt you'd be right...]]''

* Donovan is introduced into the series by examining a dilapidated ghost town. Within it, he comes across the skeletal remains of several men who successfully killed a winged, two-headed darkstalker who supposedly managed to [[TakingYouWithMe kill them all before dying itself]]. The sharp-fanged darkstalker is still rotting away with several spears pierced through its heads and necks, along with a sword planted in its stomach.