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** Vorlak's clothing or other objects he's holding will show up in reflections or photos, but not the rest of him.
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** The mirrors Vorlak always looks in are made from silver, which vampires in this setting have a weakness to.
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** Vorlak has no reflection in mirrors, but can be seen in photographs. He can be seen in video recordings, too, but his voice can't be heard for some reason.
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** Vorlak doesn't appear in mirrors and photography film containing silver, but he can be recorded in digital.
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** Vorlak doesn't appear in mirrors and photography film containing silver, but he can be recorded in digital.digital formats or alternative chemistries.
** People think the reason vampires [[HouseofBrokenMirrors don't have intact mirrors in their house]] is because they [[RageAgainstTheReflection shatter them all upon seeing themselves as nothing]]. The actual reason is because they lose the ability to pass the 'mirror test' and soon wind up arguing and fighting their own reflection. Vampires are majorly embarrassed by this secret.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob suggests using a mirror for an ImpostorExposingTest.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob suggests using creates a mirror for an ImpostorExposingTest.vampiric spell that causes him to be invisible to both reflective telescopes and photography to help preserve TheMasquerade.
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** Bob fetches a mirror and uses it for an ImpostorExposingTest.
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** Bob fetches a mirror and uses it for an ImpostorExposingTest.ImpostorExposingTest to see who is the vampire hiding among the humans. Alternatively, Vorlak uses a mirror in the same way but to see who is the human hiding among the vampires.
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** Vorlak actually covers the reflection with an illusion - it is still there physically.
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* '''Inverted''': Vorlak turns invisible [[SoMuchForStealth but mirrors still show his reflection]].
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Vorlak turns invisible [[SoMuchForStealth but mirrors still show hisreflection]].reflection]].
** People can see Vorlak... but only through mirrors, camera footage, and similar means.
** Vorlak turns invisible [[SoMuchForStealth but mirrors still show his
** People can see Vorlak... but only through mirrors, camera footage, and similar means.
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** Vorlak is a hologram/illusion, and making shadows is too advanced.
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** Alice wonders why Vorlak's clothes don't reflect.
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* '''Discussed''': ???
Alice and Bob are trying to determine if Vorlak is a vampire, and Alice suggests confronting him with a mirror and seeing if he has a reflection.
* '''Conversed''':???Alice and Bob are watching a movie, and Bob asks why Vorlak would fill his castle with mirrors if he has no reflection.
* '''Conversed''':
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** Vorlak doesn't show up on a [[TropesAreFlexible thermal imaging camera]] because his body temperature matches the surrounding air.
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** Vorlak doesn't show up on a [[TropesAreFlexible [[Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible thermal imaging camera]] because his body temperature matches the surrounding air.
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* '''Subverted''': Vorlak doesn't appear in mirrors and photography film containing silver, but he can be recorded in digital.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Vorlak fakes having no reflection as part of a ScoobyDooHoax, having a mirror in his room that is actually a window to an identical room.
** Vorlak doesn't appear in mirrors and photography film containing silver, but he can be recorded in digital.
** Vorlak fakes having no reflection as part of a ScoobyDooHoax, having a mirror in his room that is actually a window to an identical room.
** Vorlak doesn't appear in mirrors and photography film containing silver, but he can be recorded in digital.
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* '''Defied''': ???Bob makes his lifelong goal to design and manufacture a mirror that can reflect Vorlak's image.
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** After a heist, police releases wanted posters of every member of the gang based on security footage, except Vorlak.
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** After a heist, police releases wanted posters of every other member of the gang based on security footage, except but not Vorlak.
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** Wilma the Witch cast a spell on Vorlak to punish him for his narcissism.
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** Wilma the Witch cast a non-reflection spell on Vorlak to punish him for his narcissism.excessive time checking himself on the mirror.
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** Vorlak sends nudes to his girlfriend. The photos show nothing.
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** Vorlak sends nudes to his girlfriend.Alice. The photos show nothing.
** Vorlak is an avid shoplifter, confident that the CCTV won't record him.
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[note]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of JustForFun/ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEvertheVampire.[[/note]]
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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
** Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[note]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of JustForFun/ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEvertheVampire.[[/note]][[/note]]
** After a heist, police releases wanted posters of every member of the gang based on security footage, except Vorlak.
** Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[note]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of JustForFun/ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEvertheVampire.
** After a heist, police releases wanted posters of every member of the gang based on security footage, except Vorlak.
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* '''Downplayed''': Vorlak's reflection is see-through or a faint outline.
* '''Justified''': Vorlak doesn't show up on a [[TropesAreFlexible thermal imaging camera]] because his body temperature matches the surrounding air.
* '''Justified''': Vorlak doesn't show up on a [[TropesAreFlexible thermal imaging camera]] because his body temperature matches the surrounding air.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Vorlak's reflection is see-through or a faint outline.
** Vorlak's [[TheFaceless face]] or [[EyelessFace eyes]] are missing or blurred in his reflection, but not the rest.
*'''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Vorlak doesn't show up on a [[TropesAreFlexible thermal imaging camera]] because his body temperature matches the surroundingair.air.
** Wilma the Witch cast a spell on Vorlak to punish him for his narcissism.
** Vorlak's reflection is see-through or a faint outline.
** Vorlak's [[TheFaceless face]] or [[EyelessFace eyes]] are missing or blurred in his reflection, but not the rest.
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** Vorlak doesn't show up on a [[TropesAreFlexible thermal imaging camera]] because his body temperature matches the surrounding
** Wilma the Witch cast a spell on Vorlak to punish him for his narcissism.
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* '''Subverted''': ???
Vorlak doesn't appear in mirrors and photography film containing silver, but he can be recorded in digital.
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Subverted''': ...as a blur.
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** Vorlak checks himself on the mirror every morning, despite being invisible.
** Vorlak's house is full of portraits of him and his family. They show nothing but increasingly bizarre floating clothes and items.
** Vorlak sends nudes to his girlfriend. The photos show nothing.
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** Vorlak checks himself on the mirror every morning, despite being invisible.
** Vorlak's house is full of portraits of him and his family. They show nothing but increasingly bizarre floating clothes and items.
** Vorlak sends nudes to his girlfriend. The photos show nothing.
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[note]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEverTheVampire.[[/note]]
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[note]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEverTheVampire.JustForFun/ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEvertheVampire.[[/note]]
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* '''Justified''': ???Vorlak doesn't show up on a [[TropesAreFlexible thermal imaging camera]] because his body temperature matches the surrounding air.
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* '''Inverted''': Vorlak turns invisible but mirrors still show his reflection.
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* '''Inverted''': Vorlak turns invisible [[SoMuchForStealth but mirrors still show his reflection.reflection]].
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* '''Averted''': ???'''Averted''':
** Light bounces off Vorlak and mirrors exactly the way mundane physics dictates.
** Alternatively, TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf, causing Vorlak to suffer GlamourFailure.
** Light bounces off Vorlak and mirrors exactly the way mundane physics dictates.
** Alternatively, TheMirrorShowsYourTrueSelf, causing Vorlak to suffer GlamourFailure.
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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob suggests using a mirror for an ImpostorExposingTest.
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** See Bob fetches a mirror and uses it for an ImpostorExposingTest.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???'''Exaggerated''':
** Someone paints Vorlak the Vampire's portrait and it vanishes as soon as they are finished with it.
** Someone finishes carving a bust of Vorlak the Vampire and when they turn around it is suddenly an untouched, featureless block of marble.
** Someone paints Vorlak the Vampire's portrait and it vanishes as soon as they are finished with it.
** Someone finishes carving a bust of Vorlak the Vampire and when they turn around it is suddenly an untouched, featureless block of marble.
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* '''Lampshaded''': Alice wonders out loud how Vorlak can use a toothbrush to get the bloodstains off his fangs without the aid of mirrors to see if he missed a spot.
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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
** Alice wonders out loud how Vorlak can use a toothbrush to get the bloodstains off his fangs without the aid of mirrors to see if he missed aspot.spot.
** Alice asks Vorlak why he even owns a mirror if he cannot use one.
** Alice wonders out loud how Vorlak can use a toothbrush to get the bloodstains off his fangs without the aid of mirrors to see if he missed a
** Alice asks Vorlak why he even owns a mirror if he cannot use one.
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[note:]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEverTheVampire.[[/note]]
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[note:]]This [[note]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEverTheVampire.[[/note]]
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[labelnote:*]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEverTheVampire.[[/labelnote]]
* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress via a covertly placed mirror]]. She is [[GenreBlindness sorely disappointed by his lack of reflection]].
* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress via a covertly placed mirror]]. She is [[GenreBlindness sorely disappointed by his lack of reflection]].
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[labelnote:*]]This [[note:]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEverTheVampire.[[/labelnote]]
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* '''Played ForLaughs''': Laughs''':
** [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] and gets a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periscope periscope]] (which uses [[WatchingTheReflectionUndressvia a covertly placed mirror]]. mirrors]]) to do so. She DidntThinkThisThrough and is [[GenreBlindness sorely disappointed by thwarted when the periscope doesn't reflect his lack of reflection]].image]].
** Alice is fixing her makeup in a large mirror. Behind her, Vorlak approaches and [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire gives a friendly greeting]]. Startled, Alice reflexively hits Vorlak, who is either [[AmusingInjuries comedically injured]] or [[NoSell supernaturally tough]]. Alice scolds, "DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat!"
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** [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] and gets a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periscope periscope]] (which uses [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress
** Alice is fixing her makeup in a large mirror. Behind her, Vorlak approaches and [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire gives a friendly greeting]]. Startled, Alice reflexively hits Vorlak, who is either [[AmusingInjuries comedically injured]] or [[NoSell supernaturally tough]]. Alice scolds, "DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat!"
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.
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* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.[[labelnote:*]]This is in direct violation of Rule 21 of ThingsIWillDoIfIAmEverTheVampire.[[/labelnote]]
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Vorlak's reflection fades or disappears, either at random or under certain conditions.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''':
** Vorlak's reflection fades or disappears, either at random or under certainconditions.conditions.
** [[VampireVarietyPack Some vampires have reflections, others don't.]]
** Vorlak's reflection fades or disappears, either at random or under certain
** [[VampireVarietyPack Some vampires have reflections, others don't.]]
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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
** SeeImpostorExposingTest.ImpostorExposingTest.
** During a ChaseScene through a HallOfMirrors that reveal everyone's position to everyone else, Vorlak has the advantage of stealth.
** See
** During a ChaseScene through a HallOfMirrors that reveal everyone's position to everyone else, Vorlak has the advantage of stealth.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress via a covertly placed mirror]], and is [[GenreBlindness sorely disappointed by his lack of reflection]].
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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress via a covertly placed mirror]], and mirror]]. She is [[GenreBlindness sorely disappointed by his lack of reflection]].reflection]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Vorlak is a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire about to undergo an ImpostorExposingTest in a room full of humans ready to commit VanHelsingHateCrimes.
* '''Played For Drama''': Vorlak is a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire about to undergo an ImpostorExposingTest in a room full of humans ready to commit VanHelsingHateCrimes.
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'''Basic Trope''': A monster, usually a vampire or TheSoulless, doesn't have a reflection.
* '''Straight''': Vorlak the Vampire doesn't have a reflection.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': Vorlak's reflection is see-through or a faint outline.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Vorlak turns invisible but mirrors still show his reflection.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Vorlak's reflection fades or disappears, either at random or under certain conditions.
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''':
** The work creator has researched vampire lore and ShownTheirWork.
** [[ExecutiveMeddling The work creator's boss]] thinks that [[ViewersAreMorons the audience won't realize]] that Vorlak is a vampire without some [[CaptainObvious blatant]] and [[ViewersAreGoldfish repeated]] indicators.
* '''Lampshaded''': Alice wonders out loud how Vorlak can use a toothbrush to get the bloodstains off his fangs without the aid of mirrors to see if he missed a spot.
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': See ImpostorExposingTest.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.
* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress via a covertly placed mirror]], and is [[GenreBlindness sorely disappointed by his lack of reflection]].
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* '''Straight''': Vorlak the Vampire doesn't have a reflection.
* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': Vorlak's reflection is see-through or a faint outline.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Vorlak turns invisible but mirrors still show his reflection.
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Vorlak's reflection fades or disappears, either at random or under certain conditions.
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''':
** The work creator has researched vampire lore and ShownTheirWork.
** [[ExecutiveMeddling The work creator's boss]] thinks that [[ViewersAreMorons the audience won't realize]] that Vorlak is a vampire without some [[CaptainObvious blatant]] and [[ViewersAreGoldfish repeated]] indicators.
* '''Lampshaded''': Alice wonders out loud how Vorlak can use a toothbrush to get the bloodstains off his fangs without the aid of mirrors to see if he missed a spot.
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': See ImpostorExposingTest.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Implied''': Vorlak's house is suspiciously devoid of mirrors and other reflective surfaces.
* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ThePeepingTom Peeping]] [[GenderInvertedTrope Tammy]] wants to [[StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale spy]] on [[VampiresAreSexGods Vorlak]] [[MrFanservice undressing]] [[WatchingTheReflectionUndress via a covertly placed mirror]], and is [[GenreBlindness sorely disappointed by his lack of reflection]].
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