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* '''Played For Horror''': Vampires in the ''Alice Vs. Dracula''-verse are HumanoidAbomination-types who are [[InvincibleVillain completely invincible]] and haven't annihilated or enslaved all of mankind [[ForTheEvulz because it would be boring]]. Dracula [[HopeSpot pretends to be killed by sunlight just to pull a prank on Alice]] and [[CruelTwistEnding she dies a horrible death]].

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** Meta: The films' writers felt that certain aspects limited their plots and changed them.



* '''Averted''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are exactly like the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter''.
** Alternately, neither ''Alice Vs Dracula'' nor ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have [[NeverTrustATitle any vampires in them]]. [[note]] ''Alice'' has the title character in a legal case with a human who happens to be named Dracula while ''Bob'' is about a man who calls himself a vampire hunter because he runs a supernatural website. [[/note]]
* '''Enforced''': The writers of ''Alice'' took some liberties with vampire lore to the point where they could trademark them and the producers of ''Bob'' are worried about a lawsuit.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are exactly like the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter''.
** Alternately, neither Neither ''Alice Vs Dracula'' nor ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have [[NeverTrustATitle any vampires in them]]. [[note]] ''Alice'' has the title character in a legal case with a human who happens to be named Dracula while ''Bob'' is about a man who calls himself a vampire hunter because he runs a supernatural website. [[/note]]
* '''Enforced''': The films' writers of ''Alice'' took some liberties with vampire lore to the point where they could trademark them felt that certain aspects limited their plots and the producers of ''Bob'' are worried about a lawsuit.changed them.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
** The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' follow the ClassicalMovieVampire template to perfection, but the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have so few similarities, they practically shouldn't be called vampires.
** Everyone in the world of ''Alice Vs Dracula'' drinks blood, to the point calling someone a vampire would be ''redundant''.

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'''Exaggerated''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' follow the ClassicalMovieVampire template to perfection, but the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have so few similarities, they practically shouldn't be called vampires.
** Everyone in the world of ''Alice Vs Dracula'' drinks blood, to the point calling someone a vampire would be ''redundant''.
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* '''Downplayed''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are mostly similar to the vampires from ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'', except that ''Alice's'' vampires burn in the sun while '''Bob's'' do not.

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* '''Downplayed''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are mostly similar to the vampires from ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'', except that ''Alice's'' vampires burn in the sun while '''Bob's'' ''Bob's'' do not.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???''Alice Vs Dracula'' and ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' are both subject to VampireVarietyPack. Some of the different types of vampire in ''Alice'' have similarities to types of vampire in ''Bob'' and differences to other types.



** Alternately, neither ''Alice Vs Dracula'' nor ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have [[NeverTrustATitle any vampires in them]].

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** Alternately, neither ''Alice Vs Dracula'' nor ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have [[NeverTrustATitle any vampires in them]]. [[note]] ''Alice'' has the title character in a legal case with a human who happens to be named Dracula while ''Bob'' is about a man who calls himself a vampire hunter because he runs a supernatural website. [[/note]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob tries to kill Count Charlie using methods firmly established by vampire media in his universe. Unfortunately, ''none'' of them work and Count Charlie is now rather enraged at him. Bob barely escapes with his life and finds himself back at square one in his quest to kill Count Charlie.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob looks into the vampire media of his universe and notes the differences they themselves display. He turns to observing the vampires and noting their weaknesses and strengths, how to recognize them, and how to prevent victims from turning. He uses this newfound knowledge to defeat Count Charlie and his minions more effectively.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob tries to kill Count Charlie using methods firmly established by vampire media in his universe. Unfortunately, ''none'' of them work and Count Charlie is now rather enraged at him. Bob barely escapes with his life and finds himself back at square one in his quest to kill Count Charlie.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob looks into the vampire media of his universe and notes the differences they themselves display. He turns to observing the vampires and noting their weaknesses and strengths, how to recognize them, and how to prevent victims from turning. He uses this newfound knowledge to defeat Count Charlie and his minions more effectively.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob tries to kill Count Charlie using methods firmly established by vampire media in his universe. Unfortunately, ''none'' of them work and Count Charlie is now rather enraged at him. Bob barely escapes with his life and finds himself back at square one in his quest to kill Count Charlie.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob looks into the vampire media of his universe and notes the differences they themselves display. He turns to observing the vampires and noting their weaknesses and strengths, how to recognize them, and how to prevent victims from turning. He uses this newfound knowledge to defeat Count Charlie and his minions more effectively.

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* '''Exaggerated''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' follow the ClassicalMovieVampire template to perfection, but the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have so few similarities, they practically shouldn't be called vampires.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' follow the ClassicalMovieVampire template to perfection, but the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have so few similarities, they practically shouldn't be called vampires.vampires.
** Everyone in the world of ''Alice Vs Dracula'' drinks blood, to the point calling someone a vampire would be ''redundant''.
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* '''Downplayed''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are mostly similar to the vampires from ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'', except that ''Alice'''s vampires burn in the sun while '''Bob'''s do not.

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* '''Downplayed''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are mostly similar to the vampires from ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'', except that ''Alice'''s ''Alice's'' vampires burn in the sun while '''Bob'''s '''Bob's'' do not.
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'''Basic Trope''': Vampires in media have differences from vampires in other media.
* '''Straight''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' have many similarities to the vampires from ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter''. However, ''Alice's'' vampires burn in the sun, have [[MissingReflection no reflections]], and retain their personalities when turned while ''Bob's'' vampires [[DaywalkingVampire can survive direct sunlight]], still cast reflections, and undergo [[TranshumanTreachery a personality shift to evil]] among other things.
* '''Exaggerated''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' follow the ClassicalMovieVampire template to perfection, but the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have so few similarities, they practically shouldn't be called vampires.
* '''Downplayed''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are mostly similar to the vampires from ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'', except that ''Alice'''s vampires burn in the sun while '''Bob'''s do not.
* '''Justified''': Vampires developed under different circumstances in the two films leading to different appearances, strengths, and weaknesses.
** Meta: The films' writers felt that certain aspects limited their plots and changed them.
* '''Inverted''': The vampires featured in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' and ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' are perfectly similar to each other, but the human characters have different abilities and weaknesses.
* '''Subverted''': "Burns in sunlight" is present in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' but not addressed in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' at first, but we later see a vampire in ''Bob'' react in pain to being caught in the sun.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, it turns out ''Bob'''s vampire is only weakened by the sun and not killed outright.
* '''Parodied''': Vampires in ''Count Charlie'' develop a fear of hamsters upon turning and can be defeated by being pantsed.
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* '''Averted''': The vampires in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' are exactly like the vampires in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter''.
** Alternately, neither ''Alice Vs Dracula'' nor ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' have [[NeverTrustATitle any vampires in them]].
* '''Enforced''': The writers of ''Alice'' took some liberties with vampire lore to the point where they could trademark them and the producers of ''Bob'' are worried about a lawsuit.
* '''Lampshaded''': "How did you become so evil when you became a vampire? That's not how it happens in the movies."
* '''Invoked''': Dracula in ''Alice Vs Dracula'' notices his progeny developing aspects like those commonly shown and introduces factors that cause them to develop different abilities and weaknesses.
* '''Exploited''': In-Universe vampire media in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' commonly depicts them as not having mirror reflections. Bob tries to prove Count Charlie is a vampire by unveiling a mirror in front of him only for Charlie to show up in it.
* '''Defied''': The head vampire in ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'' notices his progeny developing aspects not common in vampire lore and introduces factors to bring their aspects in line with common vampire lore.
* '''Discussed''': Alice and Bob (in their respective films) go over what they know about vampires in their universes with their companions to figure out how to defeat them.
* '''Conversed''': Diane and Eric watch ''Alice Vs Dracula'', ''Bob, the Vampire Hunter'', and ''Count Charlie'' and talk about how the vampires were different in each one.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob tries to prove Charlie is a vampire by unveiling a mirror since vampire media in his universe commonly depicts vampires as having [[MissingReflection no reflection]]. Not only does Charlie show up in the mirror, he looks at his reflection and says "Hmm, I think I need a shave."
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice tries to kill Dracula with a wooden stake since that's established in common vampire media in her universe. It turns out the stake is only the first of the things she has to implement and she didn't prepare for the following steps.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob tries to kill Count Charlie using methods firmly established by vampire media in his universe. Unfortunately, ''none'' of them work and Count Charlie is now rather enraged at him. Bob barely escapes with his life and finds himself back at square one in his quest to kill Count Charlie.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob looks into the vampire media of his universe and notes the differences they themselves display. He turns to observing the vampires and noting their weaknesses and strengths, how to recognize them, and how to prevent victims from turning. He uses this newfound knowledge to defeat Count Charlie and his minions more effectively.

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