From: robertt@mel.dbce.csiro.au (Robert Thompson)
Newsgroups: alt.vampyres
Subject: Re: Dhampyr/Dhampire
Date: 12 Nov 92 06:07:32 GMT
Organization: CSIRO, Div. Building Constr. and Eng'ing, Melb., Australia

In article <1dl1tsINNngb@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bp494@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Dana Goldblatt) writes:
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>According to both the movie Vampire Hunter D, and the
>book Dhampire by Scott Baker, a "dhampire" (from Baker's book)
>or "dhampyr" (from subtitles of Vampire Hunter D) is a 
>mortal (sort of human) descendant of a vampire.  Are there
>any legends you know about regarding these?  
>
>The character in Dhampire is descended from Vlad Tepes Dracula
>and Elizabeth Bathory.  (maybe he is related to Lisa Sheehan?)
>
>(SPOILER FOR VAMPIRE HUNTER D BELOW!)
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>
This isn't much of a spoiler as we can't be 100% sure even when you have the
flick translated!

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>In Vampire Hunter D, the title character is (disclaimer: I don't
>understand Japanese) either Dracula or Dracula's son.  
>
>Anyway, anyone who knows about this , especially if you have
>read Dhampire or seen VHD, please post & email to me.....
>-dana

I have seen Vampire Hunter D subtitled (there is an commercial English dub
available for those who like these flicks) and it is not explicitly
stated he is Drac's son. However the implication is so strong as to make
it a near certainty.

He is almost certainly (IMHO) not Dracula.

This flick also spawned a classic line when the vampire hunter is told the
age of the vampire count he is up against; "10,000 years old. He could be
trouble".


For unusual vampires what about Vampire Princess Miyu? She is a Shinma demon
descended from a long line of Shinma crossbreedings with humans. She is
_definitly_ a vampire, prefering to kill "beautiful" people rather than
just any old victim. She is immune to sunlight, crosses, holy water, etc
her family having been granted these special powers by the Shinma lords.
She is also cursed by them for her (brief) rebellion against them. She
also spends as much time hunting Shinma as humans it seems. 

Shinma are interesting demons. They invade sick human minds giving
them their heart's desire. This "gift" is always so twised as to be
a horrible travesty of what they wanted. Furthermore in return for the
"gift" they devour the victim's soul. (Miyu does not do this - she has
a different "gift" she gives people when she drinks their blood).

In all one of the best vampire shows I ever came across. BTW it is animated
like Vampire Hunter D (but better animation), and is available on VHS
tape and LD with English subtitles. A total of 4 episodes make up the series.



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