Vampire Dragon

Vampire Dragons are a Halloween dragon released in 2008. Unlike other Halloween dragons, Vampires can reproduce year-round through the Bite BSA.
The Bite action allows them to create Vampire eggs from standard dragon eggs once every 31 days. Since "The Change" in December 2010, Vampires display a "bitten by" link on their view page which links to the dragon that transformed them. As of May 21, 2017, Vampire progeny lists can now be found by a new link added to the word "Bitten" on original Vampires' view pages.
== Official descriptions ==
=== Egg ===
This egg is stone cold and smells rotten.
=== Hatchling ===
This hatchling appears to be... dead?
=== Mature hatchling ===
This hatchling appears to be... dead?
Perhaps not. It seems to be active during the night.
=== Adult ===
Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.
== Credits ==
==== Current sprites ====
*Komodo Gallant (All)
*Kuraianubis (All)
*Odeen (All)
*JOTB (All)
==== Old sprites ====
*Komodo Gallant (All)
*Kuraianubis (All)
== Sprites ==
Female				
Male 				
=== Egg sequence ===
=== Retired sprites ===
Temporary event sprites 	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites	Temporary event sprites
Holiday 2011Male 	– 	– 	– 	
Halloween 2012Male 	– 	– 	– 	
Halloween 2015Female 	– 	– 	– 	
Halloween 2015Male 	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Female	– 	– 	– 	
April Fools' Day 2022Male 	– 	– 	– 	
Retired sprites 	Retired sprites	Retired sprites	Retired sprites	Retired sprites
Original female 	 	 	 	
Original male 	 	 	 	
Retired dead egg	 	 	 	
== Encyclopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
*Under the legacy breed sort, Vampire dragons were the only Halloween breed to be sorted by their actual name on a user's scroll as opposed to "Halloween Dragon [Year]".
*Vampire Dragons did not appear in Dragon Cave generated incubators, a joke based on the idea that vampires cannot be seen in photographs or in mirrors.
*Upon release, their introductory text in Saurian read as follows:
:"Adlujaed ev olacKetu0 ed edo ev kxo tuhbojk ev tu0j, jkhudwo olodkj uho xuffodadw. Oloh0 oww ad kxo sulo joomj ke xulo rood hofcusot nakx kxaj don, jadajkoh rhoot ev oww.Edo kxadw aj bdend: kxojo owwj uffouh ke ro opkhomoc0 tudwoheij. Ak aj xawxc0 hosemmodtot kxuk 0ei te dek..."
::Which translates to:
:"Invasion of evilToday on one of the darkest of days, strange events are happening. Every egg in the cave seems to have been replaced with this new, sinister breed of egg.One thing is known: these eggs appear to be extremely dangerous. It is highly recommended that you do not..."
::The rest of the message cannot be read due to the scroll being burned.
*On May 21, 2017, Vampire Dragons received sprite updates to their hatchlings and adults, along with updates to their Bite lineages.
*During their initial release, some users reported dead dragons appearing on their scrolls, brewing speculation about the new eggs and hatchlings having killed dragons on the same scroll they were present on. This rumor was later disproved by TJ09. It was confirmed that the affected dragons were killed as a measure to deter intentional glitch exploitation.
*Success percentages before June 2011 estimated to be: 50% chance of complete success, 25% chance that the bite is successful but automatically abandoned, and 25% chance the egg is killed. Since the introduction of the new 5-letter dragon codes, the success rates of biting have apparently been tweaked. TJ09 indicated that he never guaranteed the 50/25/25 ratios.
*The sparkles added during Halloween '15 could be in reference to the sparkly vampires from Twilight.
ru:Дракон Вампир
Category:2008-10-31 Halloween 2008 release
Category:2017-05-21 11th Birthday release
Category:BSA Dragons
Category:Death Element Dragons
Category:Destruction aligned dragons
Category:Dragon breeds
Category:Encyclopedia Entry
Category:Halloween dragons
Category:Komodo Gallant
Category:Kuraianubis
Category:No Habitat
Category:Primary Affinity: Death
Category:Rare dragons
Category:Standard dragons
Category:Western dragons