Demitri Maximoff

**Demitri Maximoff** (Born 1483) is a vampire from the demon realm known as Makai. And the Protagonist of The DarkStalkers series and rival to The Succubus Morrigan Aensland

## History

Deep within the mountains of Romania lies a castle that appears only on a full moon. The castle, named after the owner of the land, was called Zeltzereich. This castle belonged to a MakaiVampire, Demitri Maximoff.

100 years ago, he had challenged Belial Aensland for power. He lost the battle and was exiled from Makai for his crimes against its ruler due to his goal for domination. Sunlight was something that was troublesome for the vampires of the realm of the Makai, especially for Demitri. If he were to be directly exposed, his body would be destroyed from the inside and would disappear.

To avoid the sunlight, he used his supernatural abilites and created a field to cover his castle. He used this field to recover his strength. For 50 years, he stayed within his casket. As he slowly regained his strength, he would step out only once a full moon to hunt for blood.

By this time, there were already people that would wander into the castle. They would somehow hear rumors of treasure's within the castle. They would bring crosses, stakes, garlic, holy water and silver bullets thinking they were safe and attack Demitri. To Demitri, humans were food as enjoyed their blood. To him, it was like drinking the best wine of Makai. Those who were bit by Demitri had turned into vampires that would become loyal servants to him. Currently, 40 people settle in Demitri's castle and care for him.

When Demitri recovered 80% of his original power, he was able to temporarily create an aura around him that would grant him the power to walk on a cloudy day. Demitri had conquered both night and almost day. After 100 years of humiliation for his loss, he had gained a lot of experience. He acquired various knowledge from studying humans. The Vampire steadily readied himself to take over the realm once again.

The presence of an alien life form on Earth was an unexpected event for Demitri. Demitri seized this opportunity to further gain strength and fought against Pyron and consumed the alien life form in a weakened state. He was confident that he was strong enough to challenge and defeat the ruler of Makai, Belial.

When he returned to Makai realm, he discovered that Belial's daughter, Morrigan Aensland, had become heir to the Aensland family and the ruler of Makai. As Demitri prepared himself to challenge Morrigan for power, he and his castle were sucked into the realm of Majigen by Jedah Dohma. Believing that meeting Jedah was an important step, he went off to meet Jedah for help and a deal.

## Personality

Demitri Maximoff is a villainous and power-hungry vampire who, like Dracula, sees humanity as an inferior race and only cares for their blood. His favorite type of blood is from innocent and beautiful girls, who seem to be loyal to Demitri and admire him (although this could be the work of hypnosis, as most vampires are capable of such ability). His preferred blood type to consume is AB. He also prefers blood from virgins.

Demitri seems to value beauty, for his Darkstalkers 3 taunt he can be seen spraying himself with perfume while posing to admire his appearance. He also has respect for strong opponents and finds anyone he personally deems interesting enough to be one of his servants as seen in **SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos**.

In other portrayals particularly in the western cartoon series, he also seems to respect his fellow vampires such as Dracula, the king of vampires, and is an enemy of the vampire-hunting Van Hellsing clan.

## Powers and Abilities

Demitri is one of most dangerous vampires in the Darkstalkers series, second to only Dracula himself. This power stems from the fact that he gave Belial an intense battle despite losing against him due to his arrogance. After many years of gaining power by drinking the blood of humans and gaining knowledge throughout history, he has become wiser than ever since his war against Belial. He is able to turn people into vampires like himself for control, summon supernatural bats to attack his foes, transform into a vampire version of himself or a small bat, fly throughout the night, as well as turn his opponents into women, both human or supernatural alike.

Like most vampires, Demitri must feed on blood in order to increase his strength. In turn, his power remains limited by the amount of blood he has available. He has an aura that offers limited protection from the daylight (only on a cloudy day), which is dependent on his power. Similarly to classical vampires, if his body is exposed to sunlight, the heat will cause harm to his body, and can be fatal for him.