The Father

The Father is a mysterious and powerful Vampire, he is clearly very old and is wary of hunters yet keeps a professional and eerily calm attitude no matter what situation he's in - his aim was to create a new Vampire dynasty in Flagstaff, Arizona - in order to achieve this, he built a makeshift hideout under a park in the centre of the small city and chose his victims seemingly at random, during his time in Arizona he successfully turned Natalie McClure, Lola and an Unnamed Doctor before being killed by Shane - it is unclear how old he truly was but he may have been hundreds of years old according to the Hunter Network.

## Episodes

### 1.05 A God's Game

First appearing as merely a "strange" man, he abducts and turns a girl in a purple dress called Lola before attacking Natalie McClure a few nights later and biting her, the turn takes a while though as she only turns when she is hospitalized a few hours later as she attacks a Doctor and turns him during Shane's investigation.

When welcoming Natalie and the Doctor, he presents himself as welcoming and caring, assuring the two new Vampires that they are safe in his hands and promising to take care of them until they are ready to fend for themselves. He establishes his authority by introducing himself and claiming the kidnapped girl in the purple dress (Lola) as his daughter in their new dynasty. The Father displays a professional and instructive attitude, teaching Natalie and the Doctor about the necessary steps to become "true" vampires and gives them a choice of consuming human or animal blood. However, when the Doctor's transformation goes awry and he becomes violent, The Father shows confusion and concern, highlighting his underlying unpredictability as the Doctor runs off and disappears into the night, only to be confronted and killed by Shane who shows guilt and regret for doing so.

Despite his calm demeanor, The Father's true motives become clearer as the story progresses. He has a strong desire for power and the establishment of his vampire family. He sees himself as doing "God's work" and believes that their actions are necessary for their survival. The Father justifies kidnapping and turning people against their will, viewing it as a means to create a family and provide for their needs. He shows a lack of empathy and morality, focusing solely on his own agenda and dismissing the hunters' attempts to protect innocent lives. The Father's rage is unleashed when he realizes that Shane is onto them and becomes determined to eliminate Shane and any other hunters who pose a threat to his newly formed family, displaying a strong desire for dominance and control - he dispatches Lola and Natalie and he watches as a struggle ensues which ends with Lola being poisoned by a Dead Man's Blood soaked hunting knife and the death of Natalie causing The Father to lash out and confront Shane himself in the park where his hideout is - after a brief confrontation where The Father tries to explain his warped ways again, a fight ensues allowing The Father to show his superior Strength among many other abilities, he gloats at Shane's attempt to fight him however this is his undoing as Shane uses some built up rage (following a diminishing encounter with Loki earlier) to gain the smallest of advantages as he decapitates The Father, ending his reign of terror in Flagstaff.