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Tinker (in-universe)

## Tinker

**Tinker** is a dog belonging to Officer Kyle Minogue. She appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

Sergeant Maaka has been known to use images of animals wearing police garb to gain attention for the Wellington Police Force social media pages. After a photo of a kitten wearing a police hat got 743 ‘likes’, he dressed Tinker in police uniform in the hope of gaining more.

During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Tinker lived with Minogue as he stayed at home for the lockdown. At one point Minogue video called Officer O’Leary in a panic while holding Tinker, reporting that his brother Adam had gone “full *Mad Max*”. O’Leary had to persuade them to stay at home.

## Behind the scenes

Tinker is played by herself and is owned by Kyle Minogue’s actor Mike Minogue.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street"
* *Important COVID-19 messages from Wellington Paranormal*

## References

Hansell, Jessica Coco (writer) & van Beek, Jackie (director) (1 August 2018). "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 4. TVNZ 2.
2. ↑ "On set of #thewatercooler with star Tinker Minogue." - Instagram
Justin

**Justin** was a familiar to Laszlo and Nadja.

Shortly after their previous familiar, June, was eaten by Baron Afanas, Justin was adopted as her replacement. Wanting to impress Simon the Devious, Laszlo insisted he wear his cursed hat made out of witch skin on his trip to Manhattan. When Laszlo tried to show Justin the hat, he accidentally stumbled backwards into a bookshelf, which fell on top of him and killed him.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)*
	+ *Manhattan Night Club*
Jonathan Brugh

## External links

**Jonathan "Jonny" Brugh** (born 25 April 1970) is is a New Zealand comedian, comic actor, musician, voice actor, writer, director, and producer. He portrays Deacon Brücke in the film *What We Do in the Shadows* and the TV series of the same name.

## Credits

### Actor

* *What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires* Deacon Brugh
* *What We Do in the Shadows* Deacon Brücke
* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series) Deacon Brücke
	+ "The Trial"
* *Deacon the Vampire Live*

### Executive Producer

* *What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires* (as J. Brugh)
A Weekend at Morrigan Manor

"**A Weekend at Morrigan Manor**" is the ninth episode in the fifth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*, and forty ninth episode overall. It will air on August 31, 2023.

## Synopsis

The housemates are invited for a weekend away at the home of a mysterious, illustrious vampire.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson
* Kristen Schaal as The Guide
Garrett

**Garrett** is a vampire. He appears in What We Do in the Shadows (TV series).

## Biography

Around the year 1932, Laszlo turned a baby into a vampire out of boredom and left it with an acquaintance in the Bronx. Laszlo got away with this crime and Garrett was found guilty of doing so instead by the Vampiric Council. As punishment, Garrett was imprisoned in the Temple of Blood-Devourers, sharing a room with another vampire prisoner, Vasilika the Defiler.

In 2019, Laszlo, Nadja and Nandor were summoned to the temple to be tried for the murder of Baron Afanas. They were led to a room where Garrett and Vasilika listened to their testimony. Garrett expressed sympathy for them and said he believed they were innocent, leaving the vampires disappointed when they realised the prisoners weren’t the Council. Garrett was shocked when the roommates told them what year it was as he thought he had been imprisoned for a thousand years. Unaware that Laszlo was the culprit, Garrett revealed the reason for his punishment and expressed a desire to torture the real criminal, leaving Laszlo very nervous. The vampires were then seen by the Vampiric Council, who found them guilty of premeditated vampicide and sentenced them to death.

## Behind the scenes

* Garrett's unique vampire features resemble the facial prosthesis used for vampires in the *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* TV series.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Trial"

## References

Clement, Jemaine (writer) & Waititi, Taika (director) (May 8, 2019). "The Trial". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 7. FX.
Jonathan

**Jonathan** is a human member of Staten Island Community College LARPing Club. He appears in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

Jonathan was a student attending the Staten Island Community College. He was a keen LARPer and roleplayed as a character named "Cadgar".

Because of his interest in LARPing, Guillermo believed that Jonathan and his fellow LARPers were virgins. He lured Jonathan and his friend Jenna to the house of his master, Nandor, so that they could be used as food to celebrate a visit from Baron Afanas. However, before they could be eaten, they were found by Colin Robinson, who drained both of them of their energy and left their blood unsuitable for feeding. As the Baron then went back into a slumber, they were allowed to leave alive.

Nandor, Laszlo and Nadja later eavesdropped on one of his LARPer meetings, with the intention of feeding on some of the attendees, however they became so depressed by the sights they saw that they elected simply to leave.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 1:** "Pilot", "City Council"

## References

Clement, Jemaine (writer) & Waititi, Taika (director) (March 27, 2019). "Pilot". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 1. FX.
Simms, Paul (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (April 3, 2019). "City Council". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 2. FX.
Jessica Coco Hansell

## External links

**Jessica Coco Hansell** (a.k.a. **Coco Solid**) is a writer, director, actress and musician. She wrote four episodes of *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Credits

### Writer

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Cop Circles" (Storyline)
	+ "Things That Do the Bump in the Night" (Storyline)
	+ "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street" (Written by)
	+ "A Normal Night" (Storyline)
Beanie Feldstein

## External links

**Elizabeth Greer "Beanie" Feldstein** (born June 28, 1993) is an American actress. She portrays Jenna in the TV series *What We Do in the Shadows*.

## Credits

### Actor

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV Series) Jenna
	+ "Pilot"
	+ "City Council"
	+ "Manhattan Night Club"
	+ "Citizenship"

## References

1. ↑ "Doug Jones Among Four Cast in ‘What We Do in The Shadows’ Pilot at FX (EXCLUSIVE)" - Variety
2. ↑ "What We Do In The Shadows - Promos + Premiere Date" - Spoiler TV
WebOS

**webOS**, is a Linux kernel-based multitasking operating system for smart devices such as smart TVs that has also been used as a mobile operating system. Initially developed by Palm, Inc. (which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard), HP made the platform open source, at which point it became *Open webOS.*

In April 2010, HP acquired Palm. The acquisition of Palm was initiated while Mark Hurd was CEO, however he resigned shortly after the acquisition was completed. Later, webOS was described by new HP CEO Leo Apotheker as a key asset and motivation for the purchase. The $1.2 billion acquisition finalized in June. HP indicated its intention to develop the webOS platform for use in multiple new products, including smartphones, tablets, and printers.

On February 25, 2013, HP announced that it was selling webOS to LG Electronics for use on its web-enabled smart TVs, replacing its previous NetCast platform. Under the agreement LG Electronics owns the documentation, source code, developers and all related websites. However, HP would still hold on to patents from Palm as well as cloud-based services such as the App Catalog. In 2014, HP sold its webOS patents to Qualcomm.
Celeste

**Celeste** is the human familiar of the vampire Houston. She appears in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Biography

Celeste served Houston, a 162-year old vampire who was turned when she was only 12 and lived in a luxury apartment. Guillermo would often help Celeste clean up corpses.

In 2020, Houston and her vampire friends left on a trip to Florida to hunt for "pervs”, leaving Celeste in Staten Island. Celeste decided to pretend to be a vampire to find out what it was really like. She attended a social gathering for familiars, claiming that Houston turned her, and announced that she was going to take on multiple familiars and turn them all within eight months. Guillermo, upset at having served Nandor for eleven years, accepted this offer.

Celeste allowed the familiars to stay at the apartment and they spent their nights partying. When the familiars began to demand that she turn them, Celeste tried to distract them all by organizing an orgy, but before they could start, Houston and her friends returned home early. The angry vampires broke down the door and Celeste offered the familiars as food. The vampires went on a rampage, with Guillermo and Sam possibly the only familiars to escape alive. Celeste’s fate is unknown.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 2:** "Collaboration"

## References

Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (May 27, 2020). "Collaboration". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 18. FX.
Fatberg

"**Fatberg**" is the sixth episode of the third series of *Wellington Paranormal*, and the nineteenth episode overall. It aired on 31 March 2021.

## Synopsis

When a large, congealed blob of fat in the Wellington sewers becomes sentient, Minogue and O'Leary go underground to confront the monster.

## Plot Summary

O'Leary and Minogue head to a car wash where a number of passengers have mysteriously disappeared. After finding a car containing only globules of fat, they drive through the wash and find their vehicle surrounded by multiple people submerged in a pink, blob-like substance. As the officers exit the wash, the blob seeps through the drain.

At the station, Sergeant Maaka recovers a remnant of the blob from Minogue for inspection in the lab and sends the two officers to the Waterloo area to investigate reports of a strange smell and multiple missing pets. As they interview a resident, Marlene, her husband Neil is sucked into their toilet. The cops drag him out of the drain in the road and he describes having felt the sensation of his body and mind merging with the blob.

Back at the station lab, Maaka, confirms that the blob is a fatberg that became sentient. He sends Minogue and O'Leary into the sewers, led by council worker Michelle Raro. They are pursued by the fatberg and escape to the surface after one of the cameramen is consumed. The blob emerges from a takeaway restaurant above and eats up more people.

Back at the lab, Maaka successfully uses fire to immediately destroy the fatberg sample. He races to the scene with Parker, along with several illegal fireworks he had recently confiscated. The police throw the fireworks into the blob, and after some difficulty, light the fuse from a distance. The blob is torn apart by the explosion, but all the people inside it are unharmed.

## Cast

* Mike Minogue as Officer Minogue
* Karen O'Leary as Officer O'Leary
* Maaka Pohatu as Sergeant Maaka
* Thomas Sainsbury as Constable Parker
* Regan Waiwai as Petrol Station Attendant
* Megan Edwards as Marlene
* Ian Harcourt as Neil
* Tanea Heke as Council Worker
* Melanie Bracewell as Fatberg Victim
* Jerome Chandrahasen as Gary
* Kerryn Palmer as Fatberg Hivemind 1
* Sera Devcich as Fatberg Hivemind 2

## Production

This episode was dedicated to the memory of Sgt. Matt Ratana.

## References

1. ↑ "Wellington Paranormal: episode guide" - AustralianTelevision.net
2. ↑ "Last night's ep was dedicated to the memory of Sgt. Matt Ratana, a brave, loving and funny real police officer who was tragically killed in the line of duty in London late last year." - Facebook
Amanda Alison

## External links

**Amanda Alison** is a writer. She has written eight episodes of *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Credits

### Writer

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Cop Circles" (storyline)
	+ "Things That Do the Bump in the Night" (storyline)
	+ "Taniwha" (storyline)
	+ "Fear the Briannas" (storyline/written by)
	+ "Mt. Vic Hooters" (storyline)
	+ "Copy Cops" (storyline)
	+ "Christmas Special" (storyline)
	+ "Revengers" (written by)
Imaginary friends

**Imaginary friends** are invisible monsters created by the minds of young children.

## Characteristics

Imaginary friends have monstrous forms that vary between individuals. They are invisible and can only be seen through heat vision goggles. If they lose a body part they will regrow them, but the severed part will become visible. If a human comes into contact with the monster’s blood, they will gradually become temporarily invisible.

Imaginary friends pose no threat to the children who invent them, but may become disruptive and aggressive if separated from their creators.

## History

In 2021, a young girl named Megan created several imaginary friends. One of them, Daisy, became disruptive when Megan and her parents went on holiday and she started wrecking the home. When the family returned, they thought someone had broken in and called the police. O'Leary and Minogue apprehended Daisy and took her to the station, but she was able to escape. One of her tentacles was cut off by the door on her way out; it became visible and the blood turned Constable Parker temporarily invisible.

Minogue and O'Leary returned to the family home and found Megan having a tea party with Daisy and her other friends. The officers concluded that Daisy had not broken any laws, but had her wear a tracking device for security.

## Known imaginary friends

* Daisy
* Stinky Barry

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Invisible Fiend"

## References

Ward, Nick (writer) & van Dammen, Tim (director) (24 February 2021). "Invisible Fiend". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 14. TVNZ 2.
Lauren Wells

**Lauren L. Wells** is a television writer. She worked as a writer and writer's assistant on *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Credits

### Writer

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Portrait"

### Writer's Assistant

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Resurrection"
	+ "Ghosts"
	+ "Brain Scramblies"
	+ "The Curse"
	+ "Colin's Promotion"
	+ "On the Run"
	+ "The Return"
	+ "Collaboration"
	+ "Witches"
	+ "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires"
	+ "The Prisoner"
	+ "The Cloak of Duplication"
	+ "Gail"
	+ "The Casino"
	+ "The Chamber of Judgement"
	+ "The Escape"
	+ "The Siren"
	+ "The Wellness Center"
	+ "A Farewell"
	+ "The Portrait"
Hybrid Creatures

"**Hybrid Creatures**" is the seventh episode in the fifth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*, and forty seventh episode overall. It aired on August 17, 2023.

## Synopsis

Nadja gives back to her community. Laszlo's experiments have some unexpected results.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson
* Kristen Schaal as The Guide

### Co-starring

* Raeanna Guitard as Dog Guillermo
* Willliam Calvert as Voice of Dog Guillermo
* Korina Rothery as Lamb Guillermo
* Bridget Hoffman as Voice of Lamb Guillermo
* Lizz Porter as Pig Guillermo
* Warren Sroka as Voice of Pig Guillermo
* Kostas Papagiannidis as Hector
* Anastasia Kokolakis as Lenore
* Katerina Taxia as Stefania
* Konstantinos Haitas as Yorgos
* Johnny Solo as Nico
* Allen Hughes as Nursing Home Resident
* Dina Pino as School Teacher
* Shiloh O'Reilly as Third Grade Kid
* Laura J. Commisso as Donut Shop Employee
* Dave Lapsley as Museum Security Guard
Fear Factory

"**Fear Factory**" is the third episode of the third series of *Wellington Paranormal*, and the sixteenth episode overall. It aired on 10 March 2021.

## Synopsis

The cops' worst nightmares are realised when they encounter a shapeshifter who turns into the thing you fear the most.

## Plot Summary

O'Leary and Minogue respond to multiple reports of strange incidents occurring in Cuba Street. They encounter Dave, who saw a giant rat, Lorraine, who saw a faceless man, and Paul, who was attacked by a shark. All three of the victims were colleagues and had just attended a work outing at Fear Factory, a nearby haunted house attraction. The officers arrest several of the workers there.

Under interrogation, all the workers claim innocence, but when the Paranormal Unit interview the Fear Factory owner, Joe Blakes, he suddenly transforms into a giant spider, terrifying Sergeant Maaka. Blakes is held in a station cell, where he turns into a bottomless pit, trapping the supervising Officer Roy into a corner. The Paranormal Unit rescue Roy using a plank of wood and Blakes escapes while the cops try to calm him down. Blakes runs out of the station, transforming into numerous disturbing forms on the way to frighten away the police.

At the Paranormal Unit headquarters, Maaka looks at the station CCTV footage and notices Blakes looked a lot younger as he left the station. Maaka deduces that Blakes is a shapeshifter who transforms into the phobias of his victims in order to feed on their fear. The group head to back to Cuba Street along with Constable Parker, despite his admittance that there are numerous things he is afraid of.

Minogue and O'Leary encounter Lorraine again, who reports seeing a giant snake, and a man with a fear of climate change who saw a melting iceberg. The two officers enter and split up in Fear Factory, where Minogue finds himself on a stage, representing his fear of public speaking, and is tormented with his other fears: sock puppets and balloons. He flees the stage and finds O’Leary facing up to an overly critical and embarrassing image of her own mother. Minogue convinces O’Leary that it is just an illusion, but the two end up overwhelmed by Blakes' shapeshifting. They call for backup and Parker summons up enough courage to go inside to rescue them. Blakes confronts Parker and turns into so many of Parker’s fears that he becomes overwhelmed and collapses into a puddle of buttons. The Paranormal Unit contain the buttons inside a jar and praise Parker for saving them.

## Cast

* Mike Minogue as Officer Minogue
* Karen O'Leary as Officer O'Leary
* Maaka Pohatu as Sergeant Maaka
* Thomas Sainsbury as Constable Parker
* Lynda Topp as Mrs. O'Leary
* Vaughan Slinn as Joe Blakes
* Catherine Yates as Zombie Bride
* Albert Latailakepa as Ghoul Guy
* Ben Fransham as Officer Roy
* Sonia Yee as Duty Officer
* Ben Ashby as Woke Young Man
* Caleb Pedro as Dave - Agitated Man
* Asia Tumama as Lorraine- Agitated Woman
* Matthew Dussler as Paul - Pained Man

## References

1. ↑ "Wellington Paranormal: episode guide" - AustralianTelevision.net
Gabby

**Gabby** is a vampire. She appears in *What We Do in the Shadows*.

## Biography

Gabby was previously known as Jennifer the Dreadfully Loathsome, but having this name bestowed upon her caused her great distress and she appealed to the Vampiric Council to have it changed. Acting as judge, Nadja formally apologized to her and officially declared her new name to be Gabby the Dreadfully Loathsome.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows*
	+ **Season 3:** "The Chamber of Judgement"

## References

Meny, William (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (September 23, 2021). "The Chamber of Judgement". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 25. FX.
Wes Blankenship

**Wes Blankenship** was a young vampire from Queens, New York. He appears in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

Wes had a Master's degree in urban planning and led the Council of Vampires, a young group of vampires and energy vampires who rejected the authority of the Vampiric Council. When they stopped paying their dues to the Vampiric Council of the Eastern Seaboard, they received a visit from the Council's new leaders Nandor and Nadja. Wes and his group refused to comply, especially as Nandor and Nadja could not agree on how to confront them. Eventually, as Nandor tried to peacefully negotiate, Nadja suddenly ripped out Wes' heart, killing him instantly as a warning to the rest of his group.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 3:** "The Cloak of Duplication"

## References

Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (September 2, 2021). "The Cloak of Duplication". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 22. FX.
Karen

**Karen** is the familiar to an unknown vampire, as well as Celeste. She appears in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Biography

Karen would frequent familiar meet-ups in Staten Island but would use them to try to hook up with other familiars such as Guillermo. When she discovered that the familiar Celeste had apparently been turned into a vampire by her master Houston and was now employing multiple familiars, Karen left her master to serve Celeste.

Celeste allowed her familiars to stay at her luxury apartment while Houston was away on a trip. The familiars spent their nights partying, but when Karen and the other familiars began to demand Celeste turn them, she tried to distract them all by organizing an orgy. Before they could start, Houston and her friends returned home early. The angry vampires broke down the door and Celeste offered the familiars as food. The vampires went on a rampage, with Guillermo and Sam as likely the only familiars to escape alive.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Collaboration"

## References

Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (May 27, 2020). "Collaboration". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 18. FX.
Carol

**Carol** is a vampire who lived in the sewers of Staten Island. She appears in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

Carol was born in 1869. She had a much more inhuman appearance than most vampires, with bulging white eyes and porcupine-like spines, and rarely spoke. Fellow vampire Simon the Devious found and befriended her in the Staten Island sewers while he plotted to gain back the cursed witch skin hat from Laszlo Cravensworth. Carol was recruited as a member of his gang, the Leather Skins.

One night, Simon lured a passing Laszlo and Nadja into the sewers by calling out to them, and claimed that Carol and Count Rapula were the only remaining members of the Leather Skins, the others having abandoned him. Nadja felt so sorry for him that she offhandedly invited them to their house, leading Laszlo to storm off with her. The two argued on the way home and upon arriving, they found Simon, Carol and Rapula already receiving a house tour from Nandor.

Carol was immediately intimidating towards Guillermo and all the vampires assumed she wanted to eat him. However when the two were later alone, she finally spoke and correctly accused him of being a "slayer" of vampires. She attacked him and Guillermo defended himself with a broken broom, impaling and killing her. Her body immediately turned into dust and Nandor arrived at the scene to investigate the sounds. He saw the dust and Guillermo broke down, admitting that he accidentally killed her, leaving Nandor shocked and suspicious. Nandor insisted they keep the incident a secret to protect them both and Guillermo “dusted” Carol’s remains away. Simon assumed that she had simply run away.

Carol was featured in the in memoriam section of the Théâtre des Vampires shortly afterwards.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 2:** "The Return"

## References

Johnson, Sam, Robinson, Stefani & Simms, Paul (writers) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (June 10, 2020). "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 20. FX.
Clement, Jemaine (writer & director) (May 20, 2020). "The Return". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 17. FX.
Jake McDorman

## External links

**John Allen "Jake" McDorman IV** (born July 8, 1986) is an American actor. He portrays Jeff Suckler in the TV series *What We Do in the Shadows*.

## Credits

### Actor

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series) Jeff Suckler
	+ "Pilot"
	+ "Animal Control"
	+ "Ancestry"
	+ "Ghosts"

## References

1. ↑ "Doug Jones Among Four Cast in ‘What We Do in The Shadows’ Pilot at FX (EXCLUSIVE)" - Variety
Ben

**Benjamin**, better known as **Ben**, is a member of the technological crimes division of the Wellington Police Force. He appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

In 2019, Sergeant Maaka asked Ben to assist the Paranormal Unit after hundreds of outdated electronic items around Mount Victoria became sentient and merged to create multiple small and hostile robots. They couldn’t agree on the cause of the robots, but suspected the radio communications tower at the centre of the incidents may be to blame. The two set up plans to hack the tower’s mainframe with a virus using computers from inside a nearby van.

Meanwhile, the robots merged into one single humanoid ‘mobot’ primarily run from O'Leary’s mobile phone from 2004. Feeling sorry for it, O'Leary agreed to activate an ‘update’ on the mobot’s screen and it declared its motive to erase the human race and replace it with super-intelligent robots. The mobot began to climb the tower to transmit to all available technology, but stalled halfway and fell to pieces.

Maaka assumed the robot was defeated by Ben’s hacking skills, but Ben said that he hadn’t sent the virus yet and theorised that the mobot ceased to function because it couldn’t handle the new updates. Ben admitted that trying to comprehend the mobot’s situation was a lot more advanced than his usual duties of installing Wi-Fi and dealing with trolls on the Wellington Police Facebook page.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Mobots"

## References

Yates, Paul (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (20 November 2019). "Mobots". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 12. TVNZ 2.
Behind the Shadows

## *Behind the Shadows w/ Harvey Guillén*

***Behind the Shadows*** is a podcast series hosted by Harvey Guillén, usually joined by a different guest each episode. Each guest is one of the cast or crew members from the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

Unlike Deacon's Podcast, which featured Jonathan Brugh as Deacon Brücke, Guillén and his guest stars do not remain in character, and the focus of the podcast is primarily a behind-the-scenes look at the show and its stars. With the exception of bonus episodes, each podcast episode coincides with an episode of the same name from the fourth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*.

The show is preceded by Season 2's Before the Shadows and Season 3's After the Shadows, also hosted by Guillén.

## External Links

* Official Site
* YouTube
* Spotify
* SounderFM
* Apple Podcasts
* Google Podcasts
* TuneIn
* Stitcher
* iHeart Radio
* RadioPublic
* Pocket Casts
* Overcast
Jackie

**Jackie** is a vampire and former familiar. She appeared in *What We Do in the Shadows* (film).

## Biography

Jackie served as Deacon’s human familiar for four and a half years. Her main duty was to maintain his flat, which included cleaning up after the victims and taking the vampires’ clothes to the laundrette. One night, Deacon requested that she bring some human victims to his flat. Not wanting to bring people she was attached to, she brought over her ex-boyfriend Nick (because she assumed he was still a virgin), and Josephine, a woman who had previously bullied her. As Jackie made an early exit, Josephine was eaten by Viago while Nick was turned into a vampire by Petyr.

Deacon used Nick's turning as an excuse to not turn Jackie. She grew increasingly frustrated with having to do so much housework and Deacon’s reluctance to turn her into a vampire. She later however appeared at the Unholy Masquerade, having been turned into a vampire by Nick, much to Deacon’s annoyance. It was later revealed that Jackie had her husband, Terry, serve as her familiar.
Captain Quinn

**Captain Quinn** is a member of the Wellington Police Maritime Unit. He appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

Prior to the events of *Wellington Paranormal* in 2019, Captain Quinn lost his arm in an incident involving an InSinkErator.

In 2019, the Paranormal Unit went to Wellington Harbour to investigate the disappearances of ten anglers alongside reports of unusual seismic activity. An accompanying Constable Parker was asked to camp on the beach while the unit met Quinn and boarded his boat to head out to the water. That night, Sergeant Maaka told the crew a traditional story of Ngake and Whātaitai, two taniwha brothers who lived in the harbour. A huge object suddenly appeared on the sonar, and the crew were too distracted by this to notice the huge taniwha briefly peering through the boat window. Realising the object was heading towards Parker’s encampment, they drove back to the shore, only to find his tent empty and the camera crew filming him missing.

The Paranormal Unit went on to find the missing anglers alive and trapped in a cave, and later found Parker on Oriental Bay, where Quinn alerted them to two taniwha sightings. The taniwha turned out to be a mating couple.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Taniwha"
	+ The Wicked Man

## References

Ward, Nick (writer) & Hewison, Dean (director) (16 October 2019). "Taniwha". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 7. TVNZ 2.
DJ Stipsen

**DJ Stipsen** is a cinematographer. He worked on *What We Do in the Shadows* and its two TV spin-off shows, *Wellington Paranormal* and *What We Do in the Shadows*.

## Credits

### Cinematography

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (with Richard Bluck)

### Director of Photography

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Demon Girl"
	+ "Cop Circles"
	+ "Things That Do the Bump in the Night"
	+ "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street"
	+ "A Normal Night"
	+ "Zombie Cops"
* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "City Council"
	+ "Werewolf Feud"
	+ "Manhattan Night Club"
	+ "Animal Control"
	+ "Baron's Night Out"
	+ "The Trial"
	+ "Citizenship"
	+ "The Orgy"
	+ "Ancestry"
	+ "Resurrection"
	+ "Ghosts"
	+ "Brain Scramblies"
	+ "The Curse"
	+ "Colin's Promotion"
	+ "On the Run"
	+ "The Return"
	+ "Collaboration"
	+ "Witches"
	+ "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires"
Danny

**Danny** is a Mexican member of the Vampiric Council. He appears in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Biography

After Baron Afanas was accidentally burned to death by sunlight in the Staten Island vampire residence, Laszlo, Nadja and Nandor buried him in their garden. The Vampiric Council found out about his death (it is not known how, but it may have been from his familiar) and summoned the vampires to a trial at the Temple of Blood-Devourers.

The roommates met the Vampiric Council at the temple, with Danny serving as a judge. In accordance with vampire law, they had to have a local vampire present, which turned out in this case to be Colin. The Baron’s familiar was first to testify and claimed witness to the vampires letting Afanas eat human food and said she overhead them plotting to kill him. This caused the Council to admit that none of them ever really liked Afanas.

Guillermo was then summoned and confessed to the murder by sunlight. None of the Council believed him, thinking he was too weak to kill a vampire or simply lying to protect his master. As the Council proposed eating him, Nandor confessed to the crime. Tilda found the vampires guilty of premeditated vampicide and sentenced them to death by exposure to sunlight in a well.

The three vampires are led into the well, but as the sun emerges, they are saved by Colin holding a new umbrella over the well with Guillermo. The vampires escaped by turning into bats and hiding in a cardboard box carried by Guillermo, unknown to the Council.

## Behind the Scenes

* Danny was played by Danny Trejo, who portrayed a vampire in the film *From Dusk Till Dawn* and also appeared in its TV spin-off series.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Trial"
Twisty Road

## Description

Twisty Road is one of the courses frequently featured in the game. It was seen on every road surface currently in game. (Asphalt, Dirt, Gravel, Sand, Snow, and Ice)

The image shows the start of twisty road course, the first section has a straight road until a sharp turn up a hill.

It consists of multiple sharp turns and occasional short straights and a small incline. This makes the course much more grip/handling focused. On rough surfaces especially snow and ice, 4WD is very important to avoid DNF during the incline. Less powerful low clearance cars would get stuck on top of the incline. (rough surface )

## Tips

* High grip is recommended as there are many turns in this course.
* Track cars such as Lotus, Caterham 7 and KTM do well in this course thanks to their good off the line acceleration.

## Trivia

* Ice surface was never seen in campaign. It was added in multiplayer events likely due to early design concept as ice surface is hard to form on such roads.
Kae Kae Lee

## External links

**Kae Kae Lee** is a dancer, acrobat, actress and teacher. She portrays a wraith dancer and a PCWC cult chorus member in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Credits

### Actor

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series) Wraith Dancer / PCWC Cult Chorus Member
	+ "The Prisoner"
	+ "The Cloak of Duplication"
	+ "The Chamber of Judgement"
	+ "The Wellness Center"
Fresno, California Shelter

The Fresno Shelter is a state-of-the-art government-run underground apocalypse shelter in central California with a recommended capacity of 1000 occupants. It was repurposed from another building beginning in mid-2029, and construction was completed in April 2030. There are currently about 400 occupants.

Inhabitants of note are Ren, Aiko, and Yuuki Yukimura, and Carlos Hernandez, Junpei Tenmyouji, and Gab.

## Layout

There is a small, heavily reinforced room on the surface through which outsiders may enter the shelter if allowed to. Inside is an elevator platform large enough to hold vehicles. The rest of the fifteen floors of the facility are 100 meters underground and connected to each other both by the central elevator in the middle and smaller elevators on the outer perimeter, as well as internal stairs and external emergency stairs.

* **Quarantine:** Features security screening, tests for infection, and basic living facilities. Very sterilized. Requires security clearance to access.
* **Parking:** Massive parking garage used to house all vehicles.
* **Research & Mechanics:** Laboratory, workshop, general research areas and resources.
* **Infirmary & Pharmacy:** Infirmary, treatment center, and medication/drug storage. Security clearance needed to access medication storage.
* **Communications & Technology:** Radio room (including transmissions to lunar rhizomes), computer lab, quantum computer, library. Security clearance needed to access quantum computer.
* **Offices:** General offices, security room, director's office. Security clearance needed to access security room and director's office.
* **Food:** Pantry, kitchen, dining hall.
* **Recreation & Exercise:** Lounge, rec room, childcare, exercise room, showers, big bathroom.
* **Bunks:** Level 1 of bunks. 150 rooms; houses ~300 people at recommended capacity.
* **Bunks:** Level 2 of bunks. 150 rooms; houses ~300 people at recommended capacity.
* **Bunks:** Level 3 of bunks. 150 rooms; houses ~300 people at recommended capacity.
* **Sustainable farming:** Artificial farmland used for experiments dedicated to growing food underground. Requires security clearance to access.
* **Storage:** Warehouses of supplies. Requires security clearance to access.
* **HVAC & Utilities:** Heating/cooling/ventilation, air/water purification, laundry, cleaning supply storage, and control panel. Security clearance needed to access HVAC and control panel.
* **Reactor:** Antimatter reactor used to power the facility. Only a handful of people have access to this floor, and all must be re-tested for Radical-6 every time they enter. Heavily guarded.
Jan

**Jan** is a vampire and the leader of the Post-Chiropteran Wellness Center cult in Staten Island. She appears in *What We Do in the Shadows*.

## Biography

### Early Life

Jan set up a cult based in the Post-Chiropteran Wellness Center in Staten Island. She targeted vampires who were sick of their undead status and wanted to become humans. She ran aerobics exercises and helped the members adapt to ordinary human life. All members, including Jan, also had their fangs removed on a daily basis.

### What We Do in the Shadows, Season 3: 2021

In 2021, Jan gained the attention of the Vampiric Council when she failed to pay her union fees for 132 years. When Nandor confronted her, she said she hadn’t paid as she was no longer a vampire, and invited him to join her group. Nandor accepted the offer and became a fully-fledged member of her cult.

Guillermo grew concerned for Nandor's safety and sneaked into the wellness center to check on him during one of Jan's aerobics classes. Jan quickly spotted Guillermo and the group realized he was a vampire hunter. She ordered the group to attack him and he fought back, harming several vampires while dragging Nandor away.

As the injured vampires recuperated, they prepared to turn on Jan. She convinced them all that they had all become human again and encouraged them to run outside and embrace the sunlight for the final stage. All the cult members burned to death, leaving Jan to wonder how she could gain new members.

## Behind the Scenes

During the scene where Jan teaches the other vampires-turned-human how to smile, Cree Summer improvised the line "This is especially important for the women when you're an expert about something and a man is explaining it to you - strained eyes, but really big smile." This scene was initially going to be removed to shorten the runtime, but Yana Gorskaya and Stefani Robinson both petitioned for it to be kept in, as both of them related to the line.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows*
	+ **Season 3:** "The Wellness Center"

## References

Robinson, Stefani (writer) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (October 14, 2021). "The Wellness Center". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 28. FX.
2. ↑ "‘What We Do In the Shadows’ Cast And Crew Break Down That Iconic Barenaked Ladies Montage" - YouTube
Go Flip Yourself

"**Go Flip Yourself**" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*. It aired on August 23, 2022.

## Plot Summary

Bran and Toby Daltry from *Go Flip Yourself* show up unannounced to the Vampire Residence and surprise Laszlo and Nadja at their door. Nadja immediately kills Toby, but hypnotizes the crew to believe that he has fallen ill.

Bran shows off his digital mock-up of the renovations for the mansion, proposing features that are useless for vampires, such as a golden toilet and large windows for plenty of natural light, as well as removing Nadja and Laszlo's coffins in favor of a large walk-in closet. Despite this, the vampires agree to the renovations, while Guillermo fakes a call from the City Building Inspector's office which necessitates reallocating funds from other features into making his bedroom livable.

Marwa, as a result of the wish that Nandor had made for her to like everything that he likes, builds and eventually takes over his "man cave" in the attic, and after showing Bran and Nandor around, locks the door from the inside.

Once the team has finished with the renovations on the house, Bran takes everyone inside to reveal that almost nothing has been repaired or renovated aside from Nadja and Laszlo's room, which is now a walk-in closet. While admiring their new space, Laszlo notices that his witch skin hat has gone missing, and Bran reveals himself to be Simon the Devious previously thought dead. He escapes with his crew, taking the hat with him. In a preview for the next episode of *Go Flip Yourself*, Simon turns the stove on only for the entire house to explode.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson

### Co-starring

* Jason Sklar as Toby Daltry
* Randy Sklar as Bran Daltry
* Parisa Fakhri as Marwa
* Tina Morasco as Narrator
* Angelica Alejandro as Sobbing Couple Wife
* Armando Alera as Sobbing Couple Husband
* Craig Burnatowski as The Silent One
* Mike Dara as Count Rapula
* Shawn Klush as Vampire Elvis
* Jessica Rose as Amanda
* Violet Tinnirello as Child Colin #2
* Liam McKenna as Child Colin #3
Celia Wade-Brown (in-universe)

## Celia Wade-Brown

**Celia Wade-Brown** was the 34th Mayor of Wellington.

In 2014, Wellington NZ launched the *Vampire's Guide to Vellington* ad campaign to promote both the city and the film *What We Do in the Shadows*. As part of the campaign, the 'W' of the 'Wellington Blown Away' sign was temporarily changed to a blood-red 'V'. Wade-Brown appeared at the event in vampire form and met fellow Wellington vampires Viago and Vladislav.
Buzza

**Buzza** is an extraterrestrial flora. He is the brother of Muzza and Bazza, and the uncle of an unnamed boy and girl.

## Biography

After Officers Minogue and O'Leary went to search a cornfield at night, Buzza appeared, naked. He abruptly ran away, but realising that it was his field, they couldn't do anything further.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Cop Circles"

## References

Bracewell, Melanie (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (18 July 2018). "Cop Circles". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 2. TVNZ 2.
Harvey Guillén

## External links

**Harvey Guillén** (born May 3, 1990) is an American actor. He portrays Guillermo de la Cruz in the TV series *What We Do in the Shadows*.

## Credits

### Actor

* *What We Do in the Shadows* as Guillermo de la Cruz
	+ **Season 1:** "Pilot", "City Council", "Werewolf Feud", "Manhattan Night Club", "Animal Control", "Baron's Night Out", "The Trial", "Citizenship", "The Orgy", "Ancestry"
	+ **Season 2:** "Resurrection", "Ghosts", "Brain Scramblies", "The Curse", "Colin's Promotion", "On the Run", "The Return", "Collaboration", "Witches", "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires"
	+ **Season 3:** "The Prisoner", "The Cloak of Duplication", "Gail", "The Casino", "The Chamber of Judgement", "The Escape", "The Siren", "The Wellness Center", "A Farewell", "The Portrait"
	+ **Season 4:** "Reunited", "The Lamp", "The Grand Opening", "The Night Market", "Private School", "The Wedding", "Pine Barrens"
* *A Shadows Short (Web series)* as Guillermo de la Cruz
	+ The Dangers of Fighting Werewolves
* *What We Do in the Shadows* Promotional Trailers as Guillermo de la Cruz
	+ **Season 1:** "Birthday",
	+ **Season 2:** "Turning Him", "Coming to America", "Roommates", "Guillermo Tells All"
	+ **Season 3:** "Kickball", "Friend"
	+ **Season 4:** "Party", "Guillermo's Journey of a Lifetime"
* Guillermo's Stakeout as Guillermo de la Cruz (voice only)

### As Himself

* *What We Do in the Shadows* Podcasts as Harvey Guillén
	+ Before the Shadows
	+ After the Shadows
	+ Behind the Shadows
* *What We Do in the Shadows* Inside Season 1 as Harvey Guillén
	+ "Inside Season 1: Casting Shadows", "Inside Season 1: What We Direct in the Shadows", "Inside Season 1: Looking A Little Pale", "Inside Season 1: Supernatural Stunts" "Inside Season 1: Old World Chic"
* *What We Do in the Shadows* Behind the Scenes as Harvey Guillén
	+ "Harvey Guillén’s Scream Guide"

## References

1. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Season 1: Birthday Teaser - FX
2. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Season 2: Turning Him Teaser - FX
3. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Season 2: Coming To America Teaser - FX
4. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Season 2: Roommates Teaser - FX
5. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Season 2: Guillermo Tells All Recap - FX
6. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Kickball - Season 3 Preview - FX
7. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Friend - Season 3 Preview - FX
8. ↑ What We Do In The Shadows - Season 4 Teaser - Party - FX
9. ↑ What We Do In The Shadows - S4 LIVE EVENT: Guillermo's Journey of a Lifetime - FX
10. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Inside Season 1: Casting Shadows - FX
11. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Inside Season 1: What We Direct in the Shadows - FX
12. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Inside Season 1: Looking A Little Pale - FX
13. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Inside Season 1: Supernatural Stunts - FX
14. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows - Inside Season 1: Old World Chic - FX
15. ↑ Harvey Guillén’s Scream Guide - FX on Huluween
Brooklyn witch coven

The **Brooklyn coven** was a collection of witches led by Lilith. They appear in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## History

The coven secretly practiced witchcraft in Satchel Serafina, an aromatherapy store, and also ran hip-hop kundalini classes twice a week. By the 21st century, the witches had become very old, but kept their youthful appearances using concoctions made of semen, extracted from kidnapped vampires through the use of antique surgical tools. This practice would leave the vampires severely maimed.

In 2020, the witches, with the help of their familiar Black Peter, swept the vampires Laszlo and Nandor away and trapped them in the hideout under the shop. Nadja, Guillermo and Colin Robinson followed the coven by car and ended up locked in a strange room by Quinn, a witch storekeeper.

The three eventually escaped the room and entered the hideout, where Nadja was incapacitated by the witches' magic and Colin was also held captive. Guillermo saved his masters by making a deal with the coven to regularly sell them Nandor and Laszlo's semen so that their supply would not run out. The witches agreed to this and freed the vampires, and later happily purchased regular quantities of “Memo's Man Milk”.

## Known members

* Lilith
* Quinn
* Tessa
* Judith

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Witches"

## References

Meny, William (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (June 3, 2020). "Witches". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 19. FX.
Gail Marie

*For the episode of the same name, see "Gail".*

## Gail

* Human
* Werewolf
* Hybrid

**Gail Marie** is a vampire-werewolf hybrid who had an on-off relationship with Nandor. She appears in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

### Early Life

At some point in her human life, Gail was married and had a daughter with her husband. Gail began dating Nandor as a young woman during the 1980s. This would start a pattern of Nandor repeatedly dating Gail, offering to turn her into a vampire and getting rejected, much to Nadja's annoyance. The vampires' roommates assumed Nadja hated Gail just because they were both women, but in reality the two liked each other. Eventually, Gail had a fling with Anton, a member of the Staten Island Werewolf Support Group, and gained lycanthropy from him.

### What We Do in the Shadows, Season 3: 2021

In 2021, Gail reconnected with Nandor despite him knowing she was now a werewolf. He told Nadja and Guillermo that he was planning to propose to her. He invited Gail to his house and slipped away to prepare for his proposal. Gail insisted on hurrying away, and as Nadja tried to make her stay she witnessed Gail transforming into a werewolf under the full moon.

The roommates confronted Nandor for knowingly dating a werewolf. Nandor insisted their relationship was fine and encouraged the group to meet her pack. Upon meeting them, the roommates found Gail kissing Anton. Tensions flared up again and Guillermo had the two groups settle their differences “*Twilight*-style” with a game of kickball as Gail watched from a bench. The game came to an abrupt end when Nadja accidentally kicked the ball into Gail's face and killed her. To save her, Nandor bit her neck and dripped his blood into her mouth, bringing her back as a vampire-werewolf hybrid. Nandor proposed to Gail and she rejected him as she was not interested in getting married again so soon. Gail bid farewell to them all and left to go to the airport to visit her daughter, clumsily flying away in a wolf-like bat form.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 3:** "Gail"

## References

Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (September 9, 2021). "Gail". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 23. FX.