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Marwa

**Marwa**, also known as **Mrs. the Relentless**, is a human who lived in Al Qolnidar in the 1200s, and was married to Nandor the Relentless alongside 36 other wives. She is a recurring character in the fourth season of the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

### Early Life

Marwa was married to Nandor prior to him becoming a vampire. After he was turned, he abandoned her along with his other wives, and she eventually grew old and died without seeing him again. It is unknown whether she mothered any of his children.

She was well-educated for the time, and had a passion for science and mathematics. Marwa remains proud of her observations of Jupiter and Saturn.

### What We Do in the Shadows, Season 4: 2022

After Nandor acquires a djinn lamp, he uses his second wish to resurrect all 37 of his dead human wives. After eliminating all but Marwa, he makes arrangements for them to be wed. In the time leading up to the wedding, Nandor uses many of his wishes to make "improvements" to Marwa's physical appearance, as well as wishing for her to change her mind about accompanying him to The Night Market so that he may "spend time with the boys".

As his final wish, just before The Wedding, Nandor wishes for Marwa to like everything that he likes. At the altar, Marwa expresses that she had some reservations about marrying Nandor, but was overtaken by a strange feeling that she would like to get married. Later that night, Nandor confirms his suspicions that he was the one to cause this with his wish, and had accidentally prevented her from objecting to their marriage.

When Nandor, Laszlo and Colin are away at Sean Rinaldi's cabin in the Pine Barrens, she, Nadja, Doll Nadja and The Guide have a "girls night" and watch *Mamma Mia* in Marwa's room in the attic.

Nandor grows bored of their marriage, and replaces Marwa with a clone of Freddie.

## Trivia

* Parisa Fakhri stated that despite the irregular filming order of the fourth season, she intentionally made Marwa sound progressively more airheaded as the season progressed. This is the result of Nandor using wishes to alter her appearance and personality.

## Gallery

Marwa in a painting of Nandor's 37 wivesMarwa with NandorMarwa singing SOS with Nadja and The Guide
## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 4:** "The Lamp", "The Grand Opening", "The Night Market", "The Wedding", "Pine Barrens", "Go Flip Yourself", "Freddie"

## References

Johnson, Sam, Naftalis, Sarah, Sawyer, Marika & Simms, Paul (writers) & Fong, Tig (director) (August 9, 2022). "The Wedding". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 36. FX.
Baram, Wally & Bullock, Aasia LaShay (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (July 12, 2022). "The Lamp". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 32. FX.
Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (July 19, 2022). "The Grand Opening". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 33. FX.
Meny, William & Simms, Paul (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (July 26, 2022). "The Night Market". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 34. FX.
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires

*For other uses of "What We Do in the Shadows", see What We Do in the Shadows.*

***What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews With Some Vampires*** is a 2005 short mockumentary film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, and a precursor to the feature-length film *What We Do in the Shadows*.

The short film focuses on several main characters from the feature-length film (Deacon, Viago, Nick and Stu), all of which are played by the same actors. With the exception of Stu, their personalities and backgrounds are mostly different to their feature-length counterparts, the film is therefore not considered canon to the rest of the *What We Do in the Shadows* franchise. Instead of Vladislav, Jemaine Clement plays a vampire named Vulvus, who is also dissimiliar.

The short film is available as an extra on the Blu-ray of the 2014 film.

## Plot Summary

A documentary crew follows three vampire roommates in Wellington: Viago, Deacon and Vulvus. They describe their life experiences and answer frequently asked questions about being a vampire. They argue over household chores, but are shown carrying them out. Their pretentious vampire friend Nick hovers outside the window to say hello.

Later, the roommates explore the nightlife of Wellington and encounter homophobic abuse from passers-by. Realising their favourite nightclub is closed, Deacon grows tired and flies home as a bat. The other two meet Nick and his human friend, Stu, at another club. Nick bites the neck of a drunken woman, forcing the group to flee. They are then seen at a café, sitting silently while Stu eats chips.

Later, Viago gets “drunk” and accidentally smacks into a parked car while in bat form. He returns home and prepares for sleep as the sunrise begins.

## Cast

* Jonathan Brugh as Deacon Brugh
* Taika Waititi as Count Viago
* Jemaine Clement as Vulvus the Abhorrent
* Cori Gonzalez-Macuer as Nick Macure
* Stu Rutherford as Stu

## References

1. ↑ "What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews With Some Vampires Trivia" - iMDb
Who the Hell

"**Who the Hell**" is the fifth episode of the fourth series of *Wellington Paranormal*, and the twenty-fourth episode overall. It aired on 16 March 2022.

## Synopsis

On a typical night patrol, Minogue and O'Leary get to the bottom of a series of mysterious curses while Officer Parker gets a new partner.

## Cast

* Mike Minogue as Officer Minogue
* Karen O'Leary as Officer O'Leary
* Maaka Pohatu as Sergeant Maaka
* Tom Sainsbury as Constable Parker
* Chris Parker as Officer Sainsbury
* Samuel Austin as Dave
* Richard Chapman as Jimmy
* Louise Jiang as Headless Driver Kelly
* Batanai Mashingaidze as Restaurant Worker
* Sepe Muaau as Gus
* Jerome Chandrahasen as Ian
* Josh Thomson as Satan

## References

1. ↑ "Wellington Paranormal: episode guide" - AustralianTelevision.net
Temple of Blood-Devourers

The **Temple of Blood-Devourers**, is a secret vampire temple that serves as the Staten Island **Vampiric Council Headquarters**, handling trials and punishments concerning incidents occurring around the Tri-State area.

## Information

Located in the basement of an ordinary office block and accessible via elevator, the temple is very large, connected by long and confusing dark corridors lit by LED lights to reduce the fire risk. Trials are carried out in the Chamber of Judgement, a huge circular room where the council may perform a traditional dance beforehand. Familiars are forbidden to enter this room (unless they are testifying) and are required to wait in the significantly less majestic familiars room, which appears to be a maintenance room. The temple is also used as a prison, with prisoners including Garrett and Vasilika, and has a corridor the stretches to an outdoor well to execute vampires by exposing them to sunlight.

## History

Nadja, Laszlo, Nandor and Guillermo were summoned to the temple when the three vampires were accused of murdering Baron Afanas. They were found guilty and sentenced to death in the well, but were rescued by Colin and Guillermo.

## Structure

The temple includes the following:

* An elevator that servers as the entrance
* Medium security cells
* Prisons, where vampires may serve their sentence
* Various abattoirs, with a sign-in sheet for use
* The Chamber of Judgement, a large circular room where trials are held
* A break room, which stores snacks (i.e. human bodies) all week until Friday, when they are thrown out
* The Chamber of Curiosities, containing a collection of ancient artifacts of vampires from around the world, like the Cloak of Duplication and the preserved penis of the legendary vampire hunter (and distant ancestor of Guillermo de la Cruz), Van Helsing, among others. It also contains the former living quarters of the Sire.
* The familiar's room, effectively a glorified maintenance room with a bed
* The Library of Antiquities, host to a large body of books, vampiric archives, artworks and the world's oldest and largest collection of pornography
* The Well of Daylight, an outdoor well used for execution via sunlight. It is connected to the main building through a long corridor

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Trial"
	+ "The Cloak of Duplication"
	+ "The Chamber of Judgement"
	+ "The Lamp"

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

## External links

**Nick Ward** is a writer and producer. He has written ten episodes of *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Credits

### Writer

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Cop Circles" (storyline)
	+ "Things That Do the Bump in the Night" (written by)
	+ "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street"  (storyline)
	+ "A Normal Night" (storyline)
	+ "Taniwha" (storyline/written by)
	+ "Fear the Briannas" (storyline)
	+ "Mt. Vic Hooters" (storyline)
	+ "Copy Cops" (storyline)
	+ "Christmas Special" (storyline)
	+ "Invisible Fiend" (written by)
Tonya

**Tonya** is a vampire hunter. She appears in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

Tonya joined the Mosquito Collectors of the Tri-State Area, a secret vampire hunting group, despite her having never seen a vampire at the time. The other group members were Claude, Shanice, Derek and eventually the familiar Guillermo, who stumbled across the group by accident and decided to join in order to infiltrate them.

At the group’s second meeting with Guillermo, the members discussed the house which Shanice believed to be one of the last known locations of Jenna, her friend who had become a vampire, and left in a van belonging to Derek’s mother to slay the residents inside. The club arrived at the house, which turned out to be a completely different home to the correct one (Guillermo's residence). The group snuck in, split up and discovered multiple sleeping residents, who suddenly awoke and revealed themselves to be vampires. Guillermo fought them off, killing several of them, and rescued Tonya, Shanice and Claude, but was unable to save Derek, who was taken by the vampires. The group drove away in the van in a state of shock.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 2:** "Brain Scramblies", "The Curse"

## References

Bender, Jake & Dunn, Zach (writers) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (April 22, 2020). "Brain Scramblies". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 13. FX.
Naftalis, Sarah (writer) & Johnson, Liza (director) (April 29, 2020). "The Curse". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 14. FX.
Vampire Residence (Te Aro)

## Vampire Residence

The **Vampire Residence**, located in Te Aro, Wellington, is the home of the vampires Viago, Vladislav, Deacon, Petyr and eventually Nick.

## History

Viago, Vladislav, Deacon and Petyr moved into the flat during the 20th century. Nick moved in after Petyr turned him into a vampire. Although the vampires try to share housekeeping responsibilities, Deacon's familiar Jackie was largely responsible for maintaining the house, which often includes cleaning blood. Viago tries to make the most effort to prevent blood stains.

The vampire residents would often pass the time inside the house by performing music and erotic dances, practicing archery and throwing pottery. This changed when Nick's human friend, Stu became a frequent visitor to the house and introduced them to modern technology such as television, computers and mobile phones.

While on a night out, Nick casually revealed his vampire status to a vampire hunter, causing the hunter to break into the basement through the window. The hunter was crushed by Petyr’s sarcophagus door while Petyr caught fire due to the exposed sunlight. The other vampires failed to extinguish the flames and Petyr burned to death. Police officers O’Leary and Minogue arrived to investigate that night, but under Viago’s hypnotism they failed to notice Petyr’s corpse. Nick was subsequently banished from the flat.

When Stu became a werewolf, he joined the Te Aro werewolf pack that turned him, causing the werewolves and Nick to finally be welcomed into the household.

## Structure

The flat includes the following:

* Several communal areas
* Viago's room, where he sleeps in a coffin on the floor
* A cupboard that Deacon prefers to sleep in upside-down
* Vladislav's room, where he often sleeps with several succubi
* A basement, where Petyr slept in a stone sarcophagus
* A dining room, occasionally used to gather humans to feast on
* A kitchen, often filled with bloody dishes that the vampires have neglected to clean
* Vladislav's torture chamber, which he only uses when he is in a bad mood
* A bathroom
* A ceramics room
* A garden

## Behind the Scenes

* During the scene where the vampires open their invite to the Unholy Masquerade, the invitation envelope reveals their address to be 144 Para St, Miramar, 6022, Wellington. Although the flat does not exist, this location is a short walk away from Weta Workshop, a design studio and physical manufacturing facility who created costumes for Taika Waititi's 2017 film *Thor: Ragnarok*.
The Lamp

"**The Lamp**" is the second episode of the fourth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*. It aired on July 12, 2022.

## Synopsis

Nandor's search for love is finally successful; Nadja realizes her lifelong ambition of opening a vampire nightclub.

## Cast

### Main cast

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

### Co-starring

* Jason Sklar as Toby
* Randy Sklar as Bran
* Anoop Desai as Djinn
* Parisa Fakhri as Marwa
* Kamiran Aldeo as Ahmed
* Christina Dixon as Alice
* Nadine Djoury as Mina
* Sam Al Esai as Crew Guy Kevin
* Tig Fong as Kublai
* Laiko Foroughi as Nasrin
* Hailey Imany as Darya
* Sarah Khasrovi as Zahra
* Al Roberts as Freddie
* Shiva Safari as Roshni
* Fereshteh Samimi as Armani
* Bahareh Yaraghi as Reem
* Emily Mitchell as Baby Colin 1
* Griffin Wurster as Baby Colin 2
* Willow Rae Astbury as Baby Colin 3
* Daxton Lund as Baby Colin 5

## Soundtrack

* *You're Dead* performed by Norma Tanega (opening credits)
* *Bublitchki* performed by Andrea Litkei and Ervin Litkei (ending credits)
Van Helsing

## Abraham Van Helsing

Professor **Abraham Van Helsing**, more commonly known as **Van Helsing**, is a legendary vampire hunter and an ancestor of Silvia and Guillermo de la Cruz. He is mentioned in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

### Early Life

Widely believed to be fictional, Van Helsing was a key protagonist of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel *Dracula*, where he defeated the powerful titular vampire.

The Guide had an affair with Van Helsing, with her punishment for her indiscretion being to work as the guide for the Vampiric Council.

At some point the Vampiric Council acquired his severed penis and kept it in a jar in the Chamber of Curiosities.

### What We Do in the Shadows, Season 1: 2019

In 2019, Guillermo had his own DNA tested and found that he was descended from a Dutch family named Van Helsing. He initially laughed this off, saying that “Van Helsing isn't real", but immediately realized most people didn’t believe vampires are real either. This discovery, along with Nandor’s continuing mistreatment of Guillermo, led him to wonder if his fate really lay in vampire hunting.

## References

Clement, Jemaine, Robinson, Stefani, Scharpling, Tom and Simms, Paul (writers) & Waititi, Taika (director) (May 29, 2019). "Ancestry". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 10. FX.
Baram, Wally & Bullock, Aasia LaShay (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (July 12, 2022). "The Lamp". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 32. FX.
Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (September 2, 2021). "The Cloak of Duplication". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 22. FX.
Natasia Demetriou

## External links

**Natasia Charlotte Demetriou** is a British stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. She portrays Nadja and the Nadja Doll in the TV series *What We Do in the Shadows*.

## Credits

### Actor

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series) Nadja / Nadja Doll
	+ "Pilot"
	+ "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"
	+ "The Prisoner"
	+ "The Cloak of Duplication"
	+ "Gail"
	+ "The Casino"
	+ "The Chamber of Judgement"
	+ "The Escape"
	+ "The Siren"
	+ "The Wellness Center"
	+ "A Farewell"
	+ "The Portrait"

## References

1. ↑ "'What We Do in the Shadows' Pilot From Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi Set at FX" - The Hollywood Reporter
2. ↑ "‘What We Do In The Shadows’ TV Series Reboot From Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi Gets FX Pilot Order, Sets Cast" - Deadline
Wallace

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

## Biography

To cover their necromancer career, Wallace primarily worked in his own souvenir store in Staten Island. Despite having gained a reputation from Laszlo as being a con artist, Nadja remained friendly and trustworthy of them. When the vampire couple lost their familiar Topher to an accident, they brought his corpse to Wallace to resurrect him. The vampires were greeted with the line "You seek the necromancer? I am they," leading many to interpret this character as non binary or using multiple pronouns. Wallace carried out the ritual for $350, becoming distracted by his own phone halfway through, and brought Topher back to consciousness.

When Topher came back to the vampire residence, it became increasingly clear that he was now a zombie, which the vampires failed to realize until he tried to murder Guillermo and survived Nandor trying to kill him several times.

The vampires angrily brought him back to Wallace, demanding a refund. Wallace refused and instead swayed the vampires with an offer of free nametag keychains, despite not having any keychains with the correct names. Wallace subdued Topher and took ownership of him, setting him to work in his shop basement making keychains alongside numerous other zombies they had accidentally created.

## Appearances

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

## References

Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (April 15, 2020). "Resurrection". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 11. FX.
Sarah Naftalis

## External links

**Sarah Naftalis** is a television writer and script coordinator. She was part of the writing team for the second series of *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series), and wrote one episode.

## Credits

### Written by

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

### Staff Writer

* *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"
Zach Dunn

## External links

**Zach Dunn** is a television writer and producer. He was part of the writing team for the second series of *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series), and wrote one episode.

## Credits

### Written by

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Brain Scramblies" (with Jake Bender)
	+ "Pride Parade" (with Jake Bender)

### Staff Writer

* *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"
Series 1

The **first series** of *Wellington Paranormal* premiered on July 11, 2018 on TVNZ 2 and concluded on August 15, 2018. The series consisted of 6 episodes.

## Synopsis

Sergeant Maaka and Officers Minogue and O'Leary are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.
Tilda

**Tilda** is the leader of the Vampiric Council. She 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, where the trial was led by Tilda. 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 were led into the well, but as the sun emerged, they were 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

* Tilda was played by Tilda Swinton, who portrayed a vampire in *Only Lovers Left Alive*. Tilda also resembles the character Swinton played in this film.
* According to Jemaine Clement, the idea to have cameos from multiple actors who had previously played vampires came from Tilda herself.

## Appearances

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

## References

1. ↑ "What We Do in the Shadows producers reveal the story behind that all-star episode" - Entertainment Weekly
Toby

* Human
* Werewolf

**Toby** is the biggest and strongest werewolf of the Staten Island Werewolf Support Group. He appears in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Biography

### What We Do in the Shadows, Season 1: 2019

One night, Laszlo caused a feud with Staten Island Werewolf Support Group after catching their leader, Arjan, in a wolf trap. To settle the score, Nandor insisted that both parties follow the Staten Island Lycanthrope Vampire Agreement of 1993, which states that they must get their strongest vampire to fight the pack’s strongest werewolf to settle the feud.

The vampires and werewolves decided to face each other on the roof of an abandoned Circuit City store. Nandor was chosen to face off against Toby. Toby transformed by merely imagining a full moon and chose his own teeth and claws as a weapon. Nandor defeated him by throwing a squeaky bone toy off the roof, which Toby jumped after. The vampires flew away, leaving a frightened Guillermo at the scene, but the werewolves left him alone to look after Toby and requested to keep the bone.

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

Toby recovered from the incident and encountered the vampires again in 2021 when his fellow pack member Anton dated and turned Nandor's love interest Gail. The two groups tried to settle their differences with a game of kickball.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 1:** "Werewolf Feud"
	+ **Season 3:** "Gail"

## References

Lieb, Josh (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (April 10, 2019). "Werewolf Feud". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 4. FX.
Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (September 9, 2021). "Gail". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 23. FX.
Marlene

**Marlene** is a middle-aged resident of Waterloo, Wellington. She appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

While investigating sightings of a large blob-like substance from the sewers absorbing people, officers O'Leary and Minogue headed to the Waterloo area to investigate reports of a strange smell and multiple missing pets. As they interviewed Marlene in her home, her husband Neil called for help from their bathroom. The officers found him stuck in the toilet, having been dragged in by the blob. The officers were unable to stop him being flushed in and followed his voice through the plumbing system. They eventually pulled him out of the drain in the road. The blob was later revealed to be a fatberg that became sentient.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Fatberg"

## References

Bracewell, Melanie (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (31 March 2021). "Fatberg". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 19. TVNZ 2.
Silvia de la Cruz

**Silvia de la Cruz** is the mother of Guillermo. She appears in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

### Early Life

Silvia lives in an apartment in the Bronx. She raised Guillermo as a Catholic. Guillermo spent at least 11 years living away from her to serve the vampire Nandor, a role that kept him so busy that he rarely had time to see her.

### What We Do in the Shadows, Season 2: 2020

Guillermo quit his job as a familiar and left the Vampire Residence, as he felt that his vampire hunter heritage was distracting him from his duties. He briefly moved back into Silvia’s apartment, where she informed Guillermo that her fridge had broken. Guillermo returned to the Vampire Residence in order to retrieve Topher Delmonico's mini-fridge, but while there, he discovered a plot by the Vampiric Council to kill his former masters.

As Guillermo's mini-fridge is seen again in the Vampire Residence the following year, it appears that he did not return home after this.

### What We Do in the Shadows, Season 4: 2022

Using funds he has embezzled from Nadja's, Guillermo purchases a new apartment for Silvia, along with new furnishings and appliances. She is later invited to the Vampire Residence to celebrate her mother Maite's birthday along with the rest of her close family, where Guillermo has dinner prepared for them. She remains unaware of Guillermo's job, believing that he works at a railroad and owns the mansion. When Nadja interrupts their dinner, Guillermo tells Silvia that Nadja is his girlfriend, and she joins them at the table. Eventually, the family's Van Helsing blood causes Silvia and the others to attack Nadja, throwing stakes and chasing her through the mansion. Guillermo places himself between his family and Nadja, admitting that he works for her and the other vampires, and that he wishes to become one himself one day, as well as coming out as gay. Silvia replies, "a mother knows", and Guillermo hugs her briefly before returning to preventing his family and Nadja from fighting.

Following this, she is hypnotized to remember nothing about Guillermo's occupation or desire to become a vampire, and forced out of the house along with the rest of her family.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 2:** "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires"
	+ **Season 4:** "Private School", "Pine Barrens"
	+ **Season 5:** "Local News", "Exit Interview"

## References

Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Woliner, Jason (director) (May 22, 2019). "The Orgy". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 9. FX.
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.
Officer Fuzzypants

**Officer Fuzzypants** is a teddy bear belonging to Sergeant Maaka.

## History

As a child, Ruawai Maaka received the bear, dressed in police uniform, as a Christmas gift. Maaka was so fond of the bear that it inspired him to join the police force as an adult. When Maaka lost the bear, he set up a case file to investigate.

On Christmas Eve 2019, officers Minogue and O’Leary had to tackle several incidents, including a possessed doll attacking the family it was gifted to, and a pair of vortexes leading to a void where multiple missing items were. Upon entering the void a second time, Minogue found Officer Fuzzypants and gifted it to Maaka for his Secret Santa present. Maaka was amazed and delighted to be reunited with the bear and declared the case closed. When he wasn’t looking, the bear moved by itself, indicating that it may be possessed by the same entity that took the doll.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Christmas Special"

## References

Yates, Paul (writer) & Hewison, Dean (director) (19 December 2019). "Christmas Special". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 13. TVNZ 2.
Zombie

The unnamed **zombie** is a representative of the Karori Zombie Society. He appears in *What We Do in the Shadows* (film).

## Biography

The zombie was a member of the Karori Zombie Society, who aim to defy stereotypes about zombies by keeping behaviours such as walking with arms outstretched while groaning under wraps. He appeared at the 2013 Unholy Masquerade, which his group co-hosted, and appeared to be a lot faster and more articulate than most zombies. He was also the first person at the event to realise that the guest Stu was "pre-deceased".

## References

Clement, Jemaine & Waititi, Taika (writers and directors) (19 January 2014). *What We Do in the Shadows*.
Pride Parade

"**Pride Parade**" is the third episode in the fifth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*, and forty third episode overall. It will air on July 20, 2023.

## Synopsis

The vampires help Sean host a Pride parade. Nadja helps her doll achieve a long-held dream.

## Cast

### Main cast

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

### Guest Starring

* Marissa Jaret Winokur as Charmaine Rinaldi
* Anthony Atamanuik as Sean Rinaldi

### Co-Starring

* Danielle Ayow as Speed Dater Coordinator
* Jon Blair as Man in Football Jersey
* Teq Zwarych as Man in Button Down
* Marienne Castro as Speed Dater
* Becki England as Rita (Charmaine's Roommate)
* Andy Hull as Mikey
* Gavin Fox as Frank
* Ree Andrews as Puzzled Crowd #1
* Isaac Pilozo as Puzzled Crowd #2
* Megan Dawson as Puzzled Crows #3
* Krystle Ferdinand as Mother
* David Odion as Kid
* Dave Comeau as Dominic (Sean's Cousin)
* Emily Mitchell as Crying Kid
* Roberto Campanella Choreographer

## Soundtrack

* "Ants Marching" by Dave Matthews Band
* "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls
* "The Devil's Work" by Universal Production Group
Vulvus

**Vulvus**, also known as **Vulvus the Abhorrent**, is a 700 or 701 year old vampire. He appears in the short film *What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires*.

## Biography

In his human life, Vulvus was a member of royalty. His father was also a vampire and his mother made cakes. He is not sure of his age because his mother forgot his date of birth.

He lived in Wellington with two younger vampire roommates, Count Viago and Deacon Brugh. In 2005, they were interviewed by a documentary crew on their life experiences and answered frequently asked questions about being a vampire. They were filmed arguing over household chores before carrying them out.

Later, the roommates explored the nightlife of Wellington and encountered homophobic abuse from passers-by. Realising their favourite nightclub was closed, Deacon grew tired and flew home as a bat. The other two met their acquaintance Nick and his human friend, Stu, at another club. Nick bit the neck of a drunken woman, forcing the group to flee. They were then seen at a café, sitting silently while Stu ate chips.

## Behind the Scenes

* Vulvus is the only main character of the short film to not appear in the feature-length film *What We Do in the Shadows*. Instead, Jemaine Clement plays the vampire Vladislav. Some of Vulvus’ character traits were present in Vladislav for the film.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires*

## References

Clement, Jemaine & Waititi, Taika (writers and directors) (2005). *What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires*.
We're Wolves

***We're Wolves*** is the title of a proposed 2016 sequel/spin-off to the film *What We Do in the Shadows*, written by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Exclusive | The ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Spin-Off Has a New Title!" - Mandatory
2. ↑ "Jemaine Clement stretches his wings in new romantic comedy" - The Seattle Times
William Meny

## External links

**William Meny** is a writer and scipt coordinator. He has worked on both seasons of *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Credits

### Written by

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

### Staff Writer

* *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"

## Script Coordinator

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Pilot"
	+ "City Council"
	+ "Werewolf Feud"
	+ "Manhattan Night Club"
	+ "Animal Control"
	+ "Baron's Night Out"
	+ "The Trial"
	+ "Citizenship"
	+ "The Orgy"
	+ "Ancestry"
Shana Gohd

**Shana Gohd** is a comedy writer. She was part of the writing team for the second series of *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series), and wrote one episode.

## Credits

### Written by

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Colin's Promotion"

### Staff Writer

* *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"
Tina Cleary

## Tina Cleary

### Occupation

Casting Director
Actor

## External links

**Tina Cleary** is a casting director and actress.

## Credits

### Casting

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (with Loren Taylor)
* *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"

### Actor

* *Wellington Paranormal* as Nurse Paula
	+ "A Normal Night"
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Molly

**Molly** is a resident of Naenae, Wellington, and a member of her local Neighbourhood Watch. She appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

To gather more evidence following a report of a supposed large dog attacking a nearby pizza delivery man, officers Minogue and O'Leary interviewed Molly. She complained that the dogs of the town were becoming a problem and blamed the dogs of a gang leader living at 92 Kurimarama Street, opposite her house, for the deaths of eight of her cats in the past year alone. This made her upset, as without her cats she was “just *a* lady”, not a "cat lady".

The officers interviewed the gang leader but found that his dogs were also going missing; his dogs were later revealed to have been taken by Sheena, a werewolf.

The Paranormal Unit encountered Molly again in 2021 when a meteorite crashed into her road. She reported one of her cats, Chairman Meow, going missing to them and then found that the radiation from the meteorite gave her cat-like superpowers. She gained the ability to jump high distances and spit large, sticky hairballs. She joined forces with fellow superhuman Neighbourhood Watch members to form a vigilante group called The Revengers and they waged war against petty criminals in the area.

Eventually Molly’s neighbour, George, blasted Revenger Bill with water from his hands, and Bill fought back with an electrical beam, causing a shockwave that depleted the powers of all the superhumans.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street"
	+ "Revengers"

## References

Hansell, Jessica Coco (writer) & van Beek, Jackie (director) (1 August 2018). "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 4. TVNZ 2.
Alison, Amanda (writer) & van Dammen, Tim (director) (24 March 2021). "Revengers". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 18. TVNZ 2.
Te Aro werewolf pack

The **Te Aro werewolf pack** is a pack consisting of seven werewolves living in Te Aro, Wellington. They appear in *What We Do in the Shadows* (film) and are set to appear in *We're Wolves*.

## History

The pack is led by Anton. His role is to help prevent the other werewolves from transforming prematurely and ensuring they do not harm others when they inevitably transform. He does so by preventing the werewolves from becoming angry through discouraging swearing and practicing breathing exercises, among other methods.

The documentary crew first encountered the pack (consisting of Anton, Clifton, Declan, Dion, Nathan G and Nathan M) when they passed the vampire flatmates and their human friend Stu. Deacon deliberately began to agitate them and Anton had to calm the pack down and prevent them from transforming, which some of them almost did. Anton eventually helped solve the conflict in a civil manner and they left the vampires.

A few weeks later, as the pack raced to chain themselves to trees before the full moon emerged, the vampire flatmates, who were leaving the Unholy Masquerade ball, began to pester them again. In the distraction the pack failed to chain themselves and transformed under the full moon. They attacked the group and documentary crew, leaving one member seriously injured or killed. Stu was disembowelled by the pack. Police officers O’Leary and Minogue assumed his injuries were caused by a dog and an ambulance was called. However as Stu was being carried in, he sprang back to life and fled the scene. He blacked out and woke up to see the pack in human form and mostly naked, with Anton offering him new clothes. Stu, now a werewolf, was accepted into the pack.

Shortly afterwards, Nick discovered Stu and brought him back to the flat, causing the vampires to befriend the pack.

## Members

* Anton
* Clifton
* Declan
* Dion
* Nathan G
* Nathan M
* Stu
Taniwha (species)

## Taniwha

**Taniwha** (pronounced tani-fa) are giant marine monsters of Māori mythology.

## Characteristics

Taniwha are colossal beasts that are amphibious in appearance. Their huge size can trigger seismic activity in the water. They live in deep water but will surface to consume humans, which they may trap using seaweed for future consumption. Their mating rituals can last for several hours.

## History

According to Māori legend, two taniwha brothers, Ngake and Whātaitai, lived in Wellington Harbour before the time of Kupe when the harbour was only a lake. Ngake grew tired of living there and escaped. Whātaitai grew lonely and tried to follow him, but became stranded when the tide fell. Whātaitai’s body turned to stone and his land mass became Hataitai, Wellington.

In 2019, ten people went missing in Wellington Harbour. The Paranormal Unit suspected this was caused by a taniwha and went to investigate along with Constable Parker. They had several encounters with two taniwha and found the missing people trapped in a cave to be used as food for the beasts. The taniwha however consumed a fisherman and members of the camera crew during the investigation. The two monsters were eventually seen mating in the harbour at Oriental Bay, thus confirming that the two were not the brothers of legend.

## Known Taniwha

* Ngake
* Whātaitai
* Two unnamed taniwha currently residing in Wellington Harbour

## Behind the Scenes

* The badges of the Wellington Police Force include a taniwha alongside a moa.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Taniwha"

## References

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

**Phillip** is the former familiar of the vampire Viago. He appears in the film.

## Biography

Phillip is from Europe and speaks German. In the early 20th century, he served Viago under the promise of being turned into a vampire. Viago fell in love with a young human woman named Katherine who moved to New Zealand with her family. Viago had Phillip transport him to New Zealand in a shipping crate. Phillip got the address wrong and Viago’s arrival was delayed by eighteen months. By the time he arrived, she had found a new love.

During the documentary filming, Viago became friends with the human software engineer Stu, who introduced him to many new technologies. Stu taught Viago how to use Skype and he was finally able to track down Phillip. Viago had a video conversation with a 90 year-old Phillip and explained the mishap with the address. Phillip was upset that Viago never turned him into a vampire and let him age before he could do anything with his life. Feeling awkward, Viago hung up on him.
Mrs. Maaka

**Mrs. Maaka** is the mother of Sergeant Ruawai Maaka. She appears in *Wellington Paranormal's COVID 2: The return*.

## Biography

Mrs. Maaka is of Māori origin. She made her first appearance when she interrupted her son with a video call while he was filming a PSA raising awareness of Covid-19 regulations. She expressed disappointment that Ruawai had not visited her in a while, but asserted that she was proud of him, making him very emotional. She also suggested he use the scarf she had given him as a face covering.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal's COVID 2: The return*

## References

1. ↑  "Wellington Paranormal's COVID 2: The return - Ep 2: Been here before" - New Zealand Police
Wiremu

**Wiremu** is a Wellington resident who became the subject of an investigation involving ghosts. He appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

In 2001, when Wiremu was a young man, he was due to attend a Wellington Sevens match with six of his friends, all of which dressed as Where's Wally, and he intended to travel in the same car. He missed the pickup as he was busy talking to a woman at a bar. All six friends died on the way to the match when their car collided with another, jettisoned off a highway and crashed into the side of an office block. Wiremu led a relatively normal life, marrying the woman at the bar, having several children and divorcing, but he remained traumatised by his loss of his friends.

Exactly 20 years after the crash, the six friends came back to the mortal realm as ghosts and began appearing around Wellington, mistaking people dressed like Wally for Wiremu and trying to abduct them. When the ghosts abducted the investigating officer Minogue, Sergeant Maaka had O'Leary and Parker head to Wiremu's house in Upper Hutt to lead the ghosts there.

O'Leary broke the news of the ghosts' return to a shocked Wiremu. She radioed Minogue and the ghost car immediately arrived. Wiremu was delighted to be reunited with his friends and explained what he had been up to since the crash, but regretfully told them that he would not be joining them for the Sevens game as they were all dead. To mark the occasion, Wiremu posed for photos with his friends while wearing his own Wally costume. He then bid the ghosts farewell as they drove away to Hamilton, the new location of the Sevens, unaware that the 2021 tournament had been cancelled.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "The Sevens Ghosts"

## References

Gonzalez-Macuer, Cori (writer) & van Dammen, Tim (director) (17 March 2021). "The Sevens Ghosts". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 17. TVNZ 2.
Marika Sawyer

## External links

**Marika Sawyer** is a producer and writer. She was a consulting producer for nineteen episodes and wrote one episode of *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Credits

### Consulting Producer

* *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"

### Writer

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 1:** "The Orgy"
	+ **Season 4:** "Go Flip Yourself"
	+ **Season 5:** "The Mall"
Procession of Shame

The **Procession of Shame** is a form of punishment for vampires who commit moderately serious crimes. It may be carried out as a result of independent vampire trials. Although widely feared by many vampires, is not the most severe known form of punishment when compared to execution or long-term imprisonment.

The ritual consists of the guilty vampire standing while their accusers walk around them in a circle, pointing at them and repeatedly chanting "shame!" and "bad vampire!"

Nick recieved the punishment after a trial under Viago, Vladislav and Deacon. His crimes included bringing a human, Stu, into the Te Aro vampire residence (which was brushed aside as they liked him), telling people that he was a vampire, getting Petyr killed by a vampire hunter as a result, and wearing clothes that were too similar to Deacon's. After recieving the Procession, Nick was banished from the flat and was clearly more upset with the banishment than the Procession.

## References

Clement, Jemaine (writer) & Waititi, Taika (director) (May 8, 2019). "The Trial". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 7. FX.
Clement, Jemaine & Waititi, Taika (writers and directors) (19 January 2014). *What We Do in the Shadows*.
You're Dead

***You're Dead*** is a song written and performed by Norma Tanega. It is used as the opening theme of both the film and the TV series.

The song was featured on Tanega’s 1966 album *Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog*.

## Lyrics

Don't sing if you want to live long

they have no use for your song

you're dead, you're dead, you're dead

you're dead and outta this world.

You'll never get a second chance

plan all your moves in advance

stay dead, stay dead, stay dead

stay dead and outta this world.

Run fast don't stand in the sun

there's too much work to be done

you're down, you're down, you're down

you’re down and outta this world.

Don't ever talk with your eyes

be sure that you compromise

you're dead, you're dead, you're dead

you're dead and outta this world.

Hear the unloved weeping like rain

guard your sleep from the sound of their pain

long gone, long gone, long gone

long gone and outta this world.

When you smile and it tears your face

it's time for the inhuman race

you're down, you're down, you're down

you're down and outta this world.

Now your hope and compassion is gone

you've sold out your dream to the world

stay dead, stay dead, stay dead

you're dead and outta this world.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows*  (film)
* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)