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{{nihongo|Vampire|吸血鬼|Kyūketsuki|Blood-Sucking Demon}}, also called {{nihongo|Bloodsucker|吸血種|Kyūketsu-shu}}, is the general term for those who suck the blood of other living creatures. |
{{nihongo|Vampire|吸血鬼|Kyūketsuki|Blood-Sucking Demon}}, also called {{nihongo|Bloodsucker|吸血種|Kyūketsu-shu}}, is the general term for those who suck the blood of other living creatures. |
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==Characteristics== |
==Characteristics== |
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| − | As there are various creatures that blood-sucking creatures all over the world with various different characteristics, the term "bloodsucker" is used as a catch-all term. The terms "vampire" and "bloodsucker" are essentially synonymous in all cases except those regarded by the [[Church]] as enemies. They specifically hunt those they deem as "vampires |
+ | As there are various creatures that blood-sucking creatures all over the world with various different characteristics, the term "bloodsucker" is used as a catch-all term. The terms "vampire" and "bloodsucker" are essentially synonymous in all cases except those regarded by the [[Church]] as enemies. They specifically hunt those they deem as "vampires", [[True Ancestor]]s, [[Dead Apostle]]s, and those turned into bloodsuckers by Dead Apostles, ignoring other bloodsuckers regardless of their species. Because these vampires have an instinct known as the {{nihongo|[[Vampiric Impulses]]|吸血衝動|kyuuketsu shoudou}},<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/MB|MBVampiricImpulses}}</ref> which pushes them to suck the blood of others. But differently than the vampiric impulses of the {{nihongo|'''True Ancestors'''|真祖|Shinso}}, who have no physical reason behind those impulses, the {{nihongo|'''Dead Apostles'''|死徒|Shito}} have the physical need to suck the blood of others, in order to maintain their own bodies. |
=== Curse of Restoration === |
=== Curse of Restoration === |
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| − | [[True Ancestor]]s and [[Dead Apostle]]s possess a form of limited immortality, called the {{nihongo|'''Curse of Restoration'''|復元呪詛|Fukugen Juso}}. This ability operates under normal conditions and causes the vampire's body to regress through time to its original vampiric state whenever it receives an injury. However, this ability is also tied to the phases of the [[Moon# |
+ | [[True Ancestor]]s and [[Dead Apostle]]s possess a form of limited immortality, called the {{nihongo|'''Curse of Restoration'''|復元呪詛|Fukugen Juso}}. This ability operates under normal conditions and causes the vampire's body to regress through time to its original vampiric state whenever it receives an injury. However, this ability is also tied to the phases of the [[Moon#Effects on Vampires|moon]]. As the moon waxes, the degree of injury that can be repaired, as well as the speed of the regression increases dramatically. For example, [[Michael Roa Valdamjong|Roa]] would not have been able to survive [[Arcueid Brunestud]]'s Marble Phantasm, were it not for the full moon. Additionally, it is the night of a full moon the time when the Dead Apostles and True Ancestors reach the height of their strength.<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/Plus Period|Vampire+.}}</ref> |
==Variations== |
==Variations== |
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===Dead Apostles=== |
===Dead Apostles=== |
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{{Main|Dead Apostle}} |
{{Main|Dead Apostle}} |
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| − | In the ''Tsukihime'' setting, vampires have the instinct known as the {{nihongo|[[Vampiric Impulses]]|吸血衝動|kyuuketsu shoudou}},<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/MB|MBVampiricImpulses}}</ref> which pushes them to suck the blood of others. But differently than the vampiric impulses of the [[True Ancestor]]s, who are also considered vampires, these [[Dead Apostle|vampires]] have the physical need to suck the blood of others, in order to maintain their own bodies. However, if the vampire gives the human his own blood in the process, the human body will not completely die and the soul cannot leave the body. In most cases however, the body dies and with it the soul of the victim and the final result is an empty corpse, that the vampire can control like a [[Familiar#The Dead|puppet]], called the {{nihongo|'''Dead'''|死者|Shisha}}. But sometimes, there are those who possess an [[Od|high physical potential]] and the [[Magic Circuit|capacity of their soul]] is excellent, it prevents the body and with it the [[soul]] from dying. |
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| − | Afterwards their bodies get buried and after several years in the grave, the brain dissolves and the soul is freed from the cage of the body; and it arises as a kind of living dead called a {{nihongo|'''Ghoul'''|食屍鬼|Shokushiki|Corpse-Eating Demon}}. Ghouls and their transformed souls, can bypass the necessity of the brain to hold the soul, as their soul is now separate from the body. They have mental capacities pretty much equivalent to that of a savage beast and they must devour other corpses to reconstruct their own degenerated flesh. After many years of this they restore their bodies and thus, their brain, which now anchors their soul again to the body. The soul can now reshape itself with the brain and the body and they fully recover their intelligence and memories, and mature to a {{Nihongo|'''Dead Apostle'''|死徒|Shito}}. It takes decades, of acclimating to life in the darkness, to complete this Growth Process. But their is a rare case, among rare cases, if the body is truly blessed with excellent potential, it allows a complete rebirth into a full-fledged vampirea almost immediately. |
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| − | Those who became Vampires can move on their own free will, but they cannot escape the rule of their sire's blood. They have to supply the majority of their acquired blood to their vampire parent. The new born Vampire gains the necessary knowledge to understand the changes of its body and quickly grows accustomed to living as a vampire. The vampire still follows his vampire parent but can give their own blood to a human and have their own followers. A vampire can only become a full-fledged Dead Apostle after breaking free from the control of his parent vampire. To stop that eternal cycle, the Church has built the [[Church#Burial Agency|Burial Agency]], to hunt and destroy the Dead Apostles. The purpose of the Burial Agency is the extermination of all vampires as well as the sealing of the founding [[The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors|27 Ancestors]]. |
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Revision as of 15:11, 2 September 2018
Vampire (吸血鬼, Kyūketsuki?, Blood-Sucking Demon), also called Bloodsucker (吸血種, Kyūketsu-shu?), is the general term for those who suck the blood of other living creatures.
Characteristics
As there are various creatures that blood-sucking creatures all over the world with various different characteristics, the term "bloodsucker" is used as a catch-all term. The terms "vampire" and "bloodsucker" are essentially synonymous in all cases except those regarded by the Church as enemies. They specifically hunt those they deem as "vampires", True Ancestors, Dead Apostles, and those turned into bloodsuckers by Dead Apostles, ignoring other bloodsuckers regardless of their species. Because these vampires have an instinct known as the Vampiric Impulses (吸血衝動, kyuuketsu shoudou?),[1] which pushes them to suck the blood of others. But differently than the vampiric impulses of the True Ancestors (真祖, Shinso?), who have no physical reason behind those impulses, the Dead Apostles (死徒, Shito?) have the physical need to suck the blood of others, in order to maintain their own bodies.
Curse of Restoration
True Ancestors and Dead Apostles possess a form of limited immortality, called the Curse of Restoration (復元呪詛, Fukugen Juso?). This ability operates under normal conditions and causes the vampire's body to regress through time to its original vampiric state whenever it receives an injury. However, this ability is also tied to the phases of the moon. As the moon waxes, the degree of injury that can be repaired, as well as the speed of the regression increases dramatically. For example, Roa would not have been able to survive Arcueid Brunestud's Marble Phantasm, were it not for the full moon. Additionally, it is the night of a full moon the time when the Dead Apostles and True Ancestors reach the height of their strength.[2]
Variations
Dead Apostles
- Main article: Dead Apostle
Lamyros
True Ancestors
- Main article: True Ancestor
Others
- Akiha Tohno
- "Bloodsucking animals of South America"
- Forest of Einnashe - It is a special exception as a subspecies of the Bloodsuckers.[3]
- Medusa - Classified as a member of the bloodsuckers because the most efficient way for her to gain magical energy is to drink blood.[4]
- "Vampiric flying heads of mainland China"
References
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[] Melty Blood Act Cadenza PS2 Manual - Dictionary: Vampiric Impulses [Term], p.057 Vampiric Impulses [Term]
The base desire possessed by both True Ancestors and Dead Apostles.
In True Ancestors it is merely a bad habit, but in Dead Apostles it is a means of staying alive.
For those Dead Apostles who used to be human, it is something not entirely dissimilar from an expression of love.吸血衝動【用語】
真祖、死徒が持つ行動原理。
真祖のそれは病であり、死徒のそれは生存手段である。人間から死徒になったものは、それが人間でいうところの愛情表現に近いのだと論じている。 - ↑
[] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Vampire [Term], p.178 Vampire [Term]
A general term for those that suck human blood. Refers specifically to the Dead Apostles, or those that have become bloodsuckers because of them.
The vampires in Tsukihime extract human blood to maintain their own flesh. If, during this process, the vampire injects their own blood into their human prey, that human will be unable to peacefully pass away. For a normal person, death will still find them before long regardless. However, on rare occasions, if the victim has high physical potential and the capacity of their soul is excellent, they will remain in the world of the living.
Afterward, their corpse is interred, and left alone for several years. During this time their brain melts, their soul is liberated from the cage of the body, and finally they arise as a kind of living dead called a "ghoul".
As a ghoul, they feed on the corpses sleeping in the graves around them to supplement their own missing flesh, restoring their physical body little by little. After many years of this, they will eventually regain their brain and intelligence. At this stage, they can finally be called a "vampire".
However, although this new vampire can move by their own will, they cannot escape from the rule of their sire's blood. Finally, after spending decades acclimating to life in the darkness, the vampire will begin attacking humans to create servants of their very own, while remaining subservient to the vampire that made them.
In order to obstruct this infinite cycle, the Church created the Burial Agency, Inquisitors that exist to slay Dead Apostles. The Burial Agency's goal is the utter eradication of all vampires, and the sealing of the 27 Ancestors that made them.吸血鬼【用語】
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[] Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - talk. Glossary: Blood-Sucking species [Term], p.193 Blood-Sucking species [Term]
A general term used to describe organisms that consume the blood of their own kind.
Einnashe was a special exception as a subspecies of Blood-suckers.
Most of the Blood-suckers were weak against sunlight, but there were indeed Blood-suckers who were only active during the day.
The Dead Apostle of Tsukihime were representative of the Blood-suckers. They were Blood-suckers derived from mankind.吸血種【用語】
同じ生物の血を吸うモノたちの総称。
中には亜種として、アインナッシュのような特例が誕生する。
多くの吸血種は日の光に弱いが、中には日中しか活動できないという稀な吸血種も存在するとか。
月姫では死徒と呼ばれる、人間から吸血種となったモノたちを代表的な吸血種として扱っている。 - ↑
[] Fate/Side Material - Encyclopedia: Rider [Servant], p.077 [T] Rider [Servant]
Heroic Spirit of the mount. A type of Servant that requires high maneuverability, and tends to possess strong Noble Phantasms.
The Rider in the story is no exception, riding Pegasus and making full use of its charging power in battle.
Of course, Rider herself is also a unique Heroic Spirit, and the number of skills and Noble Phantasms she has is particularly high even amongst the Servants.
She is taciturn and lacks self-assertiveness, but that doesn't mean she is apathetic toward her surroundings. Rather, she's the kind of person that worries about things from every conceivable angle but hides it behind a perfect poker face.
Though parts of her personality are quite similar to Sakura's, Sakura is a commoner while Rider is more of a high-born type. Even her demeanor and tone of speech have a sort of high-class strictness to them.
With the complex she has about her own height and the way she gets embarrassed when people see her mystic eyes, she might actually be pretty lady-like.
Because of her outward appearance and primary weapon, a lot of people thought she was going to be an Assassin class Servant before the game came out, but nope, she's a Rider!
I really wanted to have a scene in the Sakura route where she and Saber bickered with each other as they fought toward a common goal, but unfortunately the story didn't develop in that direction and I had to discard the idea.
Incidentally, the lewd dream on the fifth day of the Sakura route was Rider's doing.
She is not a Dead Apostle (vampire), but she is a bloodsucker. For her, the most efficient, luscious way of gaining magical energy is drinking blood.ライダー【サーヴァント】
騎兵の英霊。高い機動性が求められ、強力な宝具を保有するサーヴァントタイプ。
本騙のライダーも天馬に騎乗し、その突進力に物を言わせた戦闘を得意とする。
ライダー自身も特殊な英霊で、保有スキル、宝具数はサーヴァントの中でもで一、二を争う。
無口で自己主張をしないライダーだが、周囲に無関心という訳ではない。むしろ色々考えすぎる性格なのだがポーカーフェイスで隠している。
性格的に桜と似たところがあるが、桜が庶民なのに対してライダーはお嬢さまタイプ。物腰や口調も、上流階級っぽい厳しさが感じられる。
自分の長身がコンプレックスだったり、魔眼を見られると恥かしがったりするあたり、奥ゆかしい人なのかも。
その外見と武器からゲーム発売前は「アサシンでは?」 と予想されていたが、正体はまさかのライダーでした。ニヤリ。
桜ルー卜では馬が合わないセイパーと文句を言い合いつつ共闘する、というシーンをやりたかったのですが、物語上没になりましたとさ。
ちなみに、桜ルート五日目の淫夢はライダーの仕業です。
死徒（吸血鬼）ではないが、吸血種。彼女にとって最も効率がよく甘美な魔力補給が吸血な訳である。
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