Vampires (Earth-26320)

Vampires (Homines Nocturnae, Latin: 'Night Human') are reanimated corpses that are infected with a supernatural virus that causes them to suffer from severe hemoglobin deprivation and forces them to drink blood to sustain themselves.

Purebloods vs. Turnbloods
Vampires are divided into two classes: pureblood and turnblood. Pureblood vampires are those who are born vampires, either from turnblood parents, pureblood parents, or a combination of the two. Turnbloods are those who were originally human but were turned into vampires.

Purebloods are held in exceptionally high regard by vampire society, making them the upper-class of their social hierarchy. They are shown to live lives of high-tech luxury, wealth, and privilege.

Turnbloods are held in low regard by vampire society, making them the lower-class of their social hierarchy. They often serve as a labour force for purebloods, performing menial tasks.

Powers and Abilities

 * Immortality: Vampires have no natural lifespan.
 * Superhuman Strength: Vampires are ten times stronger than an adult human.
 * Superhuman Speed: Vampires move with incredible celerity, enough to sidestep speeding bullets.
 * Superhuman Agility: They can jump higher and further than any human. In Blade: The Series, Krista Starr, a newborn vampire, was able to jump several meters from one building to another in a single bound.
 * Wall-Crawling: They can adhere to solid surfaces, such as walls and ceilings, like insects.
 * Superhuman Stamina
 * Superhuman Senses
 * Healing Factor: They boast regenerative abilities sufficient to regrow severed limbs.

Weaknesses

 * Ultraviolet Light: Ultraviolet light, either natural or synthetic, will burn a vampire's skin and reduce it to ash.
 * Garlic: Garlic is toxic to vampires.
 * Silver: The touch of silver will burn a vampire's skin.
 * EDTA: Vampire blood reacts in an explosive way to an anti-coagulant known as EDTA.
 * Decapitation: Decapitation results in instant death.
 * Hemoglobin Deprivation: More commonly referred to as "the thirst", their need for blood is said to be their defining characteristic.

Known Vampires

 * Drake