Board 8 > You are writing a story with vampires in it.

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I made a similar topic like 6 years ago, but I don't remember the results. I've always hated the right angle explanation, it makes no sense.

Where's the option for Belief/Faith?

Vampires are harmed by Crosses because of the belief/faith put in the object by millions of people. They would similarly be repelled by the star and crescent, the star of david, the wheel of Dharma, the eye of horus, and Mjolnir.

I assumed the right angle thing was just you being funny, is that real

Never heard the right angle thing

The right angle thing is from the book Blindsight by Peter Watts

I've heard of the right angle thing before, but didn't know where it came from.

Agree that it's dumb as hell.

E) I don't care about vampires

Most of my Vampire knowledge comes from Castlevania. And Alucard definitely uses crosses.

Alucard is a dhampir, not a full vampire.

The Castlevania show used the right angle explanation...even though it also confirms that Heaven/Hell are real and God (or at least some higher power) exists.

Dancedreamer posted...

They would similarly be repelled by the star and crescent, the star of david, the wheel of Dharma, the eye of horus, and Mjolnir.

I need a Norse vampire movie asap

Johnbobb posted...

I need a Norse vampire movie asap

Best you're going to get is Skyrim.

yeah, it sucks

Dancedreamer posted...

Where's the option for Belief/Faith?

Vampires are harmed by Crosses because of the belief/faith put in the object by millions of people. They would similarly be repelled by the star and crescent, the star of david, the wheel of Dharma, the eye of horus, and Mjolnir.

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KamikazePotato posted...

The Castlevania show used the right angle explanation...even though it also confirms that Heaven/Hell are real and God (or at least some higher power) exists.

I don't remember that at all, unless it was Nocturne.

kevwaffles posted...

I don't remember that at all, unless it was Nocturne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozID5sgofno

Starts at 30 seconds.

The right angle thing is honestly fine and consistent with the odd things in vampire lore.

Like to me it's the same kinda thing as Vampires have to be invited in and they have a compulsion to count rice or whatever. They just have weird quirks a lot of the time.

vampires not affected by crosses because they're atheists

FL81 posted...

vampires not affected by crosses because they're atheists

Sounds like a good reason why they would be affected by crosses

And old fashioned protractors

Lopen posted...

The right angle thing is honestly fine and consistent with the odd things in vampire lore.

Like to me it's the same kinda thing as Vampires have to be invited in and they have a compulsion to count rice or whatever. They just have weird quirks a lot of the time.

the "invited in" thing seems to strike me as pretty distinct from the more random elements; it seems to tie with the metaphor of vampires being seducers

The best use of the threshold thing will always be Angel leaning against the barrier as they're investigating some scumbag's apartment and suddenly he just falls inside and they're like "Guess he's dead now."

I guess so. Either way. Vampires have a hodgepodge of random stuff they're weak against and mental compulsions they're susceptible to. Like garlic is a classic that I didn't mention this is just "what."

I think "weird reaction to some random thing that makes no sense" vs "is holy" are both probably fair game with respect to vampires and you can find many examples of each. I have no problem with either explanation (I voted they wouldn't care about holy symbols ftr)

Garlic is like the first thing people writing their own lore either throw out or trivialize into pointless.

Dancedreamer posted...

Where's the option for Belief/Faith?

Vampires are harmed by Crosses because of the belief/faith put in the object by millions of people. They would similarly be repelled by the star and crescent, the star of david, the wheel of Dharma, the eye of horus, and Mjolnir.

I forget what show it was where a communist was able to repel them with a hammer and sickle but that was funny enough for this to be my preferred explanation

Oh I know.

I guess my point is vampires have two types of weaknesses.

1. Random shit
2. "Holy" stuff

Cross fits into the former or the latter based on explanation (right angles or holy symbol) and stuff from both categories gets discarded at the whims of the writer.

Sunlight is probably the only near universal weakness. After that you're kinda just using a grab bag of the ones you like.

If I was writing a vampire story, it would turn out that they feared crosses because the progenitor vampire had been crucified as a mortal before being raised as an undead, and the fact that crosses had become religious symbols was pure coincidence.

Best use of crosses is Salems Lot. Yes, crosses repel them, but it's based on the faith of the person wielding it. When Barlow challenges the Father to put it down and face him based on his faith and he refuses, it loses its power.

Aecioo posted...

Best use of crosses is Salems Lot. Yes, crosses repel them, but it's based on the faith of the person wielding it. When Barlow challenges the Father to put it down and face him based on his faith and he refuses, it loses its power.

Fright Night was that way as well.

BlackMageJawa posted...

If I was writing a vampire story, it would turn out that they feared crosses because the progenitor vampire had been crucified as a mortal before being raised as an undead, and the fact that crosses had become religious symbols was pure coincidence.

This is a cool idea.