Why is it we only hear about vampires in Europe and not in Africa? I was always confused by this until I realized that holy water kills vampires and they bless the rains down in Africa.
Lol there are vampire like creatures in African mythology like the Asanbosam and Obayifo, im sure there's more. They just aren't called "vampires" because that's a term from Europe. There actually many creatures like vampires found around the world.
The real weakness of werewolves is quicksilver (aka mercury). The silver trope is either from a mistranslation or the Beast of Gevaudan story. Plus silver is associated with the moon so it seems like it should enhance a werewolf rather than weaken them, like a power-up or an energy drink
@@driftingdruid I've heard of that one but I really prefer to think that the entirety of the Whiterun guardship is walking around with aching arrow wounds precisely in the knee.
@@driftingdruid I heard that one a lot of time before but haven't seen any evidence of it. As a matter of fact, it seem it is nothing more than a popular myth.
@@Torlik11 dig a bit more digging, and I stand corrected kotaku.com/how-they-came-up-with-skyrims-arrow-in-the-knee-line-5886648 poor guards and their shattered knees...
Insta like even before watching just for that thumbnail. MTG Innistrad vampires and madness mechanic! Updated: It was fun to watch. You asked feedback on your discord, but for patreons only (now mostly ko-fi). I couldn't participate there, so now here's a few things: 1. Video length: perfect, could be even longer like 35-40 minutes. 2. Popular franchises: only mentioning Vampire the Masquerade and other IPs was the right call. It would easily make the video 1,5 hours long again if you left them in. (Then again would be interesting to see your take on the whole Vampire the Masquerade and World of Darkness franchise). 3. Extra characters: I found them fun especially Eeznij the vampire. (Saw what you did there Vampzee ;) ). Would be fun if each of them telling their part of the lore in their own perspective. 4. Lore to speculation ratio: many of your Witcher videos had more of this, while here you told more facts and history. Personally I like the speculations as much as the facts/lore. 5. Credits: I found the ending funny, rambling while listing all the top supporters. And since it's after the credits, it's fine that you take your time with each one of them.
The history of these creatures goes back frome the dawn of humanity. The word "Vampire" derives from Serbian word "Vampir" first documented case of associating this word with blood sucking creature is from late 17th century in eastern Serbia. Great video, regards:)
Absolutely love this time of the year, Halloween and honestly anything horror related is amazing and seeing you cover content of this nature is a bonus ! As always Jinzee, keep up the amazing work - your videos never fail in delivering quality content and overall a sense of enjoyment :)
A little further away, between two matrons, sat Emiel Regis. He was dressed in a black, velvet jacket, looking like a vampire...Regis waved a silver fork and demonstrated that the best remedy against vampires is silver, a precious metal the barest touch of which is absolutely fatal to them. And garlic, asked the ladies? Garlic is also effective, admitted Regis, but socially troublesome, since it stinks awfully. When the overused garlic trope is brought up i couldn't help thinking of this scene in lady of the lake that had me laughing so hard :DDDDD
Great video! I can only guess how much work goes into making an origins video, but if it comes to a series like "Let's Talk About Elves, Dragons, Dwarfs" it would be amazing!
I only discovered this channel after your Elric video which was very informative as I've only read the first collection of Elric stories. After that video, I immediately subscribed and watched a butt load of others. Awesome work.
I'd say drinking blood would probably still fall under gore content and thereby be not advertiser friendly. Your vamp chum there is on thin ice! 😂😛 PS: That rambly outro sketch was on point! ❤️
Love the old Vampire lore from folklore and mythology and all the other monsters that I grew up on that I was inspired to write my own vampire novel. In this book that I am writing. Vampires are evil, twisted, disturbing, and terrifying. The aim was not trying to make Vampires edgy or anything. I just wanted to see if I can take the undead creatures that I grew up on and see how can I make them scare me as an adult in these modern times. I was inspired by Dracula and Brian Lumley's Necroscope series. Which I highly recommend, because the Vampires in those books are not just terrifying they almost have a cosmic horror element. I also was inspired by mythology and lore, books, movies, and Vampire video games. Primarily The Legacy of Kain franchise and the Vampire the Masquerade and the World of Darkness games.
Getting ready for vampire: the masquerade--bloodlines 2? Would be sweet to have you make a video on the most fun you've had while playing a vampire in games (eg: elder scrolls, legacy of kain, etc) Keep up the good work. Cheers
@@ProperBird Sorry to tell you, but Gangrel wasn't planned by the devs as a starting clan. It will only come as a free DLC. Instead there are 5 starter clans in VTM Bloodlines 2: Brujah, Torreador, Malkavian, Tremere, and Ventrue. So if you're planning to buy the game early, you can wait for the clan. It is speculated to come with a Werewolf expansion/dlc along with the Nosferatu clan. There will be mod support though since the game is in Unreal engine 4, so a day 1 Gangrel may be possible, just not an official one.
what about something about uncommon vampires, or vampires "out of canon" like brian lumley's "necroscope", golden and mignola's "baltimore" (the comicsbook adaptation), hell even del toro's "the strain"
Have to admit that my eyes nearly rolled out of my head at the “Men writing female characters in books” section lol. My father taught me how to cook and sew while my mother taught me how to fire a rifle and change a tire. I always find these types of categorizations as arrogant and born of a simplistic mind.
My favorite vampires are from the Vampire : Masquerade lore. There Cain is the original vampire and his blood curse runs through generations forming different abilities and with it different subgroups but with every new generation the curse's 'positive' traits starts to fade and only the negatives remain (thinblood) and with it several doomsday groups appear prophetising the return of the antedeluvians (pre-flood generation, 2nd and 3rd) who will destroy every vampires. (Gehenna) But it seems this is a self-fullfilling prophecy as vampires start to kill off each other to prevent or hasten this event.
In defense of the portrayal of Van Helsing, many of the areas that would become the Netherlands spoke German. My Grandfather who was Dutch served as a german translator for the US army in WWII. I am also surprised that you do not mention the greek Lamia. Silver was an issue for Vampires because its purity rejected them, so no reflections in mirrors- which have silver backings, or in photographs which were developed with silver nitrates, Another great video.
The Giaour comes from Turkish Gâvur that has been taken from Persian word ghebar. The word refers to an offensive ethnic nickname used by Muslims in Turkey and the Balkans to refer to non-Muslims . In my languace is Ghiaur. And yes my country is the one with the legend of Vlad Tepes his father was called Vlad Dracul ( the name comes from Drac witch means Dragon, because he was in the order of the dragon) so Draculea(Dracula) the big bad Vmpire is actually a dragon, if you ever ask where is the name coming from , well its from Dragon from the order of the dragon.
Imagine a Vampire from like medieval times passing by a modern mirror for the first time and seeing their reflection- Old mirrors had silver but ours have aluminum so, for once, they'd see themselves.
I've always loved your voice, admired your curious interests, and finally now I get to see a cute face attached to all-as you discuss VAMPIRES, my favorite monster of historical culture. I think I would very much like to marry you now;)
So! Interesting take on vampires, and time travel? Intrigued? Check out the Legacy of Kain series. Might not be able to play it, but, the research should yield interesting results for a take on vampirism.
Ah yes vampires the greatest characters to ever grace $5 romance novels that you always see at the grocers checkout and then right beside it you see a werewolf romance novel and think that's concerning and I judge those who would buy it.
There's a couple of reasons as to why humans fear (and subsequently hate) vampires, 1) Humans fear the notion that they're not the top of the evolutionary ladder, 2) Humans also fear that they're not the top of the food chain. These fears tend to be most prevalent in those with deeply held religious "convictions" and are usually christians. Whether you're talking about catholics as shown in most iterations of dracula, or evangelicals from tv series like true blood. In any case, the fears listed above aren't exclusive to vampires (the mutants of the x-men franchises are a prime example) they tend to be among the reasons why vampires are the villains and must be killed.
ok, i might have a thing for vampires ... i mean, not the long nails, but, when i looked at you, with the teeth dressed in black, it just "clicks" more ... anyway, cool video and you looked fabulous !
Concern the "crosses are only effective against the evils of 31% of the worlds population" I like the canons where a cultures evil can only effectively be fought by the same cultures good and are much more resilient against other cultures weapons. i.e. fighting Set with a silver cross wont do much
I've always been fond of the idea its a psychological issue, like the obsessive counting. And I when religious symbiology is used, I tend to prefer it when vampiric vulnerability to holy symbols stems from the conviction of the person holding up the symbol, not "cross" itself, so a crucifix, a star of David, a mjiolenr necklace or I guess a dollar bill for Scientologists
LIES Vampires are a product of an evil genius that happens to be born into a fabulous 7 foot humanoid race that constantly pose and glitter like no tomorrow. They can only be defeated by a special type of martial arts that concentrates on a breathing technique.
Anyone with knowledge of Greek mythology would know Ambrosio's story is bullshit. If you cross Artemis she'll fuck you up, not grant you gifts. Even her half-brother Herakles was afraid of her when he got the task of capturing one of Artemis' hinds. He was probably rehearsing his plea for forgiveness throughout the hunt hoping he'd at least get the chance to express it and not just get turned into a porcupine full of arrows in a blink of an eye. She did listen to him though. It probably helped their sibling Apollo was with her. You know how musicians and poets can get you to chillax: "It's, like, what even IS a hind, man? Look at me, Artemis. What IS a hind, you know? Aren't we all hinds?"
Eeznij talks a lot, and it's weird, because I find that endearing and annoying at the same time. It tickles my brain, somehow.... Maybe it's some kind of vampiric ASMR?
13:30 Ah, the nostalgic charm of old timey sexism and discrimination. An integral part of any great classic of fiction. It reminds me of the time I read a book from Pushkin (it was The Captain's Daughter). I wasn't expecting that much antisemitism. The part that shocked/surprised the most was how mundane it was written, like it was an everyday occurence blending in the backgroud.
@@patrickquick1762 It's probably why it felt so mundane. Nowaday, when antisemitism is represented in fiction, it's always denounced in some way but in the book, the protagonist literally have to choose between going out to beat random jews or stay in and play pool and he choose pool because beating jews is too tiring. It's one thing to know that a lot of people at that time were antisemites but it feel more tangible to read a direct example of this mindset.
I love the idea of vampires but don't like how authors do them now days. Also if I were to meet one I wouldn't be scared, I would just pity him because of all the famn ways I can defeat one, it's to easy to outsmart and kill a vempire.
and, Ambrogio as a name surely didn't exist in the times of Greek legends, as didn't Italy ;) edit: ah yes, the mother of all 21century "emo" vampires, Anne Rice.
Awww, no mention of best boy vampire Proinsias Cassidy (from Preacher comics). On a different note, I did like something that The Vampire Diaries (books not show) did. The older/stronger a vampire was, the more restrictions were placed upon them (sunlight, unable to cross running water, garlic, religious symbols, etc).
