Key conclusions
- Disturbing vampire bosses like BloodRayne 2's Sleaze add a unique fear factor to games.
- Vampires like Nosferatu in video games create gothic dread and mystery, enhancing the storyline.
- Characters like Malachi and Nosferatu are heavily inspired by iconic vampires from film history.
Vampires are iconic monsters in pop culture that have been the heroes and villains of movies, shows, and video games. Generally, vampires in games feature bloody, gory, action-oriented gameplay, such as in the future Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2. But sometimes developers use them to instill fear in players.
From classic vampires to mutated monsters, the bloodthirsty creatures have been interpreted differently in all game genres and playstyles. The scariest are usually the enemies or even the main villains of the game, who torment the players either with their disturbing appearance or supernatural abilities.
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9 Slezz (BloodRayne 2)
A disturbing, hideous womb of monsters
BloodRayne 2
- Released
- October 12, 2004
- The developer
- Terminal Reality, Big Boat Interactive
- Publisher
- Terminal Reality, Big Boat Interactive
Enemies are rarely scary BloodRayne 2since the game is more about hacking and punching enemies than anything else. However, Sleaze stands out from the other bosses in the game due to her massive presence and almost demonic appearance, sitting naked in the sewers waiting to be fed like Kagan's mother.
Tear is an old Shakab, a purebred vampire, making her one of the most powerful bosses in BloodRayne 2. Rather than fear in the traditional sense, Slezz is remembered for being an unsettling, hideous creature to fight. She has almost no human qualities, a captivating voice and the ability to douse the player with acid.
8 Nosferatu
The mysterious villain feels like a universal monster
- Developer: SETA Corporation
- Release date: October 7, 1994
- system: SNES
- genre: Action platformer
Featuring amazing cinematics for a SNES game, Nosferatu fills the atmosphere with that gothic horror that feels directly inspired by past Dracula films. The opening scene shows an innocent woman being kidnapped by a mysterious vampire known simply as Nosferatu.
Similar to Dracula in the Castlevania games, Nosferatu's presence is felt throughout the game as he watches over protagonist Kyle as he fights to save the woman he loves. Despite the fact that he appears only a few times Nosferatuthe titular villain's face is always obscured by shadows or an art style that keeps him shrouded in mystery while showcasing his immense power.
7 Lazarus Malcott (Darkwatch: Curse of the West)
The demonic scourge of the wild west
A vampire in the Old West is already terrifying given the era, but Darkwatch's Lazarus Malcott makes it worse by being possessed by a demon. Lazarus is a powerful being who unleashes an undead scourge across the western border and accidentally turns the main character, Jericho's Cross, into a vampire.
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Jericho Cross faces off against Lazarus Malcott throughout the Darkwatch campaign, battling the monster with a mix of guns and superpowers. The monster is constantly evolving and becoming more and more powerful. At first he looks more human, but in the end he's just a bloated monstrous creature that almost unleashes the apocalypse.
6 Jacob Van Neck (Order: 1886)
A supernatural take on Jack the Ripper
One of the antagonists of Order: 1886Jacob Van Neck is a man of great power in the titular Order known as Lord Hastings. Later revealed to be a multi-faceted monster, he committed the infamous Whitechapel murders, earning him the name: Jack the Ripper. He is a vampire and the leader of a company run by half-blood villains such as werewolves and other vampires.
While Jacob is creepy in his vampire form, it's even creepier that he's such a puppeteer, playing both factions to get what he wants. He seeks to wage war against the world, specifically planning to spread half-breeds around the world for domination.
5 Alps (The Witcher 3)
Sirens who use beauty to lure people to their deaths
Geralt of Rivia faces many terrifying monsters, including many vampires The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. However, no other vampire can be as terrifying as Alps, with their shark teeth and long red hair. They use seduction to lure their victims to their deaths, transforming from stunning-looking humans to swift and deadly monsters that can easily drain the blood from anyone.
Alps in Witcher 3 also happens to feature super speed and the ability to appear invisible to the naked eye. This makes fighting them, even with high level weapons and upgrades for Geralt, a nightmare encounter. Fortunately, with silver swords at the ready and the right spells and oils, they can be eliminated with enough patience.
4 Red Queen (Vampire)
The Blood Goddess uses London as her playground
She's had many names over the years, but the Red Queen is the name of the main villain Vampire when she terrorizes London, England in the early 1900s. More than just a vampire, the Red Queen is considered a god among bloodthirsty monsters, always resurrecting every few centuries to create new plagues that cause mass human deaths.
Vampire does a lot to create the Red Queen. The vampire protagonist, Jonathan Reid, uses her to find a cure not only for himself, but also to save the people of England from the flu she unleashed on the city, creating lesser vampires and other monsters under her command. That's without even getting to her appearance, appearing as an avatar made of blood.
3 Lord Malachi (Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachi)
A villain inspired by a classic vampire movie
Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachi
- Released
- October 19, 2003
- ESRB
- m
- The developer
- Idol FX
- Publisher
- iGames Publishing
Although it's a first-person shooter, Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachi never loses the horror element. This includes the main villain, Lord Malachi, whose design is inspired by Count Orlak Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. The video game version kept Max Shrek's creepy look and aura.
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U Nosferatu: Wrath of Malachithe villain is another example of a satisfying payoff for the many hours of accumulation over the course of the story. When Malachi is finally encountered, his first form is his worst, hovering over the player with long claws and a gaping mouth. His second and final form as a skeletal beast is also scary as it catches newcomers by surprise as it mixes gothic and weird horror.
2 Batman: Arkham Knight
Gotham City's other creature of the night
Although Flying Man was never referred to as a vampire, he was featured in the Batman: Arkham Knight has fangs, wings, and looks like a bat/human hybrid to qualify. Gamers and DC fans were introduced to Man-Aviator with one of the scariest moments in the franchise, randomly yelling at Batman as the player fights his way through Gotham City.
Man-Bat side mission in the Batman: Arkham Knight leads the Caped Crusader to the monster's place of origin, a secret lab where a benevolent scientist named Kirk Langstrom has spliced his DNA with that of a vampire bat. Found footage shows a man transformed into a creature and unfortunately kills his own wife, making the mission look like something out of a horror movie.
1 Lady Alcina Dimitrescu (Resident Evil: Village)
The new incarnation of the Femme Fatale
Lady Alcina Dimitrescu is a tall, pale woman who rivals Ethan Winters in everything Resident Evil: Village. Although she is not the main villain, she remains memorable. Behind her magical beauty is a blood-sucking creature that can quickly kill the player with its long claws, and it doesn't take her true form as the monster she transforms into.
Along with her daughters and other family members, Lady Dimitrescu quickly established herself as an iconic villain in Resident Evil games. Not only is she a unique take on a vampire for a bioweapon-driven universe with unusual powers and abilities, but unlike past villains, she's impossible to kill without a special weapon. Until then, the only option is to run or hide.
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