Vampires were undead creatures that operated in New Marais. They were led by Bloody Mary and possessed various abilities.
History
Formation
The first known vampire was Marco, who later turned a governess named Mary, who was suffering from smallpox, into a vampire and the two began killing across Europe. However, after Marco's murder at the hands of Father Ignatius, Mary hunted the priest while turning various humans into vampires and becoming their leader. Eventually, after thirty-seven years of hunting Ignatius, the vampires were a powerful force. The vampires tracked Ignatius down to New Marais. Arriving in the city, they immediately began feeding on the populace.
Loss of Leader
An angry mob rallied to fight the vampires.
One night, Mary was caught feeding on a human and immediately fled to the New Marais catacombs, where all the vampires hid. Shortly afterward, Ignatius, who worked on a holy weapon to combat the vampires, rallied the citizens of New Marais and stormed the catacombs. The vampires, powerless against Ignatius' Barbed Cross, fled the catacombs, leaving behind Bloody Mary, who was defenseless against the citizens. After her capture, she was tied to a Pyre and set on fire. The vampires were left leaderless and were sealed in the catacombs of New Marais.
Resurrection
Those fangers had got him. They'd open up a vein in his neck and started dripping blood into some... matchstick of a corpse. Cole's a Conduit. He's superhuman, and his blood...whew, it did the trick. Man, her bite was like a pit bull with syringes for teeth. The more she drank, the prettier she got.
Zeke Dunbar on the vampire's ritual to resurrect Mary.
The vampires use Cole to resurrect Mary.
Years later, the vampires continued to operate in the catacombs, plotting not only how to resurrect their fallen leader, but also to get their revenge on New Marais. Finally, one Pyre Night, the vampires captured Cole MacGrath, who was in the catacombs rescuing trapped civilians. Aware of his Conduit capabilities, the vampires took Cole to Mary's charred, dead body. Holding the Conduit, the vampires cut Cole's neck, allowing his blood to drip over Mary's corpse. Chanting her name, the group's leader was soon resurrected. Leaving the catacombs, the vampires spread out across New Marais to carry out the rest of their plan.
Activities in New Marais
The Firstborn steals the Cross.
Once above ground, the vampires began feeding and turning the populace of New Marais, blending in perfectly with the Pyre Night revelers. However, once Mary realized she would not be able to control Cole as she had so many before him, and also aware that Cole would soon realize the importance of Ignatius's Cross, she sent a Firstborn to steal the Barbed Cross, buried with Ignatius in his crypt in St. Charles Cemetery.
Throughout the night, Cole was able to thwart many of Mary's operations, killing many of her vampires and eventually tracking down the Firstborn and taking back the Barbed Cross.
Defeat
Bloody Mary, seconds before the catacombs were destroyed.
With sunrise near and their plans to destroy the city in tatters, Bloody Mary was confronted by Cole. As the two fought across the city, her vampires did all they could to protect their leader and kill Cole. However, with the Barbed Cross in hand, Cole slayed many of their members, and the remaining vampires fell back to the refuge of their catacombs. Following them, Cole defeated many more of their numbers as Zeke Dunbar set up white phosphorus around the catacombs. Once the pair had returned to the surface, Zeke detonated the power, killing the remaining vampires trapped within, including Bloody Mary.
Types
Vampiric Powers
Powers Acquired by Cole
- Staking: Cole uses his makeshift cross/stake amp to stab vampires through the heart, defeating them instantly while recovering a small portion of his Corruption meter.
- Shadow Stake: After staking a certain number of vampires, Cole can use Shadow Swarm to fly into enemy vampires and stake them instantly. Consumes a large portion of his Corruption meter.
- Shadow Swarm: Cole transforms into a small swarm of bats, allowing him to fly through the air. Drains his Corruption meter at a steady rate.
- Vampire Sense: similar to Radar Pulse, it allows Cole to "see through the eyes of a vampire" and discriminate between disguised First Born and humans by looking at whether their bodies contain blood.
Trivia
- In a UGC story mission made by Sucker Punch (required to advance in the story depending on UGC access), Cole mentions the idea that vampires are a special type of Conduit. This could be possible as their bite could infect normal people with the vampire Conduit gene. In subsequent UGC stories produced by Sucker Punch, both Cole and Zeke refer to them as Blood Conduits. However, it is left ambiguous whether or not the vampires are Conduits or not, as the mystical runes that only vampires can see, their weaknesses being much the same as traditional folklore vampires, and their apparent immortality as demonstrated by Bloody Mary's lifespan are all not explained by Conduitism. It is also not explained why vampirism can be spread to non-Conduits. If they are not Conduits, then they would be the first non-Conduit superhumans in the Infamous series, albeit non-canon.
- Several vampires wear red "pea coats" similar to the red coat worn by Michael Jackson during the music video Thriller, in which he plays an undead monster.
- Cole, as a vampire, seems to be in the inFamous Karma state, as you can tell by his clothing, skin tone, and the red-orange hue of his lightning.
- Cole can't make moral choices in his vampire state, as being a vampire, he is naturally evil. He also can't access his Ionic Powers. His Blasts, Bolts, Grenades, and Rockets do change over time.
- Cole only uses Ionic Storm once in his battle with Bloody Mary.
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