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 Buuut...I think that, maybe, [[lb:cod|Vampire: the Requiem]] actually does a better lore-job overall, though there are parts of //Masquerade// that are better. //Requiem// is at least better for mixing and matching.\\
 ===== Relations =====
+==== Succubi ====
+I stated this on the [[lb:succubus]] article, but I think vampires and succubi overlap quite a bit. There was even a point where, apparently, vampires didn't necessarily have to drink blood...but any fluid that comes out of humans. Which, yes, includes //semen//.\\
+At this point, any depiction of a ‘sexy vampire’ is basically a kind of succubus as well.
 ==== Zombies ====
-The relationship between [[playground:zombies]] and vampires is interesting in that, as far as I'm concerned, they're basically the same...except zombies are the lamer version of the vampire.\\
+The relationship between [[playground:zombie|zombies]] and vampires is interesting in that, as far as I'm concerned, they're basically the same...except zombies are the lamer version of the vampire.\\
 Think about it: both are undead monsters that need to feed on the living. Just that zombies are, at least nowadays, tied to disease more than vampires...and vampires are also much stronger than zombies.
 ===== Media Depictions =====
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 Their position as the rulers of the South falls apart during the Civil War, where the majority of them are slaughtered by the Union army.\\
 Oh, yeah, their feeding is also lethal about 99% of the time. Even if they don't drain you dry, they can leave you with a disease that, y'know, will end you.
+==== Daybreakers ====
+[[tmdbm>19901|Daybreakers]] is an interesting example for two reasons. The first is that vampirism is explicitly depicted as a (supernatural) disease. As far as I know, the only other thing that depicts vampirism like this is Plague Inc.\\
+The second reason is a bit more interesting: this is so far the only example I know of where vampires //rule// and do so //openly//. In fact, vampires make up a majority of the population.\\
+The premise is that sometime in 2008...I think...a disease started spreading from a bat. I-I know how that sounds, but let's continue.\\
+The disease turned people into immortal vampires. They could eat and drink like normal (apparently), though they still needed to feed on human blood. Not feeding on human blood makes them degenerate into more bat-like monsters. So...<wrap spoiler>there's some overlap with [[lb:yakuneve]]</wrap>.\\
+Most of humanity chose to become these inhuman monsters, while the rest didn't. The vampires now rule the world as if little has changed. At this point I realized I'm basically writing a review, so let's not get too into it. The point is that vampires are in charge and actively hunting down the rest of humanity.\\
+Vampire lore here is mostly the same. They feed off of humans, they can turn humans, they burn in the sunlight...but nothing related to silver or garlic. They're also pale and all have yellow/orange eyes.\\
+The film //does// end with a cure for vampirism...but it goes a bit further too, as the vampires also create synthetic blood. For most of the film, they continually fail to synthesize blood but end up succeeding by the end. [[#Underworld]] also features synthetic blood, but it's not a plot point.
+==== Night of the Comet ====
+Yes, seriously.\\
+I realized recently that the main bad guys in this [[tmdbm>18462|film]] are //basically// vampires. For some unknown reason, some of the survivors of the comet which wiped out humanity need to receive the blood of the remaining survivors. Though it's never really made clear //why// and what the difference is.\\
+If they don't, they start looking super pale, kinda gross and their skin sticks to their bones, as if their fat disappears.\\
+Definitely one of the more unusual entries here.
 ==== Underworld ====
-I fist heard of //Underworld// in reference to a lawsuit filed by White Wolf against it. This is because White Wolf felt their copyright was being infringed in regards to the [[lb:wod]]. It was settled out of court, though.\\
+I first heard of //Underworld// in reference to a lawsuit filed by White Wolf against it. This is because White Wolf felt their copyright was being infringed in regards to the [[lb:wod]]. It was settled out of court, though.\\
 //Underworld// and //Masquerade// have very surface-level similarities, but are quite different. First, vampires aren't dead...vampires are living creatures and, specifically, an immortal sub-race of humanity.\\
 They're immortal, drink blood and can turn others via a bite...and, well, the sun hurts them. They're also directly related to werewolves and exist in a vampire faction, similar to the Camarilla...I guess.\\