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How did Dracula know he would become a vampire by renouncing God?


I thought that maybe by stabbing the cross and renouncing God, he became the world's first vampire ever. Then everyone he bites, becomes one after, but I thought maybe this is how the first one came about.

But how did he know that he would arise from the dead and wreak havoc on the world like he said he would? How did he know that his renouncing, would give him superpowers. How did he know blood would come out of the statues, and instead of being surprised by this, he drinks it, like he was expecting it to happen?

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I think Dracula was under some sort of trance or possession during the stabbing of the cross, It looked like he was controlled by an unknown evil force. My guess is he sold his soul to the devil because God failed to keep his Wife alive while he was on a holy pilgrimage.

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I thought that maybe by stabbing the cross and renouncing God, he became the world's first vampire ever. Then everyone he bites, becomes one after, but I thought maybe this is how the first one came about.

But how did he know that he would arise from the dead and wreak havoc on the world like he said he would? How did he know that his renouncing, would give him superpowers. How did he know blood would come out of the statues, and instead of being surprised by this, he drinks it, like he was expecting it to happen?


I saw that scene as a metaphor for his damnation. It is a defilement of Christianity and jesus with his blood giving eternal life. Vlad turns on his faith and is given eternal damnation instead. I didn't see it as him becoming a vampire then and there but completely losing himself to his rage and grief and becoming the legendary Vlad the impaler. The first vampire happens gradually as the evil takes over later on. Vlad is a very Christian obsessed man whose love for his wife is so great he turns from that passionate faith, betrays god and is punished for it.

I don't think he knew everything that would happen, and he honestly looks shocked when blood pours from the cross. I just think Elisabeta is gone now. He can never see her or be with her again. That anguished scream alone tells you how devastated Vlad is over losing his soulmate. By losing Elisabeta he has lost his humanity, and the pure monster takes over. He doesn't care anymore and whatever happens happens.

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I thought that was a weak way of explaining how he became a vampire. I'm pretty sure the novel gave no indication of how he became a vampire. So they could have come up with something much more intriguing for this film.

Dracula Untold shows "Vlad" discover some vampires in a cave and then he consciously takes the plunge (if I remember correctly). That works for me. They portray Transylvania as a place where there was all kinds of occult stuff going on, so the existence of a cave where vampires like to hang out like bats during the day seems only natural. No hokey religious interpretation necessary.

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According to the novel, Dracula's study of black magic during life lead to his becoming a vampire.

According to medieval lore, there were multiple ways an individual could become a vampire, depending on whom you asked. One belief was that those who were excommunicated by the church would become vampires.

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I don't think it's ever stated anywhere that Drac is the first vampire ever. I think that's something that a lot of people have come to believe for one reason or another, but vampire legends have been around for thousands of years.

In the novel, it's hinted strongly that his involvement with black magic in life, and his generally evil and murderous nature, were what made him a vampire in death. In folklore, practicing black magic in life was a sure way of being a vampire after death...and in some parts of Europe, they say that those who were werewolves in life become vampires after death. (The whole thing about how you become a werewolf after being bitten by one is an invention of Hollywood. In folklore, you become a werewolf deliberately through black magic, or you're born one by bad luck.)


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I still don't get it either. I have tried this technique many times and I have yet to be turned into a vampire

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This is Hollywood taking liberties with the original story. Which is not the 1st time it's done that. This movie was erroneously called Bram Stoker's Dracula. It departed from the original story by turning this into a romance story between Dracula and Mina Harker. In original story there was no romance between the two characters.

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