I don't get it... He renounced God then stabbed a cross, blood came out of it, and he drank it... then he became a vampire?
That makes no sense...
Rubbish. It makes perfect sense. It is a story from the late middle ages when people believed both God and Satan were real so religious wars were commonplace.
shareAs opposed to the " traditional" way of becoming a vampire. It almost makes the whole concept of being something that lives on blood, is undead and can exist almost indefinitely can change forms fly around like a bat and can turn others in to vampires by biting them unbelievable.
REALLY....?
I don't get it... He renounced God then stabbed a cross, blood came out of it, and he drank it... then he became a vampire?
That makes no sense...
At no point is it indicated that Dracula is the first vampire ever. Van Helsing sometimes refers to Drac as "the king of the undead" or similar, but no rationale for that is ever offered.
Vampire legends have been around since ancient times, so Drac couldn't be the first ever.
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Pay attention to the fact that that scene is narrated by Van Helsing. Meaning it isn't an actual recounting of factual events, but the legend as Van Helsing knows it.
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Yes, that part is strange because in the book, it's revealed during his time as a Székelys, he made a pact with the devil by the practice of black magic which came to his aid when during battle when he was killed and hundreds of years later rose from his death as a vampire, something that the heroes find out when making plans to destroy him
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