Vampire

Vampire
Name
Japanese	吸血鬼?
Romaji	Kyūketsuki
Alias	Nightless (ナイトレス, Naitoresu?) Noble One (貴種, Kishu?) Nightwalkers (English version only)
Info
Distinctions	Super-human strength Bloodthirst
Appearances
Game	Guilty Gear XX Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload Guilty Gear XX Slash Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R Guilty Gear Isuka Guilty Gear Dust Strikers Guilty Gear Judgment Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Guilty Gear -Strive-
Drama CD	Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Night of Knives Vol.1 Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Night of Knives Vol.2 Guilty Gear XX Drama CD Night of Knives Vol.3

Vampires, also referred to as Nightless, are a type of demi-human in Guilty Gear series. They are very similar to their counterparts from real life myths, although seemingly without their traditional weaknesses. Thus far, only two vampires are known to exist: Slayer and Nagoriyuki.

Design

Vampires are physically indistinguishable from humans, simply having lengthened canines as their one unique trait. Otherwise, the two known vampires in the series have little in common, though in Nagoriyuki's case, he may display blood-red eyes and black sclera from time to time due to the so-called "blood rage".

Story

Little is known about the history of Nightless, much less their origins. At some point in the distant past, the vampires were enemies of the entire human race; however, all but a few were destroyed. Two such survivors were Slayer and Nagoriyuki. It is also suggested that Nagoriyuki's master, Kazusanosuke, is also a vampire.

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Traits

Though little is known about their baseline abilities, vampires are believed to have several the usual defining traits of a traditional vampire. They possess immortality, a thirst for blood, and are physically superior to human beings, being famous for their amazing regenerative abilities. and their blood manipulation abilities. They are able to regenerate normally fatal injuries, including lost limbs, almost instantaneously, with Slayer showing the ability to control his own arm after being cut off.

Having a genetic structure entirely different from that of a human, it would appears that vampires can turn humans into one of their own by the process of drinking their blood. As for the classical weaknesses of vampires (sunlight, silver, garlic, crosses, salt, etc.), they seemingly do not apply to Nightless—at least, in any meaningful way—, as they are shown to withstand sunlight with no apparent issues. However, during Johnny's Treasure Hunt, Slayer's precious item is sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 200 (for comparison, the highest that humans use if SPF 100), hinting at how he is able to minimize the effects of sunlight.

Though they share some traits with the man-made Gears, vampires are quite different from them.

Trivia

• When defeated in combat, both Slayer and Nagoriyuki recline casually on the ground, almost as if bored, showing them to be in a power-tier all their own above the rest of the cast.