Most Badass Vampires of All Time

Everyone loves vampires because they're beautiful, they live forever, and they have superhuman abilities, but that doesn't mean that all vampires are made equally. Some vampires are - how should we put it - a bit more soft than others. 

How is it that we keep getting sensitive and emotional vampires that are more interested in long walks on the beach than sucking down some blood?? Let's face it, the coolest vampires are the ones that could kick your ass without batting an eyelash - and do.

Here's a list of the most badass vampires of all time and why we love 'em so damn much...


Six Most Badass Vampires of All Time:
Selene
Underworld  
WEAPON OF CHOICE Walther P99 and a variety of automatic machine pistols
MOST BADASS MOMENT In a battle with the lycans, Selene learns that Vampire Elder and father-figure Viktor was actually responsible for the murder of her human family, not the lycans as he had initially led her to believe. While Viktor battles it out with the first vampire-lycan hybrid, Selene turns against him, wielding his sword and slicing his head in half.
WHY WE LOVE HER Sure the Underworld series wasn't the most true to accepted lore (vampires who can see their own reflections?), but the combination of vampires and guns is just too enticing to ignore. Plus, you know you cringed a little when half of Viktor's face slid away from the rest of his body. It was sick, but it was cool.



Blade
Blade  
WEAPON OF CHOICE double-edged ninjato sword with acid-etched titanium blade
MOST BADASS MOMENT Rejuvenated after drinking the blood of his human companion, Blade single-handedly disposes the minions of the villianous vampire Deacon Frost. To destroy Frost, Blade improvises some fancy swordwork to obtain a vial of anticoagulant just out of reach, which he then roundhouse kicks into Frost's face, causing him to explode.
WHY WE LOVE HIM As half-vampire and half-human, we love Blade cause we know we can trust him. He's got superhuman ninja abilities that could rip you apart, but none of the bloodthirst, so you never need to worry that he'll freak out at your dinner party when you get a paper cut.



Eric Northman
True Blood  
WEAPON OF CHOICE all sorts of muscles
MOST BADASS MOMENT During a haircut, Eric visits the human captives he has chained in the basement of Fangtasia. He questions one human - Royce Williams - about a recent fire in which three vampires perished, only to have Williams attempt to escape. He does not get very far, however, and Eric immediately (and quite literally) rips him to pieces.
WHY WE LOVE HIM Eric proves in this episode that there's more to vampiric beauty than the whole immortality thing might suggest (and that a few highlights go a long way). He rips a human apart with nary a strand of hair getting out of place. He does get some blood on him, but I hear that comes right out.



Santanico Pandemonium
From Dusk till Dawn  
WEAPON OF CHOICE her rockin' bod
MOST BADASS MOMENT Vampire queen Santanico poses as a stripper at a night club, dancing to lull her patrons into a false sense of security. At the sight of blood, Santanico's beautiful visage disappears, revealing her hideous vampiric form, and all hell breaks loose as the staff of the club reveal their true vampire intentions.
WHY WE LOVE HER Nothing like a vicious, bloodthirsty vampire to teach you the importance of inner beauty. If anyone can pull off a totally fugly vampire face, its the body of Salma Hayek in a red stripper outfit. We don't blame you if you still were a little attracted to you when she took a bite out of Quentin Tarantino's neck.



Lestat de Lioncourt
Interview with A Vampire  
WEAPON OF CHOICE charm
MOST BADASS MOMENT After being tricked into drinking the blood of two dead children, having his throat cut, and his body dumped in a swamp full of crocodiles, Lestat is presumed dead. Of course, he returns soon thereafter, only to be set on fire and once again left for dead. Naturally, Lestat survives all of this, if slightly less bad-ass than before.
WHY WE LOVE HIM As a selfish and manipulative anti-hero, we love to hate Lestat, but who's to blame us? Who can resist those intense the-world's-about-to-end eyes that Tom Cruise likes to flash at the camera? Even when he comes back to life after surviving the swamp and he's all icky and gross-like, I'd probably still let him feed off me, he's that charming.



Dracula
Van Helsing  
WEAPON OF CHOICE claws
MOST BADASS MOMENT In this adaptation of the classic Dracula tale, Van Helsing transforms into a werewolf at the stroke of midnight and pursues the vampire in his bigger, stronger, canine form. Wanting to even the playing field, Dracula takes winged form (granted to him by none other than the Devil), morphing into a large, bat-like monster that would strike fear into the hearts of most grown men.
WHY WE LOVE HIM Just as he should be, this Dracula is charming, elegant, and a perfect gentleman - except of course, when he wants to drain you of your blood. Roxburgh's Dracula is perfectly charismatic, monstrous, and slightly unhinged all at the same time.