Vampires are staples of the world of horror but are much more than that. They are often attractive, bloodsucking, night flying, cape wearing, juggernauts of immortality. Take all of those qualities and add them to the qualities of some of your favorite video game characters and you can create a whole new monster of badass. Here are some of my favorites and characters I think would make some pretty decent creatures of the night.

Kirby!

Number Ten: Kirby.

Kirby is the cutest little shape-shifter around so naturally who wouldn’t want to see him tear into the neck flesh of a wounded foe like a rabid dog. The little pink fluff ball has been everything from a sword throwing knight to a fearsomely fast, uh, tire thing, and tons of stuff in between. I think the creators of Kirby should give a little love to the classic horror icons. The werewolf, the mummy, Frankenkirby, and the classic blood sucker. Look at it this way, at least Kirby inhales all his meals. Welcome to the age of the no-mess vampire.

Pac-Man!

Number Nine: Pac Man.

Pac-Man is as iconic as it is simple. Race around a maze of two dimensional walls avoiding ghosts and eating power pellets until your Pac-Man has reached so much girth that the level you are playing collapses into itself. Pac-Man has got to be one of the most simplistic characters in terms of design and his “nom nom nom” like attitude is known by gamers and anyone from the eighties all over the world. His main purpose in life is to eat things so naturally he would make for one badass blood sucker. It wouldn’t be hard to make this transition either, heck, you could make your own variation by slapping a pair of those plastic vampire teeth on a tangerine. Poor Pac-Man though, power pellets don’t have blood and neither do ghosts.

Kratos!

Number Eight: Kratos

There is no doubting that the “God of War” is a brute and his “I hate everything” attitude paired with his blood soaked skin makes him a prime candidate for creature of the night. Slap a pair of fangs on this bad boy and offer a side dish of immortality and you’ve got a juggernaut of neck biting. Don’t worry about those unsightly fang wounds, with Kratos’ blades of war he can open up jugulars like a soda bottle.

Albert Wesker!

Number Seven: Albert Wesker

If there was an award for drug induced “brute force” no one would be more deserving than the “power hungry” S.T.A.R.S. member Albert Wesker. Appearing in almost every Resident Evil title, Wesker has made a name for himself as the one guy you don’t want to go up against. His daily T-Virus injections give him the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound, be faster than a speeding bullet, and in most unfortunate cases rip the main character in half like fresh bagel. (In my first go through on Resident Evil 5 it was quite a few times to be exact.) But what does a man with ultimate power and speed go after next? In every movie I’ve ever seen the answer is Immortality, which makes Wesker a great candidate for the next Dracula. Let’s just hope his blood lust isn’t as powerful as his lust for injecting himself with weird chemicals.

Master Chief!

Number Six: Master Chief

Master Chief has survived many different brushes with death and his ability to be an outright badass seems to save his skin (or armor) on multiple occasions. Whether on a desolate planet or a bunker filled with baddies, Master Chief always seems to have the right stuff (and weapons) to slaughter his enemies, usually in a very quick and efficient manner. Anyone who can single handedly infiltrate an entire alien race and destroy them from the inside is a brutal weapon in my book. If Master Chief was a vampire it would really rattle most of the universe and probably most of his platoon. After all, I’m not sure if vampires thirst for alien blood and the only humans around for miles are normally trapped inside cramped convoys with the man himself. It wouldn’t surprise me if Master Chief drained a whole ship full of Marines without even taking his helmet off.

Agent 47!

Number Five: Agent 47

Anyone who has ever seen or played any of the games in the Hitman series knows how nasty Agent 47 can be. His tactics are usually of the silent variety, using tools of torture like piano wire and plastic bags to incapacitate his enemies. But if the situation arises Agent 47 isn’t afraid to grab a firearm and he knows how to use just about anything to kill his mark. If Dracula was as silent as he was deadly then there would be a hell of a lot more drained corpses in our cemetery’s and that is why Agent 47 would make for a different yet deadly type of vampire. Try your best to stay out of the shadows on this one and make sure you don’t sit in any rooms with windows or ventilation. If there’s a way to get to you, you can expect Agent 47 to find it.

Megaman!

Number Four: Megaman

Megaman is truly the bionic man of the video game world and he has been kicking the circuits out of robot warriors ever since the Nintendo Entertainment System graced our living rooms. Megaman’s ability to discover his opponent’s weaknesses and use them against them makes him a force to be reckoned with and his chameleon like powers help to make me consider him a candidate for a good vampire. Imagine a world where a vampire could suck your blood and then take your identity or at least your skills. Pair that with immortality and you’ve got someone with the potential to be a true shape-shifting master. Good luck getting a stake in Megaman’s heart, wood won’t pass through metal very easily.

Rubi Malone!

Number 3: Rubi Malone

Rubi is a new (and sexy) female face on the scene of video game badasses. Anyone who has played or seen the game Wet will understand just how lethal this femme fatal can be. Rubi uses a mixture of guns and swords to produce epic bloodbaths and Circ Du Soleil like acrobatics. Rubi’s ability to be an amazing killing machine seems to stem from her “revenge” and “serious job” attitude. Miss Malone takes her job as a hired gun very seriously and has quite a huge bloodlust to back it up, although she doesn’t seem to like getting blood on her. Whenever Rubi becomes splattered with the red stuff she goes into a psychedelic type of rage and becomes more killing machine than woman. Her adamant behavior and hateful attitude would make her a badass blood sucker but her distaste for the type AB liquid might make for some awkward dinner conversation amongst her batty brethren.

Samus Aran!

Number 2: Samus Aran

Samus has got to be one of the deadliest weapons this side of Planet Zebes and packs a large arsenal of deadly weapons all within the confinements of her one arm, talk about economical. Samus is as quick and agile as she is deadly and this potent combination has caused the downfall of some of the biggest and nastiest alien creatures in certain parts of the universe. Samus seems to always prevail in the worst of situations and can utilize any type of alien artifacts or weaponry she finds. This combination of brains and brawn is what makes Samus a good choice for night stalking. No use trying to get away from this buxom beauty, her arm cannon can make it pretty awkward to run, especially when you’re missing your legs.

Ivy Valentine!

Number 1: Ivy Valentine

Of all the fighters in the world of Soul Calibur, Ivy has the most “unique” weapons and erm, appearance, as well as the skills to back them up. Her whip sword is a force to be reckoned with at close and long ranges and her maniacal cackling strikes fear into the hearts of many a fighter. As far as a vampire goes Ivy already has the look, the attitude, and the sex appeal, she is basically the tri-fecta of vampirey goodness. Being the daughter of an undead-zombie-ghost-pirate guy just puts icing on the horror genre cake. No longer do we need to worry about whether ghosts, zombies, vampires, or pirates are scarier because Ivy would be the complete horror package.

That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it. What do you guys think? Who would make a badass vampire or vampiress? Let me know!