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Huitzil
This is a list of characters from Capcom's ''Darkstalkers'' fighting game series and animated-media franchise, who are either based on various iconic literary and cinematic monsters, or inspired by international mythology and fairy tales. The greatest of these supernatural creatures, and the greatest among those who hunt them, will engage in combat to determine who will own the night, while participating in a tournament held on Earth in order to decide the new ruler of the otherworldly dimension of Makai. The games are set in a pastiche gothic horror universe, as is the 1997 Japanese anime miniseries ''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (anime), Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'', which was based on the first two titles and was faithful to the characters' in-game personalities. The 1995 American-produced animated series, simply titled ''Darkstalkers (TV series), Darkstalkers'', ignored the games' and characters' backstories in favor of a standard good-versus-evil plot. Ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anakaris
This is a list of characters from Capcom's ''Darkstalkers'' fighting game series and animated-media franchise, who are either based on various iconic literary and cinematic monsters, or inspired by international mythology and fairy tales. The greatest of these supernatural creatures, and the greatest among those who hunt them, will engage in combat to determine who will own the night, while participating in a tournament held on Earth in order to decide the new ruler of the otherworldly dimension of Makai. The games are set in a pastiche gothic horror universe, as is the 1997 Japanese anime miniseries ''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (anime), Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'', which was based on the first two titles and was faithful to the characters' in-game personalities. The 1995 American-produced animated series, simply titled ''Darkstalkers (TV series), Darkstalkers'', ignored the games' and characters' backstories in favor of a standard good-versus-evil plot. Ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan Baine
This is a list of characters from Capcom's '' Darkstalkers'' fighting game series and animated-media franchise, who are either based on various iconic literary and cinematic monsters, or inspired by international mythology and fairy tales. The greatest of these supernatural creatures, and the greatest among those who hunt them, will engage in combat to determine who will own the night, while participating in a tournament held on Earth in order to decide the new ruler of the otherworldly dimension of Makai. The games are set in a pastiche gothic horror universe, as is the 1997 Japanese anime miniseries '' Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'', which was based on the first two titles and was faithful to the characters' in-game personalities. The 1995 American-produced animated series, simply titled '' Darkstalkers'', ignored the games' and characters' backstories in favor of a standard good-versus-evil plot. Overview Introduced in ''Darkstalkers'' Anakaris :Voiced by: Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demitri Maximoff
is a fictional character in Capcom's '' Darkstalkers'' series. Making his first appearance in '' Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors'' in 1994, he is the series' male protagonist. Appearances In video games Demitri is a mighty Romanian vampire lord who shares a bitter rivalry with Morrigan Aensland following a war over the rule of the otherworldly dimension of Makai between the Maximoff and Aensland families that resulted in Demitri's banishment to the human world. To avoid human contact while recovering his strength, he protects his castle with an energy field and secludes himself inside a coffin for fifty years, emerging only in the event of a full moon or to attack intruders of his castle and consume their blood, converting them into his servants in the process. A century later, after learning of Belial Aensland's death, and again in attempt to claim Makai as his own, Demitri prepares to face off against Morrigan—Belial's daughter and current heir to the dimension's throne—but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhampir
In Balkans folklore, dhampirs (sometimes spelled ''dhampyres'', ''dhamphirs'', or ''dhampyrs'') are creatures that are the result of a union between a vampire and a mortal human. This union was usually between male vampires and female mortal humans, with stories of female vampires mating with male mortal humans being rare. Etymology The word "dhampir" is an Albanian loanword borrowed from the Slavic original word "vampire". Vladimir Orel points out the similarity between Proto-Albanian *pīja and the Proto-Slavic cognate *pijǫ. Nomenclature The word "dhampir" is associated with Balkan folklore, as described by T. P. Vukanović. In the rest of the region, terms such as Serbian ''vampirović'', ''vampijerović'', ''vampirić'' (thus, Bosnian ''lampijerović'', etc.) literally meaning "vampire's son", are used.Levkievskaja, E.E. La mythologie slave : problèmes de répartition dialectale (une étude de cas : le vampire). Cahiers slaves n°1 (septembre 1997)Online (French).П ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werecat
A werecat (also written in a hyphenated form as were-cat) is an analog to "werewolf" for a feline therianthropic creature. Etymology Ailuranthropy comes from the Greek root words ''ailouros'' meaning "cat",< and ''anthropos'', meaning "human" and refers to human/feline transformations, or to other beings that combine feline and human characteristics. Its root word ''ailouros'' is also used in ailurophilia, the most common term for a deep love of cats. Ailuranthrope is a lesser-known term that refers to a feline therianthrope. Depending on the story in question, the species involved can be a , a , a |
Jiangshi
A jiāngshī, also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, is a type of reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. The characters for "jiāngshī" are read goeng-si in Cantonese, cương thi in Vietnamese, kyonshī in Japanese, and gangsi in Korean. It is also known as phi dip chin in Thai, hantu pocong in Malay, and vampir cina in Indonesia. It is typically depicted as a stiff corpse dressed in Chinese shroud which is sometimes mistaken as official garments from the Qing Dynasty, and it moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched. It kills living creatures to absorb their '' qi'', or "life force", usually at night, while during the day, it rests in a coffin or hides in dark places such as caves. Jiangshi legends have inspired a genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and East Asia. Origins The Qing Dynasty scholar Ji Xiaolan mentioned in his book ''Yuewei Caotang Biji'' () (c. 1789 – 1798) (The Shadow Book of Ji Yun', Empress Wu Books, 2021) that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsien-Ko
(), known in Japan as , is a fictional character from the '' Darkstalkers'' fighting game franchise. She was introduced in '' Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' in 1995. Her character is based on vampires of Chinese folklore known as jiāngshī, into which she was transformed when she was magically merged with her twin sister Mei-Ling (), known in Japan as . Together, they fight to free the cursed spirit of their dead mother and to destroy the monsters preying on the people of China. Hsien-Ko has since become one of the franchise's more popular characters, garnering positive fan and critical reception. She has also appeared on official ''Darkstalkers'' merchandise and as a playable character in several games outside the series. Appearances In video games According to her '' Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' backstory, Hsien-Ko and her twin sister, Mei-Ling, were born in 1730s China (Qing dynasty). During a time when undead spirits arose and attacked a rural village, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Calendar (Hunab-Ku)
The Maya calendar is a system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and in many modern communities in the Guatemalan highlands, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico. The essentials of the Maya calendar are based upon a system which had been in common use throughout the region, dating back to at least the 5th century BC. It shares many aspects with calendars employed by other earlier Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Zapotec and Olmec and contemporary or later ones such as the Mixtec and Aztec calendars. By the Maya mythological tradition, as documented in Colonial Yucatec accounts and reconstructed from Late Classic and Postclassic inscriptions, the deity Itzamna is frequently credited with bringing the knowledge of the calendrical system to the ancestral Maya, along with writing in general and other foundational aspects of Mayan culture. Overview The Maya calendar consists of several cycles or ''counts'' of different lengths. The 260-day count is known to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
