"Full Definition of VAMPIRE
1
: the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
2
a : one who lives by preying on others
b : a woman who exploits and ruins her lover"
You didn't read past the first line before replying I bet.
Obviously there are alternative definitions of vampire...And in my eyes, since there are multiple distinct forms of vampirism, "Vampire" by itself does not imply simply being undead...Traditional, yes...only...
But some mainstream "Vampires" don't actually die to become a vampire/longevity of life...Queen of the Damned, Underworld...It's been around for a while that there are living vampires that aren't actually dead people rising from their graves (the origination of the myths of vampires, hence, traditional). Instead they go through life changing transformations(much like Vladimir, paralleling Lycanthropia).
"Vampires are a sub-species of Immortals seen in the Underworld films. The series portrays them as living creatures infected with a virus causing immortality, gifted with superhuman abilities and a weakness to ultraviolet radiation."
Don't have to be weak to sunlight to be a vampire either.
"Recognizing the boy’s sinister craving, the monk taught Vladimir how to manipulate and control the fluid of life, often practicing on passing travelers. When it came time for Vladimir to learn the final lesson, the monk warned that failure would result in death. Vladimir did not fail, but success bore a grisly surprise. During the ritual, every drop of the monk's blood was drawn from his body and fused with Vladimir's, imbuing him with his master's magical essence, and that of every hemomancer before him."
There can only be One.
The very method of attaining the state of "Hemomancer" in League of Legends is Vampiric - He absorbed the life force/LITERAL BLOOD(So super vampiric) of the former teacher and it fused with himself. And took HP from passersby.
HP=Life Force=Vladimir Steals It to support his way of life=Vladimir's a vampire.
Vampires are called "Blood suckers" for a reason; blood, life force, (perhaps eat your soul), it doesn't matter...
Vampirism can be in many forms: Raised Dead, Disease, etc., And Magic makes a worthy addition to the list. A hemomancer could be learned by a non-vampire (via skill in magic) but as soon as they would use it on somebody else - by definition - they have become one.
All beings that eat are vampires by definitions - humans are vampires. We eat something else.
Whether the definition of "Vampire" is only based on survival means is debatable, but as we can see in the game, Vladimir feeds to stop from dying. Personally I think that anybody who chooses to do it, even if not for survival means, is a vampire - especially if they do that consistently. I consider a "Way of life"(choosing to take life force from others just cause) as fulfilling "One who lives by preying on others."
I didn't write the lore, but bottom line is it says they (he and Elise) are friends, and that they are/were in Black Rose, and you can't change that.
The traditional view of vampires has evolved over time...based on our culture...the way it develops(folklore) in the first place.
I consider the traditional view to be outdated, yet still valid.
Call it whatever you want - just don't tell me he's not a vampire and expect me (or the dictionary) to agree with you any; Undead vamps are only a subsection of a larger definition of "vampire". Being first on the dictionary list doesn't make it the only one...it was the first.
So? Vladimir is not an "Undead vampire".
You did say "If a vampire is a reanimated body of a dead person," well it's quite more than that already...
"Vampire" is NOT exclusive to "Necromancy"!!!
Otherwise you do not believe in the use of a number "2." term in the dictionary.
You're disappointing for critiquing an eccentric way of phrasing a generic term. Crazy is a way of life - which hemomancer's tend to live by - perhaps there's an exception - but probably not...they're probably in a blood-craze. Unless a pacifict, hemomancer's are always vampires...and they are mages by nature...my definition works, you stickler. Hence, in my book: "Hemomancer" is practically synonymous.
"-mancy
combining form
1.
indicating divination of a particular kind: chiromancy
Word Origin
from Old French -mancie, from Latin -mantia, from Greek manteia soothsaying"
That could be implied as more than simply "magic", but that works for a simple standard for this example.
Hemomancy does not imply Necromancy at all. Different mancy's.
YOU need a better grasp of undead and magic, clearly!!!
You're just being difficult...your definition of vampire is only the tree trunk of a way bigger tree than you're aware of, apparently...
Like Clamato vampires.
http://southpark-zone.blogspot.com/2009/04/season-12-ungroundable.html
Calling Hemomancers Necromancers is like calling Goth Kids Vampires, although not necessarily contradictory.
I did not contradict myself.
Burning down the idea that hemomancers are not by definition vampires just like Hot Topic was burned...
There is no logical debate that the trunk has not spread branches(obviously relating to vampirism's definitions - I no longer find you smart enough to tell that on your own)...To hide that fact is very limited and small-minded...Same applies to everybody who disagrees, wholeheartedly, it is already accepted that "Vampire" means so much more than ": the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep".
Life Grows...
And so do vampires...
