All his skins are vampiric (Nosferatu, Marquis, Count, Blood Lord), his name is Vladimir, he has fangs, he controls blood and restores his health by it. Maybe it's time to finally become a vampire, instead of being a blood mage?
UPD: I've seen your opinions, this thread can go away now :3
If you look up all of those you will see that nosferatu is the only one that actually means vampire, he does NOT have fangs, he doesnt, suck peoples blood he controls it, and make sure if you say ALL his skins, you really mean ALL HIS SKINS because some of them you didnt even list... couch cough Vandal Vlad
Until this thread I always thought he was a vampire. Now I'm really glad he isn't. Vampires are all over the place but a blood mage is such a uniqe and fascinating concept.
League doesn't need a vampire imo.. Unless it's a bat - that would be cool lol
Overall I think they could simply add another vampire(who rivals warwick to some reason xD),who could be more themed about bats than blood to be not too similar to vlad.
My initial reaction was positive, but now I think that creative space would be better used on a new character. A vampire champ who has some lifesteal components but also utilizes other aspects of the vampire fantasy, such as shape shifting, speed/teleporting, raw physical strength and even demonic traits.
I hesitate to add biting since that would go into Warwick's territory, especially considering how his tentative kit rework seems to emphasize the theme of teeth and claws even more than what he has now. Then again, if this theoretical vampire character had some sort of rivalry with Warwick, some kit similarities could work - as in the case of Rengar and Khazix, who both fill the niche of a stealthy ambush predator.
He´s not even in the slightest a Vampire. He´s a Hemomancer (blood-mage), that´s quite an utterly different thing.
The Lore
Once upon a time there was a guy in the Northern Water tribe known for his excellent bending, he always worked excessively hard for greater powers and found the secrets of blood bending. He lost his mind and started using blood bending like crazy, he was banished from the water tribe and now he competes in summoners rift to further improve his l33t bending skills. He is now known by the name Vladimir the hemomancer.
