Category:Vampires

The supernatural creatures of Vampire Knight universe. As in traditional folklore, they are sensitive to the sun and exist during the night, however sunlight will only cause burns and not actually harm them dangerously. When vampires are killed they turn into dust, the most effective way to kill a vampire is through the head or the heart. Vampires have developed blood tablets that take the place of needing to feed, however it does not taste very good.

=History= Vampires have existed for well over 3000 years. At one point there was a war with the humans, during which Purebloods began turning humans into vampires.

=Classes= There exists 5 levels of vampires. These are based on the purity of vampire blood, depending on how diluted their heritage is by human blood.

Purebloods
Level A Vampires. The heritage of these vampires hasn't been diluted by human blood. They're the strongest type of vampire and have the most significant powers. Despite the fact that Purebloods are very powerful, they only make up for a very small portion of the vampire population. The Council hold Purebloods in extremely high regard. It is taboo to kill or to even harm a Pureblood. As a result, Purebloods are treated like royalty.

The powers of Purebloods are dangerous to both their fellow vampires and humans. Purebloods have the ability to compel lesser vampires to do their bidding. In recent chapters, Kaname Kuran demonstrated why Purebloods are feared and respected by single-handedly killing the members of the Council. If a human is bitten by a Pureblood that human will turn into a vampire. The Pureblood and ex-human, in question, become bonded in Master and Servant. The master is able to completely control their servant. While the servant becomes incapable of ever killing their master, even if they wish to.

Aristocrats
Level B vampires. They are elite vampires with specialised abilities beyond normal vampires.

Common
Level C vampires. Average vampires with no significant powers.

Ex-humans
Level D vampires. Unlike normal vampires, they are not overly sensitive to sunlight. These vampires are usually controlled by a master or the council.Eventually every ex-human vampire will become a level E vampire, a mad uncontrollable vampire. These vampires are then put on the list for extermination. They can, however, be saved if the Pureblood that awakened them gives them their blood.

=Powers= Elite vampires,such as level B and Purebloods are known to have special powers. Most can erase memories. Aristocrats usually have a specialised power in particular. Purebloods have a range of powers, some that have yet to be revealed.