Blade II Explained - The Reaper Vampires

[@isaiahcastaneda8170]

If I remember correctly, Del Toro sought out Ron Pearlman for Cronos and Pearlman was so impressed that he took a pay cut to make the movie. It spawned a friendship and as a result, they work together a lot

[@georgethomas4567]

You are correct. Pearlman and Del Toro have been good friends since Cronos and he not only took a pay cut he paid out of pocket for a few reshoots when the budget was nearly gone.

[@isaiahcastaneda8170]

@@georgethomas4567 I really like their friendship. It's wholesome, nice to see in the industry

[@georgethomas4567]

@@isaiahcastaneda8170 Agreed it's similar to Michael Rooker and James Gunn. Rooker stared in Gunn's first film as a director Slither. Since then they've been good friends. Rooker even attended Gunn's wedding and has been in many films and shows Gunn has been apart of even if he wasn't directing.

[@InkedCarpenter1776]

It's a shame that Pearlman is nucking futz and an ignorant fool.

[@KasirRham]

As an aside, Westley Snipes as Blade was awesome. He's calm and poised, always in control, always ready to fight but Blade also has feelings and compassion. In some ways Snipes characterization of Blade reminds me of a more brutal Batman. Plus Snipes made hand to hand combat very believable.

[@shaunsimmons634]

He is the real deal they had to slow down filming for his moves he not Steven Segal 😂 ❤

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@shaunsimmons634 And we can thank him for the MCU and black panther

[@mirceazaharia2094]

He's just a perfect Blade. Absolutely perfect.

[@malalford]

He'd had 2 decades of training by the time they filmed this as opposed to "6 months intensive training" Hollywood has been trying to sell us lately. This is why Mahershala Ali's version will fail.

[@carllazarraga2858]

What I like about blade is that he's always surrounded by overwhelming danger. Yet he's fearless. He believes in his strength and ability no matter what he's facing. And even if he can't win he's not scared to die, he'll bring his enemy with him.

[@balvinderbance]

Nomak was my favourite villain in the Blade series. He was a more complicated and ultimately pitiable character. The whole "it hurts no more" quote at the end actually made me feel bad for Nomak, he's probably had to endure so much pain just existing, and you can see his relief that his suffering is finally at its end

[@xantintg]

I only have 1 issue with the Whistler being alive situation. He shot himself with Blade's gun, which had custom-made bullets with silver and garlic. Blade makes all his bullets, so we know he had those bullets in the gun at the time. Even if he turned into a vampire, the bullet would still kill him as a vampire because of the silver and garlic. I feel this is a huge plot hole as I think the writers wanted this to be even more sad because he was using Blade's gun to end his life but they overlooked the bullets.

[@ovandocarter6377]

i agree, but i dont care lol, I am glade they brought him back tbh it was great.

[@jmc154]

It could be the in anomoly where the bullet passed through. Leaving no trace of garlic or silver to block the vampire virus. Or they saved him after. Either way I'm fine.

[@georgethomas4567]

Actually that's only in the script. In the actual film his bullets aren't silver like in later films. Because early on during the blood club he shoots several people and they don't burst into ash. He uses his gun mostly to slow them down in the first film like said by the vampire Blade captures in the beginning of this film and gets shot when Blade used him as a literal meat shield, "It's not silver, but it hurts like hell." Same with Whistler when he saved Blade about halfway through the film. He shots several vampires but they don't turn to ash they scream in pain and fall over, but don't actually appear to die because they're still moving. It's been my head cannon that they had been working on silver bullets in the first film but hadn't yet got it right. Since silver is extremely brittle the bullets either broke apart in the air making them extremely inaccurate or wouldn't even make it out the barrel. But between films he or one of his allies figured a way around that issue so they could use guns to put down vampires without needing to get close.

[@wateronmars-bz4yc]

​@@georgethomas4567loser

[@montanaacc9377]

@@georgethomas4567the people he shot that didnt turn to ash were familiars so they were human

[@angelaholmes8888]

I absolutely love blade 2 to me it's the best film in the franchise 🖤🖤🖤

[@yeahyeahyeahsok]

Hell noooooooo the first was epic

[@danqarious4733]

I think the second one had the most heart

[@Twiska]

Best movie of the series, but it has the worst scene. The bad CGI ninja fight.

[@philmunro2356]

Second was an amazing film, but come on, first film was something else

[@mgkaotic]

Blade 2 is definitely better than the first...

[@gaukaiser]

First movie: great movie, introducing the mc and world in a great way Second: best of the three, greater stakes, interesting premise, amazing side cast Third: the weakest of the three, feeling disconnected, but still a guilty pleasure for many

[@vladkornienko7889]

The second one had huge stakes for sure.

[@longhairgetinthere]

The third movie had too many random sidekicks which he DID NOT need 😏

[@gaukaiser]

absolutely! @@longhairgetinthere

[@krishanuA]

​@@longhairgetinthere bang on

[@Nimble.ninja910]

Nah the triple HHH, Ryan reynolds combo in blade 3 made the movie perfect.and the “mf, i like that” line😂😂😂

[@craigfin3222]

One thing to note is that while Blade 3 sucked. If you look at Drake's vampire form and mandible, he has features reminiscence of Reapers. In my mind, the experiments did not create a new strain. So much as it regressed them to a more feral form.

[@Daisytheprincessss]

Vampire Drake is wild 💀

[@Ninehusss]

But they made the reaper from. An ancient dna or whatever

[@amadhollow635]

It is not unlike when chickens devolve teeth. It comes at the cost of other problems You could look at it like it’s a dormant/recessive part of the dna of the virus And remember, it isn’t most viruses goal to kill their host, and often they will evolve to a less volotile state AND those around would over time grow stronger against it Consider the Spanish flu that people get every year. Once it death gripped the world by the throat, now it’s just a really shitty week. Not unlike how Sars Covid #19 strains are getting weaker with each batch too.

[@YTGofckyourself]

Actually this movie was directed by Guillermo Del Toro and it was chosen as an esthetic feature by him. If you watch the TV show "The Strain" which was created by Del Toro, you'll see the same esthetics

[@Vandelberger]

I mentioned this in the comments, but the Vampires in Blade are Marvel and this relate to vampires from Conan the Barbarian. They come from an Ape Man demon god. The best channel on this info is “Grim Dark 1/2 Off”

[@AshRaskin]

It's cool that in Trinity they actually showed that mouth design of reapers is a basic form of ancient vampires.

[@RobDaCajun]

Blade 2 always reminded me of the science fiction/horror novel Those who hunt the night. It takes place in Victorian England when a retired British Secret Agent is tasked by a group of Vampires to investigate a new deadly strain of vampires. Great read and a lot of parallels to the movie.

[@xanmontes8715]

I need to read that.

[@TetsuShima]

"Tell me. Do you blush?" Ngl, considering Blade's race and human-vampire nature, this double-meaning joke is PRICELESS 😂😂😂

[@lacrartezorok4975]

Ron Perlman actually appears in Del Toro's first movie Kronos. It's also about vampires (kinda). He has said he spend two years without getting a role until Del Toro gave him one, that's why he is willing to be in any film the director offers him.

[@akelly4207]

Luke Goss was great in this movie. His character was one I felt very sympathetic to and was kind of bummed that Blade was hunting him. He also did an amazing job in Hellboy 2 I think the split mouth is a dormant gene in modern vampires and the reaper virus fires it up

[@briancottingham1674]

Yes he did great! I just wished he had more screen time!

[@whitneycrawford2226]

When he showed the picture of overlord Damaskinos with hair I instantly thought of Prince Nuada. Now I gotta go watch Hellboy😂

[@JustADemon2023]

The reason the Stake Gun is designed to shoot stakes so fast could demonstrate how fast these vampires really are. Even if such a weapon couldn't exist in reality, it's interesting to ponder on why the weapon needs to go so fast considering what its purpose is, to kill supernatural nocturnal bloodsuckers.

[@Thommy2n]

I think is another possibility besides Nomak coming from a test tube. He could have been born a regular vampire like you said, but an illegitimate son of Eli, hence why Nyssa had no idea about him. And Nomak could have been pressured to be a test subject for the Reaper strain to gain his fathers acceptance. Hence the gifted ring. And why Eli calling him a prince seemed to almost work on him Those test tube vampires were clearly much newer, so making them lab grown in a controlled setting could have just been the next phase in Eli's plan. Sure giving that ring was clear emotional manipulation, but if Nomak was just another experiment in a test tube, how many signet rings does Eli have to give away? 😄

[@briancottingham1674]

@Thommy2nI Thank you b/c I had so many questions! So was Jared Nomak born a reaper or was he experimented on as a vampire and was turned into a reaper! Did Nyssa know about Jared? Jared knew about Nyssa, b/c at the end of the film he stated that she was Damaskinos favorite!

[@hhh1200]

Blade 2 is like Aliens 2 with Vasquez and the Marines and Predator 2 with Glover, King Willie, and all the crazy action. I think that is what separates the follow-ups.

[@daianspahava8279]

Honestly the reapers are scary as hell! Durable, nearly impossible to destroy, ravage hunger and immunity to sliver and most damage is just terrifying and that they can infect other vampires is even more dangerous Also cogan love your works, honestly I think you should do more werewolves like from Skyrim, werewolf the apocalypse or even look at other games like resident evil, or dead island 2

[@MobbKeith]

The actor playing the vampire "Priest" also plays "Marcus" in UnderWorld 2

[@briancottingham1674]

And he plays the invisible man in The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

[@Dtitus25]

He says that in the video

[@ericpeterson5994]

Tony Curran.

[@LurkerAnonymous]

19:00 In the first movie Deacon and his girl execute their pure-blood vampire boss at the beach using the sunrise. They use motorcycle helmets and sunscreen for their protection. So light works normally in the Blade universe. Here it was just the director trying to make a cool scene, even if it doesn't make sense...

[@gregoryellory9760]

I find it a shame that nomak was never mentioned in Trinity. Sorry for the edit but what if you got edta in a reaper and then shot it on the parts that swell it might work out to be fair

[@MikefromTexas1]

Perlman and Del Toro are indeed good friends and frequent collaborators. Ever since Del Toro's first english-language film, Cronos.

[@brietzke99]

I always saw with Eli's attempt to purge himself of the weaknesses is why he didn't burn away into ash like normal vampires but instead looked like he froze and cracked

[@darkNovaskar]

No, when vampires bleed out they turn to stone. Remember queen of the damn

[@brietzke99]

@@darkNovaskar Queen of the Damned is part of Anne Rice's novels it has nothing to do with blade and Marvel two totally different stories and lore

[@darkNovaskar]

@@brietzke99 somethings about vampires are universal. And this is a not as common one.

[@brietzke99]

@@darkNovaskar I mean not really otherwise sunlight would kill all vampires but yet some just get depowered others just Sparkle then you have vampires affected by Christianity and others they're not like Anne Rice's novels

[@ariesstorm9577]

Blade 2 is easily my favourite of the trilogy but I always assumed it was set in America as well until you said otherwise.

[@thegoldenratio8127]

Such a great breakdown. Blade 1-2 are my favourites of all time

[@RobOlivierbjr64]

I also find myself watching “Blade II” more often. I could quote most of the film because I have watched it so many times…like comfort food😂 Excellent presentation 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😎

[@mattdawg83686]

Matt Schulze who played Chupa, also played a completely different vampire character in the first Blade movie. He was the vampire whose hand is exploded by Blade’s sword hilt.

[@wolfking912]

She would be absolutely great if you covered the vampires from the TV show supernatural they are pretty flushed out and they’re very unique

[@silenthell666]

I love that there are specific zombies in the games of the Dying Light franchise with the same overpowered abilities and specifically the same jaws like the Reapers. I think this was clearly made in remembrance of the Reapers and is no designed coincidence.

[@robgau2501]

Omg. Norman Reedus! This was so long ago. I forgot he was in this! I love that actor.

[@corybernthon2885]

This is by far the best blade movie ever. I truly think that it's largely in part due to the fact that Guillermo Del Toro directed this movie. Wesley Snipes will always be Blade and I also absolutely love this channel it's f!@king amazing! 👏 hats off to Cogan Lolins truly a great time for listening to vampire werewolf and other supernatural favorite monster baddies in awesome movies. And I thank you for all your hard work! Great job 👏 👍

[@travisprice1325]

There are multiple families of vampires, which are covered in Blade 1's DVD. It's quite possible that Damscinos has a Familia trait that causes him to appear to age over time.

[@thecosmicplayerstv4637]

The guy that played the lawyer was also Rasputin in Hellboy

[@ikecarr5989]

Also Dr. Frankenstein in FRANKENSTEIN'S ARMY.

[@pikkon899]

He was also the wealthy Russian in Rock N Rolla.

[@Zhadum456]

I remember really hating this movie when I watched it first in the cinema. But it has really grown on me and is now my favorite in the series.

[@oisinm332]

Being created by the same guy I'd like to see a battle between the reapers vs the strigoi.

[@NATEDOG]

Nomak was a sympathetic villain that i honestly understood and didn’t think was evil by choice.

[@roderick8167]

I remember when the MCU was looking for directors to do their Blade movie a lot of people were suggesting Guillermo Del Toro and I was like Uhm a Blade movie by Guillermo Del Toro already exist it's called Blade 2 , I'm assuming either a lot of people forgot Guillermo Del Toro already did a Blade movie or most people still didn't know he did a Blade movie idk lol

[@TheSCPStudio]

Or people think he’s already done a good job and should do it again? Not sure why it’s either ‘they don’t know’ or ‘they forgot’ to you.

[@roderick8167]

@@TheSCPStudio yeah true but I don't think Guillermo Del Toro was ever really an option because he's always one of those directors that always has a project lined up that he wants to do and he also likes to do his movies his way and he wouldn't want to be constrained to doing mainly what Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios would have wanted him to do

[@coganLollins]

lol thats funny, I wish he would direct the new blade that would be awesome

[@SetsunaFSeiei-qy6kg]

*THE MOMENT NOMAK SHOWED RESISTANCE TO THE ANTICOAGULANT "I SAID AWW SH!T."*

[@sergeymirochnik1773]

Such a good movie ! Awesome breakdown as always 👍🏼

[@Fuzz_Aldrin88]

The amount of similarities between the reapers and the vampires of del Toro's later work, like the TV series "the strain" is awesome. You can see the progression of his idea for vampires

[@Jodipo]

Awesome, now this was a good sequel. PS - Any chance to discuss the vampires and werewolves from the 2015 movie ''Freaks of Nature'' on a video?

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

Werewolves are cool because their dogs and dogs are mankinds best friend while vampires are just bat costumed furries with rabies.

[@tatalsaba]

Blade II was a great film, too bad it didn't get a worthy sequel. Good characters all around, with Nomak and Nissa having character and layers to them. Too bad that didn't extend to the side characters like Verlaine and Snowman. One thing I'm surprised isn't mentioned in regards to Nomak, is his intelligence and training. Like that he speaks the vampire language. Since languages are taught, it'd be reasonable that Nomak grew up a pureblood rather than from a modified fetus/guinnea pig. The same goes for his tactical- and leadership skills, his close quarters training, and the fact that he had one of the Damaskinos rings. All of it points towards him growing up as a child of Damaskinos, rather than an experiment. As for why Nissa never acknowledges him as her brother: we see how much one of the guards from the bloodbank changed after being infected, so it's quite likely that Nomak was simply unrecognisable after becoming the carrier. Also funny trivia, it's hinted very early on that Nomak and Damaskinos have a deeper relation, and it's by their firstnames, which aren't much used in the film, Eli means "Ascend" while Jared means "Descend", the opposite of eachother, and it shows throughout the film.

[@irstat1c383]

The guy who plays Nomak also plays the antagonist prince in Hellboy 2, another of Toro's films.

[@dlbutters7164]

The level of details in this movie is absolutely insane! My favorite Vampire/Super-hero movie by a mile.

[@TheOddsEdge]

I never realised that the hero of the film was Nomad who destroys his father's plan to make the perfect breed of vampire, then proceeds to kill himself.

[@evan937]

I never knew Blade 2 was directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Now I know one of the reasons why I always liked this movie.

[@Jayyates206]

I simply liked how the reapers remind me of the volatiles from dying light. Overall, it's one of the best monster designs by GDT.

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Nomak was not a evil villain. He was a just a victim of his condition. Like you said, he was nice to the human he talked to. And he only killed the drug dealer. But he mostly killed Vampires. Specifically the ones that were responsible for his condition. He just wanted an escape of his condition and he finally found it in death. That’s why I don’t consider him evil. At least not by choice. The true villain was his father.

[@caiodiniz7371]

It's funny how those movies act like if blood is like water. The guys swim in a pool of blood and get out like they just took a shower. Have you never hurt yourself? Blood is freaking thick, it sticks to you, your clothes, everything

[@Araxoth]

oh damn a couple of days ago ive been searching for a video like that and only found 10 minute long ones, a gift from the lord! :D

[@Thromash]

Honestly, I just opened this automatically & didn't even register what this was about. Just a new video so clicked. I am pleasantly surprised lol let's go

[@johntrains1317]

This is a pretty great vid. This movie is surprisingly good, from the fight scenes to the writing js really good. Thanks a lot

[@Andropov-l2w]

all star cast in this film. you missed the actor playing Assad who also played "Cat" from red dwarf and he is really famous in Europe.

[@Aussieaxolotlx3]

He's in little shop of horrors too

[@NeoMurray]

Blade is and always will be a much beloved character to me, i grew up on this trilogy, the second being my absolute favourite always, with the first in second place and although it is the weakest in the trilogy, blade trinity is a guilty pleasure nostalgic watch for me, cannot wait for the new MCU Blade, keep up the great work Cogan.😁👍👍

[@smith9747]

Fun fact: Nomak was soley created for that movie, because the studio couldn't use Morbius, who was teased in a deleted scene of the previous flick. Which would explain the "sympathetic" route taken for the character, since Morbius mostly focused his blood thirst on criminals or other vampires as well.

[@KaoMinerva]

Basically a Blade 2 review. I'm here for it man. This is a great video!

[@24934637]

Vampire films went through quite a long period where they were very old and tired in concept and plot lines, and Blade / Blade 2 were a pleasant and refreshing change with new thinking and concepts. I remember watching Blade at about the same time as I watched 'The Matrix'. Think I was working at the Butlins holiday camp at the time, so it was probably 1999 /early 2000, and although I enjoyed both, Blade had the edge for me.

[@D.Broker]

I don't think the sun is burning him through his clothes. I believe it is either vampire or reaper blood that is on his glove. Absolutely awesome video btw. Fantastic stuff.

[@BovineIntervention]

Either way it's not like light can't pierce clothing

[@D.Broker]

@@BovineIntervention depending on the clothes that's a very good point

[@Vilhelm-kl2in]

I love this. i grew up as a kid watching the blade series as it came out. Excellent vid.

[@JOJO_IN_3D]

I was petrified of the reapers when this came out.

[@cuppav2806]

I've been petrified for years and years till I grew up. Now I'm fascinated by them and watch every single KZbin video about them lol. Same with the creeper from Jeepers Creepers

[@WSFMontana]

@@cuppav2806Jeepers, Creepers where’d you get those peepers?!!! Man that mf will be eaten you 😂😭

[@leebishop7591]

A good sequel to a great franchise. I like how they showed the anatomy of the reapers. So much great lore.

[@strakk]

Reaper vampires are probably the best types of vampires. Full on animalistic Strigoi-like monsters, also Nomak is amazing

[@grinchoi1]

Its weird that they use an 🕉 symbol as a Vampire Glyph. Excellent video! I feel like the reaper vampires are very similiar to the ones in Daybreakers where the vampires basically turn into when they haven't fed because of the blood shortage. They turn feral as a result.

[@malalford]

Blade 2 is the benchmark upon which any reboot must be based on. Fun fact: Luke Goss originally came to fame with his brother, Matt, as a member of the 80s boy band, Bros. They had several hits.

[@persephoneblack888]

That grabbing the blade trick is in Vampire Hunter D (the novels and the movie from the 80s). It's one of the reasons I love this movie. I think Blade I is fantastic, but Blade II is my favorite. The Reapers are amazing in design and their abilities.

[@mistatmish1042]

The reason why superhero movies like blade and constantine work soo well is because they werent trying make a comic book movie. Instead they made a movie using comic book characters.

[@r.i.p.plegaming2327]

It also seems as if nomak either kept some of his jaw bone or his lower jaw is stronger as it still retains his jawline more prominently unlike most reapers

[@wesley3447]

"Blade rises out of the blood like a superhero." Whos gonna tell him?

[@stoagymahalo5268]

REASON why Nomak followed Blade to the Vamp headquarters, Whistler, as a back up plan. Where he showed him the ring and Whistler gave him a tracker.

[@oXanibalXo]

If Drake from Blade 3 appeared in this movie do y'all think the reapers would've submitted/ kneeled to him once they see him or feel his presence? I always wondered this

[@sfyrisvasileios7799]

I believe that what was popping out that vampire's back was its shoulderblades. It was clenching with so much force that his bones were being dislocated and tearing through muscle and skin.

[@mykaelnyx8821]

He didn't use the EDTA to beat La magra exactly, he used it to beat Deacon Frost who was possessed by la magra. Honestly I think the only reason that it worked is because the original vessel was technically a normal vampire and not some other form of original deity

[@geraldhand5047]

I think youve covered the show to some extent, but would love if you did breakdown of the vampires of being human, kind of alot of uniqueness in their vampires

[@hollyhartwick3832]

Interestingly, Semtex was originally developed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia, of which the Czech Republic, the setting of the movie, was once a part. I wonder if they knew that when choosing which explosive to have Blade gear up with.

[@MonkTorius]

The first is my favorite, but the second and third, if they were combined somehow and made into a coherent film, that would be S+ Tier.

[@jeffagain7516]

Thanks again Sir! Great film and great synopsis and critique. Yeah, as wonderful as the original Blade was, this one is my fave too. I think the main reason is because ALL the characters in this one are excellently portrayed and acted whereas in the 1st, I did not particularly care for Deacon. Though I'm sure that is subjective with many, heh. As for suggestions, there's a little mentioned ( and not well received, sadly) little Vampire gem from 2006 tiled; "Perfect Creature", directed by Glen Standring and starring Dougray Scott that I HIGHLY recommend checking out. I'll even go so far as to suggest that "Daybreakers" which I quite enjoy, committed a fair bit of larceny when the Speirig Brothers wrote their script, as there are many semblances, heh. Cheers! :)

[@kiyaniadil]

do a deep dive into Salem's Lot; the original and the remake are both interesting in their own regard.

[@PichKhun]

Great movie! Gritty, Gory and good story. Wish to see more of Blade in this setup.

[@picklerick4208]

And also the reapers feed so hard they destroy the veins of the victim blade 2 is by far the best movie

[@geraldhand5047]

The actor that plays priest also played the invisible man in league of extraordinary gentleman As well as the first vampire in underworld

[@mariawhite7337]

18:56 Of course sunlight works like that, light is both a particle and a wave. So it is literally the PARTICLES of light hitting him. I would guess at indoors the regeneration of Vampires can overpower the small particles that are still hitting the body and that at night it is shielded by the earth.

[@molotovgirl7167]

17:14 when Lighthammer fights with the reaper, the two protrusions on the reapers back are Lighthammer's hands passing through the reapers chest in a desparate attempt to prevent the reaper biting/infecting him.

[@mathieubordeleau150]

One thing I wonder, how old is Nomak? Could his aging be artificially accelerated, because I do no see Eli Damaskinos waiting decades to see if his first subject works as intended.

[@briancottingham1674]

@CoganLollins Good question b/c I was wondering was Jared Nomak born a reaper or was he experimented on as a vampire and was turned into a reaper! Did Nyssa know about Jared? Jared knew about Nyssa, b/c at the end of the film he stated that she was Damaskinos favorite!

[@NotceDragon]

I was always intrigued by the Reaper virus and was always curious about what if the vampire would be like if they had bonded with the Reaper virus, but had its flaws fixed (reduce infection, and slower metabolism). It would be cool maybe someday we see a blade movie with where the Reaper virus returns but it changes (or adapts) to the point that the reapers are not as feral, blood thirsty, and much more organized. They would give blade a run for his money.

[@CaptainAmerica2001]

I fell head over heels in love with the Character Niessa she was hard-core yet there was something subtlety sweet about her Character

[@Trippp550]

18:58 Clothes, normal clothes, don’t 100% block UV radiation. If that’s what vampires are allergic to. That’s why I was confused in the second movie where they go out during the day wearing biker clothes and helmet until they took off the helmet and started rubbing lotion on their skin and I realized it wasn’t just the clothes that was protecting them. Technically, the fact they go outside AT ALL shows that they do have at least some resistance to UV Radiation because it’s always present, day or night.

[@ThatMcflyGuy]

Love this film. I watch it every year in October 😂

[@damediamonds8495]

The split mouth and elongated tongue make it easier to feed in subterranean environments

[@ngud_gaming267]

These were my all time favorite vampires growing up because of how creepy they were until I watched the strain

[@stoagymahalo5268]

Still love Blade 2, fact it worked so well about conflict between 3 entities, 2 against each other over taking the 3rd out in the best way. Prince Novak is my ideal method of a villain. Where its one expecting to find someone to properly end him after completing something personal.

[@Teraclon]

Could you make a video about Gabriel Belmont/Dracula from the Castlevania: Lords of Shadows games?

[@martinlisitsata]

20:20 i don't think it was intentional but this vampire always reminded me of the vampire lords in heroes 3

[@raughboy188]

Hmm, here is one thing i noticed about reapers. They share some things with original vampire Drake which suggests this: If reaper bites vampire vampire devolves in form closer to drake, if human is bitten by reaper human becomes one.

[@Charlotte66666]

Absolutely love Blade 2 ❤

[@ConnorHelbig]

It’s my favorite because of the gore

[@muhammadumar3938]

I was young when blade 2 came out I was scared by these vampires

[@kbforme]

Vamp naysh. I will always maintain that The Blade series are the best best comic book superhero movies.

[@kevinthomas7259]

LoL the whistler surprise had me back in the day

[@sammienochez8497]

I love it when they say “ DayWalker” 🥴

[@dalahast06]

05:45 in the bonus content it stated that he removed his human heart. This might be reason.

[@albertcapley6894]

The elder no longer had fangs, if I recall, that's why he eats the blood Jell-O. That's also like visual storytelling cos he's essentially in a retirement home, still in charge, but for a vampire to be as feeble as a regular human (moreRless) that's pretty damn feeble in context. It's hard to eat sod food once the chompers go, harder to drink blood, I'd imagine. So the idea that with age the body decays, for them, just like us, adds extra pizazz to the fact he is behind the engineering of these more primal vampires. In a primal world, he would not have loved long enough to have these problems with feeding, so in his own quest to overcome these limitations, he instead creates the beast, who cares not for these limitations, something of a Gothic theme, from Frankenstein to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I love how Blade updated the Gothic tropes into the more Grimdark style of modern sci-fi influenced horror.

[@z0m813]

I do prefer this one over the other two just something about it i prefer

[@odin1185]

Nomak was such an awesome character it was a complete waste to kill him off.