Let's Talk About Vampires

This is the second attempt at a vampire video. As per the Twitter poll, I'll be aiming to make videos between the 20 and 40 minutes mark so this one is over half the length of attempt 1! From Dracula to Carmilla to The Vampire Diaries, vampires are one of the most popular types of monsters. These days we can hardly even call them such. So what's up with vampires?
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[@DrTowns1]

Why is it we only hear about vampires in Europe and not in Africa? I was always confused by this until I realized that holy water kills vampires and they bless the rains down in Africa.

[@Torlik11]

It's pretty rare for me to laugh out loud when reading comments but you managed to do it. That deserve a like :)

[@TheScrotum96]

My brain automatically sang it when I was reading the last part

[@wowandrss]

LMAO

[@Puppy_Puppington]

I memboooooo. Do u remembooooo

[@LisaAnn777]

Lol there are vampire like creatures in African mythology like the Asanbosam and Obayifo, im sure there's more. They just aren't called "vampires" because that's a term from Europe. There actually many creatures like vampires found around the world.

[@LadyAhro]

"OH MY GOD THEY WERE TOMBMATES!!"

[@jereXIX]

👍 for the “subverting expectations” shade...lol.

[@IndorilNerevar-MoonandStar]

Whiterun guard: Heard Prober Birds got a new video out, vampires or something! Me: clicks immediately

[@ProperBird]

Also about that arrow..

[@driftingdruid]

@@ProperBird it was just a Nordic figure of speech, he actually "kneeled down" to propose and got married ;)

[@ProperBird]

@@driftingdruid I've heard of that one but I really prefer to think that the entirety of the Whiterun guardship is walking around with aching arrow wounds precisely in the knee.

[@Torlik11]

@@driftingdruid I heard that one a lot of time before but haven't seen any evidence of it. As a matter of fact, it seem it is nothing more than a popular myth.

[@driftingdruid]

@@Torlik11 dig a bit more digging, and I stand corrected kotaku.com/how-they-came-up-with-skyrims-arrow-in-the-knee-line-5886648 poor guards and their shattered knees...

[@maureenbouterse]

"They were tomb mates!" I really love these mythological deep dives. I'm curious to see what comes hereafter.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

_A Tomb With A View_ 🤭🤭🤭

[@isaacofthales4303]

The real weakness of werewolves is quicksilver (aka mercury). The silver trope is either from a mistranslation or the Beast of Gevaudan story. Plus silver is associated with the moon so it seems like it should enhance a werewolf rather than weaken them, like a power-up or an energy drink

[@mephistophelesthesilentchi3446]

A very informative video. But after seeing that outro, I must say, you have simply _mastered_ the art of rambling.

[@Mike55690]

Absolutely love this time of the year, Halloween and honestly anything horror related is amazing and seeing you cover content of this nature is a bonus ! As always Jinzee, keep up the amazing work - your videos never fail in delivering quality content and overall a sense of enjoyment :)

[@Velral]

Insta like even before watching just for that thumbnail. MTG Innistrad vampires and madness mechanic! Updated: It was fun to watch. You asked feedback on your discord, but for patreons only (now mostly ko-fi). I couldn't participate there, so now here's a few things: 1. Video length: perfect, could be even longer like 35-40 minutes. 2. Popular franchises: only mentioning Vampire the Masquerade and other IPs was the right call. It would easily make the video 1,5 hours long again if you left them in. (Then again would be interesting to see your take on the whole Vampire the Masquerade and World of Darkness franchise). 3. Extra characters: I found them fun especially Eeznij the vampire. (Saw what you did there Vampzee ;) ). Would be fun if each of them telling their part of the lore in their own perspective. 4. Lore to speculation ratio: many of your Witcher videos had more of this, while here you told more facts and history. Personally I like the speculations as much as the facts/lore. 5. Credits: I found the ending funny, rambling while listing all the top supporters. And since it's after the credits, it's fine that you take your time with each one of them.

[@nikola_tomic]

The history of these creatures goes back frome the dawn of humanity. The word "Vampire" derives from Serbian word "Vampir" first documented case of associating this word with blood sucking creature is from late 17th century in eastern Serbia. Great video, regards:)

[@joshchandler13]

I so very much love your videos. Especially your “conversations”.

[@user-xt8fd3rc7c]

Just in time for me to relax before bed 👌🏽

[@TheDeathstyk]

Loving the more recent style of videos, and you definitely seem to be enjoying yourself with them so thats awesome to see :D

[@CharlesZane_]

Vampires in the Dresden Files are pretty well done. There are different kinds that very quite a lot.

[@zhxabi4920]

A little further away, between two matrons, sat Emiel Regis. He was dressed in a black, velvet jacket, looking like a vampire...Regis waved a silver fork and demonstrated that the best remedy against vampires is silver, a precious metal the barest touch of which is absolutely fatal to them. And garlic, asked the ladies? Garlic is also effective, admitted Regis, but socially troublesome, since it stinks awfully. When the overused garlic trope is brought up i couldn't help thinking of this scene in lady of the lake that had me laughing so hard :DDDDD

[@manobilification]

I love these new analysis videos of yours with the little sketches, really entertaining and overall great stuff!

[@joshuathurber4278]

I only discovered this channel after your Elric video which was very informative as I've only read the first collection of Elric stories. After that video, I immediately subscribed and watched a butt load of others. Awesome work.

[@mdalishawon]

This upload made my day thank you

[@Scotticus25]

Jinzee trialling her Halloween costume in this video.

[@Aarzu]

Always a fun subject! I missed this when it initially came out on patreon, but was still eager to see it!

[@irishdeano92]

Absolutely adore these kinda videos. Stay awesome ✌️🧛‍♂️

[@cavedon.felipe]

Great video! I can only guess how much work goes into making an origins video, but if it comes to a series like "Let's Talk About Elves, Dragons, Dwarfs" it would be amazing!

[@xSaKage]

I loved that outro monologue, smart and cute

[@ElAbismoTeObserva]

I cannot tell you how much I LOVE THIS video.

[@treckerdirector7]

Props for the vampire teeth. i mean, really, kudos!

[@Issac_The_Last_N7]

Honestly, this is really good from you. I love this topic

[@toastertoes3843]

Sweet we got the same Nightmare Before Christmas hoodie lol

[@Seymour101]

Oooh halloween content , nice . Currently running Curse of Strahd for my players so this might come in handy :)

[@marlondemello8582]

I'm really glad that you mentioned Paul Naschy and Buffy in the same video, haha 💜

[@egoborder3203]

this was really great!

[@davidschaftenaar6530]

12:39 That wink is the most charming thing I've seen anyone do all year. Remind me to never buy a used car from you.

[@Setiweb]

Let's talk about Dragons. :)

[@winterburden]

You're my favourite vampire, cool video! 🙆‍♀️

[@lordneojacks]

this is truly amazing

[@lillywho]

I'd say drinking blood would probably still fall under gore content and thereby be not advertiser friendly. Your vamp chum there is on thin ice! 😂😛 PS: That rambly outro sketch was on point! ❤️

[@kolbywilliams6288]

My favorite vampires are still from the Legacy of Kain series. They were so cool.

[@Morbmaster420]

How do you not have more subscribers this is great

[@ProperBird]

I'm working on it. 😅

[@saddamsassi8264]

Getting ready for vampire: the masquerade--bloodlines 2? Would be sweet to have you make a video on the most fun you've had while playing a vampire in games (eg: elder scrolls, legacy of kain, etc) Keep up the good work. Cheers

[@ProperBird]

I did very much enjoy the first VtM!

[@Vyktym76]

In VTMB 1 please don't play as Malkavian first time through, but definitely play as a Malkavian at some point. #insanityisfun

[@ProperBird]

My first clan was Gangrel and it'll be my first clan in VTM2 as well!

[@saddamsassi8264]

@@Vyktym76 skip all dialogues, randomly kill stuff, go Ventrue while secretly wishing you have gone Brujah. #MalkavianIRL 🤓

[@Velral]

@@ProperBird Sorry to tell you, but Gangrel wasn't planned by the devs as a starting clan. It will only come as a free DLC. Instead there are 5 starter clans in VTM Bloodlines 2: Brujah, Torreador, Malkavian, Tremere, and Ventrue. So if you're planning to buy the game early, you can wait for the clan. It is speculated to come with a Werewolf expansion/dlc along with the Nosferatu clan. There will be mod support though since the game is in Unreal engine 4, so a day 1 Gangrel may be possible, just not an official one.

[@farkasabel]

My favorite vampires are from the Vampire : Masquerade lore. There Cain is the original vampire and his blood curse runs through generations forming different abilities and with it different subgroups but with every new generation the curse's 'positive' traits starts to fade and only the negatives remain (thinblood) and with it several doomsday groups appear prophetising the return of the antedeluvians (pre-flood generation, 2nd and 3rd) who will destroy every vampires. (Gehenna) But it seems this is a self-fullfilling prophecy as vampires start to kill off each other to prevent or hasten this event.

[@Mike0oo0]

Love it. Especially Eeznij.

[@MrScottL11]

I’m about to play Starfinder. Have u ever looked at that? It’s sort of Sci Fi and Fantasy. Love the channel regardless.

[@ravencheetah3]

yay more spooky content!

[@jasonscarborough94]

3:31 I'm pretty sure he would have been happy if she'd just taken back the silver curse but....

[@ArmouryTerrain]

In defense of the portrayal of Van Helsing, many of the areas that would become the Netherlands spoke German. My Grandfather who was Dutch served as a german translator for the US army in WWII. I am also surprised that you do not mention the greek Lamia. Silver was an issue for Vampires because its purity rejected them, so no reflections in mirrors- which have silver backings, or in photographs which were developed with silver nitrates, Another great video.

[@waynes.wilson6616]

Thanks for this, I've been on a vampire kick lately lmao

[@user-lc4xh7ts7h]

Love the old Vampire lore from folklore and mythology and all the other monsters that I grew up on that I was inspired to write my own vampire novel. In this book that I am writing. Vampires are evil, twisted, disturbing, and terrifying. The aim was not trying to make Vampires edgy or anything. I just wanted to see if I can take the undead creatures that I grew up on and see how can I make them scare me as an adult in these modern times. I was inspired by Dracula and Brian Lumley's Necroscope series. Which I highly recommend, because the Vampires in those books are not just terrifying they almost have a cosmic horror element. I also was inspired by mythology and lore, books, movies, and Vampire video games. Primarily The Legacy of Kain franchise and the Vampire the Masquerade and the World of Darkness games.

[@nizzynick9298]

Notification squad 😎👍

[@amandaofhouserobinson6707]

I love that you used pics from underworld!!!

[@ProperBird]

It's one of my favourite series, bit of a guilty pleasure I suppose. :p

[@thedashboard9562]

I kinda want a vampire movie about Camazotz now.

[@Nathan_Coley]

Vampires she said 👀

[@mrfisher1072]

Ah yes vampires the greatest characters to ever grace $5 romance novels that you always see at the grocers checkout and then right beside it you see a werewolf romance novel and think that's concerning and I judge those who would buy it.

[@Vyktym76]

Did you know there are a bunch of sasquatch romance novels? Hehehehe

[@ADADEL1]

@@Vyktym76 Been seeing a lot of Amish romance at mine. I find that more concerning for some reason.

[@D.Jay.]

Scuba Vampires. The true Kings of The Sea

[@faultypillars9697]

IIRC in the Marvel comics universe vampirism actually originated with an aquatic species.

[@volumendos6655]

Pretty spooky i would say

[@Com3tcandi]

Imagine a Vampire from like medieval times passing by a modern mirror for the first time and seeing their reflection- Old mirrors had silver but ours have aluminum so, for once, they'd see themselves.

[@aarroncross3801]

I read Dracula!

[@Minnesota_Fatts]

Oh my God, the were tomb mates…

[@wisdomsoptional6357]

So! Interesting take on vampires, and time travel? Intrigued? Check out the Legacy of Kain series. Might not be able to play it, but, the research should yield interesting results for a take on vampirism.

[@victorneyoy]

what about something about uncommon vampires, or vampires "out of canon" like brian lumley's "necroscope", golden and mignola's "baltimore" (the comicsbook adaptation), hell even del toro's "the strain"

[@SirRavix]

Speaking of vampires, you should totally play that game Vampyr.....oh wait...uhh Nevermind! Great video!

[@highlanderknight]

And then there were the vampires as told by Brian Lumley...

[@lordneojacks]

anyone else marathoning this channel?

[@BunnychanFarabee]

Dammit Jinzee, this video is a Masquerade violation!

[@freacadadisc]

The Giaour comes from Turkish Gâvur that has been taken from Persian word ghebar. The word refers to an offensive ethnic nickname used by Muslims in Turkey and the Balkans to refer to non-Muslims . In my languace is Ghiaur. And yes my country is the one with the legend of Vlad Tepes his father was called Vlad Dracul ( the name comes from Drac witch means Dragon, because he was in the order of the dragon) so Draculea(Dracula) the big bad Vmpire is actually a dragon, if you ever ask where is the name coming from , well its from Dragon from the order of the dragon.

[@gwynbleidd1917]

Sick

[@savvasrossides4058]

Isn't a stake through the heart a weakness for everyone?

[@renegade7357]

There's a couple of reasons as to why humans fear (and subsequently hate) vampires, 1) Humans fear the notion that they're not the top of the evolutionary ladder, 2) Humans also fear that they're not the top of the food chain. These fears tend to be most prevalent in those with deeply held religious "convictions" and are usually christians. Whether you're talking about catholics as shown in most iterations of dracula, or evangelicals from tv series like true blood. In any case, the fears listed above aren't exclusive to vampires (the mutants of the x-men franchises are a prime example) they tend to be among the reasons why vampires are the villains and must be killed.

[@zawwin1846]

LIES Vampires are a product of an evil genius that happens to be born into a fabulous 7 foot humanoid race that constantly pose and glitter like no tomorrow. They can only be defeated by a special type of martial arts that concentrates on a breathing technique.

[@Torlik11]

I can't stop hearing it and I know you can hear it too: A YA YA YA !!!!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

_"Vampires"?_ Now THIS is a topic with some BITE! {I will see myself to the door now...🤭}

[@christopherandersson5082]

Ok but those fangs thoooooooo

[@johnd1685]

Ur awsome !!

[@adamfowler5475]

I've always loved your voice, admired your curious interests, and finally now I get to see a cute face attached to all-as you discuss VAMPIRES, my favorite monster of historical culture. I think I would very much like to marry you now;)

[@d3Rm0Nk]

Concern the "crosses are only effective against the evils of 31% of the worlds population" I like the canons where a cultures evil can only effectively be fought by the same cultures good and are much more resilient against other cultures weapons. i.e. fighting Set with a silver cross wont do much

[@jasonscarborough94]

I've always been fond of the idea its a psychological issue, like the obsessive counting. And I when religious symbiology is used, I tend to prefer it when vampiric vulnerability to holy symbols stems from the conviction of the person holding up the symbol, not "cross" itself, so a crucifix, a star of David, a mjiolenr necklace or I guess a dollar bill for Scientologists

[@patrickquick1762]

Have to admit that my eyes nearly rolled out of my head at the “Men writing female characters in books” section lol. My father taught me how to cook and sew while my mother taught me how to fire a rifle and change a tire. I always find these types of categorizations as arrogant and born of a simplistic mind.

[@animedrawings07]

PROPER BIRRRRDDDD!!!!

[@ZombieDragQueen]

Anyone with knowledge of Greek mythology would know Ambrosio's story is bullshit. If you cross Artemis she'll fuck you up, not grant you gifts. Even her half-brother Herakles was afraid of her when he got the task of capturing one of Artemis' hinds. He was probably rehearsing his plea for forgiveness throughout the hunt hoping he'd at least get the chance to express it and not just get turned into a porcupine full of arrows in a blink of an eye. She did listen to him though. It probably helped their sibling Apollo was with her. You know how musicians and poets can get you to chillax: "It's, like, what even IS a hind, man? Look at me, Artemis. What IS a hind, you know? Aren't we all hinds?"

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

At about 02:16 in this video: When _"giving h-e-a-d"_ is taken to the extreme...🤭

[@freenzyczech]

ok, i might have a thing for vampires ... i mean, not the long nails, but, when i looked at you, with the teeth dressed in black, it just "clicks" more ... anyway, cool video and you looked fabulous !

[@michelapirrone9578]

Do you know Anno Dracula ?

[@ProperBird]

It came up during my research, it's definitely an interesting concept!

[@navneetiyer]

Regis best vampire

[@ProperBird]

Facts

[@fabioguedes4872]

lol this was great

[@WCHMN3]

I love the idea of vampires but don't like how authors do them now days. Also if I were to meet one I wouldn't be scared, I would just pity him because of all the famn ways I can defeat one, it's to easy to outsmart and kill a vempire.

[@MedievalFantasyTV]

Eeznij talks a lot, and it's weird, because I find that endearing and annoying at the same time. It tickles my brain, somehow.... Maybe it's some kind of vampiric ASMR?

[@discospaghetti6744]

where is the accent from?

[@ProperBird]

Netherlands

[@discospaghetti6744]

@@ProperBird I like it! I like the video too :3

[@flupetepak]

and, Ambrogio as a name surely didn't exist in the times of Greek legends, as didn't Italy ;) edit: ah yes, the mother of all 21century "emo" vampires, Anne Rice.

[@ProperBird]

I hadn't even thought of that, but yes that too! :p

[@handymandivisionllc530]

Your adorable

[@JSmith-nu4bl]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Torlik11]

13:30 Ah, the nostalgic charm of old timey sexism and discrimination. An integral part of any great classic of fiction. It reminds me of the time I read a book from Pushkin (it was The Captain's Daughter). I wasn't expecting that much antisemitism. The part that shocked/surprised the most was how mundane it was written, like it was an everyday occurence blending in the backgroud.

[@patrickquick1762]

The truly terrifying thing is how prevalent and accepted that line of thinking was in those days. Antisemitism was an almost global phenomenon.

[@Torlik11]

@@patrickquick1762 It's probably why it felt so mundane. Nowaday, when antisemitism is represented in fiction, it's always denounced in some way but in the book, the protagonist literally have to choose between going out to beat random jews or stay in and play pool and he choose pool because beating jews is too tiring. It's one thing to know that a lot of people at that time were antisemites but it feel more tangible to read a direct example of this mindset.

[@WrongNumber76]

Wait who the hell are you everyone

[@Megatron_95]

Yeah. They ruined when twilight came out.

[@isaacherrera2232]

I LOVE YOU Properd Bird

[@Vyktym76]

Awww, no mention of best boy vampire Proinsias Cassidy (from Preacher comics). On a different note, I did like something that The Vampire Diaries (books not show) did. The older/stronger a vampire was, the more restrictions were placed upon them (sunlight, unable to cross running water, garlic, religious symbols, etc).