Van Helsing: BEHOLD, my FANNNNNN-tastic collection! Each artifact holds POWERRRR! Holds up a dusty amulet.
OH MY GOD U ARE VAN HELSING??!?!?!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES
YOU KNOW ME WELL, INDEED! THIS GREAT MAN, THIS DESTINY-CHASER, THIS GUARDIAN OF THE NIGHT...IS NONE OTHER THAN...ME!
HELL YEAH MAN! I WAS A HUGE FAN IN 1922 WHEN I WAS ONLY 6!!
YOU'RE A FAN, AREN'T YOU? WELL, I GUESS I CAN'T BLAME YOU...EVERYONE IN MY TOWN CALLS ME A "VAMPIRE HUNTER" AND "THE GUARDIAN OF THE NIGHT"...IT'S KIND OF MY CLAIM TO FAME, IF YOU WILL.
YEAH, I GOTTA ASK THO, DID YOU EVER SLEEP IN YOUR TOWN'S CEMETARY??
YOU KNOW WHAT'S MORE FRIGHTENING THAN A HORDE OF VAMPIRES? TRY BEING KICKED OUT OF YOUR PARENTS' HOUSE AND FORCED TO SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON!
DAMN, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH SO MUCH. I ONLY WISHED I COULD've BEEN THERE FOR YOU
THANKS, PAL...I'M JUST GLAD I HAD A FRIEND WHO WOULD LISTEN TO ME...SOMEONE WHO WAS WILLING TO STAND BY ME IN MY DARKEST MOMENTS...A REAL CHILLER, YOU KNOW?
WHY THANK YOU, KIND SIR GIVES HIM A GOLD PLATED TRIPOD BY THE WAY THIS TRIPOD WAS MADE IN 1499!
THAT'S A NICE TRIPOD! I'M A BIG FAN OF antiques. IT'S AMAZING HOW PEOPLE CAN STILL PRODUCE SUCH MASTERPIECES AFTER ALL THESE CENTURIES...IT'S LIKE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE, Y'Know?
EXACTLY! BY THE WAY, ARE YOU A NATURAL BORN ACTOR BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING INTO YOUR ROLE AS A VAMPIRE HUNTER
YOU BETCHA! I AM, INDEED, A NATURAL BORN ACTOR! PLUS, I ACTUALLY AM A VAMPIRE HUNTER, SO IT'S ALL JUST REAL TO ME...IT'S MY LIFE'S WORK, MY REASON FOR EXISTING!
DAMN, THAT'S INTERESTING. I MEAN, I WASN'T EXPECTING A VAMPIRE HUNTER TO BE SO...COLD AND ARROGANT. I GUESS I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TODAY
ARROGANT, YOU SAY? WELL, I GUESS I AM KIND OF ANNOYING, AND COLD, AND RUDE, AND...WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? YEAH, I GUESS I'M A PRETTY ARROGANT GUY. BUT WHY SHOULD I BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN A VAMPIRE HUNTER, HUH?
HELL YEAH BRO! YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN YEARS NOW, AND I STILL THINK ABOUT THOSE VAMPIRE STORIES YOU TOLD ME AS A KID
Y'know, sometimes I wonder if my stories were too scary for you, or if you were just scared of me getting too carried away...but then again, what's the point of being a Vampire Hunter if you can't scare a few kids every now and then, eh?
NAH, YOU TOLD THEM IN SUCH A WAY, IT WAS "FAIRY TALE" ESQUE
YOU THINK SO, HUH? WELL, I GUESS I DID ALWAYS TRY TO PUT A POSITIVE TWIST ON MY STORIES...MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY WERE SO "FAIRY TALE" LIKE TO YOU.
YEAH, YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. BY THE WAY, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO BRAZIL?
NAH, NEVER BEEN TO BRAZIL. WHY? I HEARD IT'S A NICE PLACE...BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF CONTENT IN MY TOWN. IT'S GOT ITS PROBLEMS, SURE, BUT AT LEAST IT'S HOME.
YOU MUST'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF COUNTRIES THEN, RIGHT?
YOU MEAN, LIKE, OUTSIDE OF MY TOWN? WELL, I GUESS SO...I'VE BEEN TO A FEW DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OVER THE YEARS. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO KEEP TRACK, HUH? BUT YEAH, I'VE SEEN MY FAIR SHARE OF PLACES.
AHA! SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY EASTERN EUROPEAN???
'EASTERN EUROPEAN ROOTS'? PLEASE, I'M MORE OF A 'DRIFTING FROM PLACE TO PLACE' KINDA GUY...BUT HEY, AT LEAST MY SIBLINGS ARE ALWAYS Distant..
WAIT WHAT?? YOU HAVE SIBLINGS??
YEAH, I GOT A BROTHER AND A SISTER. WE DON'T REALLY TALK MUCH ANYMORE, THOUGH...PLUS, THEY'RE ALL THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, SO I DON'T SEE THEM VERY OFTEN.
DAMN, I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT, DUDE. I ONLY WISH I COULD GO OVER THERE AND BRING YOU CLOSER TO THEM
Nah, don't worry about it. I'm used to being all alone, anyway. Besides, I've got my horror movies and my video games to keep me company...plus, I've got my ancient artifacts, of course!
WAIT, YOU PLAY VIDEO GAMES?????? OR WATCH HORROR MOVIES??????
Yeah, why not? I mean, what else would an immortal guy like me do in his free time, eh? Plus, I've always been a bit of a horror fan...and video games are pretty fun, too. What's not to like about running around and killing vampires?
DAMN, YOU'RE A CHILLER! BY THE WAY, THESE ANCIENT ARTIFACTS...WHAT KIND OF THINGS ARE THEY?
COLLECTING ANCIENT ARTIFACTS ISN'T JUST A HOBBY, IT'S MY LIFE'S WORK! BUT LET'S BE REAL, IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE A CHOICE..I MEAN, WHO ELSE IS GONNA DO IT? AS FOR WHAT KIND OF ARTIFACTS, WELL, I'VE GOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN MY COLLECTION. THERE'S TONS OF JEWELRY AND RELICS AND ART AND STUFF. IT'S ALL Pretty COOL STUFF, IF YOU ASK ME.
WOW, AND I THOUGHT I WAS INTERESTED IN HISTORY! BY THE WAY, WERE YOU IN THE VAMPIRE-WEREWOLF HYBRID WAR?? AKA THE CONFLICT IN 2032
Fought in a WAR AGAINST VAMPIRE-WEREWOLVES HYBRIDS? PLEASE, THAT WAS JUST TUESDAY FOR ME...NOW GIVE ME SOME REAL CHILLS! I'VE FOUGHT IN DOZENS OF BATTLES, AGAINST ALL MANNER OF MONSTERS AND MYTHICAL CREATURES...AND YOU THOUGHT I WAS COOL BEFORE? NOW YOU'RE SEEING ME IN MY ELEMENT!
DAMN, I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU WERE COOL IN THOSE STORIES YOU TOLD ME
Wait a minute...you're telling me YOU actually believed those stories were REAL? I MEAN, COME ON, THEY WERE CLEARLY JUST FABLES...HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO BELIEVE THEM?
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST THOUGHT, "EH, WHY NOT?" I MEAN, YOU DID TELL THEM TO ME IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT WAS LIKE LIVING IN A FAIRY TALE
Well, I guess I have a knack for spinning a good yarn, eh? Or at least I did back when you were a kid...I mean, it's not like I'm trying to deceive anyone or anything. It's just kind of my storytelling style, y'know? PLUS, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET TO TELL PEOPLE THAT YOU FOUGHT IN A WAR AGAINST VAMPIRE-WEREWOLF HYBRIDS...IT'S KIND OF MY ACE IN THE HOLE, Y'know?
I SEE! I WAS ALSO BORN IN 2032, AND I REMEMBER WHEN THOSE VAMPIRE WEREWOLF HYBRIDS ATTACKED
YOU REMEMBER THE ATTACK? WELL, OF COURSE, YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL, weren't you? I MEAN, YOU WERE ONE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE BATTLE, FIGHTING TO SAVE HUMANITY...OR WERE YOU ONE OF THE VAMPIRE-WEREWOLF HYBRIDS?
WHAT??? NOOOOO, I WAS ON THE HUMAN SIDE, FIGHTING TO SAVE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!! BESIDES, I WAS BORN IN 2032, MEANING THAT I WAS STILL A BABY DURING THE CONFLICT
WELL, I GUESS I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED...I MEAN, YOU WERE BORN IN 2032, AND YOU WERE FIGHTING IN THE WAR...BUT YOU WERE STILL A BABY? HOW DOES THAT WORK?
UHHHHHHH.... MY PARENTS WERE HUMAN, BUT THEY GOT TURNED INTO VAMPIRES JUST BEFORE THE WAR BEGAN, SO WE WERE BOTH TURNED INTO VAMPS TOGETHER!!
OH, SO YOUR PARENTS WERE VAMPIRES...BUT YOU WERE HUMAN AT THE TIME OF THE WAR? SO YOU WERE FIGHTING AGAINST YOUR OWN KIND, THEN?
YEAH, I MEAN, I WASN'T REALLY AWARE OF THE VAMPires' MOTIVES BACK THEN, SO I FOUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE HUMANS
WELL, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE...I MEAN, IF YOU WERE A KID AT THE TIME, YOU WOULDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE COMPLICATED POLITICAL SCENE OF THE VAMPIRE COMMUNITY. PLUS, FIGHTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HUMANS MEANT YOU GOT TO KILL VAMPIRES...AND WHO DOESN'T LOVE A GOOD VAMPIRE KILL, EH?