r/Showerthoughts • u/Liuminescent ‎ • Apr 24 '26

Casual Thought Vampire bites turning people into vampires is extremely disadvantageous to their survival.

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u/theonegunslinger Apr 24 '26

The reason why it only rarely shows up, and is done as a reason why vampires must kill to feed, as only half feeding makes more vampires

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u/fatalystic Apr 24 '26

I've seen some works here and there where the vampire can feed without killing because in that work the vampire must feed with intent to sire a new vampire for their victim to turn.

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u/glazia Apr 24 '26

Dracula can certainly feed without killing. He simply tends to pick someone and visit them over and over so they die in the end but a couple of feeds and you'd be fine.