Laszlo Cravensworth | |
Aliases: | Jackie Daytona [1] |
Continuity: | What We Do in the Shadows |
Notability: | Main character |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Vampire |
Location: | London, England Staten Island, New York |
Associations: | Vampiric Council |
Relatives: | Nadja Roderick Cravensworth Cravensworth's Monster |
Status: | Immortal |
Born: | 1712 |
First: | "Pilot" |
Final: | "The Finale" |
Actor: | Matt Berry |
Laszlo Cravensworth is a fictional vampire and one of the main characters featured in the FX Network television series What We Do in the Shadows. Played by actor Matt Berry, he first appeared in the pilot episode of the series.
Biography[]
Powers[]
- Vampirism: In addition to the various mental and physical benefits that vampires are heir to, they also possess the ability to turn others into vampires as well. Each new vampire is traditionally subservient to the one who "turned" them, but some strong-willed vampires have been known to rebel against their masters.
- Enhanced senses: Vampires have improved several times higher than those of any human being of course these skills can vary depending on each person they will have some other stronger senses of his companions always given the dedication and training that each set to improve ways. Among the main ways that vampires have improved we find the following:
- Immortality: So long as vampires continue to consume blood, they will not age beyond the physical state they were in when they first became a vampire.
- Invulnerability: Vampires are invulnerable to most forms of injury (certain exceptions apply). Bullets, blades and blunt objects do little to no damage to a vampire's body.
- Regeneration: In addition to being virtually indestructible, whatever damage a vampire does in fact suffer can be healed through the consumption of human blood.
- Superhuman strength: A vampire's strength level is several times that of a normal human being and they are considered superhuman.
- Superhuman stamina: So long as they continue to consume human blood, a vampire can function tirelessly without rest or relaxation. However, a vampire's stamina wanes the closer it is to sunrise.
- Psychokinesis: Most vampires possess some form of psychokinesis. Some are clairvoyant, others can communicate telepathically, some possess mind control. Particularly powerful vampires can control the minds of several people at once.
- Hypnosis: Vampires possess the ability to hypnotize or mesmerize human targets. This may become difficult against opponents with an extremely high will power. It often doesn't work against other supernatural creatures. In some cases, vampire mesmerism may be referred to as "glamouring".
- Transformation: Vampires often possess the ability to transform into a variety of creatures or effects such as bats, wolves, rats or even mist. While their physical attributes may fluctuate during such states, a vampire's mental acuity is the same as that when they are in their human shape. A vampire who transforms into an animal may also benefit from that particular animal's attributes including razor-sharp claws, fangs or the ability to fly.
- Metamorphosis: Only vampires with a more advanced powers Control demonstrate the ability of altering either its appearance to imitate other people or in such cases selective transformation for creating claws to increase the lethal capability of its attacks in extreme cases and only vampires with a capacity of very advanced monitoring capabilities such change would show how elements, elasticity and other capabilities which vary depending on their ability, imagination and control, because as you know some vampires are stronger than others.
- Claws: Vampires can often turn their fingernails into sharpened claws, which are extremely durable and sharp. They are ideal for rending and tearing through flesh, though they are not as effective as the claws possessed by a werewolf.
- Fangs: A vampire's most often-used weapon are her fangs. They are enlarged sharpened canine teeth, which are often retractable so as to allow a vampire the ability to pose as a normal human. The primary purpose of fangs is for feeding, which they use to puncture the jugular vein of a victim in order to get to their blood.
Skills[]
- Carousing: Hedonism is Laszlo's number one priority. He makes it a point to be the life of the party.
- Disguise: Lazlo is a master of disguise. He can convincingly pass himself off as an American through the simple use of a toothpick in the mouth.
- Gardening: Laszlo is an expert at the art of topiary sculpture. He can render bushes to resemble the vulvas of specific women, such as mother and his wife, with such accuracy, that one can accurately identity the subject on-sight.
- Mixology: Laszlo spent a brief period of time incognito as a bartender. Nobody complained about the drinks. [1]
- Swordsmanship: Laszo is an expert at fencing and never shies away from a duel.
Weaknesses[]
- Anachronism: As is common with many vampires of a certain age, Laszlo's sensibilities are locked into a pattern of behavior common to the 18th century. Modern processes, attitudes, technology and social trends are often strange and alien concepts to him.
- Religious iconography repulsion: As a vampire, Lazlo suffers physical damage when his flesh makes contact with a crucifix. He can enter a church, but his skin will begin to blister and burn within a matter of minutes. [2]
- Substance vulnerability: Holy water will cause Lazlo's skin to burn. Garlic doesn't do him any favors either.
- Ultraviolet sensitivity: All vampires suffer a fatal vulnerability to sunlight. If exposed to direct ultraviolet radiation, they will instantly explode.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Laszlo Cravensworth was created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.
See also[]
External Links[]
Appearances[]
Season One
Season Two
Season Three
Season Four
Season Five
Season Six
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 What We Do in the Shadows: On the Run
- ↑ What We Do in the Shadows: Ancestry