Honestly, I can't help but agree with him on that vampires do not sparkle But they could have explained Edward Cullen and his family as who also drink blood because there is that in fairy lore
Funny thing is the narrator specifically says Astarion’s skin glitters ‘like lustered pearls’ during the blacked-out sex scene with the two drow prostitutes 😂 Vampires don’t sparkle by default but apparently some do!
@@nocontender6409 i was full of righteous rage when tom cruise was cast in the movie, and turns out he defined the role! new IWTV lestat is pretty great, and he's perfect for a contemporary audience.
@@laurengoodnight Tom Cruise did something very interesting and cool with the role, but as a book reader he did definitely change Lestat. But Anne Rice herself said she was kind of captivated with Tom's performance. I look at it as like a variant of Lestat. Show Lestat kind of takes good influences from book and movie, whether on purpose or not, but Stuart Townsend really dropped the ball pretty bad lmao
Alucard from Hellsing then?! They are missing a lot of really sexy vampires Astarion is absolutely on S tier in my opinion but I am sad so many obvious choices isnt here
I liked the brief nod to his role as the Castlevania Dracula (he voices him for about a minute in the Vampire Survivors: Ode To Castlevania DLC, some of the only VO in the whole game). Did I buy it partially because I still have Astarion brainrot? Perhaps.
I definitely need something like at least an audio bit where Neil and Maggie let Astarion and Dimitrescu meet each other. Can literally hear Astarion say: "Mother?". But also the other way around, imagine letting Karl Heisenberg and Orin meet
Looked at this, really appreciated the "Who?" coloumn, cause like hey, can't know/have seen everything. And the the category was barely used that way lol. Edit: Also vampires don't sparkle? Queue all the outfits loaded in gold appliqué, polished gem stones and other shiny jewelry.
They missed to add Alucard from castlevania he’s quite gorgeous too! Forgot to add Lestat, I can see louie being on there brad pitts louie, Dracula is on there 2 times hmm well 3 in a way
No David Bowie in ‘The Hunger’? I mean, just the early scenes in the film of course, but that would be an interesting dual of smexyness against Astarion.
@@anthonyhiggins7409 Out of curiosity, do you mind giving examples of instances where you felt he was watered down? To be clear, I'm only curious, not contesting your opinion 😄Would like to hear anything you might remember!
@ Oh, it’s been YEARS. I don’t remember single moments… However, his introduction showed him as brutal and ruthless. At one point he had characters chained up in his basement, imprisoned and used them as cattle, blood cows. He also used them in other ways too if ye know what I mean. It’s been a long time but I think that’s the opening episode of season 2. He was a proper baddie
@@anthonyhiggins7409 Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I remember that 😂 You're right, it was the opening of S2. I think in the later seasons they made it more about him killing people directly and in larger numbers (witch coven, vampire camp), rather than the old basement thing he was shown to do at the start. Way I see it though, Eric mostly always had a reason for his brutality, and usually it was to punish people who had harmed vampires or harmed him/people dear to him. Russell was more the type to just kill for the sake of killing 😄
@@anthonyhiggins7409 my favorite line in the series is from when Eric had people chained in his basement, has just ripped one apart for pulling silver on him, and then he turns to Lala and asks "Is there blood in my hair?" He was worried Pam was going to be mad. I think they always walked an interesting line with Eric, but I could see how the season where the witches stole his memory could frustrate fans that liked that side of him. I didn't see him as a baddie as much as someone who had a very grey morality and who is relentlessly pragmatic about taking care of what and who he considers his.
It's a vampire, a spawn of darkness, an undead stalker preying on the living, not a fucking Christmas ornament! Of course vampires don't sparkle! And I love, that you put my first two vampires (the Count and Gary Oldman) into the A-category. Well deserved!
I was very curious to see where Jacob Anderson thought he would end up, I was surprised that he hadn't seen the series. you could make a whole video about what Neil thinks about the interview with the vampire series :D, this question is worth another round :D
I met meatloaf when I worked as a stage rigger in the 90s as a 19yo and he was really kind too. He apparently had a bit of a reputation of being difficult, but he was super nice to me, so... maybe other people just caught him on a bad day?
Well, Vincent Price DID play a vampire... on the Muppet Show with Kermit. Oh, also in The Monster Club as Erasmus, so he DID do a vampire role officially... once. Where's best boi Regis and his donkey, Draakul?! I get they had to make it quick, but Regis is great!
I feel like the interview with the vampire option would have been higher if they use. Tom Cruise's character lastat or Stuart Townsend's character both the same character. Mind you
While I love Vincent Valentine and he certainly does look the part, he's not a vampire. He doesn't need blood to live, nor does sunlight hurt him etc etc. Mildly spoilers if you've never seen OG FF7 (1997) or Dirge of Cerberus (2006): He's a guy who is a host to an entity called Chaos, this entity is something like a demon, or an angel depending on how you see it (Seeing as Chaos' purpose is to cause something like the Rapture from Christian belief). His transformed states appearing demonic is actually a reflection of all man kinds various sins or negative thoughts. So uhh he actually doesn't age because he's the vessel for a sort of demi-god. Certainly a divine entity, in any case.
Sparkle sparkle in the sun Twilight vamps get too much fun While the rest must hide away Seeking shelter from the day Why do you get all the fun While we're burning in the sun
"Vampires don't f*cking sparkle!" Neil, I love you more, and more, each day. Also Lazlo and Astarion NEEDS to happen!
Honestly, I can't help but agree with him on that vampires do not sparkle
But they could have explained Edward Cullen and his family as who also drink blood because there is that in fairy lore
I literally shouted "YES!" When he said that. I have been saying the same thing for years! I fucking hate Twilight vampires.
Funny thing is the narrator specifically says Astarion’s skin glitters ‘like lustered pearls’ during the blacked-out sex scene with the two drow prostitutes 😂 Vampires don’t sparkle by default but apparently some do!
I KNEW he was gonna say that and I’m so fucking glad he did lmfao, vampires don’t fucking sparkle!!!
someone get neil to watch interview with the vampire, i think he'd love it
@@nii333 if he watched it on stream i think I'd pass out I hope he does
He would LOVE Lestat.
@@MekareP omgg absolutely
love that there's just a picture of matt berry not even as laszlo implying matt berry is an actual vampire
What do you mean, implying? Are you suggesting he isn't?
you can't prove he's not
Two Louis??? where's our rockstar Lestat?
That's what I said!!!!
Stuart Townsend was pretty bad, but both Interview Lestats were excellent.
@@nocontender6409 i was full of righteous rage when tom cruise was cast in the movie, and turns out he defined the role! new IWTV lestat is pretty great, and he's perfect for a contemporary audience.
@@laurengoodnight Tom Cruise did something very interesting and cool with the role, but as a book reader he did definitely change Lestat. But Anne Rice herself said she was kind of captivated with Tom's performance. I look at it as like a variant of Lestat. Show Lestat kind of takes good influences from book and movie, whether on purpose or not, but Stuart Townsend really dropped the ball pretty bad lmao
he could have been a real threat to Astarion, so they left him out maybe😄
Oh man he’s got to watch the new interview with a vampire. Everyone is so great on that show.
Not him confusing SIR Christopher Lee with Vincent Price! 🤣
I'm sure it was a slip of the tongue. Neil would definitely know the difference
Neil my darling boi thats not Vincent Price, thats Christopher Lee
ok, glad i'm not the only one that went "huh?"
Yes, thank you! I have a friend who's a huge Christopher Lee fanatic, so I felt the universe shudder when Neil called him Vincent Price.
lol
they were really good friends, I'm sure they would not have mind Neil mistaking one king of villains for another
definitely a mistake lol
You cant put Louis in this list and leave Lestat out. The slander!
@@Ladyfaeyrys Oh the drama… Lestate would have such a strop, an absolute b*tch fit! Heads would literally roll. 😆
Alucard from Hellsing then?! They are missing a lot of really sexy vampires Astarion is absolutely on S tier in my opinion but I am sad so many obvious choices isnt here
I liked the brief nod to his role as the Castlevania Dracula (he voices him for about a minute in the Vampire Survivors: Ode To Castlevania DLC, some of the only VO in the whole game). Did I buy it partially because I still have Astarion brainrot? Perhaps.
I definitely need something like at least an audio bit where Neil and Maggie let Astarion and Dimitrescu meet each other. Can literally hear Astarion say: "Mother?". But also the other way around, imagine letting Karl Heisenberg and Orin meet
@amaryllis4661 Mommy?.. I'm sorry.. Mommy 🥺
A vampire ranking vampires. How creative!
Astarion being judgmental? I’m not surprised😏🌟
In what way lol if he ranked pretty mediocre, bad scripted characters so high lol
It’s almost like it’s his on the spot opinio
Hoped for Regis (Witcher) show up on the list too!
Damn me toooo😂
Looked at this, really appreciated the "Who?" coloumn, cause like hey, can't know/have seen everything. And the the category was barely used that way lol.
Edit: Also vampires don't sparkle? Queue all the outfits loaded in gold appliqué, polished gem stones and other shiny jewelry.
Bah, Goostarion is just jealous because he has to steal sandwiches whilst Count Duckula has a castle, staff and his very own theme song.
Why wouldn't you put any of the Lestats on here? Astarion is definitely part Lestat! Need Leslie Nielsen from Dracula Dead and Loving It too.
Aww Tom Hiddleston's 'Adam' and Tilda Swinton's 'Eve' from 'Only Lovers Left Alive' not in there? XD
yeah, they were awesome in that. VERY creepy.
Um ... that's Christopher Lee not Vincent Price. And no Bela Lugosi?
Good eye!
"No one gives two fucks for Bela!"
Accurate A tier.
Somewhere out there, Vincent Price is having a laugh with Christopher Lee. ;P
I miss Meat Loaf.
started singing "Two Outta Three Ain't Bad" in my head when i saw that bit. :(
Omg Neil talks so fast. People normally take forever to rate characters and he took less than 5 minutes to go through almost 20 characters
They missed to add Alucard from castlevania he’s quite gorgeous too! Forgot to add Lestat, I can see louie being on there brad pitts louie, Dracula is on there 2 times hmm well 3 in a way
No David Bowie in ‘The Hunger’? I mean, just the early scenes in the film of course, but that would be an interesting dual of smexyness against Astarion.
also... i mean, i'm quite partial to Louis Jordan's Dracula.
Honestly, that Spike is on here but Angel isn't is hilarious to me because of the competitive nature between the two of them lol
Love astarion, love baulders gate, great video ❤
love neil even more for the "vampires dont sparkle" one!
But i am missing Regis from witcher!
or even Orianna
Not including Eric Northman in this is criminal 😭 I do like this idea, though. And his reasoning for each pick is pretty solid 😂
Oh, especially Eric in early seasons before he was watered down.
@@anthonyhiggins7409 Out of curiosity, do you mind giving examples of instances where you felt he was watered down? To be clear, I'm only curious, not contesting your opinion 😄Would like to hear anything you might remember!
@ Oh, it’s been YEARS. I don’t remember single moments… However, his introduction showed him as brutal and ruthless.
At one point he had characters chained up in his basement, imprisoned and used them as cattle, blood cows. He also used them in other ways too if ye know what I mean.
It’s been a long time but I think that’s the opening episode of season 2.
He was a proper baddie
@@anthonyhiggins7409 Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I remember that 😂 You're right, it was the opening of S2. I think in the later seasons they made it more about him killing people directly and in larger numbers (witch coven, vampire camp), rather than the old basement thing he was shown to do at the start. Way I see it though, Eric mostly always had a reason for his brutality, and usually it was to punish people who had harmed vampires or harmed him/people dear to him. Russell was more the type to just kill for the sake of killing 😄
@@anthonyhiggins7409 my favorite line in the series is from when Eric had people chained in his basement, has just ripped one apart for pulling silver on him, and then he turns to Lala and asks "Is there blood in my hair?" He was worried Pam was going to be mad. I think they always walked an interesting line with Eric, but I could see how the season where the witches stole his memory could frustrate fans that liked that side of him. I didn't see him as a baddie as much as someone who had a very grey morality and who is relentlessly pragmatic about taking care of what and who he considers his.
Not surprised at all by the excellent ranking 👍 Bloody great video idea
I see what you did there, even if inadvertently.
No mention of Sam Reid's Lestat???!?!? Criminal 😢
1:52 Vampires don't f*** sparkle!!! 👍👍💯
Alucard from Hellsing Ultimate deserves so much more attention.
it is so sad that what we do in the shadows ends without neil making a cameo, it is criminal.
I agree with Neil there! Vampire do not SPARKLE! When it comes to twilight we are on the same page
It's a vampire, a spawn of darkness, an undead stalker preying on the living, not a fucking Christmas ornament! Of course vampires don't sparkle! And I love, that you put my first two vampires (the Count and Gary Oldman) into the A-category. Well deserved!
Serana, hellsings Alucard, castlevanias Alucard, castlevania nocturnes olrox, and my personal favorite sexy vampire, santanico pandemonium.
Where is Lestaattt 😭
why is louis in here twice but not lestat at all?
time to watch interview with the vampire!!
Who else was so happy that he straight off starts with the count von count in A tier? Lol
Would have been interesting to see Damon Salvatore on the list. The Damon ➡️ Astarion pipeline is real 😊
sad no Alucard from Hellsing, but good rankings! and it's been said b4 but that's Sir Christopher Lee, not Price
"call me MEAT!"
Benji: "MEEAATTT!"
I am slightly offended that David Bowie wasn't on this list
Wait... since when was Vincent a vampire...
the exclusion of Bela Lugosi is an actual crime
Where's Blade?
i was literally looking for these comments
I think he's technically a dhampir like Vampire Hunter D, not a vampire. He's half human half vampire which is why he's a day walker.
If Cazador was on this list, they would have to make an F-teir just for him.
He knew who Count Duckula is?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Love Neil even more now.
Why wouldn't he? He probably watched it when he was younger. I did too
I was very curious to see where Jacob Anderson thought he would end up, I was surprised that he hadn't seen the series. you could make a whole video about what Neil thinks about the interview with the vampire series :D, this question is worth another round :D
“Castlevania, A.” I stood up and clapped, y’all.
They put Spike on there but not Angel? Shenanigans
Ah, we had 2 Louis but no Lestat!
I'd love to see Neil Newbon in a vampire movie... as a vampire of course ! =)D
I met meatloaf when I worked as a stage rigger in the 90s as a 19yo and he was really kind too. He apparently had a bit of a reputation of being difficult, but he was super nice to me, so... maybe other people just caught him on a bad day?
Spike as a "B"?!?! Wut!?!? Neil, you're dead to me.
huh. terrible pun, that.
Spike probably really is a B however… I feel ye here. He is an A+ for me. Lol
I was waiting for Castlevania's Dracula and happy he put him where he belongs 😊 i love Graham McTavish's voice for him.
I love how I have happily met 5 of these vampires listed!
Missing Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy and Dettlaff van der Eretein.. 🥲
This list should've had either Kain or Caine.
Agree with most of these but i thought that he was going to put Rayne higher 😢 movies were bad but she is a great character in the games.
Oh no where is Emiel Regis from the Witcher?? Would definitely be best tier
ooh wwdits x bg3 crossover when
Well, Vincent Price DID play a vampire... on the Muppet Show with Kermit. Oh, also in The Monster Club as Erasmus, so he DID do a vampire role officially... once. Where's best boi Regis and his donkey, Draakul?! I get they had to make it quick, but Regis is great!
Late to the party i know BUT!
Where is my boy Alucard from hellsing ultimate?
What about Vampire Hunter D? And Regis?
Great video, but a bit lacking. No Alucard, no Tilda Swinton, no Lestat, no Strahd
How dare VanHelsing's Richard Roxburgh not be on this list! haha I loved him as that Dracula
I approve! Louis definitely feels B tier, Estate- movie or 2022 TV would totally be A
Only if by A, you mean F. The Interview TV series SUCKS
i'm fine with this ranking x3 my faves are in A or B
How dare you guys do a vampire tier list and not have the greatest vampire (and say it with me kids) of all time, the great Kain. Vae Victus!
Where is Regis?!
"ONE! ONE AWARD AH-AH-AH-AH-AH"
he loves Lazlo! excellllent
If Spike hadn't been there I would have been pissed
How is Rayne so low? That's heartbreaking.
Ikr, ranking sexy vampires yet she's so low.
Oh no. He called Christopher Lee “Vincent Price” 🥴
you forgot angel and klaus.
No hellsing Alucard?
Was just about to comment the same thing!
Ik! Like.. Not even bela lugosi dracula??
should've been there instead of Vincent, who is not a vampire and just has a vampire aesthetic
Blood Rayne D?! Someone tell Laura Bailey.
The disrespect to Selene & Rayne!
I’m a sucker. I see Neil name and I click
spike is S tier in my book. my favorite vampire of all time. almost had a soul without having a soul
No Emiel Regis Rohellec Terezieff-Godefroy in your list? I guess he is too famous in middle europe :D
I wish both Lestat were on the list~
Sesame Street confirmed many years ago that Count von Count is not, in fact, a vampire.
I feel like the interview with the vampire option would have been higher if they use. Tom Cruise's character lastat or Stuart Townsend's character both the same character. Mind you
Vincent Valentine as vampire? Even he look like one, he is...just that. He is sad, experimented with Chaos, drama etc xD...btw, funny video!!!
S tier: Bela Lugosi 🙂↕️🙂↕️
While I love Vincent Valentine and he certainly does look the part, he's not a vampire. He doesn't need blood to live, nor does sunlight hurt him etc etc.
Mildly spoilers if you've never seen OG FF7 (1997) or Dirge of Cerberus (2006):
He's a guy who is a host to an entity called Chaos, this entity is something like a demon, or an angel depending on how you see it (Seeing as Chaos' purpose is to cause something like the Rapture from Christian belief). His transformed states appearing demonic is actually a reflection of all man kinds various sins or negative thoughts.
So uhh he actually doesn't age because he's the vessel for a sort of demi-god. Certainly a divine entity, in any case.
Sparkle sparkle in the sun
Twilight vamps get too much fun
While the rest must hide away
Seeking shelter from the day
Why do you get all the fun
While we're burning in the sun
Not knowing who our Lady Dimitrescu is? JAIL.
Aro of the Volturi would like a word.
No Bunnicula! Blasphemy!
Aww, no Kain or Raziel.
NO HELSING??! lol
Where is "Dracula dead and loving it"
I love that 😂
NO WAY HE MET MEATLOAF WHAT A LUCKY DUCK
You missed out DIO!!!
The lack of Near Dark's vampires make me sad
Tsk! No Barnabas from _Dark Shadows_ ? Who compiled this list!?