

One can blame his Malkavian blood for a good deal of that. Most notably is his rather steep descent into madness shortly after being brought into vampire society. His monologues still give you an excellent sense of his character. The only way you encounter him is in the form of a series of recordings that are scattered about his mansion. That’s unless you count his ashes after he was staked and left out for the sun. Aleister Grout, Malkavian Primogen, never physically appears during the game. One thing’s certain: you certainly feel a lot happier once he’s dead and you’re out of there. It’s hard to be surprised when he ambushes you with a severed arm, which actually makes a rather serviceable weapon for a little while. He will tell you about how he purposely removed his own hand in order to replace it with a prosthetic… yeaaah. Once you meet him in the flesh, try not to shudder. You know something is up from the moment you hear his weird, wheedling voice down the telephone line. Gimble is possibly one of the first opponents you ever face, and also one of the creepiest. That is something she is not very keen to elaborate. Additionally, if your character is Malkavian, your mad insight gives you a brief glimpse into her past. Seemingly a genuinely nice person, VV is hard to dislike.

Beneath her conventionally vampish exterior, lies the gentle, easily love-struck soul of a poet. She is a rival to Jeanette as far as eye candy goes. Velvet Velour, known to her favorites as simply VV, is owner and star of Hollywood’s most popular strip club, Vesuvius. She is well portrayed by the lovely Grey DeLisle. “Tourette”, as she is otherwise affectionately known, is the best-known character in Bloodlines. It is eventually revealed that they both live in the same lovingly rendered body. Although Jeanette is a disturbed young woman turned vampire, the player sees the flirtatious but childish Jeanette battle with her sister dour businesswoman, Therese. The game’s poster girl and archetypal Malkavian, Jeanette, is eye candy and a well-rounded character. Which NPCs really drew you in or repelled you? Read on for a tentative top ten of Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines Characters. With such a large cast of highly memorable characters, it’s easy to see the reason. One of the things Bloodlines is best known for is its writing. Although ostensibly causing developer Troika Games to go under several months later and containing a notorious amount of bugs, the game was well liked by critics and continues to have a faithful cult following. Despite being a commercial failure upon its initial release, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is still growing strong.
