Re: Shipping at length, now completely OT

[JDMeans@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 9/29/2002 5:12:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tater@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> >Actually it's strange that with vampires so strong and so numerous 
> >that they so rarely try ending the world - infact only vamipres with 
> >delusions of super-evil seem to be up for it: the Master and Angelus 
> >(and Angelus was out to prove something).
> >Vampires seem to be pretty unpopular with "real" demons - hell on 
> >earth may not be much of a party except for vampires strong enough to 
> >hold their own.
> 
> 

On the other hand, if they end the world, that means ending themselves as 
well. The majority of vampires I remember from BtVS and Angel have a strong 
sense of their own self-preservation. As Spike said in 'Becoming Part 2' 
(back when he was still a cool villain instead of a Lestat-wannabe), "Me, I 
like the world. It's got Manchester United, the Love Boat, and people. 
Billions of them, walking around like happy meals with legs.' The Master in 
'The Wish' didn't want to end the world, but to enslave humanity to make it 
easier to harvest their blood for vampire's use. 

Vampires tend to be more interested in conquest than in destruction. The 
demons that Buffy fights are more destructive; the Hellmouth demons, the 
Sisterhood of the Jhi, Glory, they were more interested in destroying. At 
least that's my impression.

Okay, that's my two dinars worth.

Kirayoshi