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Despite his vampire status, James was a romantic at heart, completely devoted to the one he loved, to the point of risking his life for her and descending into suicidal depression after losing her. The centuries at Elisabeth's side had made him obsessive and dependant on her, focusing on her the entire meaning of his existance. |
Despite his vampire status, James was a romantic at heart, completely devoted to the one he loved, to the point of risking his life for her and descending into suicidal depression after losing her. The centuries at Elisabeth's side had made him obsessive and dependant on her, focusing on her the entire meaning of his existance. |
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Originally, James had all the regular abilities and weaknesses of a [[Vampire|vampires]], though his strength and reflexes were greatly enhanced due to his somewhat advanced age. Following his operation, he became immune to staking and sunlight, as well as capable of regenerating any wound instantly. However, his newfound invulnerability only lasted six hours, after which he died and became dust. |
Originally, James had all the regular abilities and weaknesses of a [[Vampire|vampires]], though his strength and reflexes were greatly enhanced due to his somewhat advanced age. Following his operation, he became immune to staking and sunlight, as well as capable of regenerating any wound instantly. However, his newfound invulnerability only lasted six hours, after which he died and became dust. |
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Revision as of 17:45, 25 April 2009
James was a vampire and the lover of Elisabeth. He was portrayed by Ron Menendez.
Biography
James and Lisbeth (1767)
- “I would need ten thousand [years] just to name the color of your eyes.”
- ―James to Lisbeth[src]
James and Elisabeth (then Lisbeth) met infamous vampires Angelus and Darla in the year 1767, on Marseilles, France, and planned on travelling to Morocco together. The foursome were responsible for the death of Count De Leon, while James and Lisbeth, much to Angelus' displeasure, burned the Count's villa to the ground. That same night, James stole a heart-shaped locket and gave it to Lisbeth as a token of his love for her.
However, the villa's destruction attracted the attention of a group of Marseillan gendarmes, forcing Darla and Lisbeth to flee to the ship the foursome planned on boarding, while the male vampires stayed to fight of their would-be attackers. Minutes later, Captain Daniel Holtz, a vampire hunter and enemy of Angelus and Darla appeared.
Surrounded by Holtz and his men, Angelus revealed Darla's location to in exchange for his life. James confronted Angelus and then, disgusted that Angelus would betray Darla to save himself, took their only horse and fled to the docks to protect his lover from Holtz and his vampire hunters.
Against Angelus' predictions, James and Elisabeth remained together and in love for little more than two centuries. James would never forget Angelus' treachery.
By 2001, the couple established in Los Angeles and took a pair of minions of their own. One night, Elisabeth and her minions crashed a party at Wilson College thanks to a paper sign with the text "Everyone's invited" written on it. The trio kidnapped a couple but where confronted by Angel, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce and Charles Gunn. During the fight, Elisabeth was staked by Angelus, while one of the minions escaped.
James
- unidentified minion: “You want to be alone.”
- James: “No. I want to die.”
- — an unidentified minion and James[src]
After learning of Elisabeth's death and the one responsible, an enraged James killed the surviving minion by throwing him into the sunlight. Consumed by depression and rage, James sought Dr. Gregson, a Slod Demon. Gregson submitted James through a medical procedure to extract the vampire's heart, making him invulnerable to wood or sunlight for a short period of time.
After the surgery was completed, James tracked Angel to Hyperion Hotel and tried to kill him and Cordelia Chase, whom he believed was Angel's new lover. Angel and Cordelia escaped to a subway, where James cornered them. The two vampires fought, with James accusing Angel of not know the true meaning of love.
Personality
James, in vampire face
- Angel: “It's not real unless it kills you? This your idea of love, James?”
- James: “What's yours? "It's fun as long as it doesn't cost me anything?" You don't know what love is. You think you won 'cause you're still alive? You're such a loser, - I lived, you just existed.”
- — Angel and James[src]
Despite his vampire status, James was a romantic at heart, completely devoted to the one he loved, to the point of risking his life for her and descending into suicidal depression after losing her. The centuries at Elisabeth's side had made him obsessive and dependant on her, focusing on her the entire meaning of his existance.
Powers and Abilities
Originally, James had all the regular abilities and weaknesses of a vampires, though his strength and reflexes were greatly enhanced due to his somewhat advanced age. Following his operation, he became immune to staking and sunlight, as well as capable of regenerating any wound instantly. However, his newfound invulnerability only lasted six hours, after which he died and became dust.