Harmony's fame influenced the public opinion on vampires and Slayers.
- “We're supposed to be monsters, not celebrities. But then along came Harmony Kendall. And now the blood bags love us. Thousands of years of evil, destroyed by reality television.”
- ―Cyn[src]
The vampire craze was a socio-cultural phenomenon that followed the exposure of the existence of vampires to the general public. Due to the popularity of vampires, an anti-Slayer sentiment became common, reinforcing the Twilight Group's efforts in destroying the Slayer Organization.[1]
As the first exposed vampire and eventual celebrity, Harmony Kendall was the main spokeswoman of the movement.[1]
Events and elements[]
- Exposure of vampires due to Harmony Kendall being photographed biting Andy Dick.[1]
- Vampires dominating televised media:
- the reality TV show Harmony Bites. It had a filmed slaying attempt on Harmony by lone Slayer Soledad, with Harmony killing her and sucking her blood. The scene was a success of audience, and Slayers became the show's villains;[1]
- Harmony's interview by Anderson Cooper, who questioned the Slayer Organization;[1]
- a special by political commentator Keith Olbermann, who declared Buffy Summers as the worst[2] and the Slayers as "modern-day blackshirts";[3]
- Harmony's interviewed by Stephen Colbert, defending her anti-Slayer stance and the innocence of vampires;[4]
- Harmony's interview with Larry King, as the victim of an attack against the Vampy Cat plush toys (actually the Swell);[5]
- Harmony recognition as the vampire rights spokeswoman;[5]
- soap operas and game shows thematic in vampires;[2]
- Harmony's participation of the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars[6] and eventually judge on Britain's Got Talent;[7]
- Harmony establishing what would be called the Reform Vampirism rules.[2][7]
- Vampires becoming a popular fetish:
- The Vampy Cat, plush cute vampire-cats, but actually demons in disguise;[12] with its destruction by the Slayer Organization making Harmony a martyr.[5]
- Buffy Summers and the Slayer Organization classified as terrorists by the US military[13] and general public.[14]
- Publication of the articles "Q&A with Harmony Kendall" about vampire lifestyle and "Slayers: Why They Hate America" calling attention against Slayers in HARM magazine.[15]
- The success of the Twinkle, the novel and film series about the romance between a human and a vampire, with associated merchandising;[16]
- The Last Angel in Hell film and merchandising.[17]
- The Cirque de No Slay, a live show that showcased the love between a vampire and a mortal human, with Slayers as intolerant villains, with anti-Slayer merchandising.[18]
- The mark of Twilight becoming a symbol of resistance against Slayers and in favor of vampire rights.[14]
- Realization of VampCon, integrating vampires and new vampires with sympathizers.[8]
Ending[]
- “This sucks. Six months ago, I was cool. Had emo chicks lining up to let me suck their blood... What are we gonna do?”
- ―Unidentified vampire[src]
The growing popularity of vampires apparently came to a halt with the rise of zompires during the end of magic.[19] Although, the public opinion only began to fall with the Supernatural Crisis Act in the United States, which was created in response to a state of fear and violence against the supernatural in national scale after a Shenlong attack in San Francisco. Harmony herself went on an international tour and become an expatriate to avoid being imprisoned in a Safe Zone.[20] New vampires were additionally framed for the death of two thousand people in a nearby town.[21] Despite it was publicly exposed that the tension against the supernatural was fabricated by a series of attacks by the Pandora Project, the supernatural returned to the shadows and the new vampires' leader, Vicki, apparently was ready to hunt people again.[22]