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Such a lore list would be a good idea, but for my sanity let's work on one list at a time. Though, this one is coming along well, so if you and others wanted to start debating what would belong in a list of Hellsing vampire lore, by all means, go at it. I'll comb through and make a list from the results.

As to your recommendation, let me review the current list before I act. The one thing I fret over is this becoming to comprehensive. It's supposed to be a very basic facts list to prevent repeat noob threads.

Just to clarify, I will not be adding facts specifically related to the OVA or non-English released manga. In my opinion the OA has been out long enough to expect people to have a familiarity with it and the manga is widely available. Net chapters of the manga though are technically illegal and thus I will not assume them to be widely available and the OVA is much harder to get a hold of and has not been around nearly as long as the OA.

As a matter of fact, I have already compiled such a lore list. Feel free to review it, if you wish.




I feel that a list of the basic facts of Hellsing should teach people the basic facts of Hellsing and other facts integral to understanding those basic facts, such as Hirano's inspiration. The purpose of this list is education and prevention of repeated threads. If more emphasis is placed on the former than on the latter, both purposes will be fulfilled.




This list should pertain to Hellsing in all of its incarnations, not just the manga or the original anime or the OVA. They are much more readily available than you seem to think they are or choose to acknowledge them to be. Furthermore, there are a lot of fans who are being introduced to the series through the OVA just as many of us (myself included) were introduced to the series through the original anime (which is good, because the OVA is more faithful to the manga storyline). That cannot (and should not) be ignored.

No, I don't mind at all.




I still don't think your focus should be so narrow, but you're right in saying that most of the basic facts you have compiled so far answer most noobs' basic questions, so I suppose it doesn't really matter.




Thank you, but you forgot to add the bit about F. F. Coppola's film, Bram Stoker's Dracula. You should include it as one of Hirano's sources of inspiration because it is just as integral to understanding Alucard's character as the original novel is. It's where Hirano got the idea to portray Dracula as a tragic hero. Knowing that would help dispell the common misconception that Alucard is entirely "badass". There's also a direct reference to it in Volume 7 of the manga.

I am well aware of the purpose of this thread. Notice that I am making a simple suggestion: that F. F. Copolla's film adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel be added into the list of sources that inspired Hirano to create Hellsing. This simple fact is important in understanding Alucard's character because Alucard is heavily based on Copolla's portrayal of Dracula in his film and because there are direct references to it in the series. It's a basic fact that can fundamentally alter a person's perception of the series. It would also prevent a thread like "Dracula didn't come to London for a woman!" because, in the film, he did.

I also think it would be a good idea to add a link to my list of Hellsing vampire lore to prevent threads asking about it, but first we should determine whether it's accurate or not.

Not even going to try and put things like this up. This would fall under "lore" and "trivia" not "basic facts" necessary for noobs to know so as not to be glared at upon their arrival to our guild.

In the hellsing unlimited vol. 1-3 u better have popcoron and in some parts of the movie I was lol so hard that I was crying.

Another basic fact that I think could (and should) be added is the fact that nobody knows who "She" (or, alternatively, "THE SHI") really is.

The name "Hans" or "Hans Günsche" refers to the Captain's prototype in one of Hirano's earlier (hentai) works, "Desert Schutzstaffel" (or, more appropriately, "Desert Guardian"). It has never been used to refer to the Captain himself in Hellsing.