Vampire
Voiced by Michael Tisdale
Vampire is one of the named cast of Red Dead Redemption 2, working as character. The facts below are the ones the wiki records.
Turns up in the story without fitting any of the other labels.
- Role
- Other characters
- Voice actor
- Michael Tisdale
- Status
- Not stated
- Occupation
- Not stated
- Affiliations
- Not stated
- Also known as
- Nosferatu
Player notes
The Vampire, also called Nosferatu, is a gaunt, bald man with pallid skin, pointed ears and fangs. He wears a black coat trimmed with red over a dark blue shirt, and carries an Ornate Dagger. He lives somewhere around Saint Denis and claims to have existed for centuries. Reports in the city's newspapers connect him to five murders, while messages left at the victims' deaths mark his presence across the streets.
Arthur Morgan first traces the Vampire through five cryptic inscriptions on walls in Saint Denis. One sits beside the general store, while others appear near Fontana Theatre, behind the gunsmith, beside the market gate and near Doyle's Tavern. Arthur records the writings in his journal. Once he has found them all, his notes form a rough pentagram whose centre points to a narrow dead-end passage between the cathedral and the butcher shop.
Just after midnight, Arthur finds the Vampire in that alley feeding on a sixth victim. The man reacts with surprise before ordering Arthur away, threatening him with the same fate as the corpse. If Arthur remains or provokes him, the Vampire lunges with his dagger and can kill him in a single blow. Arthur can kill the attacker, then take the Ornate Dagger from where it falls and search the body.
Trivia
- ◆The vampire is among the only four enemies in the game that can kill a player in a single hit, regardless of their statistics. The other three include members of the Night Folk, Sheriff Freeman, and the Hermit.
- ◆If murdered by the vampire, the player will have to wait three in-game days before they can find him again, so it is recommended to save progress before facing him.
- ◆His Ornate Dagger is a missable item, so if the player wishes to keep it, they should pick it up as soon as the vampire is killed. There's the possibility that hogtying him may prevent the dagger from falling on the ground.
- ◆If the player runs far enough from the vampire, he will stop chasing the player and will start to act like a normal NPC.
- ◆If the player manages to disarm him, he will pull out a Hunting Knife.
- ◆Carrying the vampire around, hogtied or dead, will provoke disgusted reactions from nearby NPCs, but it will not incur in a wanted level, even if the player drops the vampire at the police station.
- ◆The vampire's physical appearance appears to be based on Count Orlok, the main antagonist of the German 1922 silent film Nosferatu.
- ◆The entire Easter egg hunt involving the vampire could very well be inspired by a Pressing Issues radio segment from Rockstar North's hit game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In the segment discussing perception and attitude, guest Konstantinos Smith mentions wanting to visit New Orleans (the real-life counterpart of Saint Denis) in astral form after death, along with other subtle references to the undead. Konstantinos also talks about summoning spirits and knowing the truth of the pentagram, which ties into his insight into the occult—similar to the pentagram formed by the vampire's ritualistic killings. Additionally, he references Vlad Dracula, the real-life inspiration for almost all vampires in media, during the same conversation. As an addendum, another guest on the show reports hearing about vampire sightings at the local mall.
- ◆A newspaper article recounts the trial and execution of a criminal named Bosco Lopez, who arrived in Saint Denis from Argentina aboard a frigate. Bosco was responsible for five murders in the area, leaving bite marks on his victims and scrawling messages near their bodies in blood. Although Bosco was hanged, the vampire's eerily similar methods suggest he may have returned from the dead as a vampire to continue his spree of death.
- ◆There is a destroyed hearse in Hennigan's Stead with its driver hanged next to it, which may be related to the vampire.
- ◆In Chapter 4, at the gang's camp, Karen mentions a blood-drinking person in Saint Denis during a conversation with Mary-Beth, who finds it to be very romantic.
- ◆Given that the vampire left his messages and attacked his victims near the Cathedral of Saint Denis, it is highly likely that his murders carry a religious undertone. This aligns with traditional vampire folklore, which often portrays vampires as demons or malevolent spirits inhabiting corpses—beings condemned as enemies of God and unable to cross into the Kingdom of Heaven.
- ◆The Five Mysterious Writings that the player has to find is similar to the Murder Mystery in Grand Theft Auto V, as in both instances the player has to find mysterious writing that can only be found on walls.
Character data from Red Dead Wiki, CC BY-SA. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games.
Last verified September 14, 2026