Hellsing Et Miscellanea

You’ll see this graphic again in the future - each time I hit a follower milestone!

To reiterate; the giveaway is real short notice, and it goes like this; 

Send me a number between [1-666]!

On Saturday, January 7th, I will draw the winner closest to the number I have chosen!

The winner gets a fanmix just like this one, complete with a graphic and track listing, for the pairing or moment in the Hellsing series of their choice!

You do have to be following me to participate!

Wait, you might be thinking. You said winners. That’s right! This was done for a ten follower giveaway; I’ve nearly trebled that number since this started already, so I decided I’d draw an honorable mention winner for a minimix as a sortof... extra thank you! @bilbofagginss submitted 420. The random number generator gave me 434.

Thank you so much @vatican-archives!

I recently saw a post by @vatican-archives listing several topics which were never addressed in the Hellsing manga or the OVA. One topic especially intrigued me: how does artificial vampirism work?

I will need to split this analysis up into sections because I will be covering a lot of material spanning history, science, and Hellsing canon. I would also like to quickly state here that I do not, in any way, shape, or form, condone what Millennium did or it’s existence as an organization. I am a firm believer in treating others with gentleness and respect, and there is nothing that I wish for more than I wish for an end to suffering and conflict.

There is some sensitive material in this post (and it is incredibly long), so the rest is under the cut.

The idea of presenting the actual changes as a virus to be introduced to the body and the chips as more monitoring devices is a brilliant one, no matter how well rooted in canon it is. In fact, one could argue a sufficiently tailored virus could likely provide a lot of what we see in the Artificial Vampires, whereas the remainder would rely on a series of 'Correspondence'.

Now, I'm leaning partially on my understanding of Hermetic principles (I'm sure we've all heard the phrase 'as above, so below' - this is the Hermetic principle in question), but for the 'Supernatural'/Mystical element of Mina Harker's cells to take effect on the bodies that they've been implanted in, bio-engineering or not, the simple association with Mina and by extension Dracula/Alucard is enough to push along that aforementioned Correspondence. 

To explain this properly, allow me to define this; The actual text of that maxim, as translated by Dennis W. Hauck from The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus, is: "That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracle of the One Thing." Thus, whatever happens on any level of reality (physical, emotional, or mental) also happens on every other level.

But you're probably wondering when I'm going to get to the point!

The point is thus; when Dracula took action and fed and fed from Mina Harker, he changed her and the men around her irrevocably, setting a series of events into motion and forever changing himself in the process. This change on Mina is said to have been 'utterly reversed', but I hardly believe this - once an action has been taken, it cannot be unactioned in Hermetic principle, and thusly while it can be suppressed, it cannot be removed or reversed. 

Now, when her cells are applied to the bodies of those set to become Artificial Vampires, the changes wrought Above (to Mina, extreme enough that she grew fangs, developed an aversion to the holy, could not rest at night, etc.) were brought Below to these new subjects, giving them a poorly cast shadow of the mystical might of a true vampire.

The British Empire is still around and powerful enough to employ an organization like Hellsing. Monsters exist and people are aware enough of them that Hellsing and Iscariot exist. It is hinted that other organizations with similar purpose do exist. The events of Dracula (more the 1992 film rather than the novel, but both) are canonical, simultaneously regarded as fact and fiction. Glimpses of maps and what we see of the world shows that much of the developed world has carried on as previous. WWII did not see the Nazis as the victor, but there is a suspicious lack of influence from America – even for 1999. The OVA/Manga takes place in 1999, as per canon. Despite the aforementioned ‘realities of Dracula’, the effects of vampirism are dramatically different and follow very specific rules – which are promptly broken by our secondary protagonist. Repeatedly. With glee. We only see one example of a werewolf, who a suitably ancient character is surprised to see; ‘I didn’t think there were any left’ etc. Interestingly, he also has crimson eyes. Millennium’s existence is very concerning – who would harbor, fund, and hide Nazis that far into the 1990s without anyone recognizing them? How? Apparently they were in Brazil. Some interesting armaments. The lack of mobilization from the UK and other countries to the UK’s aid given what was happening is also mildly concerning,but there are indications they lost communications totally. Again; how? Microchips that turn you into a vampire. N E A T. Still; FUCKING HOW?

I kind of concluded that Anderson, Alucard, and Major are individuals who actually had the opportunity to become a “philosopher” who gains immortality through creation of the “stone”. The terms are misnomers as it’s implied that the creator of the stone no longer needs it to gain what he desires because to create it he must transmute a part of the soul.

Alucard and Major were actively sought once they had reached an event horizon that transmuted their souls. The blood that flowed was their choice…

It makes a very interesting and compelling argument to think that each of them in turn had ‘transmuted the soul’ as you stated, and that’s something I’d like to talk through and examine in more detail with you, as the idea interests me incredibly!

You’re quite right; he was transformed through his faith, with the nail acting as catalyst. It was flint and tinder to the fuel of that Faith, but unfortunately, Anderson’s whole being was fuel for that transformation. I do argue Alucard’s fear was for more than what Anderson could do to him - it also being the fear that the man who opposed him, who was still fundamentally human, was giving up his humanity to face him...

You’ll see this graphic again in the future - each time I hit a follower milestone!

To reiterate; the giveaway is real short notice, and it goes like this; 

Send me a number between [1-666]!

On Saturday, January 7th, I will draw the winner closest to the number I have chosen!

The winner gets a fanmix just like this one, complete with a graphic and track listing, for the pairing or moment in the Hellsing series of their choice!

You do have to be following me to participate!

𝔓𝔢𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝟺:𝟾

I. Snow Patrol - Make this Go On Forever II. Vermillion Lies - I Should Fly III.  Snow Patrol - What if this Storm Ends? IV. Random Parade - Holy Water V. Nine Inch Nails - Zero Sum (Splitter Remix) VI. A Silent Film - Let Them Feel Your Heartbeat VII. A Silent Film - Firefly In My Window VIII. Sleeping at Last - Neptune IX. A Silent Film - Lamplight X. Crywolf - Rising, Rising XI. Walk the Moon - Iscariot XII. Daughter - Human

I was really hesitant to post this, as I don’t want to alienate anyone with my ships, but I’m using this extant one as an example! You want a fanmix for a pairing or moment in Hellsing of your very own? Send me a message or an ask with a number between 1-666; whatever follower gets closest to the number I’ve chosen will get a custom fanmix with a graphic just like this one!

Thank you so much @vatican-archives!

The British Empire is still around and powerful enough to employ an organization like Hellsing. Monsters exist and people are aware enough of them that Hellsing and Iscariot exist. It is hinted that other organizations with similar purpose do exist. The events of Dracula (more the 1992 film rather than the novel, but both) are canonical, simultaneously regarded as fact and fiction. Glimpses of maps and what we see of the world shows that much of the developed world has carried on as previous. WWII did not see the Nazis as the victor, but there is a suspicious lack of influence from America – even for 1999. The OVA/Manga takes place in 1999, as per canon. Despite the aforementioned ‘realities of Dracula’, the effects of vampirism are dramatically different and follow very specific rules – which are promptly broken by our secondary protagonist. Repeatedly. With glee. We only see one example of a werewolf, who a suitably ancient character is surprised to see; ‘I didn’t think there were any left’ etc. Interestingly, he also has crimson eyes. Millennium’s existence is very concerning – who would harbor, fund, and hide Nazis that far into the 1990s without anyone recognizing them? How? Apparently they were in Brazil. Some interesting armaments. The lack of mobilization from the UK and other countries to the UK’s aid given what was happening is also mildly concerning,but there are indications they lost communications totally. Again; how? Microchips that turn you into a vampire. N E A T. Still; FUCKING HOW?