Top 10 Reasons Why Lestat de Lioncourt of The Vampire Chronicles Kicks Ass

1. Lestat might as well be the sexiest vampire EVER.
2. Anne Rice has got the vampire race all figured out. Lestat is her perfect creation.
3. Who else can awaken the Queen of the Damned, get away with it and have her attending to all his needs?
4. Tom Cruise. Period.
5. Stuart Townsend is the best actor to play a vampire in the history of actors who played a vampire.
6. Lestat lived to be a rockstar—literally.
7. It’s Les-taht, dah-ling. Put some finesse to it.
8. He was illiterate as a mortal who educated himself as a vampire. There’s nothing sexier than an educated man.
9. Because real vampires do not sparkle.
10. He is Lestat, and he will live forever.

Top 10 Reasons Why Louis de Pointe du Lac of The Vampire Chronicles Kicks Ass

1. Who else can make Lestat fall “fatally in love” with him?
2. His life was meaningless until he was turned into a vampire.
3. His brokenness “seduced” Lestat into turning him into a vampire.
4. He was Lestat’s lover, immortal companion and soulmate.
5. In Interview with the Vampire, Tom Cruise and Antonio Banderas loved him.
6. He was the maternal figure to Claudia, the vampire child whom he loved dearly.
7. Claudia’s death tore him to pieces.
8. He was a vampire with a heart, unable to completely let go of his mortality.
9. He is an Anne Rice creation.
10. Brad Pitt. As if there we needed any other reason.

Top 10 Reasons Why Akasha of The Queen of the Damned Kicks Ass

1. She is the very first vampire ever.
2. She was once Queen of Egypt.
3. She is an Anne Rice creation.
4. According to Anne Rice, her physical beauty in indescribable.
5. She has no sense of morality or compassion. Beware. Do not piss her off.
6. The vampire Akasha is composed of Akasha’s and an entity called Amel’s soul.
7. Killing her will kill all vampires.
8. She is one killing machine. She’ll even kill her own kind.
9. She is so important that she was turned into a statue to be kept safe.
10. She is the Queen of the Damned.

Top 10 Reasons Why Claudia of The Vampire Chronicles Kicks Ass

1. She’s an Anne Rice character.
2. Louis drank her blood but Lestat is her maker. It took two vampires to turn her.
3. She’s a child vampire.
4. See that picture up there? She got to kiss Brad Pitt.
5. She tried to kill Lestat when she found out she’s stuck in a kid’s body for eternity.
6. She’s clever and cunning.
7. She is fond of playing with her victims before their death, just like her maker, Lestat.
8. She is seen by the vampire race as an abomination. Tell that to her face and she’ll tear you apart.
9. She may be trying to kill you without you knowing it.
10. We love the vampires of The Vampire Chronicles so much that we gave them one spot each on the top 10.

Top 10 Reasons Why the Salvatore Brothers of The Vampire Diaries Kick Ass

1. Love triangles and sibling rivalries always make for one great show.
2. A good brother and a bad brother—have your pick.
3. Ian Somerhalder is totally sexy.
4. Paul Wesley is so romantic.
5. Don’t you just want to be Nina Dobrev right this second?
6. It’s a toned down version of True Blood but still sexy.
7. It’s another book to TV story. We at FYC love books.
8. The brothers fell in love with the same person twice.
9. Watching it will make you believe in may happen in real life.
10. Watch the brothers fight and you’ll know why they kick ass.

Top 10 Reasons Why the Cullens of the Twilight Series Kick Ass

1. Though the movie totally killed it, we at FYC would like to admit that we did like the first book—the first one.
2. Piss one of them off and the rest of the Cullens will come after you.
3. They don’t drink human blood.
4. Edward can read minds (except Bella’s), Alice can see the future and Jasper can control others’ emotions.
5. They’re tight with the Volturi, Twilight’s version of vampire royalty.
6. The New Moon movie looks good, we can’t say the same for the story though.
7. The Twilight franchise has a massive fanbase.
8. Though many would argue that Robert Pattinson is the guy to watch out for in the Twilight movie, we at FYC would like to say that Cam Gigandet is way hotter. (Runners-up: Taylor Lautner and Kellan Lutz)
9. Despite the fact that they sparkle, they are exceptionally, out-of-this-world good-looking.
10. We’d hate to admit it, but Twilight did bring back the vampire fad.

Top 10 Reasons Why Selene of Underworld Kicks Ass

1. She created the first vampire-Lycan hybrid.
2. She is proficient in both medieval and modern weapons.
3. She has superhuman physical abilities.
4. She can kill vampires with just a few blows.
5. She bears Sonja’s pendant.
6. She may be the first vampire to have a romantic relationship with a Lycan and survive.
7. She can stand direct exposure to sunlight.
8. She killed the first true vampire.
9. The blood of the first true immortal runs through her veins.
10. She is a true immortal.

Top 10 Reasons Why Blade Kicks Ass

1. He is only half-vampire but he kicks major vampire butt.
2. He kills vampires.
3. He can stand sunlight.
4. Have you seen his double edge sword?
5. He used to fly solo but now he has back-up. Run while you still can.
6. He is a comic book hero.
7. He ages very slowly.
8. Even if he didn’t have supernatural powers, he can still kick major butt. He’s a martial arts expert.
9. He kept the vampires on the DL to save humanity.
10. Wesley Snipes plays Blade in the movie series. How kick ass can it get?

Top 10 Reasons Why Angel of Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Kicks Ass

1. He was once a soulless vampire, the most sadistic even.
2. He was then cursed to be a vampire with a soul.
3. He helped Buffy with her vampire slaying.
4. He totally hit it with Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.
5. He helps the helpless.
6. Despite the fact that vampires cannot conceive, he has a son with Darla.
7. He has an agency with employees/friends.
8. He represents the good in the world.
9. He was brave enough to enter into a battle with evil in the apocalypse.
10. He was in two TV series—simultaneously. How badass is that?