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When he is attacked by Cormac Limbs, he initially backs away, but is provoked into chopping Cormac's head off. initially takes no part in the fighting, attacking neither the vampires nor the vampaneze. When the battle at the Cirque begins, R.V. does not, and claims it was wrong of Steve to kill Shancus and that he thought the only real enemy was Darren. When he has Debbie prisoner, although Steve instructs him to murder her, R.V. In book 12 Sons of Destiny, it is revealed that Shancus' murder had a deep effect on R.V., who no longer knows whose side he's really on. is shocked, and leaves looking horrified. is not genuinely evil like Steve, but insane and mislead. It is then that Darren realizes that R.V. However, he starts to show signs of doubts about his loyalties when he shows strong reluctance at the prospect of killing the snake-boy, and when he believes that he no longer has to kill the child, he shows signs of relief. He later attacks the Cirque du Freak, taking Evra's son Shancus hostage and to the vampaneze hideout.
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He is chased by Darren, whom he leads to his superiors, Steve Leonard and Gannen Harst. In book 11 Lord of the Shadows R.V., along with vampet Morgan James, attacks the Soccer game and kills Tommy Jones. He survives the battle and leaves with the rest of the vampaneze. He returns in book 9 Killers of the Dawn, fighting in the Cavern along with his fellow vampaneze, battling Harkat, only to have his hooks removed by the Little Person. He claims to no longer be a vegetarian and relish meat, and no longer has the peaceful views he once had, obsessed with gaining revenge on Darren whom he still deems responsible for handicapping him. In book 8 Allies of the Night, the crazed, hook-handed vampaneze responsible for the majority of murders in the city is revealed later on to be R.V., who survived the encounter with the Wolf Man, and was taken in and blooded by the vampaneze, who replaced his hands with hooks. After accusing Darren of being responsible for his loss of hands, R.V. later returns in the book, freeing the Wolf Man from the cage, but getting his hands bitten off in the process. After threatening him, Darren believes he's gotten rid of R.V. goes insane with rage and vows to bring the Cirque down. After witnessing Darren kill an animal as food for the Little People, R.V. He is a vegetarian and sensitive about animal rights, and so when he visits the Cirque, he is appalled to see the Wolf Man locked up and goats being killed, and stays behind when his group leaves to keep an eye on the Cirque. He dies happy as he could see his hands again.Ī former friend of Darren's who first appears in The Vampire's Assistant as an eco-warrior, who befriends Darren, Evra and Sam Grest as his troupe is near where the Cirque du Freak are performing. He knocks out Gannen but is then killed by Steve when he stabs a knife into the back of his neck. has begun to see Steve is evil and turns on him. His hands were later bitten by the wolf-man when trying to free him and he runs off shouting "My Hands!" These are replaced by six hooks, three per hand, three gold, three silver, and he became a Vampaneze. When he caught Darren killing sheep for the Little People, he went to free the Wolf Man.
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(aka Reggie Veggie, later changed to Righteous Vampaneze) was an Eco-warrior traveling the country with Nature's Opposing Protectors (NOP).