Changes: Ingrid Dracula

Ingrid Dracula
Occupation:	Head of Catering (VHC)
Species:	Vampire
Gender:	Female
Age:	15 (Series 1) 16 (Series 2); 20 (Series 3, 4 and 5) ;
Family:	Count Dracula (father); Magda Westenra (mother); Vladimir Dracula (younger paternal half-brother); Wolfie (younger maternal half-brother); Patrick (step-father); Arta Dracula (uncle) †; Ivan Dracula (uncle); Boris Dracula (cousin); Olga Dracula (cousin); Elizabetta (aunt) †; Count Dracos Dracula (grandfather) †; Mrs Dracula (grandmother) †; Krone Westenra (grandmother); Atilla Westenra (grandfather); Lucinda Westenra (aunt);
Skin color:	Fair
Hair color:	Dark Brown; Black
Eye color:	Blue
Aliases:	Countess Dracula; The Princess of Darkness; Mistress Ingrid;
Status:	Alive
First Appearance:	When You're a Stranger
Portrayed by:	Clare Thomas

Revision as of 05:26, 13 March 2014

"You're a heartless, spiteful, self-centred bully...and so am I but you just can't see it!"

―Ingrid to the Count

Ingrid Dracula, is the oldest child, and the only daughter, of Count Dracula and the oldest child of Magda Westenra. Throughout the series she has always been shown as craving her father's and brother's powers. She, in series 4, became a member of the Vampire High Council, thus gaining a large amount of power as she had always craved.

Personality

Ingrid is the most self-assured and cruel character in the series. She is very attractive and very beautiful like her younger brother Vladimir. She spends most of her time taunting people or arguing with her father, whom she wishes to impress, to get her rights in the house and the title Countess Dracula (usually to no avail). A supposed 'heartless, spiteful, self-centred bully', she is not entirely uncaring. In the final episode of the first series at her father's hunt ball, when Mr and Mrs Branaugh give her a present, she becomes quite emotional (never having received much in the way of kindness before). Although the Branaughs do not realise it at the time, she saves their lives by insulting them enough for them to want to leave the castle when the other vampires come dangerously close to biting them.

Near the end of the second series, Ingrid is shown to be much more cruel than before. She shows much more dislike towards her father after gaining some of the power (if not the love) that she longed for, and is even willing to watch her father's execution with Will. It seems that Ingrid has turned into such a cruel and evil vampire that her father, Count Dracula, actually seems nervous of her. Ingrid turned really bad in the last episode "The Chosen One". She wanted revenge for her dusted boyfriend and, tired of being passed over by her Dad, she also wanted power. The Count and Vlad managed to escape from her as she would otherwise have left them to rot.

In the latter half of series 3 she appears to have become very cheerful happy after speaking with the therapist, much to the annoyance of the Count, and the disbelief and awkward acceptance by Vlad. Of course this is merely a façade; Ingrid is secretly plotting behind their backs.

In the last episode of series 4 Ingrid is shown to care about her brother and her father (after realising her family loves her). As such, she risks her life fighting Elizabetta to defend Vlad, and fights alongside Vlad against Erin, Malik and Elizabetta.

Relationships

Count Dracula

Count Dracula is Ingrid's father. Ingrid often argues with her father (whom she wishes to impress) for her rights to the house and the title Countess Dracula. In the second series she shows much more dislike towards her father after gaining some of the power (if not the love) that she longed for, and is even willing to watch her father's execution with Will. By the last episode of series two it seems that Ingrid has turned into such a cruel and evil vampire that her father actually seems nervous of her. Tired of being ignored by her Dad, she also wants power, and she takes over Stokely Castle. Their relationship improves a lot in series 4 during Vlad's peace initiative. At the end of series 4 the Count presents her with her drawings which he has kept since she was a child, admitting that, despite outward appearances, he does love her.

Magda Westenra

Magda Westenra is Ingrid Dracula's mother. She left the family when Ingrid and Vlad were young, running off with a werewolf named Patrick. Magda only comes back when she wants something, and knows how to get the Count to fall for her. Magda has often favoured Ingrid over Vlad, and Ingrid initially preferred her mother over her father, but, after a series of double crossings, Ingrid seems to have lost the affection towards her mother.

Vladimir Dracula

Vladimir Dracula is Ingrid Dracula`s paternal younger half- brother. When Ingrid turned wanted revenge for her dusted boyfriend and, tired of being passed over by her Dad, also wanted power, she left them to die. The Count and Vlad managed to escape from her. When her plan to kill Vlad is discovered by Erin who tries to warn Vlad, Ingrid brushes her off as projecting her slayer's fantasy onto her. When the truth is finally out she openly challenges Vlad, proclaiming that she will win precisely because Vlad will not let anyone getting hurt. She leaves Garside Grange with her posse (including Erin's half fang brother, Ryan) until the next battle.

Later she begins to show she cares, telling Vlad that he did the right thing choosing "power over love" and risks her life to protect him from Elizabeta, suggesting she loves him deep down but refuses to admit it.

Wolfie

Wolfie is Ingrid Dracula`s younger maternal half-brother

When Wolfie tries to inform the Count of her plan, she orders Ryan to fetch him, but not to hurt him, as she does, despite everything, care for Wolfie and, when the truth is finally out, she openly challenges Vlad (though shows no intention of hurting Wolfie)

Malik Dracula

As of the latest episode, Ingrid has formed an alliance with Malik and seemingly seems on good terms, though how long this lasts is unknown.

Will Clarke

Will Clarke was Ingrid Dracula`s half-fang boyfriend. Ingrid - whilst at first repulsed by the idea of starting a relationship with a "breather" - falls in love with him and it is only then, when her vampire powers start coming into being and she comes dangerously close to biting him, that she wavers at the idea of transforming into the Princess of Darkness for the first time. As the series goes on, she invites him on a date to the cinema during an eclipse when she is able to go outside and not be affected by the sun. She reveals that she is a vampire, and afterwards bites him. In the next episode, it appears that Will has turned into a vampire, and is called a "Half-Fang", which is someone who is not directly related to a vampire, but was simply bitten by one, and so receives most vampire powers and abilities. She is even willing to watch her father's execution with Will. She is so deeply in love with Will that she had grown angered enough to want revenge after he is slain by Kurt .

Erin Noble

Erin Noble first appears when she saves Ingrid from the slayers and takes her to Garside Grange, even though Erin had saved Ingrid is not fond of her and was (Series 3) calling her a half fang.

In Series 4 when Erin is dying by the attack Adze Ramanga had done on her Ingrid constantly traumatising Vlad saying that she will die and will have to bite her.

When Vlad bites her, Erin turns into her lapdog and follows her and thinks of her as her friend but in the next few episodes she is not staying with her.

Series 1 & 2

Ingrid alternately avoids and encourages the wooing of two schoolboys, Ian and Paul Branaugh (the older brothers of Vlad's best friend Robin), who follow her around persistently. She has no problem controlling them, as they are completely infatuated with her. In their case, she does not need to employ her powers of hypnosis, which are nearly as good as the Count's . She is not entirely heartless, however. In the final episode of the first series at her father's hunt ball, when Mr and Mrs Branagh give her a present, she becomes quite emotional (never having received much in the way of kindness before).

Although the Branaughs do not realise it at the time, she saves their lives by insulting them enough for them to want to leave the castle when the other vampires come dangerously close to biting them. Ingrid claims to have obtained top marks in her "blood tests", and by her own admission plans to become an "all-powerful vampire goddess", and intends to adopt the title "Princess of Darkness" (Count Dracula refers to himself as the Prince of Darkness) when she grows up. Later in the second series, Ingrid - whilst at first repulsed by the idea of starting a relationship with a "breather " - falls in love with a boy named Will who immediately becomes her boyfriend, and it is only then, when her vampire powers start coming into being and she comes dangerously close to biting him, that she wavers at the idea of transforming into the Princess of Darkness for the first time. As the series goes on, she invites him on a date to the cinema during an eclipse when she is able to go outside and not be affected by the sun. She reveals that she is a vampire, and afterwards bites him. In the next episode, it appears that Will has turned into a vampire, and is called a "Half-Fang", which is someone who is not directly related to a vampire, but was simply bitten by one, and so receives most vampire powers and abilities.

In the last episode of the second series, Ingrid is shown to be much more cruel than before. She shows much more dislike towards her father after gaining some of the power (if not the love) that she longed for, and is even willing to watch her father's execution with Will. She is so deeply in love with Will that she had grown angered enough to want revenge after he is slain by a rival of Van Helsing, and defiantly sits in her father's throne while both her brother and father are incapacitated and also at the end of the last episode it seems that ingrid has turned into such an extremely cruel and evil vampire that her father Count Dracula actually seems nervous of her.

Series 3

Ingrid turned really bad, back in Stokely , she wanted revenge for her dusted boyfriend and, tired of being passed over by her Dad, she also wanted power. The Count and Vlad managed to escape from her as she would have left them to rot. However, it seems that she has bitten off more then she can chew and, as a result of biting "a teenager", has become really sick.

The first we see of her, in the third season, is when she is being chased by a pair of slayers, though is rescued by Erin, a slayer masquerading as a half-fang in order to find the cure for her brother Ryan, to whose blood Ingrid had a severe allergic reaction. Ingrid, along with Erin, are nearly caught by the slayers though they are rescued by Vlad scaring the slayers away with his powers. He then urges the reluctant Count to allow them to stay at Garside Grange.

In the next episode, Ingrid's illness worsens. At first, the Count happily says that it is an advanced blood condition and that she would die within a week, which forces Vlad to hypnotise Renfield into remembering about vampires (as he had his memory wiped in the last episode of series 2). Renfield then works on many advanced potions to supposedly try to cure Ingrid. When she is on the brink of death after receiving too many torturous potions which have no positive effect on her illness, the Count reveals that her condition is actually just a blood allergy and that "like her, it's painful and irritating, but unlike her, it's easy to get rid of". Renfield then gives her Transylvanian bat vomit - the actual cure to her condition. He also gives her a potion to get rid of the facial hair which was a side-effect of the deliberate error in the formula of the potions.

In Bad Vlad, Ingrid truly fears her brother's powers for the first time and tries to stake him. Her attempt fails and she is then blown away by Vlad into the sunlight, to which she would have arguably died if not for Erin saving her. A therapy session later reminded her of Will and her desire to take over the throne in defiance of the treatment she receives, and she began growing her own vampire posse to her cause (her slogan: Vampiress Liberation). To everyone else, she appears to be a cheerful and happy Ingrid, much to the annoyance of the Count and the disbelief and awkward acceptance by Vlad.

When her plan to kill Vlad is discovered by Erin who tries to warn Vlad, Ingrid brushes her off as projecting her slayer's fantasy on her. When Wolfie tries to inform the Count of her plan, she orders Ryan to fetch him, but not to hurt him, as she does, despite everything, care for Wolfie and, when the truth is finally out, she openly challenges Vlad (though shows no intention of hurting Wolfie), proclaiming that she will win precisely because Vlad will not let anyone getting hurt, and leaves Garside Grange with her posse (including Erin's half fang brother, Ryan) until the next battle.

Series 4

Ingrid has begun to help Vlad with his plan for peace, although her true loyalties are obscure. Ingrid is attracted to newcomer and feral Malik, however is stunned to discover he is actually her half-brother. In the season finale when the Count has been poisoned by Elizabetta (the Shapeshifter) he tells Ingrid that he has always loved her and gives her a picture she drew when she was 5. It had Ingrid in one coffin and the Count in the other and she had bigger fangs (the Count points out that she was always ambitious).

Soon after this, she saves Vlad from being killed by Elizabetta. She has a brief fight with her and saves Vlad, they are going down the hall when Elizabetta screeches but they get away. After this they are cornered by Erin, Malik and Elizabeta but they escape into the sunlight and are stuck.

They get out of the sunlight and go into the vents and decide to strike her weak point, Malik, by kidnapping him. They take him and hold him with Argentallium, and before Elizabetta can kill Miss McCauley they summon her. They then have another fight with Erin, Malik and Elizabetta and they go into the mirror. There Vlad is the only one in control and zones Elizabeta then throws her into the lake. Erin and Malik run away after this. They then go and try to save the Count with the antidote but it kills him. He can survive if someone sucks the poison out so Vlad does and starts to die as the Count comes back to life. Vlad manages to get rid of the poison and the three of them, and Renfield, are seen at the end of the episode together.

Quotes

"What a shame you weren't a boy"

―Count Dracula

Ingrid: [To The Count] "You garlic muncher."

Count: [Talking about Vlad] "Is he alive?"

Ingrid: "I don't know and I DON'T care!"

Count: "He's your brother! You must help him!"

Ingrid: "I'll decide what I must do, because I'm in charge now. From now on you will call me Countess Dracula. Watch me as I avenge Will's death, and make the streets of Stokely run red with blood. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" - Series 2 episode 13.

Count Dracula: "You see, Ingrid's vile, why can't you be like her?"

Trivia

Ingrid Dracula might be named after Ingrid Pitt, who starred in the 1971 film Countess Dracula.
The name 'Ingrid' means beautiful. It is a Scandinavian name.

Powers

Even for a vampire of her age, Ingrid is particularly powerful, although not as powerful as her father and her younger brother Vladimir.

Super Strength: She was shown to have this ability in series 4, when she lifted Malik up with one hand. She is remarkably strong, but not as strong as her father and brother.

Super Speed: She has shown this ability numerous times. She later proved to be much quicker than Malik, but not as fast as her father and brother.

Hypnotism: In series 2 Ingrid hypnotised Jonno to do her homework and wear a dress. Later she made him forget the entire thing. In series 4 Ingrid hypnotised Renfield so he would leave The SCRAP classroom ungarded and continuously eat in the kitchen. Renfield didn't remember Ingrid hypnotising him.

Pyrokinesis: Ingrid can create and control fire.

Lightning Generation: Ingrid showed this when she threw red lightning at Elizabeta.

Intangibility: Ingrid was able to move through an iron grate.

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 [[Count Dracula]] is Ingrid's father. Ingrid often argues with her father (whom she wishes to impress) for her rights to the house and the title Countess Dracula. In the second series she shows much more dislike towards her father after gaining some of the power (if not the love) that she longed for, and is even willing to watch her father's execution with Will. By the last episode of series two it seems that Ingrid has turned into such a cruel and evil vampire that her father actually seems nervous of her. Tired of being ignored by her Dad, she also wants power, and she takes over [[Stokely Castle]]. Their relationship improves a lot in series 4 during Vlad's peace initiative. At the end of series 4 the Count presents her with her drawings which he has kept since she was a child, admitting that, despite outward appearances, he does love her.
 ===Magda Westenra===
-[[Magda Westenra]] is Ingrid Dracula's mother. She left the family when Ingrid and Vlad were young, running off with a werewolf named [[Patrick]]. Magda comes back when she wants something, and really knows how to get the Count to fall for her. Magda has often favoured Ingrid over Vlad, and Ingrid initially preferred her mother over her father, but, after a series of double crossings, Ingrid seems to have lost the affection towards her mother.
+[[Magda Westenra]] is Ingrid Dracula's mother. She left the family when Ingrid and Vlad were young, running off with a werewolf named [[Patrick]]. Magda only comes back when she wants something, and knows how to get the Count to fall for her. Magda has often favoured Ingrid over Vlad, and Ingrid initially preferred her mother over her father, but, after a series of double crossings, Ingrid seems to have lost the affection towards her mother.
 ===Vladimir Dracula===