For detailed information about this series, see: Darkstalkopedia
Darkstalkers, known as the Vampire series in Japan, is a 2D fighting game series by Capcom.
Video Games[]
Main Games[]
- Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (June 30, 1994). Arcade. Later released on PlayStation. Re-released for PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network.
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (March 1995). Arcade. Later released on Sega Saturn.
- Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers' Revenge (September 1997). Arcade. An update using Vampire Savior as a base.
- Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire (May 1997). Arcade. Later released on Sega Saturn and PlayStation. Re-released for PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network.
- Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire (September 1997). Arcade. An update of Vampire Savior.
- Darkstalkers 3 (November 5, 1998). PlayStation. Updated port, known as "Vampire Savior EX Edition" in Japan.
- Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (December 12, 2004). PlayStation Portable.
Compilations[]
- Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection (May 19, 2005). PlayStation 2. Compilation of Vampire Savior, Vampire Savior 2 and Vampire Hunter 2.
- Darkstalkers Ressurection (March 14, 2013). PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Compilation of Night Warriors and Vampire Savior.
Minor Games[]
- Vampire Chronicles for Matching Service (August 10, 2000). Dreamcast.
- Osanbo Morrigan (2001). Mobile phones.
- Aulbath's Wild River (2002). Mobile phones.
- Sasquatch Go Home (2002). Mobile phones.
- Sasquatch Go Home 2 (2003). Mobile phones.
- Lei-Lei's Magical Hammer (2005). Mobile phones.
- Puzzle Anakaris The Chaos Pyramid (2005). Mobile phones.
- Felicia's Magical Step (2006). Mobile phones.
- Vampire (2009). Pachislo.
Animation[]
- Darkstalkers (September 30, 1995 - December 30, 1995). A 13-episode cartoon TV series.
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (March 21, 1997 - March 27, 1998). A four-episode OVA anime series.
Publications[]
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1996). A one-volume manga by Run Ishida.
- Darkstalkers/Red Earth: Maleficarum (1997). A one-volume manga crossover with Capcom's Red Earth, by Mami Itou. Pubished in English by UDON Studio in 2010.
- Vampire Savior: Tama no Mayoigo (1998-2000). A five-volume manga by Mayumi Ayuma.
- Darkstalkers (November 2004 - April 2005). A six-issue comic book series by UDON Studio.
- Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (February 24, 2010 - July 21, 2010). A three-issue comic book series by UDON Studio, sequel to the above.
- Street Fighter VS Darkstalkers (February 22, 2017). An eight-issue miniseries by UDON Studio, crossing Darkstalkers with their Street Fighter comic series.
- Darkstalkers: Morrigan #1 (March 30, 2022). A one-shot comic book by UDON Studio, starring Morrigan.
Links to other series[]
Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
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Street Fighter | March 1995 | Blanka from Street Fighter II is referenced in the English version of Felicia's ending from Night Warrior: Darkstalkers' Revenge while characters from Darkstalkers appear in Street Fighter × All Capcom and Street Fighter Battle Combination; guests costumed as Darkstalkers characters appear in Street Fighter Alpha 2, "Street Fighter VS Darkstalkers" is a comic crossover between both series and Street Fighter V features several Darkstalkers costumes. There are other minor references between both series. |
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Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom) | October 24, 1995 | Anita from Darkstalkers is a hidden selectable character in Marvel Super Heroes. | 1 | |
Puzzle Fighter | May 31, 1996 | Various Darkstalkers characters are selectable in Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo and Puzzle Fighter. | 1 | |
Quiz Nanairo Dreams | August 1996 | There's a poster of Vampire Hunter in one of the backgrounds in Quiz Nanairo Dreams. |
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Persona | November 1996 | In the localization of Revelations: Persona, the enemy character "Nekomata" was renamed "Felicia" after the Darkstalkers character. | 3 | |
Red Earth | November 21, 1996 | A sketch from Red Earth shows Darkstalkers' Hsien-ko as a member of Mai-Ling's combat unit, Darkstalkers/Red Earth: Maleficarum is a manga crossover between both series. |
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Pocket Fighter | September 04, 1997 | Morrigan, Felicia and Hsien-ko from Darkstalkers are selectable in Pocket Fighter. | 1 | |
Marvel vs. Capcom | January 12, 1998 | Darkstalkers characters are playable in all Marvel vs. Capcom games. | 1 | |
Gunbird | December 1998 | Morrigan from Darkstalkers is a selectable character in Gunbird 2. | 1 | |
SNK vs. Capcom | November 30, 1999 | Darkstalkers characters are featured in several games of the SNK vs. Capcom series. | 1 | |
Resident Evil | January 27, 2000 | A Darkstalkers poster can be found in Resident Evil: Survivor, while the stage "Urban Chaos" from the Mercenaries mode in Resident Evil 6 features several Vampire Hunter: Darkstalkers' Revenge Arcade cabinets. |
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Gun Survivor | January 27, 2000 | A Darkstalkers poster can be found in Biohazard Gun Survivor. |
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Cannon Spike | October 2000 | Baby Bonnie Hood from Darkstalkers is a hidden selectable character in Cannon Spike. | 1 | |
Mega Man | November 29, 2001 | A rescuable Reploid in Mega Man X6 is named after Morrigan from Darkstalkers. | 3 | |
Capcom Black Jack | July 01, 2003 | Capcom Black Jack features appearances of B.B. Hood from Darkstalkers. |
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Crimson Tears | April 22, 2004 | Crimson Tears features unlockable costumes based on Darkstalkers characters. | 2 | |
Capcom Girl no Mind Puzzle | September 09, 2004 | Capcom Girl's Mind Puzzle features appearances of Morrigan and Felicia from the Darkstalkers series. |
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Capcom Fighting | October 2004 | Anakaris, Demitri, Felicia and Jedah from Darkstalkers are selectable in Capcom Fighting Evolution. |
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Power Pros | December 2, 2004 | Characters in Power Pro Kun Pocket 7 are named after Demitri and Lord Raptor. | 3 | |
Namco × Capcom | May 26, 2005 | Namco × Capcom features characters from the Darkstalkers series. | 1 | |
2006 | A Darkstalkers Expansion set was announced in 2006, but was never released. | |||
Universal Fighting System | November 2007 | Universal Fighting System includes four sets of cards based on Darkstalkers. | 1 | a|
We Love Golf! | December 13, 2007 | Morrigan from Darkstalkers appears as a costume in We Love Golf!. | 2 | |
Cross Edge | September 25, 2008 | Demitri, Morrigan, Felicia, Lilith, and Jedah from the Darkstalkers series appear in Cross Edge. | 1 | |
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom | December 2008 | Morrigan from Darkstalkers is a selectable character in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. | 1 | |
Death Battle! | March 29, 2011 | Felica and Jon Talbain have been a subject for Death Battle! | 2 | |
Monster Hunter | October 04, 2011 | Monster Hunter Frontier and Monster Hunter Explore feature downloadable costumes based on Morrigan and Demitri from the Darkstalkers series. | 2 | |
Project X Zone | October 11, 2011 | Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2 feature characters from Darkstalkers. | 1 | |
High Score Girl | 2012 | Chapter 22 of High Score Girl has the main characters playing the Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge arcade game. | 2 | |
Skullgirls | April 10, 2012 | There are several references to the Darkstalkers series in Skullgirls. | 3 | |
Dragon's Dogma | May 22, 2012 | The list of generic monickers in Dragon's Dogma features "Anakaris", "Anita", "Demitri", "Donovan", "Felicia" and "Morrigan" as possible monickers. | 2 | |
Onimusha | October 19, 2012 | Morrigan, Felicia and Jedah Dohma appear in Onimusha Soul in individual collaboration events, while the first two and B.B. Hood, Hsien-ko and Felicia appear as part of the "Capcom Heroines" limited event. Felicia and B.B. Hood also appear in their own events at a later date. | 1 | |
Minna to (Series) | October 25, 2012 | Minna to Akashic Heroes features cards of Darkstalkers characters, while Minna to Capcom All Stars and Street Fighter × All Capcom feature characters from Darkstalkers. | 1 | a|
Cave Story | October 31, 2012 | Misery is seen wearing a Morrigan costume from Darkstalkers in the Halloween update for Cave Story+. | 2 | |
Line Drop Spirit Catcher | 2013 | Line Drop Spirit Catcher is a spin-off of Darkstalkers. | 1 | |
Otoranger | January 24, 2014 | Morrigan, Lilith, Felicia, B.B. Hood and Hsien-ko are featured in Otoranger. | 1 | a|
Dead Rising | June 9, 2014 | Felicia and B.B. Hood are featured as costumes for Nick Ramos and Frank West in Super Ultra Dead Rising 3' Arcade Remix Hyper Edition Ex Plus Alpha, along their actual techniques; Frank West receives a Morrigan costume in Dead Rising 4 and series artwork and Arcade cabinets also appear on its backgrounds. | 1 | a|
Zombie Cafe | April 27, 2015 | Darkstalkers characters appeared in Zombie Cafe as part of a special promotion. | 1 | |
Million Arthur | October 18, 2016 | Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur features Darkstalkers characters as part of a special collaboration event. | 1 | |
Breath of Fire | September 27, 2016 | Breath of Fire 6 features special costumes of Morrigan, Demitri, Felicia and Donovan from Darkstalkers. | 2 | |
Aerial Legends | January 15, 2018 | Aerial Legends features various characters from Darkstalkers as part of a special collaboration. | 1 | |
The Knights of Avalon | November 7, 2018 | Characters from Darkstalkers appear in The Knights of Avalon as part of a Capcom limited promotion. | 1 | |
TEPPEN | July 04, 2019 | TEPPEN features characters from the Darkstalkers series. | 1 | |
Capcom Fighting Collection | June 24, 2022 | Darkstalkers, Night Warriors: Darkstalker's Revenge, Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire, Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers’ Revenge, and Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire are included in Capcom Fighting Collection. | 2 | |
Capcom Arcade Stadium | July 22, 2022 | Darkstalkers, Night Warriors and Vampire Savior are included in Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium. | 2 | |
Senran Kagura | October 21, 2022 | Characters from Senran Kagura: New Link wear outfits based on Vampire: Darkstalker Collection characters as part of a collaboration event. | 2 |