Editing Vampire Hunter D (section)

===D===
{{Infobox character
| name = D
| series = Vampire Hunter D
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| first_major = [[Vampire Hunter D (novel)|Vampire Hunter D]]
| first_date = 1983
| creator = [[Hideyuki Kikuchi]]
| designer = [[Yoshitaka Amano]]
| voice = * {{ubl|'''Japanese:'''|[[Kaneto Shiozawa]] {{small|([[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|OVA]], audio dramas)}}|[[Hiroshi Yanaka]] {{small|([[Vampire Hunter D (video game)|video game]])}}|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]] {{small|(''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust|Bloodlust]]'')}}}}
* {{ubl|'''English:'''||[[Michael McConnohie]] {{small|(OVA; 1992 [[Streamline Pictures|Streamline]] dub)}}|Andrew Philpot {{small|(''Bloodlust'')}}|[[John DeMita]] {{small|(video game)}}|[[John Gremillion]] {{small|(OVA; 2015 [[Sentai Filmworks|Sentai]] dub)}}|David Cui Cui {{small|([[GraphicAudio]] dramas)}}}}
| species = [[Dhampir]]
| gender = Male
| occupation = [[Vampire Hunter]]
}}
D is a ''[[dhampir]]'', the half-breed child of a vampire father and human mother (actually genetically engineered by the ruler and first of vampires called Sacred Ancestor using his own DNA and that of humans in an experiment to create a vampire without vampires' typical weaknesses like the sun and having to drink blood), the ideal [[vampire hunter]]. He is renowned for his consummate skill and unearthly grace but feared and despised for his mixed lineage: born of both races but belonging to neither. Often underestimated by his opponents, D possesses surprising power and resourcefulness, having most of the strengths of the Nobility and only mild levels of their common weaknesses. It has been seen in both movies that his power is not only physical, but extends into the magical realm as well. His supernatural powers make him one of the strongest beings in the world, if not the second strongest (second only to his father). However, D prefers his physical abilities, only using his magic in times of great need. Unlike most dhampirs, D is able to live as a "normal" human; however, he is marked by his unearthly beauty and exceptionally potent aura and thus rarely accepted by human settlements. In terms of weaknesses, he is randomly susceptible to sun-sickness, a severe type of sunstroke, about once every five years (far less than most dhampirs). D also recovers from it at a rate far greater than other dhampirs. Usually, it takes several days to recover from sunlight syndrome, longer if the dhampir is exceedingly powerful, but D recovered in a few hours (around 1–6 hours approximately) despite being one of the strongest dhampirs alive. Otherwise, D does not appear to suffer from other vampiric weaknesses usual to dhampirs, being able to physically restrain opponents with his aura and having godlike reflexes surpassing even those of Nobles.

His symbiotic left hand states, in ''Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'': "The Herarchy of us became impatient with the heartless David and impaled The Lord on 'The Sword'". Speculation on whether "The Sword" is D's sword or not is debatable. It is important to note here, however, that the movie differs sharply from the book it takes its story from, ''Vampire Hunter D: Demon Deathchase'', and future entries in the novel series do not differentiate between Dracula, The Vampire King, The Sacred Ancestor and D's father, proposing that they are one and the same.

D rides a [[Cybernetics|cybernetic]] horse with mechanical legs and other enhancements, wields a crescent [[longsword]] which looks similar to Yoshitaka Amano's scimitar sword design found in many of his works of art, but the sword has a hefty length, similar to that of a Japanese [[nodachi]]. D always wears a mystical blue [[pendant]]; it prevents many of the automatic defenses (such as laser fields and small nuclear blasters) created by the Nobility in past millennia from working properly and allows him to enter their sealed castles. He also uses wooden needles in the novels and game, which he can throw with super speed. He protects his milk-white face from the noonday sun with long black hair, flowing black clothing and cape, and the shadow of a wide-brimmed hat. D is described as appearing as a youth between 17 and 18 years old, though D's age is unknown (although in the novel ''Pale Fallen Angel'' parts I and II, it is made known that he is at least 5,000 years old, and later it is revealed that he is over 10,000 years old). His beauty is mesmerizing, often unintentionally wooing women and sometimes flustering men.

Very little is known of D's past, and the identity of his parents is ambiguous, but his innate power suggests that his father is an extraordinarily powerful vampire. Regarding D's birth, some Nobles whisper dark rumors about their vampire progenitor, the Sacred Ancestor known as [[Count Dracula]], bedding a human woman called "Mina the Fair" (implied to be [[Mina Harker]]). Dracula conducted bizarre crossbreeding experiments involving himself and countless human women or even other vampires. The only successful product of the experiments was D. D, wanting nothing to do with his father save for killing him, refusing to go by his true name. Instead, he shortens it to the first letter. In ''Twin Shadowed Knight'', D has a twin who goes unnamed. The twin states that he and D were born from the same woman in exactly the same conditions.