Rise- Blood Hunter

Rise: Blood Hunter " most commonly refers to the starring Lucy Liu, The Story: A Hunt for Vengeance

Rise- Blood Hunter is scheduled for a Halloween 2026 release. However, rumors suggest a "Blood Moon Demo" will drop in August. Rise- Blood Hunter

The character design is equally grotesque. Enemies are not just vampires and werewolves. You fight the "Wax Saints"—former holy men melted into candle giants—and the "Whispering Veins," sentient pools of infected blood that mimic the shapes of dead loved ones. Rise: Blood Hunter " most commonly refers to

| Character | Origin | Relationship to Vampirism | End Goal | Rise’s Distinction | |-----------|--------|--------------------------|----------|---------------------| | | Half-human, half-vampire (born, not turned) | Uses vampire powers without full curse | Kill all vampires, survive | Rise is fully turned; no hybrid immunity to weakness. | | Alucard (Hellsing) | Original vampire | Embraces monstrosity | Serve a human master | Rise rejects hierarchy; serves no master. | | Selene (Underworld) | Turned vampire | Loyal to vampire faction (Death Dealers) | Protect vampire lineage | Rise is a rogue; no faction loyalty. | | Angel (Buffy) | Cursed vampire | Soul restored, constant guilt | Atonement through fighting evil | Rise has no soul-restoration magic; only willpower. | Enemies are not just vampires and werewolves

In Rise: Blood Hunter (2007), Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu), a hard-nosed investigative reporter, finds herself in the morgue after a run-in with a sadistic underground cult in Los Angeles. Instead of staying dead, she "rises" as a vampire—consumed by a self-loathing thirst for blood and a burning desire for revenge against the creatures who turned her.