Vladimir Giuresu

Vladimir Guirescu is a villain in the Hellboy comic series.

History
Vladimir died as a child In 1492 Giurescu's father,MIhail bought the dried out body of Hecate from Greek fishermen. He restored the goddess to life and built her a temple. When Vladimir was a child he fell into a frozen river. Vladimir died as hours passed before his body was recovered. Vladimir's father prayed and begged to Hecate to restore him to life. He sacrificed all of his dogs and half his servants during a three-day blood ritual. After three days, Hecate restored Vladimir to life by giving him a piece of her spirit. But, this action turns Vladimir into a vampire in the process. In 1525  Giurescu has taken over his family enterprise and His father Mihail had become a vampire by Hecate.Vladimir appears in the Wake the Devil and Darkness Calls enountering Hellboy a few times and being revived each time.

Powers and ablitlies
Being a vampire VLadimir possess Superhuman Strength,Speed,and Stamina plus durability and the ability to ressurect and turn people into vampires.