Drake Ambrose Dracule, otherwise known as simple D, is a powerful, if not the strongest vampire, of his race, and the main character of the story, "Viva la Vida." He is dhampir, born half-vampire, and half-human, and therefore regarded with disdain by members of his family, despite his heritage. For unknown reasons, Drake betrayed the vampire clan, and chose to slaughter many members of his clan, an event which came to be known as the Bloody Purge, and has since then, been regarded as both an enemy to the majority of the vampire clans, and as the true inheritor of the throne by the House of Tepes and Dracule.