Vladat

The Vladats are a functionally extinct vampire-like aliens from the planet Anur Vladias in The Anur System.

History
The Vladats originated from Anur Vladias. When it became uninhabitable, they abandoned their home planet and moved to the planet Anur Transyl, the home planet of the Transylians. According to Dr. Viktor, the Vladats used his people as slaves like nothing more than beast of burden and, ultimately, as food. This is most likely due to their ability to create Corrupturas, which they used to control others.

Vladats were incinerated upon destruction in a war against the Transylians some time before Azmuth started acquiring DNA samples for the Omnitrix. Therefore their DNA was not originally in any Omnitrix DNA database.

The Vladats remained extinct until Zs'Skayr revived Lord Transyl back to life by using power from the Alpha Rune he stole from Charmcaster to regenerate the deteriorated hand of its dead ruler. Ben Tennyson would eventually acquire a Vladat DNA sample for the Omnitrix, creating Whampire. Zs'Skayr and Lord Transyl made an attempt using the former's DNA as a template to revive the Vladat species from extinction but were stopped by Ben Tennyson and a vengeful Viktor.

Diet
Their main source of food were Transylians, though it is later revealed that they can feed off energy from any other living beings. They also eat insects, as seen with Whampire.

Behavior
Judging from their past history with the Transylians, Viktor's hatred of them, and Lord Transyl's attitude toward Zs'Skar and others, Vladats are seen to be arrogant, cruel, and bloodthirsty. They consider other beings (especially Ectonurites) to be inferior. To them, other beings are only useful as slaves and/or food.

Powers
Vladats possess powers that are similar to stereotypical vampires of legend. Using the bat-like wings under their arms, they are able to fly at high speeds. They can also turn themselves into miniature bat forms.

In order to control multiple creatures at once, Vladats create tiny, bat-winged creatures called Corrupturas inside their bodies and spit them out of their mouths. These creatures affix them to their victims' foreheads. By making eye contact, they can also hypnotize a victim, forcing them to obey their commands. The biggest difference between these two abilities is that Corruptura victims are still conscious and aware of their surroundings yet are unable to stop themselves from obeying the Vladat's commands.

Vladats possess enhanced strength, as they can easily hold up their victims and carry them while flying.

Vladats feed on the life force of others by sucking it through their fangs. Normally they feed on Transylians, but will feed on other races if necessary.

Vladats can generate a powerful sonic explosion of devastating power from within themselves as a means of self-defense, such as when Whampire battled a Corruptura-controlled mob of Anur System aliens (along with Rook Blonko, Scout, and Rad Dudesman).

Weaknesses
The Vladats cannot mind-control other Vladats, cybernetically enhanced beings such as Exo-Skull, or members of Hobble's Species.

Vladats can be harmed from exposure to sunlight. However, unlike Ectonurites, they are able to withstand greater amounts of light before being burned to ashes.

Vladats are unable to drain life energy from Ectonurites since they are not alive in the conventional sense. Vladats can also be possessed by Ectonurites.

Entomology
Vladat is based on Vlad the Impaler, the basis for the original Count Dracula.