The Baron’s familiar is an unnamed human character who appears in What We Do in the Shadows (TV series).
Biography[]
The familiar helped ship Baron Afanas to Staten Island in a stone coffin to meet the vampires Laszlo, Nadja and Nandor. At their residence, The Baron emerged and demanded the vampires take over the new world by the time he reawakened.[1] His familiar remained in the flat as he slept and became a source of annoyance for the vampires as she kept sneaking up on them unexpectedly, never speaking.[2]
The vampires’ plots to take over the island failed. When the Baron woke again, he demanded to have a ‘night on the town’ to experience Staten Island. As he prepared to go out, the vampires contemplated killing him to save themselves. Unbeknownst to them, his familiar overheard this while spying on them. Later that night, while with the vampires outside, the Baron insisted on eating a pizza pie containing garlic. This caused him to vomit so forcefully he flew into the air, but he was unharmed. The familiar witnessed this from a distance on the rooftops.[3]
The Baron and the other vampires became intoxicated after consuming the blood of humans under the influence of alcohol and drugs. They returned to the flat as dawn approached, only for Nandor's familiar Guillermo to return shortly afterwards, accidentally killing the Baron by opening the door and exposing him to sunlight as his familiar looked on in horror.[3]
That night, the familiar watched from inside as the vampires buried The Baron with no memory of how he died. For his death, they were summoned to a trial from the Vampiric Council by a floating woman. At the trial, the familiar arrived as a witness and finally spoke, saying she overheard the vampire’s plot to kill The Baron and witnessed them letting him eat human food. The vampires were found guilty and sentenced to death by sunlight in a well. They were however rescued by their roommate Colin and Guillermo shielding them with an umbrella.[4]
Appearances[]
- What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)
- Season 1: "Pilot", "City Council", "Baron's Night Out", "The Trial"
References[]
- ↑ Clement, Jemaine (writer) & Waititi, Taika (director) (March 27, 2019). "Pilot". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 1. FX.
- ↑ Simms, Paul (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (April 3, 2019). "City Council". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 2. FX.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Morris, Iain (writer) & van Beek, Jackie (director) (May 1, 2019). "Baron's Night Out". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 6. FX.
- ↑ Clement, Jemaine (writer) & Waititi, Taika (director) (May 8, 2019). "The Trial". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 7. FX.