Rachel Van Helsing (Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned)


 * Rachel Van Helsing is from the Non MAU video .

Rachel Van Helsing is a vampire hunter who fought against the legendary vampire Count Dracula.

Early Life
Rachel is the great-granddaughter of legendary figure. Though Abraham died trying to destroy he did have a child, which led to Rachel's birth three generations later.

Rachel's early history is unknown.

Probably told the stories through family, Rachel eventually became part of the. She eventually came under the tutelage of the bound, son of Abraham's partner. She became trained in killing s and was skilled in firing a. She also got to know the vampire hunting dog.

In preparation for Dracula's reemergence, Rachel and Hans tracked down Dracula's final descendant,. They thoroughly researched Dracula's lineage to discover Frank.

Dracula's Return
On day, Rachel and Hans heard of a who had been attacked and drained of. A claimed she was attacked by a person who resembled a vampire, such has having s like a.

Rachel tracked Frank to a and called to contact him. She spoke to the owner,, and got ahold of Frank. Frank answered and was greeted by her beautiful voice. She asked him to meet her by the at the entrance of the.

Frank didn't want to meet with a woman he did not know. She told him she could not explain over the phone. Frank said he liked her voice and was curious about how she looked. Then he said that he did not like mysteries.

She then surprised him by calling him "Mr. Dracula" then hung up. She and Quincy headed out to the park.

Meeting Frank
Rachel pushed Hans to the park and found Frank. He spit on the ground and wondered why anyone would think his name was Dracula. Hans assured him that they were not wrong and had researched his family.

Hans told him that Dracula's first son was born before the Count became a vampire, and thus Frank's family line was spared the curse. Frank grew angry at this claiming he wasn't spared. He informed the two that he still had to live with the Dracula name and all the memories and associations attached to it.

Hans told him that he really did hate Dracula, Frank would join them as a vampire hunter. Frank then burst out laughing and said that Rachel and Hans were crazy. He didn't think they stood a chance against Dracula and turned to leave.

Hans pulled the handle off his revealing a long hidden blade. Frank turned and Hans took a swing at him narrowly missing him. Rachel pushed Hans forward so he could continue his attacks.

The two hunters pursued him as Frank backed up. Hans continued to swipe at him while Frank dodged. The three went through the park passing a stand. Rachel was shocked to see that Hans had cut off part of Frank's hair.

As Hans took another swing, Frank leapt far up into the air to dodge. Hans held up the blade as Frank came down. Frank kicked the blade away before landing. Rachel got out of the way before Frank got behind the old man and put him in a chokehold.

Frank asked why he was attacked and noted that he could have killed Hans. Hans explained that he heard Frank was talented at and wanted to test him. He was attempting to see if Frank would become a good vampire hunter. Frank smiled and asked if he was joking.

Rachel and Hans then took Frank to their headquarters in the. They arrived at the mansion late at night, just before the next day's dawn.

Family Histories
The group met in the, which was filled with , , a , a , several , a , and several images depicting Vlad III the Impaler. Rachel leaned on one wall near the door and watched the other two.

Frank looked over all the books. He noted that Hans seemed to have every book ever made on the subjects of vampires,, and. Hans told him he even wrote several books himself.

Frank looked over tables displaying the various items in the cases. Frank asked if Hans was serious about all of that. Hans assured him that he was deadly serious. He then looked over at a painting and then a statue of Vlad, the pre-vampire incarnation of his ancestor.

Hans explained to him that he was a professor of and  who did research into. He called Frank by his Drake name and assured him he knows what he's talking about.

Frank still was not convinced. He didn't think they knew what it was like to confront a real vampire. Hans decided to tell him the story of his and Rachel's ancestor's confrontation with Dracula.

Hans explained how Abraham Van Helsing and Jonathan Harker snuck into Dracula's castle. They found and tried to hammer a wooden stake through his heart. However, Dracula awoke and killed the two.

Hans told him that those two came the closest to actually killing Dracula. He finally introduced himself as Hans Harker, Jonathan's son, and told him that Rachel was Abraham's great granddaughter.

Frank then understood why those two hunted vampires, but asked why he should. Hans told him it would clear his name and him the gratitude of mankind. Rachel looked at Frank with disgust as he laughed.

He told them that the gratitude of mankind wouldn't get him a cup of. Hans said that if it was a matter of money he had a check worth one-hundred thousand s. Frank told him that it wasn't enough to risk his life and turned to leave.

As he was walking past Rachel he grabbed her and asked if she could be thrown he. He pulled her in and kissed her on the lips. Rachel got disgusted and broke free slapping Frank.

She ran across the room and grabbed her crossbow and a handful of s. She loaded and fired one forcing Frank to dodge. She fired too more despite Frank's protests and pinned his pants to the ground causing him to fall backwards. One more arrow landed near his legs.

He asked her to stop and she ran towards him to point the last arrow at him. Frank agreed to skip the "bonus" and take the money. One by one, he pulled the arrows out of the floor and stood up.

He agreed to join and asked how they intended to track Dracula. The rose in the sky and sunlight shined through the window. Han blew on a, but Frank got confused when he heard no sound.

The door opened and Elijah entered. Hans explained that the dog used to belong to a until they found he was drinking the. Frank doubted that the dog could find Dracula.

Hans reassured him that the dog's nose was incredibly sensitive to evil and would lead them right to the Count. He felt that even Dracula could not hide from Elijah. The dog began to growl when Frank stated that he was not too excited to be hunting his grandfather. Frank then said that dealing with Dracula is their biggest problem, prompting Elijah to raise his head.

Background
Rachel van Helsing was voiced by Melanie McQueen.

In the Comics
Rachel was partnered with a mute man named Taj Nital, not Quincy/Hans, when she found Frank in London, not Boston. She also saved him from killing himself.

Rachel and Frank became lovers. However, after Quincy/Hans death they separated because of his feelings of inadequacy and her emotional inhibitions.

Eventually, Dracula turned Rachel into a vampire and fought the X-Men. She eventually broke from his control and killed him (temporarily). Disgusted at what she was, she allowed Wolverine to kill her.