Christ! I'm too old for this.
Somebody get me a god-damn wheelchair.
[Beep beep beep]
[Screaming]
Whistler!
He can take care of himself.
Jump!
[Rail hums with electricity]
[Train brakes]
[Horn blows]
Aah!
QUINN: Aah!
Aah!
What are you gonna do?
Oh, my God.
What's wrong?
It's dislocated.
Ah!
Let me help you.
Aah!
Let me give you--
No! Get away.
[Injects needle]
You're one of them, aren't you?
No.
I'm something else.
WHISTLER: I found him when he was 13.
He'd been livin' on the streets,
feedin' off the homeless.
His need for blood had taken over at puberty.
I took him for a vampire at first.
Almost killed him, too.
Then I realized what he was.
Blade's mother was attacked by a vampire
while she was pregnant.
She died, but he lived.
Unfortunately,
he'd undergone certain genetic changes.
He can withstand garlic, silver,
even sunlight,
and he's got their strength.
This time tomorrow,
all those wounds of his will be healed.
He still ages like a human, though.
See, vampires age slower than us.
Unfortunately...
he also inherited their thirst.
I thought the serum was supposed to suppress that.
Time's runnin' out.
[Sighs]
His body's startin' to reject it.
So far, all my efforts to find a cure have failed.
Why do you hunt them?
I had a family once--
wife and two daughters.
Then a drifter came callin' one evenin',
a vampire.
He toyed with 'em first,
tried to make me decide
which order they'd die in.
We kill as many of 'em as we can find,
but it's gettin' worse.
Because of Frost.
There's somethin' happenin'
in the vampire ranks.
It's somethin' big...
and I'd stake my life
that son of a bitch is at the center of it.
KAREN: Blade.
Whistler told me what happened.
He told me what you are.
You don't know me.
You don't know anything about me.
I'm not human.
You look human to me--
Humans don't drink blood.
That was a long time ago.
Maybe you should let that go.
I have spent my whole life
looking for that thing that killed my mother.
It made me what I am.
And every time I take one of those monsters out,
I get a little piece of that life back,
so don't you tell me about forgetting.
...my fault he took us by surprise!
Two of them against your entire security force?
Don't put that shit on me, OK, 'cause you were there, too!
I'm sure Deacon will appreciate--
...stabbed in the balls for it, all right?!
Aah! You little skeez!
Don't see the lifestyle really suits you.
I should put this stump through that shit-eating grin of yours.
Face it, angel. You were sloppy.
You got what you deserved.
QUINN: Deac, let me take this guy out, man.
Look. Look what he fuckin' did!
He took my hand again!
Listen to me. I want him alive.
What the fuck are you talk--
you want him alive?
We've been tryin' to kill this motherfucker for years.
Are you out of your fuckin' mind? Shh.
Big guy, relax.
CAPTIONED BYAUTHORITY OF NCI COPYRIGHT 1991 FALLS CHURCH,VIRGINIA
Be patient.
Now, we got a lot to do here.
I need you, man.
Heh.
I need you.
Yeah.
[Muffled grunting]
Morning.
How you feelin'?
Look at that.
Whew. Gettin' a little toasty out here, huh?
Heh heh.
[Clears throat]
When was the last time
you stopped to appreciate a good sunrise?
Oh, that's right. You were born a vampire,
so you never had the pleasure, have you?
That's OK.
It's all right.
Least we're here together.
Share the moment,
which means a lotto me, by the way, really.
I mean that.
[Groans]
'Cause actually, you know, when you get to know me,
I'm a fairly sentimental type of guy.
Bit of an innocent, you might say.
[Gasps]
Do what you want, Frost.
Doesn't make any difference.
You just don't fuckin' get it.
You're never gonna be a pureblood.
Hold him.
You will never rule us.
[Groaning]
Aah!
Ow.
Jesus Christ.
Have a nice day.
Sorry, you old dog.
You just got a little too long in the tooth.
[Quinn laughs]
What, man? That was funny.
"Long, tooth." Funny.
Did I tell you the one about...
Aah!
[Screaming]
What have you done with Dragonetti?
Let's get down to business, shall we?
I need 12 volunteers. Tkktkk.
Whistler.
What is this?
[Sniffs]
Smells like a vampire wiped his ass with it.
I took it from the archives.
It's written in blood.
It's from The Book of Erebus.
I think it's what Frost has been workin' on.
It's somethin' about the Blood God,
the spirits of the 12.
I--I don't know.
I can't make out the rest of it.
Maybe this'll help.
I'll figure out something.
So what's all this?
Took a trip to the hospital last night,
borrowed some equipment.
For your miracle cure?
This is E.D.T.A.
It's an anticoagulant.
We use it to treat blood clots.
Now look what happens when I introduce it
onto a sample of vampire blood.
Take a step back.
The reaction's energetic.
[Snickers]
Some cure.
I didn't say E.D.T.A. was a cure.
But maybe you could use it
to explode some vampire heads.
Wait a minute.
I need a sample of your blood.
Later.
Gotta go downtown.
Need some serum.
Serum can wait.
This is important.
[Coughing]
[Whistler coughing]
Is he sick?
Cancer.
You have a lot of love for him, don't you?
We have a good arrangement.
He makes the weapons. I use 'em.
You know, my mother used to say,
"A cold heart is a dead heart."
[Footstep]
You don't look so good.
I'm just a little tired.
You know we've been...
workin' all night.
I guess we didn't catch it in time.
You got another day,
two at the most.
For what it's worth, I'm sorry.
You make it sound like I'm already dead.
Blade.
How you doin', chief?
Easy.
[Soft sobs]
Wouldn't want our little friend here
to wind up on the back of a milk carton, now would we?
Ah, it's nice to finally meet you, man.
Had my eye on you for years.
I know all about you--
your serum, Whistler-- everything.
Sunblock.
Hey, it's a start, right?
The goal, of course, is to be like you,
the daywalker.
You got the best of both worlds, don't you?
All our strengths...
none of our weaknesses.
Well, maybe I don't see it that way.
Oh, so it's back to pretending we're human again?
Come on. Spare me the Uncle Tom routine, OK?
You can't keep denying what you are, man.
Heh. You think the humans
will ever accept a half-breed like you?
They can't. They're afraid of you.
And they should be.
You're an animal.
You're a fuckin' maniac.
Look at 'em.
They're cattle,
pieces of meat.
What difference does it make how their world ends?
Plague...
war...
famine.
Morality doesn't even enter into it.
We're just a function of natural selection, man,
the new race.
Looks like your mascara's running.
I'm offering you a truce.
I want you with us.
What do you think, I'm stupid?
You're familiar with the Blood God.
Frost...
you're nothing to me...
but another dead vampire.
You're an idiot. You know that?
I came down here offering you an easy way out,
and you spit it right back in my fuckin' face.
Careful.
What do I care?
They're nothing but cattle...
just like you said.
If you want to take the hard road, be my guest, pal,
but I promise you by the time this is over,
you're gonna wish they never cut you from your mother's--
aah!
Go home.
It was simple.
Why do vampires need to drink blood?
'Cause their own blood can't sustain haemoglobin.
Right. So it's a genetic defect,
just like haemolytic anaemia.
That means that we have to treat it
with gene therapy,
rewrite the victim's DNA with a retrovirus.
They've been using it on sickle cell anaemia.
Are you sure that's safe?
I have no idea,
but I don't have a choice, do l?
You actually think this could work?
On me...
yes.
On Blade, I'm not so sure.
See, he didn't contract vampirism
from a bite like I did.
He was born with it.
It's--it's part of his DNA.
I'm sure I can cure his thirst,
but it's gonna take time.
Ah, we're out of time.
You saw what was on that disc.
[Laughter]
[Laughs]
Damn.
Get out of here.
[Laughter]
[Chuckle]
[Laughter]
I said get out of here!
Nice place.
Took us a while to find it!
Bite me and get it over with.
I ain't gonna bite you.
Do your thing.
Whistler.
Ohh.
Frost took her.
Listen to me.
The disc.
He decoded it.
Frost is trying to...
trigger a fuckin' vampire apocalypse.
There's some kind of...
Vampire God he's trying to resurrect.
La Magra.
You're the key.
He needs your blood.
The blood of the daywalker.
You're the chosen one.
Listen to me, Blade.
You can't go after him.
Bullshit.
If Frost gets his hands on you,
it's all over.
There'll be armies of the motherfuckers.
[Groan]
Shit.
You're gonna have to finish me off.
Don't want me coming back.
We can treat the wounds.
It's too far gone.
You know that.
Give me your gun.
No.
Give me the god-damn gun.
Now walk away,
you stupid son of a bitch.
Walk the fuck away.
[Gun blast]
By the time you watch this,
your friend Whistler should be dead.
If it makes any difference to you,
he put up quite a fight.
You can find us at the Edgewood Towers.
You seem a bit...
tense.
A bit pent-up maybe,
like you need to release something.
You know?
Blade not...
givin' it to you maybe.
I don't know. I just...
I see such a beautiful woman.
Great skin.
I'd like to see you happy, that's all.
Is this the part where you offer to turn me?
Well, it's either that or a body bag.
Go ahead.
Bite me.
I'll just cure myself.
I did it before,
and I can do it again.
There is no cure, baby.
There is if you've been bit,
if you were once human.
How'd you get that scar, Deacon?
A born vampire
would have the power to regenerate from birth.
You must've gotten scarred before you were turned.
Isn't that right?
Vampires like you aren't a species.
You're just...infected, a virus...
a sexually transmitted disease.
I'll tell you what we are, sister.
We're the top of the fuckin' food chain.
The Blood God's coming. And after tonight,
you people are fuckin' history.
He's a hurricane,
an act of God.
Anyone caught in his path
will instantly be turned.
Everyone you've ever known,
everyone you've ever fucking loved.
It won't matter who's pureblood
and who's not.
How are you gonna cure the whole fuckin' world?
Hmm?
And Blade's blood is the key.
We got an intruder.
[Elevator bell]
[Motorcycle engine revving]
[Revving loudly, all around]
[Tyres peeling]
Deac, I don't think you understand.
I mean, this dude is fuckin' bad. What?
He's, like, he had 20 guys around him--
and he's got shit he throws at you--
Yeah, the swords.
Throw it in the air, catch it underneath.
Yeah. Shut the fuck up!
[Over radio] There's no intruder where we are.
Look, make it happen, all right?
It's one guy on foot.
That's him! Get him!
Why am I hearing gunfire? Huh?
Did I tell anybody to start shooting?
I need him alive.
No!
Please!
I just work for them!
Jesus Christ. Lock this place down.
Yes, sir!
Aah!
Aieee! Aah!
Eric?
But you died.
I came back, Eric.
That very same night...
when Deacon welcomed me into his arms.
[Shock blast]
Uhh!
Jesus Christ. I thought you'd be happy.
You're finally being reunited with your mother,
and you act like this?
Blade, give it up. It's over.
She belongs to me, buddy.
Uh! Uhh!
Don't look so surprised.
You spent your whole life
looking for the vampire who bit your mother.
Well, here I am.
Who would ever guess
you'd survive your mother's death?
But you did.
And here we are--
one big happy fuckin' family.
I need my serum.
Maybe when we get outta this,
I'll take that miracle cure of yours.
There's one catch.
If it works,
you'll lose your strength
and your ability to regenerate.
You'll be completely human.
Uhh!
FROST: Blade, Karen,
glad you could make it.
Hey, man. Thanks for the shades.
Our ancestors called this place
the Temple of Eternal Night.
Nice, isn't it?
Apparently, these geniuses forgot it ever existed.
Fortunately for us...
I'm what you might call a...
student of history.
Why are we here?
This temple was built for one glorious moment--
this night, for the Blood God.
Thanks.
Let's see this sword of yours.
Well.
Titanium, right?
Acid-etched?
I'll get used to a weapon like this.
What?
You look surprised.
I told you, Blade,
I know everything about you.
Hold out your arm, Quinn.
Why, man?
These are--they're, like, all better.
Hold out your arm.
Now.
Deac, l--
Just kidding.
Ha ha ha ha! He was fuckin' with me.
He was, like, fuckin'...
Blade.
He can't hear you, honey.
The thirst has got him now.
What do we have here?
The precious serum.
Mm. How long's it been since you shot up?
12, 13 hours maybe?
I bet you're just dying for a drink,
aren't you?
What's it feel like?
Is your blood on fire?
Try some.
You might like it.
Thanks, but I prefer the real thing.
In any event,
I don't think you'll be needing these any more.
It's a shame, you know?
When I think of what you've become,
what you should have become.
I guess I don't blame you.
I mean, with everything that's happened,
it's the human side of you
that's made you weak.
You should've listened to your blood.
Say what you want,
but I promise you, you'll be dead by dawn.
Ooh.
Get him outta here.
Get these fucks downstairs. Now.
Come on. Let's go.
Let's go.
Don't worry, sweetheart.
We haven't forgotten about you.
QUINN: Oh, no, baby.
We got something real special planned for you.
QUINN: That surfer boy had a nice ass.
I sucked him dry.
And you'd figure he'd turn, man.
Yeah, but he didn't turn, did he?
No. He turned into some kinda zombie.
It happens sometimes, cutie.
[Imitating zombie]
He was fuckin' tripped out.
FROST: Pathetic.
QUINN: Yeah. These guys are complete scums, man.
They'll eat anything--
animals, rodents, corpses, and sometimes...
They'll even eat vampires.
That's a plus.
And bearing that all in mind,
I'd like you to meet an old friend of yours.
Uh!
It's too bad.
I kinda liked her.
What a waste.
[Moans]
I don't know what's happening to me.
No pulse.
And, of course,
there's the question of lividity.
Curtis?
Ahh.
Karen?
Karen.
I never thought I would see you again.
Tell me, Karen,
do you ever have second thoughts about us?
[Roar]
Karen!
Karen.
Karen!
Poor child.
You're so sick.
So thirsty.
Don't touch me.
Eric, look at me.
Vampires are my people now.
I'm one of them.
Can't be.
Yes, it can.
Try to understand, Eric.
Your mother died a long time ago.
I've hunted...
I've killed...
and I've enjoyed it.
Haven't you?
I know you have.
Sooner or later,
the thirst always wins.
Come on.
Spread them out.
One on each glyph, under the towers.
Make it perfect.
Yeah.
FROST: Bring the elevator up.
[Thunder]
VAMPIRE: You stupid girl.
What do you think is going to happen?
La Magra?
The Blood God?
That's nothing more than a fairy tale
for pretty little vampires.
Then why are you sweating, pureblood?
You're afraid we're gonna steal your soul,
your pureblood spirit.
You should be.
Read the prophecy.
It's time you fucks
contributed something to the cause.
SECOND VAMPIRE: Even if Frost is right,
you really think he cares about you?
You're gonna die,
just like the rest of us.
Waah!
Blade.
Tonight, the age of man comes to an end.
No more compromises.
We're gonna be gods.
Of course we are.
Yeah!
I'm gonna be naughty.
I'm gonna be a naughty Vampire God.
Ha ha ha!
Gotta stop...
stop...
Save your strength.
Blue.
You're hypovolemic.
You're bleeding to death.
Need...
serum.
[Gasping]
Blade.
Listen to me.
I want you to take some of my blood.
No.
Look, just do it.
Is everybody thirsty?
I hope you're all very fucking thirsty.
[Sucking]
[Panting]
[Wind blowing]
KAREN: Ohh...
don't stop.
Don't stop.
[Karen moans]
Don't stop.
Aah!
[Low-pitched roar]
How was it?
Aah!
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Uhh!
Aah!
[All screaming]
[Roaring]
Aah!
[Babbles]
Eric...
I'm your mother.
You wouldn't hurt your mother...
would you?
Come here.
I must release you.
[Screaming]
Fuck!
Aah!
[Groaning]
Aah!
[Screaming]
Uhh!
Unh!
Deacon?
Not anymore.
[Growls]
Frost!
Kill him.
Wait! I owe you, man.
I got two new hands, Blade.
I don't know which one to use to kill you with!
Aah!
Yaah!
Frost.
Yaah!
I got struck by lightning
Aah!
[Kicks]
Aah!
[Laughs]
I'm really going to enjoy this now. Haah!
[Shrieks]
Yaah!
Aah!
FROST: Hey, Blade.
Let's do this.
Aah!
Aah! Aah!
You're too late, Blade.
My turn.
[Laughs]
Look at you.
You're a little bitch.
What, your serum?
It can't help you now, stud.
Nice shot.
BLADE: Aah!
Aah!
Aah! Aah!
Some motherfuckers
are always trying to ice-skate uphill.
Uhh!
[Serum bubbling]
Aah!
KAREN: Blade!
Let's get out of here.
[Wind blowing]
I need to get back to the lab
if I'm going to cure you.
It's not over.
You keep your cure.
There's still a war going on,
and I have a job to do.
You want to help,
make me a better serum.