Vampire-lycan hybrid
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Hybrids are a fictional specie of creatures from the Underworld movie series mythos.
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Description
Hybrids are half vampire and half Lycan but much stronger than both. It has all the strengths and none of the weaknesses of both Vampire and Lycan. Hybrids can take immense amounts of physical punishment and can survive wounds that would be instantly fatal, such as impalement. They can take bullets as if they were punches. Dismemberment seems to be only way to permanently kill a hybrid.Creation
There are three known ways for a Hybrid to be created:Mortal to Immortal Hybrid
For a human to become a Hybrid, the blood of a direct mortal descendant of Alexander Corvinus (father of the first Vampire Marcus Corvinus and the first Lycan William Corvinus) must be used. The blood from this family line contains a genetic anomaly that can sustain the mortal to hybrid creation, which is known as the Corvinus Strain. Without this genetic anomaly, an attempt at a mortal to hybrid creation by means of a bite would instantly kill the intended subject. Michael Corvin was one such descendant who had this genetic anomaly. He was bitten first by Lucian, a powerful Lycan, then by Selene, an exceptionally skilled Vampire who was bitten by the elder Viktor,suppsedly the most powerful vampire according to Underworld. The initial bite of an immortal seems to have greater dominance over the second immortal species bite once the Hybrid transformation is complete. Hence a Lycan-Vampire Hybrid will possess greater Lycan traits whereas a Vampire-Lycan Hybrid will have more Vampire traits.Immortal Procreation
The second known means of creating a Hybrid is for a Lycan and Vampire to create a child by means of copulation. As both species of immortals contain traces of the Corvinus Strain passed down from maker to maker, the genetic material for a successful hybrid are present. This was the case with the Lycan lord, Lucian, and the Vampire, Sonja, who had married in secret. Sonja's child was never allowed to live, as her father, Viktor, killed her before the child could be born.Blood Unification
The third method of becoming a hybrid is through blood unification. This is the method that Lucian had performed, although he did not complete the fusion. According to Singe (The Lycan Scientist) it was explained that if a powerful Lycan/Vampire warrior were to inject the blood of someone who had the exact duplicate of the original virus of Alexander Corvinus and join it with the blood of another (if not, same level or powerful) Lycan/Vampire warrior, then he/she too would become a hybrid as well. eg: If Lucian were to inject Michael and Amelia's blood into his own, he would too become a hybrid. Despite being an alternative method to become a hybrid, the success of this method is not known seeing that it has not been executed. However, Lucian came ever so close to becoming a Hybrid.Known Hybrids
Currently, only two hybrids were successfully created, apart from Lucian and Sonja's unborn child:Michael Corvin
Michael Corvin, a human descendant of Alexander Corvinus and carrier of the original Corvinus Strain. He is transformed into a Lycan-Vampire Hybrid when his dormant Corvinus Strain fused with the Lycan and Vampire Strain, infected by Lucian and Selene. His Lycan-dominant strain caused his mutation to bring forth more Lycan traits than Vampire.Marcus Corvinus
Marcus Corvinus, the immortal son of Alexander Corvinus, bitten by bat, became the first true Vampire. He is exposed to Lycan blood while in a dormant state of animation, allowing the fusion of the Lycan Strain and his residual Corvinus Strain, turning him into the first Vampire-Lycan Hybrid. Marcus' Vampire-dominant strain mutates him further into the creature that is the origin of his dominant strain, bat. Marcus' intentions were likely to expose his feral and uncontrolable brother William - the first true Lycan - to a vampire blood in order to make him like himself, but a vice-versa Lycan-Vampire hybrid in order to keep in control his ferocity.
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