d is a "dhampir", the half-breed child of a vampire father and human mother, the ideal vampire hunter. he is renowned for his consummate skill and unearthly grace, but feared and despised for his mixed lineage: born of both races but belonging to neither. often underestimated by his opponents, d possesses surprising power and resourcefulness, having most of the strengths of the nobility and only mild levels of their common weaknesses. it has been seen in both movies that his power is not only physical, but extends into the magical realm as well. his supernatural powers make him one of the strongest beings in the world, if not the second strongest (second only to his father). however, d prefers his physical abilities, only using his magic in times of great need. unlike most dhampirs, d is able to live as a "normal" human; however, he is marked by his unearthly beauty and exceptionally powerful aura, and thus rarely accepted by human settlements. in terms of weaknesses, he is randomly susceptible to sun-sickness, a severe type of sunstroke, about once every five years (far less than most dhampirs). d also recovers from it at a rate far greater than other dhampirs. usually it takes several days to recover from sunlight syndrome, longer if the dhampir is exceedingly powerful, but d recovered in a few hours (around 1–6 hours approximately) despite being one of the strongest dhampirs alive. otherwise, d does not appear to suffer from other vampiric weaknesses usual to dhampirs, being able to physically restrain opponents with his aura and having godlike reflexes surpassing even those of nobles.