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| Genre: | Action-adventure |
| First Release Version: | BloodRayne |
| First Release Date: | October 31, 2002 |
| Latest Release Version: | BloodRayne 2: ReVamped |
| Latest Release Date: | November 18, 2021 |
BloodRayne is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series originally developed by Terminal Reality and published by Majesco Entertainment which began with the game of the same name in 2002.
The franchise focuses on Rayne, a dhampir working for the Brimstone Society, a secret fraternity of individuals who works to protect humanity from supernatural threats. Additional media has been developed for the franchise in the form of film adaptations and comics.
A fourth game, titled BloodRayne: The Shroud, was in development for the Nintendo 3DS.[1] The game was put "on hold" due to Betrayals low sales.[2]
In summer 2020, Ziggurat Interactive bought the rights to the BloodRayne franchise and other titles from Majesco and intends to revive the series with Terminal Reality.[3] [4]
See main article: Rayne (BloodRayne). Rayne, sometimes called Agent BloodRayne, is a fictional character in the series. She is the series' titular protagonist, appearing in both games and later extended media, such as comic books and films related to the series. In English, she is voiced by Laura Bailey in BloodRayne and BloodRayne 2 and Jessie Seely in .
Rayne is a human vampire hybrid called a dhampir, born 1915. Her human mother was raped by her vampire father, Kagan. Kagan later murdered her mother's entire family so that the only family member Rayne could turn to was him. Recognizing her dhampir nature as well as her skills at hunting vampires, she was recruited into the mysterious Brimstone Society via an invitation. The Brimstone Society sent her on missions to eliminate supernatural threats to the world, including those involving vampires as well as demons and unnatural apex predators.
A film adaptation was released on January 6, 2006, directed by Uwe Boll and starring Kristanna Loken as Rayne and Ben Kingsley as Kagan. The film is set in the 1800s and follows Rayne's quest to stop her father Kagan's nefarious schemes to slaughter mankind. Boll had previously directed other video-game-to-movie adaptations including House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark.
The film was followed by two direct-to-DVD sequels starring Natassia Malthe; 2007's and 2011's . In addition, Boll directed the parody film, Blubberella, which was also released in 2011.
Several BloodRayne comic books have been published by Digital Webbing. In addition, Rayne was the first video game character to appear topless in Playboy.[5]