Draculaura

''"I'm not exactly your typical vampire. I love gossip, freaky-fab fashion, and fanging out with my friends, especially my boyfriend Clawd Wolf, who happens to be the brother of my beast ghoulfriend Clawdeen Wolf. I'm also a strict vegetarian who faints at the sight of blood." ~ Draculaura''

Monster Background
Draculaura (also known as Ula D by her friends according to her profile, Lala in the Monster High book series, and Drac by Brooke Page from the Ever After High book Legends Of Shadow High) is the adopted daughter of Count Praefectus Dracula, the most notorious vampire ever known in the Monster High universe.

According to Draculaura's Collectors pamphlet, she was born to Camilla and a Roman soldier named D. Gaius who was also the great-great grandson of Trajan (an old friend of Dracula). Unfortunately D. Gaius was killed in battle, which left Camilla pregnant with no means of support. One night, Dracula offers to care for the little family in honor of his friend Trajan and moves them into his house. Draculaura is born there and in honor of Dracula's kindness Camilla names Draculaura after him. Eventually, they all moved to the province of Dacia which is modern day Romania. Dracula falls in love with the family and even offers to turn Camilla into a vampire (to which she refuses). For some time Dracula had to leave the family for a while to tend to some business in Rome. However, while he is away a plague swept through Dacia, to which Camilla dies from. Afraid of losing Draculaura from this sickness, he turned Draculaura into a vampire so that she could be immortal forever. She has spent most of her years at the Vampire Court as the adopted daughter of Dracula ever since in Transylvania.

Eventually, after being spotted by humans at a picnic with then boyfriend Kieran Valentine, she and her father were driven out of Transylvania due to the humans mistakenly believing she was eating blood when it was actually a tomato. Her and her father moved to Scaremaria (America), where she is enrolled in the current setting of Monster High.

In the Reboot Draculaura had spent many years in hiding due to the Great Monster Scare, an event in which humans had driven monsters into hiding, before meeting Frankie Stein and establishing the school Monster High.

Draculauara's character is based off of the 1897 horror fiction novel Dracula by Irish author Bram Stoker.

Personality
Draculaura is sweet, sensitive, and an overall happy-go-lucky vampire ghoul who loves fashion, gossip, and beaches. She is friendly and will eagerly strike up a conversation with someone. Many consider her to be atypical as a vampire considering she doesn't like blood (strictly vegan/vegetarian), she functions during day time hours instead of nighttime hours, and unlike most vampires her age she was a "late-bloomer" when it came to developing her vampire powers such as the ability to turn into a bat. As a result, she tends to have a feeling of inadequacy and loses her self-esteem easily. At the age 1,599 (eventually 1600) she has lived a long time despite being considered a teenage vampire. Growing up in the vampire court, she tends to have extremely high standards when it comes to romance and lifestyle which sometimes causes her expectations to disappoint her. However, due to her high status she tends to have a lot of friends in high places.

In the Monster High reboot Draculaura is still the same energetic and optimistic vampire she was in the previous installment. The reboot highlights more of Draculaura's leadership abilities and she is a lot more assertive and confident (albeit impulsive). She is also full of brilliant ideas, creating the idea for Monster High and founding the school for teenage monsters. She tends to see the good in every situation and people, hoping one day to bring monsters and humans together peacefully.

In the Monster High Japanese anime Draculaura takes on the more "Genki" anime trope, in which she is energetic, warm, and kind but a bit on the clumsy side.

Appearance
Draculaura is a dark brunette vampire with pink hair streaks, pale skin, and pink-purplish eyes. She also has various vampire-like features such fangs, pointed ears, and eyes that can glow in the dark as found in the crossover Ever After High book Legends Of Shadow High. She also has a birth mark right below her left eye in the shape of a heart. Compared to her friends she is of a rather short stature.

When in bat form Draculaura turns into a purplish-black bat with little variances between her and other vampire bats, but in the Monster High reboot Draculaura is distinguished by her animated eyes, pink color, and a Victorian style collar.

Her custom colors tend to be cheery pink, white, and black. Her motifs tend to be hearts, bats, fangs, ribbons, or bows as described by her. She prefers a mix of cute and Gothic styles and she tends to carry a frilly umbrella to shade the sun.

Family
Dracula-Draculaura's adopted father who gives Draculaura anything she desires. He believes in monster unity and instills these values in his daughter. In the reboot he is weak to Draculaura's "pouty face" and decides to assist her in her dreams of establishing a Monster High school as the principal. In the past he was once a member of ASOME: Ancient Society Of Monster Elites. He is now a proponent of monster unity and is a member of The Society Of United Monsters. There is also a possibility that he is one of the original 13 families that assisted in establishing Monster High due to Draculaura being in the "thirteen families" picture on Friday the 13th at Monster High.

Camilla (.D)-Draculaura's birth mother whom Dracula fell in love with. She died when Draculaura was young from a plague that swept over Dacia, her original hometown. In some texts she is referred to as Alina.

D. Gaius (.D)-Draculaura's birth father whom was a Roman soldier and the great-great grandson of Dracula's old Friend Trajan. He unfortunately was killed in battle before Draculaura was born.

Trajan- Draculaura's great-great-great grandfather who was a servant and long time friend of Dracula's.

Ramoanah - Draculaura's new step mother who marries Dracula in the Monster High Diaries book Draculaura And The New Stepmonster. At first, Draculaura's relationship with her did not start off great, seeing Ramoanah as stuck-up and cold towards her as well as Ramoanah's judgmental family. Eventually, she realizes that Ramoanah actually did like her but was misunderstood due to her upbringing.

Fangelica VanBat-Draculaura's adopted sister. Draculaura initially found her abandoned with no family to turn to. Eventually, she invites her to come to Monster High and convinces her dad to let Fangelica stay. He then adopts her into their family. According to the Little Sister Story Fangelica's Batty Bake Club, Fangelica greatly admires Draculaura and they are always spending time together like the best of friends.

Thad- Draculaura's cousin who sparkles in the light. He only makes an appearance in the TV Special "Ghouls Rule". She attempts to set him and Clawdeen up on a date when Clawdeen confesses that she was not confident enough to date.

Friends
Clawdeen Wolf- Draculaura had known Clawdeen since she was 11 years old. According to Draculaura's Figurine Diary, She'd met Clawdeen on a train while traveling to her new home in Scaremaria (America). She was sharing a compartment with Clawdeen and her siblings and happened to spot Clawdeen reading a fashion magazine, which made them strike up a conversation about fashion. They eventually exchanged post addresses and according to Draculaura she knew they'd be "scarrific friends one day". Since then they had been seen as best friends throughout the Monster High universe.

In the Monster High reboot Draculaura met Clawdeen when she and Frankie went in search for new students for their school. Upon meeting Clawdeen, Clawdeen seemed distrustful but eventually she gains Clawdeen's trust and convinces her dad to let Clawdeen's family stay with them in the castle.

Frankie Stein- Frankie and Draculaura become friends in the New Ghoul @School TV special. Draculaura and Clawdeen both accept Frankie into the group on her first day of school. Soon they all become best friends.

Lagoona Blue- A casual friend of Draculaura's.

Cleo De Nile- At first, Cleo's relationship with Draculaura was indifferent towards Draculaura but eventually they become friends after Draculaura and the other ghouls assist Cleo in winning the Fearleading championship.

Ghoulia Yelps- A casual friend of Draculaura's.

Elissabat- An old time friend of Draculaura's from Transylvania. She had often attended balls with Elissabat at the Vampire Court when they were younger. In the Frights, Camera, Action movie Draculaura goes in search of Elissabat, who is the true vampire queen, in order to save Vampire culture. She soon discovers that Elissabat is the infamous Veronica Von Vamp of Hauntlywood films.

Iris Clops-In the graphic novel I Only Have Eye For You Draculaura often hangs out with Iris and even helps her with impressing Manny Taur.

Euna- An old time friend of draculaura's who disappeared when they were younger. In The Lost Move Draculaura remembers her old time friend, who loved fairy tales, during a Renaissance fair at Monster High. She happens to find her friend's collection of stories and eventually reunites with her friend in a fairy tale labyrinth.

Ari Hauntington- In the Reboot movie Welcome To Monster High Draculaura Ari Hauntington was Draculaura's favorite "human" pop idol before she revealed herself as a ghost. Draculaura was the first one to encourage Ari Hauntington to be herself; that she didn't have to hide who she was to be liked.

Kiyomi Haunterly-At first, Kiyomi "haunted" Draculaura because she found her interesting and admirable. Kiyomi was inspired by Draculaura's style and behavior to improve on her own way of being, which was usually shy or withdrawn, and took back what she learned to Haunted High. When Draculaura travels to the ghost world to reveal who is haunting her, she finds out Kiyomi was the one doing the haunting but she forgives Kiyomi when she hears her story. From then on they became good friends.

Apple White- Draculaura became friends with Apple and Raven when they got transported to Ever After High in the crossover story Legends Of Shadow High.

Raven Queen-Dracualaura became friends with Raven Queen when they got whisked to Ever After High in the crossover book Legends Of Shadow High.

Draculaura is also friends with Melody Carver, Jackson Jekyll, and D.J. Hyde (Holt Hyde) in the Monster High book series.

Pets
Count Fabulous is Draculaura's pet bat in the first installment of Monster High. Draculaura considers him her BFF (Bat Friend Forever). She recognizes that he is "proud and proper" but still insists on dressing him in cute little outfits. According to his profile, he often complains that Draculaura doesn't treat him seriously but he still considers her his best friend.

Webbie is also a pet of Draculaura's in the Monster High reboot before meeting Count Fabulous. Webby is often there to support Draculaura's ideas, despite being a spider.

Romance
Clawd Wolf- Clawd is Draculaura's boyfriend throughout various media of Monster High. Draculaura has known Clawd since he was 12 (it's unclear how old she was when she met him) while traveling by train and staying in the same compartment as him and his sisters. In the beginning, Draculaura mostly saw Clawd as a family friend and vice versa considering how close Draculaura is with the Wolf family. One day, Draculaura was on her way to hang out with her friends when she got caught in a rain shower. After seeing her drenched and crying Clawd came to her rescue, leading her to his car to dry and buying her a hot coffinccino to warm up. It was this day that Draculaura started to see Clawd in a different light and even kissed him on the cheek to affirm her feelings for him. In the webseries Clawd asks Draculaura to the Spirit Rally dance which is the first sign of a developing relationship. While Clawd and Draculaura are considered complete opposites in many ways (for example he eats meat, she is vegan) which does cause conflict for them at times, they work through their differences and are in many cases even closer because of their differences according to Draculaura's 1600 Q/A.

Jackson Jekyll- When Jackson had moved next door to Draculaura as the new boy in town, she immediately found him attractive and they had even gone on a couple of dates. However, after standing her up a few times (mainly due to his switch between himself and his alter-ego Holt Hyde), Draculaura decided that they should just be friends.

Holt Hyde- In the Monster High book series, Draculaura had a crush on D.J. Hyde in the first book of the series. However, this changes after hearing about Cleo kissing him. In Draculaura's diary after being stood up by Jackson Jekyll (Holt Hyde's alter ego) at a party, she decides to dance with Holt Hyde instead who she considers a "scary hot" DJ.

Kieran Valentine- Kieran was Draculaura's boyfriend in Transylvania before she moved to Monster High. While in Transylvania Kieran had always been romantic towards her on the surface and even claimed to name Valentine's Day in her honor. However, he was only concerned about capturing her heart and so manipulated her into thinking he cared. Fortunately, back in Transylvania their relationship was cut short due to Draculaura and her father being chased out of Transylvania by a mob of humans.

Heath Burns- Draculaura initially had a crush on Heath Burns in the webisode "The Hot Boy", but eventually in later webisodes she gets over him due to her perception of him as conceited.

"Perfect Guy"- In the webisode Horrorscope Draculaura had a crush on a guy whose face was never shown. After following the predictions of the horrorscopes stating that she will meet the perfect guy who is solid and dependable, she spots a tall and handsome boy walk the halls. However, after primping to see if she looks good he disappears and she finds herself trying to talk to him. It isn't until he is turned to stone by Deuce Gorgon on accident that she finally gets her chance to talk to him in "solid" form.

Enemies
Kieran Valentine- In the monster high TV special Why Do Ghouls Fall In Love? Kieran Valentine arrives at Monster High to try to obtain Draculaura's heart by persuading her to fall in love with him again. At first, she is tempted by his romantic ways. While attempting to break it off with Kieran, Kieran attempts to use his powers to manipulate her, but in the end Draculaura's love for Clawd over powers his own. Eventually, Kieran realizes the errors of his ways and decides to help Clawd and Draculaura's relationship flourish to make up for how he treated her.

Lord Stoker- Lord Stoker is the main antagonist of the TV special Frights, Camera, Action! For the longest time Lord Stoker, the uncle of Elissabat, had been ruling in place of the Vampire Queen. However when the other vampire leaders insisted on him finding the Queen to save the dying heritage and culture of vampires, Stoker sought to mislead the leaders by convincing a fake to take the face of the queen while he rules things behind the scenes ultimately. Being the daughter of Dracula, he felt Draculaura would be the perfect candidate and convinces her (or rather manipulates her) into believing she is the Vampire Queen by showing her a fake glowing heart. Eventually, she discovers it was all a fake and decides to find the real Vampire Queen, who turns out to be Veronica Von Vamp A.K.A Elissabat her long lost friend.

Moanica D'kay-Moanica is the main antagonist of the Monster High reboot installment. She directly opposes Draculaura's vision of a world where humans and monsters exist and will stop it nothing to cause division for her agenda.

Profiles
Parents: Dracula

Age: 1,599 (I can't wait for my Sweet 1600th)

Killer Style: My dad calls me Draculaura but to my friends I’m Ula D. I love to splash my black outfits with some cheery pink and I even carry a frilly umbrella so I can take an occasional walk in the sun.

Freaky Flaw: Since I can't see my reflection in a mirror, I have to leave the house not knowing if my clothes and makeup are just right. Of course after 1,599 years of practice I've gotten pretty good at it.

Pet: Count Fabulous is my BFF (Bat Friend Forever), he’s a very proud and proper bat but I just can't help but dressing him in the cutest little outfits.

Favorite Activity: I love smiling, laughing, and encouraging my friends.

Biggest Pet Peeve: The lack of vegetarian selections in the Monster High creepateria is so sad.

Favorite Subject: Creative Writing. It gives me a chance to write sweet stories about my friends.

Least Favorite Subject: Geography. After 1,599 years I’ve been everywhere...twice.

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Food: I'm a vegetarian, no icky blood for me, so it's fruits, vegetables and a lot of iron supplements.

BFFs: Frankie Stein & Clawdeen Wolf

Dracubecca Profile
Fusion: Draculaura  and Robecca Steam

Parents: The honorable and distinguished gentlemonsters Count Dracula and a Mad Scienist. RS

Age: 1600 & 116, but we both look fab for our ages! D

Killer Fused Style: A cheery blend of steampunk with splashes of pink, topped with a frilly umbrella - but it's toted just for agore-ableness. Since being fused I don't need any SPF 500 to be out in the sun! D

Freaky Fused Flaw: Being polite doesn't seem like much of a flaw, so I'm not complaining. My father always said, "good manners is the key to a well-oiled society." But it's challenging when 2 monsters always try to let the other go first. Neither of us goes, then we both go, and then we get stuck. Then there's lots of "I'm sorry" - "No, I'm sorry." That can go on for a while. RS

Favorite Activity: I love smiling, laughing, and encouraging my friends. But now I do  that while performing scaredevil stunts and tricks with my rocket boots. So if you see me handing from a rafter in MH, expect a rallying, "Hang in there, ghoul!" D

Biggest Pet Peeve: Being always late due to a malfunctioning internal clock was difficult enough. But now I can't see in the mirror, making my morning rush to get ready for school even more fraught with mishap. You should see my makeup! No, really you should. Because I can't. RS

Favorite Food: I'm a vegetarian, so only fruits and vegetables for me. But I've added some coal to my diet, because that's vegetarian and gets out gears going. I also enjoy a cup of ginger tea with an added iron boost. D

Reboot Profile
Daughter Of Dracula

AGE: 1,599

Draculaura is bright, ambitious, and scary-optimistic. And not just for a vampire – for any monster. She was raised by her doting father, Dracula, and he could be totes strict, but they always had fun – especially when he taught her how to fly – and she maintained cheerful outlook on unlife. Together – but alone – they lived in a mansion on the hill overlooking Normie Town. Draculaura loved her father, but really wanted friends her own age. Well, not HER age – she is 1,599 years old after all – but friends who were, umm, age-adjacent. So she talked her scholarly father into opening a school for other monsters. Isn’t that a fangtastic idea? Told you she was bright and ambitious!

Favorite Food

I'm a vegan. No icky blood for me, so it's fruits, vegetables and a lot of iron supplements.

Favorite Activity

I love smiling, laughing and encouraging my friends.

Killer Style

I love to contrast edgy black with cheerful pink. My taste in fashion is sweet.... with just a little bite.

Pet

Count Fabulous™ is my BFF (Bat Friend Forever). He's a very proud and proper bat, but I just can't help but dress him in the cutest little outfits.

Pet Peeve

The lack of vegan selections in the Monster High creepeteria is so sad.

Monster Quirk

I can't see my reflection in a mirror, so I always risk looking a little batty. But thanks to centuries of practice, I'm scary-good at applying lip gloss.

Personal Monstra

I soar! I can fly, so I have a bat’s eye view of everything. I think that’s why I always see the good in the world.

Monster Abilities

 * Draculaura can perform bat transformation in both the original installment of Monster High and in the reboot. How Draculaura obtains these powers varies according to media. In the original webseries, while Draculaura specifies that she is old enough, it isn't until Fright, Camera, Action! TV special that we learn that vampires can only gain such powers when they have done something really important for vampire culture by which she would be granted the powers by vampire leaders. In the TV special she gains this ability when she finds the true Vampire Queen in order save vampire culture.  In the Monster High reboot, Draculaura is able to transform into a bat at will, but still needs practice staying in this form.
 * In the Monster High: 13 Wishes video game Draculaura is shown to have the ability to see in the dark.


 * In the Ever After High crossover story Legends Of Shadow High Draculaura's eyes were said to be glowing in the dark.
 * Draculaura can perform bat calls that can emit powerful shockwaves.
 * Draculaura can hang from ceilings, an attribute that is common with bats.
 * Draculaura is immortal, allowing her to live for centuries.
 * Although Draculaura prefers not to, she does have the ability to bite others and potentially turn them into a vampire as noted in her diary.

Website Quotes
"I got an A on my Biteology test, so I'm going to celebrate at the maul."

"I'm totes excited to take the meals from my philanthro-party to the homeless shelter today. There's nothing more scary-sweet than doing something creeperific for your community!"

"Clawd and I saw the beast movie last night. I love a totes romantic monster flick."

"Count Fabulous just flew in to let me know it's time to get up for school. Beast alarm clock ever!"

"Fangtastic news! My dad just told me we are going on a family vacay to fang out with relatives in Transylvania this year."

Trivia

 * Draculaura's birthday is February 14. Her birthday also happens to fall on Valentine's Day.
 * Draculaura has lived a long time and is said to have teenage clothes from the Victorian era all the way down to the 1980s.
 * Draculaura's name is a combination of the name Dracula and Laura. The name Dracul means Dragon in Romanian. The name Laura means bay laurel plant. During the Greco-Roman era the laurel plant was used as a symbol for victory, strength, honor, and fame.
 * In the original Monster High installment Draculaura, like most vampires, is shown and stated to be effected by sunlight (having to wear SPF 500+ of sunscreen) however in the Monster High reboot Draculaura claims this to be a stereotype more than a fact about vampires.
 * Draculaura takes iron supplements to avoid the need for blood due to her hemophobia (fear of blood).
 * In the Monster High Reboot Draculaura has her own blog.

Get Inside Her Head!
Want to know the personal thoughts and feelings of Draculaura? Visit Draculaura's Diaries & Logs!