Caleb Colton
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Caleb Colton is the young drifter-turned-reluctant vampire protagonist of the 1987 cult horror film "Near Dark," whose struggle with his new undead nature drives the movie’s central conflict.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caleb Colton canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ vampire ⓘ |
| alignment | morally conflicted ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Near Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Diamondback
NERFINISHED
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Homer (Near Dark) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae NERFINISHED ⓘ Severen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | struggle with his new undead nature ⓘ |
| characterRole |
reluctant vampire
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young drifter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Eric Red
NERFINISHED
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Kathryn Bigelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
brother of Sarah Colton
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son of Loy Colton ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Near Dark universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Kathryn Bigelow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
horror
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neo-Western ⓘ vampire film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| filmWriter | Eric Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Near Dark (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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vampire film ⓘ |
| goal |
protect his family
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regain his humanity ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Mae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending Western drifter archetype with vampire mythology ⓘ |
| partOf | Near Dark main cast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Adrian Pasdar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Near Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural American Midwest ⓘ |
| species |
human (initially)
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vampire (after being turned) ⓘ |
| triesTo | resist killing humans ⓘ |
| turnedIntoVampireBy | Mae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1987 ⓘ |
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