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By sunset, Vlad starts his daily routine which includes playing some haunting melodies on the [[pipe organ]] and taking a walk through the cemetery of his estate. When the sun starts coming up, he spends some time in dark meditation to re-energize himself and reading through the Encyclopedia Vampirica, most of which is about him, before he descends into his crypt.
Vlad dislikes his neighbors, the [[Vatore family|Vatore]] siblings, [[Caleb Vatore|Caleb]] and [[Lilith Vatore|Lilith]], as they believe in alternatives options to the traditional drinking of Sims's [[plasma]]. They will also object to Vlad's wardrobe choices, personal hygiene, and showing his dark form in public. Vlad owns a hundred grey coats as he believes they go with everything and always stay in style. At high moon, Vlad and Caleb once had a duel which Vlad won; because of this, many Sims strongly dislike him. With the exception of Renegades club
An official blog for ''[[The Sims 4: Seasons]]'' reveals that Vlad has a cousin named [[Arthur Climate]]. The [[Climate family|Climates]] reluctantly invite Vlad over for a [[holiday|Harvestfest]] gathering, unaware that he is a vampire.<ref name="Climates blog part 1">[https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/the-climates-part-1 Meet The Climates (Part 1)]</ref>
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==Trivia==
*Vladislaus Straud's Sim design highly resembles Count Dracula played by John Carradine in the film ''House of Dracula'' (1945).
*He also could be a homage to the legendary and iconic classic Horror film actor Vincent Price as his Sim design also resembles him.
*Vladislaus Straud's Dark Form design highly resembles [[wikipedia:Count Orlok|Count Orlok]] from the film ''[[wikipedia:Nosferatu|Nosferatu]]''.
*"Vladislaus" is Latin version of Slavic name (Polish "Władysław", Czech, Slovak and Russian "Vladislav" etc.).
*"Vladislaus" could be a reference to Vlad the Impaler, who signed letters as "[[wikipedia:File:Wladislaus Dragwlya.JPG|Vladislaus Dragulya]]".
*"Straud" may be a play on 'Strahd' von Zarovich, the vampiric antagonist of
*The name Vladislaus may be a reference to the generations of Ladislaus' from the Báthory family (Ancestors of [[wikipedia:Elizabeth Báthory|Elizabeth Báthory]]) who also had a branch named [[wikipedia:Báthory family#Báthory of Simolin|Báthory of Simolin]].
*One of the [[gig]]s in ''[[The Sims 4: Get Famous]]'' is for a company called Vladislaus Hardware. It claims to be founded by Vladislaus III, a master carpenter specializing in luxurious coffins.
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="185">
TS4 vlad.jpg|Vlad rising from a coffin
TS4 Vampires img 3.jpg|Vlad reacting to the sunlight
Vlad playing organ.jpg|Vlad playing with the organ
Bg4mu2f (1).png|Vlad using his Vampire mind control powers.
Vladislaus Straud.png|Vlad in promotional trailers
VladislausRender.png|Vladislaus as seen in a render
Miss Hell human.png|Vlad about to transform [[Miss Hell]] into one of his minions.
Vlad biting Lillith.jpg|Vlad about to transform Lilith into a vampire.
Count Vlad Creepy Walk.png|Vlad's creepy walk.
Count Vlad Text 1.png|Vlad's text to a Sim who has been bitten by a vampire and is transforming.
Count Vlad Text 2.jpg|Vlad's text to a Sim transformed into a Vampire.
</gallery>
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