How did Lestat survive from getting set on fire and horribly burned?
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Ailec1987 — 10 years ago(July 20, 2015 04:56 PM)
In regards to the scene where he's trying to get rid of Claudia but Louis protects her and sets Lestat on fire, how was he able to still live?
Those burns would be enough to kill him or any vampire just like when all the other vampires died when Louis got his revenge. Not only that but towards the end, when he bites the reporter..he suddenly heals, as if nothing had happened. -
Talamasca2 — 10 years ago(July 21, 2015 02:00 AM)
As vampires get older, they get stronger. The original vampires, thousands of years old, can sit in the sun over the day and get nothing more than a tan. The older a vampire is, and the longer it has been since they made another vampire, the stronger their progeny is likely to be.
Lestat was made by a vampire that was three hundred years old, who had never made another. Lestat was born very strong. Lestat had also drank from Armand's maker, Marius, who himself had survived a fire he should not have survived, which as a consequence made Marius stronger, and because Marius had been drinking from the original vampire for centuries. Lestat also drank from the original vampire. So Lestat was strengthened greatly from his maker and other, older, stronger vampires.
Armand's coven didn't have any old ones in their ranks. They were all young.
When Lestat met Louis, Lestat's mortal father was still alive, so Lestat wasn't even beyond his own mortal lifetime. He been a vampire for (if I am recalling correctly) less than 15 years. In that time, he had already made two other vampires. That's why Lestat's body was so strong, but Louis and Claudia were born to darkness so weak.
As for the last scene, Lestat was just hungry. Once he got some blood in him, he was right as rain.
I'll write on your tombstone: I thank you for dinner!- Bungle in the Jungle, Jethro Tull
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lrsk — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 11:18 PM)
Armand's coven didn't have any old ones in their ranks.
Armand is an old one. As far as anyone knew he was the oldest living Vampire up to that point. And strong. They all should of been strong by your theory because of him.
He been a vampire for (if I am recalling correctly) less than 15 years. In that time, he had already made two other vampires. That's why Lestat's body was so strong,
That doesn't make sense. At less than 15 years of age for a Vampire he shouldn't be that strong. He's pretty much a newborn -
Talamasca2 — 9 years ago(May 08, 2016 06:12 AM)
Armand is an old one. As far as anyone knew he was the oldest living Vampire up to that point. And strong. They all should of been strong by your theory because of him.
Armand is an older vampire, yes. But he didn't make any of the vampires in his ranks. If he did let the others in the theater coven drink from him, it would have been a few drops only. Armand wasn't purposely letting his coven feed from him to make them stronger.
lol at the "your theory".
That doesn't make sense. At less than 15 years of age for a Vampire he shouldn't be that strong. He's pretty much a newborn
Please see the above paragraph:
Lestat was made by a vampire that was three hundred years old, who had never made another. Lestat was born very strong. Lestat had also drank from Armand's maker, Marius, who himself had survived a fire he should not have survived, which as a consequence made Marius stronger, and because Marius had been drinking from the original vampire for centuries. Lestat also drank from the original vampire. So Lestat was strengthened greatly from his maker and other, older, stronger vampires.
A vampire doesn't lose their own abilities by making others. They cannot keep themselves "young" by diluting their blood with offspring. Lestat had the strength that was given to him, but his ability to pass that power on those he made is greatly reduced with each that is made by him, and only time can restore it.
Hope that helps.
"Sunlight in the hair," he whispered, "and the blue sky fixed forever in your eyes."
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divisjoseph — 9 years ago(May 11, 2016 05:36 PM)
I don't have much to add as talamasca2 seems to have hit the nail on the head, except maybe that all this information is in the books. So if you only have watched the movie then it would indeed seem a little far fetched that Lestat survived all that. Lestat is definitely still a fledgling but has been gifted with extraordinary power. Oh and with vampires the phrase "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" literally does make them stronger. Lestat has had a few near death experiences and they have only added to his power.
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hajjid-417-825225 — 9 years ago(September 25, 2016 03:54 PM)
So why was Lestat so weak, weary, and awful looking when Luis met him in the cemetery when all it took was a drink from one human? Lestat even said that only with Louis's help he may be able to restore the old Lestat he once was.
So how come with being alive through the 20th century he looked like a corpse,and then all of a sudden he was fresh as a daisy. Didn't make sense at all. -
Talamasca2 — 9 years ago(September 27, 2016 06:34 AM)
So why was Lestat so weak, weary, and awful looking when Luis met him in the cemetery when all it took was a drink from one human?
If you're talking about Lestat's house in New Orleans, Lestat was still slowly recovering from the fire. Not only did the fire break him physically, but it affected him emotionally. Lestat became a recluse, reading books by moonlight in his empty, decrepit house. The damage done to Lestat took decades to heal. It was much, much more than a single human could fix.
Lestat even said that only with Louis's help he may be able to restore the old Lestat he once was.
He didn't mean Louis' blood, he meant Louis' companionship.
So how come with being alive through the 20th century he looked like a corpse,and then all of a sudden he was fresh as a daisy. Didn't make sense at all.
In the last scene, Lestat was pale and gaunt from hunger. He just needed blood to plump him up and color his skin.
"Where's the black cape and `finely tailored' black coat
and the silk tie and all that foolishness?"
"Can't always be the living legend,"- Lestat and Louis, The Vampire Lestat
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WebuyhousesMassachusettsLLC — 5 years ago(January 23, 2021 04:20 PM)
Lestat was weak from the time Louis and Claudia burnt him up to the time Louis reunited in the 20th century Lestat looked and moved significantly weaker than be once was because of the following A) he was only killing and sucking on rats (hence the dead rats laid around the entrance to the tomb. Lestat managed to utilize the act of flight since his fight ran significantly low… People probably thought he was a vagrant / homeless person throughout the centuries. Now where he got his strength and managed to bite the reporter at the very end was because of one simple piece of information he was given from Louis at the very end when Louis says “don’t be frightened, it’s false light” when talking about the helicopter spotlight shining through the boarded windows…
After learning the vibrant 20th century had this “false light” everywhere and that he cannot be harmed by it allowed him the confidence to go beyond those walls. Hence why at the very end he swoops down on the reporter and bites him (giving him even more strength). He’s now quickly adapting to the new century of which he’s in.. He is now no longer a victim of the times and can go beyond those steps. So, because of his previous wounds and paranoia of the world around him, he stayed confined. Now knowing the elements outside aren’t going to harm him, gives him enough confidence to bite the reporter by flying into his moving car.