It is my firm belief that the Bloody Rose is another element of VK meant to prevent Kaname from overshadowing Zero. He just looks so damn COOL every time he whips it out, even when he means to kill himself. Honestly, I think Hino-sensei (and to an extent, the animators) did TOO well with it, to the point that Zero often seems to be overshadowed by his own gun.

I must say, after all the big!sword shounen, a gun is rather refreshing.




The Bloody Rose of Vampire Knight...and Zero's in there, too.

Art: Asako Nishida

Screenshots: Taken by moi, from Shoukudan's subs

Text: Lyrics from a VERY BAD song by Nine Inch Nails. Don't go looking for it, kiddies.

Brushes: Filmstrips [link] Bullet holes [link] Smoke [link] Bling [link]

The Bloody Rose (and Zero) belong to Hino-sensei, the animation company, LaLa, and probably a few others, but not me.