4. I think that, manga wise, Hirano eliminated Integra's attachments with the living for a reason (and also make her rephrase her conception of monsters vs humans). Therefore, becoming a vampire is exactly the next step forward by the plot. Her entire arc was to grow from a little girl who depended on half truths told by her father into a grown leader and woman who had her own ideas. She can't not become a vampire although I don't see any good reason why not (I was an anti vampire Integra fan until the epilogue and volume 10 made me reconsider her arc). It's certainly half and half. That's why Hirano chose to end it ambiguous.
Now Gonzo wise... it wasn't so ambiguous as people believe. There's absolutely no good reason for her to not become a vampire. When people write their "Hellsing name is cleaned and all is good again" fics without second thoughts THAT is ooc and bad written. Integra had just been stripped from honor, she had been nearly raped TWICE, nearly used as sacrifice, betrayed, almost died, saw her men be insulted by everyone, believed the Queen abandoned them, locked up by a crime she didn't commit, and also desired vampire power since the beginning (what she didn't want was to become a servant). Now... this woman here who wouldn't forgive her own blood for betraying her would forgive the knights and the Queen for the same offense? What happened with her resolution to make people pay thousandfold by the massacre in episode 7? What happened by the end was much worse. Anime ending was much darker, while Manga one Integra might accept be a vampire to be with her family and protect UK (because let's face it, leaving Alucard unwatched is pretty stupid move XD), but in the Anime, she would accept to recover one shred of her power (because she was violated in every conceivable way) and avenge her people.
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Date: 2010-03-18 06:49 pm (UTC)Now Gonzo wise... it wasn't so ambiguous as people believe. There's absolutely no good reason for her to not become a vampire. When people write their "Hellsing name is cleaned and all is good again" fics without second thoughts THAT is ooc and bad written. Integra had just been stripped from honor, she had been nearly raped TWICE, nearly used as sacrifice, betrayed, almost died, saw her men be insulted by everyone, believed the Queen abandoned them, locked up by a crime she didn't commit, and also desired vampire power since the beginning (what she didn't want was to become a servant). Now... this woman here who wouldn't forgive her own blood for betraying her would forgive the knights and the Queen for the same offense? What happened with her resolution to make people pay thousandfold by the massacre in episode 7? What happened by the end was much worse. Anime ending was much darker, while Manga one Integra might accept be a vampire to be with her family and protect UK (because let's face it, leaving Alucard unwatched is pretty stupid move XD), but in the Anime, she would accept to recover one shred of her power (because she was violated in every conceivable way) and avenge her people.
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6. Alucard/Seras... or Alucard/Walter. ._.