What is he?: A vampire
Biography:
Lord Akeldama is a man of considerable age and influence, ruling his
own little group of capable agents collating information and, through
that, power across London. If Akeldama doesn’t know it, it isn’t worth
knowing and whatever you’re plotting, he’s probably 3 steps ahead of
you. While we know little of his past, he lives separate from the usual
vampire Hives and eventually rises to become Queen Victoria’s chief
vampire advisor. He has a long standing friendship with Alexia and
increasingly uses his influence, information and resources to help her.
he was in a relationship with one of his agents, Biffy, before Alexia’s
intervention ended it.
What We love about him:
He is capable, willing to buck tradition and, at least to begin with,
be in control of his own life before he became more and more in the
thrall of Alexia. He maneuvers well as a vampire with no Hive
affiliation and retains a level of influence and power that matches, or
beats the Queen. He is a character with immense potential as an agent of
his own life and power.
What we hate about him:
The problem with Lord Akeldama, is the more he appears, the less likeable
he is. At the beginning, we get the sense that he is crafty, powerful
and extremely well connected but as the series progresses, we don’t see
him use these skills to his own benefit and instead he becomes little
more than a tool for Lady Macon to get her way. He wafts and sashays
and even develops a tolerance to lemons, not because they are damaging
but so that he can lighten his hair. He is little more than a walking
gay stereotype. If anything, he functions as a really great guide in how
not to write gay characters. His break up with Biffy was tragic and
deeply problematic.
