The story involves the resurrected dark messiah Jedah Dohma, who is displeased with the state of the Demon World and decides to recreate it. The game also includes two secret character variations ("dark" versions of Jon Talbain and Bishamon) and a special secret character (Shadow) who changes characters between matches to the last defeated opponent. Hood, and dark vampire savior Jedah Dohma) while adding two new gameplay enhancements: Damage Gauge System (which replaces the traditional round-based system, in which both player's lifebars are restored between rounds, with a multi-lifebar system, and allows players to slowly regain a portion of their lifebar by avoiding further damage) and Dark Force System (a manuever, activated by pressing a Punch and Kick button of the same strength simultaneously, that temporarily grants the player character special properties unique to that character). The third installment of the Darkstalkers franchise (and the sequel to Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge), Vampire Savior further modifies the roster (replacing Donovan Baine, Huitzil, and Pyron with four new characters: young succubus Lilith, bee/human hybrid Q-Bee, schizophrenic psychopath B.B.
Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire is a 2D Gothic horror-themed fighting game developed and released by Capcom for arcades (using the CPS-2 hardware) on May 1997.