#exchange andercard

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This is an au without the Millennium War, where Alucard and Anderson were cursed and their races were swapped. I know this might sound incredibly out of place, but it's FUN. Suffering is FUN.

This form of Alucard is very tall - 207 centimeters. Standard clothes will not fit him and what is suitable in length will hang on him like a sack.

The recoil from a pistol (Jackal), which weighs 16 kilograms, is incredibly strong for a human. And I think it's capable of not only breaking an arm, but also damaging a shoulder and even tearing tendons. Alucard isn't an idiot, but I think the 500 years he lived as a vampire left a serious mark on his perception of danger (P.S.: there are no dangerous things).

Also, the vampire shadows don't work anymore, so his hair is completely normal human hair. Closer to what he had when he was Vlad.

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Drinking blood if you've turned into a vampire is logical. But who said Anderson is friends with logic. (He can do it, but he DOESN'T WANT TO). I'm absolutely sure that Seras and Anderson would have reduced Alucard to a nervous tic in about five minutes.

Speaking of the AU, I was thinking about what kind of eyes Anderson and Alucard would have after the curse that swapped their essence.

In real life, Vlad Tepes had green eyes, so I originally thought about making them that color. It would have been pretty ironic and funny. Eyes are the windows to the soul, and Anderson and Alucard would have literally exchanged eyes with each other. But since Alucard has blue eyes in Hellsing canon, I decided to go with them.

I wondered if Anderson's eyes would turn red. Because as far as I know they only turn red permanently after a vampire absorbs their first soul. And Anderson, of course, would never do anything like that on principle (unless he was forced to. We all know he likes to put stuff inside himself that should not be there). But then I thought about the essence swap concept again and, well... Alucard is a true vampire. So, paradoxically, Anderson must be a true vampire too. lol.

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@lievsvoloch is the second author

Thinking about exchange andercard AU, to be honest, Anderson is clearly not the kind of person who should become a vampire. Even as a human, he allows himself to go beyond the bounds of human moral standards. So what will happen when his entire being is drawn to something that no normal, ordinary person can bear?

Vampirism is not just a craving for blood. As we can see, even Seras inadvertently allows herself the cruelty of a cat playing with a mouse, when she still cannot fully control herself. And Anderson did this completely consciously, hunting vampires. And nothing prevents him from repeating it again, finding himself on the other side of the barricades.

Having become a vampire, although not by his own will, he will want to destroy himself in order to cleanse the world of unnatural abomination. In order not to allow himself to do something that another vampire would do. But at the same time, he, continuing to exist, will give in to his instincts time after time, because he is too accustomed to cruelty. And it will be very difficult for him to control himself, especially when, as it might seem to him, he does not have to do it. After all, he can allow it for himself, because for him there are “his people” and “strangers”, and he has his own attitude and different levels of permitted cruelty to each category.

He and Alucard are not so different. Except that Anderson, as I think, is more sacrificial than Vlad.

The first thing Alucard should do is help Anderson, who will start to lose himself in contradictions. Even before turning, there was obviously a mess inside him that he completely ignored, but after this, turning a blind eye to it will no longer work.

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@lievsvoloch is the second author of au :3

I love the reverse AU as much as the original Hellsing. So I wanted to sit on two chairs. And at the same time I added a pinch of suffering and difficulties to the reverse AU to make it more interesting. That's how the exchange andercard came about. And here I was able to draw full-body Alucard.

If you want to know why he is the way he is, look further :D

Here's a explanation!

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I tried to imitate the Hellsing style a little, but I don't have much skill for that haha

In general, in the world of Hellsing, Malene only plays a role in the exchange andercard au.

But all sorts of interpretations and alternative stories with her are quite possible.

A little about the original character:

Malene Hartmann was born in 1971 on the outskirts of Bamberg, Bavaria. She is a hereditary witch, whose lineage goes back centuries, probably even to the Celtic tribes that once lived in what is now Germany. Having a magical gift for the first time in several generations, she was taught by her grandmother with the help of literature saved in their home, spending a lot of time at home and in nature, away from people, from an early age.

Having started her education in a regular school, she was unable to establish contact with her peers and in the future, her detachment from others only grew due to a simple coincidence. Advanced age and the isolation of the only person who replaced her parents significantly affected her ability and opportunity to make acquaintances.

As a witch, she opposes religion by the fact of her existence, but Bavaria is not only subordinate to the Roman Catholic Church, but also requires religious studies in general education institutions at the legislative level, which caused unresolvable conflicts throughout the entire education.

After completing compulsory education, she re-established old connections of her ancestors with organizations involved in occultism and supernatural affairs in order to be able to freely engage in magic and experiments, gain access to more literature and not leave the walls of her home for long.

Despite everything, Malene still reaches out to people and shows sympathy using methods available to her. And it must be said that she does not take into account race, gender, age and other characteristics when assessing a person. But due to so-called professional deformation, those who are not human are considered to a greater extent bodily by her as sources of the most valuable ingredients in our time. Still, witches remain witches.

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about your hellsing AU, if Alucard has Andersons regenerator powers would he maybe still be able to use his guns? Just not as effectively because he'd have to wait a bit for his arms to unbreak

Thank you very much for the question!

Initially, I really thought about a similar development of events, where Anderson and Alucard change not only their essences, but also their abilities. But later I came to the conclusion that I only want to change their essences and nothing more.

That is, Alucard is a human. Well, and Anderson is a vampire. Nothing more.

I can explain why.

I really wanted Alucard to feel like a human again. And with Anderson's regenerative abilities, it would be much more difficult.

Clarification from @lievsvoloch : Even if he did have Anderson's regenerational abilities, he is physically not strong enough to reliably shoot something from his guns. Yes, he may be able to lift Casull, but its weight combined with recoil from a shot would not allow him to make an actually good shot. Especially considering that he never had to learn proper positions and how to actually deal with recoil, since, as a vampire, he didn't really need all that.

And also... I think that if you give Anderson Alucard's power, the plot will become too tragic. Because his abilities are too great for, well, anyone (with time you can get used to it, but at the very beginning it will be a nightmare). And the seals are placed specifically on Alucard, so there is a chance that they will not be transferred during the exchange. So everything becomes even worse.

There. I like to watch suffering, not tragedies, so something like that.

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Speaking about the role swap Hellsing AU, how do you think Alucard and Anderson got cursed? Is this one of those “they touched an ancient magical relic at the same time” or a “ran into someone practicing dark magic and got in the way” or something else entirely?

Another question (sorry haha) how do you think Anderson’s kids (Heinkel, Yumie, and Maxwell) are reacting? Would he tell them or try and hide it (obv. he can’t hide it from Maxwell but maybe the other two?)

Thanks for your questions! :3

I think I'm one of those people who love, above all else, situations where a seemingly unsolvable problem arises at the very beginning of a plot. This is especially true if that problem stems from something mundane.

Imagine: Alucard, Anderson, and a witch. A triangle where two components practically ignore the third. Each of those two has something more important than their prey, even if they intend to complete the task eventually. It's this minor oversight that lands them in an absurd situation, marked by unnaturalness and unfairness.

P.S. I believe magic has limits, but I also believe that most magicians/witches are capable of terrible things, one way or another, especially if it costs them their lives — lives that would have been lost anyway. For the sake of revenge, the sacrifice is worthwhile.

To put it simply, the witch was cornered. In theory, it should have ended as usual: the prey of these two would be killed. But what could be worse than being killed by someone who won't even look at you? Being killed by someone who not only won't remember you but also can't distinguish you from hundreds, if not thousands, of other people. And you can't prove you're a worthy opponent; you can't prove you're worth anything. Not to them.

But after the curse, they will remember her forever, even if only for the sake of another verbal curse directed at her.

P.S. By the way, this is why I created my original character, the witch Malene. What could be funnier than the fact that, to remove a witch's curse, you need to consult another witch? And to tolerate that witch to have the opportunity to at least fix something.

I think this curse is something Anderson would truly want to hide from everyone, so that no one would see, know, or even imagine that something like this could happen, even theoretically. He would probably want to dismiss it as a dream, so he would never have to remember the feelings he endured (I think at the first sign of thirst, he would want to rip out his own throat). But at the same time, I don't think he could lie to his children; there's no reason for it except his unwillingness.

I think the first reaction of all three would be shock. The kind where your head goes blank. It would be a mixture of denial, panic, disbelief. But then, of course, Heikel and Yumi would have no choice but to gather their scattered thoughts and remove out everything except confidence and mild excitement. Because, apparently, this is another test from God. And Anderson is not the kind of person who could not go through this.

Of course, no one besides the three of them would know. If someone of higher status than Maxwell found out, it would be a huge problem for both him and Anderson because vampires shouldn't defile this world with their existence. If any of the Iscariots except Yumi and Heinkel found out, it would be an indelible shame. And if, for example, any of the ordinary people (for example, the orphanage employees — there's a high probability they're unaware of the intricacies of the Iscariots, if they even know of their existence) or the orphanage children found out, it would be a disaster!

But honestly, it's funny to imagine the children wondering what happened to their principal and why he's suddenly so strange. There's no logical explanation unless you know about vampires.

Art by @der-fleischwolf

Art by me heh

I imagine these conversations going something like this:

– 6-years-old child: Why is he taking so long to come back?

– 13-years-old child: I don’t know. He always worked hard, but he also always knew when he was coming back. I think the caregivers will tell us later.

– 15-years-old child: Why are his eyes red?

– 14-years-old child: Maybe he’s sick? And he’s leaving to get treatment.

– 8-years-old child: Or maybe it’s his evil twin?

– 7-years-old child: I heard that albinos have red eyes.

– 10-years-old child: He doesn’t have a scar. Maybe it’s his brother?

– 12-years-old child: Of course not! How can his brother know us all by name?

– 16-years-old child: He’s not dressed like a priest. He doesn’t have a cross. Is he leaving the church?

– 17-years-old child: Or he’s been temporarily defrocked. That’s probably what happened. I can't imagine what could have made him leave us. Leave Catholicism. But what happened? What could he have done to be punished?

Hehe, omg, I have never written such long texts in English before, I hope there will be no translation errors.