Harlan Draka, also known as "Dampyr", is the protagonist of the long-running Italian horror comic book series Dampyr, first published in 2000 by Sergio Bonelli Editore. Created by Mauro Boselli and Maurizio Colombo. He is a Serbian vampire hunter revealed to be a dhampir, son of the Master of the Night Draka. Harlan Draka was born in a small village in the former Yugoslavia. His mother was a human, who died giving birth to him, and his father was Draka, one of the Masters of the Night, thus Harlan was born a Dhampir. He later became a vampire hunter. He allied with Kurjak, a Bosnian soldier who he helped when his militia got attacked by vampires, an Tesla, a vampire who changed the fronts.