Character Relationship Map: Vampires: The Turning

Characters

• Connor (played by Colin Egglesfield) — protagonist

  Muay Thai fighter turned vampire hunter seeking his kidnapped girlfriend.

• Sang (played by Stephanie Chao) — protagonist

  Mysterious vampire slayer who turns Connor to aid the ritual.

• Kiko (played by Roger Yuan) — supporting

  Resident of Kong Sai House, initially hostile but part of the slayer network.

• Raines (played by Patrick Bauchau) — supporting

  Experienced vampire slayer who tests Connor and coordinates the ritual.

• Niran (played by Dom Hetrakul) — supporting

  Vampire who kidnaps Amanda, leading Connor into the hunt.

• Amanda (played by Meredith Monroe) — supporting

  Connor's girlfriend, kidnapped by vampires, driving the plot.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Connor → Amanda (Romantic Girlfriend) — Connor is Amanda's boyfriend and refuses to abandon her after her abduction.

  Connor and Amanda are vacationing together in Thailand, and Amanda's kidnapping drives Connor's search.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Sang → Niran (Conflict Opposing Vampires) — Their factions pursue incompatible outcomes during the eclipse.

  Sang belongs to the song neng ritual group, while Niran is identified as a jai tham who fights during the ritual.

• Sang → Kiko (Alliance Fellow Ritualists) — Kiko supports Sang's attempt to end the curse.

  Kiko helps Connor and the rest of the song neng escort Sang to the required location before the eclipse ends.

• Niran → Raines (Conflict Enemy Factions) — Niran and Raines belong to opposing sides in the vampire conflict.

  Raines's slayers attack the jai tham during the eclipse, while Niran fights Connor and remains in the battlefield pit.

• Amanda → Niran (Conflict Kidnapper And Captive) — Niran's attack makes Amanda the immediate captive and victim of the vampire threat.

  Niran lures Amanda into a deserted alley, drinks her blood, and carries her away on a motorcycle.

• Kiko → Raines (Alliance Strategic Allies) — Kiko relies on Raines's slayer network before recognizing its betrayal.

  Kiko participates in the plan in which Raines and his slayers guard the buildings around the ritual site.

• Sang → Raines (Conflict Deceived Allies) — Their negotiated cooperation becomes a lethal betrayal.

  The song neng make a deal with Raines, but Kiko realizes the slayers have double-crossed them and Raines attacks the vampires.

• Connor → Raines (Alliance Temporary Allies) — Their cooperation is tactical and collapses when Raines betrays the vampires.

  Raines tests Connor for infection, and the slayers agree to protect the ritual site while Connor and Kiko escort Sang.

• Connor → Kiko (Alliance Reluctant Allies) — Their relationship develops from suspicion into cooperation against the jai tham.

  Connor follows Kiko to Kong Sai House, seeks his help, and later works with him to escort Sang to the ritual site.

• Connor → Sang (Alliance Ritual Partners) — They form a reluctant alliance to end the vampire curse.

  Sang turns Connor into a vampire so he can help her complete the ritual and reach the designated site.

• Connor → Niran (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Niran becomes the vampire directly responsible for Connor's personal conflict.

  Niran kidnaps Amanda after drinking her blood, and Connor later fights him during the eclipse battle.

Story Analysis

A determined fighter enters a supernatural war to rescue Amanda and help Sang end an ancient vampire curse.

Plot Progression

1. Festival Turns Fatal — Connor and Amanda arrive in Thailand for Songkran. Amanda becomes separated from Connor and is abducted by Niran after he reveals himself as a vampire.
2. Warnings At Kong Sai House — Connor follows Kiko and investigates Kong Sai House despite repeated warnings. Sang attacks him, while Raines tests his blood and confirms he is uninfected.
3. The Captive And The Curse — A photograph leads Connor to Amanda's prison at the arcade. After a violent escape, Sang turns Connor into a vampire so he can help end the ancient curse.
4. Seventeen Minutes Of Darkness — The song neng and slayers establish a plan for Sang's ritual during the eclipse. The jai tham attack, and the promised protection becomes a massacre.
5. Sunlight Ends The Curse — Connor defeats Niran and exposes Raines's profit-driven betrayal. He forces Raines to bring Sang to the ritual point, where sunlight destroys them and lifts the curse.