Vlad The Impaler

Apparently a real character. Oh, yes. Historical fact.

http://www.vladtheimpaler.com/

It seems he did not, after all, have a half-brother called Grok who collected items. See GrokTheCompiler for more details.

Often confused with VladTheImpala?: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/v/vlad_the_impaler.asp