What We Do in the Shadows Test

The What We Do in the Shadows Test is inspired by psychometric methodology and based on research into the characters of the series. The test provides feedback such as the following:

Nandor the Relentless

Nandor the Relentless is a once-fearsome warlord turned lonely, attention-hungry house patriarch who believes he is a great leader but remains a dorky, indecisive romantic. As a centuries-old vampire, he clings to his title and demands ceremony, yet he relies entirely on his familiar for basic daily needs. He is powerful and capable of sudden violence, but he is often paralyzed by insecurity and a desperate craving for validation. Beneath his macho posturing lies deep existential loneliness and grief for his lost homeland. He frequently sabotages his own happiness through ego and poor foresight, struggling to reconcile his past glory with his current, absurd reality.

Guillermo de la Cruz

Guillermo de la Cruz is a dedicated, long-suffering caretaker who balances his role as a loyal familiar with his secret identity as a legendary vampire hunter. He serves as the emotional anchor for his vampire roommates, managing the mundane logistics of their lives while yearning for the transformation he believes will finally grant him belonging. His life is defined by a deep contradiction: he is a descendant of Van Helsing, genetically wired to destroy the very creatures he protects and loves. Though he often feels overlooked and anxious, he possesses a hidden, lethal competence that emerges whenever his chosen family faces genuine danger.

Nadja of Antipaxos

Nadja of Antipaxos is a five-hundred-year-old vampire queen who masks deep-seated trauma and childhood poverty with a veneer of fierce ambition, glamour, and unyielding rage. Born a peasant on the island of Antipaxos, she clawed her way into power to ensure she would never be helpless again. She is abrasive, stubborn, and prone to using barbed insults as a primary love language, yet she possesses a surprisingly nurturing side toward her husband and her doll. Her central contradiction lies in her desire for status and control, which constantly clashes with her history of marginalization and her genuine, if chaotic, loyalty to her found family.

Colin Robinson

Colin Robinson is an energy vampire who feeds on the boredom, irritation, and emotional fatigue of those around him. He thrives in dull, structured environments like office cubicles or bureaucratic committee meetings where he can weaponize pedantry, bad jokes, and endless, irrelevant monologues. While he appears to be a beige, unremarkable drone, he is deeply curious about his own mysterious origins and cyclical life cycle. His primary contradiction lies in his desperate need for social engagement, which he satisfies through parasitic, non-lethal draining rather than genuine intimacy. He is the embodiment of the exhausting acquaintance who saps your will to live, yet he remains strangely sympathetic.

The Guide

The Guide is a long-suffering, bureaucratic liaison for the Vampiric Council who manages the mundane logistics of the undead world while craving the respect she is rarely given. She serves as the essential, if often ignored, administrative backbone for the Staten Island household, balancing her deep knowledge of vampiric law with a desperate need for social validation. Her core contradiction lies in her immense institutional power and magical capability, which are frequently undermined by her tendency to be overlooked or treated as a mere assistant. She remains composed in the face of chaos, yet she harbors a quiet, simmering resentment toward those who disregard her expertise.

Laszlo Cravensworth

Laszlo Cravensworth is a louche English aristocrat turned vampire libertine who hides surprising loyalty and warmth beneath a veneer of hedonistic ego. As a self-styled Renaissance man, he has been a musician, artist, and amateur scientist, always prioritizing his own pleasure and personal desires. He is gleefully vulgar and often preoccupied with sex, yet he remains deeply devoted to his wife, Nadja, and his found family. While he frequently flouts authority and prefers to solve practical problems through his own eccentric, improvised methods, he possesses a hidden paternal capacity. Ultimately, he is a complex figure who balances his selfish impulses with genuine, if unconventional, care for those he loves.