Mitchell

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Portrayed by	Aidan Turner (series) Guy Flanagan (Pilot)
Debut	Pilot / Episode 1
Mitchell
Formal name	John Mitchell
Nicknames	Mitchell, Mitch
Gender	Male
Age	Over 100 (apparent: 20s)
Species	Vampire (post-human)
Status	Deceased (Undead/Immortal)
Date of Birth	19th - 20th Century
Place of Birth	Ireland
Date of Death	1914-1918 (Infected)
Infected by	Herrick
Infected	Many, recent infections: Lauren Bernie
Residence	The House, Bristol
Group affiliation	Herrick's cult (formerly, breifly again) Army (formerly)
Relationships	Lauren (former on/off relationship) Josie (ex-girlfriend, c.1960s)
Occupation	Hospital cleaner (currently) Soldier (previously)

John Mitchell ^[1] (commonly known only as Mitchell born:1889 Age:120) is a quiet, calm vampire working as a hospital orderly. He does not want to kill anyone and seems to hate his condition, struggling to control his lust for blood and sometimes failing to be human. He looks out for George, particularly around the full moon. Irish by birth, he was originally bitten during the First World War by his commanding officer Herrick. He faces a conflict of emotions as he debates the possibility of saving several people by biting them to prevent them dying as he did with those troops under his command in the First World War. In the 1960s, Herrick gives Mitchell the opportunity to kill a young girl that they have lured into their car. Mitchell shows guilt and anger at the easiness of the kill and lets her go. He tells Herrick that she escaped, prompting the suspicious Herrick to say he will keep a closer eye on Mitchell.^[2].

In his early years as a vampire however, Mitchell was quite a hero among those that knew him. Stories of his exploits are still spoken of among Herrick's men. These seem to be a cause of great guilt for Mitchell who asks Herrick in Episode 5 to stop their retelling, preferring for himself to be forgotten.

Out of the three Mitchell seems to act the most human, having several non-crazy quirks e.g. an unexplained hatred of IKEA and even though vampires have tougher bodies, he still hates being kicked in the shin.

[edit] Abilities

Like other vampires, Mitchell has enhanced strength and smell, and his eyes turn completely black when he has blood-lust or when he wills it; though it appears that he is slightly weaker when he abstains from drinking blood, he can survive without it. He is not reflected in anything "silver-backed", making him invisible in mirrors and on camera, but is reflected in transparent surfaces such as windows. Mitchell has himself admitted that he is over 100 years old. Although he can survive daylight, his eyes are overly-sensitive to natural light, prompting him to wear sunglasses whenever outside in the daytime.

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