Andrew Joseph Minyard

19th-18th century America, where werewolves and vampires are still found

Andrew has blond hair, pale skin, and brown eyes with a golden tint. He stands 152 centimeters tall, wears black armbands up to his elbows, where he hides silver knives, and "doesn't look like much of a dangerous man," yet all the Foxes consider him a man to be feared.

Andrew hates vampires to death. Partly because of childhood trauma, but also because of Drake, who was turned into a vampire by a bite and almost wouldn't have sucked Andrew's soul if Minyard hadn't been able to fight him off.

Andrew's fear of vulnerability and emotional expression is evident in his frequent neutral responses, as well as his claims that he doesn't want anything. He believes it's better to hide his feelings and desires than to be rejected or abandoned. For the same reason, Andrew avoids moral commitment, justifying his actions with a negotiated agreement or the supposed benefits he might gain.

For Andrew, the world is divided into safe insiders and outsiders. (For Minyard, "insiders" are Aaron, Nicky, Kevin, and Seth.) Outsiders, then, are people who didn't make a good deal with him, vampires, and other evil hunters. Communication boils down to simple truths of his world and ultimatums, offering only binary choices. Everything is built on extremes.

For lack of a better example, Andrew's style of caring has become violence and a harsh approach. For example, Matt stopped taking drugs because of Andrew, who gave him a dangerous mixture of herbs and discouraged him from taking them again. Those around him point to this as evidence of his inadequacy and danger, but Minyard, in his own conviction, did everything right and sees only the results, following the principle that the ends justify the means.

Minyard is a person capable of selective empathy and feelings for some people, but more often than not acts coldly and rudely.

Andrew and Aaron's biological parents neglected them and, to make matters worse, died when the children were six years old. This led to the Spear family and the first conviction that the world was dangerous and worthless. He experienced violence in his family and felt like someone who would be abandoned, even over time. Andrew vented his hatred during vampire hunter training. A rape at age seven shaped a pattern of hatred toward requests, because no matter how much he begged, it never stopped (this is when his hatred for the word "please" developed). Consequently, from childhood on, rejection and denial became the foundation of his identity, engendering an aversion to empty words and promises, a behavioral pattern that dictated that absolutely no one could be trusted unconditionally.

When he tried to disclose the abuse Drake Spear had suffered in the Luther and Cass Spear family, his words were perceived as lies and slander against his half-brother, which deepened his mistrust of the world around him and forced him to communicate his beliefs and experiences to others, such as his cousin Nicky, who was reaching out to Cass and trying to mend fences after his family rejected his sexual orientation.

When the twins and Cousin grew up, Andrew practically dragged them by the scruff of their necks to the hunters' headquarters to work and live there. For the safety of his brother and cousin, and himself.

Description of appearance
Floor:
Male
Height:
152 cm
Eye color:
Walnut
Hair color:
Blond
Skin color:
Pale

Relationships
Family:
Tilda Minyard † (biological mother)
Aaron Minyard (twin brother)
Luther Hemmick (maternal uncle)
Maria Hemmick (aunt)
Nicky Hammick (maternal cousin)

Full name:
Andrew Joseph Minyard
Nicknames:
Monster (other vampire hunters)
AJ (Drake Spear, rapist)
Date of birth:
November 4, 1806 (Scorpio)
Place of birth:
San Jose, California
Age:
19
Orientation:
Gay (hides it from others)
Status:
Alive

Andrew Joseph Minyard is a hereditary vampire hunter. From childhood, he and Aaron were told that vampires were creatures who didn't deserve to live, and these words became ingrained in Andrew's mind. He is known for his cruelty both within the hunters' headquarters and beyond—a trait that stems from his unstable upbringing in foster care and the early death of his parents.

Andrew suffers from manic depression, or bipolar disorder. He experiences more lows than highs.

Affiliation
Occupation:
Vampire Hunter
Place of residence:
Fox Headquarters