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{{Infobox VTM character
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[[File:Therse_Voerman.jpg|thumb|314px|Therese in her office]]
  
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|name = Therese Voerman
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'''Therese Voerman''' appears in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]'', in which she is the Baron of [[Santa Monica (cWOD)|Santa Monica]] and owner of the [[Asylum]] nightclub. She is apparently displeased by the main character's presence in her city.
  
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|image = therese_voerman.jpg
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|alias = [[Jeanette Voerman]]
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|born =
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|mother =
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|father =
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|gender = Female
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|embraced =
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|death =
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|clan = [[Malkavian (VTM)|Malkavian]]
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|generation = 6th
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|sire = [[Jacob_%28Malkavian%29|Jacob]]
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|childer = [[Jeanette Voerman]]
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|allegiance = [[Camarilla (VTM)|Camarilla]]
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|rank =
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* [[Baron (VTM)|Baron]] of Santa Monica
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|actor = [[Grey DeLisle-Griffin]]<br />[[Whitney Moore]]
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}}
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{{Quote|'''Jeanette''': Your city? Last time I looked it was called Santa Monica, not Stuck-up Bitch.
   
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'''Therese''': So vulgar. I can't even look at you sometimes, you jezebel.
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Although Therese is a [[Malkavian (VTM)|Malkavian]], she dresses and acts like a [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]]; as her "sister" [[Jeanette Voerman]] states, "She won't even touch blood unless it's in a wine glass." Therese is loyal to the [[Camarilla (VTM)|Camarilla]], as referenced by Jeanette when talking about the [[Gallery Noir]].
  
   
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'''Jeanette''': Oh, Therese, you really do paint a flattering portrait of me with your turn-of-the-century barbs. I always assumed you could do nothing but look down on me.
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Therese has a dispute with [[Bertram Tung]], making him difficult to find as he is in a self-exile because he is 'hiding' from Therese. Therese says that she will call off her hunt if the main character dislodges a ghost from the [[Ocean House Hotel]].
  
   
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'''Therese''': Just the sight of you - the sight of that wicked, painted pout concealing that dirty, diseased mind. Sin! You have no shame.
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'''Jeanette (laughs)''': Let she who is without sin, cast the fierce tone.
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'''Therese''': Go ahead and mock me. You pull your pranks, make fun of my ways. It suits you. You're just one big joke.
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'''Jeanette''': upset, Don't you call me that!
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'''Therese''': Should I start calling a duck a pig as well?
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'''Jeanette''': I'm your sister! How can you treat me like this?
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'''(sound of door closing)'''
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'''Therese''': That's it, Jeanette. Run away from the truth. I'll take care of everything, as always.
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}}
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'''Therese Voerman''' is a [[Malkavian (VTM)|Malkavian]] with a split personality who is the [[Baron (VTM)|Baron]] of [[Santa Monica (cWOD)|Santa Monica]] and owner of [[The Asylum]] nightclub.
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==Biography==
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{{quote|Once, I was pursuing activities out in the City of Angels. I met such a beauty. Despite my age, she was attracted to me! I never saw one so vivacious, yet such delicate depths, my lad. Such delicate depths. She called me “daddy”. She’s Baron of Santa Monica, now. Such a delight. Esau had to go and ruin it by Embracing her sister.|Jacob }}Although Therese is a Malkavian, she dresses and acts like a [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]]; as her sister [[Jeanette Voerman]] states, "She won't even feed unless it's poured into a glass". Therese is loyal to the [[Camarilla (VTM)|Camarilla]], as referenced by Jeanette when talking about the [[Gallery Noir]].
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Therese has a dispute with [[Bertram Tung]], making him difficult to find, as he is in a self-imposed exile, hiding from Therese. At first, she is apparently displeased by the main character's presence in her city. Eventually, however, Therese agrees to call off her hunt if the main character dislodges a ghost from the [[Ocean House Hotel]].
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During the events surrounding the [[Ankaran Sarcophagus]], Jeanette and Therese came to an accord: they'd work together, but maintain the public appearance of near-violent disagreement in order to confound their opponents.
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Therese maintained control over Santa Monica's Asylum, briefly rebranding it as "The New Asylum," while Jeanette opened a second location in Hollywood. The popularity of both locations continued to rise, and the Asylum franchise has gone international.
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=== Quests ===
 
== Quests ==
  
== Quests ==
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* '''[[Quest:Explosive Beginning|Explosive Beginning]]'''
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* [[Ocean House Hotel|The ghost...at midnight]]
  
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* '''[[Quest:The Ghost Haunts At Midnight|The Ghost Haunts At Midnight]]'''
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A ghostly bauble must be retrieved from Ocean House Hotel to draw out a malevolent haunt.
  
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* '''[[Quest:Slashterpiece|Slashterpiece]]'''
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*[[Tourette Incident|Sibling rivalry]]
  
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* '''[[Quest:Bad Blood|Bad Blood]]'''
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In order for Therese to renounce her feud with Tung you must travel to the local diner and relay a message of peace to Jeanette.
  
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* '''[[Quest:Sibling Rivalry|Sibling Rivalry]]'''
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
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* Therese is voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]] in {{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines}}, was portrayed by [[Elizabeth Goedde]] in {{b|MET|Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire: The Masquerade|page=55}} and {{b|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition|page=394}}, and by [[Whitney Moore]] on {{m|VTM|L.A. by Night (Geek & Sundry)}}.
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*Therese Voerman is master to the insufferable ghoul Vandal (head of the [[Santa Monica Medical Clinic|S.M.M.C.]] blood bank).
  
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* Note that, although Jeanette has complete heterochromia or uses colored contacts (each eye is a different color), both of Therese's eyes are blue.
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*It is believed that of the two sisters, Therese was the original and primary personality, her alternate persona "Jeanette" having been created as an means to deal with the long-reaching consequences of the sexual abuse Therese's father inflicted on her when she was a child. An attempt is implied to have been made to cure her of her Dissociative Identity Disorder in the past, but Therese makes references to [[Embrace (VTM)|Embracing]] her alternate persona in order to include her in [[Kindred (VTM)|Kindred]] life as well. (Though Therese has a fervently puritanical attitude towards sex, she insists that her father did nothing wrong, while hard-partying Jeanette acknowledges the abuse and its depravity.)
  
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* Therese Voerman is master to the insufferable ghoul [[Vandal Cleaver]] (head of the [[Santa Monica Medical Clinic|S.M.M.C.]] blood bank).
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* Therese's name probably comes from "Millicent and Therese," the second story of the 1975 horror film [[Wikipedia:Trilogy of Terror|Trilogy of Terror]]. Karen Black portrays two sisters: Millicent, a repressed brunette, and Therese, a seductive blonde. Millicent endeavors to kill Therese and succeeds, but both sisters end up dead, as they were both alternate personalities of the same person. Therese had slept with her father and killed her mother, and Millicent was a personality constructed to cope with the horror of her actions. Her father's recent death had triggered the murder attempt as a form of suicide. While the Therese of this story does more closely resemble ''Bloodlines'' Jeanette, it does support the idea that Therese was the sisters' original personality.
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* It is believed that of the two sisters, Therese was the original and primary personality, her alternate persona "Jeanette" having been created as a means to deal with the long-reaching consequences of the sexual abuse Therese's father inflicted on her when she was a child. An attempt is implied to have been made to cure her of her Dissociative Identity Disorder in the past, but Therese makes references to [[Embrace (VTM)|Embracing]] her alternate persona in order to include her in [[Kindred (VTM)|Kindred]] life as well (though Therese has a fervently puritanical attitude towards sex, she insists that her father did nothing wrong, while hard-partying Jeanette acknowledges the abuse and its depravity). However, it is possible that none of these scenarios ever occurred, and that they are merely the delusions of the Malkavian condition.
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* Another theory is that in life Therese had a real sister, who might have been killed by her alongside the father.
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* In the book [[Beckett's Jyhad Diary]], it is heavily implied that [[Jacob (Malkavian)|Jacob/Esau]] -- another Malkavian with multiple personalities -- is the [[sire]] of Therese/[[Jeanette Voerman]]. Jacob claims that he Embraced one sister while Esau Embraced the other<ref name="bjd14">{{b|VTM|Beckett's Jyhad Diary|page=14}}</ref>, while Therese implies that she Embraced her own sister.<ref name="vtmbtv1">"She is my sister, however, and I suppose I'm obligated to forgive her her trespasses. I did sire her, after all." - Therese, {{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines}}</ref><ref name="vtmbtv2">"Jeanette is my sister and my childe, or did you forget?" - Therese {{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines}}</ref><ref name="vtmbtv3">"I chose this life and brought you into it so that we could stay together." - Therese, {{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines}}</ref>
   
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==Gallery==
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*Therese can be made into the Player's ghoul by tricking her to drink from the item Animus Constupro.
  
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<gallery>
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Tumblr nbcluwo9PN1s6a1fio1 500.jpg|The ''two'' sisters [[Jeanette Voerman|Jeanette]] and [[Therese Voerman|Therese]] standing next to a man, presumably their father
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Therse_Voerman.jpg|Therese in her office
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Theresenuevo.jpg
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Tourette.jpg|the [[Tourette Incident]]
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Voerman in V5 Corebook.jpg|The Voermans ([[Elizabeth Goedde]])<br />{{b|VTM|Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire: The Masquerade}}
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LABNTherese.jpg|Therese ([[Whitney Moore]])<br />{{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade: L.A. By Night}}
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</gallery>
   
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==References==
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* {{m|VTM|Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines}}
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* {{m|VTM|Vampire: The Masquerade: L.A. By Night}}
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** 1x08: ''[[Who Can You Trust]]''
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** 2x03: ''[[Gentle Manners]]''
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** 2x04: ''[[Teardrop]]''
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Revision as of 14:26, 11 October 2020

“ Jeanette: Your city? Last time I looked it was called Santa Monica, not Stuck-up Bitch.

Therese: So vulgar. I can't even look at you sometimes, you jezebel.

Jeanette: Oh, Therese, you really do paint a flattering portrait of me with your turn-of-the-century barbs. I always assumed you could do nothing but look down on me.

Therese: Just the sight of you - the sight of that wicked, painted pout concealing that dirty, diseased mind. Sin! You have no shame.

Jeanette (laughs): Let she who is without sin, cast the fierce tone.

Therese: Go ahead and mock me. You pull your pranks, make fun of my ways. It suits you. You're just one big joke.

Jeanette: upset, Don't you call me that!

Therese: Should I start calling a duck a pig as well?

Jeanette: I'm your sister! How can you treat me like this?

(sound of door closing)

Therese: That's it, Jeanette. Run away from the truth. I'll take care of everything, as always.

”

Therese Voerman is a Malkavian with a split personality who is the Baron of Santa Monica and owner of The Asylum nightclub.

Biography

“ Once, I was pursuing activities out in the City of Angels. I met such a beauty. Despite my age, she was attracted to me! I never saw one so vivacious, yet such delicate depths, my lad. Such delicate depths. She called me “daddy”. She’s Baron of Santa Monica, now. Such a delight. Esau had to go and ruin it by Embracing her sister. ”
  — Jacob

Although Therese is a Malkavian, she dresses and acts like a Ventrue; as her sister Jeanette Voerman states, "She won't even feed unless it's poured into a glass". Therese is loyal to the Camarilla, as referenced by Jeanette when talking about the Gallery Noir.

Therese has a dispute with Bertram Tung, making him difficult to find, as he is in a self-imposed exile, hiding from Therese. At first, she is apparently displeased by the main character's presence in her city. Eventually, however, Therese agrees to call off her hunt if the main character dislodges a ghost from the Ocean House Hotel.

During the events surrounding the Ankaran Sarcophagus, Jeanette and Therese came to an accord: they'd work together, but maintain the public appearance of near-violent disagreement in order to confound their opponents.

Therese maintained control over Santa Monica's Asylum, briefly rebranding it as "The New Asylum," while Jeanette opened a second location in Hollywood. The popularity of both locations continued to rise, and the Asylum franchise has gone international.

Quests

Quests

  • Explosive Beginning
  • The Ghost Haunts At Midnight
  • Slashterpiece
  • Bad Blood
  • Sibling Rivalry

Trivia

  • Therese is voiced by Grey DeLisle in VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines , was portrayed by Elizabeth Goedde in MET: Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire: The Masquerade, p. 55 and VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition, p. 394 , and by Whitney Moore on VTM: L.A. by Night (Geek & Sundry) .
  • Note that, although Jeanette has complete heterochromia or uses colored contacts (each eye is a different color), both of Therese's eyes are blue.
  • Therese Voerman is master to the insufferable ghoul Vandal Cleaver (head of the S.M.M.C. blood bank).
  • Therese's name probably comes from "Millicent and Therese," the second story of the 1975 horror film Trilogy of Terror. Karen Black portrays two sisters: Millicent, a repressed brunette, and Therese, a seductive blonde. Millicent endeavors to kill Therese and succeeds, but both sisters end up dead, as they were both alternate personalities of the same person. Therese had slept with her father and killed her mother, and Millicent was a personality constructed to cope with the horror of her actions. Her father's recent death had triggered the murder attempt as a form of suicide. While the Therese of this story does more closely resemble Bloodlines Jeanette, it does support the idea that Therese was the sisters' original personality.
  • It is believed that of the two sisters, Therese was the original and primary personality, her alternate persona "Jeanette" having been created as a means to deal with the long-reaching consequences of the sexual abuse Therese's father inflicted on her when she was a child. An attempt is implied to have been made to cure her of her Dissociative Identity Disorder in the past, but Therese makes references to Embracing her alternate persona in order to include her in Kindred life as well (though Therese has a fervently puritanical attitude towards sex, she insists that her father did nothing wrong, while hard-partying Jeanette acknowledges the abuse and its depravity). However, it is possible that none of these scenarios ever occurred, and that they are merely the delusions of the Malkavian condition.
  • Another theory is that in life Therese had a real sister, who might have been killed by her alongside the father.
  • In the book Beckett's Jyhad Diary, it is heavily implied that Jacob/Esau -- another Malkavian with multiple personalities -- is the sire of Therese/Jeanette Voerman. Jacob claims that he Embraced one sister while Esau Embraced the other[1], while Therese implies that she Embraced her own sister.[2][3][4]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ VTM: Beckett's Jyhad Diary, p. 14
  2. ↑ "She is my sister, however, and I suppose I'm obligated to forgive her her trespasses. I did sire her, after all." - Therese, VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
  3. ↑ "Jeanette is my sister and my childe, or did you forget?" - Therese VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
  4. ↑ "I chose this life and brought you into it so that we could stay together." - Therese, VTM: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
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