Tony Thompson is the main protagonist of The Little Vampire. He’s played by Jonathan Lipnicki who also played Ray from Jerry Maguire and George Little from Stuart Little.
Story[]
Young Tony Thompson moves with his family to Scotland from California, where his family takes up residence in a small castle while his father is employed building a golf course on the estate of Lord McAshton. Since arriving in his new home Tony has experienced recurring nightmares about vampires and a mysterious comet. Things also don't get any better for him at his new school as he gets picked on by bullies who happen to be the grandsons of his father's new boss.
One night, while dressed up as a vampire, Tony is mistaken for one by a young vampire named Rudolph, who’s on the run from the ruthless vampire hunter, Rookery. Tony helps Rudolph find a cow to feed from and in return Rudolph takes Tony flying. The two boys quickly become best friends and Rudolph confides to Tony that his family only drink animal blood and wish to become human. When Rudolph takes Tony to the cemetery where his family lives, they’re confronted by Rudolph's parents Frederick and Freda, Rudolph's romantic sister Anna and rebellious teenage brother Gregory. Frederick doubts Tony's loyalty to his son, but when Tony helps repel an attack from Rookery, Frederick begrudgingly allows Tony to help them, but only not to betray them to Rookery. Frederick reveals that they’re searching for a magical amulet than can be used to turn vampires into humans, but Rookery is also seeking to use the amulet against them. Tony and Rudolph then proceed to get revenge on Flint and Nigel, the school bullies who beat Tony up everyday.
Rookery alerts Lord McAshton to the presence of vampires in the village. Lord McAshton reveals that his family has known about the existence of vampires for generations. Elizabeth, an ancestor of Lord McAshton, was romantically involved with Rudolph's uncle Von, who was the last known holder of the amulet and both lovers were killed by the McAshtons. Learning this, Tony, Rudolph and Anna seek out Elizabeth's tomb, where Tony experiences a vision pointing out the location of the amulet: Tony's bedroom. Rudolph and Tony race Rookery to the amulet while the rest of Rudolph's family, along with Tony's parents, travel to the site of the ritual the vampires hope to perform.
Tony and Rudolph succeed in bringing Frederick the amulet, but the ceremony is interrupted by Rookery. The vampires are unable to stand against Rookery's glowing cross, but Tony's parents hold him off long enough for Tony to complete the ceremony by wishing for the vampires to become human. While this happens, Tony's dad pushes Rockery off the cliff to his death, thwarting his plan and stopping him once and for all. Rudolph and his family disappear as the comet passes, leaving Tony and his parents alone. Some time later, while visiting the village market, Tony spots Rudolph and his family, now human, moving into a house in the village. At first they seem not to recognize Tony, but as he calls to them their memories return, and the friends are reunited.
Personality[]
Tony has a very confident and quirky personality. He also seems to be an easy target for bullying since he obsesses about vampires at school, which the other kids find funny and childish.
Appearance[]
Tony is nine-year-old and stands about 4 feet 5" (or 135 cm). He has blond spiky hair, blue eyes and wears round glasses.
Tony's main outfit is a red long-sleeve polo shirt with black stripes with three thin black lines in the middle. Tony also wears white and blue plaid shorts, white socks, and white tennis shoes. He usually wears a black vampire cape with dark red on the inside.
On the night during the night for his vampire friends to become human, Tony wears a white sports shirt over a red shirt, dark blue pants and still wears his white shoes. There are lines on his white shirt and a number 16 on the back.