What is up with Kaname on Vampire Knight?

Question

I love the story, and I'm on the 6th volume. I was just wondering, a little while back, about some of these question or things I kinda missied:

1.) Why does Kaname rip out Shizuka's heart? Does he know that if Zero drinks her blood he won't turn into a Level E?

2.) How does it if Zero drinks Shizuka's blood it will save him from becoming a Level E vampire?

3.) What happened to Zero's brother, Ichiru?

4.) I don't the part with Kaname saying "the pieces are all here" with the chess pieces. What's the point of that?

5.) When Shizuka mentions, "It's such a shame. You were so different when I first met you as a little boy. . . . the budding prince" or something like that . . . what does she mean???

6.) Why did Shizuka kill Zero's family?

If any of this stuff is explained in the later volumes (volumes past 6), then don't tell me!!!

K' thanks! ^_^

Answer 1

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I believe (I could be wrong I haven't read Vampire Knight in a while) that Kaname knew Zero wouldn't drink Shizuka's blood. Also he wuld want more power and by drinking her blood he would thus gain new powers and abilities. She was also a threat to Kaname, Zero, and Yuki. Kaname is worried about Yuki being so close to Shizuka because (SPOILER) Yuki is kaname's younger sister. It's in his nature to do anything in his power to keep her safe no matter what. (END SPOILER) And yes, Kaname does know that Zero needs her blood. Almost forgot to say that. ^^" lol

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If Zero drinks Shizuka's blood he won't become a Level E vampire because Shizuka is the one who made Zero a vampire in the first place. So naturally it's only common sense that the vampire who made him a vampire would be able to save him.

3-

What do you mean what happened to him? He joined Shizuka; why? I'm not totally sure. I think he looked up to her for some odd reason.

4-

Kaname is referring to Yuki, Zero, etc, etc. Each chess piece represents a person or place (person in this case). he moves each one with the move of the person. "All the pieces are here..." is a figure of speech per say. Basicly it means that all the people are here. Something is soon to happen. If that makes sense.

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She's just saying that Zero has changed a lot since she first met him.

Please note that "budding" isn't a word, so I'm assuming you spelt it wrong. So sadly, because of which, I can't give a very good answer here.

6-

I think that Zero's family were part of a vampire hunters thing. And thus they planned to go after Shizuka so she killed them before they could kill her. I think that's how it went anyways. I'm not 100% sure here.

Anyways, I hope that i helped you out some.

Answer 2

1. Kaname rips out Shizuka's heart so that he can drink her blood to gain more power then kill her so she can't kill him. He knows that Zero needs to drink her blood but Zero arrives to late to drink the blood Kaname left him.

2. It just saves him, its not exactly explained but i think its cause pureblood vampire's blood has powers so it'll give him extra powers so that he can become a full vampire and the power to maintain his consciousness

3.Zero's brother Ichiru joined forces with Shizuka because he found someone who was lonely just like him, feeling that he was worthless for being so weak he was happy to find someone who need him. after Shizuka's death, later Ichiru becomes a student at cross academy. Much later when events are at their worst Ichiru gives the rest of his blood to Zero so that Zero can survive, i don't recall that he actually dies but they influenced that he was dead even without saying it

4.he means that everything he needs to make his plans a sucess are right where he wants them but he compares it to a chess game where you move the pieces according to a plan to win and be sucessful

5. she means that when he was younger he seemed much happier and less lonesome then he is now, and i think by budding prince she means he's the heir to the head of the Kuran clan so he is starting to learn how to be the head of the family much like how a bud turns into a flower after a while

6. Shizuka killed Zero's family because Zero's family were vamprie hunters and they had killed her lover who was a vampire, she felt hatred to the ones that killed her love (wouldnt u?) so as revenge she killed them

Hope i helped and sorry the answer was so long ^^

Answer 3

Most likely the answers will come up in the later volumes. You will just have to wait and see. I love that anime too.