Sancho - The Ecstasy In Blood

Don Quixote was naive and quixotic person, with a childish view of how the world works. She consistently talks in an animated, exaggerated manner, and jumps into any situation with enthusiasm, regardless of the death or suffering involved. She notably speaks exclusively in Middle English, seemingly in an attempt to take on a more "knightly" persona. Don Quixote has an intense sense of justice and desire to protect the weak

When she reverts to her original nature and personality as Sancho, she is pragmatic, stoic, and haughty, exuding an air of aristocratic elegance, with a sense of direct, brutal efficiency. Her personality is marked by a dramatic flair, often speaking in a refined, eloquent manner with an underlying tone of condescension or cynicism. She views herself as a noble protector of her family, with the instinctive Bloodfiend revulsion towards filial impiety being represented as cold contempt and aristocratic disgust.

Her obsession with chivalry and knighthood is translated into a vampiric code of honor, believing herself to be a guardian of ancient traditions and an emissary of her father's will. Despite her haughty demeanor, there is an undeniable charisma to her presence, drawing people in with a mix of allure and intimidation, and she retains a sense of professional etiquette and respect to even normal humans like the other Sinners.

However, beneath the grandiosity, there is demonstrated a tragic and delusional aspect to her character, as she clings to her father's belief in a dream of harmony between Bloodfiends and humans despite her open skepticism about the idea and denigrating it as ultimately impossible. She is horrified by the fate of her family in La Manchaland, seeing them as having become rabid beasts that must be put down for the sake of humans and themselves. Above all else, she despises being a Bloodfiend despite accepting it is her nature - she has never sired a direct Third Kindred herself, and regards the fact she is largely the same Sancho who served for her father but she decided to rebuilt the future for her own a place where bloodfiend can be at their natures in ecstasy of blood

Don Quixote was born as Sancho, an orphaned girl in the City who attempted to burn herself alive to feel the warmth she was denied her entire life. She was found by the First Kindred Don Quixote, who took pity on her and made her a Second Kindred Bloodfiend. She served as his primary enforcer and squire for many years, her rebellious nature often leading her to mock Quixote's ideals despite her loyalty. However, she grew gradually impressed with them and Bari despite herself. When tensions boiled over in La Manchaland and the Bloodfiends turned on the guests, Sancho sided with Quixote, but he ordered her to leave with the assistance of Rocinante, a living horse he crafted from blood who he transformed into a pair of running shoes. She would journey with Bari for many years, but was overcome by homesickness and grief, and tossed herself into the River of Oblivion to erase her memories and remake herself into the childlike woman the Sinners would later know her as.

She would then remain alone, sealed behind a door with a great deal of Fixer memorabilia, and in unknowing contact with Bari; this led to her obsession with the profession. Eventually, broke through the blood crystals she had used to seal herself away, and after confirming she remembered nothing of herself or Bloodfiends, would recruit her. At that point, she realized she had forgotten her name and read the soles of Rocinante to figure it out, seeing Don Quixote's name and mistaking it as her own. She would later find remembering her isolation and sudden recruitment distressing as she fearfully froze up when mentioned them. Don Quixote also recognizes Moses' name, although she is unable to recall how or why she knows it, implying a possible connection between her and the Distortion Detective.

Rocinante acts to help keep her true Bloodfiend powers and sense of self locked away in an attempt to deny her past and force herself to change. This is the primary reason why she refuses to remove her shoes under any circumstances, even after they become extremely dirty, or when entering the Warp Train cryo-preservation capsules. She has worn these shoes, barefoot, for nearly 200 years, as demonstrated by the timeline given by Cassetti. She is a Second Kindred, meaning she was turned by the very first Bloodfiend to exist of her lineage, and is very high ranking in Bloodfiend society. As a Second Kindred, she possesses a great deal of strength compared to ordinary Bloodfiends. Don Quixote has likely lived an extensive length of time, and how long she lived before her nature as a Bloodfiend was locked away is unknown. Cassetti, who believed that as a Sixth Kindred he was the highest ranking Bloodfiend alive, recognized Don Quixote 's true form on sight from her years as La Manchaland's co-manager, showing Sancho was quite notorious among her fellow Bloodfiends.