Hear me out: Zapathasura, the Ravnos Antediluvian, cannot be dead. The official story from Vampire: The Masquerade lore is that during the Week of Nightmares, the Ravnos Antediluvian woke up, wreaked havoc, and was taken down by a combination of nukes, the combined might of three Bodhisattvas, and the resulting backlash from his own madness. But something doesn’t sit right with me.

Zapathasura wasn’t just some old vampire. He was an Antediluvian—one of the beings closest to the source of vampiric power. This is someone with reality-bending Chimerstry at a godlike level, capable of creating illusions that could fool Methuselahs and reshape perceptions on a massive scale. Pair that with sky-high Fortitude, and he’s practically indestructible.

Would nukes and a few powerful Kindred really be enough to kill him? Or is it more likely that Zapathasura faked his death using his unparalleled Chimerstry? Think about it: an Antediluvian would know their awakening would cause a massive response. Why wouldn’t he plan for that?

And what if the truth is even stranger? Maybe he didn’t just fake his death but used his mastery over reality and the Ravnos connection to reincarnation and illusion to retreat somewhere beyond the material world—maybe into the Umbra or some hidden pocket of existence.

There are little hints in the lore that he might still be out there. If he is alive, the implications are terrifying. What would an Antediluvian do after witnessing the modern world’s power? What plans might he be putting in motion while the world thinks he’s gone?

Am I overthinking this, or do you think Zapathasura could still be alive? And if he is, what do you think he’s waiting for?