He is the second eldest son of James Tyler II and formally of the House of Tyler the vampire hunters. After feeling inadequate compared to his siblings went out to the tomb of Dracula and slayed all the vampires guarding his tomb. even though not having the Tyler families flame abilities was still a skilled warrior. He then took the spine of Dracula turning it into a living weapon with the soul of Dracula attached to it becoming a fearsome antihero. John struggles with not being manipulated by Dracula and doing his bidding