Raelynn Coombs on Memphis Vampire Examiner

Compare ‘True Blood’ series to the books, you will see changes. One character that is in the books but has not been seen on ‘True Blood’ is Bubba. Believe it or not, Bubba is a vampire. To be exact, he is introduced as “The Man from Memphis”. His true name is never mentioned, but the fact that he is wearing a t-shirt that says “I’ve been to Graceland” makes it only obvious that Bubba is actually Elvis Presley.

According to the books, Bubba died of a drug overdose and was taken to the morgue. The attendant on duty just happened to be a vampire and a huge Elvis fan and he decided to turn him into a vampire. Given that Elvis had so many drugs in his system, something went wrong during the cross over. Vampire Elvis is really not anything like human Elvis. Let’s just say he’s a little slow. He is now called Bubba because the mention of his true name causes him to become very agitated. Bubba is now somewhat of a bodyguard and does odd jobs for the other vampires of Louisiana.

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At the first mention of Bubba in the books I knew who he was and without hesitation I was on ‘Team Bubba’. He is the best vampire friend and bodyguard you can have (also he ‘loves’ cats … urgh). And I’d love to see him also in the HBO series, but I guess this won’t take place because some people think that it is an insult to his family and fans to portray him that way. What’s your opinion? Is it an insult or just playful humor?