Blade (1998) is an action/fantasy/horror film directed by Stephen Norrington about a half-mortal, half-vampire man named Blade who protects humans by slaying vampires. There were two sequels, Blade II (2002) directed by Guillermo del Toro and Blade Trinity (2004) directed by David S. Goyer, which improved on the storyline. The character Blade is portrayed as wearing glasses to hide his vampire identity and uses weapons and gadgets to battle enemies despite his supernatural abilities.