From Van Helsing lineage to vampire-killing skills, Guillermo has stolen our hearts! Join us as we countdown the most epic moments that prove why he's the absolute best character on "What We Do in the Shadows". Prepare for laughter, heart, and some serious vampire-slaying action!
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00:00-"I'm not a vampire." -"No, you're not. You're something even cooler."
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the moments that made us love Guillermo the Great on What We Do in the Shadows.
00:11This is your spoiler warning.
00:13-"I have Van Helsing blood running through you." -"What?" -"Yeah, it's a long story, I'll tell you later, okay?"
00:18Number 10. Discovering his Van Helsing lineage.
00:21-"I actually had everyone's DNA tested." -"How did you get our DNA without us knowing?"
00:25-"You literally leave it laying everywhere, so it wasn't that hard."
00:28When we're introduced to Guillermo in the pilot episode, we soon learn that he longs to become a vampire.
00:34He's a dutiful familiar, always taking care of his master and his master's roommates.
00:38But in the Season 1 finale, Guillermo finds out that he descends from Abraham Van Helsing, the legendary vampire hunter.
00:46-"I have Van Helsing DNA in my blood. Which is... but he's not real."
00:52Of course, this complicates his undead dreams.
00:55His innate skills lead to multiple accidental deaths, leaving him feeling guilty and anxious.
01:00But they also come in handy when the gang finds themselves in grave situations.
01:04-"That's the 10th vampire I killed this month."
01:07-"These vampire assassins keep trying to kill Nando, Naja, and Laszlo ever since they escaped from the Vampiric Council."
01:13-"I'm doing it to protect my master."
01:15Having Van Helsing lineage gave Guillermo a fascinating character arc throughout the entire series.
01:20Number 9. Geeking out over his favorite TV show.
01:23This Season 6 episode sees Guillermo losing his mind over getting a front-row seat to the filming of his favorite police procedural.
01:30-"PI Undercover New York is like the crown jewel of the PI Undercover Extended Universe."
01:34-"I mean, I love the original PI Undercover and PI Undercover London, but Peony? Oh, just hits different."
01:39We're not exactly used to him being a die-hard fan of anything other than vampires.
01:43But here, we get to see him glow with excitement.
01:46-"I mean, I've seen every episode like 12 times."
01:48-"Essentially, it's a meditation on grave because, how?"
01:51-"It's fantastic. In fact, last summer, I cosplayed as Jack Mancuso at the Philadelphia Comic-Con."
01:57While on set, Guillermo even gets the chance to meet the lead actor.
02:00Unfortunately, the star isn't so nice to him, prompting Nandor and Laszlo to step in.
02:05In the end, they both give Guillermo their production swag, leaving him smiling from ear to ear.
02:11It's a very relatable moment, especially for us Shadows fans.
02:15-"What the hell?"
02:17-"Well, I guess I know where I'm going next."
02:20-"Where's that?"
02:21-"What's that?"
02:21-"Undercover."
02:22-"Yeah, right."
02:26-"Well, these freaks of nature are a result of my DNA recombinations.
02:30In layman's terms, they're tiny gizmos, created for the diagnosis of your Vampiratus Interruptus."
02:36After Derek's attempt to turn him into a vampire, Guillermo goes through a lot of changes.
02:41Just not the ones he's supposed to.
02:43To figure out what's going on with the slow transformation process,
02:46Laszlo performs clandestine experiments ranging from odd to straight-up disturbing.
02:50But nothing prepared fans, or Guillermo, for the hybrids created from his DNA.
02:55-"These creatures are me?"
02:57-"Pretty much, yeah. I mean, you can tell by the irritating way in which they behave."
03:01While unsettled by his animal-human offspring, he can't go through with Laszlo's instructions to dispatch them.
03:07Instead, he finds them all a retirement home where they can provide comfort and companionship to the elderly residents.
03:13-"So I just dropped them off at a retirement home that my tia works at.
03:16She's always saying the residents are really lonely and love company."
03:21Well, except for Binky.
03:23The nightmarish fish hybrid gets to stay in the backyard fountain.
03:26We really appreciate Guillermo's empathy and creativity in this episode.
03:33-"I-I dumped all of this...
03:36into this...
03:37to make this.
03:39Isn't that cool?
03:40It's a heavy-duty blood removal."
03:42When Laszlo and Nandor are kidnapped by a coven of witches,
03:45Nadja, Colin Robinson, and Guillermo attempt to rescue them.
03:48But instead of the usual bloodshed,
03:50Guillermo shows off his entrepreneurial prowess and turns the situation into an opportunity for him to make some cash.
03:56-"What would you say if I told you that I could provide you with all the vampire semen and more
04:02that your little black hearts desire?"
04:05After all, being a familiar doesn't exactly pay the rent.
04:08Memo's man-milk isn't mentioned in the series again,
04:12so we're not sure how long he kept up the side hustle.
04:14But still, Guillermo's quick thinking was impressive.
04:17-"If I could get Nandor and Laszlo's...
04:21seed...
04:22willingly,
04:23then in return I would get 3% of the net profit.
04:26I call this...
04:27Memo's man-milk."
04:29His enterprising problem-solving efforts are just another reason we can't get enough of Guillermo.
04:34Number six, co-parenting baby Colin.
04:37One of season four's main storylines involved the bizarre rebirth of Colin Robinson.
04:42With the others away for a year,
04:43Laszlo takes responsibility as the surrogate father of the boy.
04:47-"He's been growing at a remarkable rate,
04:49and he's a wild little creature,
04:51full of mischief and surprises.
04:53Shit!"
04:54-"There we are!
04:55Good boy!"
04:56Guillermo, after being forgotten in a wooden crate,
04:58is ready to finally walk away from a life of being unappreciated.
05:02But when he sees baby Colin,
05:03he knows he needs to stay and look out for the little guy's well-being.
05:07-"Hi, buddy!"
05:08-"Shit!"
05:10-"I just can't leave that innocent kid in this death trap of a house,
05:13with those lunatics."
05:14Guillermo nurtures his budding creativity.
05:17He supports his interests,
05:18his goal to become a YouTuber,
05:20and his passion for musical theater.
05:22-"Hey, buddy!" -"Hey!"
05:23-"Guess what? Come look at this."
05:24-"Great to see you!"
05:25-"Whoa!"
05:26-"Big time studio here!"
05:27-"Yeah, I got two subscribers!"
05:29-"Got two subscribers? Someone's a star!"
05:31Baby Colin can be a lot,
05:33but Guillermo's care for him is charming.
05:38When the oldest living vampire breaks out of confinement,
05:41Guillermo steps up to the challenge of finding him.
05:44-"You promoted me to be a bodyguard.
05:46I believe...
05:48that I...
05:50should be in charge of catching the sire."
05:55-"All right."
05:55We love seeing a confident Guillermo,
05:57especially when he's in his element.
05:59And it only makes sense for a skilled vampire slayer
06:02to lead the search for the sire.
06:03Guillermo easily delegates different tasks to the vampire squad.
06:07-"Nacha, why don't you go with her, tag along?
06:08Maybe you'll learn a thing or two.
06:10And Liza, why don't you change your shoes?
06:11Because those don't look comfy at all,
06:12and you're gonna do some groundwork, okay?"
06:13-"What? You get f***ed?"
06:14-"Okay. And you go get me a glass of water.
06:16No ice."
06:17Of course, they are quick to call him out for his arrogant tone,
06:20but they all know they need him.
06:22Although it ends up being the baron's knowledge
06:23of the sire's ancient language that actually saves the day,
06:26it's doubtful they would have even come to that conclusion
06:29without Guillermo's leadership.
06:30-"Ni per meate,"
06:32which means,
06:33do not take me back in the ancient vampire tongue.
06:36I thought we all knew this.
06:38-"You speak its language?"
06:39-"But of course."
06:43Although Guillermo spends nearly all of his time with the vampires,
06:46we also get to see some touching scenes with his family.
06:49His struggle with telling them about his sexuality
06:52had been hinted at a few times before the season 4 episode.
06:55-"Uh, well, yeah.
06:57It is tough.
06:58I mean, I remember being 10 or 11
07:00when I first realized that I was..."
07:02When he invites his family over to the house he thinks is empty,
07:05Guillermo pretends Nadia is his girlfriend.
07:07But being descendants of Van Helsing,
07:10the De La Cruz fam are overtaken by their vampire-killing instincts.
07:13-"I mean, I guess I never thought of it before,
07:15but yeah, it makes sense.
07:16If I have Van Helsing DNA,
07:17then so would my grandma and the rest of my family,
07:20which makes it not so good."
07:23In the process of preventing them from staking Nadia,
07:26Guillermo reveals his desire to be a vampire himself,
07:29along with the fact that he's gay.
07:31It might not be the most ideal way to come out,
07:34but it's still a sweet moment of love and acceptance.
07:37-"I'm just super glad that everything worked out
07:39and that my family's safe
07:40and that they were hypnotized,
07:41so now the house will be safe.
07:43Most importantly, I'm just glad that
07:45they finally know the truth about me."
07:49Guillermo and Nandor have gotten into plenty of spats,
07:52though they always make up.
07:54But one intense and pretty hilarious fight
07:56at the end of Season 3 gets physical.
07:58-"Hypnosis doesn't work on me.
08:00I just let you think of death so you wouldn't feel weak."
08:03-"I never feel weak, my furry little friend."
08:07Nandor decides to leave home and travel the world,
08:09but doesn't invite Guillermo along.
08:11With Nadia and Laszlo headed for England
08:13and Colin Robinson presumably deceased,
08:15it seems like the familiar-turned-bodyguard
08:17will be left on his own.
08:19-"It is decided.
08:20We will all move on from this place
08:22and regroup elsewhere."
08:23-"I think we should all just take a second.
08:25Breathe."
08:26He confronts Nandor,
08:27showing him that he's stronger than the vampire thinks.
08:30Guillermo's viciousness impresses Nandor,
08:32who was supposedly testing Guillermo.
08:35The fight is a standout moment in Guillermo's arc,
08:38as well as giving Nandermo shippers out there
08:40a fantastic scene.
08:42-"In my homeland of El Calnadar,
08:44you will take a knee
08:47and I will make you...
08:50a vampire."
08:54In the final season of What We Do in the Shadows,
08:57Guillermo finds a new job
08:59in the mailroom of Canon Capital Strategies.
09:02-"I finally feel like I belong somewhere.
09:04Everything's coming up, Guillermo."
09:06Thanks to Nadia, he quickly moves up the ranks,
09:09becoming an assistant and then an analyst.
09:11In the penultimate episode,
09:13he dismisses Nandor's suspicions
09:15that this new boss, Jordan,
09:16isn't the great guy he's made out to be.
09:18-"He is the reason why we're all here tonight.
09:21Canon's visionary founder,
09:23Mr. Gene Nelson,
09:25a legend in our midst."
09:27Jordan gets Guillermo's hopes up for a bigger promotion,
09:29but later backtracks and mocks him,
09:32proving he doesn't actually value him.
09:34But Guillermo threatens to report his insider trading to the government
09:37and reveals he has tons of receipts.
09:40-"You openly talk about insider trading constantly."
09:42-"Oh, yeah? Well, how are you gonna prove it?"
09:46-"Yeah, bro, it's my documentary."
09:48It's a total boss move that leads to an endearing moment.
09:51Before we unveil our top pick,
09:53here are some honorable mentions.
09:55Inspiring his master.
09:57We all need a hype man like Guillermo.
09:59-"Okay, you can fly, you can transport anywhere as a bat.
10:03You are immortal.
10:04Do you have any idea how much people would pay,
10:08who they would kill just to be who you are,
10:10to be in your shoes?"
10:12Attending the pride parade.
10:13A brief yet adorable scene.
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10:26Saving Nandor.
10:27Guillermo rescues his reluctant master from a cult.
10:30-"What did you do, Guillermo?"
10:32-"Cover your face."
10:33-"What?"
10:34-"Cover your face!"
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10:42Being sassy.
10:44He likes to throw shade, and we're here for it.
10:46-"Is there any way to let me back in?"
10:49-"Yeah.
10:52You can figure it out on your own,
10:53since you're a f****** vampire now."
10:55-"Guillermo?
10:57I can hear you.
10:58Heightened senses."
11:00Becoming a vampire.
11:02Guillermo's short-lived but thrilling moment.
11:05-"I've never felt more alive.
11:06I really should have thought of that."
11:08-"I'm a vampire."
11:09-"Yeah."
11:10-"I'm a vampire!
11:11I'm a vampire!"
11:14-"Yep.
11:15Nicely done."
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11:32Number 1.
11:33Debuting his vampire-killing skills.
11:35Out of all Guillermo's coolest moments,
11:38the epic reveal of his Van Helsing skills takes the stake.
11:45-"Get off him!"
11:50Nandor, Naja, Lazlo, and Colin Robinson
11:52are all invited to the exclusive Nouveau Th├й├вtres des Vampires event.
11:56But Guillermo's not there to tell them this is a trap set by the Vampiric Council.
12:00-"There is but one crime to us vampires here.
12:04It is the one crime that means death to any vampire.
12:08Killing your own kind!
12:10The council accuses them of dispatching fellow vampires,
12:13including the Hussle dynasty family and several assassins.
12:16Of course, we know these deaths are from Guillermo's accidental slaying sprees.
12:20In fact, most of his killings are to protect his nocturnal housemates.
12:24Have you been getting enough sleep?
12:26No! No, I am not getting any sleep!
12:29I haven't slept in the last two weeks,
12:30because I have to keep one eye open to protect you guys!
12:33As always, he comes to their rescue.
12:35Except this time, he goes all out.
12:37It's one hell of a way to show vampires he's a vampire killer.
12:41What moments made you fall in love with Guillermo?
12:43Sound off in the comments.
12:45Gizmo, get the dildos.
12:47Gizmo, try out the dildos.
12:49Mmm, how are the dildos?
12:52They're fine.
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