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Because Blade intentionally fired the stakes in to Quinn's shoulders, not his heart or his head. As Blade says to Karen when he gives her a gun loaded with silver bullets; "you aim for the head or the heart. Anything else is *your* ass."

As Blade says to Quinn, "I'm getting a little tired of chopping you up. Figured I might try fire for a change.". It appears Blade has a history of run-ins with Quinn. Each time, Quinn has escaped, though not unscathed. Either because he's lucky, or perhaps Blade enjoys their encounters. So he mutilates Quinn, but never kills him. Though he does say he went back to the hospital to finish him off, he still didn't.

Probably because he's a large, leather-clad man wielding a sword and a gun in the hospital. Alternatively, Whistler mentions that the vampires "own the police". So it's possible there's a shoot on sight order put out on Blade by any corrupt police officials. Keep in mind, the first two that fire on him in the hospital, the ones he says "Motherfucker, are you out of your damn mind?!" to were simply security guards. So they likely panic-fired on him. Which is why they immediately run away when they realise they just made him mad.

Instead of giving in to his thirst, half-vampire Eric "Blade" Brooks (Wesley Snipes) uses his vampiric strengths and the weapons designed for him by his mentor Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) to protect humans and destroy vampires. Aided by Whistler and Dr Karen Jenson (N'Bushe Wright), a hematologist whom Blade rescued after she was bitten by a vampire, they search for a way to assuage Blade's growing thirst for blood. Meanwhile, the vampire nation is undergoing a schism. Purebloods led by Dragonetti (Udo Kier) wish to maintain a peaceful co-existence with humans, while turned-vampire Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) wants to reign over human "cattle" and intends to awaken the blood god La Magra in order to do so. Unfortunately, Frost needs Blade's blood to do it.

Blade is based on a vampire hunter featured in Marvel Comics. He was created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. Blade's first appearance was in The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973) as a supporting character. The comic book Blade was adapted for the movie by American screenwriter David S. Goyer. The movie Blade was followed by two sequels, Blade II (2002) and Blade: Trinity (2004).

In the Blade universe, there are two ways to become a vampire. One is to be born vampire (a "pureblood"), and the other is to be bitten by one. In Blade's case, his pregnant human mother was bitten by a vampire just before giving birth. Although he began life as a human, the vampire trait is now a part of his DNA. Blade possesses all of their strengths (e.g., speed, strength). However, other than the thirst for blood, he possesses none of their weaknesses, e.g., aversion to sunlight, giving rise to his nickname "Daywalker".

The name of the song is "Chin Chin" by Bang Wa Cherry, a fictional Japanese girl group created for the movie. The song was composed by Damien Wagner and performed by actresses in the movie. Originally unreleased on the soundtrack, popularity of the song led to an official release years after movie had come out. The words come from a kindergarten song used by Japanese girls to embarrass one another, beginning "chinchin, burabura, souseiji!", "chinchin" being slang or childish term for "penis", "burabura" being a Japanese "gitaigo" (a sort of abstract onomatopoeia term referring to something which is both hung from something else and moving), and "souseiji", a transliteration of the word "sausage". Use your imagination.

The name of the band is Bang Wa Cherry, a fictional Japanese girl group created for the movie. The song "Chin Chin" was composed by Damien Wagner and performed by actresses in the movie. Originally unreleased on the soundtrack, popularity of the song led to an official release years after movie had come out. The official release can be found on multiple platforms, including iTunes.

1968 Dodge Charger. (Although all '68 through '70 Chargers share the same body! Only the bumpers, lights, and various trim-- which the automobile industry refers to as "cosmetics--" vary from year to year.) More info on this car and the other vehicles seen in the film is here.

He was wearing sunblock, presumably a custom sunblock for Vampires that has very high UV protection.

In traditional lore, a "familiar" is an animal who works for a witch. In this movie, a "familiar" is a human who works for/with vampires. They usually have one vampire who is their master and if they prove themselves useful, the vampire will make them a vampire, too.