cat's guidance question

When do you untap the vampire? After combat? Because a friend of mine says that since it says Immediatly, then he untaps before combat occurs but says my action is still blocked. bg...@columbia.edu

[ quoted text not captured ] And he goes to combat untapped. This is the official answer from tom, even though the ruling on superior Freak Drive (action modifier) is the oppposite - you play it *after* the combat to untap the acting Vampire. Sound a little schizoid to you too?