Bloodscream (Zachariah Ravenscraft) is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and an enemy of Wolverine. The character's first appearance was in Wolverine (volume 2) #4 (February, 1989). Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... John Buscema, true name Giovanni Natale Buscema (December 11, 1927–January 10, 2002) was an American comic book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics in its 1960s and 1970s heyday. ... Vermin is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Roughhouse is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and the occasional enemy of Wolverine. ... Black Tarantula is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... It has been suggested that Earth-616 be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ...

Character biography

Bloodscream is a Pseudo-Vampire, a creature with vampiric powers but not an actual vampire. He was born in the Kingdom of England during the 16th century. He was a typical sailor of the Tudor period. He served under Francis Drake from 1577 till 1580. Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 This article deals with vampires in folklore and legends. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right)1 Capital Winchester, then London from 11th century. ... This article is about naval crewpeople; for other meanings, see sailor (disambiguation). ... Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, ca 1572: left to right, Philip II of Spain, Mary, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth The Tudor period usually refers to the historical period between 1485 and 1558, especially in relation to the history of England. ... Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. ...

However this sailor was mortally wounded in combat and taken for treatment by a Native American shaman. The shaman was secretly a necromancer and offered him life for a chance to experiment on him. The Englishman was desperate and agreed, only to awake as a creature living on the lifeforces of others. Native Americans are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska down to their descendants in modern times. ... A shaman doctor of Kyzyl. ... Necromancy (Greek νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form of divination in which the practitioner seeks to summon the spirits of the dead, called operative spirits or spirits of divination, for multiple reasons, from spiritual protection to wisdom. ...

Despite his vast powers, Bloodscream longs for his humanity to be returned to him. He killed the shaman who initially transformed him, after making him reveal a cure to his condition. It seems his version of vampirism can be cured by the blood of an immortal. For the Celine Dion song, see Immortality (Celine Dion song). ...

His activities for the following four centuries are unknown. He resurfaced in the 20th century as a soldier of Wehrmacht, the armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. He served during World War II and first encountered Wolverine during the Battle of Normandy (June 6 - August 25, 1944). Wolverine was serving as a corporal of the Canadian Armed Forces. Modern soldiers. ... Image:Wehrmacht 20 April 1939 Birthday Parade. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free French Poland Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (US 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ...

Bloodscream met Wolverine decades later in Madripoor. The Canadian seemed to have not aged a bit. He surmised that Wolverine himself must be immortal, and therefore a candidate for curing his pseudo-vampirism. This is why Bloodscream repeatedly hounds Wolverine. Madripoor is a fictional island in Southeast Asia in the X-Men canon. ...

He properly introduced himself to Wolverine while working in Madripoor as a criminal enforcer with his partner, Roughhouse. He often came into conflict with Wolverine (who was at the time in his alter-ego as "Patch"). After Roughhouse retired, Bloodscream partnered with Cylla Markham of the Reavers. He killed her for sustenance, then tracked down Wolverine, who hacked him nearly in half with the Clan Yashida Honor Sword, which was, according to legend, forged from a meteorite by a god. However, Bloodscream later reappeared, apparently having turned over a new leaf; this reform was short-lived, though, and Bloodscream reverted to villainy, eventually teaming again with Roughhouse. Madripoor is a fictional island in Southeast Asia in the X-Men canon. ... Roughhouse is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and the occasional enemy of Wolverine. ... Cylla Markham, otherwise known as Skullbuster, is a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... In the fictional X-Men universe the Reavers are a team of criminal cyborgs. ... Willamette Meteorite A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earths surface without being destroyed. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... One popular concept of the villain, meant to mimic the purposely distinctive visage of villains from silent films of the early 20th century. ...

When Bloodscream first appeared in Madripoor, he was using the name Bloodsport.

Powers and abilities

Bloodscream possesses a variety of superhuman abilities that are reminiscent of those possessed by supernatural vampires, even though he himself is not a true vampire.

Like true vampires, many of Bloodscream's physical attributes function with superhuman levels of efficiency. Bloodscream possesses superhuman strength of an, as yet, unrevealed limit. Whatever the limit, Bloodscream is considerably stronger than an ordinary human. Bloodscream possesses superhuman levels of agility and reaction time. Although not as developed as Spider-Man, Bloodscream is more agile than even an Olympic level athlete.

Bloodscream possesses an accelerated healing ability like that of true vampires, although his operates with much greater speed and efficiency. Bloodscream's "healing factor" originates from the magical energies flowing throughout his body and is not subject to his will. This "healing factor" enables Bloodscream to regenerated damaged areas of his body including severed limbs and once even reattached his head after it was severed. Bloodscream's supernaturally enhanced body generates less lactic acids than the bodies of ordinary humans, granting him superhuman levels of stamina. It is estimated that Bloodscream can exert himself at maximum capacity for several hours before fatigue begins to impare him. Due to a combination of his healing powers and his status as a "pseudo-vampire", Bloodscream's aging process has been dramatically altered. Despite being several hundred years old, Bloodscream seems to have aged very little, if any at all. He has often boasted that he is immortal and cannot be slain by any weapon forged by a mortal hand. Whether this is the actual truth or merely a boast Bloodscream uses to intimidate his enemies isn't known.

Like true vampires, Bloodscream requires fresh blood to ingest on a regular basis, although it is unknown how often he must feed or the quantity he needs to maintain his youthful vitality. If Bloodscream goes for an extended period of time without fresh blood, it is possible that he may actually die or merely go into a comatose state just as true vampires. He possesses a unique ability to draw blood from his victims by placing the palm of his hand across their bare flesh. Bloodscream draws his victim's blood through his hand while burning an imprint of his hand upon the area where the blood was drawn. However, for reasons that have never been explained, this power is useless against superhuman mutants.

Unlike true vampires, Bloodscream also does not possess most of the vulnerabilities possessed by true vampires (in the Marvel Universe). Religious icons, such as crucifixes or the Star of David for example, are unable to cause Bloodscream any physical or mental distress. Bloodscream is able to walk about in daylight without sustaining any physical discomfort, where as true vampires would begin to incinerate after only a few seconds of exposure to direct sunlight. Whereas true vampires are highly allergic to silver, Bloodscream possesses no mystical vunlerability to it. He could be injured by a weapon composed of silver but would quickly recover, whereas a true vampire, if not killed outright, may take several days or even several weeks to heal depending upon the severity of the injury or injuries sustained.

Whereas many of Earth's true vampires have demonstrated the ability to manipulate the weather, to a limited extent, Bloodscream has demonstrated no such abilities, nor is he able to transform himself into animals such as bats, wolves, or rats as true vampires are all capable of.

Bloodscream can shift his shape, to a limited extent. While Bloodscream has a human appearance, he can transform himself into a monsterous visage. While in this form, Bloodscream possesses rows of bone spines down his back and a sleek tail that can impale as well as constrict. His mouth is filled with rows of razor sharp teeth as well. Bloodscreams fingers also become tipped with razor sharp claws, possibly up to 12 inches in length secreting poisons lethal to even those who have healing factors. In this state, Bloodscream is little more than a ferocious animal and his craving for blood reaches frenzied levels. There is a possibility that some of Bloodscream's superhuman abilities operate on higher levels within this form, but this has yet to be revealed one way or the other.

Special Skills

Bloodscream is a good hand to hand combatant and has many connections throughout the criminal underworld, adding to his reputation as a mercenary for hire. His extended life-span has granted him great experience in matters of naval warfare and piracy.