Eric BrooksBlade. Himself a half-human/half-vampire, "Daywalker" Eric Brooks has honed his abilities to hunt down the undead who have long terrorized mankind. 215 lbs.
Blade's blood enzymes reacted unexpectedly with Morbius's unique form of vampirism to grant Blade many vampire strengths, while eliminating weaknesses inherent to a true vampire, most notably the vulnerability to sunlight. It was at this time that Blade assumed the unofficial title of "the Daywalker" among his prey.
Daywalkers. Daywalkers are a type of vampire or half-vampire who can walk in the daylight without harm. Blade is a Daywalker due to his mother being bitten and turned while she was pregnant with him. As a result, he has all of their strengths, but none of their weaknesses.
Blade, whose real name is Eric Brooks, was practically born a vampire slayer. His mother was turned into a vampire mere moments before his birth, which granted him supernatural abilities including long life and immunity to vampire bites.
Eric BrooksBlade. Himself a half-human/half-vampire, "Daywalker" Eric Brooks has honed his abilities to hunt down the undead who have long terrorized mankind. 215 lbs.
May we present Safron Caulder DeVille, or Safron Caulder. Safron was the love interest of Eric Brooks, better known as Blade, during his early adventures in vampire hunting. Now, in Danny Lore and Karen Darboe's BLOODLINE: DAUGHTER OF BLADE (2023), she's raising the next generation of dhampir: her daughter Brielle.
While under the pseudo vampire's control, Morbius became a feral bloodsucker. With both men on the loose in New York City, Spider-Man and Blade work together to bring them down. The battle was rough for both parties, but before the heroes could claim their victory, Morbius bites Blade in his arm.
Powers and Abilities. Dracula is the first of his kind. His blood is the most potent of all vampires. Because he is the progenitor of the species, his blood is pure, free of centuries worth of selective mutation.
While it's up for debate, Blade is the strongest out of the two. He has the experience, the physical skill, and has seen too many creatures like Morbius to back down at all.
Blade revealed Frost to be the vampire who attacked and killed his mother, Tara Brooks, as she was giving birth to him in a UK brothel. Already showing a penchant for duplicity and guile, Frost posed as Brooks' doctor just to get close enough to feed on her when she was at her most vulnerable.
When Blade's mother was pregnant, a vampire named Deacon Frost bit her, which sent vampiric enzymes into Blade's bloodstream. Although his mother died, Blade was born as a human/vampire hybrid, which is also known as a Dhampir.
Like many in the vampire hunting community, Blade holds a deep grudge against vampires, mainly because of the death of his mother, Vanessa Brooks; when she was killed by Deacon Frost and being half-vampire, he has an unquenchable thirst for blood which caused him major problems as he killed and drained people in his ...
Deacon Frost is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He appears in The Tomb of Dracula, and is an enemy of Blade. In the comics, Deacon Frost was depicted as a tall, white-haired, late middle-aged gentleman with red eyes, and wearing 1860s Germany period clothing.
We can pretty much glean the following: Dan Heng and Blade have some kind of history, they were really good friends until something happened to "the beloved" turning them into a monstrosity. It also mentions the curse of immortality still being in effect, and that Blade's whole life is a loan he intends to pay back.
His most prominent feature is his hair, which is black on the left half and white on the other, giving him a unique look. Though originally it wasn't multi-colored, this change happened after Blade lost his powers.
Wesley Snipes as Eric Brooks / Blade: A half-vampire "daywalker" (a Dhampir) who hunts vampires. Blade is highly skilled in martial arts and always equips himself with vampire-killing weapons.
A Daywalker is a type of vampire or half-vampire who can walk in the daylight without harm. Blade is a daywalker due to his mother being bitten and turned into a vampire while she was pregnant. He seeks vengeance on Decan Frost, the vamp who killed Blade's mother and gave him his abilities.
Soon afterward, Blade is influenced by outside forces and becomes a corrupted version of himself called Switchblade. He kills several allies, including Morbius.
In actuality, as revealed on the DVD commentary by writer David Goyer, del Toro decided to change the villain for the follow up film. Morbius was tied strictly to Norrington, so he was dropped when the director left the franchise.
Even broody, always-on-the-move Blade has a family to go back to: his longtime love Safron Caulder and their teenage daughter Brielle Brooks. Despite magical deals and years of work to ensure his kid would lead a normal life, Bri takes after her father, complete with a vampiric side of her own.
Deacon Frost professing vampire supremacy in Blade. Deacon Frost is a major antagonist in the Marvel Comics universe. He is an extremely powerful and merciless vampire and the secondary antagonist of Blade franchise. He is one of the arch-enemies of Dhampir/vampire hunter Blade/Eric Brooks and his mother's killer.
Eric Brooks, who goes by the superhero name Blade, first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #10. His origin story and details of his birth, however, are shared in Tomb of Dracula #13 and Marvel Preview #3.
