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Brother Blood
Sebastian Blood VIII, known by his alias, Brother Blood, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a power-hungry priest and head of the Church of Blood, as well as the eighth person in the DC Universe to assume the mantle, after killing his father and taking the Brother Blood mantle from him. This tradition had gone on for generations, dating back to the 13th century, when the first Brother Blood was born after obtaining Jesus of Nazareth's prayer shawl and gaining superhuman abilities. As Brother Blood, Sebastian served as a recurring adversary of the Teen Titans before being killed by his successor, Sebastian Blood IX.
Brother Blood appears in the 2003 Teen Titans animated series and its 2013 spin-off Teen Titans Go!, voiced by John DiMaggio. Sebastian Blood is a recurring character in the second season of the Arrowverse series Arrow, portrayed by Kevin Alejandro. Joseph Morgan appears as the character in the fourth season of the HBO Max series Titans.
The first Brother Blood, Sebastian Blood VIII, debuted in The New Teen Titans #21 (July 1982), and was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez. He was a regular foe of the Teen Titans for many years. Based on Wolfman's interest in occult manipulation from his previous work on Marvel's Tomb of Dracula, Brother Blood's "very dark" storyline received praise from older readers but alienated younger readers of the title.
Wolfman: "When I was at Marvel, I wrote a horror book called Tomb of Dracula ... By its nature, ToD dealt with supreme evil and its control over people, including those in demonic and dark religious cults. I wanted to further explore this concept, this time in the guise of the superhero book, yet I wanted to go just as dark and just as twisted as before."
The second Brother Blood, Sebastian Blood IX, debuted in Outsiders (vol. 3) #6 (January 2004), and was created by writer Judd Winick and artist ChrisCross.
The first Brother Blood encountered by the Titans is the eighth to bear the title. Seven hundred years earlier, a priest in the fictional nation of Zandia named Brother Sebastian killed another priest to gain possession of what he believed to be Jesus Christ's prayer shawl. The shawl gave Sebastian invulnerability and reduced his aging, but the priest he killed cursed him to be slain by his son before his hundredth birthday. Upon doing so, his son became the second Brother Blood. He, in turn was killed by his son, and this continued for seven centuries.
The eighth Brother Blood intends to extend the Church of Blood beyond Zandia and make the organization to be a world power. The Church of Blood begins operating in America, and the Titans are called to investigate when an ex-girlfriend of Cyborg attempts to escape the cult. Because of the Church of Blood's influence, the Titans find moving against him difficult, especially when public opinion is turned against them by Bethany Snow, a reporter who is also a member of the Church.
Brother Blood brainwashes Nightwing and attempts to take control of Raven's power. Raven defeats Blood and his mind is seemingly destroyed. Blood's wife Mother Mayhem later gives birth to a girl, suggesting the curse to have ended.
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Brother Blood
Sebastian Blood VIII, known by his alias, Brother Blood, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a power-hungry priest and head of the Church of Blood, as well as the eighth person in the DC Universe to assume the mantle, after killing his father and taking the Brother Blood mantle from him. This tradition had gone on for generations, dating back to the 13th century, when the first Brother Blood was born after obtaining Jesus of Nazareth's prayer shawl and gaining superhuman abilities. As Brother Blood, Sebastian served as a recurring adversary of the Teen Titans before being killed by his successor, Sebastian Blood IX.
Brother Blood appears in the 2003 Teen Titans animated series and its 2013 spin-off Teen Titans Go!, voiced by John DiMaggio. Sebastian Blood is a recurring character in the second season of the Arrowverse series Arrow, portrayed by Kevin Alejandro. Joseph Morgan appears as the character in the fourth season of the HBO Max series Titans.
The first Brother Blood, Sebastian Blood VIII, debuted in The New Teen Titans #21 (July 1982), and was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez. He was a regular foe of the Teen Titans for many years. Based on Wolfman's interest in occult manipulation from his previous work on Marvel's Tomb of Dracula, Brother Blood's "very dark" storyline received praise from older readers but alienated younger readers of the title.
Wolfman: "When I was at Marvel, I wrote a horror book called Tomb of Dracula ... By its nature, ToD dealt with supreme evil and its control over people, including those in demonic and dark religious cults. I wanted to further explore this concept, this time in the guise of the superhero book, yet I wanted to go just as dark and just as twisted as before."
The second Brother Blood, Sebastian Blood IX, debuted in Outsiders (vol. 3) #6 (January 2004), and was created by writer Judd Winick and artist ChrisCross.
The first Brother Blood encountered by the Titans is the eighth to bear the title. Seven hundred years earlier, a priest in the fictional nation of Zandia named Brother Sebastian killed another priest to gain possession of what he believed to be Jesus Christ's prayer shawl. The shawl gave Sebastian invulnerability and reduced his aging, but the priest he killed cursed him to be slain by his son before his hundredth birthday. Upon doing so, his son became the second Brother Blood. He, in turn was killed by his son, and this continued for seven centuries.
The eighth Brother Blood intends to extend the Church of Blood beyond Zandia and make the organization to be a world power. The Church of Blood begins operating in America, and the Titans are called to investigate when an ex-girlfriend of Cyborg attempts to escape the cult. Because of the Church of Blood's influence, the Titans find moving against him difficult, especially when public opinion is turned against them by Bethany Snow, a reporter who is also a member of the Church.
Brother Blood brainwashes Nightwing and attempts to take control of Raven's power. Raven defeats Blood and his mind is seemingly destroyed. Blood's wife Mother Mayhem later gives birth to a girl, suggesting the curse to have ended.