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Dreadknight

Dreadknight (Bram Velsing) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a Latverian scientist who was bio-fused to a skull-like metal helmet for conspiring against Doctor Doom and became a knight-like villain who plans different revenge plots against Doctor Doom which often leads him into conflict with Iron Man and other superheroes.

The character first appeared in Iron Man #101 (Aug. 1977) and was created by writer Bill Mantlo and penciller George Tuska.

Bram Velsing is a Latverian scientist, unsatisfied with serving Doctor Doom whom he referred to as a "grotesque mockery of a man" and thought himself as his superior. Upon learning of Velsing's treacherous ideals, Doom grafts a skull-like metal helmet to his head using a bio-fusion device, scarring him as a way to make him even with Doom. Velsing flees and comes under the care of Victoria Frankenstein, who nurses him back to health. Velsing gains a variety of weapons and rides the "Hellhorse", a bat-winged horse created by Frankenstein using Black Knight's horse Elendil. Calling himself Dreadknight, Velsing attempts to force more resources from Frankenstein to defeat Doom, but is defeated by Iron Man and Frankenstein's Monster and rendered comatose.

Dreadknight is revived by the mystical villains Morgan Le Fay and Mordred and menaces Captain Britain, Victoria Bentley, and Sean Dolan. He is defeated by Dane Whitman.

Dreadknight appears as a member of Wizard's incarnation of the Frightful Four alongside Trapster and Man-Bull. In their attempt to capture a physicist named Dr. Cargill, the Frightful Four are defeated by Spider-Man and Cargill's daughter Turbine.

During the "One World Under Doom" storyline, Dreadknight joins Mad Thinker's incarnation of the Masters of Evil and assists them in invading the Impossible City. After battling the Masters of Evil alongside Captain America, the Impossible City resets itself, freeing it from the group's control.

In light of Doctor Doom's death, Dreadknight formed the Dreadsquires from his fellow Latverians and attacked the Latverian embassy where he demanded to meet with the world leaders to grant him the throne of Latveria. He and the Dreadsquires were defeated by Captain America and Iron Man.

Bram Velsing is a gifted scientist with skills as an engineer.

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