| Deacon Frost | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tomb of Dracula I#13 (Oct 1973) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman Gene Colan |
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| Notable aliases | Whitehair |
Deacon Frost is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Universe. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Tomb of Dracula is a horror Comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979 Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer. Eugene "Gene" Colan (born September 1, 1926) is an American comic book artist. The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place He appears in Tomb of Dracula and in the Blade limited series. Tomb of Dracula is a horror Comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979 The Blade films are based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, portrayed by Wesley Snipes which begins
Fictional character biography
Frost was allegedly a scientist looking for the key to immortality. For one of his experiments, he kidnapped a young woman in order to inject her with the blood of a recently killed vampire. Vampires are fictional characters found in the Marvel Universe. The girl's fiancé broke into the lab, and in the resulting scuffle Frost was accidentally injected with the blood himself. The result was that Frost became a vampire but due to the unusual method of his becoming a vampire, he was endowed with a unique characteristic. Anyone he turned into a vampire would generate a doppelgänger. A doppelgänger ( or fetch is the ghostly double of a living person a sinister form of Bilocation. He could create an infinite number of doppelgängers by biting each doppelgänger, and they would all be under his mental control. Frost intended to use this ability to contend for the position of Lord of Vampires, a position that was presently owned by Dracula. Dracula is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
Deacon Frost is the vampire responsible for the death of Blade's mother; Blade's initial mission is to exact revenge against his mother's killer. Blade ( Eric Brooks) is a Fictional character, a Superhero Vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. It was also Frost who turned Hannibal King into a vampire. Hannibal King is a Fictional character, a supernatural detective appearing in publications from Marvel Comics. Blade and King, while initially distrusting each other, eventually teamed up to fight Frost's army of Blade and King dopplegangers. The two of them managed to defeat and apparently destroy Frost in his underground hideout, stabbing him twice and leaving his body to be consumed as his hideout exploded.
Many years later, Blade encountered a vampire that called itself Deacon Frost. This vampire had a different appearance and personality to the original Frost, and was later identified as being a doppelgänger. A doppelgänger ( or fetch is the ghostly double of a living person a sinister form of Bilocation. The doppelgänger attempted to summon a powerful demon, only to be devoured by it. In a later one-shot story set in New Orleans, Deacon Frost was encountered yet again, but he appeared as he did in Tomb of Dracula. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana He also confirmed that the previous encounter was indeed an imposter, as Blade suspected, who was created using science and magic. Blade and King, with the help of Brother Voodoo, foiled Frost's attempt to gain control of Garwood Industries through Donna Garth (daughter of Simon Garth, the so-called Living Zombie). Brother Voodoo ( Jericho Drumm) is a fictional, Supernatural Superhero in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Zombie ( Simon William Garth) is a fictional Supernatural character in the Marvel Comics universe, who starred in the black-and-white The Zombie ( Simon William Garth) is a fictional Supernatural character in the Marvel Comics universe, who starred in the black-and-white Frost escaped this encounter vowing revenge. More recently, Frost appeared at the summons of Dracula to defend the Lord of Vampires as he underwent a magical ritual, only to be staked by Blade.
In the comics, Deacon Frost was depicted as a tall white haired late middle age gentleman with red eyes and possibly being from circa 1860s Germany as judged by his period clothing. His doppelgänger sported an accent and attire that suggested a Southern preacher. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive
Movie
Deacon Frost appeared in the 1998 movie Blade, starring Wesley Snipes as the title character. Blade is a 1998 vampire Action film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories Blade is a 1998 vampire Action film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American Actor, Film producer, and Martial artist. Although the movie retains Frost's upstart ambitions, he was a great deal younger and more updated for the 1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 He was played by actor Stephen Dorff. Stephen Dorff (born July 29, 1973) is an American Actor, best known for portraying Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat
In the film, Frost's main objective was to become La Magra, the vampire Blood god, and rid the world of humans, believing it belongs to the vampire race. After killing the House of Erebus leaders as part of the ritual, Blade, with the help of Karen Jenson (played by N'Bushe Wright), spoiled Frost's plans. In the Blade universe vampires are grouped into Clans called Vampire houses. N'Bushe Wright (pronounced nuh-BOO-shay born September 20 1970 in New York City New York, U Despite their efforts, however, Frost managed to complete the ritual and become one with La Magra, and engaged Blade in a final intense sword battle. During the fight, Blade managed to gain the upper hand, cutting off Frost's right arm and then proceeded to cut him in half, only for Frost's top half to re-connect and regrow his right arm. Finally, after a stand-off, Frost was destroyed by Blade's use of EDTA darts (which he had believed to be Blade's serum). EDTA is a widely used abbreviation for the Chemical compound ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (and many other names see table
Frost was not well-liked in the vampire community; Eli Damaskinos, in Blade II, thanked Blade for killing Deacon Frost, and it was said that Blade "actually did [them] a favor. Blade II is a 2002 vampire Action film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Wesley Snipes. Blade II is a 2002 vampire Action film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Wesley Snipes. "
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