Zandia
| Brother Blood | |
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Art by George Pérez
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
(1980s) New Teen Titans vol. 1, #21 (1982) (2000s) Outsiders vol. 3, #6 (January 2004) |
| Created by |
Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
| In-story information | |
| Full name |
(2000s & 1980s) Sebastian Blood* |
| Team affiliations |
(Both) Church of Blood (2000s) Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Abilities |
(1980s) Vampirism Enhanced Strength Adept hand-to-hand combatant |
(1980s)
Hypnosis
Sorcery
Longevity
Immunity to Raven's soul-self
Brother Blood is the name of two fictional comic book characters in the DC Comics universe.
The first Brother Blood debuted in New Teen Titans vol. 1 #21(1982), and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
The first Brother Blood encountered by the Titans was 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 Christ's prayer shawl. The shawl gave him 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 was, seemingly, the first who wished to extend the Church of Blood beyond Zandia. He wanted the Church to be a world power. The Church of Blood began operating in America, and the Titans were called to investigate when an ex-girlfriend of Cyborg attempted to escape this cult. Because of the Church of Blood's influence, the Titans found moving against him difficult, especially when public opinion was turned against them by Bethany Snow, a reporter who was a member of the Church.
Brother Blood brainwashed Nightwing and attempted to take control of Raven's power. She defeated him, and his mind was seemingly destroyed. Brother Blood's wife, Mother Mayhem, later birthed a girl, suggesting the curse was over.
Some time later, in Outsiders (vol. 3), Brother Blood returned to villainy. Shortly after recreating his cult, he was killed by a young boy, Sebastian, claiming to be the new Brother Blood. This version reappeared in Teen Titans vol. 3.
This teenaged Brother Blood seemingly based all his decisions on advice from Mother Mayhem, but this was actually a female cultist chosen at random and killed if the advice was not what he wanted to hear. He also exhibited vampiric abilities.
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