Summary Warning: Spoilers for Blood Hunt #4 ahead!The mystery of Marvel's Blood Hunt is finally laid bare as the miniseries' fourth issue reveals the source behind the plot to darken the sun forever: the vampire lord Varnae. But Varnae's history runs deeper than most realize, extending not just back to Marvel's early days, but even before the infamous character of Dracula was ever created.
Blood Hunt #4 by Jed MacKay, Pepe Larraz, and Marte Gracia, opens with dire straits indeed: New York's darkened skyline is blotted out by an accursed Atlantean temple; Doctor Strange and Clea are forced to turn to Doom for aid; and Black Panther remains at Blade's twisted beck and call. With his plans at the cusp of fruition, "Blade" drops the ruse and reveals his true identity to a shocked T'Challa.
" the first vampire, my nomad spirit clothed in my fated vessel, the Daywalker's skin. I am Varnae," Blade's body gloats, revealing that Blade's age-old nemesis has been possessing him the whole time. Related Marvel Admits the Problematic Core of Its Vampire Lore In a preview for X-Men: Blood Hunt: Jubilee #1, the former vampire makes a stunning confession about vampires that makes them more sympathetic. Varnae is a major part of Blade's ongoing lore as the lord of all vampires. He's the mastermind beind many of Blade's early adventures, and even first attempted to possess the Daywalker in Blade: The Vampire Hunter #5.
Varnae Is The Result Of Marvel's Deliberate Literary Influence Close Varnae's relevance extends beyond the current implications of the Blood Hunt event. Rather, the character's name and very existence as Marvel's proto-Vampire shows how early Marvel writers were inspired by older stories, seeding notions and references to them into their comics.
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