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Elsa Bloodstone

    Elsa Bloodstone 

Elsa Bloodstone

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Oh yeah, you can already tell she's one of the badasses!

Alter Ego: Elsa Bloodstone

Notable Aliases: Bloodstone

First Appearance: Bloodstone #1 (December, 2001)

Elsa is the daughter of Ulysses Bloodstone, an infamous monster hunter in the Marvel Universe, whose Super-Strength and immortality were derived from the mystical Bloodgem embedded in his chest. Elsa's relationship with her father has been subject to continuity drift; while it was originally established that she never knew him prior to his death, later materials explicitly mention that he raised her to be a hunter like himself. Her nationality is also disputed; she's ostensibly from Boston, but more recent appearances suggest an English persona.

Nonetheless, Elsa's own path in life isn't dissimilar to her father's, becoming a prominent monster hunter in her adult years. At some point after Ulysses' death, Elsa came into the possession of a Bloodgem choker, effectively granting her the same powers as his —- but since her Bloodgem is worn externally, she's more susceptible to danger than he ever was.

Though Elsa first appeared in her own limited series, she's perhaps best known for costarring in Warren Ellis' Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E..

This series portrayed Elsa with a sharp change in personality from her initial characterization, not to mention completely changing her look. Originally a long-haired blonde prone to skimpy, Indiana Jones-esque clothing, the Elsa of Nextwave sports a red, tomboyish ponytail and badass longcoat. It's worth noting that Nextwave's level of canonicity has wavered back and forth since being published, but this new direction (and visual appearance) for the character has stuck with successive creators.

Elsa is one of the 142 superheroes who signed the Superhuman Registration Act, also becoming part of The Initiative in its wake. Outside of starring in a Legion of Monsters limited series opposite Morbius the Living Vampire some years later, Elsa fell a bit Out of Focus after the Civil War ended.

The Marvel NOW! initiative brought Elsa back into some consciousness, joining the likes of Valkyrie, Misty Knight, and Dani Moonstar in the Fearless Defenders, which only lasted for a total of twelve issues before low sales resulted in its cancelation.

Elsa also appeared in the pages of Avengers Arena, where her younger brother Cullen starred as a primary character. In the time Elsa spent away from visibility, she became an instructor at the Braddock Academy, where she enrolled Cullen as a student ... who'd just returned from a hell dimension where an eldritch abomination bonded with his soul. Because of this, she gave him a Bloodgem ring that he must wear at all times, or else he'll transform into the gigantic monster that possesses him.

During the AXIS story, Elsa joined an unlikely team of Avengers formed by Valeria Richards and an inverted Doctor Doom. Shortly after her stint there, Earth-616 collided with Earth-1610, thusly ending the Marvel Universe.

Now living on Battleworld without any memories of her previous life, Elsa guarded The Wall, separating Battleworld from the zombie-infested Deadlands. As part of the Secret Wars event, Elsa headlines a Marvel Zombies limited series, following her efforts to protect an orphan —revealed to be a younger version of herself— who wanders into aforementioned Deadlands.

After the Marvel Universe was restored, Elsa joined A-Force —the all-female team of Avengers— during the second Civil War, and showed up in the pages of Monsters Unleashed.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Elsa made her debut in Werewolf by Night (2022).


  • Abnormal Ammo: The various sorts of ammunition she uses are tailor made for killing monsters. From traditional silver bolts, to hellfire slugs, to behemoth busters, Elsa packs anything but normal rounds.
  • Abusive Parents: Elsa's upbringing by Ulysses was fairly rough, and shown in detail via flashbacks in Marvel Zombies.
    • Played for Laughs in Nextwave, although considering the above was after this book and surprisingly in line with it, maybe it shouldn't have been.
    • Civil War: Damage Report reveals that while at least parts of the adventures of the Nextwave team were set in the main Marvel continuity, the others may have been delusions brought by constant use of drugs, mental conditioning and deceptions by their H.A.T.E. employers. This could mean that Elsa's memories of her father abusing her may not have been real as she was originally stated to not have even known him when she was growing up.
    • It's also been shown that The Beyond Corporation can alter the history of those it ensnares. Nextwave was officially brought into continuity with the explanation it was a game Beyond were playing on Aaron, Tabitha, Monica and Elsa. It is entirely plausible, when dealing with malevolent cosmic beings, that she didn't know her father growing up but retroactively remembers growing up with an abusive one.
  • Action Girl: She fights monsters!
  • Amicable Exes: With Jack Russell a.k.a. Werewolf by Night.
  • Amulet of Concentrated Awesome: The Bloodgem in her choker grants her super-strength and immortality.
  • Badass Family: She's the daughter of an immortal monster hunter and sister of a possessed eldritch abomination — not to mention a monster hunter in her own right.
  • BFG: Has a preference for these, which she describes with words such as "exquisite" and "phenomenal"
  • Big Sister Instinct: She's fairly protective of Cullen, despite not being very favorable toward kids. She's also equally protective of Kei Kawade despite only knowing him for a short period of time.
  • Brits Love Tea: Even in the middle of the battlefield, she'll stop for tea. After all, Elsa is British!
  • Bodyguarding a Badass: Is hired to protect and train Kei Kawade, aka Kid Kaiju, who has a small team of monsters that can level cities at his disposal.
  • But Now I Must Go: She eventually deems Kei responsible enough to handle things on his own without someone to mind all of his activities after watching him and Aegis deal with an Eldritch Abomination on their own. She isn't gone though, since she tells Kei that she'll be on call whenever she needs him, calling herself Kei's "mini Kaiju".
  • Civvie Spandex: Elsa doesn't don a flashy costume like most heroes in the Marvel Universe, opting for a badass longcoat instead.
  • Combat Pragmatist: Is happy to use anything she gets her hands on in a fight, even if it isn't "fair".
    Elsa: Excuse me, sweetie. [whacks Lady Hellbender with an alien hammer] But I'm done playing with you!
    Lady Hellbender: Some... sort of atomic power hammer? That isn't fair... You cheated.
    Elsa: Oh, you ignorant space harpy. For monster hunters, cheating is closely related to survival rates.
  • Deuteragonist: Of Monsters Unleashed, as she's the human with the most screentime after Kei himself.
  • Disappeared Dad: Whether or not she actually knew her father growing up, either explanation applies for this trope.
  • Expy: She's often referred to as "Marvel's Buffy", which many of her writers claim to not intentionally invoke.
  • Fiery Redhead: She's level-headed most of the time, but tick her off and she'll let you know who's boss.
    Elsa: [holding Moloids by the neck] I'll ask you again—nicely this time... WHO IS YOUR QUEEN!
  • Fights Like a Normal: She definitely has superhuman strength and immortality, but she primarily brings all sorts of guns, crossbows, melee weapons, wooden stakes, and other monster hunting implements rather than her superpowers.
  • Guns Akimbo: She sometimes does this with rifles.
  • I Am Not My Father: As much as Elsa hates to admit it, much of Ulysses rubbed off on her.
  • Locked into Strangeness: The Secret Wars Marvel Zombies tie-in shows that she was born blonde like her father, but it was dyed red by the blood of a qlippoth she killed that soaked into her scalp and caused an infection. She was forced to do so and told to lie to her mother about it by her father.
  • Monster Compendium: On her blog she seeks help in building one for monster hunters worldwide to reference.
  • Most Common Super Power: She’s a super-heroine on the extremely busty side.
  • Never Bring a Knife to a Fist Fight: As Elsa once claimed, "Samurai robots beat guns, no question. So it's just me and a shovel."
  • Raised by Robots: Her father built a babysitter robot called "Hate Mother", which leaves very little to the imagination in regards to its personality.
  • Revive Kills Zombie: The Bloodstone's healing power means that any vampire who drinks Elsa's blood is cured of vampirism and becomes an ordinary human. And if they're thousands of years old...
  • Ship Tease: With, of all people, Deadpool.
  • Shotguns Are Just Better: Her favorite firearm, even if at time she wields Uzis or pistols instead.
  • Sir Swears-a-Lot: Lampshaded by Nico Minoru during her appearance in A-Force.
  • Statuesque Stunner: Elsa is a beautiful young woman who stands at 5' 9".
  • Stripperific: Her pre-Nextwave appearance wasn't very ... practical for a monster hunter, saying the least.
  • Superhero Packing Heat: Well, she's a monster hunter more than she is a superheroine, but she's happy to bring all sorts of firearms to a fight if they'll raise her chances of success and survival. Along with her firearms she has powers too such as super strength and regeneration.
  • Tulpa: In Secret Wars (2015), she meets the incarnation of her innocence, the her from a potential reality where she shaved her head and left her father. Said incarnation then fuses with her, allowing her to use the Bloodstone to its full potential and cure both herself and her father of the zombie affliction
  • You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Gives this speech to Kei after he accidentally summons Poison Fing Fang Foom into the Earth-616 reality and starts doubting himself over this failure.
    Elsa: You're a right fool, Kei Kawade. You should have told me about your worries before now. But you're not a monster. I've watched you save the world. You're a hero.
    Kei: I thought I could control my powers... but I can't. And I can't be a hero if--
    Elsa: So you failed. Join the club. I can't save every person on the planet from every vampire attack. That doesn't stop me from staking every bloodsucker I see. Do you think Captain Bloody Marvel feels just peachy every time some disaster strikes in a place while she's saving lives in another? Heroes fall down, Kei... but they also get back up. Now—before that scaly behemoth tracks us down... summon those monsters of yours and let's end this.

Family

    Elise Bloodstone 

Elsa's mother.


  • Continuity Snarl: In Bloodstone, she shows up without any knowledge of Ulysses's monster fighting and seems perfectly fine. Also, she only appears to have a daughter, Elsa. Later on, it's shown that she has a son, Cullen, and that she was confined to a mental institution after learning what her husband did.

    Cullen Bloodstone 

Cullen Bloodstone

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Alter Ego: Cullen Bloodstone

Notable Aliases: Baby Bloodstone

First Appearance: Avengers Arena #1 (December, 2012)

Cullen Bloodstone hails from the monster hunting Bloodstone family. He has a bitter and sarcastic demeanor which only falters when it comes to his love Anachronism, who is also his best friend. Cullen also hides the fact that he's possessed by a huge Eldritch Abomination-type monster.


  • Accidental Murder: He kills Nara inadvertently through the uncontrollable parasitic monster possessing him.
  • Amulet of Concentrated Awesome: His Bloodstone ring, which grants him Nigh-Invulnerability, a degree of immortality, and a Healing Factor.
  • Badass Bookworm: Small and unimposing, but smart as a whip and very good with weapons.
  • Badass Family: Cullen is the son of renowned monster hunter Ulysses Bloodstone and younger brother to Elsa Bloodstone, a monster hunter in her own right.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: In issue #8, he's being mind-controlled by Hellstrom and forced to attack
  • The Conscience: He is Anachronism's conscience, and serves him up moral advice under the guise of snark. He also chides Kid Briton and Nara for trying to attack Death Locket, a young girl.
  • The Cynic: There is no looking on the bright side for Cullen. In issue #14, he loses it and declared all of them doomed after they're split up and lost.
  • Deadpan Snarker: What he makes up for in strength, is his snark.
  • Demonic Possession/Puppeteer Parasite: During his two years in the Klimtor dimension, he was possessed by a parasitic monster called a Glaratrox.
  • Eldritch Abomination: The Glaratrox who bonded with Cullen hails from a different dimension.
  • Forgiveness Requires Death: After Cullen kills Nara, he thinks he's lost Aiden forever and thinks Aiden killing him would be the least he could do, out of love.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: He despises Nara because Aiden crushes on her hard, leaving him out.
  • Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Anachronism, at least on Anachronism's part.
  • Idle Rich: With him being out of the Braddock Academy and his sister Elsa being the family head and main monster hunter, Cullen Bloodstone just indulges himself with karaoke and purchasing creatures to hunt on the family estate.
  • Incompatible Orientation: A prominent story arc in Avengers Arena was that he fell in love with his best friend Aiden/Anachronism, who was straight and also involved with a female student.
  • Hopeless Suitor: Unfortunately for Cullen, Anachronism hasn't noticed his crush at all.
  • Mind-Control Eyes: When he's being controlled by Hellstrom, his eyes light up
  • Parental Abandonment: For Cullen's birthday, his father left him in a monster-filled dimension for what was meant to be a few hours for training. But Ulysses was killed soon after and Cullen was left behind for more than two years. He also was angry with Elsa when she left him at the Braddock Academy, but that was for his own good.
  • Perpetual Frowner: He doesn't smile much and his default expression is a scowl.
  • Plot-Relevant Age-Up: Cullen returns in Excalibur (2019), out of the Braddock Academy and several years older.
  • Straight Gay: Cullen isn't the least bit campy or flamboyant. He's mainly cold, with a dry wit about him.
  • Sugar-and-Ice Personality: A true Sugar-and-Ice Personality through and through. He's mainly harsh and aloof towards the other survivors. His warmer side is only displayed when he's fawning over Anachronism and when he was going over his Dark and Troubled Past.
  • Superpowered Evil Side: Cullen is possessed by a huge, ugly green monster that his bloodstone ring holds back.
  • Token Evil Teammate: Cullen went off the deep end after the events of Arena and appears to have given into the dark side in him. He originally invaded Bagalia to get Arcade but joined up because he liked it there. Also, as of issue #6, he's the only one who doesn't know that the rest of the group is not joining the Masters of Evil for real. He eventually stops his evil rampage after finally coming to terms that he and Aiden were not meant to be but is fine with them being friends.
  • Took a Level in Jerkass: Cullen Bloodstone is reintroduced Excalibur (2019) with quite a bit of bigotry against mutants. He's also become an Upperclass Twit who's so snobby about the tradition of the hunt that he assaults the team with his monster parasite, just because they used their powers.

    Ulysses Bloodstone 

Ulysses Bloodstone

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Alter Ego: Ulysses Bloodstone

Notable Aliases: Ulysses Bloodstone, Captain Achab, Redstone Kid

First Appearance: Marvel Presents #1 (October, 1975)

Ulysses Bloodstone is the adopted name of an ancient hunter turned adventurer, soldier of fortune, and monster hunter after contact with a fragment of the mystic Bloodgem rendered him virtually immortal. He lived for well over ten thousand years.


  • Badass Family: His children Elsa and Cullen are pretty badass in their own right.
  • Hunter of Monsters: What he dedicated himself to do, which his daughter Elsa has taken after his death. He was a member (with Doctor Druid, Makkari of the Eternals, Zawadi of the Wakandas, and giant ape monster Gorgilla) of the team the Monster Hunters in the years before the Fantastic Four's rocket launch.
  • Really 700 Years Old: He's at least over ten-thousand years old.

Allies

    Adam 

    Charles Barnabas 

    Tomas Dluga 

    N'Kantu, the Living Mummy 

N'Kantu, the Living Mummy

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Alter Ego: N'kantu

Notable Aliases: The Mummy, Captain Ace Bandages, Ba'ka Mumiya

First Appearance: Supernatural Thrillers #5 (August, 1973)

N'Kantu is a mummified African tribesman with heightened strength and dexterity. He is also considered immortal due to his "life" of over 3,000 years.


Enemies

    Count Dracula 

Count Dracula

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Alter Ego: Vlad Dracula

Notable Aliases: Count Dracula, Justin Drake, Dr. Vlad, Vlad III the Impaler, Dagon, Count Orlok, Alucard, Dondora, Frank Drake, Drake

First Appearance: Suspense #7 (March, 1951)

Vlad the Impaler himself, turned into a vampire after one fateful battle in 15th century. He is the Lord of Vampires and serves as primary antagonist to more supernatural oriented characters. His outside appearances vary by the timeline from his initial Classical Movie Vampire in the seventies to a "modern" long-haired Walking Shirtless Scene in 00s to an armor-clad warrior.


    Pharaoh Rakses The Necromancer 

Pharaoh Rakses The Necromancer

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Alter Ego: Rakses

First Appearance: Bloodstone #3 (February, 2002)

Rakses is an undead Egyptian sorcerer, long ago mummified.


    Nosferatu 

Nosferatu

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Alter Ego: Nosferatu

First Appearance: Bloodstone #4 (March, 2002)

Nosferatu is a vampire with the standard vampiric abilities. Lord Nosferatu was the leader of the Nosferati, his own vampiric variant. He sought ways to have his people feed on other vampires.



Alternative Title(s): Elsa Bloodstone

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