Dreadknight
Encyclopedia
Dreadknight is a fictional character
that appears in comic book
s published by Marvel Comics
. The character first appeared in Iron Man
#102 (Aug. 1977) and was created by writer Bill Mantlo
and penciller George Tuska
.
n scientist, unsatisfied with serving Doctor Doom
whom he referred to as a "grotesque mockery" and thought himself as his superior. Upon learning of Velsing's treacherous ideals, Doom permanently grafts a skull-like cybernetic helmet to Velsing's head, scarring him. Velsing flees, and comes under the care of Victoria Frankenstein
who nurses him back to health at Castle Frankenstein. The character gains a variety of weapons and rides the "hellhorse", a mutated bat-winged flying horse genetically engineered by Nathan Garrett
. Calling himself the Dreadknight, the character attempts to force more resources from Frankenstein to defeat Doctor Doom but is defeated by Iron Man
, Frankenstein's Monster
, and Victoria's mutated charges The Children
.
Velsing is revived by the mystical villains Morgan Le Fay
and Mordred
, and menaced Captain Britain
, Victoria Bentley, and Sean Dolan
but is defeated by the Avenger
Dane Whitman
.
Hawkeye
impersonated Dreadknight in order to get close to the Thunderbolts
.
Following Doctor Doom's apparent death at the hands of Onslaught
, Dreadknight briefly takes Latveria and battles Spider-Man
.
Dreadknight later appeared fighting Tony Stark
and apparently still serving (but resenting) Doctor Doom
.
Bram Velsing is also a gifted scientist with skills as an engineer.
's designs in the 2009 Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars
series. Although his armor features a skull motif and is painted in a color scheme reminiscent of his mainstream Marvel Universe counterpart, he is never called Dreadknight. Velsing made his home in a renovated Castle Frankenstein
, where he fought Iron Man. At the end of their encounter, Iron Man locked down the defeated Velsing's armor. At one point during the battle, Velsing asks why a girl (in this case, the Ultimate version of Justine Hammer
) is in his presence "without a leash."
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
that appears in comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
. The character first appeared in Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
#102 (Aug. 1977) and was created by writer Bill Mantlo
Bill Mantlo
Bill Mantlo is an American comic-book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: the Eagle Award-winning Micronauts and the long-running Rom. An attorney, he also worked as a public defender...
and penciller George Tuska
George Tuska
George Tuska , who early in his career used a variety of pen names including Carl Larson, was an American comic book and newspaper comic strip artist best known for his 1940s work on various Captain Marvel titles and the crime fiction series Crime Does Not Pay, for and his 1960s work illustrating...
.
Fictional character biography
Bram Velsing is a LatveriaLatveria
Latveria is a nation in the . It is an isolated European country ruled by the supervillain Doctor Doom, supposedly located in the Banat region. It is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, and also borders the Symkaria to the south. Its capital is Doomstadt.-Publication history:Latveria first...
n scientist, unsatisfied with serving Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom
Victor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...
whom he referred to as a "grotesque mockery" and thought himself as his superior. Upon learning of Velsing's treacherous ideals, Doom permanently grafts a skull-like cybernetic helmet to Velsing's head, scarring him. Velsing flees, and comes under the care of Victoria Frankenstein
Victoria Frankenstein
Victoria Frankenstein may refer to:*Victoria Frankenstein, the lead character in a modern day version of Frankenstein*Victoria Frankenstein, a Marvel Comics character who is Victor Frankenstein's great-granddaughter in the stories of Dreadknight and Frankenstein's Monster...
who nurses him back to health at Castle Frankenstein. The character gains a variety of weapons and rides the "hellhorse", a mutated bat-winged flying horse genetically engineered by Nathan Garrett
Black Knight (Nathan Garrett)
Nathan Garrett, also known as the criminal Black Knight, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He was a supervillain and descendant of the original Black Knight, and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Dick Ayers....
. Calling himself the Dreadknight, the character attempts to force more resources from Frankenstein to defeat Doctor Doom but is defeated by Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
, Frankenstein's Monster
Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)
Frankenstein's Monster is a fictional character based on the character in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The character has been adapted often in the comic book medium...
, and Victoria's mutated charges The Children
The Children
Wicked Little Things is a Zombie horror film directed by J. S. Cardone and stars Lori Heuring, Scout Taylor-Compton and Chloe Moretz.- Plot :...
.
Velsing is revived by the mystical villains Morgan Le Fay
Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics)
Morgan le Fay is a fictional character in the , based loosely on the Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. In this version of the character, she is the half-faerie half-sister of the mythic Arthur. Her elven heritage granted her immortality, and she used this time to master the mystic arts. She...
and Mordred
Mordred (comics)
Mordred the Evil is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is based loosely on the Mordred of Arthurian legend.-Fictional character biography:...
, and menaced Captain Britain
Captain Britain
Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1...
, Victoria Bentley, and Sean Dolan
Bloodwraith
Bloodwraith is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:He is the murderous enemy of Black Knight and the Avengers. While Sean Dolan was known as Bloodwraith, Bloodwraith is made up of the souls of those the Ebony Blade has slain. He is an expert...
but is defeated by the Avenger
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
Dane Whitman
Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the company's third person to bear the name Black Knight. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, he first appeared in The Avengers #47 Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics...
.
Hawkeye
Hawkeye (comics)
Hawkeye , also known as Goliath and Ronin, is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. Hawkeye joined the Avengers in Avengers Vol. 1 #16 Hawkeye...
impersonated Dreadknight in order to get close to the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
.
Following Doctor Doom's apparent death at the hands of Onslaught
Onslaught (comics)
Onslaught is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Man #15 , and was co-created by writers Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, and artist Andy Kubert....
, Dreadknight briefly takes Latveria and battles Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
.
Dreadknight later appeared fighting Tony Stark
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
and apparently still serving (but resenting) Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom
Victor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...
.
Powers and abilities
Dreadknight wears a steel alloy body armor granting him superhuman strength and durability. The character uses a power-lance capable of projecting energy blasts; electrified steel cable bolas; miniature missiles; and also uses a carbon dioxide pistol that fires concentrated nerve gas which can render unconscious or kill opponents. Dreadknight rides the "hellhorse", a mutated bat-winged flying horse that was genetically engineered by Nathan Garrett and Victoria Frankenstein.Bram Velsing is also a gifted scientist with skills as an engineer.
Ultimate Dreadknight
Ultimate Bram Velsing appears in a suit of armor based on Ultimate Iron ManUltimate Iron Man (character)
Ultimate Iron Man , is the Ultimate Marvel version of the fictional superhero Iron Man that first appeared in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #4, written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Mike Allred. He later appeared in the Ultimates and often appears in the same titles they do...
's designs in the 2009 Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars
Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars
Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars is an American comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The series is set in the Ultimate Universe, and is written by Warren Ellis and pencilled by Steve Kurth....
series. Although his armor features a skull motif and is painted in a color scheme reminiscent of his mainstream Marvel Universe counterpart, he is never called Dreadknight. Velsing made his home in a renovated Castle Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
, where he fought Iron Man. At the end of their encounter, Iron Man locked down the defeated Velsing's armor. At one point during the battle, Velsing asks why a girl (in this case, the Ultimate version of Justine Hammer
Justine Hammer
The Crimson Cowl , is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. She was a recurring adversary of the Thunderbolts. Justine was the second villain to use the alias, Ultron being the first. Edwin Jarvis was framed as the first Crimson Cowl by Ultron...
) is in his presence "without a leash."
Television
- Dreadknight appears in the 1994 Iron ManIron Man (TV series)Iron Man, also known as Iron Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series based on Marvel Comics' superhero Iron Man...
TV series voiced by Neil DicksonNeil DicksonNeil Dickson is an English actor, who has worked extensively in both American and British film and television.At the age of five, Dickson contracted polio, but he was fortunate enough to make a complete recovery a year later. He attended Worksop College in Nottinghamshire playing Coriolanus in the...
. He serves as one of the minions of the MandarinMandarin (comics)The Mandarin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and the archenemy of Iron Man.In 2009, Mandarin was ranked as IGN's 81st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.-Publication history:...
. He and BlacklashBlacklashBlacklash is the name of 2 characters from Marvel Comics.The best known Blacklash is Mark Scarlotti is an enemy of Iron Man.-Publication history:...
were rivals for the affections of HypnotiaHypnotiaHypnotia is a fictional character, a supervillain created for the Iron Man animated TV series. Hypnotia is voiced by Linda Holdahl in the first season and Jennifer Darling in the second season.-History:...
, the sole female member of the Mandarin's followers. - In the Iron Man: Armored AdventuresIron Man: Armored AdventuresIron Man: Armored Adventures is a 3D CGI cartoon series based on the Marvel Comics superhero Iron Man. It debuted in the USA on the Nicktoons on April 24, 2009, and has already begun airing on Canadian network Teletoon. The series is story edited by showrunner Christopher Yost, who also worked on...
episode "Ancient History 101", the Dreadknights are a legion of stone statues brought to life by a test formed by the first Mandarin. The word to stop them and pass the test of "Wisdom", is "JungCarl JungCarl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
", which Iron Man managed to translate off of a sword.
Toys
- Toy Biz produced a Dreadknight action figure for the 1994 Iron Man Animated Series.
- A figure of Dreadknight was released in The Danger of Dreadknight 4-pack from the Marvel Super Hero SquadMarvel Super Hero SquadMarvel Super Hero Squad is an action figure line marketed by Hasbro beginning in 2006. The line features scale replicas of comic book heroes from the Marvel Comics universe. Each figure is portrayed in a cartoonish super-deformed-style. The line was designed for younger collectors but has become a...
line, packaged with 2 figures of Iron Man and one of MandarinMandarin (comics)The Mandarin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and the archenemy of Iron Man.In 2009, Mandarin was ranked as IGN's 81st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.-Publication history:...
.
External links
- Dreadknight at Marvel.com
- Dreadknight at MarvelDirectory.com