![]() ![]() You can help Multiversal Omnipedia by expanding it. The Legion of the Unliving were created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema where they made their first appearance in Avengers v1 #131 (January, 1975). ![]() Oort : a masked armoured being called Oort the Living Comet who was from the future of the 50th century where he was a foe of Quicksilver with the villain able to match his speed and fire comet bursts.This saw him make a pact with the demon Lloigoroth and used his power to summon the souls of dead supervillains to re-inhabit their bodies to form a new Legion of the Unliving. The Grim Reaper believed that the Avengers were responsible for murdering him and he sought revenge against them. Within Limbo, he summoned the shades of people thought by the Avengers and created a new incarnation of the Legion of the Unliving. Xarus adopted the identity of Shadow Colonel, a supposedly dissident vampire who intended to challenge Dracula for the throne, weeding out the weaker members of the vampiric race accompanied by his allies, the Legion of the Unliving.The Legion of the Unliving were a team of supervillains formed on Earth that had taken a number of incarnations over the years. Having later returned to life, Xarus aided Dracula in his plan to start the vampire kingdom anew. Dracula then returned the favour by ripping off Xarus' head, killing him. Xarus attempted to rally his allies to stand against his father once again, but found no support, forcing him to fight alone. Dracula who had returned, having been resurrected by the X-Men appeared on Utopia. Though he lacked time to properly arrange another strike, Xarus was determined to triumph over the X-Men. He led an attack on Utopia and before Xarus' eyes, his entire task force was decimated. To ensure his take-over-the-world scheme, Xarus planned on converting all mutants in San Francisco into vampires. Xarus then set his eyes on world domination. He was then resurrected by Nekra as a zombie again, this time under the condition that he absorb a human life-force every 24 hours. Grim Reaper battled Wonder Man, and 'died' again of a broken neck. He and his allies drove stakes into Dracula and cut off his head, to become Lord of all Vampires. Much later, the Grim Reaper was resurrected by the time travelling Immortus as a member of his Legion of the Unliving. He accomplished this at a centennial meeting of all the vampires. Angry with humanity encroaching into vampire territory, and unhappy with his father's leadership, Xarus created a secret alliance with the leaders of various vampire sects (Claw Sect (warriors), Charniputra Sect, Mystikos Sect (business), Nosferatu Sect, Atlantean Sect (A race of Atlantean vampires), Moksha Sect (seers) and Siren Sect (seductresses)) to overthrow his father. While under his influence, he can force people to do his bidding, though beings of great will power can resist him. Hypnotism and Mind Control: Like all vampires, Xarus has the ability to hypnotise most beings just by making eye contact with them for a few seconds. Weather Manipulation: Xarus, like all vampires, possess the ability to greatly manipulate the weather over a limited area, such as creating immensely powerful thunderstorms. Regenerative Healing Factor: Like all vampires, Xarus can rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed bodily tissues faster and more efficiently than an ordinary human. Pendant: Xarus possesses an pendant containing a device which bends certain frequencies of light around him, letting him stand in broad daylight without being burned.Īcute Senses: Xarus's senses of sight, smell, and hearing are enhanced to superhuman levels. Summoning and Controlling: Xarus can summon and control lesser animals such as bats and wolves, but also thunderstorms, lesser vampires, and in some cases, humans. Transformation: Xarus can transform into a mist-like cloud, a bat, a man-sized bat, or a wolf. Vampire Bite: Xarus’s bite inflicts damage and makes his victim subject to Dracula’s telepathic commands. Most significantly, Xarus is dependant on consuming human blood every night.Įnhanced Abilities: Xarus is a vampire and has enhanced strength, endurance and agility. He is also bound from entering any dwelling unless invited, and he feels the need to break any mirror he encounters. Religious objects can also harm him and items made of silver. Group Affiliation: Legion of the Unliving, former leader of the Vampire NationĬreators: Victor Gischler and Giuseppe CamuncoliĪs a vampire, Xarus is a member of the living dead, virtually immortal and only able to be destroyed by direct sunlight, piercing of his heart, beheading, burning and scattering of his ashes, or using the magic Montesi Formula spell. Known Associates: Dracula, Rat Bomber, Snowsnake, Baroness Blood, Sarge, Carpathian, Boy-Thing First Appearance: Death of Dracula Vol.1 #1 (2010) Modern Age Villain
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