Dracula Villain: Silver Bullet (Patreon)

Alright, our next villain for Dracula is his primary villain/antagonist from CROSS - The Silver Bullet.

ORIGIN

One of the most loyal veteran operatives under CROSS was the agent dubbed “The Silver Bullet”. Born Joseph Silver, his handle name referenced the source of his abilities- the silver bullet shell, a weaponized, streamlined suit of armor that allowed the wearer to run at superhuman speeds while utilizing an extensive armory of silver-laced weapons, an element that was poisonous to many supernatural beings and creatures. This suit’s capabilities made Joseph one of the most effective warriors for CROSS’ crusade against the beings that went against God. And with an impressive kill record under his belt, it was only natural that CROSS would select Joseph as their primary agent to track down and kill the Prince of Nocturne once the agency learned of Dracula’s return in the modern age; the Silver Bullet’s speed and weapons making him more than a match for Dracula’s surplus of vampiric superpowers.

Joseph hadn’t always been a man of religions. Once he was a man of science who had designed the silver bullet armor for military use to protect his country, but when CROSS took an interest in his designs they showed him a world science couldn’t explain and convinced him to use his designs to protect the world from a greater threat. Years of working under CROSS’ goals slowly changed Joseph’s worldview, slowly embracing the group’s far right-wing, fundamentalist beliefs to the point where Joseph agreed that working with scrupulous organizations and leaders like the Think Tank was the best way to protect humanity in God's name. Gone was the man who genuinely wanted to help people, and in its place was a hollow, silver shell that could no longer truly distinguish true righteousness.

Powers/Abilities:

Silver Bullet suit offers the wearer the abilities to run at superhuman speeds, and contains an arsenal of silver-laced weapons.

So, back when CROSS was originally going to be a Paranormal SHIELD group and allies for Dracula, Silver Bullet was one of their planned main field agents. Since then I have revised CROSS as more villainous organization against NRG's more magical, mythical and supernatural heroes, so this meant that Silver Bullet had to be revised as well. For the most part his character powers and design are a still the same- he's a speedster powered by a silver-infused suit of armor packed to the brim with silver weapons such as knives and bullets, making him on of the most effective agents CROSS has agains their supernatural enemies. I'm sure Silver Bullet will cross paths with other magical and monster-based enemies NRG will develop in the future. But for now, much like how Holy Water is primarily a Bloody Mary villain, Silver Bullet is primarily a villain to Dracula; his speed capable of matching Dracula's and his silver-laced weapons being a natural kryptonite weakness against the vampire superhero.

But much like with how I highlight how CROSS might have "brainwashed" Holy Water into joining their cause by playing her guilt, what I wanted to highlight with Silver Bullet was what kind of man he used to be and after joining CROSS. Before it was highly reasonable that he was a genuine good many who wanted to help people, but after years of working for CROSS, whether it's due to the higher ups of CROSS themselves or just years of working for such a gray agency, Silver Bullet has kinda developed into a monster just like those he fights. It'd kinda symbolizes how dangerous ideology and beliefs can be to someone new overtime. So while Silver Bullet may have meant well in the past, he's become more comfortable with CROSS's questionable ways fighting magic and supernatural and the people, government, and resources they receive funding from. I don't think I have to say it out loud in that it's very relevant to today's times.

Anyway, hope you guys like Dracula's newest villain. Let me know what you think with a comment below.

Dracula: Prince of the Nocturne © NRG Comics

Art and Design by Danilo Cassonato