Bloody Mary Ally: Detective Danson (Patreon)

Alright guys! Today's newest Bloody Mary supporting character is her prime ally on the Vaudeville Police Force- Detective Danson!

ORIGIN

Homicide detective Denzel Danson was a veteran of the Vaudeville police force who thought he had seen the worst of the worst in a rather sunny, entertainment city such as Vaudeville. With a brilliant inquisitive mind and knack for tracking down anyone who thought they could escape the law, Danson served as the police force’s number one detective in making sure those who committed the most unspeakable acts were brought to justice. The city’s most dangerous murderers, rapists, serial killers and more were locked away for good mainly because of Danson, his greatest achievement came in helping dismantle the Vaudeville branch of the Shepard Crime family during their fall at the hands of the masked vigilante Midnight Jazz.

As he was nearing retirement age, Danson felt he had seen everything being a homicide detective could throw at him. Then came the rise of superhumans in the world, and with them new deadly cases that had homicide up to their necks in work. The worst were those involving the villains of the vigilante Bloody Mary, and while many on the force and the general public were quick to blame the Scream Queen for the barrage of dangerous new neo-human killers and monsters, Danson was one of the few who saw the truth. Bloody Mary was just a teenager who herself had been a victim of such monsters, and was now trying to protect others from the same horrors she had faced. As much as his family and friends wanted to retire, Danson knew Bloody Mary would need an ally on the force to help bring these new monsters to justice, becoming her liaison in the Vaudeville police force.

Since people are going to make the comparison anyway, I'll just lean into it and be the first to say that, yes, Detective Danson serves as Bloody Mary's Jim Gordon in her series. But let me just say right now that his role is less as high as Jim Gordon and more on level with Spawn's Sam and Twitch. Here, Danson is a homicide detective, which I thought would be the perfect ally on the police force a superhero like Bloody Mary- someone who's already seen a lot of bloody and gore in his days and the stuff Bloody Mary puts up with is only slightly above normal from what he's seen.

As I said in Danson's bio, he's been on the force for years now, and he's pretty near retirement age. He does have family- a daughter he loves who lives out in the midwest with his even more beloved grandchildren. He has a good relationship with his family, but his daughter would really like him to retire so they can spend more time together (and she worries about him being on the force in his golden age). But in Danson is being honest, even if Bloody Mary hadn't come along he probably wouldn't have retired if he could help it. He's the kind of detective who believes as long as there's something he's actually capable of doing to keep all the monsters and maniacs off the streets, then god-dammit he's going to keep doing it. It's why everyone on the force admires him so, and why Bloody Mary is very honored that he gave her a chance. Danson will also be serving as something as a father figure to Mary in their adventures, as well as helping her think more like a detective and manhunter.

Fun fact: Detective Danson's character is hugely inspired by that of Morgan Freeman's character in Seven, which is my brother's all time favorite movie. So this one is for you big bro!

Hope you guys love this new Bloody Mary character! Let me know what you think with a comment below!

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