Bloody Mary Ally: Blade Curry (Patreon)

Sorry for the late post guys, but here's the newest Bloody Mary supporting character- Blade Curry, High School Hockey Hero as well as local bully at Mary's School.

ORIGIN

The resident school bully of Mary Campbell’s high school, Bobby “Blade” Curry was the star of the school’s high school hockey team and beloved by everyone on campus, with a new girl on his arm every week. But while Blade could easily have anything and anyone his already privileged life could grant him, the one thing he wanted more was Mary, as she was the only girl in his social status who did not worship him and thus saw her as a challenge. Of course, so long as Blade continuously stuffed Mary’s best friend, Terry Watkins, in a locker just to prove himself a better companion, he would only ever find himself rejected time and time again, never considering it was his own worst traits that repulsed Mary to begin with.

As much as a high school hero Blade projected himself to be, he was a coward at heart. And while he pinned for Mary, he was ironically terrified of her superhero alter-ego Bloody Mary, never realizing they were the same person no matter how many times Bloody Mary saved his life albeit reluctantly. Despite how much his ego and his reputation took a blow each time he was rescued, Blade grew more and more grateful for Bloody Mary’s intervention, especially when Blade’s bullying ways came back to haunt him in the form of villains like Michael Corvid, The Mantis and even Terry following his transformation into Terrorwatt. The heroes of Vaudeville had a certain affect over the people they saved, and in Bloody Mary he saw how much of his own near death had been his own making and vowed to become a better man.

Because Mary is in High School, I knew I wanted to give her a supporting cast member who was a typical popular jock and bully. I'll just say it now before everyone makes the comparison- Yes, Blade is the resident Flash Thompson of Mary's series. The ironic twist with Blade is that he constantly tries to date Mary but is absolutely terrified of Bloody Mary. I decided I wanted to push the differences further so instead of being a typical football star he's a Hockey Star (hockey is my favorite sport), and maybe he plays Lacrosse and Baseball too. Even though Blade is terrified of Mary's Alter-ego, both still play an important role his own character's evolution. He constantly finds himself rescued by Bloody Mary, many of which he unintentionally helped create due to his bullying ways. Being reduced to a damsel in distress as it were and seeing how many of his old victims try to constantly kill him gives Blade a lot to think about and eventually he decides to mellow out. Eventually he will come onto better terms with Mary Campbell even though he won't actually ever date her, but that's way down the line.

Anyway, that is Bloody Mary's newest supporting character! Hope you guys are excited by Blade! Let us know what you think with a comment below!

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