Bloody Mary Archenemy: Hallow (Patreon)

Hey Guys! Gotta another new Bloody Mary Villain for you, just in time for Halloween! This here is Hallow, a decrepit shadow of a mercenary whom after being trapped in Bloody Mary's mirror realm for too long now must feed on fear in order to survive.

ORIGIN

The mirror realm through which Bloody Mary entered through reflective surfaces not only provided a fast and convenient means of travel, but often it offered a temporary means for which Bloody Mary could house the criminals she defeated until getting them to the authorities. But as handy as the mirror realm was, there still was much Bloody Mary did not know or understand about the eerie dimension. And the loss of Carl Carson taught her a harsh lesson of what happens when one is trapped in the realm for too long. A mercenary who encountered Bloody Mary during one heist and ended up captured in the mirror realm by her, Carson decided to take his chances and escape further into the mirror realm while Bloody Mary dealt with his men.

But time moves differently within the mirror realm, and without Bloody Mary’s aid to escape, Carson was left trapped in the realm for what felt like centuries as the horrors of the dimension began warping mind and body, driving him mad and reducing him to a decaying creeper. Despite this, Carson’s broken mind eventually rebuilt itself as a shadow of what it once was, and he began to learn how to use the mirror realm to his advantage, soon gaining fear-inducing powers of his own; specifically the ability to bring the worst nightmares of anyone around him to life as construct servants to use as his personal army. A happen-chance second encounter with Bloody Mary finally allowed Carson to escape, but Carson discovered he now needed a steady diet of fear to keep himself strong and alive outside the mirror realm. Rebranding himself as “Hallow”, Carson began reaping a reign of terror across Vaudeville, with only Bloody Mary standing in his way.

Despite the danger she has now created, Bloody Mary discovers she can’t risk bringing Hallow back into the mirror realm, as that is where he is at his most powerful.

Powers/Abilities:

• Fear Empowerment: gain strength and energy by feasting on the fears of others.
  • Fear-Based construction: able to pull and weaponize the greatest fears and worst nightmares from within anyone to life as constructs who act as his personal army.

The mirror realm is one of my favorite elements of Bloody Mary, as I've always been in love with the idea that theirs a secret world hidden within each reflective surface (I blame this on DC's Flash). So when I decided to make reflections a huge part of her powers, I knew I wanted their to be a drawback to this power of hers, why there's reason only she can access it for longer than anyone else. Hence, I created Hallow! Think of him as her own Joker.

Let us know what you think of this new Bloody Mary villain with a comment below!

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