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| RealName = Andrew Bennett |
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| CurrentAlias = I, Vampire |
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Revision as of 20:41, 23 July 2015
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| As a result of the New 52 in 2011, the entire line of DC characters was relaunched, incorporating properties belonging to the company's imprints: Wildstorm, Milestone, and Vertigo. As such, elements of this character's history have been altered in some way from the previous incarnation. For a complete list of all versions of this character, see our disambiguation page. |
History
In this new version of history, Mary is still alive and plotting world domination. These vampires are able to walk around in direct sunlight, although they lose their powers in the daytime. Vampires can also be killed by slaying their sires, adding that Andrew could potentially kill Mary by committing suicide.
Tainted Love
Main article: I, Vampire: Tainted Love
Andrew and Mary Seward spend a final night together as lovers before she plans to wage war against humanity.[1] She gives Andrew one last choice to join them, then sends 300 vampires for him to slay so their kind will know him as a traitor.[2] Bennett assembles a team to hunt her down including his companions the genius Professor John Troughton and psychotic teenage vampire killer Tig Rafelson.[3] John Constantine briefly teams up with Bennett when they slay Tig's vampirized father.[4] They track Mary down to Gotham City, where Batman helps them investigate a horde of new vampire converts.[5] In the prison used to house them, all four fight new vampires until Bennett is able to slay their sire and cure them. Batman stops him from killing Mary, and Tig beheads Andrew because she believes this will kill Mary. Andrew Bennett's death causes a primordial evil called Cain, the sire of all vampires, to rise from the ground in his place.[6]
Rise of the Vampires
Main article: I, Vampire: Rise of the Vampires
Cain begins terrorizing Gotham City with his army of vampires. Madame Xanadu brings in her Justice League Dark, as this was the apocalypse they were assembled to prevent. Deadman and John Constantine are sent into the afterlife to bring back Andrew Bennett.[7] In Purgatory, a voice tells Andrew that his work isn't finished. Mary rebels against Cain when he usurps her army and ignores her.[8] Xanadu balances the scales to have Andrew share power with Cain, making them opposites in creation and destruction. Initially he refuses to leave the afterlife, but then returns to assist Mary and the League.[9] Andrew takes control of the entire army and makes them peaceful under his control, executing Cain and reuniting with Mary. His incredible new powers also allow him to undo the damage and erase the memories of everyone not directly involved.[10]
Justice League Dark
Main article: Justice League Dark: The Black Room
A.R.G.U.S. commissions Justice League Dark to rescue Doctor Mist, and Constantine calls in his favor with Bennett to assist them. They travel to Peru and take down a cult started by Felix Faust. The powerful object he was carrying is revealed to be a map to the fabled Books of Magic.[11] Constantine brings them back to decide their actions in the House of Mystery. Bennett considers his debt paid and decides to leave the team, but Constantine reveals he can recall visitors to the House whenever he wishes.[12]
War of the Undead
In Utah, Bennett and Mary establish a massive camp holding every vampire in North America. His nigh-omnipotent powers make him their messianic leader, although they grow restless feeding only on livestock. Tig and Troughton follow Bennett's orders and visit the ruthless monster-hunting Van Helsings for help.[13] Mary challenges Andrew for authority, and they battle in front of the entire vampire population. The Van Helsings decide to attack their camp, as this will wipe out 60% of all vampires on the planet. They napalm the settlement and air-drop an army of soldiers down to wage war.[14] In the all-out conflict, vampires feed and dead Van Helsings are reanimated into mummies with Egyptian magic. Both infections spread, leading to an insane battle of zombie-vampires and vampiric-zombie vampire-hunters. Bennett reunites with Tig and Troughton when they kill the Van Helsing leader, and Bennett admits he has no idea what he's doing.[15] StormWatch intervenes and Apollo, Jack Hawksmoor and Midnighter join the fighting. Hawksmoor suggests that they use Bennett as a vessel to contain the evil magic, the same way he contained Cain as the Demon's Lock. Bennett absorbs all of the negative energy in a wide radius, curing everyone including Mary of their plague and turning him very evil.[16]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Vampirism: In addition to the various mental and physical benefits that vampires are heir to, they also possess the ability to turn others into vampires as well. Each new vampire is traditionally subservient to the one who "turned" them, but some strong-willed vampires have been known to rebel against their masters.
- Enhanced Senses: A vampire's senses are enhanced far beyond those of a normal human being.
- Immortality: So long as vampires continue to consume blood, they will not age beyond the physical state they were in when they first became a vampire.
- Invulnerability: Vampires are invulnerable to most forms of injury (certain exceptions apply). Bullets, blades and blunt objects do little to no damage to a vampire's body.
- Regeneration: In addition to being virtually indestructible, whatever damage a vampire does in fact suffer can be healed through the consumption of human blood.
- Superhuman Strength: A vampire's strength level is several times that of a normal human being and they are considered superhuman.
- Superhuman Speed: A vampire's speed level is several times that of a normal human being and they are considered superhuman.
- Superhuman Stamina: So long as they continue to consume human blood, a vampire can function tirelessly without rest or relaxation. However, a vampire's stamina wanes the closer it is to sunrise.
- Psychokinesis: Most vampires possess some form of psychokinesis. Some are clairvoyant, others can communicate telepathically, some possess mind control. Particularly powerful vampires can control the minds of several people at once.
- Transformation: Vampires often possess the ability to transform into a variety of creatures or effects such as bats, wolves, rats or even mist. While their physical attributes may fluctuate during such states, a vampire's mental acuity is the same as that when they are in their human shape. A vampire who transforms into an animal may also benefit from that particular animal's attributes including razor-sharp claws, fangs or the ability to fly. Vampires also often demonstrate the ability to alter their appearance at will.
Abilities
Notes
- I, Vampire (Andrew Bennett) was created by J.M. DeMatteis and Tom Sutton, first appearing in House of Mystery Vol 1. However, in the rebooted Prime Earth continuity his first appearance as part of the DC Universe is in Joshua Hale Fialkov and Andrea Sorrentino's New 52 I, Vampire series.
Recommended Reading
Related
- 48 Appearances of Andrew Bennett (Prime Earth)
- 69 Images featuring Andrew Bennett (Prime Earth)
- 10 Quotations by or about Andrew Bennett (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Andrew Bennett (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
  This character has been a member of the Justice League of America, or the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats. |