The Brood The Brood was a stable in the World Wrestling Federation during the Attitude Era of the late 1990s . The stable was comprised of Gangrel , Christian , and Edge . Their Gimmick was that of a clan of vampires , although they were often merely described by announcers as living a " gothic lifestyle " . The Beginning . All three of the original Brood members debuted in 1998 . Gangrel , known previously as the Vampire Warrior , made his WWE debut on the August 16th episode of " Sunday Night Heat " . He was given a new vampire gimmick based on the " White Wolf " roleplaying game " Vampire : The Masquerade " . Edge made his debut in the WWF on the June 22 episode of " RAW is WAR " as a loner who entered the ring through the crowd . Christian debuted on September 27 at " " where he distracted Edge , who subsequently lost his match to Owen Hart . The storyline introduced Christian as Edge ' s ( kayfabe ) brother . In reality , the two had been friends since childhood . Christian continued at the side of Gangrel to help him in his feud with Edge , and he won the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship in his first match in the WWF . Eventually , the duo convinced Edge to join them , forming the stable known as The Brood . Gimmick . They often entered arenas by rising through a ring of fire onto the ( elevated ) stage floor , with Gangrel carrying a chalice of " blood " . Usually , Gangrel took a drink from the chalice and then spit it towards the crowd , although occasionally , he simply shared the drink with his partners . One of the group ' s trademarks was giving their opponents a " blood bath " , before or after a wrestling match . A " blood bath " consisted of the lights in the arena turning off , the flashing red lights of Gangrel ' s entrance coming on , and then the arena lights turning on again to reveal the target bathed in " blood " . The trio had similar looking long blond hair . However , Gangrel and Christian both wore white shirts and dark pants , while Edge wore the long leather coat he wore before joining The Brood . Ministry of Darkness . In February 1999 , The Brood feuded with The Undertaker ' s Ministry of Darkness stable . The end of the feud saw The Brood merge with The Ministry . In March , after Undertaker ' s Hell in a Cell match with The Big Boss Man at WrestleMania XV , Edge , Christian , and Gangrel were lowered onto the cage from the ceiling . They lowered a noose into the cell , and the Undertaker proceeded to hang The Big Boss Man from the top of the cage . The Brood were often victims of " beatings " at the hands of the Ministry to both prove their loyalty to the Undertaker and to " punish " them . On one occasion , Christian was sentenced to a beating at the hands of his fellow Brood members after he was forced to reveal to Ken Shamrock the location of Stephanie McMahon . Edge and Gangrel refused , as they were more loyal to Christian than the Ministry . The Brood split from the Undertaker ' s loyalty , thus becoming the only members of the Ministry to defect from the stable before the creation of The Corporate Ministry . This led to a feud with the Ministry of Darkness , specifically The Acolytes . Split . By June 1999 , The Brood began feuding with The Hardy Boyz . By that time , Edge and Christian had found success as a tag team , and Gangrel had turned on Edge . Gangrel tried to convince Christian to do the same , but Edge and Christian instead split from Gangrel , who turned on both of them and aligned himself instead with their main enemies , The Hardy Boyz . The New Brood . Beginning and Gimmick . Gangrel joined with Matt and Jeff Hardy in August 1999 to form The New Brood . Though recognized as The New Brood , they were referred to as " The Brood , " just like the original incarnation . They also utilized the same " gothic " gimmick as the original Brood . The trio continued the tradition of making their entrance by the rising elevator that lifted them through a ring of fire onto the elevated stage floor . Moreover , Gangrel continued to carry his chalice of blood , which he drank from before entering the ring . The Hardys , by contrast , continued to wear the same ring attire they wore before joining the stable . Split . The New Brood also continued their feud with Edge and Christian with a notable series of matches called the " Terri Invitational Tournament " , which included the first ever Tag Team Ladder Match at No Mercy 1999 . The night after on RAW , The Hardy Boyz announced that they were not the New Brood - they were The Hardy Boyz . They called a truce with Edge & Christian , and the quartet attacked Gangrel , ending his association with both teams . Terri Runnels became the Hardys ' new manager . The Hardys later teamed with Lita to form Team Xtreme . Both Edge and Christian and Team Xtreme went on to be successful in the Tag Team division , winning the World Tag Team Championships several times . Meanwhile , Gangrel was a constant journeyman over the years , often going back and forth from a minor role in World Wrestling Entertainment to the independent circuit and vice versa . Successors . There has not been any further reincarnations of the brood after the Hardyz . Members of both the original and new group have gone on to mentor tag teams though , just as Gangrel mentored them : Current activity . Edge is retired due to injury . Christian is active on Smackdown after losing the Edge ' s vacated title . The Hardyz and Gangrel both moved to TNA where The Hardyz are currently active .