Blade

is a human-vampire hybrid who operates as a vampire hunting vigilante known as Blade. In 2024, Brooks confronted Dane Whitman when the latter unboxed the Ebony Blade.
==Biography==
===Approaching Dane Whitman===
In 2024, Blade was spying on Dane Whitman in London, England when he decided to open a case with the Whitman crest on it that contained the Ebony Blade. When Whitman decided to try using the sword, Blade asked him if he thought he was ready for it, catching Whitman off-guard.‘Eternals’ Director on That OTHER Big Character Reveal in the Credits Scenes
==Personality==
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==Powers and Abilities==
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==Relationships==
===Allies===
*Dane Whitman
==Trivia==
*In the comics, Eric Brooks is a vampire/human hybrid after his mother Vanessa Brooks was bitten and killed by Deacon Frost while she was pregnant with him. He possesses many strengths of vampires and none of their weaknesses with the exception of their thirst for blood.
==Behind the Scenes==
*Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the second live-action incarnation of the character, following an incarnation portrayed by both Wesley Snipes and .
**Before Mahershala Ali was cast, Wesley Snipes mentioned during an interview with back in July 2015 that he had been in discussions with Marvel Studios about reprising his role from the although those films don't share continuity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Comic Con: Wesley Snipes On ‘Blade’ Marvel Talks, ‘The Player’ & Spike Lee However, Snipes himself approved Ali's casting.Exclusive! Wesley Snipes Responds to Marvel Rebooting Blade
*Mahershala Ali's role as Cottonmouth in the first season of Luke Cage gave him the inspiration and the idea to be cast as Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so he contacted his agent on the day Luke Cage premiered to inquire about Marvel Studios' plans for the franchise.Mahershala Ali on Becoming #Blade and Finding his Faith He eventually contacted Marvel Studios with a proposal for them to make a new Blade film, with him in the lead role.Mahershala Ali to Star in 'Blade' Reboot for Marvel
*Jon Watts revealed in an interview that Blade had been briefly considered to potentially appear in Spider-Man: Far From Home.Jon Watts on the possibility of Morbius, Blade and The Chameleon in Spider-Man: Homecoming 2
*Blade had been briefly considered to appear in Werewolf by Night, but the idea was dropped in the early production stage.‘Werewolf by Night’ Director Michael Giacchino Dismantles Blade Cameo Rumors: ‘It Was a Thought But It Was Never a Thing’
*Mahershala Ali was uncredited for his appearance in Eternals.
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