Zealot

Zealot was a villain from Santa Lucia, California and member of the Blood Brothers. He was arrested, though has yet to be processed into the Cooler. It is unclear if he escape or was released under the Three Strikes Act. His made no distinction between his civilian identity, known as Boris Orlov.

## Professional Status

### Location

West Coast (Presumably)Santa Lucia, California (Previously)

### Power Description

Enhanced strength and durability; regeneration

## Abilities and Powers

Zealot has somewhat enhanced strength, putting him in the lower echelon of Brutes. He is capable of lifting a car, but not throwing it any meaningful distance. He's shown the ability to break firearms and knives with his hands. On several occasions, he was seen cracking concrete and denting steel, though never showed the ability to puncture either material. His weight class is at a tentative five-thousand pounds.

The biggest aspect of Zealot's power is his durability and regenerative abilities. Namely, Zealot has shown a complete inability to be killed through conventional means or even hampered with any degree of success. His body slowly regrows any lost flesh, broken bones snapping back into place and muscles reknitting themselves. Injuries that would cripple an ordinary individual proved inconsequential to Zealot. Simply put, his body will continue to function, even when there is no physical way for it to continue. During a particular confrontation with Black Lotus' Sakura, the tendons in his left arm were severed. This did not hamper his movement nor his strength. Similar responses have been reported from bullet injuries by PRO, normally lethal shots picking dug out by Zealot before he charges back into the fray.

It should be noted that Zealot's body doesn't appear to be any harder than normal, or at least marginally so. His regeneration is also fairly slow, taking tens of minutes to recover. He appears to feel pain from sustaining injuries, at least at muted levels. The level of pain he feels is debatable, as he has been known to break off heavily injured body parts (forearms, primarily) to use as makeshift weapons.

### Speculation

The nature of his abilities have caused some to speculate that there is something else entirely going on with Zealot's abilities. A possible theory is that he has some sort of telekinetic control over his own body, which would explain the strength and hyper durability. However, it is just as likely that this isn't the case and he is simply hyper-durable.

## Appearance

Like other members of the Blood Brothers, Zealot did not wear a traditional costume. He often wears a stereotypical athletic track suit and is known to shed the jacket during any serious confrontation.

Zealot is a physically imposing man, standing over six and a half feet and weighing two hundred and fifty pounds of muscle. It is unknown if his size is a byproduct of his powers.

## Personal

Zealot is known to be a man of considerable will power and grit. Even after sustaining injuries, he charged back into a conflict. He is known to dig bullets out or pull knives from his body mid-combat, flicking them back towards attackers. Despite his size and intimidating demeanor, Zealot is known to be particaurly boisterous. He doesn't keep grudges, even against frequent rivals (see below) and is cited as "loving a good scrap".

He is/was known as "Uncle" to members of the Blood Brothers. Even after the gangs collapse, he it thought to be remembered fondly by ex-members.

### Rivals

Even in his relatively short tenure within Santa Lucia, Zealot earned himself a number of rivals. Black Lotus' Sakura and Revenant were frequent foes, though likely only because of the organizations proximity to one another. A far more notable rival was Deacon, who Zealot tended to prioritize over other heroes when he was present. The pairing was often referred to as "Brains versus Brawn" and, despite Deacon winning virtually every encounter, Zealot was known to enjoy to rivalry. It is unknown how Deacon treated the rivalry.

## History

Zealot was first sighted in Santa Lucia in late 2007. He was arrested in early 2010, though was not sent to the Cooler. His current status is unclear.]