Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot was one of the original twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, and the man who betrayed him to the Romans after the Last Supper. He was damned by God for this, and he became the first ever vampire as punishment.

## Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot prepares to hang himself, 33 AD

### Aliases

Grigori Rasputin, Rasputin, The Liar, The Betrayer, Ὶσκάριωθ

## Biographical information

### Date of death

April 4th, 33 AD (human)December 30th, 1916 (vampire)

### Place of death

Jerusalem, Judea (human)Petrograd, Russia (vampire)

## Biography

Judas Iscariot was born on Januart 22nd, 3 AD, in Queriot, Judea.

Little is known about his early life, as record-keeping was very poor at the time.

Sometime before 33 AD, Judas joined the Apostles and began to follow Jesus Christ.

It is known that he was an immoral man, and even stole from the purse the Apostles collected money with to fund their ministry.

### Betrayal of Christ

In 33 AD, Judas betrayed Jesus to the Romans, who hated Jesus and his teachings. After the Last Supper, during which Jesus predicted that he would be betrayed by one of the Apostles, he told of Jesus’ whereabouts to the chief priests and elders for the price of thirty pieces of silver. They provided the armed guard that he brought to the Garden of Gethsemane, near Jerusalem, where Jesus went to pray with the other eleven Apostles after the Last Supper. Judas identified him by kissing him, causing him to be arrested by soldiers of the High Priest Caiaphas, who then turned Jesus over to Pontius Pilate's soldiers.

After learning that Jesus was to be executed, Judas was overcome with remorse and tried to return the thirty pieces of silver to the priests, but they would not accept them. Judas then threw the coins on the ground and left. Afterwards, he committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree just before sunrise.

However, his death was not the end for him. God punished him for his betrayal of Jesus and later suicide by returning him to life, and cursing him to live as a vampire. It is said that God told Judas that he would forever be weakened by the light of day, and that he would be doomed to roam the night as long as he lived. He went on to tell Judas that blood from the living would be the only thing he would ever feed on again, because he shed an innocent man's blood for his own gols. He also told him that he would never find the comfort of natural death. He would never age, catch disease, and nothing without God's power would be able to kill him. God and His symbols would weaken him, and he would fear the might of God. He would be doomed to walk through the years before him remembering what he had done, and he would know that after his final death, he would be cast into Hell. Judas and all his subsequent offspring could never escape the fate that would eventually befall them, along with Lucifer and his demons where they would remain in agony, forever.

Judas the vampire roamed the Earth for hundreds of years, feeding again and again and spreading his curse to many people.

### As Rasputin

In the late 1800s, he plotted to control one of the world's largest superpowers, Russia, and began using the name "Grigori Rasputin" there, eventually becaming the advisor to the Romanov royal family in Russia. They believed he could heal their son Alexei of hemophelia. He had on several occasions eased the pain and stopped the bleeding of tsarevich Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia, which he had done using his dark powers. In spring of 1907, he was summoned by Alexandra to pray for Alexei when he had a severe internal hemorrhage. Alexei recovered the next morning, much to the amazement of all.

His healings of Alexei didn't end there. During the summer of 1912, Alexei developed another hemorrhage in his thigh and groin, which caused a large hematoma. In severe pain and delirious with fever, he seemed very close to death. In desperation, Alexandra begged Rasputin through telegram to pray for him. Rasputin wrote back soon after, promising Alexandra that he would live. Two days later, Alexei's bleeding stopped completely. Dr. S. P. Fedorov, one of the physicians who tended to Alexei, admitted that "the recovery was wholly inexplicable from a medical point of view."

On July 12th, 1914, a peasant woman named Chionya Guseva tried to assassinate Rasputin by stabbing him with a knife outside his home. After a stay in a hospital, he fully recovered. Guseva claimed to have acted alone after reading about Rasputin in the newspapers and believing him to be a an Antichrist.

Grigori Rasputin was finally killed on December 30th, 1916, at the home of Felix Yusupov. In his memoirs, Yusupov said he invited Rasputin to his home soon after midnight and brought him to the basement. Yusupov offered Rasputin tea and cakes which had been laced with large amounts of cyanide. Rasputin refused the cakes at first but then began to eat them and, to Yusupov's surprise, appeared unaffected by the poison. Rasputin then asked for some wine (which had also been laced) and drank three full glasses, but still showed no signs of harm. At around 2:30 am, Yusupov excused himself to go upstairs, where his fellow conspirators were waiting for him. He took a revolver, then returned to the basement, then shot him once in the chest. Thinking him dead, the conspirators then drove to Rasputin's apartment wearing Rasputin's clothes to to make it look like Rasputin had returned home.

Upon returning, Yusupov then went back to the basement to make sure that Rasputin was dead. Suddenly, Rasputin rose up again, like a monster. Even heavy blows to the head failed to stop Rasputin, who chased Yusupov outside and across the courtyard. He was then shot two more times by another conspirator, including once in the forehead. Rasputin collapsed, and they then bound him, who was remarkably still alive, and threw him into the Neva River. It was the flowing water, not the bullets, cyanide, or bludening, that would finally kill the old vampire. His battered body was found days later.

#### Motive for Betrayal

The books of Matthew and John state that Judas’ motive was greed, but Luke attributes his action to Satan possessing him.

## Powers/Abilities

As the first vampire ever, Judas was incredibly powerful. His powers include:

* **Superhuman strength, speed, endurance, and agility**: He had enhanced physiology far beyond that of a human, including incredible strength, speed, and endurance.
* **Invincibility/Regeneration**: He would not be killed by any nomal means and could regenerate from most injuries as long as he had consumed blood recently.
	+ **Healing Powers**: When calling on dark magic, he could heal greivous wounds and illnesses in others. He used this to great effect with Alexei Romanov, who he was able to cure him of illness multiple times.
* **Biological Immortality**: He was completely immune to all forms of illnesses, toxins or poisons. This was a curse, as he would never experience the peace of a natural death. While he appeared to age, consuming blood would allow him to maintain his vitality possibly forever.
* **Dark Composition**: He could turn into a dark mist while in direct moonlight.
* **Vampire Creation:** Vampires like Judas could pass their curse to others by draining a person's blood or forcing them to drink theur blood.
* **Hematophagy**: He was cursed to consume blood raw, forever. He could grow his teeth into long, conical fangs to assist in this job as well as a serpentine-like tongue.
	+ **Soul Absorption**: By draining a person of their blood, he gained dominance over their souls and very forms. He also took on whatever knowledge they possessed.
	+ **Familiar Control**: He could summon forth anyone he'd taking the soul of at will.
* **Hypnosis**: Judas could control the minds of humans, including thoughts, desires, and memories. This was how he was able to convince many people that he was just a man named Rasputin, and no more.
	+ He could control animals as well. All feral beasts and critters around would obey his every command.
* **Super Senses:** Vampires like Judas can see, hear, and smell better than humans, including being able to see in complete darkness.
* **Levitation:** Judas was able to float into the air and defy gravity.
* **Telepathic Connection:** Vampire sires have a connection with the vampires they have sired, allowing them to hear their cries if close enough.
* **Age Empowerment:** His powers and abilities enhanced with his age.

### Weaknesses

* **Holy Symbols**: Because he betrayed Jesus, Judas and all vampires feared and are burned by religious items, including crosses/crucifixes, holy water, the light from holy candles, and Communion wafers.
* **Sunlight**: Because he killed himself before dawn, sunlight heavily weakened him, removing all his supernatural powers aside from his physical abilities.
* **Holy Barrier**: As God will protect all, vampires like him must be invited to enter an inhabited area. Inviting them means that the defense has been willingly raised, and after being invited they can come and go as they please.
* **Wildflowers**: A vampire would be trapped in their vault if a wildflower was placed upon it or directly on the coffin lid.
* **Running Water**: He could not cross running waters like rivers unless the tide is at its highest or at slack levels. Being immersed in it was actually what killed him.
* **Regional Connection**: Vampires cannot leave the country in which they became a vampire, as they must rest regularly in their native land to prevent their powers from diminishing. A way around this, as demonstrated by Count Dracula, is to partly fill a coffin with dirt from the vampire's native land, bring the coffin with them when they travel internationally, and rest in them nightly to serve the same need.
* **Silver**: Like many evil creatures, being exposed to silver will weaken his powers and prevent wounds from healing. His flesh would burn if they make contact with it. Blades or bullets made from silver are also very effective at killing them but only if it strikes a lethal area. If it is removed before the vampire dies, they can regenerate fully.