Black Lizard

### Alliaes

Experiment #66; Dragon-Man; New Zodiac; Mass Murder; God; Experiment #204; Hunger

## Affilations and Relationships

### Relatives

* Unnamed Wife (deceased)
* Brian Creepez (grandson)

## Origin and Living Status

### Origin

Military officer. who signed to be test subject in experiment to crate supersoldier; mutated human turned reptiloid

## Personal Information

### Occupation

Military Officer; Serial Killer; Cult Leader

**Joseph "Joe" Plazuvatko** legally changed to **Creepez** is a former military officer who became one of the main candidates for the LGNKR Super Soldier serum trial. During the experiment, the system was disrupted, which led to Joseph's incorrect assimilation of the serum, which caused him to go crazy. For many years, he slowly and painfully mutated into a huge reptile, losing his mind, committing a series of murders across the country, remembered as the most elusive, cruel and unkillable maniac in history.

## History

### Early Life

#### Leaving Soviet Union

Iosif Plazuvatko was born in 1929 on the territory of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the village of Kharkiv Region. At the beginning of World War II, before Nazi Germany invaded the territory of the USSR, the Plazuvatko family emigrated to the United States to the newly formed state of Grace, which absorbed the western territories of British Columbia and Yukon. The family changed their names to the Americanized version and by 1940, the young Plazuvatko became Joseph Сreepez.

#### Cold War

In 1947, at the age of 18, Joseph joined the ranks of the US army, which was gradually preparing for a possible conflict with the USSR against the background of the Cold War. After reaching the rank of an officer, Joseph went to some hot spots, where he was noted for his strong-willed spirit and leadership qualities. In 1953, after the Korean War, Creepez was selected as a test subject in a program to create a super soldier, organized by the company Yu Ota's LGNKR. After signing the contract, Joseph began intensive training before the direct experiment.

#### Experiment #66

The experiment on Joseph began in 1955, and the essence of it was to give a person a number of genetic features of reptilian, which would enhance physical parameters, give several unique abilities. However, the experiment did not go according to plan when, after an injection of a mutagenic drug, Joseph had a strong release of adrenaline, which disrupted the operation of the genetic reconstruction apparatus and negatively affected Joseph's body. Initially, there was no difference, except for the expected result in an increase in muscle mass and a proportional increase in strength, but the psychological state of the Creepez was disturbed and he rebelled. During his escape, he killed a number of scientists and security guards, after which he disappeared in an unknown direction.

## Personality

Before his transformation into a mutant, Joseph had no documentation, and everything about his former character was known only from the words of his colleagues. Someone spoke of him as a brave hero, and someone as an arrogant jerk.

In the transitional stage of transformation, Creepez had a strong thirst for blood, was cold-blooded, cruel and secretive. It is known that in order to stop tissue growth and growth during mutations, he crippled himself, but rapid regeneration did not allow him to achieve his goal. He sewed up his mouth and nose on purpose, believing that this would help slow down the deformation of the skull, which is why Joseph was silent during the entire period of his murders. Joseph practiced cannibalism and collected body parts of his victims, because he believed that consuming someone else's flesh could stop his painful metamorphosis.

Passing into the final stage of transformation into a Black Lizard, Joseph finally lost mind, began to appear much less in the world and became dependent on the followers of the cult in his name, who presented him with sacrifices. His behavior began to resemble the behavior of an animal in many ways, aggression began to prevail, and hunger increased significantly. Despite the great desire to retire, he is freedom-loving and does not tolerate his fate to be imprisoned, because whenever an opportunity is given, the Black Lizard is looking for ways to escape.

## Powers and Ability

### Powers

* **Lizard Physiology**
	+ **Superhuman Strength**
	+ **Superhuman Speed**
	+ **Superhuman Durability**
	+ **Superhuman Healing Factor**
	+ **Poisonous Claws and Fangs**

### Abilities

* **Military** **Training**
* **Master** **Tactitian**
* **Skilled Combatant**
* **Perfect Killer**
* **Stealth Professional**

## Relationships

### Family

* Wife ✝
* Son ✝
* Brian Thomaseen - Grandson

### Allies

* Order of Black Lizard - Followers
	+ Lankyguy ✝ - Subordinate
	+ Eric - Subordinate
	+ James - Subordinate
* Four Horsemen
	+ Jack Gallows/Scarecrow - Teammate, Partner
	+ Lewis Lightbright/Magmatic Man - Teammate, Partner
	+ Iceberg ✝ - Teammate, Partner
	+ The Creator - Boss

### Enemies

* LGNKR - Creators
	+ Wolfgang Wolf
	+ Henry Khoncher
	+ Alan Bayker ✝ - Attempted Killer
	+ Adrian Smath ✝ - Victim
	+ Michael Treas
* Singletface Investigations LLC
	+ Maxwell Paxton/Detective Singletface - Attempted Victim
	+ Agness Mercy
	+ Timothy Allen
	+ Sister Katherine
	+ Sister Jessica
	+ Sprinkle
* Dave Paister - Attempted Victim
* Kathy Chaseford - Attempted Victim
* Alex Horner - Attempted Victim
* Wastelanders
	+ The Rabbit
	+ Unknown
	+ Thornhip
	+ Two-Zero-Eight

## Legacy

* In 1996, Stephan Queen wrote a novel based on Joseph Creepez's crimes "The Cult of the Dragon Man", which in 2011 they tried to adapt into a film, but the project was canceled during pre-production.
* The 2007 documentary "Creepez. The Blood Trail: The Story of Joseph Creepez."
* Joseph Creepez was one of the inspirations of the young Frank O'Hyspe.

## Trivia

* Joseph Creepez is based on Jeepers Creepers, Larry Talbot (Wolf-Man), Lizard (Marvel Comics) and Victor Szasz (DC Comics)