Tchernobog (Blood)

## Summary

Tchernobog the Dark God is the primary antagonist of the *Blood* franchise. As an entity that has existed for longer than the universe, the being has spent much of his existence inhabiting the bodies of those who have defeated him in battle. With the loss of his physical form, Tchernobog created The Cabal, a secretive organization dedicated to carrying out his will and administering to his needs. In the highest echelons of The Cabal are The Chosen elites of whom his most loyal servant, Caleb, served. Unfortunately for Caleb, the 16th incarnation of Tchernobog was a malevolent and hateful man intent on growing his power. His wickedness was carried out in full display when he unleashed his minions on The Chosen to kill them and personally murdered Caleb by banishing him into the abyss while his body lay in a hollow grave. Anticipating Caleb’s revival, the inevitable confrontation between Caleb and Tchernobog draws near

## Powers and Stats

**Name:** Tchernobog, The Dreaming God, The Sleeping God, The Devourer of Souls, The One That Binds

**Origin:** Blood

**Gender:** Varies; current incarnation is male

**Age:** Incalculable (as old as time and creation); incarnation ages vary

**Classification:** Demon, Dark God, Leader of the Cabal, The One That Binds, 16th Incarnation of Tchernobog

**Abilities:** Superhuman capabilities, immortality (types 1, 4 & 6), magic, incorporeality, reality warping (is the necessary force which binds and separates realities from each other), fire manipulation via Death Gaze, matter manipulation (evaporated the flesh from a cultist's bones), soul manipulation (can generate fireballs which deal Spirit damage; attempted to devour Caleb’s soul), death manipulation via Death Gaze (instantly kills anyone that looks into his eyes; can induce instant death via hand wave), portal creation, power absorption (attempted to take Caleb’s power for himself), BFR (can open up nigh-bottomless holes in the ground to cast enemies into), resurrection (via possession), possession (took control of a Cultist in order to speak to the Chosen; permanently possesses a new vessel every time he is killed, transforming it into the next incarnation of himself), madness manipulation via Death Gaze (type 3; those who look into his gaze are driven insane), dimensional manipulation (binds realities and separates them), gravity manipulation via binding (controls the cosmic substring)

**Weaknesses:** Requires a physical body in order to make use of his powers; extremely megalomaniacal and psychotic due to the 16th incarnation’s tendencies; his most recent incarnation's lust for power eventually led to his downfall

**Resistances:** Soul manipulation (able to withstand large amounts of Spirit damage), electricity (Tesla Cannon’s alternate fire, which delivers enough electricity to completely paralyze its victim, has almost no effect on him), magic and death manipulation (barely fazed by the Voodoo Dolls, and their death-inducing powers have almost no effect on him)

**Set:** 0

**Tier:** **Empyrean**

**Firepower:** At least **Multiverse level** (unleashed a scream that nearly tore the universe apart; effortlessly dealt with The Chosen and killed Caleb by banishing him to the abyss; battled Caleb to absorb his power and conquer the multiverse; serves as the force that separates the dimensions from one another and keep them from colliding and collapsing), possibly **Multiverse level+** (Tchernobog controls “cosmic substring” as the binder of dimensions which the theorist linked to String Theory)

**Durability:** At least **Multiverse level** level, possibly **Multiverse level+**

**Lifting Strength: Class Immeasurable**

**Striking Strength: Class Immeasurable**

**Range:** Extended melee range physically; dozens of meters with projectiles; far higher with fire manipulation and other powers (can set a victim on fire from virtually any distance as long as they're within his sight); multiversal to potentially multiversal+ via dimensional binding

**Speed:** **Immeasurable** (existed before time or space)

**Stamina: Infinite**

**Precision:** Extremely high

**Intelligence:** Gifted (stated to have existed in many incarnations for as long as time itself, and has likely fought many battles over the years as a result; after casting Caleb down, he anticipated the latter's return, as well as the increase in power the latter obtained by absorbing the essences of those he had killed over the course of the first game, intending to take that power for himself)

**Equipment:** None

**Techniques:**

* **Death Gaze:** Tchernobog looks into his target and instantly causes the victim to burst into flames, go mad and even die on the spot.
* **The One That Binds:** As the inheritor of Tchernobog’s power, the current incarnation is able to bind, stabilize and manipulate the fabric of realities. With that power, he keeps the realities separate from one another so they can’t collide into each other and collapse.

**Victories:** None notable

**Defeats:** None notable

**Stalemates:** None notable

## Gallery

Tchernobog summons The Chosen to speak with themTchernobog is displeased with The ChosenTchernobog selects a cultist to speak to The Chosen on his behalfTchernobog possesses his cultist to act as his avatar to disavow The ChosenTchernobog kills his avatar and disavows The ChosenTchernobog confronts Caleb in The Hall of EpiphanyCaleb stands triumphant over Tchernobog's corpseCaleb absorbs Tchernobog's essenceExhibit of Tchernobog in a CabalCo MuseumAnimatronic of Tchernobog in a CabalCo MuseumPainting of Tchernobog in a CabalCo facilityTchernobog speaks to Ishmael, declaring he is JoJo no longerOfficial art of Tchernobog in the Deathwish modCaleb battles Shial, Cerberus and Tchernobog