Living Vampires (people)

A living vampire is creature that strongly resembles a human nosferatu, but is actually a living creature that has been mutated using the enzymes in its saliva to mutate its prey if it has not completely drained the blood.

## Living Vampire

### Occupation

Based on the creature before its mutation

## Biographical information

### Marital status

Based on the creature before its mutation

### Date of birth

Based on the creature before its mutation

### Place of birth

Based on the creature before its mutation

## Physical description

### Gender

Based on the creature before its mutation

### Height

Based on the creature before its mutation

### Weight

Based on the creature before its mutation

## History

### Origins

Nobel prize-winning bio-chemist Dr. Michael Morbius suffered from a debilitating blood disease and developed an experimental treatment involving vampire bats and electroshocks. The side effects turned him into a "Living Vampire," a pseudo-vampire who needed to consume blood in order to survive, and gained typical vampire characteristics such as an aversion to sunlight, flight, enhanced strength, speed and healing. He also resembled a Vampire with fangs, his nose flattened to appear more bat-like, and his skin became extremely pale.

A "Living Vampires" bite would turn its victims into living vampires themselves. When he first experienced the change, Morbius killed the assistant who had helped him develop the treatment.

Morbius turned other people in to Living Vampire such as Jefferson Bolt, Emilio, the bounty hunter Vic Slaughter, and Roxy, a girl dying from an overdose.

Nate Grey was infected by Morbius and was transformed into a Living Vampire. He eventually cured himself as by, according to Spider-Man, isolating and destroying the vampirism virus with his telekinesis.

### Hunger

Scientist and Hydra agent; Dr. Loxias Crown kidnapped Morbius to study him. Spider-Man came to his rescue but when he freed Morbius he attacked Crown. As they grappled the island began to explode. In the resulting explosion, Morbius drained his blood. This lead to him becoming a living vampire like Morbius.

## Representatives

There are many of these creatures since their creation by Dr. Morbius.

* Dr. Michael Morbius (Living Vampire Prime)
* Rabbit
* Martine Bancroft (formerly)
* Vic Slaughter
* Hunger
* Jefferson Bolt

## Attributes

### Powers

**Pseudo-Vampirism:** Living vampires has been transformed into a being similar to a vampire and, as a result, possesses a number of superhuman abilities similar to those possessed by true vampyr. Living vampires are not a true vampir as the source of his transformation is scientific, not mystical. However, mystical elements have occasionally been introduced into his system, complicating the issue.

* **Superhuman Strength:** Morbius possesses super-human strength (the extent of which depends on the amount of blood he has ingested and the type of blood). At his peak, Morbius possesses sufficient superhuman strength to lift approximately 1,500 lbs.
* **Superhuman Speed:** They can run and move at speeds that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Their enhanced musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. He can physically exert himself at peak capacity for several hours before the buildup of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him.
* **Superhuman Agility:** Their agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Their reflexes are similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Acute Senses:** Their senses of sight and smell are enhanced to levels well beyond that of normal humans. Morbius is able to detect objects with perfect clarity at much greater distances than a normal human. He retains this clarity, even in near-total darkness. He is also able to see into the infra-red end of the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing him to see individuals at night by their body heat. His sense of smell is similarly enhanced, able to detect the scent of blood in the air from miles away.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor:** Like true vampires, Morbius possesses an accelerated healing factor that enables him to rapidly regenerate damaged bodily tissues much faster and more extensively than a normal human. Injuries such as gunshots, slashes, and severe burns heal within hours or minutes, depending upon their severity. Though highly developed, Morbius' healing powers aren't sufficient to regenerate missing limbs or organs.
* **Fangs & Claws:** Like supernatural vampyr, Morbius possesses elongated canines that he uses to pierce the flesh of other beings for the purpose of consuming their blood. Morbius can also, however, use his fangs as weapons in very close combat situations. They also possesses a single retractable claw at the tip of each finger. The claws are very sharp, capable of rending human flesh and bone with ease.
* **Psionic Gliding:** Through mental concentration, living vampires are able to glide through the air over short distances. However, Morbius can only glide at speeds of about 35 miles an hour.
* **Mesmerism:** After absorbing elements of the Lilin into his bloodstream, They gained the ability to hypnotize others if they look directly into his eyes long enough. While under his control, They typically has full control over an individual. If an individual has sufficient willpower, they can resist or overcome this power.
* **Vampire Creation:** Like true vampires, They is able to transform individuals into pseudo-vampires like himself by draining them of all their blood. Morbius has control over the pseudo-vampires he creates, just as supernatural vampires have mental control over the vampires they create. The vampires that Morbius creates possess superhuman strength but do not possess accelerated healing factors. Upon receiving lethal injuries, their bodies turn to dust.
* **Immunity to Most Vampire Vulnerabilities:** As pseudo-vampire aren't of their supernatural namesakes, they are immune to all of the special mystical vulnerabilities that they have. He is unaffected if confronted with religious icons like crucifixes and will not incinerate if exposed to direct sunlight. They also has no special vulnerability to objects or weapons composed of silver, or wooden stakes driven through his heart.

### Abilities

Their abilities are what they were before their mutation.

### Weaknesses

**Hunger:** The one true weakness living vampires have that nosferatu possess is that they must ingest fresh blood several times a week in order to maintain their physical and mental vitality. The longer they go without blood, the weaker they become and the more likely they are to lose control.

**Sunlight:** While they can't be killed by sunlight, their eyes and skin are sensitive to exposure to sunlight.