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Deathblow (Michael Cray)
Real Name: Michael Patrick Cray
First Appearance: Darker Image #1
Affiliation: StormWatch PHD
Former Affiliation: Navy SEALS, Team 7, International Operations
Vital Stats
Species: Human/Gen 12
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 240 lbs
Date of Birth: unknown
Birthplace: United States of America
Known Family:
- Father: Admiral Phillip James Cray (deceased)
- Mother: Elizabeth Cray (deceased)
- Brother: Alex Cray
- Wife: Gabrielle D'Angelo (deceased)
- Daughter: Rachel Goldman
- Clone: Genevieve Cray
Powers/Abilities:
As a member of Seal Team Six and IO's Team 7, Cray has unsurpassed skill as a soldier. After being exposed to the Gen-Factor, he initially showed no signs of enhancements like his teammates, but later developed an accelerated healing factor and the ability to control the Gen-Factor in other individuals.
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Bio:
Pre-WorldStorm
Michael Cray was born to a US Navy Admiral. He has a brother named Alexander. His parents were slain by terrorists and he joined the military to avenge their deaths. He became a Navy SEAL prior to being transferred to International Operation's newly formed Team 7. Like all members of that group, he was a highly experienced Special Forces operative. The team had been sent on a mission (or so they believed) when in reality they were sent to be exposed to the Gen Factor by Miles Craven (head of I.O.). Some team members died as a direct result of their Gen Factor exposure while others developed super powers, at first most powers were mind related developing as time passed. Unlike the other surviving members of Team 7, Michael's powers did not manifest until many years later. Despite the lack of power, he would fight for his teammates, such as taking a Naval officer hostage when the other powered-members of Team 7 were literally being nuked as a test (they got through). When the Team 7 disbanded some members went underground (with their families), while Cray continued to serve I.O. (as did Lynch, Dane & Backlash). Miles Craven assigned Cray to the Special Operations Group. He did many wetwork and blackbag assignments for them.
Michael Cray left I.O. when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He wanted to atone himself for all the innocent men and women he killed during his missions. He got his chance when he became involved with the Order of the Cross. Their adversary, the Black Angel awoke, a demonic entity bent on killing a young boy with miraculous abilities. It turned out that Cray's cancer was in fact a result of the Gen Factor, giving him regenerative abilities. It would also give him the ability to manifest psionic shields to protect himself, but he could not control it and was not even aware it existed. Cray defeated the Black Angel with the help of Sister Mary, a former police officer turned nun, Gabrielle D'Angelo, his ex-wife who had become a vessel for the archangel Gabriel, and several of his Team 7 colleagues. After the death of the Black Angel, the young child restored the damage he had done by rewriting reality, but in the new reality, Gabrielle had died during their honeymoon.
Michael spends time working for Rayna Masters, who ran a bodyguard agency called 'Executive Protection Services'. Cray then is involved in the Brothers In Arm incident when Craven goes after all the surviving members of Team 7. During the Wildstorm Rising crossover Cray is pulled into the story of alien forces pursuing keys to an ancient warship by finding one of the keys on a long ago Team 7 mission and by still possesing the key during the crossover event.
During the Fire From Heaven event, Cray's Gen-Factor manifested itself and was instrumental in helping to keep his former teammates alive. At the end of Fire From Heaven, Cray sacrificed himself to save the world by dragging the would-be worldkiller Damocles into a dimensional rift. Cray was briefly resurrected to fight the demon Ghoulgotha but allowed to return to rest after its defeat.
Post WorldStorm
After the events of Captain Atom: Armageddon and the Worldstorm, Deathblow was revived and after a battle with Ivana Baiul and I.O., joined Stormwatch: Post Human Division leading missions on a post-apocalyptic Earth.
Alternate Versions:
- The Bleed Universe: Deathblow is a member of StormWatch, serving on Team Two under the leadership of Caitlin Fairchild.
Trivia:
- Deathblow was created by Jim Lee & Brandon Choi
Appearances:
- The Authority Vol 5 World's End #6, #7, #10,
- The Avengers Vol 2 #13
- Backlash #8, #14
- Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire #1, #2, #3
- Brass Vol 1 #2
- Captain America Vol 2 #13
- Captain Atom Armageddon #9
- Cybernary #1
- DC/WildStorm: Dreamwar #3, #4, #5
- Deathblow Vol 1 #0, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29
- Deathblow Vol 2 WorldStorm #1, #2, #3, #4,#5, #6, #7, #8, #9
- Deathblow: Byblows #1
- Deathblow/Wolverine #1, #2
- Dv8 #25, Annual 1999
- Fantastic Four Vol 2 #13
- Fire From Heaven #1
- Gen-Active #3
- Gen 13 Vol 2 #10, #11, Annual 1999, 2000
- Gen 13 Bootleg #9
- Gen 13: Magical Drama Queen Roxy #1, #3
- Grifter Vol 1 #1, #2
- Iron Man Vol 2 #13
- The Kindred #3
- Number of the Beast #8
- Sigma #1, #2, #3
- StormWatch Vol 2 #8, #9
- StormWatch PHD #13, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24
- Sword of Damocles #2
- Team 7 #1, #2, #3, #4
- Team 7: Objective: Hell #1, #2, #3
- Team 7: Dead Reckoning #1, #2, #3, #4
- Wetworks #8, #14
- Wild Times: Deathblow #1
- WildC.A.T.s #25, #28, #29
- Wildcats Vol 5 World's End #6, #10, #11, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17,
- WildStorm! #1, #2
- WildStorm Annual 2000
- WildStorm Halloween Trilogy of Terror #1
- WildStorm Rising #2
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