History
Origins[]
Chernobog the Black[1] was the Slavic god of chaos, night,[2] and darkness,[4] and one of the "evil soldiers" in the war between good and evil fought among the Russian gods.[2]
Early Years[]
He was allegedly worshiped by the sick and the dying, and the witches and warlocks.[2]
Across the Age[]
In 893 AD, along the banks of the Neva River, he and Perun were allegedly coming to help their Slav worshipers against the Norsemen led by Thor, but were both killed by Gorr the God Butcher (only Perun's blood and a beheaded Chernobog were witnessed),[1] in an unnamed town.[2]
Chernobog and Perun, the Storm God, were involved in various war crimes across the ages. This included the Siege of Kazan in 1552 AD, Massacre of Novgorod in 1570 AD, Circassian Genocide in 1864, Bolshevik Red Terror in 1918, Taking of Berlin in 1945, and the Invasion of Afghanistan in 1983.[5]
Modern Day[]
In that very town, an unnamed bartender made a deal with him, serving as a host to manifest on the Earth plane, the bartender picking on the tourists he despised for disrespecting his country and not caring of its history, while Chernobog was free to "haunt" the streets, looking for people to feed on in order to gain energy and one day rejoin the war. Their link was seemingly working around a lamp.
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Chernobog draining a man
One day, he attacked tourists but was confronted by the Hulk, whom Chernobog proved unable to drain before overloading. Banner deduced the relation and confronted the bartender.[2]
In light of an increase of global tensions in the superhuman community, marked by the Avengers answering to King T'Challa of Wakanda and the formation of the Defenders of the Deep by Namor to drive off human presence in the oceans, a mission that included the attack of Russian submarines in the Black Sea, the Russian government decided to revamp the Winter Guard and Chernobog joined as part of the expanded roster, sharing ranks with Perun. During one of their earliest missions, Chernobog and Perun came to blows since neither wanted the other to claim the chance to deal Namor the final blow during battle.[4] Following this episode, both Chernobog and Perun appeared to have been removed from the team.[6]Attributes
Powers
- Dieva Physiology: Chernobog possesses the average abilities of a Dievas although some of them are greater and he has some abilities unique to himself.
- Superhuman Strength: Chernobog was allegedly the "strongest one there was", he has briefly contented with the Hulk[2] and with Perun has overpowered Namor although they were both later defeated by She Hulk.[4] He can casually rip Vampires to pieces.[7]
- Superhuman Durability: Chernobog possesses great resistance to damage and has survived blows from the Hulk without major damage.[2] Despite his great durability he is not totally invulnerable and powerful attacks like a full power lightning strike from Perun was enough to almost kill him.[8]
- Flight: Chernobog can fly fast enough to keep up with Perun.[5]
- Energy Absorption: He could feed on the "souls" of mortals, or rather energies.[2]
- Possession: He also used a mortal host to manifest himself in the Earth plane.[2]
- Claws: Chernobog possesses claws that he can elongate[7] and that are sharp enough to cut even Perun's skin.[8]
- Darkforce Manipulation: As a god of darkness Chernobog seemingly has a strong connection with the Darkforce and has stated that at the peak of his power it use to be his domain and favorite weapon, which he soon proved by harmlessly passing through one of Darkstar's force fields.[9]
- Empathic Link: Chernobog seems to be able to sense the emotions of other beings linked to the Shadowforce.[9]
- Astral Projection: Chernobog has the ability to project his consciousness into common shadows.[9]
- Shadow Portals: Chernobog is able to generate portals that enable him and others to teleport.[9]
Weaknesses
Paraphernalia
Weapons
Notes
- Even saying his name was considered bad luck.[2]
Trivia
See Also
- 8 appearance(s) of Chernobog (Earth-616)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Chernobog (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) of Chernobog (Earth-616)
- 8 image(s) of Chernobog (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Thor: God of Thunder #2
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Incredible Hulks #621 ; A Quiet Night
- ↑ Incredible Hulks #621
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Avengers (Vol. 8) #10
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Avengers (Vol. 8) #49
- ↑ Avengers (Vol. 8) #32
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Winter Guard #3
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Winter Guard #4
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Winter Guard #2