Friedrich von Roehm (Earth-616)

Black Rook
Name	Friedrich von Roehm
Current Alias	Black Rook
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Hellfire Club Inner Circle
Relatives	Wolfgang von Roehm (possible relative)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′8″ (1.73 m)
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Claws
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Hereditary lycanthropy
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Jeweler, criminal
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Chris Claremont, Bill Sienkiewicz
First	New Mutants #22 (August, 1984)
First	New Mutants #22 (August, 1984)
Death	Uncanny X-Men #209 (June, 1986)
Death	Uncanny X-Men #209 (June, 1986)

History

Apparently German by birth, Friedrich Von Roehm operated a jewelry shop on New York City's Park Avenue. Von Roehm was also secretly a lycanthrope and a high priest of the supernatural being and self-described goddess Selene. Von Roehm, who had worshiped Selene as a goddess, became her personal servant when she showed up in his jewelry shop.

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Black Rook transformed

As a member of the Hellfire Club, Von Roehm sponsored Selene for membership. Selene became the new Black Queen, and Von Roehm served as the Black Rook. Alongside the Hellfire Club, Leland later battled the X-Men in New York's Central Park. Selene used her psionic powers to mentally trigger Von Roehm's hereditary lycanthropy and sent him in pursuit of Rachel Summers. When the mutant-hunting Nimrod intervened to attack the X-Men and Hellfire, the X-Men's leader Storm proposed an alliance to battle Nimrod. Von Roehm rejected this proposal and attacked the X-Men. He was then burned to a crisp by Nimrod.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Von Roehm possessed a power likened to lycanthropy. Von Roehm did not undergo the typical change in appearance associated with werewolves. However, he acquired superhuman strength, enhanced senses, claws, and barely controllable bloodlust during his transformation. His powers were genetically based, but required mental triggering by Selene. Aside from his personal devotion to Selene, Von Roehm was apparently mentally compelled to obey Selene while in his superhuman state.

See Also

• 6 appearance(s) of Friedrich von Roehm (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Friedrich von Roehm (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Friedrich von Roehm (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Friedrich von Roehm (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Friedrich von Roehm (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Friedrich von Roehm (Earth-616)