History
Jamal Afari was a musician and vampire hunter. Attacked by at least two vampires, he was saved by a passerby dhampir boy named Eric Brooks. Jamal killed the vampires and offered Eric to become his apprentice, an offer he agreed to. Afari began training the boy, who later became known as Blade and joined Jamal's war against vampires.[1]
Notes
- Jamal Afari of Earth-10995 is a combination of Jamal Afari of Earth-616 and Abraham Whistler from Spider-Man: The Animated Series and the Blade trilogy. While some elements mirror his main counterpart (Marvel Preview #3-inspired first meeting with would-be Blade and him being the musician), his skin color and to some extent the appearance have more in common with Whistler.