History
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 and speed, and a healing factor. He also resembled a true vampire with fangs, his nose flattened to appear more bat-like, and his skin became extremely pale.[1]
A "Living Vampire"'s bite would turn its victims into Living Vampires themselves. When he first experienced the change, Morbius killed Emil Nikos, his best friend and assistant who had helped him develop the treatment.[2]
Morbius turned other people into Living Vampires, such as Jefferson Bolt,[3] Emilio,[4] the bounty hunter Vic Slaughter,[5] and Roxy, a girl dying from an overdose.[6]
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Nate Grey
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 vampire virus with his telekinesis.[7]
The Hunger[]
Scientist and Hydra agent; Dr. Loxias Crown kidnapped Morbius to study him.[8] 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.[9] This led to him becoming a Living Vampire like Morbius and calling himself the Hunger.[10]Powers and Abilities
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- 130 appearance(s) of Living Vampires
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Living Vampires
- 22 minor appearance(s) of Living Vampires
- 2 mention(s) of Living Vampires
- 1 image(s) of Living Vampires
- 54 representative(s) of Living Vampires