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"Azarath calls...the child of the Eighth Devil must answer...the Hour of his Rising is at hand!! ALL HAIL TRIGON!!!!!"

Since I did an upload of Trigon a few weeks back, I decided to upload another villain affiliated with him, Sebastian Blood, AKA Brother Blood!

The Church of Blood's origins came about in the brooding forests of Baltic Europe...In 1202 AD, the ruthless Knights of the Teutonic Order had come to that area to deal with Pagan Lithuania at Poland's request, but soon began carving a bloody swathe across the land, even killing Christians as well. The Lithuanian pagans fought with grim determination, in order to drive the accursed Crusaders into the sea. Yet arousing that conflict, a sleeping giant emerged...

The island nation of Zandia, off the coast of Gotland, was a victim of attacks by the Teutonic Knights. However, at that time, the Venetians also launched the Fourth Crusade against the Byzantine Empire, the Greek speaking remnants of the Roman Empire in Greece and Anatolia. A selfless Bishop named Sebastian refused to sack the holy city of Constantinople, or supply troops. In consequence, the Teutonic Knights attacked Zandia. Yet in the battle, Sebastian had somehow gained the legendary cloak of Christ, worn by the Savior when he left to pray on the Mount of Olives. Yet in reality, it had been now corrupted by the evils of a more powerful demon than the Devil: Trigon the Terrible! Armed with his cloak the bishop slaughtered the enemy knights, bathing in their blood, which gave him tremendous strength and immortality. The bishop declared himself Brother Blood, and those he saved had became his clergy, and all of Zandia was isolated.

Brother Blood was approached by Trigon himself, who demanded that he and his followers swear allegience to him, to prepare for his rising. Through the same manipulation, charisma and fiery rhetoric used by the Catholic Church, Brother Blood professed that the Church of Blood was to establish peace and harmony, but in reality, it was meant to conquer the world. Many in Europe were doubtful of this new religious movement, and the fact that Brother Blood bathed in actual pools of blood. Then the real kicker came in. The congregation and clergy of the Church of Blood proceeded to excommunicate and condemn everybody who didn't have faith in Brother Blood. And then they proceeded to state that the only way to achieve salvation was through the worship and veneration of Brother Blood. When word of this reached the rest of Christendom, this set off EVERYBODY! The Pope was livid, the bishops and archbishops of Europe were furious, and it goes without saying that those who were excommunicated or condemned without any say in the matter were a little put out as well.

The Pope then decided to play his trump card, and held a council of Bishops, and unanimously had Brother Blood and the Church of Blood excommunicated, which meant that not only could he be burnt at the stake as a heretic, but more importantly, it meant that he could burn for all eternity in Hell. And just to trump things up to ensure that everyone saw the Church of Blood as evil, the Pope went so far to call Brother Blood "The Antichrist." Yet Brother Blood was not immortal.

On the eve of the 14th century, Brother Blood was murdered by his own son, also named Sebastian. Thus starting 700 years of patricide per century. Now, Sebastian Blood VIII has taken up the mantle of his ancestors, and became Trigon's representative on Earth. He planned to fulfil the ambition of Trigon to conquer the world, but was stopped time and again by the Teen Titans, and especially by Trigon's daughter: Raven.

For Brother Blood's look, I wasn't going with his look from the cartoon, for the sole reason that his appearance and backstory in the comics was way more intense and cooler. Though I didn't like the cowl he wore underneath his helmet, so I left it open faced.

Disclaimer: Brother Blood belongs to DC Comics, Marv Wolfman and George Perez.

Description
"Azarath calls...the child of the Eighth Devil must answer...the Hour of his Rising is at hand!! ALL HAIL TRIGON!!!!!"

Since I did an upload of Trigon a few weeks back, I decided to upload another villain affiliated with him, Sebastian Blood, AKA Brother Blood!

The Church of Blood's origins came about in the brooding forests of Baltic Europe...In 1202 AD, the ruthless Knights of the Teutonic Order had come to that area to deal with Pagan Lithuania at Poland's request, but soon began carving a bloody swathe across the land, even killing Christians as well. The Lithuanian pagans fought with grim determination, in order to drive the accursed Crusaders into the sea. Yet arousing that conflict, a sleeping giant emerged...

The island nation of Zandia, off the coast of Gotland, was a victim of attacks by the Teutonic Knights. However, at that time, the Venetians also launched the Fourth Crusade against the Byzantine Empire, the Greek speaking remnants of the Roman Empire in Greece and Anatolia. A selfless Bishop named Sebastian refused to sack the holy city of Constantinople, or supply troops. In consequence, the Teutonic Knights attacked Zandia. Yet in the battle, Sebastian had somehow gained the legendary cloak of Christ, worn by the Savior when he left to pray on the Mount of Olives. Yet in reality, it had been now corrupted by the evils of a more powerful demon than the Devil: Trigon the Terrible! Armed with his cloak the bishop slaughtered the enemy knights, bathing in their blood, which gave him tremendous strength and immortality. The bishop declared himself Brother Blood, and those he saved had became his clergy, and all of Zandia was isolated.

Brother Blood was approached by Trigon himself, who demanded that he and his followers swear allegience to him, to prepare for his rising. Through the same manipulation, charisma and fiery rhetoric used by the Catholic Church, Brother Blood professed that the Church of Blood was to establish peace and harmony, but in reality, it was meant to conquer the world. Many in Europe were doubtful of this new religious movement, and the fact that Brother Blood bathed in actual pools of blood. Then the real kicker came in. The congregation and clergy of the Church of Blood proceeded to excommunicate and condemn everybody who didn't have faith in Brother Blood. And then they proceeded to state that the only way to achieve salvation was through the worship and veneration of Brother Blood. When word of this reached the rest of Christendom, this set off EVERYBODY! The Pope was livid, the bishops and archbishops of Europe were furious, and it goes without saying that those who were excommunicated or condemned without any say in the matter were a little put out as well.

The Pope then decided to play his trump card, and held a council of Bishops, and unanimously had Brother Blood and the Church of Blood excommunicated, which meant that not only could he be burnt at the stake as a heretic, but more importantly, it meant that he could burn for all eternity in Hell. And just to trump things up to ensure that everyone saw the Church of Blood as evil, the Pope went so far to call Brother Blood "The Antichrist." Yet Brother Blood was not immortal.

On the eve of the 14th century, Brother Blood was murdered by his own son, also named Sebastian. Thus starting 700 years of patricide per century. Now, Sebastian Blood VIII has taken up the mantle of his ancestors, and became Trigon's representative on Earth. He planned to fulfil the ambition of Trigon to conquer the world, but was stopped time and again by the Teen Titans, and especially by Trigon's daughter: Raven.

For Brother Blood's look, I wasn't going with his look from the cartoon, for the sole reason that his appearance and backstory in the comics was way more intense and cooler. Though I didn't like the cowl he wore underneath his helmet, so I left it open faced.

Disclaimer: Brother Blood belongs to DC Comics, Marv Wolfman and George Perez.