Baroness Blood

Baroness Blood's History

The girl who became Baroness Blood was one of the two daughters of village doctor Jacob Cromwell. A secret thrall of Dracula, Jacob was ordered to revive John Falsworth, who had worked for the Germans during both World Wars as the vampiric Baron Blood until he was staked and placed in the Tower of London. Jacob removed the stake, resuscitating Falsworth, who slew Jacob and one of his daughters, and transformed the other into a Vampire. After Falsworth was again killed by Captain America and Union Jack, Ms. Cromwell founded a cult dedicated to Blood's memory as the Baroness. At some point she met Axi Nacht, who offered her membership in Axis Mundi if she would make a suitable sacrifice to prove her loyalty.

She did this by getting the Holy Grail to become immune to sunlight and allowing her cult to die by sunlight. She later gave birth to her son John Crichton and joined Axis Mundi and helped them fight the Invaders.

Baroness Blood resurfaced as a member of the Legion of the Unliving,a group of vampires brought together by Dracula under the leadership of the Shadow Colonel.She aspired for her work with the Legion to help bring about the Fourth Reich.Under the pretense of being dissidents, the Legion weeded out the weaker of the vampire race, giving Dracula an excuse to seek political refuge in Russia. He struck a deal with the government and was granted the territory of Chernobyl, where he intended to start the vampire kingdom anew. During their crusade, the Legion of the Unliving came to blows with the Avengers, who had become of the Legion of the Unliving's activities,but the vampires managed to ultimately evade them.