- Bloodstrike
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caption=Bloodstrike. Art by Mark Bagley.
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Bloodstrike
real_name=Eric Conroy
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut=New Warriors vol. 1 #21
creators=Fabian Nicieza &Mark Bagley
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
alliances=Folding Circle Thunderbolts
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powers=super-strength.|"This article refers to the
Marvel Comics character. For the Imagesuperhero team, seeBloodstrike (team) ."Bloodstrike (Eric Conroy) is a mutate
supervillain in theMarvel Comics universe.Fictional character biography
Eric Conroy's father Lt. Mark Conroy served in the Vietnam war. Conroy's unit, calling themselves the "Half-Fulls" discovers an ancient temple deep in the jungles of
Cambodia . There they met Tai, a powerful mystic, who convinces most of them to marry the six daughters of the "Dragon's Breadth" cult. The soldiers return home with their new brides. Mark and his wife had Eric soon after.Eric was once the enforcer for a mobster in
Chicago until the Left Hand kills his boss and recruits him to join theFolding Circle . The Left Hand is Diego Casseas, one of the members of Conroy's unit, who had stolen the mystical power inherent in his own child. He is now recruiting the Dragon's Breadth children in order to take control of the "Well of All Things". This is an ancient fountain of power that exists deep inside the Cambodian temple. In one of his first missions Eric kills a security guard. This action transforms his body; unbreakable pink material wraps around his arms, legs and waist.The Folding Circle arrives at the temple, along with the
New Warriors . In the resulting battle, it is learned that Tai wants to sacrifice everyone but herself so she can gain the Well's powers. The teams work together in effort to save their own lives. Ultimately, Tai is seemingly slain byNight Thrasher . The Folding Circle escapes, stealing the Quinjet the New Warriors had originally stolen from the Avengers. The Folding Circle crashes inMadripoor and try to become players in the Madripoor underworld. The Circle takes over the organization of Aardwolf, a mutant drug lord. Later, Night Thrasher and Silhouette defeat the entire Circle.Civil War/The Initiative
Bloodstrike appears as a forced member of a new team of Thunderbolts in the Civil War events.
Eric has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book "" #1. [ [http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.947 "Avengers: The Initiative" #1 Character Map] ]
Universal Wellspring
Bloodstrike is a Mutate whose powers come from the Universal Wellspring. ["Thunderbolts" (1st series) #107]
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