Cullen Bloodstone
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| image = Cullen Bloodstone Avengers Arena 6.jpg
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| caption =Cullen Bloodstone as depicted in Avengers Arena #6 (May 2013). Art by Kev Walker.
| publisher = Marvel Comics
| debut = Avengers Arena #1 (December 2012)
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| creators = Dennis Hopeless
Kev Walker
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| full_name = Cullen Bloodstone
| species = Human mutate
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| alliances = Braddock Academy
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| powers = Superhuman strength
Healing factor
Glartrox transformation
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Bloodstone (Cullen Bloodstone) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Bloodstone first appeared in issue #1 of the Avengers Arena series as part of the Marvel NOW! event, and was created by Dennis Hopeless and Kev Walker.{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=59}}
Cullen Bloodstone appears as one of the main characters in Avengers Undercover beginning in 2014.{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=October 11, 2013 |title=NYCC EXCLUSIVE: HOPELESS IS SEDUCED BY EVIL IN "AVENGERS UNDERCOVER" |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48419 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014010847/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48419 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=October 12, 2013 |website=Comic Book Resources |publisher=}}
Fictional character biography
Cullen Bloodstone is the son of Ulysses Bloodstone and the younger brother of Elsa Bloodstone. When Cullen is 10, Ulysses abandons him in another dimension so he can prove his worth as a Bloodstone.{{Cite web |last=Sagers |first=Aaron |date=March 15, 2019 |title=The Worst Things Marvel Characters Have Done for Their Kids |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-worst-things-marvel-characters-have-done-for-their-kids |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=Marvel.com}} Ulysses planned to retrieve Cullen the next day, but was killed by the Conspirators, resulting in Cullen being trapped in the dimension for over two years. During this time, he is possessed by the Glartrox, a parasitic alien creature. After returning to Earth, Cullen is given a special ring that prevents him from transforming into a Glartrox.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Werewolf By Night: What Is the Bloodstone? |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/werewolf-by-night-bloodstone-explained/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Negus |first=M. N. |date=October 31, 2022 |title=The MCU Just Introduced a Powerful New Artifact - But What Can it Really Do? |url=https://www.cbr.com/werewolf-by-night-mcu-bloodstone-marvel/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Schlesinger |first=Alex |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Who Are the Bloodstones? Marvel's Monster Hunting Family Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/bloodstone-family-explained-marvel-monster-hunters-elsa-cullen/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Kai |date=February 26, 2024 |title=10 MCU Roles Perfect For Timothée Chalamet After He Sparks Casting Rumors |url=https://screenrant.com/casting-timothee-chalamet-mcu-characters/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}
Cullen Bloodstone is one of sixteen teenagers kidnapped by Arcade, who forces them to fight to the death in Murderworld.Avengers Arena #1 (December 2012) After the surviving teens escape, Helmut Zemo recruits Cullen into the Masters of Evil.Avengers Undercover #5 (August 2014) However, Cullen leaves the group and reunites with members of the Runaways and Avengers Academy.Avengers Undercover #10 (November 2014)
In The Death of Doctor Strange event, Elsa and Lysa Bloodstone banish the Glartrox to another dimension, freeing Cullen from its influence.{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Darby |date=January 15, 2022 |title=The Death Of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1 (Review) |url=https://thenerdybasement.com/comics/the-death-of-doctor-strange-bloodstone-review/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=The Nerdy Basement |language=en-US}}
In Excalibur (vol. 4), Cullen Bloodstone buys the Warwolves from the zoo where they were imprisoned and enlists the members of Excalibur to help kill them.{{Cite web |last=Finley |first=Sean |date=February 14, 2020 |title=The X-Men Are Being Hunted By [Spoiler] |url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-hunted-warwolves-apocalypse-excalibur/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=February 19, 2020 |title=The X-Men Must Hunt Down Some Monstrous Excalibur Foes |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-excalibur-hunt-down-warwolves/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pagella |first=Ryan |date=March 4, 2020 |title=Excalibur #8 Review |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2020/03/04/review-excalibur-8/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=AIPT Comics |language=en-us}} The group successfully kills the Warwolves, but Captain Britain discovers that one of the Warwolves had a young pup, which she gives to Rachel Summers as a pet.Excalibur (vol. 4) #7 - 8 (April - May 2020){{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=March 7, 2020 |title=An X-Men Team Just Adopted a Baby - and It Could KILL THEM ALL |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-team-adopt-baby/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Twining |first=Stephen |date=March 8, 2020 |title=Excalibur: The X-Men's New Pet is Their DEADLIEST Ever |url=https://screenrant.com/excalibur-xmen-comic-warwolf-puppy-pet/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Terror |first=Jude |date=March 9, 2020 |title=Captain Britain Draws the Line at Killing a Puppy in Excalibur #8 [X-ual Healing 3-4-20] |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/excalibur-8-xual-healing-recap/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}
Powers and abilities
Due to the Bloodstone ring, Cullen possesses superhuman abilities similar to those of his father Ulysses Bloodstone and his sister Elsa Bloodstone. He is superhumanly strong and durable, has greater than normal stamina, agility, and reflexes. Cullen is also able to rapidly regenerate from any damage he has sustained.
The Bloodstone ring also prevents him from transforming into a Glartrox, an other-dimensional creature that feeds on its host's soul and emotions. With help from Daimon Hellstrom and Anachronism, Cullen gained the ability to suppress the Glartrox with his willpower and partially transform at will.Avengers Undercover #2 (June 2014)Avengers Undercover #9 (October 2014)
References
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External links
- [http://www.comicvine.com/bloodstone/4005-86740/ Cullen Bloodstone] at Comic Vine
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Category:Characters created by Kev Walker
Category:Comics characters introduced in 2012
Category:Marvel Comics characters with accelerated healing
Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength