Dr. Michael Morbius, Ph.D.,[1] M.D.,[2] is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. the Midnight Sons, a team with only one purpose: Earth's last defense against the occult. Morbius has had a friendship with Jack Russell (the Werewolf) since West Coast Avengers #5, where Morbius helped Russell deal with his werewolf curse. One of them, however, who had been taken into police custody, turned Martine into a pseudo-vampire before being destroyed by Morbius, but Morbius (who then turned on Martine and made her a pseudo-vampire again due to his bloodlust overpowering him) and Stroud cured Martine by using the antidote, after which Morbius fled. [50], Michael Morbius experienced a transformation by electrical shock treatment and chemical ingestion into a pseudo-vampire. Musicians Simon Stroud, a rogue CIA agent who was first introduced hunting the Man-Wolf in the pages of Creatures on the Loose, has been hunting Morbius since Adventure into Fear #27. [25], He once again fought Spider-Man, but then he was hit by a lightning strike, which cured him of his pseudo-vampirism and made him human again (he still retained a thirst for blood, however). Morbius the Living Vampire (real name Dr. Michael Morbius), is a fictional character in the Marvel comics and universe, and is a member of the rogues gallery of Spider-Man, Blade and Ghost Rider. [22] Alongside the Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), the Man-Thing (Ted Sallis), and the Werewolf, he then encountered the Starseed. At the same time, he visited both the Land Within, the home of the Cat People, and the planet Arcturus IV, the homeworld of the Caretakers. 2) #7), Nate Grey (in X-Man #24), Roxy (a junkie dying of a drug overdose in Legion of Monsters: Morbius #1) and Blade the Vampire-Slayer (in Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. He tries to steal some blood tanks, but is defeated by the Arachknight.[67]. He later informed Janet and Director Okoye on the Vampire Civil War. He assisted, wearing a hazmat suit to conceal his identity, in preparing the cure to the spider-powers virus. He is really trying to stop Urich from becoming a vampire, which he succeeds in doing despite the conflict. Wright stayed with Morbius through issue #23. Cinematographers #Marvel #Morbius #SetLife #AgentSimonStroud, Morbius - Official Teaser Trailer First Look (2020) Jared Leto, 'Morbius,' 'Ghostbusters' Sequel and More Sony Movies Pushed Back to 2021, https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Morbius_(film)?oldid=5423062. With Michael Keaton, Matt Smith, Jared Leto, Adria Arjona. Doctor Langford, who supposedly tried to heal Morbius's wounds, was actually trying to kill him and was working for Doctor Paine. Earth-TRN688 When Jack Russell attempts to escape from the Babylon Group with his infant daughter, the facility tries to stop him by unleashing Morbius and the Frankenstein Monster. 2) #8). After telling them about the vampires' plan, they agree to help him kill King Morbius (a vampire infected with Morbius's blood). [35] It is revealed that he plans to infect every member of the Fifty State Initiative with the zombie virus. Morbius now had to drink blood in order to survive and had a strong aversion to light. During his escape, he bit the scientist, turning him into a pseudo-vampire like himself. It is later revealed that his fiancée is behind his troubles and gained her own vampiric abilities after she was attacked and killed by Dracula. Spider-Man and Morbius formed an uneasy alliance during the Maximum Carnage crossover event. Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. After Martine Bancroft, Morbius's ex-fiancée, found out that Langford was trying to kill him, Langford shot her and she bled to death. Fictional character in the Marvel universe, Morbius did not appear in issues #6 and 9; reprinted Morbius stories from the series appeared in, Duane Swierczynski (w), Mico Suayan (p), Mico Suayan (i), Ian Hannin (col), Blambot's Nate Piekos (let), Warren Simons (ed). Created by writer Roy Thomas and originally designed by penciler Gil Kane, he first appeared as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (Oct. Morbius, the Living Vampire, a Marvel comic book character; Morbius (), a character in Doctor Who mediaDr. See Also. He made an unknown mutagenic serum that would prove fatal to Morbius. Morbius and the Werewolf first met as enemies in Giant-Size Werewolf #4 and, together with the Man-Thing and the Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), they formed the short-lived Legion of Monsters and met the Starseed in Marvel Premiere #28. [41] When Peter Parker tried to investigate the identity of "Number Six", he accidentally provoked Morbius—who had been using the cure to try to develop a basis for a cure for his own condition—into a frenzy, prompting the staff at Horizon to step up building security (making it harder for Peter to enter and exit the building as Spider-Man in the future) and also forcing Morbius to leave, where it was revealed that he had been working with the Lizard, presumably trying to find a cure for both of their conditions. His true identity is that of a former award-winning biochemist named Michael Morbius, who was imbued with pseudo-vampiric superhuman abilities and physical traits after a failed biochemical experiment which was intended to cure his rare blood disease, rather than originating from supernatural means. However, Morbius does not possess any of the mystical vulnerabilities that supernatural vampires are subject to, such as garlic, holy water, crucifixes, or silver. 2) #17 (March 2006), and the one-shot Legion of Monsters: Morbius (Sept. 2007), On October 17, 2012, Marvel announced that Morbius would appear in a new comic by writer Joe Keatinge and artist Richard Elson, beginning January 2013. Morbius selflessly saved Walters' life and stabilized her erratic transformations into the She-Hulk with a serum that he had created to cure the remnants of his own transformation. Jared Leto will portray Morbius in a live-action film adaptation set to be part of the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. —, Additionally, Jared Harris has been cast as Morbius' mentor. Morbius the Living Vampire, a.k.a. The movie's release date was pushed back from July 31, 2020 to March 19, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This version of Morbius, however, seems to be heroically struggling against his baser instincts and is in fact a vampire hunter. The two also clashed in Marvel Preview #8, Blade the Vampire Hunter #8, Blade #2–3, and Blade (vol. Unlike supernatural vampires, Morbius's victims do not necessarily become pseudo-vampires themselves. However, at night he begins exhibiting his old symptoms and comes into conflict with Spider-Man. [38], During The Gauntlet storyline, Morbius was behind the theft of a vial of Spider-Man's blood. Voicing a playable character...", Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morbius,_the_Living_Vampire&oldid=986495781, Marvel Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds, Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Superhuman strength, speed, senses and durability, Morbius the Living Vampire appears in the, Morbius made a cameo appearance in a deleted scene from the 1998 live-action film, Morbius appears as a primary character and boss in the, Morbius appears as a playable character in, Morbius's alias and past background as Morgan Michaels is used for an African-American character depicted in, Morbius appears as a playable character via, This page was last edited on 1 November 2020, at 06:24. Even before he contracted the disease of pseudo-vampirism, Michael Morbius already possessed a gifted intellect. [16] He caused John Jameson to again become the Man-Wolf. There have only been six instances where Morbius's bite has turned other individuals into pseudo-vampires: Jefferson Bolt (a young man first seen in Marvel Team-Up #3), Emilio (a young man first shown in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #7), Vic Slaughter (a bounty hunter who first appeared in Morbius the Living Vampire (vol. [5] It was the first issue of Marvel Comics' flagship Spider-Man series written by someone other than character co-creator and editor-in-chief Stan Lee. 1972) and the one-shot issue Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1 (June 1974). [26] As a result, after drinking Spider-Man's blood, Morbius became human again and did not need to feed on blood again for some time. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Columbia Pictures; Marvel Entertainment; Arad Productions; Matt Tolmach Productions Morbius dijadwalkan akan ditayangkan di Amerika Serikat pada 19 Maret 2021 setelah sempat diundur karena pandemi COVID-19.. Pemeran. Spider-Man destroyed the Empathoid (after the android had left Morbius and possessed him) by causing it to overdose on emotions during an exposure to the crowd at a baseball game in a stadium where he and Morbius had taken their battle, after which both of them left due to the approach of the stadium guards. [55], During the run of Morbius the Living Vampire, Morbius crossed paths with a handful of brand-new foes. His appearance, already ugly, became hideous—his upper canine teeth extended into fangs, his nose flattened to appear more like that of a bat's and his skin became chalk-white. Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters Wiki, Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters, https://sonypicturesuniverseofmarvelcharacters.fandom.com/wiki/Morbius?oldid=15759. Then after killing him, a vampire hunter tried to kill Morbius, but thanks to Domino, he escaped. [34], Morbius was next seen as a member of A.R.M.O.R., held captive by the zombie Morbius from the Marvel Zombies universe. Morbius soon became part of the Midnight Sons. It ran for 32 issues (Sept. 1992–April 1995). The chest in which he was to be delivered was intercepted by the Kingpin, Blade and Spider-Man, and he attacked all three. Wagner felt that Kaminski's stories were too character-driven and Kaminski claimed that Wagner complained about the stories to the editorial staff and left "snide margin notes in which he made his personal opinion of my plots clear" (Kaminski would see these notes because he and Wagner worked under the Marvel method), but ignored Kaminski's attempts to get in touch with him so that they could discuss how the comic should be done. in an effort to capture Blade. A one-shot special, tentatively titled Spider-Man/Venom/Morbius by Morbius writer Len Kaminski, was scheduled for 1993, but never saw print due to the writer's departure from the series out of disgust with Morbius penciller Ron Wagner. [36] Shortly after, he formed a new Midnight Sons with Jennifer Kale, Daimon Hellstrom, Jack Russell, and the Man-Thing to contain a zombie outbreak on an isolated island, briefly running afoul of the Hood in the process. [11] Series colorist Gregory Wright stepped in as writer with issue #9 and delivered the bloodshed-heavy stories that Wagner wanted. Alongside the Man-Wolf, he battled Spider-Man again in another attempt at a cure. A tragic and sympathetic antagonist in his initial two-issue story arc, having acquired his pseudo-vampiric addiction while researching a cure for his own rare, but fatal blood disease, Morbius collided again with Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up #3–4 (July–Sept. These later stories add to his repertoire of powers the ability to hypnotize others and describe his ability to fly as psionic in nature. He lost this ability when he and Bloodthirst were split.[51]. Morbius once developed a serum based on Spider-Man's blood,[52] which would stave off his pseudo-vampirism for short periods of time. Morbius and Doctor Strange have teamed up on several occasions. [27] He eventually regained his pseudo-vampiric state and first met Doctor Strange. Trivia. Distributors [49], Morbius was later rescued by Agent of Wakanda Wasp from Dracula's Disciples, with assistance from Agents Broo and Man-Wolf. [26] While he was cured, he was charged with the crimes he had committed as a pseudo-vampire and was represented by Jennifer Walters, whose dual identity as the She-Hulk was not yet publicly known. IGN ranked him as Spider-Man's 19th-greatest villain. [15], Morbius later rescued Amanda Saint from the Demon-Fire Cult and aided her in her quest to find her missing parents. [36], The Ultimate Marvel version of Morbius is a "true" vampire, the son of Dracul and brother of Vlad III Dracula himself. [13] People whom Morbius infected with the disease of pseudo-vampirism did not truly die as a result and they could be cured through an antidote to pseudo-vampirism derived from Morbius's blood that Morbius and Martine had created, although that antidote would not work on Morbius himself. [48], After some time, he tried to stop some vampires in Barcelona, but got captured by them and locked in a coffin. Morbius may refer to: . Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. [24] He later returned to Earth and battled Spider-Man again, this time briefly controlled both physically and mentally by an extra-dimensional humanoid android called the Empathoid, which fed on emotions to survive. [40], During the events of Spider-Island, it was revealed to the reader that Morbius was the mysterious Number Six working at Horizon Labs. The warning comes too late, as Morbius's zombie counterpart attacks the team member and infects her, thus creating a violent chain of events after she attacks another team member. Oliver Wood The Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) and Johnny Blaze searched for Morbius to form the Nine and stop Lilith the Mother of All Demons and her children the Lilin from taking over the world. [62] Towards the end of the crisis, the real Morbius appears out of nowhere and grabs a tree, which he uses as a stake and stabs his zombified version from behind and straight into the heart, killing him instantly. Film Details Story Writers In the ensuing brawl, Morbius's heart is punched out by the Monster. He is an expert biologist,[48] biochemist and neuroradiologist with a Ph.D. in biochemistry and a Nobel laureate. Stedman, Alex and Dave McNary (March 30, 2020). Despite his initial status as one of Spider-Man's horror-based rogues, Morbius went on to become a brooding, gritty and tragically flawed antihero in his own series and other titles. More severe injuries, such as broken bones or severe burns, might take several days to heal, but once it was shown to take minutes, even though it left him as a near-mindless creature who must feed on blood to replenish the energy that was used to do so. [18] He then first battled the Werewolf (Jack Russell)[19] He then first encountered rogue CIA agent Simon Stroud and battled the extra-dimensional demon kinown as Helleyes. Trivia Am 13. But despite his looks, he was an intellectually-gifted young man who spent his time reading books and, in time, became a highly respected and Nobel Prize-winning biologist who specialized in the field of human and animal biology. [21] Next, he encountered an enigmatic woman who aided him and seemed to know all about vampires. Morbius ist ein kommender Film des Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters. Morbius (film) [43] The Lizard was left alone in Morbius's lab, allowing the Lizard to release blood into the lab's air supply to provoke the injured Morbius into attacking the other Horizon scientists. When Doctor Langford injected the serum to Morbius, it did not kill him, but instead it mutated him. [29] Morbius later battled Spider-Man in the New York sewers.[30]. Though disgusted by his own bloodlust, he chooses to prey upon criminals he deems unworthy of life. [14] He then encountered Alicia Twain, a desperate landowner, and tried to help her keep her land. Screenplay Writers [20] He and Stroud then battled a large group of other pseudo-vampires that had been created by Morbius, destroying them all. Stroud and Morbius last clashed in Morbius the Living Vampire (vol. He possesses a variety of superhuman powers, some of which are similar to supernatural vampires within the Marvel Universe, such as superhuman strength and speed, as well as heightened senses including night vision and echolocation. Characters from Morbius (film) Other things related to Morbius (film) Film Gallery: Morbius (film) Images from the film; Links and References. [4], Morbius debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (cover-dated Oct. 1971) following the February 1971 updating of the comic-book industry's self-censorship board, the Comics Code Authority, that lifted a ban on vampires and certain other supernatural characters. [11] Despite this, Wagner lasted just six issues longer than Kaminski on the series. Morbius No trivia. Dazu wurden Burk Sharpless und Matt Sazama beauftragt, ein Drehbuch zu verfassen., Am 27. Morbius (film) Morbius is a Marvel Comics character and supervillain who appeared inUltimate Spider-Man, voiced by Ben Diskin. Morbius's friend, Jacob, was trying to look inside of him and see what he could do about Morbius's condition. The Brain of Morbius, a serial of the television series Doctor Who; Moebius (disambiguation) 2) #12, but Morbius was resurrected in Spirits of Vengeance #13. Doctor Strange recruited Morbius as one of "the Nine", a.k.a. The Werewolf was a frequent guest star in the pages of Morbius the Living Vampire. 1971).[3]. The causes behind these transformations have never been clearly explained, even though, in Blade's case, Morbius's bite combined with his unique physiology to turn him into a half-vampire with all the strengths and powers of a traditional vampire and none of the weaknesses. On the Internet Movie Database After his first two Vampire Tales stories, Morbius concurrently became the star of his own feature in Marvel's bimonthly Adventure into Fear anthology series, beginning with issue #20 (Feb. 1974) and continuing through issue #31 (Dec. 1975), the last issue of that title. This prompted Morbius to flee the lab, with Spider-Man in pursuit. Universe [28] Alongside Doctor Strange and Brother Voodoo, he battled Marie Laveau and witnessed the resurgence of true vampires. Solo stories starring Morbius also appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #144 (late Dec. 1993), several issues of the Midnight Sons Unlimited series (1993–1995), the one-shot Strange Tales: Dark Corners #1 (May 1998), Amazing Fantasy (vol. Morbius the Living Vampire, a.k.a. [33] He had also presumably survived his genetic manipulation, as Blade was able to distinguish him as the same Morbius who 'took a bite out of [him]' in their previous encounter. While not nearly as efficient as the healing powers possessed by Wolverine, Morbius has proven to be able to heal from multiple gunshot wounds in less than one hour. His captivity is later inadvertently uncovered by an A.R.M.O.R. 2) #2, it was alluded to that this ability may be related to hyper-evolved portions of his brain, caused by a combination of his blood disease and his pseudo-vampiric condition. [44] Morbius was captured by Spider-Man and locked up in a cell in the Raft. Directors On Marvel Movies Jared Leto sebagai Michael Morbius [63] He has all of the powers and abilities associated with the usual interpretation of Dracula. The character has appeared in several media and various animated shows and video games. Doctor Michael Morbius is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who, in trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease he is suffering from, accidentally transformed himself into a living vampire. [10] These were written, successively, by Mike Friedrich, Steve Gerber (who had written the first Morbius solo story in Vampire Tales #1), Doug Moench and Bill Mantlo, working with a wide variety of pencillers. [61], A zombified version of Morbius appears in the 2008–2009 Marvel Zombies 3 miniseries. Morbius was first introduced as a villain in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man #101–102. Release Date(s) Production Companies In the comics, Michael Morbius is a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist suffering from a blood disease, who became the anti-hero known as Morbius the Living Vampire. Most of Morbius's victims die or are severely injured by his bite. Avi Arad; Lucas Foster; Matt Tolmach Morbius adalah film pahlawan super Amerika Serikat tahun 2021 yang didasarkan karakter Marvel Comics bernama sama.Film ini diproduksi Columbia Pictures dengan kerja sama Marvel dan disalurkan Sony Pictures Releasing. [58] During this same period, Morbius also battled a new villain called Bloodbath in Midnight Sons Unlimited #2.[59]. In the House of M series, Michael Morbius appears in a flashback as one of the scientists (along with Jonas Harrow and Farley Stillwell) that gave Luke Cage his powers. Morbius appeared sporadically throughout the run of Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme, beginning with issue #10. He was a HYDRA scientist who was assigned to be a lab assistant for Doctor Octopus to help with creating the Anti-Venom, and later got turned into a human-vampire bat creature by Doc Ock. 4) #5. How much blood he requires and how often he has to feed has not been specified in the comics. [12], Born and raised in Greece by his single mother, Michael Morbius experienced an isolated childhood due to his rare blood condition, which contributed to his ugly and unpleasant-looking appearance. Lee, busy writing a screenplay for an unproduced science fiction movie,[6] bequeathed the series to his right-hand editor, Roy Thomas. With his last breath, he warned Spider-Man to beware of his employer, Stuart Ward. The first trailer for Sony and Marvel's vampire flick "Morbius" has MCU fans in a tizzy over Michael Keaton and some Spider-Man art Blade the Vampire-Slayer and Morbius have had an ongoing feud with each other, which began in Adventure into Fear #24. Morbius has a strong aversion to sunlight, thanks to his photo-sensitive skin which allows some protection from major sunburn, in contrast to "true" vampires that are incinerated by it, with the result that he can move in daylight, but his powers are diminished and he will stick to the shade if circumstances demand him to be active during the day. [6], Columbia Pictures; Marvel Entertainment; Arad Productions; Matt Tolmach Productions, Morbius - Official Teaser Trailer First Look (2020) Jared Leto, Matt Smith. [7] Kane based the character's look on that of actor Jack Palance.[8]. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The real Morbius of Earth-616 (the mainstream Marvel Universe) is kidnapped and beaten by his zombie counterpart, who found a way from the Marvel Zombies universe into the Marvel Universe. team member, whom Morbius tries to warn of an impending attack. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Due to his pseudo-vampiric condition, Morbius is forced to ingest fresh blood on a regular basis to sustain his life and vitality. Morbius then vowed he would only drink the blood of the guilty. Alongside the core series Morbius the Living Vampire, a reprint series, Morbius Revisited, was published from 1992 to 1993, and featured material originally published in Adventure into Fear #27–31. Morbius possesses an accelerated healing factor and can recover from mild to moderate injuries at a rate beyond that of ordinary humans. [17] He then battled Reverend Daemond and encountered the Caretakers of Arcturus IV. Doctor Michael Morbius is a Nobel Prize-winning scientist who, in trying to find a cure for a rare blood disease he is suffering from, accidentally transformed himself into a living vampire. Other than that, he didn't specify what we should do," Thomas said in 2009, adding that part of the character conception came from an unspecified science-fiction film of Thomas' youth, depicting a man turned into a vampire by radiation rather than magic. In The Amazing Spider-Man newspaper strip, Morbius returns to New York, seemingly cured of his vampirism, and with a fiancée, Martine Bancroft. The truth behind his horrific condition is that in order to cure himself of an unknown blood disease which was killing him, Morbius, using his past experience as an expert biochemist, had attempted to cure himself of the disease with an experimental treatment involving vampire bat DNA and electroshock therapy. Unknown to Doctor Langford, Fang, one of Lilith's children, was also trying to kill Morbius by adding his own demonic blood to the serum, which would also be fatal to Morbius. Sony Pictures Releasing "We were talking about doing Dracula, but Stan wanted a costumed villain. While briefly possessed by the demon Bloodthirst, Morbius gained the ability to liquidize his body, moving through small spaces and stretching his limbs as needed. When Spider-Man is bitten by a vampire, Morbius sniffs him and determines that the young superhero is immune to vampirism.[64]. I can’t sleep around this dude cause he’s funny as hell and I guess he really didn’t think I would notice that he’s eating everything in sight.... My #PIC partner in crime aka Agent Alberto Rodriguez aka @almadrigal the bad guys are doomed!!!! During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, there are different versions of Morbius: In this new universe, Morbius is fused with Morpheus. Dr. Michael Morbius, Ph.D., M.D., is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer Roy Thomas and originally designed by penciler Gil Kane, the character first appeared as an antagonist in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (Oct. 1971).. More Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters Wiki. He meets Spider-Man in a typical misunderstanding, centering on a cabal of vampires attacking Ben Urich. The zombie Morbius holds the real one captive while using a latex mask to look normal. He would return to battle Spider-Man over the years in Marvel Team-Up #3–4; Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #6–8 and 38; Spider-Man #13–14; Morbius the Living Vampire #3–4 and 21–23; and Peter Parker: Spider-Man #77–80 and (vol. Jon Ekstrand Add a photo to this gallery Following sporadic guest appearances throughout the next 16 years, Morbius was revived in the 1992 series Morbius the Living Vampire, launched as part of the "Rise of the Midnight Sons" crossover story arc in Marvel's supernatural/horror comics. [32], It was later revealed that Morbius had signed the Superhuman Registration Act and was cooperating with S.H.I.E.L.D. [3] Michael Keaton will make an appearance. While in New York, after escaping from his home country due to his pseudo-vampiric condition, he attempted to find a cure and to protect his fiancée Martine Bancroft, but he was attacked by the Lizard and defeated when Spider-Man and the Lizard teamed up against him to recover a sample of Morbius's blood in order to cure their own mutated physical conditions before he escaped. They included Vic Slaughter (introduced in issue #7),[56] the Basilisk (Wayne Gifford) (introduced in issue #5), Doctor Paine (introduced in issue #4)[57] and Bloodthirst (introduced in issue #20). [23] Morbius then first battled the Thing, then teamed up with him to battle the Living Eraser and escaped to Dimension Z. As a pseudo-vampire, Morbius does not possess all the powers of a supernatural vampire, nor is he subject to all the traditional limitations and weaknesses thereof. Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Later, a new faction of vampires tried to destroy Morbius because he had been genetically manipulated to be the perfect weapon. [46] Morbius eventually escapes from the Raft[47] and flees to Brownsville. Whatever unknown party manipulated him failed; he collapsed after one battle, possibly dying. Previous Film [37], Morbius later helped the Man-Thing re-assemble a decapitated Punisher into a Frankensteinian monster called FrankenCastle. It was also revealed that Morbius was a college friend of Max Modell. Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. [6] Thomas said that the name "Morbius" was not deliberately taken from the antagonist Doctor Morbius in the movie Forbidden Planet. Associated Websites They also did not acquire his ability to fly or his healing factor and any mortal wound could kill them.