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'''Elsa Bloodstone''' is a character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]], and Michael Lopez, the character first appeared in ''Bloodstone'' #1 (December 2001).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Werewolf By Night: Elsa Bloodstone's MCU Role and Marvel Comics Origin Explained |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/werewolf-by-night-elsa-bloodstone-explained-mcu-role-marvel-comics-origin/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |date=8 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelman |first=Samuel |date=2022-04-21 |title=REPORT: The Nevers Star Playing Elsa Bloodstone in Marvel's Werewolf by Night Halloween Special |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-halloween-werewolf-by-night-special-laura-donnelly-elsa-bloodstone/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> Elsa Bloodstone is the daughter of the previously established [[Marvel Universe]] character [[Ulysses Bloodstone]] and the sister of [[Cullen Bloodstone]]. She has been a member of [[Nextwave]], [[Midnight Sons]], and [[Fearless Defenders]].


'''Elsa Bloodstone''' is a [[fictional character]] in the [[Marvel Comics]] universe who first appears in the [[Bloodstone (comics)|Bloodstone]] mini-series of 2001. Elsa Bloodstone was created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Michael Lopez
Elsa Bloodstone appeared in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] / [[Disney+]] television special ''[[Werewolf by Night (TV special)|Werewolf by Night]]'', portrayed by [[Laura Donnelly]].


==Publication history==
==History==
Elsa appeared as the lead character in the ''Bloodstone'' mini-series (December, 2001 - March, 2002) and was created by writer duo [[Dan Abnett]], [[Andy Lanning]] and artist Michael Lopez.<ref>{{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=58}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Thayer Preece |date=2022-10-11 |title=10 Epic Facts You Need To Know About Marvel's Elsa Bloodstone |url=https://www.cbr.com/elsa-bloodstone-marvel-facts-trivia/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> She is introduced as the daughter of [[Ulysses Bloodstone]] and she is a monster hunter just like her father. The miniseries further detailed her origin. Despite her similarities with [[Buffy Summers|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], both have claimed to have never seen a full episode of Buffy and were "determined to steer clear of Buffy at least while we're doing Bloodstone."<ref name="CBRorigin">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/elsa-bloodstone-fans-questions-answered/|title=Elsa Bloodstone: Questions Fans Have About Who The Heck She Is, Answered|last=Ocasio|first=Joseph|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=October 13, 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018111037/https://www.cbr.com/elsa-bloodstone-fans-questions-answered/|archive-date=October 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
====The Bloodstone====
In the [[Hyborian Age]], a [[meteorite]] landed on [[Earth]]. It was controlled by an an ancient entity which called itself the Hellfire Helix. The Helix sent its agent, Tae Kwan S'yn, to find a host for it. However, a local human found the rock first, and fought Tae Kwan S'yn for possession. In the fight, the meteor was smashed, a part of it was imbedded in the human's chest, the explosion also killed the nameless man's tribe. The man vowed revenge on Tae Kwan S'yn. Because of the gem in his chest, he became an immortal later known as Ulysses Bloodstone.


She was a team member in the twelve issue ''[[Nextwave]]'' [[Limited series (comics)|maxi-series]]. At first presented as a counter-terrorist group made up of superheroes and former superheroes, but it is later revealed that their employers were being funded by a terrorist group.<ref name="CBRorigin" /> The [[All-New, All-Different Marvel]] refresh of their main line of comics, made it part of the main continuity, which was previously disputed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/nextwave-is-an-official-part-of-marvels-all-new-all-di-1784029629|title=Nextwave Is an Official Part of Marvel's 'All-New, All-Different' Universe|last=Whtibrook|first=James|website=[[io9]]|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115090617/http://io9.gizmodo.com/nextwave-is-an-official-part-of-marvels-all-new-all-di-1784029629|archive-date=November 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Ulysses====
Bloodstone would travel all over the world, looking for Tae Kwan S'yn. Because of Tae Kwan S'yn's ability to summon monsters, Bloodstone gained a reputation as a [[monster]] hunter. The vendetta ended when the truth came out: the Hellfire Helix had needed a host, and had chosen Bloodstone. Bloodstone killed himself and Tae Kwan S'yn to prevent the Helix creature from coming to Earth.


Elsa and her family featured in the four issue mini ''[[Legion of Monsters]]'', that was collected in Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2017/10/04/bloodstone-and-the-legion-of-monsters-review-parents-just-dont-understand/|title='Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters' review: Parents just don't understand|last=Dobler|first=Ross|website=AiPT! Comics|date=October 4, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512041139/http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2017/10/04/bloodstone-and-the-legion-of-monsters-review-parents-just-dont-understand/|archive-date=May 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, she appeared in [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]'s [[Ongoing series|ongoing]] and ''[[Avengers Arena]]'' which introduced her long lost brother [[Cullen Bloodstone]], who was trapped in an alternate dimension by their father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/25/wolverine-315-review|title=Wolverine #315 Review|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|website=[[IGN]]|date=October 25, 2012|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415015332/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/25/wolverine-315-review|archive-date=April 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CBRorigin" />
====Elsa====
As documented in Bloodstone #1, twenty years ago Bloodstone met and married a woman named Elise, who adopted his last name. Eventually Elise gave birth to his daughter, Elsa, though Ulysses and Elsa separated when Elsa was two years old. Ulysses distanced himself from both, and Elsa never knew him as she grew up. Bloodstone trusted Adam to give his daughter Elsa a fragment of the Bloodgem in a choker when she was old enough. After Ulysses left, Elise and Elsa traveled across Europe. Eventually they settled in England, where Elsa schooled. Elsa began to have increasingly frequent dreams about monsters, such as vampires. Eventually she and her mother learned of Ulysses' death, and they flew to Boston to settle his estate.[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/bloodstoneelsa.htm]
[[Image:Elsaincolor.png|thumb|130px|left|Elsa in Nextwave,<br> art by [[Stuart Immonen]]]]
Elsa and Elise arrived at Bloodstone House, where they were given a tour by the executor of Ulysses' estate, Charles Barnabas. Exploring the house, Elsa discovered a secret chamber, in which she encountered Adam, the Frankenstein Monster, who told her about her father. Adam gave her the Bloodstone Choker, which attached itself to her neck. She then grabbed a flashing lamp, and when she wished she knew why it was flashing, she was transported to Bosnia, into the midst of a struggle between Dracula and the Nosferati.[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/bloodstoneelsa.htm]


In Aug. 2013, Elsa joined a team of superheroes known as the [[Fearless Defenders]]. At the time of her joining, the roster consisted of [[Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)|Valkyrie]], [[Misty Knight]], Annabelle Riggs, [[Hippolyta (Marvel Comics)|Warrior Woman]], [[Danielle Moonstar]] and [[Clea Strange|Clea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/bunns-fearless-defenders-protect-the-marvel-universe/|title=Bunn's "Fearless Defenders" Protect the Marvel Universe|last=Richards|first=Dave|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=July 30, 2013|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022170141/https://www.cbr.com/bunns-fearless-defenders-protect-the-marvel-universe/|archive-date=October 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she was part of the [[Doctor Doom]]'s Avengers team in the pages of ''[[Avengers World]]'', written by [[Nick Spencer]], they were tied in to line wide ''[[AXIS (comics)|AXIS]]'' storyline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/spencers-uprising-tilts-avengers-world-on-its-axis/|title=Spencer's "Uprising" Tilts "Avengers World" on its "AXIS"|last=Richards|first=Dave|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=October 3, 2014|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022172234/https://www.cbr.com/spencers-uprising-tilts-avengers-world-on-its-axis/|archive-date=October 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Dracula recognizes the Bloodgem fragment and attacked Elsa, but is blasted away by the Bloodstone Choker. Dracula was then impaled by the Nosferatu, who took him away, while Adam returns Elsa to Bloodstone House. Adam later designed a costume for Elsa, patterned after her father's. The two then had the lamp transport them to Egypt, where they meet the Living Mummy. Elsa later confronts Nosferatu himself, who bites her but is destroyed by the Bloodgem energy in her blood. She and her allies free Dracula who then exposed the Nosferati to sunlight, destroying them.[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/bloodstoneelsa.htm]


During the ''[[Civil War II]]'' event, she showed up in the [[A-Force]] comicbook.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/a-force-(2016)/8|title=A-Force #8 Review|last=Light|first=L.E.H.|website=Black Nerd Problems|date=October 8, 2016|access-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210020241/http://blacknerdproblems.com/a-force-8-review/|archive-date=February 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/force-9-comic-book-review/|title=Civil War II: A-Force #9 – Comic Book Review|last=Austin|first=Rick|website=Fortress of Solitude|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022174208/https://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/force-9-comic-book-review/|archive-date=October 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Elsa lived in Bloodstone Manor with her mother and ally Adam the Frankenstein Monster, she had befriended Charles Barnabus a pureblood vampire lawyer and executor of the Bloodstone estate. Pursuring a monster-hunting occupation, she began an online [[blog]] to create an electronic encyclopedic reference guide for the numerous monsters and alien beasts in the [[Marvel Universe]] (published by Marvel as ''Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone and the Monster Hunters'', albeit written in a very American tone, in contrast to Elsa's English disposition).


She was one of the main characters in the 2017's [[crossover (comics)|company-wide crossover]] story arc ''[[Monsters Unleashed (comics)|Monsters Unleashed]]'', the crossover included a huge cast of superheroes, that consisted of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], [[Champions (2016 team)|Champions]], [[Moon Girl (Marvel Comics)|Moon Girl]] and [[Devil Dinosaur]], [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]], [[Inhumans]], [[Kid Kaiju|Kei Kawade]], Leviathon Tide and the [[X-Men]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/32773-monsters-unleashed-1-sets-the-stage-for-a-major-monster-superhero-throwdown.html|title=Marvel's MONSTERS UNLEASHED Teasing Big Bad 'With Deep Ties To Marvel U,' Return of Surprising NEXTWAVE Alum|last=Marston|first=George|website=[[Newsarama]]|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121054224/http://www.newsarama.com/32773-monsters-unleashed-1-sets-the-stage-for-a-major-monster-superhero-throwdown.html|archive-date=January 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/23093-monster-unleashed-marvel-kaiju-comic|title=Marvel's 'Monsters Unleashed' Pits Superheroes Against Kaiju|last=Kim|first=Matt|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|date=November 1, 2016
In [[Nextwave]] #1, the character of Elsa Bloodstone had since joined a team of super-powered heroes. She says she comes from 'a line of near-immortal monster hunters', and has a red gem on a choker collar. She is super-strong and capable of surviving car crashes, and often carries two [[rifle]]s. She is also English.
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In the limited series ''[[Damnation (comics)|Damnation]]'', [[Wong (comics)|Wong]] summoned her to be a member of a new version of the [[Midnight Sons]] alongside [[Blade (comics)|Blade]], [[Brother Voodoo|Doctor Voodoo]], [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Ghost Rider]], [[Iron Fist (comics)|Iron Fist]], and [[Man-Thing]], a superhero team focused on supernatural phenomena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/03/31/ghost-rider-king-of-hell/|title=Ghost Rider Is the New King of Hell|last=Lovett|first=Jamie|website=ComicBook.com|date=March 31, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807073013/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/03/31/ghost-rider-king-of-hell|archive-date=August 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-members-marvels-midnight-sons-ranked/|title=The 10 Most Powerful Members of Marvel's Midnight Sons, Ranked|last=Austin|first=Michael|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=August 22, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915150309/https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-members-marvels-midnight-sons-ranked/|archive-date=September 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She returned in [[Kelly Thompson]]'s ''[[Jessica Jones (comic book)|Jessica Jones]]'', she aided the titular character in the first storyarc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/if-youre-going-to-miss-jessica-jones-her-current-comic-1835364557|title=If You're Going to Miss Jessica Jones, Her Current Comics Are the Perfect Pick Me Up|last=Whitbrook|first=James|website=[[io9]]|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708185831/https://io9.gizmodo.com/if-youre-going-to-miss-jessica-jones-her-current-comic-1835364557|archive-date=July 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
===Bloodstone===
Elsa lives in Bloodstone Manor with her mother Elise and ally Adam the [[Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)|Frankenstein Monster]]. She has befriended Charles Barnabus, a pureblood vampire lawyer and executor of the Bloodstone estate.<ref>''Bloodstone'' #1 (2001). Marvel Comics.</ref> Together along with [[Dracula (Marvel Comics)|Dracula]] they defeat Nosferatu and his scourge of vampires.<ref>''Bloodstone'' #4 (2002). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Marvel Monsters===
Pursuing a monster-hunting occupation, she begins an online [[blog]] to create an electronic encyclopedic reference guide for the numerous monsters and alien beasts in the [[Marvel Universe]] (published by Marvel as ''Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone and the Monster Hunters'').<ref>''Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone and the Monster Hunters'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Nextwave===
{{Main|Nextwave}}
Elsa Bloodstone has also appeared in ''[[Nextwave]]'', but the series' connection to the Marvel Universe is unclear - it was initially out-of-continuity<ref>Jennifer M. Contino (2005-12-08). "[http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=004516 Ellis Talks Nextwave & Ultimate Extinction] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013060643/http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic%3Bf%3D36%3Bt%3D004516 |date=October 13, 2007 }}", [[Comic-Con International]]</ref><ref>Wade Gum (2006-07-01). "[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/000765389.cfm Heros Con: Joe Quesada Panel] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711133600/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/000765389.cfm |date=July 11, 2007 }}", ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]''</ref> and was later implied to be the adventures of tourists from [[Earth-A]].<ref>''She-Hulk'' #21 (2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>{{efn|For further details on this see [[Nextwave#Continuity]]}} However, ''Civil War: Damage Report'' suggest that at least parts of the adventures of the team were set in the main continuity: the others may have been delusions brought by constant use of drugs, mental conditioning and deceptions by their [[Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies|H.A.T.E.]] employers. Her delusional state could also account for her "memories" of being routinely subjected to abusive monster-hunting training by her father, like being left alone in childhood with a robotical nanny programmed to torture her whenever she wasn't able to reply to a question regarding monsters, or being forced by her father to kill monsters, as a [[toddler]], armed with simple [[cutlery]].<ref>''Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' #8. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-10-08 |title=Who Is Laura Donnelly's Elsa Bloodstone? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/who-is-laura-donnelly-elsa-bloodstone/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref>

The character elected to suspend her college studies upon being recruited by [[Dirk Anger]] of [[Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies|H.A.T.E.]] to fight Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction (UWMD) alongside [[Monica Rambeau]], [[Tabitha Smith]], [[Machine Man|Aaron Stack]], and [[Captain (comics)|The Captain]]. Shortly after this recruiting Elsa and her teammates found H.A.T.E. to be funded by the [[Beyond Corporation©]], which is in fact a terrorist organization.<ref>''Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Using the stolen Marketing Plan of Beyond, the Nextwave squad traveled across the country destroying hidden UWMDs which included [[Fin Fang Foom]], [[Mindless Ones]], and [[Forbush Man]].<ref>''Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' #7-8. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' #9-10. Marvel Comics.</ref>

She suffers constant abuses by her teammembers, like being confronted by [[Tabitha Smith]] about her European origins and accent (referred even in the ''Nextwave Theme Song'' as her main characteristic), and constantly ogled by [[Machine Man|Aaron Stack]], attracted by her large chest.<ref>''Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' #9. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' #2 (among others...). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===The Initiative===
Elsa joined up as part of Iron Man and the government's [[Fifty State Initiative]]. Elsa has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear to have signed the [[Superhuman Registration Act]] and become part of the Initiative.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120526061017/http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.947 Avengers: The Initiative #1 Character Map]</ref> She later returns to her monster-hunting adventures: still with her brasher mind-set, seen in her Nextwave days, she vows solemnly to never have children on her own, since she feels the responsibility of being a Bloodstone too heavy to be forced on another living being. Instead, she chooses to end her legacy once and for all, completing the task of freeing humanity from monsters before dying.<ref>''Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular'' #2 (2009). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Legion of Monsters===
{{main|Legion of Monsters}}

New this year, a [[Disney+]] Halloween special called Werewolf by Night is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this special presentation from [[Marvel Studios]] based on the comic book character of the same name, Gael García Bernal plays the title role of the werewolf. The Nevers' Laura Donnelly also makes her MCU debut here as Elsa Bloodstone.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sirari |first=Karan |date=2023-04-17 |title=Elsa Bloodstone, The Protagonist Of Werewolf By Night, Represents A New Kind Of Marvel Hero! |url=https://melodicnews.com/elsa-bloodstone-the-protagonist-of-werewolf-by-night-represents-a-new-kind-of-marvel-hero/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Melodic News |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Marvel NOW!===
As part of the ''[[Marvel NOW!]]'' event, Elsa Bloodstone is shown as one of the teachers at the Braddock Academy (the British equivalent of the [[Avengers Academy]]) where she takes her brother [[Cullen Bloodstone]] to attend.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>

She gets involved with the [[Thunderbolts (comics)#Marvel NOW.21|Thunderbolts]], when Punisher steals her magic regalia to battle teammate Ghost Rider<ref>''Thunderbolts'' vol. 2 #28. Marvel Comics.</ref> and again when the team needs magical assistance from her and [[S.H.I.E.L.D.#W.A.N.D.|W.A.N.D.]] in order to battle Doctor Strange.<ref>''Thunderbolts'' vol. 2 Annual #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Elsa Bloodstone is later recruited to join the [[Fearless Defenders]].<ref>''The Fearless Defenders'' #8. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Avengers Undercover===
Elsa later appears in the pages of ''[[Avengers Undercover]]'' where she visits Cullen and argues with him in the S.H.I.E.L.D. detention center after [[Hazmat (comics)|Hazmat]] seemingly killed Arcade in Bagalia.<ref>''Avengers Undercover'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===AXIS===
During the "[[AXIS (comics)|AXIS]]" storyline, Elsa Bloodstone is among the heroes recruited by an inverted [[Doctor Doom]] to join his team of Avengers. They attempt to protect the innocent citizens of Latveria, who had nothing to do with their monarch's latest problems.<ref>''Avengers World'' #15. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Civil War II===
During the ''[[Civil War II]]'' storyline, Elsa appeared in [[Ouray, Colorado]], where she defends the town from an infection that is turning the populace into a swarm of giant bugs. She befriends [[Nico Minoru]] who is running from [[Carol Danvers|Captain Marvel]] due to a vision of the future predicting she will murder an innocent woman named Alice. Elsa takes Nico to meet her contact, Janine, who is harboring survivors and looking for her missing daughter, Alice. Captain Marvel, [[Medusa (comics)|Medusa]], [[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Dazzler]] and Singularity arrive and argue over whether to apprehend Nico or not. Eventually they split into two teams: one to find Alice and the other to protect the civilians. Elsa, Nico and Captain Marvel search for Alice in an abandoned mine and are attacked by a giant bug which infects Elsa. Nico learns the bug is Alice who begs Nico to kill her since she is the one infecting the people. When Nico refuses, Elsa threatens to murder Captain Marvel to force Nico into committing murder to stop her transformation into a monster. Medusa, Singularity, and an infected Dazzler are overrun by bugs and regroup with the others just as Bloodstone infects Danvers. After Dazzler infects Medusa, Minoru casts a spell to transform Alice back into a human but it does not cure the rest of the populace. Alice explains that she must be killed and Minoru reluctantly casts a death spell on Alice which transforms the infected back into humans. Alice then reemerges in her final form and tells A-Force that she is no longer a threat as she now has greater control of her powers.<ref>''A-Force'' vol. 2 #8-10. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Monsters Unleashed===
During the ''[[Monsters Unleashed (comics)|Monsters Unleashed]]'' storyline, Elsa is seen in [[Peru]] and finds a prophecy that tells of the Monster King all the monsters fear. She then discovers that a kid named Kei Kawade is somehow responsible for the invasion and pays him a visit. Elsa then takes Kei to the [[Inhumans]] to examine his abilities. When another wave of monsters arrive, Elsa and other heroes protect Kei from monsters attacking the Triskelion, a S.H.I.E.L.D. base off the coast of New York City.<ref>''Monsters Unleashed'' vol. 2 #1-5 (2016). Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the "[[Blood Hunt (Marvel Comics)|Blood Hunt]]" storyline, Elsa Bloodstone saves Dagger from a vampire attack.<ref>''Blood Hunters'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Elsa has exhibited superhuman strength, speed, durability and endurance, and a regenerative healing factor.<ref name="ReferenceA">''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Demchak |first=Matthew |date=2022-09-04 |title=10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Marvel's Elsa Bloodstone |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-comic-elsa-bloodstone-facts-fans-only-know/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> She appears to possess all of the abilities her father once had. In addition, she has demonstrated immunity to vampire bites (her blood will kill a vampire if consumed and the original Bloodgem fragment itself is anathema to vampires).<ref>''Bloodstone'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name="CBRorigin" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Collier |date=2022-09-18 |title=Who Is Elsa Bloodstone, the Monster Hunter in Disney+'s 'Werewolf by Night'? |url=https://collider.com/who-is-elsa-bloodstone-werewolf-by-night-laura-donnelly/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>
*According to Elsa, she had some of the Bloodgem power via a genetic inheritance from her father, and it was present in her blood, indicating that she didn't only gain power via the Bloodstone Choker, but was born with power. She has an unspecified level of super strength, she has demonstrated immunity to vampire bites, her blood will destroy a vampire if consumed, the original Bloodgem fragment itself was an anathema to vampires.

Some of her powers were bestowed upon her by the Bloodgem fragment she wears on a choker,<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=River |first=Julie |date=2022-10-07 |title=What Only Hardcore Marvel Fans Know About Werewolf By Night's Elsa Bloodstone And Her Powers |url=https://www.looper.com/1042917/what-only-hardcore-marvel-fans-know-about-werewolf-by-nights-elsa-bloodstone-and-her-powers/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Looper |language=en-US}}</ref> although she does not appear to be wearing it in flashbacks to her childhood training sessions.<ref>''Nextwave'' #8. Marvel Comics.</ref> Elsa has also inherited at least some of the Bloodgem's power genetically from her father.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pendurkar |first=Rohan |title=Who is Marvel's Elsa Bloodstone? Origin explored as the character is cast for MCU's 'Werewolf by Night' |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/comics/who-marvel-s-elsa-bloodstone-origin-explored-character-cast-mcu-s-werewolf-night |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=22 April 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ocasio |first=Joseph |date=2019-10-13 |title=Elsa Bloodstone: Questions Fans Have About Who The Heck She Is, Answered |url=https://www.cbr.com/elsa-bloodstone-fans-questions-answered/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> She has also been portrayed as an expert [[marksman]].<ref name=":1" />

Elsa is able to fire energy blasts from her right hand,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bajer |first=Ted |date=2022-10-14 |title=Werewolf by Night: How Will Elsa Bloodstone Change the MCU? |url=https://movieweb.com/werewolf-by-night-how-will-elsa-bloodstone-change-the-mcu/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=MovieWeb |language=en-US}}</ref> and claims that her father ripped off her original hand and replaced it with an apparently magical one.<ref>''A-Force'' #8-10. Marvel Comics.</ref> This power was never utilized previously and has not been used since. No explanation has been offered to date.

She has been shown to use a removable Bloodgem on a choker as well as a number of artifacts gathered by her father. These include a lamp which contained a [[genie]] whom Ulysses had enslaved years ago. This serves as an early warning system, lighting up during times of supernatural crisis, and transporting him to said crisis. In ''Nextwave'', she carries a guitar case with a false cover, containing two [[Uzi]]s and a rifle.

==Reception==
===Critical response===
Elijah Beahm of ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' asserted, "Above all else though, what makes Elsa an attractive character for adaptation is her versatility. You can put Elsa Bloodstone virtually anywhere, and she’s still authentically herself. She’s been everything from the last woman on Earth fighting zombies during the Battleworld crossover to partnering with Jessica Jones on a PI case."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beahm |first=Elijah |date=2022-03-12 |title=Elsa Bloodstone Is the Hilarious Badass the MCU Desperately Needs |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/elsa-bloodstone-is-the-hilarious-badass-the-mcu-needs/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=The Escapist |language=en-US}}</ref> Deirdre Kaye of ''[[Scary Mommy]]'' called Elsa Bloodstone a "role model" and "truly heroic."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic |language=en |work=Scary Mommy |url=https://www.scarymommy.com/marvel-female-characters |access-date=2022-10-23}}</ref>

Chris McMullen of ''[[Space.com]]'' ranked Elsa Bloodstone 4th in their "5 Marvel Characters Who Deserve Their Own Show" list.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Chris McMullen |date=2022-03-07 |title=5 Marvel characters who deserve their own show |url=https://www.space.com/marvel-characters-who-deserve-their-own-show |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref> ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Elsa Bloodstone 3rd in their "10 Best Members Of Marvel's Legion Of Monsters" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Cole |date=2022-08-04 |title=10 Best Members Of Marvel's Legion Of Monsters, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-best-legion-of-monsters-members/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> and 10th in their "10 Most Powerful Members of Marvel’s Midnight Sons" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Michael |date=2019-08-22 |title=The 10 Most Powerful Members of Marvel's Midnight Sons, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-members-marvels-midnight-sons-ranked/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Matthew Jackson of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' ranked Elsa Bloodstone 8th in their "15 Marvel superheroes and villains we want to see in the MCU" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-11 |title=15 Marvel superheroes and villains we want to see in the MCU |url=https://www.avclub.com/marvel-comics-characters-mcu-live-action-wishlist-1849395684 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref> Darby Harn of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked Elsa Bloodstone 9th in their "10 Most Powerful Marvel Comics Horror Characters" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2022-10-14 |title=10 Most Powerful Marvel Comics Horror Characters |url=https://screenrant.com/most-powerful-marvel-comics-horror-characters-werewolf-by-night/ |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Comparisons to Buffy===
As she is a young, female monster-hunter consumers have speculated that there must be some influence from [[Buffy Summers|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], when asked about this the authors claimed "neither of us have seen an episode of ''Buffy'' all the way through! I know we're missing out on some great TV but we've determined to steer clear of Buffy at least while we're doing Bloodstone."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/dec01/abnett_lanning.shtml|title=New DnA - Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning|last=Contino|first=Jennifer M.|website=Sequential Tart|date=December 2001|access-date=March 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313060839/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/dec01/abnett_lanning.shtml|archive-date=March 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Other versions==
===Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas===
In an archaeological expedition, Elsa and her team find the stone statue of [[Fin Fang Foom]].<ref>''Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas'' #1 (2008). Marvel Comics.</ref> She sells this statue to Tony Stark for the opening of his new casino only for the statue to release the actual dragon himself from his stone tomb.<ref>''Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas'' #2 (2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Marvel Zombies===
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Elsa Bloodstone alongside the other members of Nextwave show up "in a purely superfluous [[cameo appearance|cameo]]" in the third issue of the ''[[Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness]]'' to save [[Ash Williams|Ash]] from a [[Zombie|zombified]] [[Power Pack]], before being "Ruthlessly dispatched off-panel in the most humiliating and degrading ways imaginable" moments later.<ref>''Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness'' #3 (2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Secret Wars (2015)===
During the "[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]" storyline, a variation of Elsa Bloodstone is the commander of super-powered soldiers manning a wall called the Shield that keeps the threats of the Deadlands, Perfection, and New Xandar from the rest of the Battleworld domains. A teleportation accident leaves Elsa far from safety, hunted by powered zombies in the Deadlands and with a strange human girl she dubs Shuttup in her care.<ref>''Marvel Zombies: Battleworld'' #1-4 (2015). Marvel Comics.</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
[[Elsa Bloodstone (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Elsa Bloodstone]] appears in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] / [[Disney+]] special ''[[Werewolf by Night (TV special)|Werewolf by Night]]'', portrayed by [[Laura Donnelly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evangelista |first=Chris |date=September 26, 2022 |title=Werewolf By Night Review: Marvel Bucks Tradition With A Fun Monster Movie Homage [Fantastic Fest] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1024724/werewolf-by-night-review-marvel-bucks-tradition-with-a-fun-monster-movie-homage-fantastic-fest/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927012428/https://www.slashfilm.com/1024724/werewolf-by-night-review-marvel-bucks-tradition-with-a-fun-monster-movie-homage-fantastic-fest/ |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=[[/Film]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaye |first=Don |date=2022-10-09 |title=Werewolf by Night Star Keen to Stay in the MCU |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/werewolf-by-night-laura-donnelly-wants-to-stay-in-mcu/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref> This version is the estranged stepdaughter of [[Verussa Bloodstone]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |date=2022-10-17 |title=Werewolf By Night Makeup Department Head Ellen Arden On Marvel Studios' Black-And-White Horror Venture - Exclusive Interview |url=https://www.looper.com/1056158/werewolf-by-night-makeup-department-head-ellen-arden-on-marvel-studios-black-and-white-horror-venture-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Looper |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Video games===
* Elsa Bloodstone appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.player.one/marvel-avengers-alliance-update-kamala-khan-coming-week-and-elsa-bloodstone-confirmed-487337|title=Marvel Avengers Alliance Update: Kamala Khan Coming This Week And Elsa Bloodstone Confirmed As Upcoming Hero|last=Martinez|first=Philip|website=Player.one|date=June 29, 2016|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423205405/https://www.player.one/marvel-avengers-alliance-update-kamala-khan-coming-week-and-elsa-bloodstone-confirmed-487337|archive-date=April 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Elsa Bloodstone appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://d3go.helpshift.com/a/marvel-puzzle-quest/?s=news&f=new-character---elsa-bloodstone-monster-hunter-1603232904&l=en |title=New Character: Elsa Bloodstone |access-date=2020-10-22 |archive-date=2020-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023210108/https://d3go.helpshift.com/a/marvel-puzzle-quest/?s=news&f=new-character---elsa-bloodstone-monster-hunter-1603232904&l=en |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Elsa Bloodstone appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mmohuts.com/news/marvel-contest-champions-welcomes-elsa-bloodstone/|title=Marvel Contest of Champions Welcomes Elsa Bloodstone|last=Skelton|first=Jaime|website=MMOHuts|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018012802/https://mmohuts.com/news/marvel-contest-champions-welcomes-elsa-bloodstone/|archive-date=October 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Elsa Bloodstone appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itechpost.com/articles/77524/20170125/marvel-future-fight-latest-news-creative-director-confirms-hulk-elsa-bloodstone-kid-kaiju-medusa-more-uniforms-more-spoilers.htm|title=Marvel Future Fight Latest News: Creative Director Confirms Hulk, Elsa Bloodstone, Kid Kaiju, Medusa & More Uniforms; More Spoilers|last=Mefford|first=Lizzie|website=iTechPost|date=January 25, 2017 |access-date=October 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018105459/http://www.itechpost.com/articles/77524/20170125/marvel-future-fight-latest-news-creative-director-confirms-hulk-elsa-bloodstone-kid-kaiju-medusa-more-uniforms-more-spoilers.htm|archive-date=October 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel Future Fight Gets Halloween Themed Update |url=https://comicbook.com/news/marvel-future-fight-gets-halloween-themed-update/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=ComicBook.com |date=6 September 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
* Elsa Bloodstone appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Avengers Academy]]'', voiced by Jeni Dean.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bodalgo.com/en/voice-talents/jeni-dean|title=English (Great Britain) Voice-over Talent Jennifer Dean - Bodalgo|website=bodalgo.com|date=June 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Voice Of Elsa Bloodstone – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Marvel-Avengers-Academy/Elsa-Bloodstone/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref>
* Elsa Bloodstone appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-strike-force-ghost-rider-elsa-bloodstone?linkId=75500989|title=MARVEL Strike Force Rides Down the Highway to Halloween with Ghost Rider and Elsa Bloodstone|last=Dinh|first=Christine|website=Marvel|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018012617/https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-strike-force-ghost-rider-elsa-bloodstone|archive-date=October 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MacReady |first=Melody |date=2021-09-20 |title=10 Most Obscure Characters That Are Unlockable In Marvel Strike Force |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-strike-force-unlockable-playable-characters/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}</ref>
* Elsa Bloodstone appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order]]'', voiced by [[Kari Wahlgren]].<ref name="btva3">{{cite web |title=Voice Of Elsa Bloodstone – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Marvel-Ultimate-Alliance-3-The-Black-Order/Elsa-Bloodstone/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref>
* Elsa Bloodstone appears in ''[[Marvel Snap]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/best-elsa-bloodstone-decks-marvel-snap/|title=Best Elsa Bloodstone Decks in Marvel Snap|last=Bell|first=Lowell|website=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|date=October 2, 2023|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026175425/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/best-elsa-bloodstone-decks-marvel-snap/|archive-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>

== Collected editions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material collected
!Published date
!ISBN
|-
|''Bloodstone & The Legion of Monsters''
|''Astonishing Tales: Boom Boom and Elsa'' #1, ''Legion of Monsters'' (vol. 2) #1-4, ''Marvel Presents'' #1-2, ''Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone & the Monster Hu''nters, material from ''Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular'' #2, ''Girl Comics'' (vol. 2) #2, ''Rampaging Hulk'' #1-6, 8
|September 2017
|{{ISBNT|978-1302908027}}
|-
|''Death of Doctor Strange Companion''
|''Death Of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone'' #1 and ''Death Of Doctor Strange: Avengers'' #1, ''Strange Academy Presents: The Death Of Doctor Strange'' #1, ''Death Of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man'' #1, ''Death Of Doctor Strange: White Fox'' #1, ''Death Of Doctor Strange: Blade'' #1, ''Death Of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight'' #1
|March 2022
|{{ISBNT|978-1302933104}}
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==Equipment==
==External links==
* [http://www.marvel.com/universe/Bloodstone,_Elsa Elsa Bloodstone] at the Marvel Universe
*Removable Bloodgem on a choker.
* [http://www.atomicavenue.com/atomic/TitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=8093 Mini-series details]
*She possesses a number of artifacts gathered by her father. She possessed a Lamp which contained a Genie Ulysses had enslaved years ago, which served as an early warning system, lighting up during supernatural trouble, and transporting him to said troubles.
* {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=3852|title=Elsa Bloodstone}}
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/bloodstoneelsa.htm Elsa Bloodstone] at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
* [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/e/elsa.htm Elsa Bloodstone] at the International Cataglogue of Superheroes


{{Midnight Sons}}
==Resources==
{{Defenders}}
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/bloodstoneelsa.htm Marvel Universe Appendix: Elsa Bloodstone]
{{Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning}}
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/rakses.htm Marvel Universe Appendix: Rakses]
*[http://www.marvel.com/universe/Bloodstone,_Elsa Marvel Comics - Marvel Universe: Elsa Bloodstone]
*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/e/elsa.htm International Heroes entry]


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Elsa Bloodstone
Elsa in Nextwave.
Art by Stuart Immonen.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceBloodstone #1
(December 2001)
Created byDan Abnett (writer)
Andy Lanning (writer)
Michael Lopez (artist)
In-story information
Full nameElsa Bloodstone
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsMidnight Sons
Avengers
Nextwave
Fearless Defenders
Doom's Avengers
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, durability, and endurance
  • Regenerative healing factor
  • Immunity to vampire bites
  • Expert marksman
  • Use of mystical items

Elsa Bloodstone is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and Michael Lopez, the character first appeared in Bloodstone #1 (December 2001).[1][2] Elsa Bloodstone is the daughter of the previously established Marvel Universe character Ulysses Bloodstone and the sister of Cullen Bloodstone. She has been a member of Nextwave, Midnight Sons, and Fearless Defenders.

Elsa Bloodstone appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe / Disney+ television special Werewolf by Night, portrayed by Laura Donnelly.

Publication history

[edit]

Elsa appeared as the lead character in the Bloodstone mini-series (December, 2001 - March, 2002) and was created by writer duo Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and artist Michael Lopez.[3][4] She is introduced as the daughter of Ulysses Bloodstone and she is a monster hunter just like her father. The miniseries further detailed her origin. Despite her similarities with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, both have claimed to have never seen a full episode of Buffy and were "determined to steer clear of Buffy at least while we're doing Bloodstone."[5]

She was a team member in the twelve issue Nextwave maxi-series. At first presented as a counter-terrorist group made up of superheroes and former superheroes, but it is later revealed that their employers were being funded by a terrorist group.[5] The All-New, All-Different Marvel refresh of their main line of comics, made it part of the main continuity, which was previously disputed.[6]

Elsa and her family featured in the four issue mini Legion of Monsters, that was collected in Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters.[7] In 2012, she appeared in Wolverine's ongoing and Avengers Arena which introduced her long lost brother Cullen Bloodstone, who was trapped in an alternate dimension by their father.[8][5]

In Aug. 2013, Elsa joined a team of superheroes known as the Fearless Defenders. At the time of her joining, the roster consisted of Valkyrie, Misty Knight, Annabelle Riggs, Warrior Woman, Danielle Moonstar and Clea.[9] The following year, she was part of the Doctor Doom's Avengers team in the pages of Avengers World, written by Nick Spencer, they were tied in to line wide AXIS storyline.[10]

During the Civil War II event, she showed up in the A-Force comicbook.[11][12]

She was one of the main characters in the 2017's company-wide crossover story arc Monsters Unleashed, the crossover included a huge cast of superheroes, that consisted of the Avengers, Champions, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Guardians of the Galaxy, Inhumans, Kei Kawade, Leviathon Tide and the X-Men.[13][14]

In the limited series Damnation, Wong summoned her to be a member of a new version of the Midnight Sons alongside Blade, Doctor Voodoo, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, and Man-Thing, a superhero team focused on supernatural phenomena.[15][16] She returned in Kelly Thompson's Jessica Jones, she aided the titular character in the first storyarc.[17]

Fictional character biography

[edit]

Bloodstone

[edit]

Elsa lives in Bloodstone Manor with her mother Elise and ally Adam the Frankenstein Monster. She has befriended Charles Barnabus, a pureblood vampire lawyer and executor of the Bloodstone estate.[18] Together along with Dracula they defeat Nosferatu and his scourge of vampires.[19]

Marvel Monsters

[edit]

Pursuing a monster-hunting occupation, she begins an online blog to create an electronic encyclopedic reference guide for the numerous monsters and alien beasts in the Marvel Universe (published by Marvel as Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone and the Monster Hunters).[20]

Nextwave

[edit]

Elsa Bloodstone has also appeared in Nextwave, but the series' connection to the Marvel Universe is unclear - it was initially out-of-continuity[21][22] and was later implied to be the adventures of tourists from Earth-A.[23][a] However, Civil War: Damage Report suggest that at least parts of the adventures of the team were set in the main continuity: the others may have been delusions brought by constant use of drugs, mental conditioning and deceptions by their H.A.T.E. employers. Her delusional state could also account for her "memories" of being routinely subjected to abusive monster-hunting training by her father, like being left alone in childhood with a robotical nanny programmed to torture her whenever she wasn't able to reply to a question regarding monsters, or being forced by her father to kill monsters, as a toddler, armed with simple cutlery.[24][25]

The character elected to suspend her college studies upon being recruited by Dirk Anger of H.A.T.E. to fight Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction (UWMD) alongside Monica Rambeau, Tabitha Smith, Aaron Stack, and The Captain. Shortly after this recruiting Elsa and her teammates found H.A.T.E. to be funded by the Beyond Corporation©, which is in fact a terrorist organization.[26] Using the stolen Marketing Plan of Beyond, the Nextwave squad traveled across the country destroying hidden UWMDs which included Fin Fang Foom, Mindless Ones, and Forbush Man.[27][28][29]

She suffers constant abuses by her teammembers, like being confronted by Tabitha Smith about her European origins and accent (referred even in the Nextwave Theme Song as her main characteristic), and constantly ogled by Aaron Stack, attracted by her large chest.[30][31]

The Initiative

[edit]

Elsa joined up as part of Iron Man and the government's Fifty State Initiative. Elsa has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear to have signed the Superhuman Registration Act and become part of the Initiative.[32] She later returns to her monster-hunting adventures: still with her brasher mind-set, seen in her Nextwave days, she vows solemnly to never have children on her own, since she feels the responsibility of being a Bloodstone too heavy to be forced on another living being. Instead, she chooses to end her legacy once and for all, completing the task of freeing humanity from monsters before dying.[33]

Legion of Monsters

[edit]

New this year, a Disney+ Halloween special called Werewolf by Night is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this special presentation from Marvel Studios based on the comic book character of the same name, Gael García Bernal plays the title role of the werewolf. The Nevers' Laura Donnelly also makes her MCU debut here as Elsa Bloodstone.[34]

Marvel NOW!

[edit]

As part of the Marvel NOW! event, Elsa Bloodstone is shown as one of the teachers at the Braddock Academy (the British equivalent of the Avengers Academy) where she takes her brother Cullen Bloodstone to attend.[35]

She gets involved with the Thunderbolts, when Punisher steals her magic regalia to battle teammate Ghost Rider[36] and again when the team needs magical assistance from her and W.A.N.D. in order to battle Doctor Strange.[37]

Elsa Bloodstone is later recruited to join the Fearless Defenders.[38]

Avengers Undercover

[edit]

Elsa later appears in the pages of Avengers Undercover where she visits Cullen and argues with him in the S.H.I.E.L.D. detention center after Hazmat seemingly killed Arcade in Bagalia.[39]

AXIS

[edit]

During the "AXIS" storyline, Elsa Bloodstone is among the heroes recruited by an inverted Doctor Doom to join his team of Avengers. They attempt to protect the innocent citizens of Latveria, who had nothing to do with their monarch's latest problems.[40]

Civil War II

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During the Civil War II storyline, Elsa appeared in Ouray, Colorado, where she defends the town from an infection that is turning the populace into a swarm of giant bugs. She befriends Nico Minoru who is running from Captain Marvel due to a vision of the future predicting she will murder an innocent woman named Alice. Elsa takes Nico to meet her contact, Janine, who is harboring survivors and looking for her missing daughter, Alice. Captain Marvel, Medusa, Dazzler and Singularity arrive and argue over whether to apprehend Nico or not. Eventually they split into two teams: one to find Alice and the other to protect the civilians. Elsa, Nico and Captain Marvel search for Alice in an abandoned mine and are attacked by a giant bug which infects Elsa. Nico learns the bug is Alice who begs Nico to kill her since she is the one infecting the people. When Nico refuses, Elsa threatens to murder Captain Marvel to force Nico into committing murder to stop her transformation into a monster. Medusa, Singularity, and an infected Dazzler are overrun by bugs and regroup with the others just as Bloodstone infects Danvers. After Dazzler infects Medusa, Minoru casts a spell to transform Alice back into a human but it does not cure the rest of the populace. Alice explains that she must be killed and Minoru reluctantly casts a death spell on Alice which transforms the infected back into humans. Alice then reemerges in her final form and tells A-Force that she is no longer a threat as she now has greater control of her powers.[41]

Monsters Unleashed

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During the Monsters Unleashed storyline, Elsa is seen in Peru and finds a prophecy that tells of the Monster King all the monsters fear. She then discovers that a kid named Kei Kawade is somehow responsible for the invasion and pays him a visit. Elsa then takes Kei to the Inhumans to examine his abilities. When another wave of monsters arrive, Elsa and other heroes protect Kei from monsters attacking the Triskelion, a S.H.I.E.L.D. base off the coast of New York City.[42]

During the "Blood Hunt" storyline, Elsa Bloodstone saves Dagger from a vampire attack.[43]

Powers and abilities

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Elsa has exhibited superhuman strength, speed, durability and endurance, and a regenerative healing factor.[44][25][45] She appears to possess all of the abilities her father once had. In addition, she has demonstrated immunity to vampire bites (her blood will kill a vampire if consumed and the original Bloodgem fragment itself is anathema to vampires).[46][5][47]

Some of her powers were bestowed upon her by the Bloodgem fragment she wears on a choker,[44][48] although she does not appear to be wearing it in flashbacks to her childhood training sessions.[49] Elsa has also inherited at least some of the Bloodgem's power genetically from her father.[50][51] She has also been portrayed as an expert marksman.[51]

Elsa is able to fire energy blasts from her right hand,[52] and claims that her father ripped off her original hand and replaced it with an apparently magical one.[53] This power was never utilized previously and has not been used since. No explanation has been offered to date.

She has been shown to use a removable Bloodgem on a choker as well as a number of artifacts gathered by her father. These include a lamp which contained a genie whom Ulysses had enslaved years ago. This serves as an early warning system, lighting up during times of supernatural crisis, and transporting him to said crisis. In Nextwave, she carries a guitar case with a false cover, containing two Uzis and a rifle.

Reception

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Critical response

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Elijah Beahm of The Escapist asserted, "Above all else though, what makes Elsa an attractive character for adaptation is her versatility. You can put Elsa Bloodstone virtually anywhere, and she’s still authentically herself. She’s been everything from the last woman on Earth fighting zombies during the Battleworld crossover to partnering with Jessica Jones on a PI case."[54] Deirdre Kaye of Scary Mommy called Elsa Bloodstone a "role model" and "truly heroic."[55]

Chris McMullen of Space.com ranked Elsa Bloodstone 4th in their "5 Marvel Characters Who Deserve Their Own Show" list.[56] CBR.com ranked Elsa Bloodstone 3rd in their "10 Best Members Of Marvel's Legion Of Monsters" list,[57] and 10th in their "10 Most Powerful Members of Marvel’s Midnight Sons" list.[58] Matthew Jackson of The A.V. Club ranked Elsa Bloodstone 8th in their "15 Marvel superheroes and villains we want to see in the MCU" list.[59] Darby Harn of Screen Rant ranked Elsa Bloodstone 9th in their "10 Most Powerful Marvel Comics Horror Characters" list.[60]

Comparisons to Buffy

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As she is a young, female monster-hunter consumers have speculated that there must be some influence from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when asked about this the authors claimed "neither of us have seen an episode of Buffy all the way through! I know we're missing out on some great TV but we've determined to steer clear of Buffy at least while we're doing Bloodstone."[61]

Other versions

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Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas

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In an archaeological expedition, Elsa and her team find the stone statue of Fin Fang Foom.[62] She sells this statue to Tony Stark for the opening of his new casino only for the statue to release the actual dragon himself from his stone tomb.[63]

Marvel Zombies

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Elsa Bloodstone alongside the other members of Nextwave show up "in a purely superfluous cameo" in the third issue of the Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness to save Ash from a zombified Power Pack, before being "Ruthlessly dispatched off-panel in the most humiliating and degrading ways imaginable" moments later.[64]

Secret Wars (2015)

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During the "Secret Wars" storyline, a variation of Elsa Bloodstone is the commander of super-powered soldiers manning a wall called the Shield that keeps the threats of the Deadlands, Perfection, and New Xandar from the rest of the Battleworld domains. A teleportation accident leaves Elsa far from safety, hunted by powered zombies in the Deadlands and with a strange human girl she dubs Shuttup in her care.[65]

In other media

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Television

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Elsa Bloodstone appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe / Disney+ special Werewolf by Night, portrayed by Laura Donnelly.[66][67] This version is the estranged stepdaughter of Verussa Bloodstone.[68]

Video games

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Collected editions

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Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Bloodstone & The Legion of Monsters Astonishing Tales: Boom Boom and Elsa #1, Legion of Monsters (vol. 2) #1-4, Marvel Presents #1-2, Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone & the Monster Hunters, material from Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular #2, Girl Comics (vol. 2) #2, Rampaging Hulk #1-6, 8 September 2017 978-1302908027
Death of Doctor Strange Companion Death Of Doctor Strange: Bloodstone #1 and Death Of Doctor Strange: Avengers #1, Strange Academy Presents: The Death Of Doctor Strange #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: White Fox #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: Blade #1, Death Of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1 March 2022 978-1302933104

Notes

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  1. ^ For further details on this see Nextwave#Continuity

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