ORIGIN

Little is known about Blackout's past. He first appeared in Ghost Rider #2. He was employed by Deathwatch to steal some containers. He would later ditch deathwatch after being caught by Kingpin's men and take to containers himself. He was stopped by Ghost Rider(Dan Ketch) when he tried to bit Ghost Rider in the neck. Instead of killling him, hellfire shot out of his neck and the fire burned Blackout in the face leaving him disfigured. Since that fight, he has had a strong grudge against Ghost Rider.

Later on Blackout would learn about Ghost Rider's identity. This would lead him to murder Dan Ketch's sister Barbraha. Her murder happened while Ghost Rider was fighting Scarecrow.

Months later he faught both Ghost Rider and Blaze and lost. He would soon be commited to the FIRM to catch Ghost Rider. But Blackout had plans of revenge. He killed Dan Ketch but the Ghost Rider lived on and buried Blackout alive in a stone coffin with Stern.

Later on Blackout would be reunited with his demon mother Lilith. He found out about her existance from Ghost Rider who whispered her name while having a preminition. It turns out his is a distant relative of Lilith(he is her grandson).

During the final battle of the Midnight Sons and the Lilin in Greenland, Blackout was killed by Blade by having a sword impaled right threw his heart while protecting Lilith. After the fight, Litith was left for dead. She would spend the next few days feeding on the bodies of her dead children, including Blackout.

Liltih would soon give rebirth to the Lilin and Blackout. After his rebirth, Blackout was now a full-breed demon with real fangs and claws, as well as his scared face healed. He was sent on a mission right away to kill the seperated Midnight Sons. Blackout went directly to Ghost Rider.

Back in the city, Blackout seeked out to get Ghost Rider's attention by killing an innocent couple. The fight would lead them to Dan's mother's house where Blackout would kill her, but he was scared once again but this time by having Ghost Rider's fire-covered chain lodged into his skull.

He would then join his mother Lilith in the Siege of Darkness. He lead an attack at a police station with Lilin Meatmarket and Dark Legion.  He then joined in on the attack on Doctor stranges Mansion.  He would be stopped by the Spirits of Vengence but he was not sent to the Darkside Dimension like his fellow Lilin.  After the Seige he went into a type of depression and was living as a bum n the streets.

Months later he snapped out of his depression and back to his old ways. He decided to abandon the Lilin and go back to being an assasine. In the end, he told Ghost Rider he won't bother him again if he stays out of his way. Ghost Rider then denied Blackout's perposal and fought him.

Later on Blackout would meet his fate when he was beatened by Ghost Rider and was chained to a building until the sun came out to burn him alive.

Years later it turned out that Blackout survived the burns and would later reunit with Deathwatch and work for The Hood against the Avengers and help the hood become the new King Pin.

Current Status:

Blackout is now working with his old foe Daniel Ketch along side Doghead, Orb, and Death Ninja.  He was told he would be paid by Ketch after he does a job at attacking Caretaker's mysterious shack.  He attacks Caretaker and is stabbed in the crotch by him but survives and tries to kill Caretaker but is stopped by Ketch who kills Caretaker himself.  Later Blackout attacks Johnny Blaze ghost Rider but was quickly defeated even after he used is darkness manipulation power.

POWERS

Blackout was a mutant that can manipulate light areas into complete darkness. This darkness would serve as a tool to surprise his victims in the dark. His darkness Manipulation can stretch out 100's of yards.

He also had implanted steel fangs and claws which he uses as a weapon. When he was reborn by Lilith, the fangs and claws became real.

He has super-human strength and speed. Though he is weak against Hellfire, and had a chain jabbed into his skull, he was still able move to safty. And even thought he was reborn a demonic vampire, little is known on how power his vampirism is. It is not known if he can infect others by biting them.

As a hired assasin, Blackout was also very talented when sneaking up on victems.

He also seems immune to Deathwatch's telepathic powers.

PERSONALITY

Blackout is extreamly violent and shows no remorse for his prey. He also has a strong urge of revenge on his mind. Exspecially when it comes to Daniel Ketch. It also seems like Blackout is very sentimental about his face. When ever he got damaged he would say something like, "My beautiful face!

Mental state, he is stable at some points however he is very sadistic when he gets in the mood to kill someone.  Also Blackout might have some brain damage due to the fact that he thinks he is more a vampire then he is a mutant.