fiction.wikisort.org - CharacterJanus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Comics character
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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First appearance | (the seeming angel) The Tomb of Dracula #51 (birth of Janus) The Tomb of Dracula #54 (Mar 1977) (Janus possessed by seeming angel) The Tomb of Dracula #61 |
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Created by | Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan |
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Alter ego | Janus Tepes |
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Notable aliases | The Golden Angel, Son of Dracula |
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Fictional character biography
The Golden Angel was a possessing spirit who claimed to be an angel, a messenger and warrior of God. This angel was revealed to have appeared to Dracula and thwarted his will in the past. As an angel, he battled Dracula and predicted his death, although he was then slain by Dracula.[1]
Dracula and his wife Domini later conceived through mystical means via a spell of Anton Lupeski. An infant was born to them in Boston, Massachusetts, and they named this baby Janus. Dracula sired this child as part of a plan to use the Church of Satan to fulfill his plans for world domination.[2] The baby was accidentally shot and killed by Lupeski during an attack by Quincy Harker, Rachel van Helsing, Frank Drake, and Harold H. Harold on Dracula.[3] Domini resurrected Janus by merging him with the same seeming Golden Angel Dracula had encountered years earlier, returning Janus to life as an adult.[4] Janus became Dracula's opponent however, and battled Dracula to prevent his victims from becoming vampires.[5] Alongside Dracula, Frank Drake, and Topaz, Janus also battled a demonic creature.[6] During the "Star Waaugh" incident, Janus teamed with Lectronn and Crimebuster (Moore) to deal with mystical debris related to the incident.[7]
When Quincy Harker had temporarily destroyed Dracula, the possessing Golden Angel abandoned Janus' body. Janus immediately returned to Domini in human form, as a living baby.[8]
Years later, Janus was kidnapped at the order of the vampire lord Varnae.[9]
During the "Curse of the Mutants" storyline, Janus is betrayed by the Claw Sect and handed over to his brother Xarus (who has usurped his father Dracula's title of Lord of the Vampires). The Siren Sect leader Alyssa secretly hands him a light-deflecting pendant when he escapes.[10]
Powers and abilities
As an angel sent by the forces of Heaven to Earth, Janus possessed superhuman strength, weather-controlling powers and immunity to Dracula's vampiric hypnotic powers, as well as being able to break his hypnotic hold over others. Janus could fire beams of concussive force from his eyes and to absorb and repel energies hurled against him, radiate blinding light, place people in temporal stasis, teleport himself and others at least thousands of miles across the face of the Earth, create illusory images, and transform into a golden eagle, retaining wings in humanoid form if desired. Janus could cause Dracula pain with a mere glance; he appeared able to survive physical death in astral form before incarnating in a new body. What special attributes the infant Janus might possess as a result of his vampire parentage remain unrevealed.
References
- The Tomb of Dracula #52
- The Tomb of Dracula #54
- The Tomb of Dracula #59
- The Tomb of Dracula #61
- The Tomb of Dracula #62
- The Tomb of Dracula #63
- Civil War: Battle Damage Report
- The Tomb of Dracula #70
- Nightstalkers #16-18 (Feb.-April 1994)
- Death of Dracula #1
External links
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Universe |
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Characters |
- Count Dracula
- Abraham Van Helsing
- Jonathan Harker
- Mina Harker
- Lucy Westenra
- Arthur Holmwood
- Dr. John Seward
- Quincey Morris
- Renfield
- Brides of Dracula
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Publications |
- Powers of Darkness
- Dracula's Guest
- Dracula the Un-dead
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Possible inspirations |
- Vlad II Dracul
- Vlad Călugărul
- Vlad the Impaler
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Castles |
- Castle Dracula
- Bran Castle
- Poenari Castle
- Corvin Castle
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Films |
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Universal series | |
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Hammer Horror | |
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Dracula 2000 | |
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Nosferatu films | |
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Hotel Transylvania | |
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Parodies | |
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Other | |
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Other media |
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Television | Series | |
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Episodes |
- "Dracula" (Mystery and Imagination) (1968)
- "Treehouse of Horror IV" (1993)
- "Buffy vs. Dracula" (2000)
- "Treehouse of Horror XXI" (2010)
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Literature |
- The Dracula Tape and sequels (1975–2002)
- Anno Dracula series (1992–present)
- Anno Dracula
- The Bloody Red Baron
- Dracula Cha Cha Cha
- Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories (1914)
- The Revenge of Dracula (1978)
- Little Dracula (1986)
- Dracula the Undead (1997)
- The Historian (2005)
- The Book of Renfield (2005)
- Bloodline (2005)
- Young Dracula and Young Monsters (2006)
- Fangland (2007)
- Dracula the Un-dead (2009)
- Out of the Dark (2010)
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Radio |
- Dracula (1938)
- Dracula (1975)
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Plays |
- Dracula (1924)
- Dracula (1995)
- Dracula (1996)
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Musicals |
- Dracula (Czech musical) (1995)
- Dracula: A Chamber Musical (1997)
- Dracula, the Musical (2004)
- Dracula – Entre l'amour et la mort (2006)
- Dracula: the Musical (2010)
- Dracula – L'amour plus fort que la mort (2011)
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Comics |
- The Tomb of Dracula
- Dracula (Marvel Comics)
- Dracula (Dell Comics)
- Don Dracula
- Dracula Lives!
- Hellsing
- Sword of Dracula
- Batman & Dracula trilogy
- Victorian Undead
- Wolves at the Gate
- X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula
- Purgatori
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Video games |
- The Count (1981)
- Ghost Manor (1983)
- Castlevania series
- Dracula (1986)
- Dracula the Undead (1991)
- Dracula Hakushaku (1992)
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993)
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (handheld) (1993)
- Dracula Unleashed (1993)
- Dracula: Resurrection (2000)
- Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary (2000)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon (2008)
- Dracula: Origin (2008)
- Vampire Season Monster Defense (2012)
- Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon (2013)
- Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy (2013)
- The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (2013)
- Drac's Night Out (unreleased)
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Pinball |
- Dracula (1979)
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993)
- Monster Bash (1998)
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Other games | |
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Albums | |
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Songs | |
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Audio dramas | |
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Original characters |
- Alucard
- Blade
- Count Alucard
- Count Orlok
- Count von Count
- Doctor Sun
- Eva
- Hamilton Slade
- Janus
- Powers of Darkness
- Simon Belmont
- Turac
- Vampire Hunter D
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Related |
- Lugosi v. Universal Pictures
- Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories
- Count Dracula in popular culture
- Transylvanian Society of Dracula
- Dracula Society
- Dracula tourism
- Bibliography of works on Dracula
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- Category (Dracula)
- Category (derivatives)
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