Dreadknight

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Bram Velsing

Aliases
None

Identity
Secret

Occupation
Former engineer

Citizenship
Exiled citizen of Latveria

Place of Birth
Schonstadt, Latveria

Known Relatives
Unrevealed

Group Affiliation
Formerly Masters of Evil; Frightful Four

Education
Degree in Engineering

Height
5'8"

Weight
160 lb. (without armor)

Eyes
Red

Hair
None

Powers
None

Abilities
Velsing is an above-average athlete and possesses a fair knowledge of hand-to-hand combat. He is also a brilliant, dedicated engineer and scientist.

Weapons
Dreadknight's major offensive weapon is his power-lance, with has been modified with a variety of devices. Among these are electromagnetic alpha-beams (capable of smashing through a foot-thick cinderblock wall). Finger-studs on the lance's hilt control the power of the beams. The lance also contains two spools of conductive steel cable, fifty feet each in length. A linear accelerator (magnetic cannon) fires the cables through the central shaft of the lance, and the weighted ends wrap around the target like a bolo. By pressing a stud on the lance's hilt, an electrical charge with a maximum strength of 65,000 volts (enough to kill a small elephant) is discharged through the cable. The lance's third and final offensive capability are its "penetro-shell" missile launchers, which fires four three-inch projectiles from the hilt of the lance, each capable of exploding with a force of five pounds of TNT.

As a secondary weapon, Dreadknight carries a carbon dioxide pistol that fires a highly-concentrated nerve gas, capable of rendering an average human being unconscious within two seconds. A sufficient dosage could kill a person (through paralysis of the respiratory system). The pistol's magazine contains four gas capsules, and when the trigger is squeezed, a capsule is positioned so that it can be expelled by a high-pressure jet of carbon dioxide gas. The pistol has a maximum range of five feet.

Paraphernalia
Dreadknight wears a full-body suit of electrically-insulated steel-alloy chain mail that protects him from gunfire (up to a .45 caliber bullet). His mask is "bio-fused" (micro-surgically attached) to his face and cannot be removed. Dreadknight rides a black, bat-winged steed he calls Hellhorse. The horse has great strength and is able to fly at a top speed of fifty miles per hour, but after an hour of flying it must rest.

First Appearance
Iron Man #101 (1977)