Seraph (Biotek; Deathlok (Henry Hayes) enemy/ally)

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Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human cyborg

Occupation: Former enforcer/assassin for Biotek

Group Membership: Biotek

Affiliations: Deathlok (Henry Hunter);
formerly Biotek/Control

Enemies: Biotek/Control, numerous unidentified targets;
formerly Deathlok (Henry Hunter)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
apparently died in a private airfield outside Thessaloniki, Greece;
at least formerly mobile

First Appearance: Deathlok V#6 (May, 2015)

Powers/Abilities: A cyborg (cybernetic organism, specifically a bionically and perhaps computer-enhanced human), Seraph had superhuman strength (unspecifed, perhaps lifting somewhere between 1 and 10 tons), durability, and speed.

He carried a number of handguns, rifles, and shoulder-mounted cannons.

He utilized the resources of Control, who were agents of Biotek providing remote guidance and assistance to their field agents.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6' tall...he looked comparable in size but perhaps just a little shorter than the 6'2" Deathlok)
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 300 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (any time they were shown clearly, he was wearing his red goggles/visor; they appear to be dark, possibly brown)
Hair: Black

History:

(Deathlok V#6) - Instructed by a Biotek agent to engage an unidentified target, Seraph used a shoulder mounted missile launcher to take out a guard in front of a building and then a handheld firearm to take out a truck. Scanning for survivors, he apparently identified a woman carrying an infant and then shot them.

After his remote contact reported that the flyover noted a successful mission, Seraph informed control that the mission was complete and that he was ready for retasking.

(Deathlok V#7 - BTS) - After Deathlok (Henry Hayes) refused to perform a Biotek contract, Seraph was sent to take out Deathlok.

(Deathlok V#7) - As Deathlok attempted to steal a plane from a private airfield outside Thessaloniki, Greece to return to the USA and protect his daughter from Biotek, Seraph landed on the plane's wing.

    Seraph reported to Control his arrival at the target site and that he was ready to engage, and Control instructed him to eliminate the target and report back.

(Deathlok V#8) - After firing a shot into Deathlok's back, Seraph reported to Control that he was engaging Deathlok and -- as he fired another shot that blew up a plane, although Deathlok dodged it -- if they gave him a minute or less, Deathlok would be eliminated.
    Meanwhile, Deathlok requested aid from Control as he was weaponless, but his requests went unanswered.

    Deathlok asked Seraph if he knew who he was or what Control did to him when they finished operations, but Seraph fired his weapon, noting that as Deathlok was talking too much he was definitely malfunctioning. Blocking the shot with a piece of propeller, Deathlok countered that he was not malfunctioning anymore, after which he used it to smash back Seraph.

    When Deathlok asked if Seraph even knew what Control even was, Seraph countered that he knew more than Deathlok as he was an operative, while Deathlok was only a weapon.

    Nonetheless, as Seraph advised Control that he was eliminating the target, Deathlok tackled Seraph off his feet and that proceeded to batter him repeatedly while asking if Seraph wasn't just a slave trying to please his masters.

(Deathlok V#8) - After an approaching plane took fire from their fight and crashed nearby, Deathlok abandoned the fight with Seraph to rescue the plane's occupants. Considering that while Control had wanted Deathlok back in one piece to extract their technology, he was now "pissed" and that he seraph-biotek-dlo5-8-impaled

would finish off the broken and breaking "tool," Seraph ambushed Deathlok.

    Accessing an emergency adrenaline boost, Deathlok punched Seraph back and then impaled him with an elongated piece of metal. Seraph requested assistance from Control as he was disabled, but he was denied, as the Control operater advised him that he had undergone primary sytems failure and that he had failed.

    When Deathlok demanded information from Seraph, Seraph considered he had served Control but that they had left him there...Seraph wrote latitude and longitude directions for Deathlok to look for Control before apparently dying..

    Deathlok considered that Seraph was human after all.

(Deathlok V#8 - BTS) - Deathlok confronted control agents.

Comments:Created by Nathan Edmondson and Mike Perkins.

I don't think Seraph ever called Deathlok "Deathlok," but rather Mustang, which was his codename within Biotek/Control.

This profile was completed 3/27/2021, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 20^th anniversary 's celebratory event.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Seraph should be distinguished from:

SERAPH ( ) - owner of a bar, little person, old friend of Logan and Viper, killed by Sabretooth, extracted pledge from Logan to fulfill a request of Viper’s in the future--Uncanny X-Men#268
SERAPH ( ) - Secret Empire double agent, Russian?, agent of Col. Razumihin, former ally of Cloud and Harridan. Beautiful woman, enhanced strength--Defenders I#123
SERAPH (Reggie Bitters) - Luddite, experimented on by Conrad Aviation, developed ability to disrupt all mechanical and electrical equipment--Marvel Super-Heroes III#13
SERAPH of Earth-148611 ( ) - New Universe, Forsaken, defended other mutants, killed in battle with Justice--Justice#20
SERAPHIM - mystic entities, provide power to other sorcerers--[Strange Tales I#126], Dr. Strange III#49
SERAPHIM (Cabbage, Cyanide, Lodestone, Oak, Ocelot, Peanut, Pumice, Weasel) - Warpies, used as a fighting force of field agents by Cloud Nine--Excalibur I#62
SERAFINA - Children of the Vault--X-Men II#188
S'RAPHH - angelic beings whose collective suicide after failing to find the meaning of life resulted in the creation of Null the Living Darkness--Defenders I#103

images: (without ads)

Deathlok V#6, last page - (full, walking through snow)
    #7, last page (knees up, confronting Deathlok);
    #8, pg. 6, panel 3 (face);
       pg. 8, panel 5 (assaulting Deathlok from behind);
       pg. 11, panel 4 (impaled)

Appearances:
Deathlok V#6-8 (May-July, 2015) - Nathan Edmondson (writer), Mike Perkins (artist), Jake Thomas (editor)

First posted: 09/17/2021
Last updated: 09/16/2021

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