Count Antonio Sanguisuga is an Italian nobleman. He appears in The Quest for Beasts comic The Children of The Night.
Biography[]
Sanguisuga was born in Turin, Italy, which at the time of his birth was part of the Roman empire, in the later years of the 4th century A.D.. He was a sorcerer and necromancer who according to rumours partook in the dark arts. At the time, paganism had been banned across the empire and Sanguisuga was killed by a mob, who also targeted his pregnant wife and baby daughter.
In the centuries after the Roman Empire fell, Sanguisuga lived on through different identiites before taking on his 21st century persona. He would meet Daniel Cypher and his friend and later capture Sonya and Juliana to turn into his immortal brides.
Appearance and personality[]
Although Sanguisuga is almost 2,000 years old, he retains the appearance of a handsome, middle-aged man. He has amber eyes, an aquiline nose, pale skin and wavy, black hair resembling a perm (to which Ethan quips "He looks like Dracula with Michael Jackson's hair). He sports a black jacket, with a red undershirt, and black trousers and shoes. Around his neck is a tattoo resembling a raven.