Morbius, the Living Vampire

Morbius the Living Vampire, a.k.a. Dr. Michael Morbius, Ph.D., M.D., is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and originally designed by penciler Gil Kane, he first appeared as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man #101 (Oct. 1971).

Despite his initial status as a horror-based member of Spider-Man's rogues gallery, Morbius went on to become a brooding, gritty and tragically flawed antihero in his own series and other titles. His true identity is that of a former award-winning biochemist named Michael Morbius, who was imbued with pseudo-vampiricsuperhuman abilities and physical traits after a failed biochemical experiment which was intended to cure his rare blood disease, rather than originating from supernatural means. The rest of his appearances feature his struggles with his pseudo-vampiric persona, his insatiable lust for human blood and his subsequent efforts to cure his horrific condition, along with his eventual stint as a brutal and nightmarish vigilante.

The character has appeared in several media adaptations outside of comics including animated shows and video games. IGN ranked the character as Spider-Man's 19th-greatest villain.

In the 2022 self-titled film, set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), scheduled for release on April 1, 2022, Jared Leto and Matt Smith primarily respectively portray the protagonist Michael Morbius and the antagonist Milo Morbius, the latter being a character original to the film also based on Morbius, the Living Vampire.

Iago PUC's ideas

 * Morbius is one of the titular protagonists in Venom vs. Morbius, played by Jared Leto.
 * Morbius appears in Marvel: All New, All Different Chronicles, voiced by Matthew Mercer.
 * Morbius appears in Avengers: Multiverse of Legends, with Jared Leto reprising his role.

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Knottyorchid12's ideas

 * Morbius is the main protagonist in Morbius: Vampire Rising, played by Adam Driver.

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Joint ideas

 * Morbius appears in Spider-Man: Web of Intrigue, voiced by Mark Hamill.
 * Morbius appears as a main character in the comic book series Marvel's Dark City.