Blade Anatomy Explored - Why Sunlight Doesn't Burn Blade? Does He Have To Drink Blood To Be Alive?

[@antimatta8714]

The original 1990s Blade film is still one of the greatest comic book adaptations they've done. Far superior to the more bland and childish superhero films that are made now. Wesley Snipes was perfectly cast.👍

[@Boktai85]

If not for thr blade movies, the mcu wouldnt exist

[@RogueBurn]

I agree wholeheartedly. Wesley Snipes was made for this role. He has the 'tude, abilities and look.

[@LarryDWilmore79]

Absolutely and the way they making MCU films now I prefer they don’t even attempt to do remake Blade

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

@@LarryDWilmore79 Indeed.

[@Syko_Gaming5150]

Muthafuckas always trying to ice skate uphill.

[@blackcellagent]

Blade was and still is one of the greatest vampire movies ever! Snipes nailed it! Vampires don’t twinkle!

[@AdrianFahrenheitTepes]

That is why The Blade Movies rock!

[@dustencross357]

They do if you administer thermite....

[@crazehousekeeper247]

Yooo you beat me to this 10 thousand likes 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@roemellobell]

There's only one blade

[@SuperstarEsoMUSIC]

Let's be honest , No one NO ONE could play Blade like SNIPES ❤

[@blackcellagent]

AGREED!

[@chrisballinger1399]

I agree

[@123shotas]

When you think blade you see Wesley Snipes

[@paulab3740]

Exactly.

[@blacky8987]

@@123shotas based

[@scrapzjones2328]

Daywalker!!! This man and Vegeta made the widows peak badass.

[@ghostprince4284]

Now That I Think About It,They Would Be A Pretty Sick Fighting Duo.

[@montyaduloju3768]

Blade explained it in the movies quite clearly that he is a daywalker/ half vampire. He isn't effected by sun light while at the same time is extra strength when it's night time.

[@TruuColorZ]

Exactly they literally explained this if people watched it

[@montyaduloju3768]

@stactionsmedia3318 which is probably true and I appluad you for knowing that. But you and I both know that most movies aren't made for accuracy. I can guarantee most have seen the movie and not the comics. Hence why I said the MOVIES. not the character itself. So actually it is accurate cinema wise. In the movies, this is what happened. However I didn't know that morbius had anything to do with blade. Which they failed to reference that in the recent sony movie as well. Maybe in the old TV show I may have saw it but I doubt I can remember that from the several adaptations.

[@montyaduloju3768]

@stactionsmedia3318 ah thank you for that insight, I wouldn't have ever thought they had something to do with each other. I appreciate the explanation and this was a fun conversation

[@competitiveshooter9577]

⁠​⁠@@stactionsmedia3318Purebloods are real vampires too in the comics but they have heartbeat, breath and are aging as well.

[@titanomachy2217]

It's pretty obvious why sunlight doesn't hurt Blade despite being half vampire. He gots lotsa melanin in his skin. Melanin protec.

[@AdrianFahrenheitTepes]

The coolest part about Blade is that he’s possibly the oldest half-vampire antihero out there. He’s been around at Marvel Comics since 1972

[@Salik96]

Black panther and spawn came before him.

[@lucienpavone3443]

@@Salik96tchalla is half vampire ?

[@Salik96]

@@lucienpavone3443 Bruh what? No.

[@lucienpavone3443]

@@Salik96 "coolest part about blade is that he's possibly the oldest half vampire out there" "black panther and spawn came before him" can u read?

[@Salik96]

@@lucienpavone3443 Can you? You the one asking stupid questions.

[@CaptainKaveman79]

Snipes is the G.O.A.T for Blade Hands down 🎓👍😎

[@titanomachy2217]

Blade ain't hurt by sunlight cuz he a brotha. His melanin gives him a special defense buff.

[@saylifts]

😂

[@nathancarabajal8271]

Blade fighting Frost's henchmen was the definition of going beast mode and total annihilation

[@donnyouttheway4091]

When he kicked that dude off the ground 😭😭top tier moment of my childhood in cinema

[@davidfletcher6703]

Snipes IS Blade, there's no one else who can top him

[@CaptainKaveman79]

Factsss✔️

[@dustencross357]

The only one blade can't defeat is the IRS

[@kingc1331]

There hasn’t been anybody else lol so how can u rly say that

[@larrysmall3771]

Wesley doesn't get enough credit for his work. This is awesome🎉🎉🎉

[@damianstarks3338]

Blade is one of my favorite Marvel characters this video on him puts the biggest smile on my face. 6:59 glade you acknowledge Morbius being the source of Blade’s additional vampire powers because Blade was only born with 3 vampire powers.

[@jonnychapman-smith7708]

Blade trained like no other to heighten his abilities that's why he was just as strong and as fast as his adversaries he was strong like no human and no vampire but even better an awesome super human worthy of ones admiration

[@KermitOfWar]

Still aged like a mortal tho...🤣

[@jonnychapman-smith7708]

@@KermitOfWar you're right but one hell of a bad ass

[@blacky8987]

@@KermitOfWar no lol the guy is like alucard he grow super fast but that it he never would be a old man.

[@wyslanniknewworldorder9525]

Blade with supersoldier serum and spiderman powers with hulks strenght, tony's intellect, Thor's blood and powers.

[@t-god2439]

I will never understand why blade isn’t looked at on the same badass level as wolverine, cap, sabertooth and black panther. When he is stronger and faster than them all. He would beat all them in a fight

[@batonrougehistoryclass5194]

Maybe because he isn’t around as much. He’s always killing vampires and stuff 😂

[@vickyx3154]

cause more normies know blade from the movies if it wasn't for the movies blade wouldn't be so popular and get bad recognition he deserve

[@michaelrue1400]

No one can be as good as Snipes.

[@catspaw3092]

Blade to me is one of the ultimate badass characters in comics & Snipes really gave him life.

[@Dre-yd2xh]

in the blade tv show (which is canon to the films), it was shown that blade can actually turn people into regular vampires from his bite, since his saliva still produces the enzyme that turn people into vampires. In the show blade was capture by his childhood gang the bad bloods (which is where he got his tattoos) cause blade bit them all and turned him into vampires, so yeah, his bite would still turn someone into a (full) vampire, and not a daywalker

[@wisconsinking323]

How is it cannon?

[@phantombigboss8429]

​@@wisconsinking323 its not canon.

[@Dre-yd2xh]

@@wisconsinking323 What do you mean how? Its canon cause they made it canon, Its canon to the blade films, it takes place after the events of blade trinity. They even brought up abraham whistler, who is souly from the films

[@Dre-yd2xh]

@@phantombigboss8429 yes it is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade:_The_Series

[@omarjames8009]

@@phantombigboss8429 It is canon. It continues the story of the blade movies

[@Dragonflyjones67]

Blade in the Marvel Comics continuity had a child with a mutant name Spitfire. Blade is still human, his genetics is unique because it can adapt to change(he still ages slower than a human). After Blade was bitten by Morbius, he gained supernatural abilities that was vampiric in nature. Overall, Blade is a lot stronger than characters whom has superpowers. Thats what make him very unique.

[@aaronjackson1493]

​@@stactionsmedia3318The only two things I hate of his comic origins is him being British (don't know how they thought that'd work) and being bitten by Morbius. Thank God the movie fixed that about him😎⚔️🗡️cuz a black hero roaming about in a white country in Jim Crow era ? Like really?

[@ronnebulis1922]

Michael Jai White would be a great Blade in the MCU!!!!!

[@Simplypets89]

No he would not

[@Simplypets89]

Maybe damnson idris

[@seanmcmillon7512]

He too old to play blade

[@ryanbrown938]

Wasn't the guy that played Cottonmouth in Luke Cage supposed to be the new Blade??? Personally, I think the guy that played Bushmaster would be better

[@CaptainKaveman79]

I don't get it , why didn't they make spawn 2

[@clockworkclockwisepro4925]

Having a high melanin content in your epidermis protects from the harsh and harmful effects of sunlight exposure. But he might be vitamin D deficient. Love your videos keep up the good work 👍

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

Indeed.

[@6FStyleCo]

Yo

[@spiritualkiller14]

Black people don't view the sun as harmful because our skin literally absorbs sunlight. We have Neuro melanin which is the purest form of melanin found all throughout the body including the Pineal gland. Other races of people have regular melanin, which protects them from uv radiation from the sun cause their not built for it. It make you ask yourself where do other races of of people really come from because why does the sun harm them if their suppose to br natural to the earth and cosmos? 👀 🐟 genetic experimentation at its finest.

[@quintin3945]

You are half right. People with darker skin are able to absorb more sunlight, hence why their skin is darker to begin with. How are darker skinned people going to be vitamin D deficient if their skin is capable of absorbing and withstanding more UV rays than people with less melanin?

[@TotalDec]

Yeah, this is generally a thing in vamp lore. Black vamps tolerate house light. While White vamps burn from a speck of light.

[@Only1klassic]

I love how u guys keep making these anatomy videos of my fav characters.. keep up the great work !!! 🎉

[@peterobinson1895]

There will never be another blade like Wesley Snipes

[@MichaelGraham-h9j]

Been waiting for this one you have made my day

[@Tiger-makhulu]

Wesley should make a movie return or cameo as blade. He should be in the mcu, it is built off his blade portrayal

[@kingc1331]

He’s too old get over it he’s not playing the character again and he shouldn’t have to

[@Tiger-makhulu]

@@kingc1331 thts like saying Robert downy Jr is too old for iron man, or Jackman wolverine.

[@ericokonkwo7771]

Imagine the film version of Blade hunting down and fighting Selen & Michael (Underworld Evolution sequel film). All 3 are omega level hybrids with enhanced abilities, so in combat and intelligence, who is more dangerous? Interesting plot twist!

[@jaredharris1970]

What if all 3 joined forces against a common enemy

[@ninirossau2304]

@@jaredharris1970 yes that is more likely. after all they are all good guys.

[@dustencross357]

Then they can all go for subway sandwiches after....

[@kago500]

Simple, Blade isn’t a vampire. Vampirism contributed to what he became but the ultimate result is not a vampire. All vampires are undead, they have low body temperatures. Blade is neither undead nor does he have low body temperature. Blade cannot convert others into vampires etc. He is simply a different creature from them.

[@competitiveshooter9577]

@@stactionsmedia3318Are pureblood vampires undead too? For example Charles Barnabus, Damien or Darius Venginian from comics. Because they have heartbeat etc.

[@ClumsyDrow]

Loved 1 & 2, still hold up today

[@BuddyC99]

NGL! As a kid I honestly thought Snipes was actually a vampire even in other movies 😅

[@jopiaspieder1184]

Snipes will always be the best Blade no matter what actor plays the character

[@CaptainKaveman79]

You speak the truth ✔️

[@DariusFisback]

Bad Blood was a blast to film. It was an honor to be a part of if it. 😊

[@charliebravo485]

Wesley Snipes is BLADE! His martial arts skills and sulking personality combine for a convincing character portrayal. His body build and the stylish tatoos make him even more impressive. Hard to see another actor bring it the same way Wesley has.

[@thecopperiris]

Nothing beats the opening club scene from the first movie

[@alisonsmith4436]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@King_Of_Games]

He’s going to have to own that role. He can’t be looking like no side character. If he does look like an afterthought or a side character, he’ll never be able to surpass snipes.

[@ZombieFBody]

Reeve's Superman, Keaton's Batman, Jackman's Wolverine and Snipes' Blade. Some portrayals for me can never be topped!

[@shadowscalestudios]

Love this video!! Would love to see a vs video of Blade and Blood Rayne. Our lovely lady Dhampir would give Blade a serious run for his money. 🧛‍♀️

[@thatarmyveteranguy2490]

Don't know if Ali would portray Blade better than Snipes, that has yet to be seen. Until we get the first Blade film starring Ali we will we cannot say who portrays Blade better. I like both actors, so I will decide after Ali's Blade hits theaters!

[@MannyMensah94]

Thanks for the video

[@bladebrown8336]

Blade is one of my favorite comic book characters but there's a guy out there that I don't think nobody in a comic world can mess with SPAWN he's is the most dangerous..I don't think there's anyone out there that can go toe to with him I would ❤️ to see you do an video about him.

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

List of characters off the top of my head in the Marvel universe that curb stomp Spawn. Doctor Strange. Thor Scarlet Witch The Sentry Ghost Rider Phoenix Thanos. There's way more than that.

[@bladebrown8336]

@yeahyeahwowman80 the only one I see on here that can do some damage is Ghost Rider everybody else he would drag to hell🔥🔥🔥 most of them don't know they limits

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

@@bladebrown8336 Spawns hell like abilities are Mystical in nature, which Doctor Strange is a master of beating. Thors access to his hammer, the Odinforce and powered by runes would beat Spawn. Scarlet Witch has the ability to rewrite reality, shes gonna beat him without much effort. The Sentry has the the power of million explodingsun's, access to the void, which would rip AL Simmons in half. The Phoenix is the ultimate telepath, not taking into account her onslaught of powers. Thanos is actually a genius. Would figure out how to beat him. He's done it plenty of times in the past.

[@bladebrown8336]

@@yeahyeahwowman8099 I don’t disagree I like to break down. That’s why we need a movie. I would love to see some of these fights my question for you who you think is the ultimate power

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

@@bladebrown8336 I am a huge fan of the HBO Spawn cartoon and I am super pissed it remains unfinished. Fan of power levels, some Marvel characters powers tend to stay consistent, One above all is probably the most powerful being in the Marvel universe.

[@Q-432hz]

One of my favourite movie series

[@kristalencomics]

We were supposed to get a new Blade movie this year, but instead we are blessed with your video. thanks for that.

[@sambraun7756]

Seen all the Blade movies love them all, love Wesley Snipes as Blade

[@williamfuqua5611]

One word... melanin

[@Joshua-uw7wm]

Man blade is such a good movie

[@dustencross357]

The only thing Blade can't defeat is the IRS....

[@theelaffingman8776]

I'd love to see a fight between Blade and Vampire Hunter D.

[@ryanbrown938]

Throw in Van Helsing as the referee

[@vickyx3154]

blade would lose

[@gabeheartz13saravia97]

That is a very unique physiology, the ability to be immune to sunlight, yet have vampiric powers

[@joynerperez6592]

Blade 1 and 2 are easily top 10 to 15 better than recent marvel movies

[@HotBoiiKai]

Because he’s a black vampire hello someone give our black community its props the sun is made for our skin it gives us power ✊🏾 ☀️ BLM

[@susiedyer3260]

I loved his cameo n Deadpool and wolverine snipe's still got it

[@myria2834]

"We will explore everything there is to explore about Blade's anatomy." Oh my, definitely need to close the curtains for this one.

[@crAZNimal]

Imagine him battle Michael Jai White in the 90s as another vampire, Crazy

[@TotalDec]

I always felt like "The Strain" copied Blade. But, I love The Strain.

[@orandioanderson7748]

DON'T EVER SAY THAT HE'S BETTER THAN WESLEY SNIPES AGAIN

[@dereksmith6097]

For me WESLEY SNIPES will always be Blade.

[@rulerjayohenn3161]

A quick explanation for blade being one of a kind is that. No matter what blade was meant to be a mutant. Had he not been a vampire blade would have been a mutant with the ability of immortality. In an alternate universe of my head cannon blade still becomes blade Hunting vampires because a vampire killed his mother, instead in this world the only vampire powers he gained was speed, agility, and all super senses. No blood lust no blood high. He is not a vampire. When he studies his blood, the lack of vampirism reveals his x gene. An Xgene that would suggest he always had one originally. When he is bit in And turns into a daywalker, its his xgene adapting to the vampire invading dna. In most universes (99%) he turns into a day walker, already one of a kind, but in one particular universe he is pure superhuman effectively a stronger immortal and would become in that universe one of the strongest heroes on the levels oh cap. Completely one of a kind across the entire multiverse

[@DOGGAMMA]

my favorite character in marvel comics 😂

[@RedSpicyKiwi]

This was probably the first instance of perfect Marvel character casting.

[@kingdawg5830]

Let's start with Blade being heavily melinated. He is also a Dunpeal that is not dead like vampires are or undead.

[@kingdawg5830]

@stactionsmedia3318 thank you for the indepth analysis and story breakdown. The bottom line is Blade is still a Dhampir, he is indeed half human and half vampire. He doesn't possess the mutual gene. His abilities come from vampire DNA.

[@kingdawg5830]

@stactionsmedia3318 I'm aware of the backstory change in the 90s but due to Deacon Frost feeding on Tara the mother of Blade/Eric, caused him to be born with certain qualities, which made him more vampire than mutant but he didn't get all of the superhuman qualities until Morbius. Even though Blade wasn't fully turned and not a Dhampir in the classic sense, you can't deny he is part human and part vampire. Even though it's not in the same way of a Vampire Hunter D sense.

[@competitiveshooter9577]

@@stactionsmedia3318Wrong. Dhampir is a hybrid of human/vampire. So Blade is a Dhampir. Also traditional vamp weaknesses are nothing against the Blade verse vamps. I mean Holy water, crosses etc.

[@competitiveshooter9577]

@@stactionsmedia3318 Marvel changed his origins after the movies’ success. He just was immune before. And he is a Dhampir not because of that Morbius thing. Blade is a Dhampir because of Frost. And Frost turned himself into undead by injecting vampire blood.

[@competitiveshooter9577]

@@stactionsmedia3318 I know what Morbius is. What about pureblood vampires? Are they living vampires too or undead?

[@GarysmostlyMonitors]

I wanna know when the balde movies will come out on disney 😂

[@TotalDec]

I'll never forget that all white vampire room, and the gun.

[@brandencherry7354]

Snipes is and always will be the best most amazing blade

[@NeoMurray]

Always gonna love Blade, grew up with these films, and can't for the new movie. Quick tho. If a female vampire mated with a male human, would the child conceived be the same as dampir similar to Blade or different??

[@jhonrutger3508]

I know people like to refer to morbious but he's not a true vampire in the mythical sense he's called the living vampire for a reason.

[@tonyvillarreal1812]

He's a Dhampir. Half life and death Alucard

[@bat4130]

See you can have original black superheroes that everyone loves.

[@justgrady]

Who caught the double read ?

[@Sumeiigetsu]

I definitely did lol honestly it felt like she has no knowledge of blade like she was just reading a script which is typical but they got a couple facts wrong especially the Serum thing lol it is literally a substitute for Human Blood and his Thirst

[@ronnebulis1922]

I wonder what would happen if Blade drank Bruce Banner's blood?!?!😮

[@ryanbrown938]

Ooooh!!! What would this " Blade Hulk " be called???

[@CaptainKaveman79]

Wow good question 😲🤔

[@kyze8284]

It’s so weird but also makes sense now that I understand Blade is Wesley Snipes, who was the villain in Demolition Man. Who is ACTUALLY gifted in martial arts. To a point he had to actually slow his movements for the cameras to have a NOT blurred action scene

[@damonlacy1333]

Blade can regrow lost limbs he did it in Captain Britain and Mi-6 series

[@farhenheit628of1200]

Blade is the OG

[@TheVamxie]

I like you explaining why he wouldn't get hurt by religiou object they're blessed

[@glennhouston5686]

I would love to have him study shadow/black magic from doc diesel 👍🏿

[@matthewkiggin5456]

Easy half vampire the end

[@griff3683]

Blade the series has an arc that incorporated vampires Blade had Sired.

[@Handleyocandleghee]

Great character

[@danhectic5629]

he's got ab-ribs!

[@krxwnvxk3432]

Sunlight doesn’t burn blade because he doesn’t have the genetics of the vampires weaknesses. The genes that are their weaknesses is still human DNA. Instead of being effected by sun he remains to keep his melanin and everything that keep him human while also gaining the vampires genetic / supernatural strengths. The mix basically gives him all their strengths and none of their deadly weaknesses and allergies/symptoms besides the thrist. The thirst is the only thing that remains. He gains their speed, strength, wall crawling, reflexes, agility, and accuracy/ supernatural vision. I just believe it’s tuned up. So he’s like 25% stronger, faster, etc than the normal vampires.

[@dazal21]

Whislter explained it all.

[@gregjorda3080]

Deacon was the villain in the first movie....I guess the comics had him written as his father....adaptations

[@michaelsnoddy2926]

The Wesley Snipes Blade movies saved the Marvel brand from going under and the eventual MCU we know today..... 💯

[@jacksonvanwyk9549]

The 2nd marvel movie i ever watched was blade, first was Spider-Man

[@chichiboypumpi]

pre-woke era, there were afro-superhero films Blade and Spawn, not to mention Meteor Man

[@bch5513]

WHAT!!!

[@chichiboypumpi]

@@bch5513 Jon Tron?

[@HashtagBeatz033]

In my on opinion some movies are not to mean be changed character they become something else e.g. Transporter, Spider Man to mention the few

[@TotalDec]

90's movies did a little too much one guy killing a bunch of guys like it's nothing, until the main guys. It's like the most boring-exciting thing, and they still do it.

[@Marcustheseer]

wasnt it stated in the movies that vampires also age just allot slower all vampires can reach arround 400-500 years but they all die eventualy the only vampire that is inmortal was drake,maybe the comics are diffirent but thats what the movies say. i know that in the comics dracula and his offspring are inmortal but am not shure that goes for all vamps.

[@dtill5322]

Something like that in the lore I've heard also. They have to be what's called "quickened" or so. They go into like a hibernation like state. Like in Queen of the Damned, where they become petrified like statues until someone awakens them. Even in Underworld this was the case with elders. The blood awakens them or so.

[@competitiveshooter9577]

No. Turned vamps do not age. Only purebloods continue to age. It's like they keep getting old forever.

[@charliemoon6209]

Just bring back Wesley as Blade!!! Yall can't even get this movie out thats a SIGN!!!

[@oneman5753]

Plot armor? Clicked on the video just to say that

[@wojramos]

Only one blade... Snipes 💯%

[@trewilliams8789]

Blade is OP

[@R512_]

Hope that moive go well

[@Darksunbird]

snipes=onlyblade

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

Can't he eat normal food too??? Since he doesn't have the weaknesses???

[@helgenel9981]

I think I would much rather prefer Morbius the Living Vampire over Blade the Vampire Hunter anytime of the day or night. I treat Morbius with kindness.

[@jarifmorshed3821]

Can you please do a video about werewolf vampire hybrid?

[@defiant1king563]

We need Wesley snipes back as the day walker!!

[@llewislower9767]

Anyone remember how they elders mocked decon Frost for obsession over," some old worthless vampire manuscripts?"

[@thx1573]

The anatomy images in the thumbnail are not in the Marvel Book of Anatomy.. does anyone know where these images can be found?

[@kreillenkame4985]

They should make the first blade mcu cannon. The new blade should be hos son and daughter Eric Jr and Talon.

[@supachef_dmoney_4]

I HAVE to read a Blade comic pronto. I never knew the depth of his abilities. Especially his durability and mortality.... But Wesley is irreplaceable when it comes to Blade on the big screen.

[@paulab3740]

Kevin Feige, are you listening?