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'''Deathblow''' is a ~~fictional~~comic book character in the {{[[Wildstorm Universe}}]]. He first appears in ''[[Darker Image]]'' #1 (March 1993) and was created by [[Jim Lee]] and [[Brandon Choi]].

==Fictional character biography==

'''Michael Cray''' was born to U.S. Navy Admiral Phillip James Cray and Elizabeth Cray. He has a brother named Alexander. Michael Cray's daughter is Rachel Goldman, a.k.a. [[Sublime ~~(Wildstorm)|Sublime]]~~, a member of [[DV8]]. After his parents were slain by terrorists, he joins the U.S. military to avenge their deaths. He became a [[Navy SEAL]] prior to being transferred to International Operation's newly formed [[Team 7]]. Like all members of that group, he was a highly experienced Special Forces operative. The team had been sent on a mission (or so they believed), when in reality they were sent to be exposed to the ~~[[Gen-Active#Gen-Active humans|~~Gen Factor]] by ~~[[International Operations#~~Miles Craven~~|Miles Craven]]~~ (head of I.O.). Unlike the other surviving members of Team 7 (not everyone survived the exposure to the gen factor treatment), Michael's powers did not manifest until many years later. Despite the lack of power, he would fight for his teammates, such as taking a Naval officer hostage when the other powered members of Team 7 were literally being nuked as a test (they got through, though). When the majority of Team 7 went underground (with their families), Cray continues to serve I.O. (as did Lynch, Dane and Backlash). Miles Craven assigns Cray to the Special Operations Group. He did many wetwork and blackbag assignments for them.

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Deathblow dies during the [[Fire From Heaven (comics)|Fire From Heaven]] event, sacrificing himself in order to kill Damocles, the villain from that crossover.<ref>''Deathblow'' #29</ref>

After the events of Captain Atom: Armageddon and the Worldstorm, Deathblow was revived and began starring in his own series, ''Deathblow'' (vol. 2), written by [[Brian Azzarello]] with art by [[Carlos D'Anda]].

During [[World's End (comics)|World's End]], Deathblow is part of [[Stormwatch: Post Human Division#World's End|Stormwatch: Post Human Division]] leading missions on a post-apocalyptic Earth.<ref>''Stormwatch - PHD'' #17 (2009)</ref> It is also revealed that, despite being known as "powerless" in the Worldstorm continuity, his healing factor has evolved to a staggering level: because of his healing factor, [[Immortality|he cannot die]] because his body keeps regenerating him, even after receiving wounds deep enough to shut down his biological functions. Jackson King suggested he could even regenerate "from a scrap of DNA."

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*Cynthia Cray — a telepath and precognitive

All were killed by Judgment except for Genevieve, who killed Judgment and escaped from the laboratory where they were created, and Klaus Cray, who was captured by Genevieve and later killed by John-Joe and Joe-John Cray. Gemma, Cynthia, and Michael Cray, Jr., are never shown alive due to being killed by Judgment Cray before the protagonists discovered them. Genevieve later joined up with [[Sublime ~~(Wildstorm)|Sublime]]~~, Michael Cray's daughter, and a few of her [[DV8]] teammates.

==DC's ''The New 52''==

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==External links==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230008/http://www.popimage.com/content/viewnews.cgi?newsid1165980987,15276, Review of issue #1]

*[http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/116221995319844.htm Review of issue #1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905190050/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/116221995319844.htm |date=2017-09-05 }}, [[Comics Bulletin]]