Gabriel Van Helsing

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“	My life--my job--is to vanquish evil. This thing--man--whatever it is, evil may have created it, left its mark on it, but evil does not rule it. So I cannot kill it.	„
	~ Van Helsing in response to Anna attempting to kill Frankenstein

Background

Gabriel Van Helsing is a re-imagined version of Abraham Van Helsing found in the 2004 horror action film Van Helsing and Van Helsing: The London Assignment.

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Early Life Gabriel was once one of God's mighty angels in heaven. He was known as the "Left Hand of God" and served as a messenger of God. He appeared to the prophet Daniel, revealing secrets about his future. He also appeared to Zacharias and to the Virgin Mary, foretelling the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. He was also one of the four archangels whom God sent to deliver his messages to his prophets. Gabriel was also the angel sent to destroy Jerusalem. At some point, Gabriel descended to earth and took on living flesh, becoming human. During his time on earth, Gabriel fought many great battles. At some point near the 1460s, he was under the service of the Knights of the Holy Order when he met Count Vladislaus Dracula, with whom he became close friends. However, during a great battle, and for reasons unknown, Gabriel murdered Dracula as he had broken the oath of celibacy of the Knights of the Holy Order, when the woman he loved was banished and killed he tried to bring her back to life with dark magic which forcing Gabriel to kill him. Unable to deal with the guilt, Gabriel asked God to erase his memories which God did. Gabriel spent the next 400 years wandering the earth until one day after a battle, again with no memory, he was found half-dead crawling up the steps of the Vatican. Taking under the wings of the Vatican, he was sent to train in the art of combat under the monks and Mulahs from Tibet to Istanbul to combat the force of darkness. Van Helsing: The London Assignment Gabriel travels to London to investigate a series of horrific, and decidedly supernatural murders, being committed by the mad scientist Dr. Jekyll, in the form of his evil alter-ego, Mr. Hyde. When tracing Hyde to his underground fortress, Van Helsing finds a young woman who claims to be Queen Victoria and discovers that Dr. Jekyll is in love with the Queen and in order to keep her young has been placed under a spell by Dr. Jekyll that turns her into a young woman for one night. In order to create the potion which causes the transformations, Dr. Jekyll needs the drained souls of his freshly killed victims and thus the killings will never stop. Dr. Jekyll to kidnaps the Queen and using the Golden Jubilee Balloon to escape. Van Helsing uses his grappling gun to follow the balloon then proceeds to board it. In the balloon, Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde to kill Van Helsing and crashes the Balloon in the process. While fighting on the in-construction London Bridge, Mr. Hyde is shot through the arm but manages to escape. Upon returning the Queen, Van Helsing says that daybreak will break the spell, returning her to her real age. To reward him, the Queen kisses him, at the precise moment of daybreak, causing her to slap him and call for guards. Van Helsing sends word back to the Vatican about what has happened while he tracks Jekyll to Paris. Van Helsing The Knights of the Holy Order, stationed at the Vatican, dispatch Gabriel to kill Dracula. He is also tasked with preventing the last of the Valerious family from falling into purgatory; the family swore to kill Dracula nine generations ago and is unable to enter Heaven until they succeed. He is given a torn piece of paper with a Latin insignia on it. He is joined by Carl, a friar who provides support and weapons. Dracula confronts Van Helsing, who recognizes him from his past, and realizes that Dracula is impervious to all conventional methods of killing vampires. While escaping, Van Helsing and Anna fall into a cave, where they find Frankenstein's Monster still alive. Though the Monster pleads to be killed so that Dracula cannot use him, Van Helsing decides to take him to Rome so he can be protected (As he could not feel any evil intentions inside the monster). They flee in a carriage, but while crossing the Carpathian Mountains, the brides and Velkan attack them. The carriage plummets down a precipice and Verona tries to save the Monster, but on opening the door reveals that it is a decoy carriage containing only stakes bundled against explosives, which kill her when the carriage hits the bottom. The genuine carriage is attacked by Velkan and Van Helsing kills him, but not before Van Helsing is bitten by him; when the next full moon occurs, Van Helsing will become a werewolf. Anna is then captured by Aleera and is taken to Budapest. In Budapest, Van Helsing agrees to trade the Monster for Anna (never actually intending to submit the Monster) and hides the Monster in a cemetery before he and Carl head off to save Anna, who is at a masked ball which is later discovered to consist only of vampires. At the ball, after placing her in a trance, Dracula attempts to seduce Anna, and nearly bites her in the process. Van Helsing and Carl manage to rescue her, but the Monster is captured and taken away on a boat. Escaping from Dracula's Summer Palace, Van Helsing, Anna, and Carl return to Castle Frankenstein, where they find all the equipment has been removed. At Anna's castle, Carl explains that Dracula was the son of Anna's ancestor. Dracula was murdered by "The Left Hand of God", but not before making a Faustian Bargain, which gave him new life as a vampire. Carl explains that although Anna's ancestor made the vow to kill Dracula, he could not kill his own son. Instead, he banished Dracula to an icy fortress from which he should not have been able to return, but the Devil gave him wings and the power of flight, which allowed him to escape. Van Helsing then finds a portal to Dracula's castle disguised as a wall map, completed using the paper that Van Helsing brought from Rome. They enter the portal, emerging on a cliff near Castle Dracula. As the trio sees the Monster being lifted to the laboratory, he tells them that Dracula has a werewolf cure. Carl realizes that only a werewolf can kill Dracula and that he uses werewolves to do his bidding, but needs a cure in case they have the willpower to turn against him. Making his way to the laboratory, Van Helsing frees the Monster—but not before Dracula's spawn are given life. He then confronts Dracula. Van Helsing tells Dracula that his children will die if he is killed. Dracula confirms this to him whereupon Van Helsing becomes a werewolf and enters a final battle with Dracula (who turns into a giant bat-like creature). Dracula reveals that Van Helsing is really The Archangel Gabriel, the Left Hand of God—as well as the one who originally murdered him. He offers to restore Van Helsing's memories, but Van Helsing refuses, deciding that "some things are better left forgotten". Anna and Carl retrieve the cure but are attacked by Aleera after Igor traps them in the room. Igor, attempting to kill Carl, falls to his death off a bridge thanks to some help from the Monster, and Aleera gets impaled by Anna with a silver stake thrown to her by Carl. They make their way to the laboratory just as Van Helsing bites into Dracula's throat, killing him and his offspring. Anna injects Van Helsing with the cure, only to be killed by him at the same time, much to his grief. Van Helsing and Carl hold a quiet ceremony for Anna and cremate her as the Monster departs on a raft into the ocean, having been allowed a chance at life. As Anna's body burns, Van Helsing sees her and her family in Heaven at peace, thanks to Dracula's death.

General Information

Name: Gabriel Van Helsing

Origin: Van Helsing

Sex: Male

Age: Over 1,789 (The last thing Van Helsing remembers is fighting Romans at Masada, which Carl notes took place in 73 A.D.. The current timeframe of the movie is 1862 as Dracula notes he was murdered in 1462 and notes he was murdered over 400 years ago)

Classification: Left Hand of God, Messenger of God, Hunter, Member of The Order

Species: Human, Werewolf, Archangel, Angel

Occupation: Monster Hunter

Status: Alive

Alignment: Lawful Good (Van Helsing will only kill those of evil, even if one is not human, if he does not sense evil in them he will refuse to kill them or have someone else kill them. Initially, when Mr. Hyde was hanging off of a building he offered his hand telling him he was trying to save him, while afterward Mr. Hyde attempted to kill him and Van Helsing somewhat wanted him to try so he could kill him, Van still believes in saving those of evil before outright killing them)

Codex Statistics

Key: Pre-Werwolf Bite | Post-Werewolf Bite | Werewolf

Grade: A | A | S

Tier: 9-C | 9-B | At least 9-B

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Bone level (Van Helsing is a fully trained monster hunter with unquestionable results. Caught a two-handed shovel strike meant to kill him with one hand. Held onto a speeding train with one hand) | Wall level (After being bitten by a werewolf his strength greatly increases, being capable of bending thick metal bars with his bare hands) | At least Wall level (In his werewolf state, superior to Dracula, comparable to other werewolves who could casually break and rip apart metal)

Durability: Bone level (Tanked a hit that sent him through a wooden plank) | Wall level (Can survive a fall from the top of Dracula's tower. Can survive a fall from this height) | At least Wall level

Striking Strength: Bone Class | Wall Class | At least Wall Class

Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Pulled down the wings of one of Dracula's brides, who can lift cows, who weigh around 1,200 pounds. Can lift and move a large piece of rubble) | Superhuman (Can lift large stone crosses by himself, can bend large thick metal bars) | At least Superhuman (Comparable to other werewolves who could casually break and rip apart metal)

Travel Speed: Peak Human | At least Peak Human | Superhuman (Comparable to other werewolves who move this fast, werewolves should naturally be comparable to wolves, who can run 36-38 miles per hour)

Attack Speed: Superhuman | Superhuman | Superhuman

Reaction Speed: Superhuman (Dodges a surprise attack from a werewolf) | Superhuman | Superhuman

Stamina: Peak Human (Went to fight Mr. Hyde and after his battle with him went straight to the cathedral for his next mission where he traveled for days to Translyvania without showing any signs of tiring)

Range: Standard Melee, Extended Melee with Melee Weapons, Tens of Meters with Crossbow (Crossbow's effective shooting range is 40 yards), Hundreds of Meters with Guns (Can hit a tree from this distance)

Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence

Knowledge: Grandmaster level (Van Helsing is a skilled warrior trained in combat for centuries by monks from different countries. He has shown to be extremely proficient in handling almost every gun he used. These include dual spinning razor-sharp saws, dual pistols, silver stakes, a crucifix, and his most important weapon, his repeater crossbow. Noted by The Order that he has unquestionable results. After being thrown off the roof of Notre Dame, is able to turn and hit Mr. Hyde dead center mass with his grappling gun. Aims for a moment and hits one of the Brides in the ankle with his crossbow on single-shot mode to make her drop Anna. Tracks the movement of one of the Brides well enough to eviscerate her as she passes and falls into a house using his automatic crossbow. Perfectly shoots down all of the spawns of Dracula with his shotgun. Hits a tree dead center from a long distance with his grappling hook)

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Powers and Techniques

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Peak Human Characteristics, Acrobatics (With grappling hook, can maneuver around and catch enemies off-guard), Martial Arts (Van Helsing is a skilled warrior trained in combat for centuries by monks from different countries), Weapon Mastery (He has shown to be extremely proficient in handling almost every gun he used. These include dual spinning razor-sharp saws, dual pistols, silver stakes, a crucifix, and his most important weapon, his repeater crossbow), Surface Scaling (One of his devices gives him metal claws that allow him to scale on the side of a moving train), Vehicular Mastery (Land Vehicles; Van Helsing is able to ride horses), Extrasensory Perception (Van Helsing is able to sense evil), Longevity (The last thing Van Helsing remembers is fighting Romans at Masada, which Carl notes took place in 73 A.D.. The current timeframe of the movie is 1862 as Dracula notes he was murdered in 1462 and notes he was murdered over 400 years ago), Limited Instinctive Reaction (Due to the fact that he has been hunting for years, Van Helsing developed an instinctive reaction on how to react when hunting, also to warn himself of any danger), Holy Manipulation & Purification (With Holy Water, can kill those unholy regardless of their durability or regeneration. With the holy cross, burns those of evil origin), Transformation (Transformative Arsenal; Upon seeing the full moon, Van Helsing can transform himself into a werewolf), Regeneration Negation (Holy; Holy weapons can kill Dracula's brides, who can regenerate from holes in their bodies), Heat Manipulation & Fire Manipulation (With compressed magma, a holy heat item with it's heat being compared to the intensity of the sun), Status Effect Inducement (Has access to blow-darts that knock down the target, making them unable to move).

Resistance to Extreme Colds (Could travel in cold weathers just fine), Electricity (Can resist the effects of an electric zap), Enhanced Senses (Is able to sneak attack Dracula, who is able to hear the heartbeats of people. Dracula even notes that Van Helsing's heartbeat sounds so still)

All previous powers and abilities to a greater extent, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Natural Weaponry (His teeth are sharp enough to pierce Dracula's skin and his claws are strong enough to rip through metal), Surface Scaling (Is able to scale walls as a werewolf), Berserk Mode (Is unable to control himself while in his werewolf state), Rage Power (Originally was being overpowered by Dracula but the angrier he got he was able to overpower him), Corruption (His fangs produced venom that could turn other humans into werewolves and also kill Dracula), Enhanced Regeneration Negation (Existence; Can kill Dracula, where the previous holy items could not. Dracula could regenerate from his skeleton)

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Equipment

• Tojo Blades: The Tojo Blades are the close to moderate range bladed weapons used by Gabriel Van Helsing. They were designed by the secret order of the Vatican in Rome to aid him in his combat against evil. The Tojo Blades are easily concealable saw-like weapons with a side mounted grip. The blades on the weapon are easily concealable and can be deployed at will. They are powered by a pump trigger on the grip, activated by the user's hand. Once they are moving, they can cut through an array of materials far better than a knife or a sword. The weapon also demonstrates it's ability to be throne only once in the film and it can be used this way for lethal or non-lethal intentions.

• Compressed Magma: The Compressed Magma heat bomb is a bottle of compressed magma that when thrown and use release heat with the same intensity of the sun.

• Double-Action Revolvers: The Double-Action Revolvers are the custom made standard issued armaments of Gabriel Van Helsing. They were created by the secret order in Rome to combat the various monsters Van Helsing encounters. The revolvers are in fact custom made, based on several unique cylinder handguns. It resembles the Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver chambered in the .455 Webley. It's also assume that the gun is in fact a Taurus Model 85 double-action revolver under a plastic casing. Aside from resemblance, the revolver can fire various different ammunitions including standard and even silver. It loads in a way similar to the American Colt Single-Action Army by a small hatch on the left side of the gun.

• Blunderbuss Flintlock Pistol: A Blunderbuss Flintlock Pistol designed to fire scatter shot out of the cone shaped barrel is seen on a table when Anna loads up.

• Pump-Action Shotgun: The Pump-Action Shotgun is one of the standard issued armaments given to Gabriel Van Helsing during his mission in Transylvania. It was created by the Vatican's secret order within Rome. The Pump-Action Shotgun used in the film is nothing more than a mocked up Sawed off Remington 870 shotgun with a 5 round magazine. It fires a 12-Gauge Shotgun shell and is mocked up to look similar to that of a Wheelock Pistol.

• Repeater Crossbow: The Repeater Crossbow is a select-fire crossbow designed and developed by the friar Carl while in Rome. It was the weapon utilized by Gabriel Van Helsing during his mission in Transylvania. The repeater crossbow is designed to be select-fire as well as magazine fed. The ammunition is usually that of a metal arrow housed in a cylindrical drum of unknown rounds. It features a small gas tank placed in a skeletal stock and features flip up sights. The bow on the weapon is easily collapsible for easier concealment and can be deployed at will. The gold trigger guard acts as the weapon's magazine release.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Van Helsing uses his various weapons to attack the enemy, for quick close range strikes he will use his tojo blades, for long ranged attacks, he will shoot the opponent.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable. | Due to the werewolf curse in him, he is a lot more shot tempered and gets angrier a lot easier. | Werewolf cure will remove his werewolf form, if the moon is blocked he can't stay in his werewolf form. His werewolf form is also weak to silver bullets.

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