Lionel MacTavish

Lionel MacTavish was a revolutionary and mechanical engineer commonly cited for his contributions for the advancement of teleportation technology, and his time as the notorious leader of the Blackbloods, a former Robin Hood-esque gang of thieves turned crime syndicate who originally took influence from then-absent vigilante Victor Moore. Like Victor, MacTavish was also a surviving test subject of Project V. He appears as the main antagonist of "Power Of The Purple Flame" and the deuteragonist of "Bloodfall". He also appears as a minor character in Devil's Own, and briefly appears as a conjured avatar in Scars of Pyrrhic Domination.

During the days of Project V, Lionel would commonly act an outcast of Cobra Squadron. The one surviving picture of the group displayed him almost separated from the 25 others. His survival of the terrorism attack led him to instantly take his compensation money and flee to his new home in Cincinnati, Ohio. He took up work as a crane operator, which is where he met friend and semi-apprentice Blake Houghton, also dabbling with biker gangs in the area.

During the Juggernaut Crisis, he was visited by Victor Moore in an attempt to have him recruited on Victor's team to defeat the Juggernaut. MacTavish respectfully refused, citing the fact he now had a family to care for (this could be true or false) and wasn't willing to put his life on the line. However, he did wish Victor good luck with his efforts.

Shortly after the events of the Juggernaut crisis, MacTavish was enamored by the implications of Victor Moore and his sacrifice. He was inspired to get together with Houghton as they both moved to Manhattan to begin operations that would elaborate on what Victor had done for the city, having a sister still living in Brooklyn. The two formed a group of thieves with socialist ideals; They redistributed wealth from the rich and wicked to the poor and struggling. The group was named the Blackbloods, and as they eventually became more infamous and powerful, stared into the abyss too long and became rich and wicked, that which they formerly despised, becoming a syndicate who ruled the city under an iron totalitarian fist, as the police and government became subservient to them.

Their far-more humble beginnings are a huge reason so many people reluctantly stand behind them, even at the helm of horrible actions.

Lionel is commonly cited as a deranged person who would go far lengths to have his way in situations. Sources say that, in the later years of the Blackbloods, he viewed The Juggernaut as an idol as MacTavish, along with working on teleportation technology, worked tirelessly on making contact with the Chasm, and kidnapping multiple people including Astrid Newman to transport them to the Chasm or test it's power on them, keeping himself in the clear out of fear of his creations.

In many ways, MacTavish was Victor's true arch enemy. While spending Project V befriended in the same squadron, MacTavish went to great heights to mentally and physically test Victor, going as far as murdering Victor's adopted mother Bianca de Luca and Argonauts member Ellie Lang.

MacTavish died in a battle with Victor Moore on June 9th in 2078 near the Arctic circle. He wasn't killed by Victor, however he was charred to ash when he attempted to summon beasts from the Chasm to finish off Victor, but ended up burning himself with the Chasm's purple flame. This same night, Victor collected his ashes and befriended a pearlwolf named Akoni T'zari'eteakamba (known commonly as Virgil), whom he brought back to New York City.