Blade

"Sure you're ready for that, Mr. Whitman?"

- Eric Brooks to Dane Whitman

Eric Cross Brooks, also known as Blade, is a vampire-hunting vigilante.

Approaching Dane Whitman
In 2023, Eric Brooks had been spying on Dane Whitman in London, England when he decided to open a case with the Whitman crest on it that contained the Ebony Blade. When Whitman decided to try using the sword, Brooks asked him if he thought he was ready for it, catching Whitman off-guard.

Personality
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Powers

 * Hybrid Physiology: To be added
 * Superhuman Strength: To be added
 * Superhuman Durability: To be added
 * Superhuman Speed: To be added
 * Superhuman Agility: To be added
 * Superhuman Stamina: To be added
 * Superhuman Reflexes: To be added
 * Enhanced Senses: To be added
 * Regenerative Healing Factor: To be added
 * Vampire-Afflictions Immunity: To be added

Abilities

 * Master Martial Artist: To be added
 * Sword Mastery: To be added
 * Master Marksman: To be added
 * Master Acrobat: To be added
 * Multilingualism: To be added

Weapons

 * Blade's Sword: To be added

Other Equipment
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Vehicles
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Facilities
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Allies

 * Dane Whitman

Trivia
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Behind the Scenes

 * Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the second live-action incarnation of the character, following an incarnation portrayed by both and.
 * Before Mahershala Ali was cast, mentioned during an interview with  back in July 2015 that he had been in discussions with Marvel Studios about reprising his role from the  although those films don't share continuity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, Snipes himself approved Ali's casting.
 * Mahershala Ali's role as Cottonmouth in the first season of Luke Cage gave him the inspiration and the idea to be cast as Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so he contacted his agent on the day Luke Cage premiered to inquire about Marvel Studios' plans for the franchise. He eventually contacted Marvel Studios with a proposal for them to make a new Blade film, with him in the lead role.
 * Jon Watts revealed in an interview that Blade had been briefly considered to potentially appear in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
 * Mahershala Ali was uncredited for his appearance in Eternals.