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Topher
 
Topher
 
Personal Info:
 
Real Name: Unknown
Also Known As: The One Who Fathered Us, Toph
Place Of Birth: Unknown
First Appearance: Runaways Vol.1 #7 (2003) Modern Age Villain
Known Associates: Unamed Minions
Group Affiliation: None
Base Of Operations: California
Grudges: Runaways
Creators: Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona
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Powers:
 
As a vampire, Topher is a member of the living dead, virtually immortal and only able to be destroyed by direct sunlight. Unlike most vampire’s however, he is not affected by piercing of his heart, beheading, burning and scattering of his ashes. Religious objects can also harm him and items made of silver. He is also bound from entering any dwelling unless invited, and he feels the need to break any mirror he encounters. Most significantly, Topher is dependant on consuming human blood every night
Enhanced Abilities: Topher is a vampire and has enhanced strength, endurance and agility.
Vampire Bite: Topher’s bite inflicts damage and makes his victim subject to Topher’s telepathic commands.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Like all vampires, Topher can rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed bodily tissues faster and more efficiently than an ordinary human.
Acute Senses: Topher's senses of sight, smell, and hearing are enhanced to superhuman levels.
Transformation: Topher can transform into a mist-like cloud, a bat, a man-sized bat, or a wolf.
Weather Manipulation: Topher, like all vampires, possess the ability to greatly manipulate the weather over a limited area, such as creating immensely powerful thunderstorms.
Hypnotism and Mind Control: Like all vampires, Topher has the ability to hypnotise most beings just by making eye contact with them for a few seconds. While under his influence, he can force people to do his bidding, though beings of great will power can resist him.
 
Origins:
 
Born circa 1900, Topher was infected with vampirism at the age of sixteen and following the Great Depression, he was able to earn a fortune by playing the stock market.Furthermore during the 1940s, Topher transformed at least one person into a vampire.
Little else is known of Topher's activities following this, except that he at least drank the blood of one Mutant in 1979 and spent the next several decades as an indolent affluent.
In circa 2001, Topher lost his fortune following the dot.com bubble economic crisis. Thus he turned to crime, whilst accompanied by two minions.
 
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Topher at Marvel Database
Topher at Comic Vine