Keeper of Infinite Earths - Midnight Club
Created by Matt Parmenter
Senorita Sangria
Alter Ego: Angelique Diaz
Occupation: Vampire
Known Relatives: None living
Group Affiliation: Midnight Club
Base of Operations: Mobile
Background/History:
In Old California during the days of Spanish rule, Angelique was the daughter of a very rich landowner. They were visited by a mysterious Count who sought to purchase land for an estate. Her father was highly pleased as they discussed the purchase price and decided to throw a huge fiesta in his honor. Her father insisted she dance with him and he was fascinating. He seemed much older that he looked and she was bewitched, much to the chagrin of her father who had intended for her to charm him, not the other way around. Little did he know the source of that fascination was mystical in nature. The Federales appeared one day attempting to find out why there had been a string of disappearances of young maidens from the south of Mexico heading north toward California. The only odd occurrence they could report was the strange malady affecting Angelique. She had fallen victim to anemia and unexplained bouts of weakness that mystified their doctor. The only thing that seemed to cheer her were her visits from the Count. Not long after Angelique succumbed to her ‘illness’, the Federales put the pieces together and killed the Count with a stake through the heart, as well as the missing girls who he had turned into vampires. They went to the Diaz family crypt, but Angelique’s tomb was empty and no trace of her could be found. For many years, she roamed the countryside, careful to not leave a trail of victims behind her. In the 1950s, she locked horns with Macho Grande, masked wrester and vampire slayer, who gave her the colorful nickname of Senorita Sangria. While he was able to thwart her schemes, he was unable to slay her nor could she finish him off. As she considered the idea of moving north to the US, she was contacted by Professor Muerte and invited to join his Midnight Club.
Personality/Motivations:
Basically a sweet girl, her transformation reversed her personality entirely. She became a creature dedicated to her own lusts and especially her bloodlust. The only reason she showed any mercy at all was in the hopes of her own self-preservation.