[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

so you tellin me he was just some sucka wit a fro' kickin some jive turkey vampire ass?!?!

Yep. Blade didnt get his daywalker powers until he was bitten by Morbius in an issue shortly after the movie debuted. Before that, he was just a dude with a sword with the abilities of slowed aging and as well as being able to sense supernatural creatures and monsters. He also had an immunity to becoming a vampire, a trait he picked up from when Deacon Frost attacked his mother.

Since Morbius was not a true vampire, but one created by science, his bite had an adverse effect when it crossed over with the powers Blade already had. Blade was granted vampire powers from Morbius, but his vampire immunities keep him from fully turning...turning him into the daywalker we all know and love.