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""Bloodbath"": The United States finally mobilizes against the threat of the Bloodlines Parasites. President Bill Clinton asks the new metahumans empowered by their interactions with the Parasites to register with the government so it can help those with unstable

Quote1 I'm surprised you agreed to Waller running this caper, Hal. Quote2
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)

Bloodbath #1 is an issue of the series Bloodbath (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1993.

Synopsis for "Bloodbath"

The United States finally mobilizes against the threat of the Bloodlines Parasites. President Bill Clinton asks the new metahumans empowered by their interactions with the Parasites to register with the government so it can help those with unstable powers and enlist those who are capable to aid against the Parasite threat. Most of the New Bloods, as the new metahumans are now called, resist, not wanting to be on a government list. Amanda Waller is enlisted to lead a confederation of heroes against the Parasites. Meanwhile, the Parasites continue to expel their victims’ spinal fluid into a giant hidden birth chamber. Within the chamber is a creature they call the Taker, a giant Parasite, who will give birth to Parasites larvae, continuing the life cycle of the creatures and spelling doom for Earth and beyond. The heroes search for the birth chamber but cannot locate it. Soon, however, they capture the Parasite Glonth. Martian Manhunter shapeshifts into one of the Parasites and appears to Glonth. Manhunter tells Glonth that the heroes have used their powers to wipe his memory of the location of the birth chamber and fools Glonth into revealing the location. However, when the heroes go there, leaving Glonth lightly guarded, the Parasites free him. The confederation of heroes reaches the massive underground complex created to house the birth chamber. As they enter, Flash notices that many New Bloods have come to the complex as well. He wonders how they found it independently from the heroes. The heroes enter the complex. Meanwhile, the Parasites have secretly returned to the complex making their way to the birth chamber. The heroes fight the Parasites but are surprised to see the Parasites sacrifice themselves to the Taker. Unbeknownst to the heroes, the final step in awakening the Taker is the sacrifice of a sufficient number of Parasites. This is why they needed Glonth. When they do so, the Taker awakens. When the heroes attempt to attack it, they learn the Taker gives off a paralysis-field, causing anyone near it to experience a sort of psychic drain. Superman leaves the others in hopes of getting help.

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The events from this issue are related to Bloodlines, during which an alien race of Parasites invaded Earth and inadvertently activated the metagene in a number of individuals, creating many "New Blood" superheroes in their attempts to feed on human spinal fluid. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Bloodlines Crossovers category.

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