Alyosha Kravinoff
Alyosha Kravinoff is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Alyosha Kravinoff was the son of Sergei Kravinoff, half-brother to Vladimir Kravinoff and nephew to Dmitri. It was said that he was born in the heart of the African jungle around 21 years ago with him being raised there. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Following the death of Vladimir, he considered himself to be the last surviving heir of Sergei the Hunter. This saw him relocating to New York City where he came to reside in the mansion that was owned by his father. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Whilst in New York, he found his uncle Dmitri fleeing a confrontation with Spider-Man and attacked him where he pretended that he was his older deceased brother Sergei Kravinoff. The Chameleon was shocked at the encounter and came to believe that what he was seeing was simply a figment of his delusion. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #244)
Alyosha looked to confront Spider-Man though not out of an act of revenge but more to get to know his own father Kraven the Hunter. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
He later went before his fathers grave when he was approached by Calypso who believed him to be Kraven and kissed him but he then rejected her stating that the Kraven she knew was no more. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #249) At his lair, Calypso had managed to make her way there where she made advances towards him with the two sleeping together. It was then that he laughed and revealed that he was not Sergei Kravinoff but was instead his son who had claimed the name Kraven the Hunter. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #250)
The hunter came to attack Spider-Man firing bullets at him and using potions that left the hero unconscious. However, rather than kill him, he took Spider-Man to the Kravinoff mansion where he revealed that he had no intention of killing 'the Spider'. Instead, he wanted to use this encounter to learn more about his father Sergei. Through their talk, he came to learn about Spider-Man's encounters with Kraven the Hunter and the events that led to his eventual death. Alyosha was grateful for Spider-Man revealing this information but then the building they resided was attacked killing a number of Kravinoff's animal companions. This forced Alyosha and Spider-Man to work together where they came to learn that their attackers were men that once served Sergei Kravinoff but had since fallen under the control of Calypso. She had decided that Alyosha was a traitor to the legacy of Kraven for working with his father's enemy Spider-Man. Falling into an animal rage, Alyosha attempted to attack her but was then drugged with a potion. Holding him hostage, she managed to get Spider-Man to surrender where she took both captive. Calypso then used her potions to instil Alyosha and Spider-Man into a animalistic state where she forced them to fight one another as her ultimate act of revenge against them. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252) The two battled where despite his battle rage Alyosha came to be nearly overwhelmed by Spider-Man. However, 'the Spider' came to his senses where his intense willpower allowed him to break through Calypso's control and injure her to distract her from her spell. He then freed Alyosha where together they fought against Calypso's henchmen whilst she made her escape though she came to be confronted by Alyosha's pet lion Guladkin. Guladkin nearly ate her but was stopped by Alyosha who seemingly looked to put an end to further hostilities as he made peace with both Calypso and Spider-Man. He told Spider-Man to leave her to him and that the enmity the Kravinoff's had would be put to a rest. Trusting Alyosha, Spider-Man left the scene and Kravinoff went to his family mansion. However, he came to murder the Kravinoff henchmen and kill Calypso leaving her dead body in the mansion whilst in an animalistic rage. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #253)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Unlike his father or his half-brother Vladimir, Alyosha was said to had never known civilisation. Instead, the only reality he knew was that of a beast despite being education by tutors provided by his father. However, all of these were simple abstractions to him with them being nothing more than words and pictures. Looking at Alyosha, there was said to be no vestige of human intelligence or humanity. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252) He had said that the way of the beast ran too deep into his soul. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #253)
Alyosha had claimed to had eaten human flesh and had savoured it though admitted such cases were more a matter of survival for him. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
It was said that he was ruthless and was prepared to kill when necessary. (Fantastic Four v3 #9) He had said that unlike his hapless father that he was willing to use real bullets on his prey. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Whilst growing up, he was noted to had lived mostly a lonely existence. His only form of human contact was with his servile tutors and the primitive tribesmen that he met in the heart of Africa. Thus, he came to consider the only true friends to had been the beasts themselves. In them, he came to find freedom and contentment among the creatures of the wild. It was only when he was growing up that he developed a curiosity about the outside world and his heritage. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Kravinov regularly wrestled with his animal pets that he used as a means to relax himself and thanked the creatures for the sparring. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #250)
Alyosha Kravinov was noted for being the son of noted hunter Sergei Kravinoff. However, his father had only appeared periodically in his life and was never there long enough for him to know the elder Kravinoff. As such, he never got to know Sergei who remained a mysterious aloof figure to him. By adulthood, he came to learn that his father had grown more and more unstable over the years. This was until Sergei was claimed by the madness that had taken his own mother so long ago. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
On his father, he came to consider Sergei Kravinoff to had been ultimately weak for his death. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #249) He considered his uncle Dmitri who operated as the Chameleon as being a weakling. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #251) Kravinov believed that his brother Vladimir was an idiot and that he himself was the true heir to their father Sergei Kravinoff. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #250)
He was noted to have had a half-brother in Vladimir Kravinoff. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Initially, he intended to meet Spider-Man in order to learn more through him about his own father Sergei. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Alyosha was said to had been somewhat jealous of his father's lover Calypso as she came to know more about Kraven than himself. This led to him convincing himself that she was worthless and unnecessary(The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #253)
Powers and abilities
Being raised deep in the jungle, he was said to had not known civilisation. Though whilst growing up, his father had provided him tutors who taught him history, poetry, philosophy and art. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
It was said that he possessed phenomenal speed and power. (Fantastic Four v3 #9) Alyosha had greater than human strength that allowed him to overpower large animals. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #250)
He had a wide variety of armaments at his disposal including whips, firearms and weapons such as darts that were dipped in poison. He claimed that unlike his father he made use of real ammunition when on his hunts. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #251)
Alyosha was known to make use of potions that weakened his quarry. Some of the after effects of them included nausea and feelings of disorientation. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Kravinov had a menagerie of various animals including a lion, tiger and chimpanzee at his disposal that he used to attack his foes. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #250) On some occasions, he was known to had ridden an elephant into battle against his foes. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #251) Among the animals he kept with him was a lion named Guladkin that he took with him on his hunts. (Fantastic Four v3 #9)
He gained access to his father's diaries where he came to learn more about his father. Through his readings though, he determined that over the years Sergei Kravinoff grew more and more unstable. (The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #252)
Notes
- Alyosha Kravinoff as Kraven the Hunter was created by J. M. DeMatteis and Luke Ross where he made his first appearance in Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #243 (February, 1997).
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Spectacular Spider-Man v1: (1997)
- Fantastic Four v3:
- Punisher: War Journal:
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