Bloodshot

Bloodshot is a superhero published by Valiant Comics. Created by Kevin VanHook, Don Perlin, and Bob Layton, the character first appeared in a cameo in Eternal Warrior #4 before making his first full appearance in Rai #0, both in November 1992. Originally, Bloodshot was a mafia hitman experimented on by Project Rising Spirit named Angelo Mortalli. Nanites were injected into his body, leaving a blood-red circle scar on his chest. Angelo was made into a superhuman by the nanites but lost his memory in the process. His skin becomes pale, often chalk-white, and his eyes turn red whenever he uses his superpower. Mortalli took the name "Bloodshot" and becomes determined to learn who he was and how he was altered. Bloodshot went to Europe and uses his powers to fight corruption, creating a new identity for himself as Michael Lazarus. He only operates as Bloodshot when he deems it necessary. He battles a variety of villains and criminals, some of who are "psiots" or "harbingers" (people born with superhuman powers).

After Acclaim Entertainment bought Valiant Comics in 1994, the character was rebooted by Len Kaminski and Sal Velluto in 1997. Now, his name was changed to Raymond Garrison, a covert operative who infiltrated the mafia using the cover identity of Angelo Mortalli. Garrison was resurrected by nanites, which gave him superpowers, but lost his memory in the process. After the right for the character was purchased in 2004 by Valiant Entertainment, he was rebooted once more in 2012, this time under the direction of Duane Swierczynski, Arturo Lozzi and Manuel Garcia. The current iteration of the character is resurrected by nanites every time he dies in battle, the latest in a long line of super-soldiers created by Project Rising Spirit since the Second World War. He goes on covert missions to fight people born with superhuman powers known as "psiots" or "harbingers". He believes himself to be Ray Garrison, but later discovered that his memories were tampered by his superiors, and that some of his memories were those of dead soldiers, including those of Raymond Garrison and Angelo Mortalli. Unsure of who he truly is, he went off the grid. He later joined H.A.R.D. Corps and joined the team on various global missions before ultimately leaving both H.A.R.D. Corps and Project Rising Spirit, determined to be his own person rather than anyone's weapon.