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Kravinoff, Alyosha

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Alyosha Kravinoff

Aliases
Al Kraven; formerly Kraven the Hunter. (Note: Kravinoff has been often misspelled "Kravinov")

Identity
Publicly known

Occupation
Adventurer, hunter; former attempted movie director

Citizenship
Africa, with a criminal record in the U.S.A.

Place of Birth
Africa

Known Relatives
Sergei Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter, father, deceased), unidentified mother, Vladimir Kravinoff (Grim Hunter, half-brother, deceased), Nedrocci Tannengarden (half-brother, deceased), Dmitri Smerdyakov

Group Affiliation
Formerly the Sinister Six

Education
Privately tutored

Height
6'3"

Weight
220 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Black

Powers
Alyosha has superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, and healing. His five senses are extraordinarily heightened, and he can speak with animals. When enraged, he may shift into a bestial fury.

Abilities
He is highly experienced in hunting weaponry as well as exceptional at hand-to-hand combat.

Weapons
Alyosha utilizes various weapons including poison darts, axes, spears, whips, guns, and nets.

Paraphernalia
For a time, Alyosha wore his father's lion vest, with embedded electro-shock circuitry. He travels with his pet wolf, Nickel, and occasionally other exotic animals.

First Appearance
Spectacular Spider-Man #243 (1997)

Origin
Spectacular Spider-Man #252 (1997)

Significant Issues
Confronted Chameleon (Spectacular Spider-Man #243-244, 1997); explained himself to Spider-Man, captured by Calypso (Spectacular Spider-Man #252, 1997); killed Calypso (Spectacular Spider-Man #253, 1998); helped capture Puppy (Fantastic Four #9, 1998); fought Black Panther (Black Panther #6-7, 1999); joined Sinister Six (Amazing Spider-Man #12, 1999 and Peter Parker: Spider-Man #12, 1999); hunted / hunted by Venom (Peter Parker: Spider-Man #17, 2000); had drinks with Norman Osborn and the Vulture (Spider-Man's Tangled Web #13, 2002); won $100,000 auction sending J. Jonah Jameson and Spider-Man to camp together in the Poconos (Spider-Man: Sweet Charity #1, 2002); made friends with Spider-Man, admitted to being a mutant, went to Hollywood with Timber (Get Kraven #1); Namor revealed Al's mother is a mutant (Get Kraven #2, 2002); beaten by Rothsteins' gang, Timber raped (Get Kraven #5, 2002); discovered Ned Tannengarden is a half-brother, fought Chameleon, Ned killed, tried heroics in New York with the Vulture (Get Kraven #6, 2003)

Alyosha Kravinoff, a mutant son of the infamous Kraven the Hunter, was - unlike his half-brother Vladimir (the Grim Hunter) - shamefully raised in an African jungle separate from his family and civilization due to his illegitimate birth. After Kraven's suicide Alyosha came to New York to understand the father he barely knew. Dressed as Kraven, Alyosha confronted his Uncle Dmitri (the Chameleon). Believing his abusive half-brother had returned from the dead, the Chameleon revealed to Alyosha much about the dysfunctional Kravinoff family. Kraven’s former lover, Calypso Ezili, did actually return from the dead, and she mistook Alyosha for Kraven. She seduced Alyosha, but afterwards he spurned her affections. Later, riding a bull elephant atop Manhattan's rooftops, Alyosha attacked Spider-Man, poisoning him with an hallucinogenic dart, but then set him free. While at the Kravinoff's estate, Alyosha was learning about his father from Spider-Man when Calypso returned with Kraven's tribesmen, setting the home ablaze and killing all but one animal, Gulyadkin the lion. Calypso poisoned Alyosha and Spider-Man and used her hypnotic powers to force the two to fight to the death. Spider-Man resisted and injured Calypso, while Alyosha subdued her with his lion. Despite asking for her forgiveness, Alyosha savagely killed Calypso and all the tribesmen.

He was later contracted to by the Fantastic Four to help capture the enigmatic enormous canid Puppy. Next, he was hired by White Wolf, head of the, deposed Wakandan secret police, to capture the Black Panther. The Black Panther turned the battle around, nearly killing Alyosha. The Sandman later invited Alyosha to join the Sinister Six to hunt Dr. Octopus and Senator Ward, host body for the alien Z'nox. Venom (Eddie Brock), slighted at his lack of inclusion in the Sinister Six, hunted each of the team members. Refusing to be "the hunted", Alyosha managed to trap Venom with fire, but Venom seriously injured him and escaped.

Alyosha then adopted a more relaxed personality - suave, witty, and a ladies’ man. As "Al", he began dating a waitress and aspiring actress named Timber Hughes from an all-villain bar. Al sought to help Timber's career in Hollywood by becoming a director. Despite connections to celebrities, Al's efforts were stonewalled, facing arrogance, greed and corruption within the Hollywood elite. Being forced out of Hollywood by the powerful Rothstein brothers. Al was beaten while Timber was brutally raped. Both Al and Timber enacted vengeance, defeated another half-brother, Ned, and left Hollywood to pursue heroics in New York City. Considering his family history, and personality swings, his mental stability remains in question. He retained his mutant powers after M-Day.

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