Heinrich is of the Jewish faith and lived in Germany during WW2. Him and his family were taken by the Nazi's to a secrete military base where they did experiments on them using a mixture of science and the acult. After watching his family die as a result of the experiments Heinrich opened his heart to the darkness and a massive explosion was created and he used the confusion to escape. He has remained off the radar and assumed dead until recently. He has joined a secrete society that is hell bent of ending all life on the planet. His powers maninfest themselves in a black flame that he can flow from any part of himself... He can use it to empower his body giving him immeasurable strength, speed and agility. He can also empower a katana he carries with the black flame as well making it become like a light saber. He has lived an unnaturally long life and it's unknown if he can actually die or not.