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The Blood Red Queen of Hearts is a major antagonist of the comic book series Vampirella and a servant of the Mad God Chaos.
The Queen was born in Ancient Babylon with the given name Jezebel. A woman of captivating beauty, she became high priestess of the Cult of Chaos and used her feminine charms to lure men (and sometimes women) into her cult, only to sacrifice their hearts to her god. She served Chaos faithfully for many years, until she offended her master by demanding that he make her his queen, which would have granted her eternal life and power.
Outraged by her audacity, Chaos stripped the flesh from Jezebel's shapely body and imprisoned her soul in a Queen of Hearts playing card as punishment. Although her wish for immortality had indeed been granted, she would remain trapped within the card forever. She laments being condemned to such a fate but remains devoted to her master. Still hoping to become Chaos's bride, she has spent the centuries sacrificing more humans to him whenever she is able to find a host.
No longer having a body of her own, the Queen is able to inhabit the body of any woman who touches her card. When she possesses a woman, the host's body morphs into Jezebel's likeness and becomes nearly impossible to kill. Even if her vessel is destroyed or she is cast out from it, she can never truly die and will return to existence as a card until she finds a new host. Prolonged use of a single host body will cause it to wear out, forcing the Queen to seek a new one.
She eventually met Vampirella and became one of her deadliest foes ever since. She uses her powers to seduce men and women alike to do her bidding.
After she was defeated by Vampirella, Chaos punished his servant once more by gouging out her once-beautiful eyes. She is now forced to use magic to see.