Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)

Kraven the Hunter
Name	Alexei Sergeievich "Alyosha" Kravinoff
Current Alias	Kraven the Hunter
Aliases	Nicknames: Alyosha Trouble Kravinoff, Aly, Hollywood Impersonations: Sergei Kravinoff Other Aliases: Al Kraven, The Ultimate Hunter
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Sinister Six
Relatives	Grandparents: Nikolai Kravinoff (paternal grandfather, deceased); Anna Kravinoff (paternal grandmother) Parents: Sergei Kravinoff (father, deceased); Unnamed mother; Sasha Kravinoff (paternal step-mother, deceased) Siblings: Vladimir Kravinoff (paternal half-brother, deceased); Ana Kravinoff (paternal half-sister); Nedrocci Tannengarden (paternal half-brother, deceased); Gog (paternal adoptive brother) Other Relatives: Dmitri Smerdyakov (paternal half-uncle)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′3″ (1.91 m)
Weight	220 lbs (99.79 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Unrevealed African nation
Place of Death	Savage Land, Antarctica (presumed)
Cause of Death	Killed by Ana Kravinoff
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Occupation	Adventurer, hunter; former attempted movie director
Education	Privately tutored
Base of Operations	New York City, New York Formerly Savage Land; Hollywood, California; Africa
Creators and Appearances
Creators	J.M. DeMatteis, Luke Ross
First	Spectacular Spider-Man #243 (December, 1996)
First	Spectacular Spider-Man #243 (December, 1996)
Death	Scarlet Spider (Vol. 2) #6 (June, 2012) (Mentioned) Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) #16 (February, 2019) (First shown)
Death	Scarlet Spider (Vol. 2) #6 (June, 2012) (Mentioned) Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) #16 (February, 2019) (First shown)

History

Origin

Kraven the Hunter had an affair with a mutant woman who then bore him Alexei Sergeievich "Alyosha" Kravinoff (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич "Алеша" Кравинов). Ashamed of his transgression Kraven arranged for Alyosha to be raised in the heart of Africa apart from the Kravinoff family. Though Kraven visited Alyosha on occasion, Alyosha barely knew him.

His father's inability to kill Spider-Man destroyed his sanity. Eventually, the deranged Kraven took his own life.

Life As Kraven the Hunter

Dressed as Kraven, Alyosha confronted his insane uncle Dmitri (the Chameleon). Under the impression that his abusive half-brother had returned from the dead in the form of a ghost, the Chameleon revealed to Alyosha much about the dysfunctional Kravinoff family before Alyosha shot him.

Kraven's former lover Calypso Ezili returned from the dead and she also mistook Alyosha for his father. She seduced Alyosha, but afterward he spurned her affections. Humiliated, she promised she would return. Later, riding a bull elephant atop Manhattan's rooftops, Alyosha attacked Spider-Man in order to experience what it was like to fight his father's former enemy. He poisoned Spider-Man with a hallucinogenic dart, brought him to his father's estate, and set him free. Alyosha began to learn more about his father from Spider-Man when Calypso returned with Kraven's tribesmen, setting the Kraven estate ablaze and killing all the animals but one, 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. Later, despite asking for her forgiveness, Alyosha savagely killed Calypso and all the tribesmen.

Alyosha was hired by the city of New York to help capture the Fantastic Four's enigmatic enormous Puppy. Later, he was hired by the White Wolf, head of the deposed Wakandan secret police, to capture the Black Panther and hand him over to Manuel Ramos after capturing him. The Black Panther found him for a rematch and severely beat Alyosha in the street before being stopped by The Avengers.

The Sandman invited Alyosha to join the Sinister Six to hunt Dr. Octopus and Senator Ward. Venom (Eddie Brock), slighted at his rejection by the Six, hunted each of the team members. Refusing to be "the hunted," Alyosha trapped Venom with fire, but Venom seriously injured him and escaped.

Hollywood

Al Kraven

Alyosha changed considerably when he adopted a more relaxed personality and travelled with his pet wolf, Nickel. As "Al", a suave, witty ladies' man, Alyosha began dating Timber Hughes, an aspiring actress who was a waitress at an all-villain bar. Al sought to help Timber's career in Hollywood by becoming a director. Despite celebrity connections, Al's efforts were stonewalled by arrogance, greed and corruption within the Hollywood elite. Forced out of Hollywood by the powerful Rothstein brothers, Al was beaten while Timber was brutally raped. Both Al and Timber exacted vengeance, defeated another half-brother, Ned, and left Hollywood to pursue heroics in New York City.

At some point afterwards, Alyosha apparently went into business selling clothing and accessories that were supposedly made from the hides of various animal-themed superheroes and villains, managing to dupe Hydro-Man into paying $100,000 for a coat supposedly made from the skin of Tigra as a present for his girlfriend Sadie. Only later was Hydro-Man informed that Tigra was still alive.

Beyond!

Alyosha was taken to Battleworld with Gravity, Venom, and others to be a part of the Beyonder's experiments on human combatants.

Kravinoff Zoo

Fighting Punisher

Kravinoff began experimenting with his father's jungle serum for the purpose of enhancing his own natural superhuman powers. The serum caused him to become mentally unstable. In his deranged state, Kravinoff wound up creating a type of "zoo" and filled it with various animal-themed superhuman beings that he kidnapped. His victims included Bushmaster, Gargoyle, Tiger Shark, Aragorn, Mongoose, Rhino, and others. However, the Rhino was being tracked by the Punisher during the time he was captured, unwittingly bringing him into the conflict. Eventually, the Punisher was able to free Kravinoff's prisoners but Kravinoff himself managed to escape to a base in the Savage Land.

Grim Hunt

Alyosha returned to New York to help his half-sister Ana and stepmother Sasha by hunting Kaine. They then witnessed Spider-Man's fight with the Lizard. He was present at the ritual where Sasha sacrificed Mattie Franklin as part of a revival ritual that resurrected his half-brother Vladimir as a humanoid lion-like creature. After the Kravinoff Family were defeated, Alyosha alongside the other Kravinoff Family members escaped to the Savage Land. Alyosha soon abandoned his family after Kraven killed Sasha and Vladimir. In an attempt to impress Kraven, Ana pursued Alyosha with the intent of killing him in exchange that he trained her in order to rebuild the Kravinoff Family. Ana later stated to have killed Alexei.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Alyosha is a mutant that possesses various superhuman attributes, most of which are similar to those possessed by his father. It is possible that Kraven's frequent ingestion of his herbal potion to grant himself his powers is responsible for Alyosha's mutation.

• Superhuman Strength: Alyosha's muscles, skeletal structure and connective tissues are naturally augmented to levels well beyond the physical limits of a man of his height, weight and build. As a result, he possesses superhuman strength sufficient to lift up to 1 ton.

• Superhuman Speed: Alyosha is able to run and move at speeds beyond the natural limits of the finest human specimen. Like his father, he is able to reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour over short distances.
  

• Superhuman Stamina: Alyosha's augmented musculature is more efficient than that of an ordinary human. As a result, his muscles produce less fatigue toxins during physical activity. At his peak, he can exert himself for up to several hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood starts to impair him.
  

• Superhuman Durability: Alyosha's bodily tissues are tougher, more resilient and more resistant to various forms of injury than those of ordinary humans. In particular, he can withstand great impact and blunt forces. He can withstand impacts, such as falling from several stories or being repeatedly struck with superhuman force, that would severely injure or kill a normal human while sustaining little to no injury himself.
  

• Superhuman Agility: Alyosha's agility, balance and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human specimen.
  

• Superhuman Reflexes: His reflexes are similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.
  

• Superhumanly Acute Senses: Alyosha's possesses superhumanly acute senses that are comparable to those of certain animals. He can see objects at a much greater distance, and with greater clarity, than normal humans. He retains this same level of clarity in near-total darkness. His hearing is similarly enhanced and he can detect normal sounds at greater distances. He can also detect sounds that are too high pitch for normal human ears. Alyosha's sense of smell is even more highly developed, enabling him to recognize and track targets by scent in much the same way as a wolf or dog might do.
  

• Regenerative Healing Factor: Alyosha's accelerated metabolism grants him an accelerated healing factor that allows him to heal damaged tissue much faster and more extensively than a normal human. Injuries such as punctures or slashes fully heal within a matter of minutes while more severe injuries, such as broken bones, might require a few days to fully mend. It isn't known if he can regrow severed limbs or missing organs. It also is not known if his healing abilities grant him increased resistance to disease, nor if it also grants him an extended lifespan.
  

• Animal Communication: Alyosha has demonstrated the ability to silently communicate with animals, though the full nature of this power is unknown. It is possible that this is some form of psionic power, though it isn't known if he can only communicate with certain types of animals.
  

It should be noted that Kraven experimented with his father's serum, which is what his father used to give himself the powers that allowed him to become the original "Kraven the Hunter." To what level this serum has affected Alyosha's already mutant physiology is unknown; however his animal telepathy seems to have increased significantly enough to allow him to control humans under extreme circumstances when they have embraced their animal natures. It is also important to point out that the serum had taken a toll on Kraven's mental state, making him delusional.

Abilities

Even without his augmented senses, Alyosha is a highly skilled hunter and tracker. He has also demonstrated formidable skills in both armed and unarmed combat. He is particularly skilled with using conventional firearms and older weapons such as blow guns, spears, axes, etc. Alexei was also an expert knife fighter, able to expertly fight and damage Black Panther with his expertise despite the latter's superior weaponry.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

For a time, Alyosha wore his father's lion vest, with embedded electro-shock circuitry. While battling the Punisher he was shown using a powerful teleportation device he kept hidden and disguised around his neck, however the full extent of its nature was not revealed.

Weapons

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

Notes

• Alyosha has travelled with his pet wolf, Nickel, and occasionally other exotic animals.

Trivia

• At one point, Alyosha was aware of Spider-Man's secret identity, having used his enhanced senses and hunting skills to discover who he truly was as well as some of his background, but remaining unaware of how he gained his powers.

See Also

• 52 appearance(s) of Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) of Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)
• 22 image(s) of Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)
• 4 quotation(s) by or about Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)
• 2 victim(s) killed by Alexei Kravinoff (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Alexei Kravinoff on Marvel.com
• Alexei Kravinoff on Wikipedia.org
• Alyosha Kravinoff at Spiderfan.org