Gabriel van Helsing (Earth-2719)

"To have memories of those you have loved and lost is perhaps harder than to have no memories at all."

- - Van Helsing

Early life
Gabriel was born as one of the angels of God in Heaven, where he was known as the "Left Hand of God", acting as the Allmighty's own messenger. He was approached by the prophet Daniel, who would reveal Gabriel's obscure future details, as well as by Zacharias and the Virgin Mary, the latter who fortold about the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus. As one of the four archangels sent by God to deliver his message, Gabriel was present during the destruction of Jerusalem.

During the 15th century, Gabriel descended to earth in the form of a human, where he fought many battles against forces of darkness. In 1460, Gabriel served as a member of the Knights of the Holy Order, meeting the tyranical Prince Vladislaus Dracula. As Dracula manipulated the young Mina Harker to become his cocumbine, Gabriel was forced to kill the prince, and, unable to deal with the guilt of murdering someone in cold blood, he asked for God to erase his memories so he could begin anew. He fled the scene, but Mina did not forget about Gabriel, and decided to become herself a sort of protector of innocents and women.

For the next 500 years, Gabriel wandered the world, battling creatures without a memory or a purpose in life, until he was found half-dead by the Sacred Order of Saint Dumas in the Vatican. The holy men discovered about his powers, and named him "van Helsing". He then became their newest and greatest warrior against demonic forces and the supernatural.