Who Is Cassidy? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cassidy is a Creator-Owned comic book character, the alter ego of Proinsias Cassidy, with over 114 comic issue appearances. Cassidy is the best friend of Jesse Custer and Tulip O'Hare. He charms just about everyone with his exuberant attitude, rapacious wit, open vampirism, and his love of life overall. But all of this is merely a front for his dark secrets and even darker past.

Who is Cassidy?

Origin Proinsias Cassidy was born in 1900 in Balbriggan, Ireland, to a Catholic father and a Protestant mother. When he was sixteen, he joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood, along with his brother Billy . Together they took part in the Easter Rising of 1916. Billy realized that the rebellion was doomed to failure and dragged young Proinsias away from the conflict, deserting. They began to walk home, stopping near a swamp to rest for the night. During the night, Proinsias was attacked and bitten by a female vampire that inhabited the swamp. Billy shot it in the head and it, and Proinsias, fell into the swamp. Billy then ran away, assuming his brother was dead.

Key facts

Cassidy is of infection origin. The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 114 recorded issue appearances, Cassidy ranks among the most featured characters in comics.