Who Is Renute? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Renute is a Creator-Owned comic book character, with over 5 comic issue appearances. Leader of the New Orleans Grendel krewe and, secretly, a vampire who plans to destroy the legacy of Grendel.

Who is Renute?

Major Story Arcs Four Devils, One Hell Renute is the head of the New Orleans chapter of Grendel warriors, known locally as a "krewe," during the reign of Orion Assante . At some point during Renute's reign, he is bitten by a vampire and becomes one himself. His new identity makes him becomes infuriated with everything that has to do with Grendel, and he begins to secretly plan a way to destroy as much of Grendel's legacy as he can. He gets an atom bomb, and begins to amass Grendel-related memorabilia and treasures from around the world. He even gets the Mona Lisa and the skull of Hunter Rose , the original Grendel. He also hears of a prophecy that whoever is the heir of Charlemagne on the 800th anniversary of Rose 's death will become the reincarnation of Rose. He learns that the Batiaque family are the closest living relatives of Charlemagne, and has his top warrior, Dulac , start to kill them off. His closest advisors believe he is doing his because Renute is also a descendant of Charlemagne, and once the Batiaques are all dead, Renute will become Rose's reincarnation.

Key facts

Renute is of infection origin and first appeared in "Four Questions, Three Answers". The character is published by Creator-Owned. With 5 recorded issue appearances, Renute ranks among the most featured characters in comics.