Johnny Desperado
When we first meet him, Johnny is one of the troubled Vampirates under Mosh Zu’s care at Sanctuary. Grace befriends him and finds him a charismatic and intriguing companion. Johnny had a short and troubled life as a vaquero – a Mexican cowboy – before being killed for cattle rustling and crossing over into the Vampirate realm. As Johnny tells Grace, “It ain’t that I can’t be good. It’s just that I’m so much better at being bad.”
When Sidorio storms Sanctuary, looking for fresh recruits, Johnny is quick to sign up. Sidorio spots leadership potential in him in Johnny and makes him his joint second-in-command. In life and afterwards, Johnny has consistently demonstrated a knack for making the wrong decisions and “backing the wrong horses”. How is that going to play out now that he’s in a position of power on board the aggressive new Vampirate ship, The Blood Captain?