Michael Zolvolovitch was born outside of St. Petersburg and as a young man joined the TheHandofGod The Hand of God where he becomes a minion of VladimirTopesky Vladimir Topesky. During World War II, he is sent to infiltrate TheAssociationoftheBlack Association of the Black and then to obtain Deathblade. In that struggle he becomes controlled by Deathblade and ultimately attempts to kill himself in order to free himself from the swords power.

Michael Zolvolovitch joins TheHandofGod The Hand of God in St. Petersburg.

Michael Zolvolovitch thwarts an attempt by Stalin to kill VladimirTopesky Vlad. This enables Michael Zolvolovich to come to become VladimirTopesky Vlad's attention and over time, a close compatriot.

Vlad becomes aware of Nicodemus doing something in Germany and sends Michael Zolvolovitch to infiltrate to gather more information. Michael infiltrates TheAssociationoftheBlack Association of the Black.

Michael Zolvolovitch encounters UlyssesKnight Ulysses T. Knight and reports the confrontation with this metahuman to Nicodemus. Nicodemus seems more interested that usual when he learns of the existence of the Knight line. Michael, seeing Nicodemus’s interest over this realization, reports the existence of the Knights to Vlad.

Michael learns that the that TheAssociationoftheBlack Association of the Black has DeathBlade and reports it to Vlad.

Michael is instructed by Vlad to obtain Deathblade.

Michael Zolvolovitch, TuraloOso Oso and AbdulOmarMohammed Abdul Omar Mohammed clash in Rome, Michael Zolvolovitch touches the sword during the struggle and becomes the new DeathBlade, he is blasted by Abdul and disappears into the Mediterranean.

Michael Zolvolovitch, retaining enough humanity to control the sword, follows Vlad’s orders, TuraloOso Oso and AbdulOmarMohammed Abdul Omar Mohammed, unaware that Vlad is pulling the strings, continue to fight Michael Zolvolovitch through the various battles of Europe.

Michael Zolvolovitch is sent to Siberia by VladimirTopesky Vlad in order to keep the sword safe. Deathblade however reroutes Michael and they end up going to Okinawa.
TuraloOso Oso and AbdulOmarMohammed Abdul Omar Mohammed chase Michael Zolvolovitch to Okinawa where he continues to sow death and destruction in the final weeks of World War II.

Michael Zolvolovitch arrives in Okinawa and begins to lose his mental war with the sword. He stops communicating with VladimirTopesky Vlad and wanders the fields of the war, killing all he can find on Okinawa, becoming less and less human.

Having completely lost his war with DeathBlade, Michael Zolvolovitch follows DeathBlade's instructions and goes to Siberia, after having been thwarted in Okinawa by TuraloOso Oso, AbdulOmarMohammed Abdul Omar Mohammed and RenjiYoritomo Renji.

Michael Zolvolovitch, using the last bit of his will and humanity, throws himself into an icy river in Siberia in an attempt to save himself from DeathBlade.