A Venezuelan fan of extreme body art is slowly transforming himself into Marvel comic book villain Red Skull, the character portrayed by Hugo Weaving in 2011 superhero epic Captain America: The First Avenger.
Henry Damon, 37, of Caracas, has already had part of his nose removed and subdermal implants placed in his forehead in order to resemble the leader of fictional Nazi terrorist organisation Hydra. He has also tattooed his eyeballs black and undergone substantial red and black face tattoos.
“He has loved comic books since he was a kid and always dreamed of being Red Skull, but never got round to doing it,” Damon’s friend Pablo Hernandez told the Daily Mail. The fan’s surgeon, who revealed his client now referred to himself only as Red Skull, said the married father underwent extensive psychological and physical tests to ensure he was ready for the surgery.
“Henry, AKA Red Skull, is a physically and intellectually healthy person,” Gonzalez told the Mail. “He’s an excellent son, husband and father, who has an extreme taste for body modification. Most of my customers know that body modification is the last step of body art, everyone knows very well what they want and as well as Henry, many of them are waiting for me for many years to make their dreams a reality.”
The next step for Damon, or Red Skull, will be silicone implants in his cheeks and further facial tattooing to complete the final transformation into the Marvel supervillain. The Mail reports that Gonzalez is a medical school dropout who has since forged a career as a specialist in body surgery.
