Zachary Blaine was born in 1712 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a foundling child raised by a family of performers in the court of Frederich Wilhem. As he grew up, he learned how to become a performer on trapeze and high wire. Blaine died when his tightrope was sabotaged by a jealous rival. He later revived as an Immortal. He was found by The Great Drucilla, a sword swallower, who taught him what he was and how to survive.