The Birth: Irons; the man who made the modern Witchblade, first appeared in Witchblade #1. He was born somewhere in East London in England on April 10^th, however the exact year is unknown. Amassing huge proportions of wealth all these years he set up his company; Irons' International Investments & Holdings and became it's CEO.
Enormously successful businessman, Kenneth Irons, was a highly respected figure in the world of high finance. Irons' veneer of respectability hid a darker side though; he was also a powerful influence within the world of organized crime.

The Legend: For all his wealth, power, and influence, Irons was unable to possess that which he coveted: the Witchblade.
Kenneth's obsession began in the late 1800's when he unearthed the mystical gauntlet in an archeological dig outside Athens. He studied his prize intensely, seeking to uncover its secrets. His wife, Danette Boucher, fell prey to Irons' machinations when he made her his test subject in an experiment to force the Witchblade upon a host.
This experiment was a failure which alienated him from Danette. From that day onwards, Irons was not only obsessed with the Witchblade, but also with the thought of who was to become its next wielder. To this end, Irons conducted horrific "tournaments" where members of the criminal underworld, tempted by the lure of unimaginable power, would try wearing the Witchblade... with bloody results.
It was during one of these tournaments that Sara Pezzini unwittingly became the Witchblade's new host, much to Irons' perverse delight. Irons pursued Sara , manipulating her, until the two fought atop his penthouse suite. Rather than surrender to her, Irons threw himself from the building, leaving a vacuum of power amidst New York's criminal underworld... and some questions still unanswered.