Dad spends £30,000 on surgery to transform himself into evil Nazi villain Red Skull from the Marvel comics
Henry Rodriguez takes body modification to the extreme in a bid to look like Captain America's nemesis Red Skull
AN affectionate dad-of-one has gone to extreme lengths to transform himself into Captain America's nemesis the Nazi supervillain Red Skull.
Henry Rodriguez, from Caracas, Venezuela, splashed out £30,000 on multiple procedures in a bid to turn himself into his the Marvel comic book madman.
Red Skull was first introduced into the Marvel comic book series in 1947 as the Nazi arch-enemy to Captain America.
The supervillian has also made a more recent appearance in the 2011 movie Captain America: The First Avenger which starred Hugo Weaving as Red Skull and Chris Evans as the hero.
Now, Henry has undergone drastic surgery to look like his idol, including having subdermal implants on his forehead, part of his nose cut off and his eyeballs tattooed.
The 38-year-old, who now calls himself Red Skull, has also inked his face with red and black and it's unlikely he will stop the body modifications any time soon.
But despite his scary appearance, Henry is still a loving husband and dad to three-year-old son, Aaron as these sweet family snaps show.
It's clear from the photos that family still lead a normal life, with Henry taking Aaron out for meals, carrying him on his shoulders and reading to him in bed.
Speaking of his surgery, Henry's friend Pablo Hernandez, said: “He has loved comic books since he was a kid and always dreamed of being Red Skull, but never got round to doing it.
“Then he met up with a brilliant surgeon who specialises in extreme body modifications and just knew that this was his opportunity.”
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Before Henry could undergo any modifications, his 'surgeon', med-school dropout Emilio Gonzalez, said he had complete a number of physical and psychological tests.
"Henry aka Red Skull is a physically and intellectually healthy person," said Emilio.
"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 plot for this new comic book-inspired sequel centres around political interference in the Avengers’ activities, causing a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man and it's due to be released on July 28 2017.