Alfonzo Creem (sometimes mistakenly known as Alonzo) is a supporting character, later an antagonist and a gang leader of the Jersey Sapphires.
Biography[]
Creem is known on the street for his ability to get basically anything. He is a tall sturdy man with silver capped teeth (He's portrayed much bigger/fatter in the books). He was once a rival of Gus until everyone's enemy became the strigoi. He readily didn't decide to join the fight with Gus until he saw Vaun in action, more so, who he was against.
Assets[]
Alfonzo has two wolf dogs he uses as trackers because of their keen sense of smell. The dog's names, Ambassador and Skill (as every great drug dealer has to have a canine by his side). Also by Creem's side is his trusty .44 Magnum, sans silver bullets, which makes quick work of humans, but is like a pellet gun to the strigoi, unless shot in the head (or the proper bullets are used).
He's also has an arsenal of guns, as well as a contingent of gangbangers who drive Chevy Tahoe's, armed to the teeth. However, he is losing his foot soldiers everyday to the virus, which counts as a double loss, another vamp and one less human in the fight.
Novels[]
The Fall[]
Creem is the leader of the Jersey Sapphires and has a long-standing rivalry with Augustin Elizalde. Despite this, Gus recruits him and his gang to work with him as "Day Hunters" for the Ancients, promising great riches in return. After the Ancients' demise, Creem and the others Sapphires leave the group to return to their families, although Creem tells Gus to come find the Sapphires if he ever needs anything.
The Night Eternal[]
Creem and his gang continue to operate in not-too-dissimilar a fashion as before the Fall, running a black market while also raiding Stoneheart supply convoys. Gus contacts Creem to find a detonator for a nuclear bomb that Fet acquired in Iceland.
Shortly after Creem receives Gus' message, he and his gang stage one of their routine ambushes on a Stoneheart convoy. Unfortunately, this turns out to be a trap, with the trucks carrying a massive number of vampires instead of supplies. While his gang is killed, Creem is captured and brought before the Master, who not only spares him but offers him a chunk of Manhattan to run casinos and whorehouses (to better distract the remaining human population from the abject misery of their lives), in exchange for double-crossing Gus and the resistance.
Creem later arrives to Colombia University (Gus' base of operation) and tells the others they might be able to find a detonator in a military base in northern Jersey. In return, he asks for dominion over Manhattan. He also trades silver for a bast arsenal of firearms. Gus agrees to Creem's proposal, on the condition that Creem take them to the base himself the next day, and also stay the night.
Creem later approaches Ephraim Goodweather, as the Master instructed him, and reveals his treachery, thinking the latter is a traitor as well. Eph pretends to go along with this, but Creem realizes that the Master has no reason to honor his deal with both of them, so knocks Eph out and notifies the Master of the group's location. The group, however, catch up to Creem in the garage during the Master's assault, and take him hostage, forcing him to take them to the military base. Once there, Quinlan lets Creem go so he can relay what he learned about them to the Master, deeming it insufficient to do any real damage, but just enough to rattle the Master.
The Master later questions Creem and forces him to drive it to Lake Ontario. It also infects Creem to ensure complete control over him, although Creem isn't immediately turned.
At Lake Ontario, Creem tries to run Gus over, although only succeeds in hitting his legs as the latter ducks out of the way. Despite being shot several times by Gus, Creem is already turned, with the Master speeding up the process psychically. Creem pins Gus to the ground but has difficulty getting his stinger out due to the silver grill in his mouth, allowing Gus to finish him off with a sub-machine gun burst to the throat.
TV series[]
Creem is known under the name of Alonzo in the TV series. He serves as a broker to the criminal element, who facilitates in the sale of stolen goods by bidding at rock-bottom prices, which in turn pads his bottom-line by selling at large margin. His transparent, bold attitude is seen by Gus, who is not intimidated into selling a stolen Mercedes Benz for a mere 400 dollars to Creem.
After losing his brother and mother to the infection, Gus ambushes Alonzo and forces him to open a container with unknown lading. It is revealed that he is complicit, maybe unwittingly, in transporting vamps to other parts of the world, in order to accelerate the pandemic initiated by the Master . As Gus starts to dispatch the vamps, Vaun and his heavily-armed contingent arrive on-scene to help him kill the other strigoi. Gus ends up being abducted. Creem and Vaun seem to know each other. Most likely Creem has been tasked by Vaun to smuggle goods or provide logistics. Creem does not seem privy to the nonhuman nature of the strigoi at first sight, so he is no close associate to Vaun.
Creem resurfaces when he is approached by Setrakian to help him find the Occido Lumen. As he is about to rob Setrakian of his possessions, failing to see through Setrakian's facade, Setrakian draws the Sword of Sardu and rests the blade's edge on Creem's throat promising him, that he could still slash his throat even if bodyguards pull the trigger. Creem orders his bodyguards to stand down and they try to strike a deal to their mutual benefit.
Death[]
Creem approaches The Master with the whereabouts of Eph, The Professor, Dutch and The Lumen. He holds an armed grenade as insurance against The Master drinking the information out of him. He'll give up their location if he can regain control over Roosevelt Island and the black market. The Master uses his quick speed to take the armed grenade from Creem, disarms it, mocks him and then drinks him anyway.
Killed Victims
Alfonzo has killed:
At least 3 Strigois.