He was once the three most powerful Archdemons along with Casper and Melchior. That is, until Melchior tricked him into drinking poisonous blood. Because of this, Balthazar suffers from a blood curse. His body rejects the blood he drinks which is very detrimental to a vampire. The very sight of blood makes him nauseous. This made him very weak and he suffers from insatiable hunger. He assumes a child form to preserve his power and became a vampire doctor in hopes to cure this curse. He also has two brooches as a memento of his broken friendship with Casper and Melchior.