Erik Bloodaxe

Erik Bloodaxe in his youth

How Erik Bloodaxe looks now, seen with friend

Erik Bloodaxe (aka Chris Goggans, aka Nark) was a member of the Legion of Doom hacking group and the editor of Phrack Magazine for issues 42 to 48. As a youthful hacker, some say Erik appeared to look retarded (left). Today he looks somewhat different (see right). When confronted with these images, Erik Bloodaxe was quoted as saying:

"Seeing those two pictures up is really depressing me. I like Biscuits and Mustard."

Although remembered as a hacker, Erik was also an informant during the FBI investigation of Legion of Doom and Phrack as part of Operation Sundevil in 1988-1990. His actions at this time resulted in 2600 and Phrack co-founder Craig Neidorf being faced with 31yrs imprisonment for publishing a technical document on the U.S. 911 telephony system.

Erik Bloodaxe then wrestled Phrack Magazine away from its original editors in a bloodthirsty and drunken coup, which saw his reign over the e-zine between the years of 1993 and 1996. These days, Erik Bloodaxe works as a government "Security Advisor", and makes frequent trips to Japan where he is rumoured to solicit sex from underage male prostitutes.

Surprisingly enough Goggans was not the first person to adopt the name Erik Bloodaxe. The name also refers to the last Anglo-Saxon king of York. But after being exiled, that particular Erik was killed by his own murderous Northumbrian peasants around 954AD. One can only hope the same fate awaits Goggans.