

Instead, he wielded a shotgun that fired mystical force-blasts and rode a mystic motorcycle (both somehow empowered by exposure to Ketch's hellfire). Any damage he does take is quickly recovered, as Ghost Rider is made of pure hellfire, which he can use to immediately regenerate any lost limbs or holes in his bodyįor a time, when Daniel Ketch was the Ghost Rider, Johnny did not have his typical powers. He also possesses supernatural strength and resilience, as well as almost total invulnerability to physical damage. Projecting hellfire as a weapon is his main form of attack. Hellfire is a supernatural flame which typically burns the soul and not the body, but also could be used as regular flame.

Later, he could create a cycle made of pure flame (hellfire).

Initially when transformed, Blaze's motorcycle would simply catch fire. When riding their bikes, the vehicles can travel faster than conventional motorcycles and can maneuver impossible feats such as riding straight up a vertical surface or across water.

The common theme of the Ghost Rider is a human host who transforms into a flaming-headed motorcyclist with supernatural powers. Upon touching the sigil, he suddenly obtained the powers of the Ghost Rider.Īlthough both Riders have basically the same powers, there are significant differences between their abilities, as follows: Terrified, he fled to a dump, where a found a magical sigil. Mephisto then transformed Blaze into the Ghost Rider to defeat a Demon known as Daimon Hellstrom & sent him back to Hell. Succeeding, Blaze continues to serve Mephisto during the night.ĭanny Ketch was walking in the streets of New York City one day when he was attacked by a mob of gangsters. Enraged, Blaze attempts to run away, but Mephisto arrives, claiming that his soul was his and that he wasn't going anywhere. Although Crash obtains his health, he quickly dies in a stunt. In an effort to save his stepfather, Blaze unknowingly sold his soul to Mephistopheles, or Mephisto for short. After smoking for so many years, Crash was diagnosed with lung cancer and presumed to die. He was adopted early in life by a man named Crash Simpson, who had a smoking problem. The first and original Ghost Rider, John Blaze, was a professional stunt cyclist.
