Johnathon Blaze

**Ghost Rider** (real name **Johnny Blaze**) is a supernatural character and an ally of the Beyonder and Ares. He is a minor antagonist of the *Battleworld* arc of Season 4: Secret Wars. He is an enemy of the Avengers.

## Biography

### Origin

Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider was a motorcycle stuntman who became bound to the Spirit of Vengeance after making a deal with Mephisto to spare his surrogate father.

### Spirit of Vengeance

Rick Jones mentions that there was a legend of a Spirit of Vengeance that resides in Death Valley. Ghost Rider crashes the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'s prison transport in Death Valley to target Abomination. Ghost Rider uses his penance stare on Abomination which burns the gamma out of him and regresses him back to Emil Blonsky. Then he targets Red Hulk for Thunderbolt Ross' roll in the creation of Hulk which leads to Ghost Rider dragging Red Hulk to an inferno like dimension on a military train that he took control of with the the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. in pursuit. When Red Hulk finally repents the fact that he should've had a failsafe placed on the gamma bomb that created the Hulk, Ghost Rider spares Red Hulk as they get close to a creature that would've disposed of Red Hulk. The Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and Ghost Rider evaded the creature and made it back to Death Valley. When A-Bomb invites Ghost Rider back to Vista Verde with them, Ghost Rider states that there is still some evil in the world. Ghost Rider then summons his motorcycle and rides off.

### Planet Monster - Part 2

He and the rest of the Cavalry helped the Hulk's battle the Kree invasion force.

### *Secret Wars*

He was cloned and also part of the army of the Beyonder and Ares.

## Powers and Abilities

**Demonic Form:**In his Ghost Rider form, Johnny Blaze is able to do a number of supernatural abilities giving him an advantage when encountering his opponents.

* **Superhuman Strength:** Ghost Rider possesses superhuman strength similar to Agents of Smash, which allowed him to effortlessly rag doll, toss, launch and overpower She-Hulk, Red Hulk, A-Bomb and Skaar, even when the A-Bomb and Skaar attempted to restrain him from behind. In addition, he could easily break through and tear open the metal roof of a truck with his hands alone. With his chain, Ghost Rider was able to yank Hulk and Red Hulk's hover boards out from under their feet and send them falling to the ground. Even when Red Hulk had become superheated, Ghost Rider was able to effortless catch his fist and throw him several feet, showing that he was immune to the strength of seemingly every Smasher, though the Hulk was able to grab his chain and slam him into the floor and was the only Hulk to be able to counter his attacks.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Ghost Rider has limitless stamina and does not feel fatigue.
* **Superhuman Dexterity:** Ghost Rider's mastery over his chain beyond human capability, partially due to his telekinetic control over it.
* **Invulnerability:** Ghost Rider has immunity to most forms of conventional injury and is therefore capable of withstanding great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, powerful energy blasts, explosions, and falls from great heights without sustaining injury. Ghost Rider's is evidently not able to feel pain and is able to survive with no apparent discomfort no matter how severe the injury. He demonstrated being able to survive unscathed from the attacks of the Smashers and was immune their strength.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor:** Despite his invulnerability to conventional forms of injury, if his being is ever damaged, Ghost Rider to instantly regenerate any and all damage done without any discomfort or any evident pain.
* **Empathic Reading:**Ghost Rider is able to read the heart and soul of the individuals he encounters whether they're good or bad. He can determine if the individuals are in need of repentance or deserving of punishment. When Ghost Rider finally captures Abomination, he states that Emil Blonsky must seek atonement for his crimes. As Abomination explains whose fault really is, Ghost Rider decides that he needs to repent leading to Abomination's power lose. He then goes after Red Hulk for the crimes he has done to both Abomination and the Hulk. He drags him into an infernal dimension inhabiting a large beast that could consume his soul but has stated his forgiveness making him a sincere person. Afterwards, Ghost Rider commented Hulk's spirit being noble and his heart pure.
* **Fire/Hellfire Manipulation:** One of his most prominent abilities is infernal pyrokinesis that allowed him to generate, control, and project heat and fire of unimaginable intensity, resulting in a mystical "hellfire".

### Season 2

."Spirit of Vengeance"

."Planet Monster" (Part 2)

***Avengers Assemble***