Johnny Blaze

Johnathon ''Johnny'' Blaze is a former host of the Spirit of Vengeance who was able to transform into the demonic Ghost Rider. He rescued Robbie Reyes and Gabe Reyes after they were attacked by the Fifth Street Locos, dragging Gabe from their burning car and passing the Spirit of Vengeance to Robbie.

## Contents

* Biography
* Resurrecting Robbie Reyes
* Powers
* Equipment
* Vehicles
* Relationships
* Allies
* Appearances
* Trivia
* Behind the Scenes
* References
* External Links

## Biography

### Resurrecting Robbie Reyes

One night in Los Angeles, Robbie Reyes and his brother Gabriel were attacked, their car crashed and Robbie was sent flying through the windshield. He begged and pleaded with God, and whoever else would listen, to please save his brother.

Robbie hit the ground and was killed, but a voice called out to him through the darkness. It asked if he would truly do anything to save his brother and punish the men who attacked them; Robbie said yes. Blaze arrived at the scene on his Hell Cycle, pulled Gabriel from the car, and resurrected Robbie, transferring the Spirit of Vengeance into him, so he can fulfill his deal and punish the souls that did him wrong. Blaze then left the scene.

## Powers

* **Demonic Empowerment**: *To be added*
	+ **Transformation**: Johnny Blaze was able to transform into the "Ghost Rider", a powerful being with the appearance of a skeletal humanoid engulfed in flames.
		- **Superhuman Durability**: Johnny was shot in the head, with the bullet even leaving a hole right in the forehead of his skull. Despite this, he continues to live and work as if it had no effect.
		- **Power Imbuing**: Through mere touch, Blaze was able to transfer the Spirit of Vengeance into Robbie Reyes allowing Reyes to also be able to transform into Ghost Rider.
		- **Resurrection**: Blaze was able to bring Reyes back from the dead, by making a deal that Reyes will also become Ghost Rider and seek vengeance on those who had wronged him, but also any who had hurt the innocent.
		- **Mediumship**: Johnny was able to hear Robbie Reyes' mental prayer for help right before death and even after death he was still able to communicate and answer Reyes. He then arrived to make a deal with him for life and vengeance.

## Equipment

### Vehicles

* **Hell Cycle**: Johnny Blaze has a personal motorcycle. He used it when he met Robbie Reyes.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Spirit of Vengeance - Former Power Source
* Robbie Reyes - Successor
* Gabe Reyes

## Appearances

Appearances for Johnny Blaze

* *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*
	+ *Season Four*
		- *The Good Samaritan* (flashback)
		- *Meet the New Boss* (mentioned)
		- *Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire* (mentioned)
		- *The Good Samaritan* (mentioned)
		- *The Laws of Inferno Dynamics* (mentioned)

## Trivia

* In the comics, Johnny Blaze was a member of the Quentin Carnival before he became Ghost Rider.
* The bullet hole in Blaze's skull is likely a reference to the comics in which Blaze got shot in the head by a dying priest with a holy bullet and was sent back to Hell in *Ghost Rider Vol 5 #5*.
* There are several references to Johnny Blaze in the episode *Lockup*. When Lucy and Joseph Bauer find the Darkhold in an abandoned basement, there is a poster for Quentin Carnival, an old stunt bike, a black leather jacket and a chain. In the comics Johnny Blaze worked at the carnival with his father as motorcycle stuntmen.
* In the *Luke Cage* episode *Manifest*, Zip refers to Domingo Colon's guns as "that John Blaze shit". "John Blaze" is a nickname of Method Man, which he took from the character Johnny Blaze.

## Behind the Scenes

* Johnny Blaze in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the second live-action incarnation of the character, following an incarnation portrayed by Nicolas Cage.
* Even though this character's real name was not revealed on screen, visual clues provided within the storyline's flashbacks confirm that it is an adaptation of "the original" Ghost Rider from the comics, as later also affirmed by Clark Gregg on Twitter.

## References

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1. ↑ Jump up to:1.0 1.1 Clark Gregg on Twitter - November 2016
2. ↑ Jump up to:2.0 2.1 Clark Gregg Twitter Screenshot - November 2016
3. ↑ Jump up to:3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 4.06: The Good Samaritan*
4. ↑ JOHNNY BLAZE GHOST RIDER EASTER EGG IN AGENTS OF SHIELD

## External Links

* Ghost Rider on Marvel Database
* Johnny Blaze on Marvel Database
* Ghost Rider on Wikipedia
* Johnny Blaze on Wikipedia