Johnny Blaze

Johnny Blaze, a.k.a. the Ghost Rider, is an American motorcycle stunt performer and entertainer turned Spirit of Vengeance. He was the son of famed stuntman Barton Blaze, who tragically died during a stunt. He became bound to Zarathos the Spirit of Vengeance after making a deal with the Hell-Lord Mephisto to spare the life of his surrogate father, Crash Simpson. Now with the power to control hellfire and to inflict pain on those that he deems evil with his Penance Stare, Blaze seeks vengeance riding his Hell Cycle as the Ghost Rider.

Johnny Blaze was raised by his father, who was a stunt motorcycle rider. In his teenage years, Johnny joined his father as stunt motorcycle rider, working together at a carnival, he also shared a teenage romance with a young girl named Roxanne Simpson. Shortly after learning Roxanne’s father planned to send her away, Johnny and Roxanne planned to runaway, however, on the same night, he discovered his father was suffering from terminal lung cancer, and felt ashamed for his plans of leaving. Later that night, whilst performing maintenance on his bike, Mephistopheles reached out to Johnny; with an offer to cure his father's lung cancer in exchange for Johnny's soul. Johnny was initially skeptical, but inadvertently signed the contract when a drop of his blood lands on it after it was pricked by Mephistopheles. The next morning, Barton was seemingly cancer free; rejuvenated by his newfound health, Barton was ready to begin setting up for their next show, however Johnny informs Barton of his plans to runaway with Roxanne. Despite his initial feelings of disapproval, Barton gives Johnny his favourite motorcycle, as well as his blessing, and allows Johnny to runaway with his beloved Roxanne. Just a moment before he actually flees, Johnny hears cries of distress during Barton's show, as he goes to investigate the commotion, he sees his father die. Having been tricked by Mephistopheles, he realises he'll never be free of his curse and leaves everything behind, Roxanne included.

Years later, Johnny Blaze is a big-time performer who pulls off outrageous bike stunts, and, due to his inability to die, he perfects each one without injury. Just before his biggest stunt, he meets Roxanne again, who is now a reporter. After the stunt, he asks Roxanne out on a date. She agrees but is stood up by Johnny. Later on, Mephisto calls upon Johnny and instructs him to retrieve the Contract of a Thousand Souls to him from his son, Blackheart, on a deal that he would return his soul. Thus, he gives him the power of a demon and he transforms into the Ghost Rider. He quickly finds Blackheart but is abruptly crushed by a truck, who the driver Ghost Rider quickly kills. As he rides off on his flaming motorcycle in search of Blackheart, he comes across a woman being threatened at knifepoint by a hooded mugger.

Ghost Rider stops him with his Penance Stare, which confronts the mugger with the murderous crimes he had committed and reverts the pain he has brought onto himself, stealing his soul and effectively killing him. Ghost Rider then blacks out and wakes up at a graveyard, where he meets a man known as the Caretaker. He tells of Blackheart's history as Johnny learns that he and his minions were once angels cast out of Heaven. He finds Roxanne again in the midst of the destruction the Ghost Rider had caused the night before, and they meet again at his apartment to talk over their date incident. Johnny then reveals to Roxanne that he is the Ghost Rider, and that is why they can never be together.

Roxanne, unsurprisingly, doesn't believe him, and they leave on bad terms. Police later arrest Johnny as they have discovered that he was the one terrorizing the town. They throw him in jail where he is confronted by several evil criminals who then begin to attack him. He becomes the Ghost Rider, steals one of their spiked leather jackets, and escapes. He then comes across another evil spirit by the name of Abigor, who was sent by Blackheart. After a quick battle, the police find him again and he drives up a building to escape them. Roxanne sees the Ghost Rider in the action, now realizing Johnny was telling the truth, and he rides off. She goes to his apartment, where Blackheart is waiting, and he holds Roxanne hostage to set a trap for Johnny. He then tells him the Caretaker was holding the Contract the whole time and instructs him to collect it and bring it to him.

When Johnny finds the Caretaker, they both agree to take down Blackheart, revealing that he is, in fact, Carter Slade and was another demon called the Phantom Rider. Together, they both ride off to find Blackheart, but Carter is unable to help him since he could only transform one more time. Blackheart, who is still holding Roxanne hostage, obtains the Contract and absorbs a Thousand Souls. However, Ghost Rider uses his Penance Stare to steal the souls away from Blackheart, and he consequently dies. When Roxanne is saved, Mephisto arrives to collect the Contract and offers Johnny is soul back. He denies, declaring he would own the curse and be the Spirit of Vengence. He leaves Roxanne and they depart ways as Johnny rides off into his destiny.

Johnny is a good hearted individual, who is cursed with a sense of guilt for the death of his father and is angry for having been tricked, by Mephistopheles. He tries the most dangerous stunts, wanting to, prove to himself that, he is actually doing all the stunts himself and not Mephisto or the Rider preventing him from dying, before he fulfills his contract. Johnny is a skillful stunt driver, the best in field and he acts as a daredevil in everything in his life. He has a sort of addiction to candies, which he consumes in enormous quantities.

Ghost Rider is the supernatural combination between the human host, Johnny Blaze, and the demonic Zarathos. As the Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze possesses a variety of supernatural powers.

Powers Demonic Powers Demonic Transformation: Johnny Blaze is cursed as the human host to the demon Zarathos, as a result, he possesses the supernatural ability to transform into the Ghost Rider. Originally, he would automatically transform at night, or in the presence of evil, however, he has begun to gain control over his transformations, and can change through an act of will, or when innocent blood is spilled. Whilst transformed, the Ghost Rider is mostly in control, however Johnny Blaze can influence it's decisions to an extent. Carter Slade has stated the Rider is powerful, however, it is unknown how the extent of that power is unknown. As the Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze as the Ghost Rider is one of the strongest and most powerful beings on the planet; he is described as boundless in power, to the extent where the Ghost Rider was able to defeat Blackheart as Legion in battle. Superhuman Strength: The Ghost Rider possesses superhuman strength that is sufficient to combat and overpower other superhumanly strong combatants. In this form, the Rider can easily overpower humans, and was able to beat Blackheart's minions, as well as Blackheart as Legion. The Ghost Rider was also able to use his chain to restrain and toss around a helicopter. Johnny also seems to possess a degree of superhuman strength when in human form; as he threw a gangster several feet away from him like a rag-doll, however, at the time, he was struggling to retain human form, as the Rider was trying to manifest itself. Superhuman Endurance: The mystical energy that empowers Ghost Rider prevents his muscles from producing fatigue toxins during physical activities, granting him limitless superhuman stamina. In human form, Johnny is the same as any human being and is subject to the same normal vulnerabilities, as shown when Slade had to stitch him up. However, Johnny Blaze, while as the Rider, is highly resistant to the point of being basically immune to all types of earthly physical damage as he has taken blows from beings such as Blackheart with no sign of pain or discomfort. The Ghost Rider is capable of withstanding great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, powerful energy blasts, and falls from great heights without sustaining an injury. As his bodily tissues have been transformed, leaving only a skeleton, most projectiles such as bullets simply pass through him, bounce off his bones, or burn away due to the level of hellfire emitted from him. Ghost Rider's body is for all intents immune to physical injury, as he is evidently not able to feel pain and is able to survive with no apparent discomfort no matter how severe the injury. Superhuman Speed: Ghost Rider can move at superhuman speeds; he can rapidly sprint across short distances; enabling him to make quick, dashing movements, that can confuse human eyesight, as well as the thermal targeting systems on RPGs. The Ghost Rider could also rapidly leap from one speeding vehicle, to another in front. Superhuman Agility: Ghost Rider can run, move, jump, and climb with superhuman ease and quickness. The Ghost Rider can perform rapid and agile movements, this allowed the Rider to rapidly and precisely leap between speeding vehicles during his pursuit of Mephisto. Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his invulnerability to conventional forms of injury, if his being is ever damaged, the magical energies the Ghost Rider is imbued with allows him to instantly regenerate any and all sustained damage, without any discomfort, or any evident pain. This ability seems to extend to Johnny in his human form, but to a lesser degree. Longevity (Possibly): It is possible that, like Carter Slade (the previous Ghost Rider), Johnny will age at a much slower rate, if not, stop ageing all together. Hellfire Manipulation: Ghost Rider possesses the ability to generate, control, and project mystical fire, or "hellfire" at will. Hellfire is a supernatural flame that burns the soul of a person and can be used to burn their physical body. He can utilize this fire in various ways, including projecting it from his eyes, hands, mouth, or even channel it from his body into his weapons like his shotgun, form walls of hellfire, and even transform a regular motorcycle into a tricked out one completely out of hellfire. He can also unleash the hellfire in Omni-directional attacks that are incredibly powerful. From what was seen in the trailer for the sequel, after being unloaded on by an attacker with an assault weapon, he spits back out every round like a machine gun completely in hellfire. Also near the end of the trailer, the boy asks what happens if he has to pee in that form and Johnny stated that "it's awesome" and then it cuts to the scene where he is pissing hellfire, not urine, out but it comes out like a flamethrower. Hellfire Infusion: Ghost Rider's power to manipulate Hellfire, is such that he can even infuse it into external materials and objects. The most common object for infusion is their respective choice in vehicle, in Johnny's case typically motorcycles, but he will also use this ability to create or strengthen weapons. He first displayed this ability on his motorcycle, which also significantly increased the vehicle’s speed. Later on he infused his chain with hellfire, which he used to kill the first of the elemental demons, during his first transformation. The second time he transformed, he was even able to make minor aesthetic changes to his jacket, then summon his motorcycle from a distance, suggesting he can re-infuse older objects from a distance. At the films climax he was able to use hellfire on an empty shotgun to give it ammunition. The exact limits of the ability is unknown, but in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, he is seen using the ability on very large mining equipment. Mystical Chain Projection: Ghost Rider wields a chain that is capable of growing in length, cutting through almost anything, and encasing it in hellfire or use it as a fan. Levitation: The Ghost Rider is able to defy gravity; enabling him to levitate in mid-air. Ghost Rider first displayed this ability after being knocked out by a flash grenade; enabling him to swirl around in mid-air at varying speeds. Sin Detection: The Ghost Rider is able to detect the sins of the guilty, as well as sense when innocent blood has been shed. The Ghost Rider can even track the guilty from their sins. Johnny Blaze also possesses this ability, however, the sins of the guilty can cause the Ghost Rider to take over. Penance Stare: Ghost Rider's most powerful weapon stated by Slade, Ghost Rider possesses the supernatural ability to cause any individual who stares into his eyes to see and endure the pain they have inflicted on anyone throughout their lifetime. When met with the Ghost Rider’s Penance Stare, the guilty’s sins will burn out their eyes and soul; becoming volcanic rock eyeballs. Once the soul is purged, the entire physical body deteriorates into ashes, leaving nothing.

Expert Stunt Rider: Blaze is an expert stunt rider. Skilled Combatant: Although he's had no proper training, he is also a formidable hand to hand combatant and has become quite adept at using his powers in combat situations.

Hellcycle: Motorcycle which can be transformed by hellfire whenever he becomes the Rider. Ghost Rider's Chain: Utilizing a long piece of the chain he found upon his first time as the Ghost Rider. Ghost Rider's chain has become a mystic weapon capable of transforming into a wide variety of different weapons. Heavenfire Shotgun: Johnny is very proficient in using a sawed-off Winchester 1887 lever-action shotgun. It was given to Johnny by Carter Slade; prior to his second/final confrontation against Blackheart. As Ghost Rider, Johnny is able to enchant the shotgun with his demonic flames; granting it supernatural attributes.

Johnny Blaze appears as an edgy motorcycle daredevil who transforms into a terrifying, leather-clad skeleton with a blazing skull.Human AppearanceHair and Style: Long, dyed-black hair, often worn loose or slightly unkempt, paired with casual rock-style jackets and studded belts.Vibe: An eccentric, high-energy stunt performer who eats strange comfort foods (like jellybeans in martini glasses) and listens to loud rock music.Ghost Rider AppearanceHead: A human skull engulfed in roaring, real-looking hellfire instead of skin and hair.Attire: A black studded biker jacket with spiked shoulders, matching leather pants, and heavy boots.Effects: His flesh chars and his clothes transform dynamically during his painful, fiery metamorphosis.

Johnny is now 50 years old.