Zarathos is the demon inside Johnny Blaze that causes him to turn into Ghost Rider. The curse of this vengeance demon prevents Johnny from living a normal life and compels him to always seek out villains to punish.
Zarathos is the former fallen angel; who took possession of Johnny Blaze after the latter had made a deal; with Mephistopheles. He is the source of Johnny's power as Ghost Rider. During his early career as Ghost Rider, Johnny christened Zarathos simply as the Rider.
The first supernatural Ghost Rider is stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze, who sold his soul, to save the life of his foster father, agrees to give his soul to "Satan" (later revealed to be an arch-demon named Mephisto).
Debuting in MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (1971) #5, Johnny Blaze was the first Ghost Rider in Marvel Comics history and the second character to use the name; Carter Slade, the Phantom Rider, has the honor of using the name first.
Cosmic Ghost Rider Is powerful, but he doesn't stand a chance against Galactus. Not only could Galactus strip Castle of the Power Cosmic, but he possesses its full fury, something he doesn't share with his Heralds.
With the arrival of the All-Rider, the most powerful Ghost Rider variant into the Marvel Universe, it's tempting to claim the being as the most powerful Avenger yet.
The first person who killed Ghost Rider was the vampire hunter Blade, who was at the time possessed by the mystical book the Darkhold. He was soon revived by the Darkhold Redeemers, along with everyone else killed by Blade. The second time Daniel Ketch was killed was by Zarathos, but, as previously, was resurrected.
At this point, Blaze had stepped back into the mantle, but Ketch's days as a motorcycle-riding Spirit of Vengeance were not yet finished. Possessed by an angel named Zadkiel, who was The Angel of Vengeance, he essentially turned him into a blue Ghost Rider.
Thanos vs Ghost Rider | Fandom. It's already been canonically proven that Thanos can't be killed by the Penance Stare, so... Even with Zarathos he can't beat IG Thanos since he's superior to almost all the abstract and cosmic entities of Marvel.
However, there have been instances where a Ghost Rider's host has been killed. (Daniel Ketch has actually gotten the ax a couple times.) But since the Spirit of Vengeance is an celestial entity, it can never be killed, and even if a host is somehow done in, it will simply find another one to bind with.
In any event, the main thing is that no, being a demon without a soul does not mean that you can lift Thor's hammer and Ghost Rider cannot lift Thor's hammer (but hey, Ghost Rider has plenty of his own cool weapons, so he should be fine with that).
The Hulk is considered the strongest character in the Marvel universe, but there are some characters that can match the Hulk's strength and power, such as Ghost Rider. The Ghost Rider, however, is not the strongest of the two, and he is able to defeat the Hulk in Banner form.
Ghost Rider's main weakness is that he can be defeated by any weapon forged in Heaven or Hell, and DC has quite a few religious artifacts that could do the trick. On the other hand, when it comes to some popular heroes, many of whom make the most powerful list, Ghost Rider is stronger.
Deadpool is virtually immortal thanks to an array of different factors, but Ghost Rider's abilities come straight from Hell. There are many ways Ghost Rider can hurt Deadpool, but one way he did it in the comics was with the penance stare, which caused Deadpool to feel the pain of those he's hurt in the past.
This would be a interesting fight if it was against regular Thor but this is RUNE KING THOR. RKT would definitely be able to take out Ghost Rider with ease. RUNE KING THORS power level surpassed his father ODIN by a large margin. RKT showed no mercy and he did not hold back at all when he obtained his new powers.
Now free of his curse, Blaze goes off to live with Roxanne. Blaze occasionally appeared in the subsequent 1990–1998 series, Ghost Rider, which featured a related character, Daniel Ketch. This series revealed Blaze and Roxanne eventually got married and had two children.
Pastor Kale sought aid from the demon Mephisto, offering Noble's soul as payment. Mephisto recognized the Medallion shard within Noble Kale and activated it, transforming the young man into a living Spirit of Vengeance, a Ghost Rider.
The film experienced worse critical reception than the first film, with criticism being aimed towards the script, CGI, and performances. The film grossed $132.6 million, against its $57–75 million production budget.
While Nicolas Cage was fun as Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider 3 is unlikely to ever happen. Comic book movies were in a different place back in 2007 when the original Ghost Rider was released.
Back in October 2022, Keanu Reeves appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and suggested that the superhero his childhood self would have wanted to play would be Ghost Rider. This led to a massive increase in fan-made art and theories placing Keanu Reeves as Ghost Rider, but this popular choice hasn't yet been confirmed.
