Summary
- Johnny Blaze wants to kill the Spirit of Vengeance to stop the criminal mastermind, the Hood, who is now its host.
- The Hood is using the Spirit of Vengeance’s power to commit gruesome acts and climb the criminal underworld ranks.
- Blaze’s history with the Spirit of Vengeance has led him to consider permanently exorcising it from the world.
Warning: contains spoilers for Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #4!
Johnny Blaze is Ghost Rider’s most infamous host, and he has a new mission: kill the Spirit of Vengeance once and for all. Blaze was recently separated from Ghost Rider, and the criminal mastermind, the Hood, is the new host. With his worst fears realized, Johnny Blaze is seeking a way to stop the Hood, and in Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #4, he reveals a potentially shocking endgame.
Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #4 is written by Benjamin Percy and drawn by Danny Kim. While the Hood, using the Spirit of Vengeance, consolidates his power, Johnny Blaze and Zeb the Night Magician discuss how to stop him at a roadside diner in Minnesota.
Blaze and Zeb debate the Spirit: Johnny is not in a hurry to reunite with it, but Zeb says Blaze kept it in check better than anyone else.
Blaze then brings up a shocking possibility: actually killing the Spirit of Vengeance, and “exorcizing” it from the world once and for all.
Johnny Blaze is Without Ghost Rider For the First Time In Many Years
The Hood Is the Worst Person to Bond with Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze was bonded to the Spirit of Vengeance for many years, and hearing him wish to kill it is one of the most shocking moments in Ghost Rider’s history. However, Blaze’s hand has been forced by recent events. Parker Robbins, the supernatural criminal known as the Hood, has appropriated the Spirit away from Blaze through as yet unknown means. The Hood already possessed a magical cloak, but now he is super-charged with the power of a Ghost Rider. The Hood has used the Spirit to work his way back up into the criminal underworld.
A villain possessing the Spirit of Vengeance is a terrifying prospect, and the Hood’s actions in Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #4 show why. The Hood uses the dual power sources at his disposal to kill other criminals in gruesome fashions. He has also allied himself with Helmuth and a clan of vampires, and they serve as his foot soldiers. How someone like the Hood could wield the Spirit of Vengeance remains to be seen. However, so far, he has only targeted criminals, and perhaps this provides the workaround he needs to harness the Spirit.
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Yet whatever reason Hood uses to rationalize his actions, the Spirit of Vengeance in his hands makes him a threat to not only Johnny Blaze, but the entire Marvel Universe. Blaze’s proposition of killing Ghost Rider for good suddenly does not seem too far-fetched. Furthermore, Blaze’s long and contentious history with the Spirit of Vengeance no doubt factored into his decision. Whether Blaze’s plan comes to fruition or not remains to be seen, but the very title of the book: Final Vengeance seems to imply this may be Ghost Rider’s last ride.
Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #4 is on sale now from Marvel Comics!
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