Ghost Rider
Real Name Daniel “Danny” Ketch
Prowess 6
Coordination 4
Strength 7
Intellect 3
Awareness 6
Willpower 5
Stamina 12
Powers
*Hellfire Projection – Blast 7 (Extra: These flames burn the soul rather than the flesh, bypassing conventional damage resistance)
*Penance Stare – Mental Blast 7 (If Ghost Rider locks eyes with a target, they relive every sin they’ve committed, overwhelming them with agony and guilt. (Rules: Power vs. Willpower test; if successful, the target is incapacitated by remorse or trauma.)
*Regeneration 6
*Immortality 5
*Life Support 6 (Breathing, Heat, Pressure, Radiation, Toxins, Vacuum)
*Damage Resistance – physical and energy attacks 6
*Damage Resistance – magic attacks 8
*Detect – Sins/Evil 8
*Emotion Control 4 (Limits: Projects fear only; Always-On)
*Mystic Chain – Strike 7 (Extras: Bind, Aura [can channel Hellfire through it], Reflection, Stretching, Shapeshifting – can alter form into shuriken, a sword, or other forms of edged weaponry)
*Hellcycle – Handling 8, Speed 9, Structure 8, Surface Speed 9, Teleportation 4 (Limit: can travel through flames only), Telepathy 8 (Limit: Responds to Ghost Rider’s mental commands only)
When Danny is in his human form, his stats are: Prowess 3, Coordination 3, Strength 3, Intellect 3, Awareness 3, Willpower 5, Stamina 8
Specialties
Drive – Motorcycles (Expert +2 bonus), Investigation, Martial Arts, Mental Resistance (Expert +2 bonus), Occult, Stealth, Weapons – Mystic Chain (Master +3 bonus)
Qualities
*Spirit of Vengeance
*Recovering Alcoholic
*Sibling Rivalry
Background:
Danny Ketch was once the human host for a Spirit of Vengeance named Noble Kale. During this time, Danny battled a wide variety of foes like Blackheart, the Scarecrow, Deathwatch, and Blackout. Danny’s brother, John Blaze, was the host for a different Spirit of Vengeance for a time. During a period when Blaze was seemingly free of the family curse, he assisted Danny in his adventures using a Hellfire-projecting shotgun.
Eventually, Danny grew tired of sharing his existence with Noble Kale — he had lost many friends and family. Exorcising Noble from his body, Danny quickly realized his mistake. He craved the power he once wielded and sought solace in alcohol. He became bitter and angry, blaming others for his own mistakes. For a time, he even aided the forces of Heaven in attempting to destroy his brother and the other Spirits of Vengeance. When this was over, he reconciled with John and once again manifested the powers of the Ghost Rider, though he no longer shared the power with the spirit of Noble Kale.
Recently, the John Blaze Ghost Rider assumed the throne of Hell. As Johnny Blaze began capturing demons roaming the Earth, he tried to recruit the help of his brother, but Ketch refused and tried to convince Johnny that his position as the King of Hell was corrupting his soul. However, Blaze stripped Ketch of his Spirit of Vengeance and threw him off the Manhattan Bridge. Luckily, he got saved from drowning by Caretaker Sara. He at first refused to help Blaze to come to his senses, but after being convinced by the spirit of his mother to go help his brother, he accepted to go to Limbo, and take Belasco’s Necrosis. After the battle between Ketch and the Necrosis, Belasco turned Ketch into his Spirit of Corruption. After returning to his dimension, he instantly regretted this decision and tried to walk away. However, Lilith sent Jack O’Lantern to attack Danny, the supervillain-turned-demon informing him of an upcoming war and causing Ketch to realize that he needed to save Johnny. He then visited his mother’s grave and had another argument with Sara over the situation, correctly accusing her of having planned for him to become the Spirit of Corruption. Before preparing to go after Johnny, he was attacked by Punisher and Wolverine, who still believed him to be a Ghost Rider, but he easily stopped them. During the so-called “King in Black” event, Danny adopted the name Death Rider, being empowered by the Spirit of Corruption, and helped convince John to give up rulership of Hell. He didn’t remain the Death Rider for very long, however, and has recently been operating once more as a Ghost Rider, though Noble Kale has yet to reappear.
