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GHOST RIDER

The series that began in 1990 had some very good concepts
and, early on, excellent artwork. Ghost Rider, like the
Punisher, was over-merchandised, however, and now exists in
Marvel limbo. The stats below are for Ghost Rider in his
'blazing skull' form. Stats for Daniel are next to the Powers
section.

Real Name: Daniel Ketch


Base of Operations: Cypress Hills, New York
Marital Status: Single

Race: Human

Advantages: Allies (Midnight Sons, Johnnny Blaze), Intimidating Grin, Speed Draw (chain)
Disadvantages: Dependent (Daniel's mother), Enemies (Blackout, Snowblind, Deathwatch, Vengeance,
Mephisto, Nightmare), Fugitive (wanted by the authorities), Fanatic (must avenge the innocent), Secret I.D.,
Super Hero Form (transformation can only occur at night and only when Daniel has touched the gas cap of his
cycle -- the transformation may also occur if the blood of innocents has been spilled within five miles of
Daniel).
Reflexes: 5D
Brawling 9D, dodge 6D, driving (motorcyles) 12D, melee weapons (mystic chain) 10D
Coordination: 4D
Catch 5D, marksmanship 6D
Physique: 7D
Lifting 9D, resistance 10D
Knowledge: 3D
Arcane knowledge 6D, criminology 4D
Perception: 3D
Search 5D, shadowing 5D, streetwise 6D, tracking 5D
Presence: 5D
Interrogation 10D, intimidation 11D, willpower 8D
PDV : 3
Unarmed BDV : 5D
P/l Bonus : + 4
Hero Points: 10
Body Points : 58

Character Points: 60

Powers (all powers are limited to Super Hero Form)


: Resurrection (self-only) 50D; Immunity (to nonmagical Fire, Heat, Poisons and Radiation) 15D;
Daniel Ketch : Reflexes 3D, driving (motorcyles)
Natural Armor 5D; Sustenance 15D; Soul Fire (Fire
5D; Coordination 2D; Physique 2D; Knowledge3D,
arcane knowledge 6D, criminology 4D; Perception 3D, Manipulation - Enhancement : mystic-linked, flame
project only) 10D; Penance Stare (Mind Blast, forces
streetwise 6D; Presence 2D, willpower 5D.
the victim to experience the pain he has inflicted on
others) 12D
Equipment : Ghost Rider's Chain [BDV 5D when
used as a weapon; Snare 6D; Elasticity 1D;
Shapeshifting 4D (Ghost Rider's chain may shift form
into shurikens which can be thrown all at
once);Motorcycle [Ghost Rider's motorcyle is a mystic
construct that uses standard motorcycle stats with these
advantages : Ghost Rider can mentally control the bike
from at most firing distance; the bike possesses a form
of Resurrection (self-only) and will begin to reform in
two rounds after being destroyed; the bike has
Sustenance and does not need gasoline to run; and the
bike has Clinging 10D, allowing it to ride up the sides
of buildings. The Base Damage Value is 4Dx3 if the
bike is used as a ramming weapon.]
History : Daniel Ketch became the Ghost Rider's host after he and his sister Barbara stumbled upon a mob hit.
The killer Deathwatch, who feared that they could identify him, ordered them dead. While pursuing their
would-be killers, Barbara was shot by an arrow, putting her into a coma. Daniel, who was able to escape,
happened upon a motorcycle. Upon touching the motorcycle Daniel transformed into the fiery spirit of
vengeance known as Ghost Rider. As Ghost Rider, his personality was completely different, though their
personas blended as time went on. The Ghost Rider entity himself lacked memories of his true origins for years,
but it was decisively proven that he was not Zarathos, the entity who empowered the Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider.
It is now known that his blood line is the only blood line that can trigger the Ghost Rider transformation. Over
the course of his tenure as Ghost Rider's host, Daniel met up with his long-lost brother John Blaze (the Ghost
Rider of the 1970s and early '80s) and his distant cousin Jennifer Kale.Being Ghost Rider constantly put
Daniel's family at risk and he frequently sought a way out of his curse. Finally, Daniel went on a mission to Hell
in hopes of restoring Ghost Rider's full memories to him. This mission succeeded, revealing that Ghost Rider
was in fact Daniel's ancestor Noble Kale. At the climax of this battle, however, Daniel was killed and Noble
Kale briefly became ruler of Hell.
Noble, born in the 1800s, was the son of Pastor Kale, an abusive man who was secretly in thrall to Mephisto.
Noble himself fell in love with a young black girl named Magdelena, who worked for the Quentin Carnival.
Because of Magdelena's race, Noble kept his relationship with her a secret from his father for as long as
possible. The truth came out, however, when Magdelena gave birth to Noble's son. Pastor Kale, outraged at this,
accused Magdelena of witchcraft and had her burned at the stake while Noble was locked away in the basement
of Kale's church. Magdelena, with her dying breath, summoned the Furies to take revenge on Pastor Kale and
his town. Pastor Kale, fearing for his life, offered Mephisto a deal -- he would give the Lord of Lies his own
son's soul in exchange for help. Noble became the avenging spirit of vengeance and banished the Furies.
Learning of his father's actions and that Paster Kale had murdered Noble's son as well, Noble committed
suicide. When Mephisto went to claim Noble's soul for eternity, the archangel Uriel appeared and demanded
that Noble be spared. The compromise that was reached was this : Noble Kale's soul would be claimed by
neither heaven nor hell, but would instead be called upon by his descendants. Thus began the legend of the
Ghost Rider. Over the years, he's been a part of such luminaries as the Blazing Skull and the Danny Ketch

Ghost Rider.
After all of this, Ghost Rider next appeared in an issue of Spider-Man where Noble was wandering about
aimlessly. At the end of the story, Daniel reappeared and allowed Noble to merge with him once again. This
story contradicts the end of the previous Ghost Rider series and has not been referred to since. Recently, John
Blaze has been seen with the Ghost Rider persona once more -- it is unknown if this entity is Noble Kale,
Zarathos or something else entirely.

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