Demon Rider (Marvel)
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| + | [[File:DoctorStrangeAndTheSorcerersSupremeV1-3Textless.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kushala the Demon Rider in Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3.]] | ||
'''Kushala''' was an Apache woman who lived in the mid-[[1800]]s where she was said to had been born at night and had made no sound. She was a young woman when her tribe came under an attack by the U.S. Army who began to massacre them. During an attack, her mother was killed and in the chaos she called out in rage to the creator for help but something else answered her call. This caused her to become possessed by an entity that turned her into that era's [[Ghost Rider (Marvel)|Ghost Rider]]. Becoming a [[Spirits of Vengeance (Marvel)|Spirit of Vengeance]], she killed all the attackers with their bodies being turned to ash in the process though their spirits came to forever haunt her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) At some point, she was noted to had become the [[Sorcerer Supreme]] of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) | '''Kushala''' was an Apache woman who lived in the mid-[[1800]]s where she was said to had been born at night and had made no sound. She was a young woman when her tribe came under an attack by the U.S. Army who began to massacre them. During an attack, her mother was killed and in the chaos she called out in rage to the creator for help but something else answered her call. This caused her to become possessed by an entity that turned her into that era's [[Ghost Rider (Marvel)|Ghost Rider]]. Becoming a [[Spirits of Vengeance (Marvel)|Spirit of Vengeance]], she killed all the attackers with their bodies being turned to ash in the process though their spirits came to forever haunt her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) At some point, she was noted to had become the [[Sorcerer Supreme]] of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) | ||
She longed to be free of the burden of being a host to a Spirit of Vengeance. This was until on day she was approached by a time-travelling [[Merlin]] who asked for her aid on a mission. In exchange for her help, he offered to help rid her of the Sprit within her by pulling it from her body thus freeing her from it. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) | She longed to be free of the burden of being a host to a Spirit of Vengeance. This was until on day she was approached by a time-travelling [[Merlin]] who asked for her aid on a mission. In exchange for her help, he offered to help rid her of the Sprit within her by pulling it from her body thus freeing her from it. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) | ||
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| + | With the demon exorcised, she returned back to the physical plane and revealed that Blaze was cured of the creature. Furthermore, she had become whole now and freed from the cycle of vengeance. It was then that she told Strange that she needed to return to her own time in the 1800's as that was where she belonged. She asked that they say her goodbyes to the friends she made in the present as she then helped Strange in casting a spell sending her back in time. Once there, she continued her part in history as she was no longer the Demon Rider but now the '''Spirit Rider'''. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| − | She came to be known as the '''Demon Rider'''. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) | + | She came to be known as the '''Demon Rider'''. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) After exorcising the demon in her, she claimed that she had become a '''Spirit Rider'''. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) |
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| + | It was said that she was forever haunted by her past that was the murder of her entire tribe by the U.S. cavalry. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | ||
Kushala had said that she was never alone as she was forever in the presence of the spirits of the people she had killed. She had longed to be freed from this burden that had been placed on her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) | Kushala had said that she was never alone as she was forever in the presence of the spirits of the people she had killed. She had longed to be freed from this burden that had been placed on her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) | ||
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| + | She had never ridden a motorcycle but was content with a horse as she felt that they could love their rider back unlike a machine. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | ||
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| + | One of her mentors was '''Auntie Jessa''' where she learnt to 'Ride the Fire' from the Tongva medicine woman. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | ||
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| + | Kushala had noted that she and Johnny Blaze were strangely similar as they both lost those they loved and embraced the lack of control along with the chaos inherent in their lives. The difference though she came to find balance through her study in the Mystic Arts. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| + | Originally, Kushala had been a normal human with no special talents until the massacre of her tribe where she became host to a Spirit of Vengeance. As a Spirit of Vengeance, she was the host to a supernatural entity that sought vengeance against those that have wronged the innocent. Sometimes, she was not capable of controlling her transformation with the spirit taking over her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) | ||
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| + | It was said that her knowledge of the Mystic Arts allowed her to regain control of herself and keep the demon inside of her in check. One of her teachers was '''Auntie Jessa''' who was a Tongva medicine woman with her being responsible for teaching Kushala how to Ride the Fire. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | ||
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| + | She could channel hellfire into numerous effects such as creating constructs like a fiery axe or fire it as flame blasts. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | ||
| − | + | A unique ability held by her was 'Riding the Spirit' that allowed her physical body to travel the different planes of existence. This was different than astral projection as she 'rode' the spirit of another by travelling into the inner mountain of the person's soul. Once inside, she could see the person's entire life map where memory fragments connected to others allowing her to see their entire history. Such journeys went through multiple layers of the spirit based on the elements of air, fire, water until she found herself at the 'mountain' that was the center of the soul and where the true spirit resided. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1) | |
In addition, she came to serve as the Sorcerer Supreme of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) | In addition, she came to serve as the Sorcerer Supreme of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) | ||
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The Demon Rider is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Kushala was an Apache woman who lived in the mid-1800s where she was said to had been born at night and had made no sound. She was a young woman when her tribe came under an attack by the U.S. Army who began to massacre them. During an attack, her mother was killed and in the chaos she called out in rage to the creator for help but something else answered her call. This caused her to become possessed by an entity that turned her into that era's Ghost Rider. Becoming a Spirit of Vengeance, she killed all the attackers with their bodies being turned to ash in the process though their spirits came to forever haunt her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) At some point, she was noted to had become the Sorcerer Supreme of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1)
She longed to be free of the burden of being a host to a Spirit of Vengeance. This was until on day she was approached by a time-travelling Merlin who asked for her aid on a mission. In exchange for her help, he offered to help rid her of the Sprit within her by pulling it from her body thus freeing her from it. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)
With the demon exorcised, she returned back to the physical plane and revealed that Blaze was cured of the creature. Furthermore, she had become whole now and freed from the cycle of vengeance. It was then that she told Strange that she needed to return to her own time in the 1800's as that was where she belonged. She asked that they say her goodbyes to the friends she made in the present as she then helped Strange in casting a spell sending her back in time. Once there, she continued her part in history as she was no longer the Demon Rider but now the Spirit Rider. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
She came to be known as the Demon Rider. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) After exorcising the demon in her, she claimed that she had become a Spirit Rider. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
It was said that she was forever haunted by her past that was the murder of her entire tribe by the U.S. cavalry. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
Kushala had said that she was never alone as she was forever in the presence of the spirits of the people she had killed. She had longed to be freed from this burden that had been placed on her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)
She had never ridden a motorcycle but was content with a horse as she felt that they could love their rider back unlike a machine. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
One of her mentors was Auntie Jessa where she learnt to 'Ride the Fire' from the Tongva medicine woman. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
Kushala had noted that she and Johnny Blaze were strangely similar as they both lost those they loved and embraced the lack of control along with the chaos inherent in their lives. The difference though she came to find balance through her study in the Mystic Arts. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Originally, Kushala had been a normal human with no special talents until the massacre of her tribe where she became host to a Spirit of Vengeance. As a Spirit of Vengeance, she was the host to a supernatural entity that sought vengeance against those that have wronged the innocent. Sometimes, she was not capable of controlling her transformation with the spirit taking over her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)
It was said that her knowledge of the Mystic Arts allowed her to regain control of herself and keep the demon inside of her in check. One of her teachers was Auntie Jessa who was a Tongva medicine woman with her being responsible for teaching Kushala how to Ride the Fire. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
She could channel hellfire into numerous effects such as creating constructs like a fiery axe or fire it as flame blasts. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
A unique ability held by her was 'Riding the Spirit' that allowed her physical body to travel the different planes of existence. This was different than astral projection as she 'rode' the spirit of another by travelling into the inner mountain of the person's soul. Once inside, she could see the person's entire life map where memory fragments connected to others allowing her to see their entire history. Such journeys went through multiple layers of the spirit based on the elements of air, fire, water until she found herself at the 'mountain' that was the center of the soul and where the true spirit resided. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)
In addition, she came to serve as the Sorcerer Supreme of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1)
She was haunted by the spirits of the people that had massacred her tribe. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)
Notes
- The Demon Rider was created by Robbie Thompson and Javier Rodriguez where she made her first appearance in Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1 (October, 2016).
Appearances
- Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1: (2016)
- Journey into Mystery v1:
- Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1: (2021)
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