Roberto "Robbie" Reyes is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the fifth Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, after Alejandra Jones, Danny Ketch, Johnny Blaze and Carter Slade (also known as Phantom Rider).
Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider is portrayed by Gabriel Luna in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing in Pods 1 and 3 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season four, titled Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Ghost Rider and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Agents of Hydra, respectively.
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Publication history
Robbie Reyes, created by Felipe Smith and Tradd Moore, first appeared in All-New Ghost Rider #1 (May 2014).
When Marvel Comics was getting retooled as All-New, All-Different Marvel, editor Mark Paniccia approached writer Felipe Smith on creating a newer and younger Ghost Rider. Among Paniccia's suggestions were that this new Ghost Rider drive a car instead of a motorcycle, an idea that excited Smith. Another big difference between this Ghost Rider and its predecessors is that Reyes doesn't have a floating head, or a human skull, Smith says. "He's an amalgam of a flaming car and a human being. He's not wearing a helmet, and his head isn't a skull: this Ghost Rider is designed so his look simulates the lines of the classic muscle car he was racing the night he died." Tradd Moore was brought in to sketch ideas based on Smith's concept.
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Fictional character biography
Robbie Reyes is a high-school student working as a mechanic at an auto body shop who lives with his developmentally disabled brother Gabe and seeks to get away from the dangerous, gang-riddled streets of East Los Angeles. To that end, he enters a street race, hoping to use the prize money to move themselves away. When mercenaries gun him down while trying to retrieve pills that caused the transformation of Calvin Zabo into the supervillain Mr. Hyde, which had been left in the trunk, of a 1969 Dodge Charger he "borrowed" from the auto body shop he works at, unbeknownst to Robbie, the teen is revived as a demonic being with a flaming, helmet-like head. He drives off in the car, now similarly ablaze.
Later, the spirit bound to the car introduces itself to Robbie as the ghost of a man named Eli Morrow, who says he had been killed by gang members. Eli offers to help Robbie clean up his neighborhood in exchange for Robbie helping him avenge his death. Robbie becomes a local hero whose fame catches the attention of Johnny Blaze, who travels to Los Angeles to confront the new Rider. Eli is later revealed as Robbie's estranged uncle, a Satanic serial killer who kidnapped and murdered at least 37 people in rituals before being fatally shot by police in 1999. A possessed Robbie later encounters Johnny Blaze, who uses the Penance Stare on Eli's spirit.
Eli was also the one who pushed Robbie's mother down the stairs while she was pregnant with Gabe, causing Gabe's disabilities.
In addition to confronting Mr. Hyde and his criminal underworld, Robbie and Eli fight for dominance over Robbie's body. Robbie eventually permanently bonds with Eli and agrees to sate Eli's thirst for murder, but only by killing people with evil souls.
He appears in The Unbelievable Gwenpool along with Hawkeye, both working to stop a ceremony being held by dwarves using a mystical space rock. Gwenpool appeared in his trunk's portal via her friend Sarah "The Terrible Eye" and the police arrived, prompting them all to flee. He had claimed the gem with Gwen's ghost friend Cecil inside and left it in his car, where his possessing spirit was apparently attempting to turn Cecil on Gwen. When that fails he shrugs it off and decides to just go back to corrupting Robbie.
Following a vivid nightmare involving an ancient gathering of heroes that include a previous Ghost Rider, Robbie awakens in South Africa with no memory of how he got there. He is attacked by Star Brand, who seeks to keep him from finding a buried Celestial. Robbie defeats Star Brand by using the Penance Stare, an ability he previously had no idea he possessed.
Powers and abilities
Robbie differs from previous Ghost Riders, mainly because he is not possessed by a Spirit of Vengeance or any similar demonic entity. Rather, he is possessed by the spirit of Eli Morrow, a deceased serial killing Satanist who worked for the Russian mob as a hit-man. Despite this, he can still perform abilities similar to his predecessors; he possesses superhuman strength and durability and is able to conjure hellfire, wield a supernaturally strong chain weapon, and banish people to Hell. Unlike previous Ghost Riders who rode on motorcycles, Robbie drives a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T which he refers to as the Hell Charger. The Hell Charger is linked to the Ghost Rider, allowing Robbie in his Ghost Rider form to instantly teleport to and/or merge with the car. The Charger can also be driven remotely, and Robbie's Ghost Rider form can pass harmlessly through it, allowing it to drive into foes. The car's trunk, when opened, acts as a portal, allowing the Ghost Rider to transport anything, including people, to any location. Eli is shown to able to take control of Robbie's body whenever he feels that he isn't up to the task or when Robbie gives into negative emotion, which is signified in his human form by a pallid skin tone and both of his eyes turning orange. During his battle with Star Brand, Robbie discovers that he possesses the Penance Stare, which allows him to force anyone who makes eye contact with him to experience all of the pain and suffering they have ever inflicted on others. His Ghost Rider form can also evolve into a stronger, more demonic form when Robbie is sufficiently angered, though this transformation is harder to control and more destructive.
Other versions
During the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline, a variation of Robbie and his brother Gabe live south of Doomstadt on Battleworld. Robbie and several of his friends are arrested by the Thor Corps when patrol bots discover that Robbie possesses an "igniter spirit." He is taken to the Killiseum and forced to participate in Arcade's Ghost Races. Dubbed "The Hell-Charger" to distinguish himself from other Ghost Riders, Robbie loses his first race, but makes a deal with his spirit Eli to win every race onward becoming popular with audiences. Robbie later kills a monster that was created using his friends. Realizing the severity of his new life, Robbie escapes as Eli could not be controlled by Zadkiel. Robbie discovers that Gabe was kidnapped by Arcade and forced to race in the races. Robbie returned to the Killiseum where he defeats Zadkiel and frees the other racers. Afterwards, Eli kills Arcade and the Ghost Riders decide to become the Spirits of Vengeance.
During the 2017 "Venomverse" storyline, a symbiote version of Reyes appears, calling himself Host Rider.
In other media
Television
Robbie Reyes appears as a recurring character during the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., in which he is portrayed by Gabriel Luna. In this adaptation of the character, Reyes is driving with his younger brother Gabe when they are gunned down by a street gang called Fifth Street Locos, who mistook Reyes for his uncle Eli Morrow. Gabe is rendered a paraplegic by the event, while Reyes' injuries are fatal. A "Good Samaritan", Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider, rescues Gabe and brings Robbie back from the dead by giving him the powers of the spirit of vengeance. As Robbie only saw Johnny in his Ghost Rider form, he believes that he sold his soul to "The Devil", so Robbie hunts down members of the gang to exact vengeance upon them, then later other people who "deserve it". He later comes into conflict with rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Daisy Johnson / Quake, but eventually allies himself with her and S.H.I.E.L.D. against the supernatural problem of Lucy Bauer and her fellow ghosts. Robbie confronts his uncle over his own crimes, and as Ghost Rider, drags him into the Darkhold dimension. Reyes returns from the Darkhold dimension, to help the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. defeat AIDA / Aida Ophelia / Madame Hydra and her Life Model Decoys (LMDs). Finally, he takes possession of the Darkhold to keep it away from those who would endanger others with it, and leaves Earth to find another dimension to hide the evil book.
Video games
- Robbie Reyes is a "team-up" character in Marvel Heroes when the series was rebranded as Marvel Heroes 2016.
- Robbie Reyes was added as a playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy.
- Robbie Reyes is a playable character in the mobile game Marvel: Future Fight.
References
External links
- Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) at the Marvel Wiki
- Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) at Comic Vine
- How Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Changes Robbie Reyes/Ghost Rider's Origin Story
- Felipe Smith & Tradd Moore Join This Week in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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