Ghost Rider
Unlike their colleagues in the DC Universe , Marvel heroes tend not to pass much fourth dimension with their sidekicks . They were all the rage in WWII - Captain America had Bucky , while the Human Torch had Toro - but today Marvel bomber are a lot more invest in legacy . Ms. Marvel might have been inspire by Captain Marvel , but she definitely does n’t sense beholden to her , and the same is true of Marvel ’s Spider - Men . When aMarvel herodoeshave a lasting sidekick , it ’s commonly because of a passably remarkable adhesiveness - Wolverine and Scout share hereditary code , Chewie is Carol Danver ’s pet , and as even the most nonchalant Marvel lover knows , Ghost Ridershares the Spirit of Vengeance withKnuckles O’Shaugnessy .
joke aside , Knuckles is about as obscure as Marvel fibre get . introduce in Jason Aaron and Tony Moore’sGhost Rider # 33 , Knuckles O’Shaugnessy was the sidekick of a Ghost Rider from the 1920s known as " the Undead G - Man . " invest by free in the sidecar of " Big G ’s " motorcycle , O’Shaugnessy wielded a spiked baseball game cricket bat and the posture of a tough , streetwise kid , which is just what he seems to be . Despite being dead in the modern Marvel universe , Knuckles has appeared sentence and again , most recently to volunteer a few words of advice to Robbie Reyes in Jason Aaron ’s " Challenge of the Ghost Riders"Avengersstoryline . So , okay , Knuckles O’Shaugnessy lived and died as the Ghost Rider ’s buddy , but is he really that powerful ?
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Knuckles O’Shaugnessy does n’t look like much more than aNewsies - inspired Ghost Rider , buttangling with the Spirit of Vengeanceis a one - way just the ticket to close - limitless magnate . Though bound by nonindulgent mystical rules that limit their ability to the descent of righteous vengeance , Marvel ’s Ghost Riders have almost divine power . In 2007’sGhost Rider#13,Doctor Strangeinforms Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four that the Ghost Rider is brawny enough to beat the Hulk even at his strongest , saying,“The Ghost Rider ’s powers are , for most intents and purposes , boundless . Godlike . "
But Knuckles O’Shaugnessy seems to be onlysharingthe Spirit of Vengeance , so does he have the full measure of possible power ? Well , his inclusion inBattleworld : Ghost Racers- in which various Ghost Riders from different realities were force to compete in a death subspecies - would suggest so . O’Shaugnessy did n’t win the wash , but he was able to vie against full - powered Ghost Riders like Johnny Blaze and Robbie Reyes . On top of that , the Spirit of Vengeance is n’t exactly a finite imagination . As Doctor Strange buy the farm on to say , the only material limit on its power is the fact thathumans can only hold back so much of it .
Understand , Reed , that the Ghost Rider is a wonder of mystical design . Johnny Blaze - along with every human who has ever hosted the Ghost Rider , throughout the ages - acts as a built - in " refuge " … He limits the Ghost Rider ’s big businessman but due to the fact that he is human .
To hear Doctor Strange tell it , Knuckles O’Shaugnessy shouldabsolutelybe at full great power asa host of the Spirit of Vengeance , but do his accomplishments heap up to his potential ? Well , despite Knuckles ' relatively few appearances in Marvel traditional knowledge , he ’s taken on some of the biggest supernatural hitters Marvel has to offer . In 2012’sGhost passenger : Heaven ’s on Fire , Knuckles was part of an ground forces of past Ghost Riders raised to crusade Zadkiel , a corrupted angel who had attach almost almighty baron . That foe downed , Knucklesimmediatelyled the charge against the Antichrist and his host of demons , declaring,“Look at ' i m boys , he ’s about to wet his britches . Just get ol' Knuckles O’Shaugnessy handle this lily - livered palooka . Youse mugs can mop up the rest . "
Given that 2018’sDamnationsaw Knuckles literally first in cable to whale on a defeated Mephisto , it ’s hard to think of many Marvel characters ( let alone buddy ) who have racked up so many huge wins in so few appearances . AsKnuckles O’Shaugnessyappears to be a favorite of creator Jason Aaron , it ’s likely that this staggeringly powerfulGhost Ridersidekick will enjoy at least a few more major victory before he ’s finally laid to rest .
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