All 40 Versions of Ghost Rider, Ranked From Weakest To Most Powerful

Ghost Rider is an particularly distinctive antihero in Marvel Comics lore, not due to his immense energy or hyperlink to the supernatural, however due to the historical past and legacy that goes with the moniker. ‘Ghost Rider’ isn’t an individual and even simply merely a title, however an essence that passes by way of numerous individuals, granting them energy past their comprehension.

General, there have been dozens of versions of Ghost Rider in Marvel Comics. Whereas some could also be heroes or villains who declare the title not as a real Spirit of Vengeance, however by way of one other demonic entity or expertise, listed here are all 40 variations of Ghost Rider, ranked from the least highly effective to probably the most superior.

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Phantom Rider (AKA Carter Slade)

Carter Slade aka Phantom Rider (initially Ghost Rider) was technically the primary model of Ghost Rider to seem in Marvel Comics, who made his debut in 1966’s Ghost Rider #1. Nevertheless, this model of the character isn’t something like the present Ghost Rider, which is why Marvel modified his title to Phantom Rider, successfully stripping him of his ‘Ghost Rider’ title.

This character doesn’t have a hyperlink to hellfire or some other energy usually related to a Ghost Rider, however as an alternative is just dressed all in white, and fights nineteenth century crime with nothing greater than his spirit revolver. A legacy character, to make sure, however one who’s been left behind by the broader Ghost Rider canon, each by way of energy and relatability to the fashionable character.

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The Ghost Riders (AKA The Ghost Riders of Earth-807128)

Showing for under a quick second within the iconic Outdated Man Logan storyline, the Ghost Riders are a motorbike gang that by some means bought ahold of the Spirit of Vengeance’s Hellcycle, after which (once more, by some means) divided the hellfire up between their very own cycles. None of them are possessed by a Spirit of Vengeance, and due to this fact none are correct Ghost Riders. But all of them trip bikes with hellfire presumably from Ghost Rider’s authentic hellcycle, which means they’re nonetheless carrying on his essence on this post-apocalyptic nook of the Marvel multiverse.

Whereas these Ghost Riders have been capable of tackle Wolverine (albeit a pacifistic Logan unwilling to battle again), they have been all simply killed by Hawkeye, which means they weren’t solely unofficial Ghost Riders, they have been extremely weak. Nevertheless, the truth that they wielded the Spirit of Vengeance’s hellfire, which means even these ‘Ghost Riders’ are extra in-line with the fashionable model of Ghost Rider than the unique Phantom Rider – very like many different ‘Ghost Riders’ on this listing.

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Kowalski (AKA “Deputy Kowalski”)

Debuting in 2008’s Ghost Rider #21 by Jason Aaron and Roland Boschi, Deputy Kowalkski is a Ghost Rider villain who solely attained a fraction of the demonic antihero’s energy after he shot Ghost Rider with a mystical shotgun that was imagined to kill him. Whereas Kowalksi used this tiny fragment of Ghost Rider’s energy to grow to be a significant thorn within the Spirit of Vengeance’s facet, he merely doesn’t maintain up in opposition to the overwhelming majority of the opposite Ghost Riders on this listing.

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Baron Skullfire

Baron Skullfire was the king of his very personal a part of the Congo, which he referred to as Cranium Metropolis. The precise energy of Baron Skullfire is about the identical as any common Ghost Rider. He wasn’t any stronger or weaker than them, he merely had the talents one would count on. What made Baron Skullfire really harmful was the actual fact he commanded the Phantom Riders of the Congo, a military of people that have been utterly loyal to him.

In an effort to defeat the minions of Zadkiel, Baron Skullfire gathered his military and led them to battle himself. Whereas he fought couragesly, he finally misplaced his life throughout the warfare and was reborn as a Phantom Rider himself. General, Baron Skullfire is not any match for a number of the greater Ghost Riders on this listing, however operating a whole metropolis, with its personal navy, is actually no small feat and makes the Baron positively worthy of respect.

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Michael Badilino (AKA “Vengeance”)

Additionally not technically a correct Ghost Rider, Vengeance aka Michael Badillino not less than made a reputation for himself as a villain-turned-antihero who went by way of the identical strategy of gaining demonic hell-powers because the traditional Ghost Rider. Debuting as Vengeance in Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #9 by Howard Mackie and Adam Kubert, Michael misplaced his total household after Ghost Rider (who was being managed by Mephisto) blasted Michael’s father with hellfire, inflicting the person to go insane and homicide his spouse and youngsters, leaving solely Michael alive.

Michael’s private tragedy drove him to hunt vengeance in opposition to Ghost Rider, sparking him to make a take care of Mephisto to grow to be the demonic embodiment of Vengeance. Once more, not an precise Ghost Rider, however a really cool character who’s comparable in each energy and aesthetic.

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Ghost Rider 2099 (AKA Kenshiro “Zero” Cochrane)

This reimagining/revamping of the Ghost Rider comedian guide title is without doubt one of the coolest in Marvel Comics historical past, making its debut in Ghost Rider 2099 #1 by Len Kaminski and Chris Bachalo. It’s simply that, Ghost Rider 2099 doesn’t have something to do with demons, hell, or the Spirit of Vengeance. Ghost Rider 2099 is extra akin to a T-X Terminator than a demonic antihero, as this model of the character is a super-advanced android with the downloaded consciousness of Zero Cochrane controlling it.

Nevertheless, whereas Ghost Rider 2099 is greater than a match for virtually anybody he’d go up in opposition to in fight, the truth that his powers are tech-based fairly than hellfire-based means he greater than doubtless wouldn’t stand an opportunity in opposition to virtually each different model of Ghost Rider that’s powered by mysticism and hellfire.

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Shark Rider (AKA Atlantean Vengeance)

The primary correct Spirit of Vengeance on this listing, Shark Rider is a model of Ghost Rider who first appeared merely in a imaginative and prescient in 2009’s Ghost Rider #31 by Jason Aaron, Tan Eng Huat, and Roland Boschi. This can be a Ghost Rider who rides a shark. That’s all. Cool visually, however readers know nothing about them aside from the truth that they’re a Spirit of Vengeance of the previous – not a ‘phantom rider’ or a cyborg – they usually could also be Atlantean, resulting from the truth that they’re using a shark.

Whereas it’s undeniably metallic to see a model of Ghost Rider using a shark as their ‘hellcycle’, there’s simply not sufficient info out there about them, as every thing they’ve ever performed, or any stage of energy they’ve ever exhibited, can solely be presumed.

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World Warfare II Ghost Riders (AKA Tank 666)

Whereas there have oftentimes been a number of Ghost Riders inhabiting totally different people on Earth without delay, it’s not too typically they’re all working collectively as a cohesive unit. Nevertheless, that’s precisely what occurred throughout World Warfare II in Marvel Comics historical past, as a squadron of Ghost Riders fought the Nazis in a Hell-Tank often called ‘Tank 666’. These Ghost Riders would shoot their enemies with Hellfire Shells, which was simply as horrific to see occur to another person because it was to expertise it oneself.

Tank 666 largely fought in battles that occurred in North Africa and the Rhineland, however would finally workforce up with the Secret Invaders to take down a Nazi U-Boat referred to as the U-666, which was possessed by a malevolent spirit. These Ghost Riders valiantly fought the best evil on the planet at the moment, and whereas that was an important service to all the planet, they by no means actually bought the prospect to flex the total would possibly of their mixed energy in methods different Ghost Riders have.

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Wileaydus Autolycus (AKA Alien Vengeance)

Guardians of the Galaxy #12 by Jim Valentino launched Whileaydus Autolycus aka Ghost Rider, an alien zealot whose individuals have been all however worn out by the Common Church of Reality. This causes Autolycus to commit his life to exterminating this common cult from the cosmos, doing in order the Ghost Rider of the thirty first century.

This Ghost Rider is a extremely cool addition to Marvel lore, however he’s simply an excessive amount of of a thriller to be thought of extra highly effective than different Ghost Riders on this listing – together with and particularly the upcoming wave of ‘mashup Ghost Riders’.

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Ghost Ronin (AKA Musashi Miyamoto)

The masterless, sword-slinging Samurai often called Ronin are cool, however there’s nothing cooler than a Ronin who can be on fireplace. That is precisely what readers realized in Avengers #50 when assembly the Ghost Ronin, often known as Musashi Miyamoto, ia wandering swordsman who would search out those that had sinned. It was a straightforward and easy life, and nobody within the Edo interval of Japan may get up in opposition to his burning blades.

On the floor, Musashi does not appear to be he is all that highly effective, however he managed to show himself in a stunning battle. When Mephisto and his military arrived from the longer term, Musashi was capable of workforce up with the Avengers and battle them again. Taking over Mephisto reveals simply how sturdy Musashi was.