History ComicBook / BlueDevil

Needless to say, TheNineties were [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks not kind to him]]. He made an (involuntary) [[DealWithTheDevil deal with a devil]] for increased power, and now really ''is'' a devil.

* EgocentricTeamNaming: ''Annual #1'' had several supernatural-themed characters team up. At the end, the Creeper suggests they be a regular team called "The Creeper's Spirit Squad". Which everyone thinks is "the '''stupidest''' idea I've ever heard!".

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[-[[caption-width-right:330: Dan is the [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative fourth]] highest devil on [[PalsWithJesus Santa's good list]].]]-]

* DevilsPitchfork: Blue Devil wields a trident, initially a technological one linked to the costume, then aquires Lucifer's own during Comicbook/UnderworldUnleashed''.

* BareYourMidriff: A rare male example in the ''New 52''. Blue Devil's costume shows off his chest and abs. At one point, he mentions having to keep his chest waxed.

Since then he's become a member of a team title, ''ComicBook/{{Shadowpact}}'', which has a team of magical troubleshooters including other "esoteric" DC heroes, which include Detective Chimp and Phantom Stranger, and has even joined the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica. His sidekick, Kid Devil, suffered a similar fate (and later joined the Comicbook/TeenTitans.)

* CameBackStrong: Seemingly dies during ''Underworld Unleashed'', but comes back as a full-fledged demon

* WeirdnessMagnet

* [[GenuineHumanHide Genuine Devil Hide]]: His costume in the ''New 52''. Dan thinks it's just a high tech suit until Black Lightning points out the wires inside are really veins. It's made from the demon Nebiros's skin and he really wants it back.

** Before he was fused with it, the suit was an example of MagicFromTechnology.

* DealWithTheDevil: During ''Underworld Unleashed'', Dan made a deal with Neron--he could be a movie star, and all he had to do was destroy an abandoned power station in the middle of nowhere. Unfortunately, thanks to the lights it powered not being on, Dan's producer/agent/close friend Marla Bloom was killed in a helicopter crash. Calls and offers from sympathetic Hollywood folks began pouring in, but understandably [[HeroicBSOD in no mood]] to answer.

* KidSidekick: [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Eddie Bloomberg]] was temporarily Blue's, though he later became Kid Devil/Red Devil and joined up with the Comicbook/TeenTitans during One Year Later.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Marla's death.

* BackFromTheDead

* DealWithTheDevil

Dan, of course, decided to fight off the demon in his [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids souped-up rubber costume]], and managed to drive it back into the aforementioned Can, and re-seal it. In the fight, alas, he took a full-on blast from the demon's EyeBeams -- and when the dust cleared, he realized that he could no longer take it off. [[BlessedWIthSuck It was]] [[TwoBeingsOneBody fused to him.]]

* EgocentricTeamNaming: ''Annual #1'' had several supernatural-themed characters team up. At the end, the Creeper suggests they be a regular team called "The Creeper's Spirit Squad". Which everyone thinks "the '''stupidest''' idea I've ever heard!".

Because of this [[{{Magitek}} weird fusion of magic and technology]], Dan became a WeirdnessMagnet -- in fact, this is the TropeNamer. His comic was a funny, fun-filled romp through the superhero universe, with tongue-in-cheek side trips into the territory later staked out by Vertigo. Dan even joined the [[JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]], during the soap operatic and angst-heavy Gerard Jones run.

''Blue Devil'', a comic which debuted in 1984, told the tale of Dan Cassidy, a stuntman and SpecialEffects expert who was part of the crew for a monster movie. He created an amazing, full-body prosthetic devil suit chock full of PracticalEffects, and, since this was [[TheDCU the DC universe]], a strength-enhancing exoskeleton, as well.

''ComicBook/BlueDevil'', a comic which debuted in 1984, told the tale of Dan Cassidy, a stuntman and SpecialEffects expert who was part of the crew for a monster movie. He created an amazing, full-body prosthetic devil suit chock full of PracticalEffects, and, since this was [[TheDCU the DC universe]], a strength-enhancing exoskeleton, as well.

Since then he's become a member of a team title, ''ComicBook/{{Shadowpact}}'', which has a team of magical troubleshooters including other "esoteric" DC heroes, which include Detective Chimp and Phantom Stranger, and has even joined the JusticeSocietyOfAmerica. His sidekick, Kid Devil, suffered a similar fate (and later joined the Comicbook/TeenTitans.)

Dan, of course, decided to fight off the demon in his [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids souped-up rubber costume]], and managed to drive it back into the aforementioned Can, and reSeal it. In the fight, alas, he took a full-on blast from the demon's EyeBeams -- and when the dust cleared, he realized that he could no longer take it off. [[BlessedWIthSuck It was]] [[TwoBeingsOneBody fused to him.]]

In the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'', Blue Devil co-stars with BlackLightning in a few issues of the AnthologyComic, ''DC Universe Presents''. In the ''New 52'', Dan Cassidy is once again a man in a blue skinned devil suit. However, the suit is now completely magical, as it is actually made from the skin of the demon Nebiros. The suit was given to him by his grandfather.
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!!'''Blue Devil provides examples of the following tropes:'''

Needless to say, TheNineties were [[TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks not kind to him]]. He made an (involuntary) [[DealWithTheDevil deal with a devil]] for increased power, and now really ''is'' a devil.

* BlessedWithSuck

* DealWithTheDevil: Subverted in that Dan never actually accepted the deal (offered him by Neron, an EldritchAbomination disguised as a supervillain)- he was bound by it after someone else accidentally lit the magic candle that Neron had given him.