Allies
Roxanne Simpson
Alter Ego: Roxanne Simpson Blaze
Notable Aliases: Rocky, Roxy, Black Rose, Katy Milner
First Appearance: Marvel Spotlight #5 (May, 1972)
Roxanne Simpson was Johnny Blaze's childhood sweetheart. The two of them grew up together in the traveling circus where both Roxanne's parents and Johnny's father worked. Later on, Roxanne's parents adopted Johnny after his father died. Roxanne and Johnny where now closer then ever before and their romance blossomed, later becoming his wife. She became the Black Rose after her death.
- The Cavalry: She is the one who saved Johnny Blaze's soul from Mephisto, even though she couldn't stop him from turning him into the Ghost Rider.
- Damsel in Distress: For John Blaze periodically, until they eventually just killed her off, along with the rest of his family not named Danny Ketch (actually, he just got better).
- Green Thumb:When under Blackheart's control.
- Happily Married: To John Blaze eventually.
Craig 'Crash' Simpson
First Appearance: Marvel Spotlight #5 (May, 1972)
Crash was a talented motor bike stunt rider, a friend and father figure to Johnny Blaze. His wife, Mona, died when she was caught in a motorbike explosion that almost killed Johnny as well, which soured their friendship - not because Crash held Johnny responsible, but because Johnny had made a deathbed promise to Mona that he wouldn't become a stunt rider in Crash's show.
Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Crash decided to take more risks with his show, feeling he had nothing left to lose. He was unaware that Johnny was bargaining with demons to save his life - the disease was cured, but Crash almost immediately died when a stunt went wrong. The demon subsequently sent his spirit back to Earth, to oppose Blaze and the Ghost Rider.
- Death by Origin Story: Crash is Johnny Blaze's father figure, and dies in the very first Ghost Rider story. Johnny made a deal with demons to cure Crash's terminal illness. Crash, unaware of this, attempted a world record jump, saying that he didn't want to die in bed. Crash died when the jump failed, leaving Johnny cheated but trapped in his Deal with the Devil, which transformed him into the Ghost Rider.
Uri-El
Notable Aliases: Bane of Demons
First Appearance: Blaze #11 (June, 1995)
Uri-El stands for "the bane of demons walks the Earth again" and he is a mystical being and peer of Michael and Gabriel. His sword cuts with the edge of truth and he holds the key to the very gates of Heaven. Uri-El's true purpose is to drive the forces of darkness to the four corners with his purifying light of unspeakable joy.
- Batman Gambit: He indirectly kills Blackheart and almost brings about Mephisto's defeat without even lifting a finger. This gambit took 200 years before its final payoff and he was not actively involved beyond a general nudging and then letting Mephisto be Mephisto.
- The Cavalry: He gives a then powerless John Blaze his sword so he can kill some supernatural nasty things.
- Enemy Mine: Undead MC, a vampire motorcycle gang and Shelob, a gigantic demonic spider, teamed up to kill him but failed.
- Flaming Sword: It kind of looks like one but obviously isn't a natural flame.
- Holy Backlight: He is an angel, if a someone demonic looking one.
- Monochromatic Eyes: Which is more eye detail than Ghost Rider is usually give, to be fair.
- Our Angels Are Different: He looks less like any popular depiction of an angel or the way they were described in scripture and more like a bigger, stronger, more complete version of the Ghost Rider, which made sense with where Noble Kale's story was going. It makes even more since with later retcons, what doesn't is why the angels introduced after him are standard winged humanoids.
- Power Glows: He is very shiny.
- Public Domain Character/Archangel Uriel: Though he is not considered "canon" by most Christians, Uriel is an Angel from religious texts and Christian folklore.
- Red Baron: The Angel Of Redemption.
Barbara Ketch
First Appearance: Ghost Rider Vol 3 #1 (May, 1990)
Barbara Ketch was a sister to Dan Ketch, half-sister to Johnny Blaze and cousin to Jennifer and Andrew Kale.
- Missed the Call: She was meant to inherit the Ghost Rider powers, but they went to Danny instead and she died.
Stacy Dolan
First Appearance: Ghost Rider Vol 3 #1 (May, 1990)
A Homicide detective for the NYPD. She has had run-ins with Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) in the past.
- Accidental Misnaming: Always refers to Blade as "Wesley", even when he threatens her with bodily harm for it.
- Childhood Friend Romance: Was friends with Danny for years before they started dating sometime before he became Ghost Rider.
- Fair Cop: A very attractive women and one of New York's finest.
Caretaker
First Appearance: Ghost Rider Vol 3 #28 (August, 1992)
A member of the long-lived Blood, the Caretaker was entrusted with the safeguarding of two families, both whom possessed pieces of the Medallion of Power with in their souls.
- Buried Alive: There are apparently many evil beings trapped beneath his cemetery, the man eating people of dust are confirmed to be down there because they temporarily escaped and tried to eat the Night Stalkers.
- Cool Bike: His "ancient motorcycle" is almost as capable of supernatural feats as GR's own Hell Cycle.
- Crusty Caretaker: Grouchy and full of acerbic wit, but he tries his best to look out for Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze. At least, until the truth is eventually revealed that he's just another duplicitous bastard who kept stringing the brothers along and keeping them from learning the true nature of the Ghost Rider.
- Deader than Dead: After being killed by his former ward, Dan Ketch, Caretaker's soul wakes up in heaven, only to be eviscerated there by Zadkiel, who then scatters what's left of the old man into the "winds of eternity".
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: When calling upon his reserves of super strength his eyes glow red.
- Mentor Occupational Hazard: Ironically enough, Caretaker would end up being killed by Danny Ketch himself after being exposed as a liar who never really intended to guide Ketch into becoming a better hero, but to keep the true nature of the Spirit of Vengeance from him.
- Really 700 Years Old: A member of the blood tasked with keeping an eye on the vengeance spirit that came for a certain medallion. The one that happened to bond with Danny Ketch.
- Secret Underground Passage: He has several.
- Shovel Strike: His main fighting style.
Mary LeBow
First Appearance: Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch #1 (December, 2008)
Mary runs Paranormal Consultancy-Technomatic Solutions. She exorcised the Ghost Rider out of Dan Ketch and return it when he asked.
- All Love Is Unrequited: She has feelings for Danny, but he doesn't seem to reciprocate.
- Cassandra Truth: She knew that Elevenus was working for Zadkiel and Zadkiel's true intent with Danny. Unfortunately, he's too caught up in chasing his "fix" to listen.
- Character Death: Elevenus stabs her and she's sent to a sort of limbo. However, he says he's working on finding her a body, since he's not a dick.
- Facial Markings: Has a spade tattooed over her left eyebrow.
- Fashionable Asymmetry: One side of her head has a short haircut with black hair, the other is shaven and white.
- Technopath: Uses a form of magic called "technomancy" that uses technology as a medium.
Sister Sara
Notable Aliases: Caretaker
First Appearance: Ghost Rider Vol 6 #26 (October, 2008)
Sara is the grand-daughter of the original Caretaker. After he died she took his place as the new Caretaker. A former nun, she wields a sword infused with hellfire.
- Badass Preacher: Though not her first choice usually, Sara can kick a lot of ass.
- Fiery Redhead: Though a naive and sheltered one.
- Foregone Conclusion: She's seen spirits of vengeance from the future, who ensured her Zadkiel (who had taken over heaven at the time) would be defeated, eventually.
- Good Is Not Nice: Despite being a former nun and ally to Ghost Rider she’s not above manipulating people for the greater good, even outright sacrificing Danny so that he can become the new host of the Spirit of Corruption.
- Good Is Not Soft: As we learn when someone tries to take advantage of this kind, sheltered thing.
- Katanas Are Better: Her main weapon.
- Legacy Character: Becomes the Caretaker after her grandfather.
- Mission from God: She sought out Caretaker, believing she had dreams of a "grand father" God wanted her to meet. It turns out God actually meant her grandfather.
- Revenge: Against the Deacon who murdered her convent and the gun nuns. She did not kill him though, just kicked his ass, paralyzed him, and let the police take him to prison.
- Teleporters and Transporters: Anton Satan used her to access Heaven and send an army of demons at it.
Hoss
Notable Aliases: Hoss the Demon
First Appearance: Ghost Rider Vol 5 #1 (November, 2005)
Hoss was a demon from Hell in service of Lucifer. He made the grandiose claim that he was sent to Hell after committing suicide in life out of sheer embarrassment. He is one of Hell's best bounty hunters and trackers, rivaling only the Ghost Rider himself. He travels the Earth looking for rogue demons and souls to drag back to Hell. Whilst driving through the state of Texas, he was assaulted by a gang of bikers; in retaliation, Hoss killed them all and revived them as a single terrible amalgamation which he named Buttview, who now served him as his assistant.
- Affably Evil: To a certain degree. He loves John Wayne and singing along to country songs while driving with the top down. When Johnny's bike is stolen by Ruth, Hoss not only gives him a lift, but offers him a beer too. Subverted, however, in that he is a demon, and will shove your head up your ass if you scratch his car.
- Ate His Gun: How he claims to have died originally, shooting himself as a young man out of embarrassment after being caught getting intimate with his mother's undergarments.
- Attack of the Monster Appendage: Uses a giant tentacle as a weapon. Said tentacle also happens to be his... well, you know.
- Country Music: He carries a wide selection in his glove compartment, and sings along to all of them.
- Dark Is Not Evil: Subverted: While he may come off as kind and jovial, he's evil, he knows he's evil, he loves being evil, and any demon who doesn't feel the same is a liar.
- Fat Bastard: Just look at him.
- Good Ol' Boy: A dark parody version, seeing as he is a demon.
- Motor Mouth: He never shut's up, though considering he's surrounded by a cast of stoics, who can blame him?
- Order vs. Chaos: He explains that while Hell and demons may seem chaotic at a glance, and many of their ways don't seem to make sense, there is a fine order to it. He specifically sites how people like Kazaan are dangerous because they want to shake things up, and while to an outside observer like Johnny it may seem as simple as trading one Hell for another, in reality it means the total collapse of the afterlife.
- Punch-Clock Villain: As he explains to Johnny after the latter attacks him, he may be one of Hell's bounty hunter's, but that doesn't mean he's after Johnny. He has a job to do, and as long as Johnny isn't working for Kazaan then there's no reason they can't get along.
Witch Woman
Alter Ego: Linda Littletrees
First Appearance: Marvel Spotlight #10 (June, 1973)
Linda became Empowered by Mephisto and became Witch Woman.
- Alliterative Name: Both her real name and alias are alliterative.
- Hot Witch: An attractive witch woman.
- Magical Native American: She's a native american woman given supernatural powers against her will.
- Stripperiffic: Walks around in what can be assumed is a red bikini.
