14 Facts About Deacon Blackfire

Deacon Blackfire is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Deacon Blackfire claimed to be a Native American shaman who was entombed alive after being found guilty of killing a tribal chief and committing heresy.

Deacon Blackfire is the main antagonist in the four-issue miniseries, Batman: The Cult.

Deacon Blackfire uses this army to begin a violent war on crime, which escalates into him taking over the entire city, resulting in it being isolated from the rest of the country.

Deacon Blackfire captures and brainwashes Batman, temporarily making the Caped Crusader a member of Deacon Blackfire's cult, during which Batman breaks his cardinal rule of not killing.

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The Deacon Blackfire had an army of devoted homeless and underprivileged, but he kept many of them drugged and under his control.

Deacon Blackfire attempted to do the same with Batman, keeping him chained and drugged in his basement for seven days and seven nights, but the Dark Knight's resiliency led to the Deacon ordering his devotees to kill him.

Batman is able to break the pipe that he is chained to, and in a reversal of their confrontation in Batman: The Cult, orders the Deacon Blackfire to kill him to prove himself in front of his followers.

Deacon Blackfire refuses multiple times, and his disillusioned army turns on him and appears to beat him to death.

Between their first encounter and the time of Eternal, the Deacon Blackfire has taken over the body of Maxie Zeus, in attempt to regain entry into this world.

Deacon Blackfire makes his debut in adapted media in Batman: Arkham Knight, voiced by Marc Worden.

Deacon Blackfire is the villain behind the "Lamb to the Slaughter" side quest.

Deacon Blackfire is seen at the Lady of Gotham statue about to sacrifice Jack Ryder when he gets too close in investigating Deacon Blackfire's cult.

Moments later at the Gotham City Police Department, Deacon Blackfire is handed to Aaron Cash and the police officers with him to have him locked up in their cells.