17 Facts About Zarathos

1.

Zarathos is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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2.

Zarathos is usually depicted in stories featuring the character Ghost Rider.

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3.

Zarathos was created by writers Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, and artist Mike Ploog.

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4.

Zarathos was then offered a steady supply of souls to consume in exchange for his aid in vanquishing enemies of the sorcerer's tribe, and for offering his might in their service.

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5.

Zarathos is then forced to serve Mephisto for many centuries in the Netherworld, an extra-dimensional land of the dead sometimes called "Hell", though still powerful enough to avoid total confinement.

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6.

Zarathos was temporarily separated from John Blaze by the Crimson Mage.

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7.

Zarathos gained additional control over the Ghost Rider, becoming more violent.

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8.

Zarathos feels cheated out of his revenge against Centurious, but with the help of the now-dying Sin-Eater, the demon manages to transfer his essence into the crystal.

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9.

Zarathos' goal is not only to corrupt Spider-Man's spirit and morals, but to prevent Spider-Man from stopping an assassination attempt on the Kingpin.

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10.

Zarathos becomes a threat when the Midnight Sons are formed.

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11.

Zarathos briefly joins forces with the demon mother Lilith, but soon leaves her after he realized she was just using him to bring her the Medallion of Power.

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12.

Blade defeats Zarathos by turning him into stone; he remained that way until the Ghost Rider: Hammerlane mini-series where he began to reconstitute himself within Johnny Blaze, after which he and Johnny made peace with one another.

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13.

The demon Zarathos was eventually then bonded to a female host in the present series.

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14.

Zarathos is continuously shown to be able to challenge Mephisto in both earthly and magical combat.

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15.

Zarathos possesses immeasurable levels of strength and stamina well beyond that of his hosts and is wholly immortal to anything other than the powers of beings such as the One Above All.

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16.

Zarathos is able to shoot hellfire from his hands and can transport both himself and others to different locations.

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17.

Zarathos has significant knowledge of magical lore and possesses the ability to manipulate magical energies for a variety of effects.

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