Barton Blaze was the father of Johnny Blaze.
Biography[]
Ghost Rider[]
Barton was the main attraction in a trade fair, being a motorcycle rider expert in riskful coreographies. He works together with his son, Johnny. Being a chain-smoker, Barton finds out he has lung cancer and little time to live, but he decides not to tell his son about it. Johnny, however, finds out, and the same night the demon Mephistopheles proposes to cure his father's cancer in exchange for his soul. Johnny agrees, and the next morning Barton finds himself completely cured. He believes in a miracle, but Johnny knows the truth.
Later, Johnny tells his father, Barton his project of a love escape with his girlfriend, Roxanne Simpson. Barton complains about his son's lack of prudence, but eventually gives him his favorite motorcycle and the best wishes for a bright future. Mephisto, meanwhile, continues his plan and when Barton makes his show, he makes him crash with his bike, thus; killing him.
Johnny finds him on the ground and Barton looks at him with Johnny asking if he is alright, but he drops dead. In the background, Mephistopheles laughs and disappears.
Later, when Johnny is older and is the Ghost Rider, he is in a cemetery and his face is burning and he is suffering, he reaches his arm out to Barton's grave, but falls down.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance[]
Barton appears in his son's memory, but he's seen in a hospital bed, with tubes in his nose and mouth.
During Johnny's confession to Moreau, he tells he made an agreement with Mephistopheles not because he wanted to save his father, Barton; who had already accepted death, but for himself, because he wasn't ready to let him go.
Character traits[]
Barton was a good-hearted, selfless and wise individual, as well as a loving father; as he was ready to let his son, Johnny Blaze go and chase his dreams; even if that means the end of his own dreams.
Relationships[]
- Johnny Blaze - Son.
Appearances/Actors[]
- Earth-121347 (2 films)
- Ghost Rider (First appearance) - Brett Cullen
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (Animated appearance)
Behind the scenes[]
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Gallery[]
Ghost Rider[]
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance[]
