Deacon (Marvel)

The Deacon is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

The Deacon

After being confined by himself in a maximum security detention center somewhere in Texas, the man known as the Deacon was liberated by a prison guard in the service of the rogue angel, Zadkiel. The Deacon is a mountain of a man who believes he is doing the Lord’s work by punishing those who have sinned. He feels his murderous ways are righteous and just, and he even killed two prisoners soon after being released. The guard spoke to Deacon about Zadkiel and his mission, and he presented the former prisoner with the Ark of Bezalel – telling him to reach inside so the Lord could provide the necessities the Deacon would need to fulfill his task. First, the Deacon was given the Elixir of the Rock of Etam followed by two large golden daggers, possibly from Heaven itself. It is unknown if the Deacon's assignment was to kill a recent addition to the prison in the form of Ghost Rider, or if it was to dispose of the priest Blaze was speaking to with the hope of finding a way to reach Zadkiel, but either way the Deacon had no trouble slaying the priest and his Satan worshipper protectors and taking on the Ghost Rider at the same time. The Deacon's wrath was furious and he seemed to be more than a match for Blaze with the power of Heaven on his side, but it was when he had Ghost Rider on the ropes that the Deacon’s demise was imminent. Just as he was going to plunge one of the golden daggers into Ghost Rider while inside the prison chapel, Blaze took a large Bible and shielded himself with it. Deacon would not harm the Lord's book and refused to stab Ghost Rider. Blaze turned this to his advantage and beat the Deacon into submission with the very book the Deacon was so well versed in. Ghost Rider left the Deacon inside the chapel wondering why the Lord had forsaken him. (Ghost Rider v6 #25)

Escaping from prison he slaughtered the order of nuns that raised Caretaker, Sara, and continued to act as an agent of Zadkiel. When the Ghost Riders went to heaven through the gate guarded by the Gun Nuns the Deacon showed up and slaughtered the nuns. Before he could kill the last one, Sara arrived.[4] The two fought and Sara slashed his back, severing his spine and crippling him. He was later seen in a hospital bed with the Orb. (Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire v1 #6)

At some point, Deacon died and his soul was sent to Hell, becoming a demon. When Blaze became the King of Hell, Deacon was one of the demons who attempted to usurp the Devil's Throne from him. (Spirits of Ghost Rider: Mother of Demons v1 #1)

Notes

• The Deacon was created by Jason Aaron and Tan Eng Huat where he made his first appearance in Ghost Rider v6 #24 (August, 2008).

Appearances

• Ghost Rider v6: (2008)
• Ghost Riders: Heaven's On Fire v1: (2009)
• Ghost Rider v8:
• Spirits of Ghost Rider: Mother of Demons v1:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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