Johnny story is quite narrative-rich, reminiscent of a classic web novel protagonist from ten years ago.
His family inherited a curse regarding the Spirit of Vengeance... Rather than a curse, it more akin to a talent or bloodline ability, allowing him to transform into the Ghost Rider at a certain point after reaching adulthood.
Although the Ghost Rider, endowed with the power of the Spirit of Vengeance, is often uncontrollable and influenced by Zarathos vengeful soul—his desire to punish the guilty as addictive as drugs—there no denying it an extraordinarily powerful supernatural ability.
The Kael family, to which Johnny belongs, has passed down this so-called curse for generations, bringing them power but also endless peril.
The lord of Hell, Mephisto, considers their family off-limits.
For countless years, Mephisto has been obsessed with the power of the Spirit of Vengeance, or the Ghost Rider, and each generation of the Kael family has nearly fallen under his sway, though he has never succeeded.
The eldest son of this generation Kael family, Johnny Blaze, lost his biological father to a motorcycle stunt accident when he was young.
Knowing about the curse of the Kael family, his mother, to prevent certain undesirable events, decisively handed him over to his father friend and disappeared with his siblings.
The young Johnny grew up with his adoptive father, sealing the memories of his biological parents and siblings in his mind until they blurred.
As he neared adulthood, his adoptive father was diagnosed with rectal cancer.
To save his adoptive father life, Johnny made a deal with Mephisto, who showed up at his door.
However, Mephisto tricked him, agreeing only to cure the cancer but not ensuring his father continued survival.
Prompted by Mephisto, his adoptive father then died in a stunt accident, replaying the tragedy of his biological father.
Of course, in this series of stories, Roxanne Simpson, the daughter of his adoptive father and Johnny first love, also plays a significant part.
But women only affect the speed of the Ghost Rider ride, so they are inconsequential.
After his adoptive father death, Johnny left his hometown and continued performing motorcycle stunts.
Mephisto, not having achieved his goal, obviously couldn't let Johnny die so easily.
Thus, with demonic protection, Johnny, no matter how reckless, remained unkillable. He achieved fame and broke world records, becoming a legendary stunt motorcyclist.
Then, as the Spirit of Vengeance began to awaken, Mephisto was about to come knocking again, and the story began.
The epic battle between the antagonist and the protagonist was about to unfold.
The story was quite average.
Anton, having read too many web novels in his previous life, was not particularly moved by it.
Constantine incarnation, inheriting all of Anton memories, knew all about these events and didn't find them particularly thrilling or exciting.
The only notable aspect was probably Johnny abilities.
Ghost Rider.
Possessing the full power of the Spirit of Vengeance.
Hellfire, Ghost Rider motorcycle, chains of the damned, Penance Stare, and immortality.
Additionally, in the comics, the Ghost Rider possesses super strength, petrification, summoning, and various other magical powers.
But, the strongest aspect of the Ghost Rider, in fact, aligns closely with Constantine own abilities.
He can freely travel between the realms of humans and Hell.
Of course, in the movies, Johnny Blaze doesn't display this ability.
Constantine believes this is likely because Johnny hasn't fully developed the powers of the Ghost Rider.
In the films, Johnny is highly resistant to the emergence of the Ghost Rider.
He views the Ghost Rider as evil, an uncontrollable presence, and potentially a tool for Mephisto to wreak havoc on Earth.
Therefore, every night he struggles against the Spirit of Vengeance, never fully accepting it.
As a result, he even starts to avoid society and his own powers, fleeing from the place of his birth and dark rebirth to live in seclusion on the other side of the Earth.
This leads to the powers of the Ghost Rider never being fully unleashed.
This changes in the second movie, "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance."
Johnny expels the Spirit of Vengeance with the help of the church, only to later accept it again.
The flames on his body change from red to blue, symbolizing his true acceptance of the Spirit of Vengeance and his mission as the Ghost Rider—to punish the guilty.
His power thus reaches a new level.
By the end of the movie, he easily defeats Mephisto human incarnation and sends him back to Hell.
Therefore, only when Johnny truly accepts the Spirit of Vengeance from his heart and is willing to embrace his role as the Ghost Rider can he truly become the superhero with various abilities depicted in the comics.
What Constantine needs to do now is help Johnny achieve this transformation in one step.
Starting directly with blue fire to raise the minimum threshold.
At that point, no witch, earth demon, water demon, or wind demon could possibly defeat the Ghost Rider starting with blue fire.
Why do this?
Because Constantine, or rather Anton, has realized something.
First, we must address another issue: why is Constantine badass?
Is it because of his inherent abilities?
That not entirely accurate.
Constantine abilities are just one aspect of his badass, and actually the least significant part.
Compared to the many magicians in the DC storyline, while there are not many powerful magicians, some can still be named.
Compared to these magicians, Constantine doesn't seem that extraordinary.
So, what makes Constantine special?
Upon careful consideration, it apparent that Constantine badass lies in his ability to make the Devil of DC Hell itch with irritation yet unable to let go, and even make God furrow his brow in concern yet remain restless.
In other words, Constantine can effortlessly hop back and forth between Heaven and Hell, playing the roles expertly, a feat beyond ordinary human comprehension.
He can keep his footing on two boats, and even if the boats capsize, it doesn't affect him.
But that in the DC universe Heaven and Hell.
In this world, primarily based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, can Constantine hop back and forth between Hell and Heaven?
Absolutely not.
Constantine doesn't even know Marvel Satan and God.
Moreover, Marvel Satan is just one of the lords of Hell, a colleague of Mephisto, and nowhere near as powerful as DC Satan. And Marvel God is far less extraordinary than DC.
Getting to know these two seems somewhat pointless.
This is equivalent to Constantine having his arms cut off, leaving only his legs to move.
What can legs be used for?
Running away!
Can Constantine greatest weapon possibly be his legs?
No, his mouth, aside from his hands, is his most powerful weapon!
It might even surpass his hands in effectiveness.