Later he shows signs of this with Mack after he experiences what it's like to be the Rider. They form a bond over their remarkable similarities, something they both comment on, and ultimately she remains the one person on the team he works closest to. Birds of a Feather: He first encounters Daisy while she's on the run, acting as a rogue vigilante.This time, Robbie saves Daisy and Simmons by grabbing the fiery chain of J.T. And again in 'Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire'.In the following episode 'Uprising', Robbie and Daisy arrive in the Hell Charger to rescue Gabe from a gang of street punks.Robbie shows up just in time to save Fitz and Mack from the ghost Frederick in the episode 'Meet the New Boss'.Big Brother Instinct: Robbie is incredibly protective of his younger brother Gabe, especially after the incident that almost killed both of them.When Robbie encounters the last remaining member while infiltrating a prison to save his uncle, he abandons his mission to take care of him, despite him not actually being involved in it. The Fifth Street Locos also, being the gang that caused the accident and put Gabe in a wheelchair.Robbie is fuming with anger as Daisy spends much of the day needling him but keeps his anger under control until she mentions Gabe. Berserk Button: Any mention of his brother.The innocent are spared even if they attack him, as shown when Ghost Rider spares Quake even though she doesn't think of herself as a good guy.Ĭoulson: I missed it, didn't I? You two together, and we missed it.

However, he only kills those who truly deserve it.

Anti-Hero: Reyes is absolutely brutal in his methods, even torturing and executing his victims after they've already been subdued.While James' fire powers are pretty powerful, they're nothing compared to the Hellfire powers of Ghost Rider, as demonstrated during their fight. Always Someone Better: To the Inhuman J.T.Age Lift: From late teens in the comics to mid-late twenties or early thirties in the MCU.In the MCU, Robbie readily agreed to make a deal with a being he believed to be the Devil when he was about to die, and even makes another deal with the Spirit of Vengeance later on. Adaptational Personality Change: A minor example, but when Johnny Blaze questioned Robbie Reyes about the origins of his powers in the comics and asked if he made a deal with the Devil, Robbie scoffed at the idea and said he would never be stupid enough to do something like that.Adaptational Nice Guy: Much more proactive than his comic book counterpart (who chiefly used his powers to cheat at street racing for cash and to protect himself and Gabe from whatever threatened them directly) when it comes to fighting crime.Adaptational Early Appearance: He is the very first Ghost Rider to appear in the MCU, while in the comics Robbie made his first appearance long after Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch were already well-established characters.Here, it's an actual Spirit of Vengeance. Adaptational Backstory Change: In the comics, Robbie gets his power due to being possessed by his Satanist Uncle Eli.Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Unlike in the comics, the MCU Robbie is partly responsible for his brother Gabe's leg paralysis as he insisted that he drive with him the night they were shot, which is something he'll never forgive himself for.The Ace: Due to being insanely powerful, the moment he takes the field he pretty much ends any confrontation in a matter of minutes.11th-Hour Superpower: In the Season 4 finale, he can use his flaming chain to conjure portals that allow him to travel to other dimensions.11th-Hour Ranger: Robbie is the last person to help Coulson's team in their war against Aida.User may not be able to do other things while using this ability depending on the nature/origin of the ability.May require physical or eye contact to work.Since the power requires a heart/soul for the power to work, targets who are Heartless/ Soulless are unaffected.Targets with a Indomitable Will, Strong Heart, and/or Strong Soul are highly resistant and/or overcome their dark urges.Targets who are powered by evil will become even more dangerous.Target with no evil in their hearts are unaffected.Victims are either corrupted, driven insane, or outright killed by the sensation of this ability. They know the being like they know themselves, and that's a frightening thought. They're basically a physical manifestation of the being's past wrongdoing, or current doing. When a darkness is faced, it's arguably more powerful than the good half of the being.

The user can force target to face their inner evil, either in a mental struggle or bring the victim's dark side into the world as a physical being.

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