For a man who fairly actually offered his soul to an immortal demon and have become a half-demon hybrid himself, Ghost Rider has fairly a couple of individuals pulling for his redemption arc within the realm of Marvel’s cinematic efforts. Certainly, everybody and their canine will probably be pleased to overlook concerning the pair of live-action Nicolas Cage movies sooner somewhat than later, and with Robbie Reyes’ function in Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D. apparently being not fairly satisfying sufficient, eyes have lengthy been peeled for any and all indicators of a Ghost Rider look within the Disney-era Marvel Cinematic Universe.
And simply as properly, there have by no means been extra causes to consider; the Multiverse Saga has seen an exponential quantity of extra mature, supernatural characters enter the fray, so it’s solely pure to imagine that Ghost Rider is on observe to affix that desk before we might imagine.
However which MCU characters double as these Ghost Rider stepping stones precisely, and the way would possibly they maintain not less than a part of the important thing to integrating him into the franchise?
Physician Unusual
The earliest and most main domino must be Physician Unusual, who’s far and away essentially the most distinguished MCU character on this checklist, and who additionally occurs to be the person liable for covertly assembling the Midnight Sons superhero crew, of which two iterations of Ghost Rider are the co-leaders, within the comics.
Now, due to Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, we all know that Unusual isn’t any novice in terms of going to-to-toe with the extra morbid aspect of the multiverse, and the horror shades we’ve seen in his adventures to date may lead him to extra demonic territory, the place Ghost Rider might simply rear his head.
He’s, nonetheless, nonetheless considerably discovering his ft on the planet of multiversal navigation, so it could be a while till he feels authoritative sufficient to secretly carry collectively an elite, spooky superhero crew within the MCU, assuming that path is even on the desk for the franchise’s over-arching narrative. Nevertheless, with Robbie Reyes technically being a part of the canon already, it wouldn’t be terribly stunning if Marvel used the multiverse to drag in a brand new model of the character for the sake of a extra mainstay Ghost Rider (maybe one or two of the longer term leaders of the Midnight Sons that Unusual has a comics historical past with). And, with Physician Unusual floating between universes in the mean time, he might very properly be the one to carry the Spirit of Vengeance to Earth-199999.
Sidebar; buckle up, as a result of we’re going to be speaking concerning the Midnight Sons all through.
Jennifer Kale
Realistically, you may put all the solid of Agatha: Coven of Chaos down for this one; due to Agatha Harkness and her posse of witches and familiars — to say nothing of these Mephisto rumors — there’s innumerable connections to the Ghost Rider ethos right here.
However none are fairly so distinguished as Jennifer Kale, who, regardless of not being as practically as prolific as a personality like Physician Unusual, in all probability has the most effective probability of roping Ghost Rider into the MCU.
Purpose being that Kale — a sorceress who one Sasheer Zamata will probably be portraying in Coven of Chaos — is the cousin of Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch — each of whom have taken up the mantle of Ghost Rider and, as talked about earlier, subsequently led the Midnight Sons — within the comics. And with Kale having as soon as boasted Midnight Sons membership within the comics, the plot solely thickens.
Certainly, it’s exhausting to think about Kale’s familial ties to Ghost Rider getting ignored by Marvel Studios, and whereas it’s in all probability wishful pondering to imagine that he’d present up in Coven of Chaos, Kale will definitely be laying many of the groundwork for his arrival if this hunch is even a bit correct.
Werewolf by Evening
The MCU’s undisputed king of horror in the mean time, Werewolf by Evening’s gore-soaked splash into the franchise made fairly the impression; an impression whose tenacity is barely matched by the dubiousness of the place he and Werewolf by Evening‘s different surviving champions could present up subsequent.
Narratively, Werewolf by Evening’s comics historical past as a once-member of the Midnight Sons provides him not less than a faint tie to Ghost Rider, however given how disconnected his tv particular was from the remainder of the franchise, it’s exhausting to say how he himself will get roped again into the MCU, not to mention how he may need a hand in bringing Ghost Rider in.
However, the presence of a personality as horror-tinged as Werewolf by Evening factors to a sure course for the MCU that will welcome Ghost Rider with open arms, and with each characters being bothered by a monstrous curse that causes them to rework into terrifying entities, their potential to kind a bond over that makes for a tasty team-up chance down the road (maybe as half of a bigger Midnight Sons team-up film).
Blade
His solo movie could also be trapped within the improvement hell to finish all improvement hells, however Blade might nonetheless find yourself being one in all Ghost Rider’s biggest conduits for an MCU debut.
Like everybody on this checklist, Blade is a member of the Midnight Sons within the comics, however the vampire hunter bears the extra-special distinction of being one of many co-leaders of the crew alongside Johnny Blaze, Danny Ketch, and — don’t panic — Morbius.
Certainly, exterior of Jennifer Kale, the largest boon for Ghost Rider’s potential arrival within the Feigeverse are the numerous Midnight Sons seeds which have, intentionally or not, been planted all through the Multiverse Saga, and Blade – the one MCU character whose Midnight Sons presence might match Ghost Rider’s – must be essentially the most fruitful of all of them.
After all, Blade hasn’t even proven his face but, however as soon as he will get a little bit of highlight time of his personal, he’ll little question find yourself having an enormous presence in no matter Ghost Rider tales Marvel decides to pursue.
Honorable mentions
Past the 4 listed above, the stage has been subtlety set by the presence of different characters as properly. Moon Knight, Elsa Bloodstone, and Man-Factor have all been part of the Midnight Sons within the comics, with the previous having already gotten his personal solo sequence and the latter two sporting an additional connection to Werewolf by Evening.
Scarlet Witch — a quick Midnight Sons member within the comics — in the meantime, has her ties to Agatha and firm to bolster her presence within the supernatural aspect of the MCU, and because the second most-prominent character in that realm behind Physician Unusual, it wouldn’t be terribly stunning to see her cross paths with Ghost Rider sooner or later.
Lastly, the upcoming Disney Plus sequence Ironheart would be the MCU debut of The Hood, a newcomer to the mystic arts and one other transient member of the Midnight Sons within the comics; he’s a drop within the bucket in comparison with the remainder of the characters talked about, however each fiber of the Ghost Rider puzzle is a welcome one.