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| Etrigan | |
| Aliases: | The Demon |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Demon |
| Location: | 12th century Camelot Gotham City Hell |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | The Demon #1 |
Etrigan is the name of a fictional demon featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the feature character in several series of comic titles, usually under the tile of The Demon. The character was created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and first appeared in the premiere issue of his own ongoing series, The Demon, in 1972. The character received a four-issue miniseries in 1987 and a second ongoing title in 1990. In the New 52 continuity that was created following the "Flashpoint" storyline, Etrigan was spotlighted in a series called Demon Knights.
Overview[]
Etrigan is a yellow-skinned demon from Hell who has been active in the Earth realm since medieval times. Through various spells, curses or arrangements, he often finds himself fighting for the forces of good and has been aligned with the wizard Merlin in his ongoing battle against the sorceress Morgaine le Fey. To keep Etrigan's murderous rages in check, he has been bonded to a human named Jason Blood. The bonding of demon to human has caused Blood to be rendered immortal and he has been active in Europe for the past ten centuries. At various points during his life, Etrigan has belonged to a cast of rhyming demons, and could only communicate through rhyming verse. The reciting of a particular poem was required in order for Jason Blood to shift from human form into the form of Etrigan. Although the poem itself has gone through various changes over the years, it generally reads as follows:
- Change! Change,
- O' form of man.
- Release the might from fleshy mire.
- Boil the blood
- in the heart for fire.
- Gone! Gone! -- the form of man --
- Rise, the Demon Etrigan!
The reverse spell was "Gone, gone O Etrigan! Rise again (or once more) the form of man!" The spell itself did not need to be recited by Jason or Etrigan to be effective, merely within their range of hearing. In emergencies when Jason could not speak (such as one time when he was turned into a fly) writing it was sometimes sufficient to effect the change.
Powers[]
- Accelerated healing
- Claws
- Energy projection
- Enhanced senses
- Fangs
- Immortality
- Precognition
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman strength
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Etrigan was created by writer/artist Jack Kirby.