The Spirit of Vengeance has either taken over or in some way influenced a number of people throughout Marvel Comics history, which results in them becoming their own unique versions of Ghost Rider, and out of all of them, one stands above the rest as the absolute coolest–something proven true in one piece of epic cosplay.
In a few images on Instagram posted by Petr Sogel (handle: sog_el_crafts), the cosplayer brings Ghost Rider to life–and with more than just a costume. While the costume certainly fires on all cylinders–from the uniquely metallic skull to the classic racing-striped jacket–the pictures themselves received some epic edits that seemingly throw this character into a live-action comic book. In one image, the cosplayer as Robbie Reyes is standing in front of the character’s iconic Hell Charger, their skull-mask engulfed in virtual flames, and a brimstone-like haze drenched over the entire image.
Another photo puts the cosplayer right in the driver’s seat of the Hell Charger as they’re seemingly driving towards whatever hellish threat dared challenge them.
Cosplayer Brings Robbie Reyes’ Ghost Rider to Life in Jaw-Dropping Fashion
Aside from the very first Ghost Rider (who was rebranded as the Phantom Rider), Johnny Blaze was the original flaming-skulled antihero after he sold his soul to Mephisto, thereby becoming the Spirit of Vengeance made manifest on Earth, the Ghost Rider. While Blaze may have been the first Ghost Rider as fans know him today, he certainly wasn’t the last. Another Rider would come in the form of Danny Ketch, the long-lost brother of Johnny Blaze, who became Ghost Rider after finding a Spirit of Vengeance-infused motorcycle that transferred the demonic power to him. The third most iconic Ghost Rider is Robbie Reyes, someone who is completely detached from the other two Ghost Riders, both in of familial ties and the Spirit of Vengeance. Robbie became a new kind of Ghost Rider after he was possessed, not with a Spirit of Vengeance like the other two, but rather the ghost of a dead serial killer/devil worshiper named Eli. While he would forge a connection with the other Ghost Riders and even gain the influence of the Spirit of Vengeance after ridding Eli’s spirit from his body, Robbie Reyes proved to be a refreshing breakaway from the norm, and–as Petr Sogel's cosplay proves–is unarguably the coolest out of the bunch.
These images prove just how cool Robbie Reyes’ Ghost Rider really is, even more so than the character’s predecessors, and that is fitting especially given that–canonically speaking–Robbie Reyes’ Ghost Rider is also the most powerful. In the ongoing Marvel Comics storyline, Avengers: Forever, it has been revealed that Robbie Reyes is a version of Ghost Rider known as the All-Rider, which means he’s the strongest Ghost Rider in the multiverse. As the All-Rider, Robbie Reyes is perhaps the only hope the multiverse has in surviving Mephisto’s assault on every version of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as well as the universes they protect.
Aside from Robbie Reyes’ power level, the look of the character is so unlike the other Ghost Riders, who are essentially just leather-bound guys with flaming skulls riding motorcycles. Robbie’s skull is seemingly fused with metal, and his Hell Charger packs a much stronger punch than any Hellcycle ever could. But, most importantly, Robbie Reyes simply has that undefinable characteristic that makes him so much cooler than the other Riders who were possessed or influenced by the Spirit of Vengeance, and that essence of the character is captured brilliantly by this Ghost Rider cosplay.
Source: Petr Sogel
