Blackfire's army turns on him and kills him.ĭeacon Blackfire is one of the many villains raised from the dead in Gotham City to join the new Black Lantern Corps as zombies during Blackest Night. Batman refuses, and instead savagely beats Blackfire in front of his army. After a brutal search through the sewers with Robin, Batman confronts Blackfire, who demands that Batman kill him, making him a martyr. Batman eventually breaks his conditioning, but its after-effects and withdrawal make it difficult for him to capture Blackfire. Blackfire captures and brainwashes Batman, temporarily making the Caped Crusader a member of Blackfire's cult. He forms an army in the sewers beneath Gotham City, largely composed of the homeless and derelict.īlackfire uses this army to begin a violent war on crime, which escalates into him taking over the entire city, resulting in it being isolated from the rest of the country. Blackfire craves power and destruction, and orchestrates his movements toward these goals. He has discovered the secret to eternal youth, bathing in buckets and buckets of human blood. Blackfire claimed to be a Native American shaman who was entombed alive after being found guilty of killing a tribal chief and committing heresy.ĭeacon Blackfire is a conman and the leader of his unnamed cult of devotees who was over 100 years old at the time of his death, despite appearing much younger. Blackfire is stated as being over 100 years old, and is often portrayed as a power-crazed, sadistic, callous, manipulative, and charismatic con artist and cult leader skilled in manipulation and brainwashing. I eagerly await my end.ĭeacon Joseph Blackfire is a sinister preacher and a villain in the DC comics.
Anything that I do now, other than dying gloriously, would be anti-climatic. What more is there for me to do on this Earth? I have written my heavenly message on the streets of this city, in the blood of its citizens.
For haven't I gained my life's ambition? I am the undispited master of Gotham, ruler of the greatest city in the world. There's nothing more boring than a deity who hangs around past his alloted time. The faithful expect their saviors to suffer death, defending their religious principles. It is the only way to validate divine inspiration. Martyrdom is the destiny of all messiahs.
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