The character has also appeared in other media, such as the 2000 video game Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes and in the 2007 film Ghost Rider, in which he was portrayed by actor Wes Bentley.

[1] Centuries of murder in a locale named Christ's Crown, New York, draws the attention of a Hell-lord, Mephisto, who creates a "son," Blackheart, from the energy of the accumulated evil.

[2][3] Mephisto draws Daredevil, Brandy Ash, the genetically engineered Number Nine and the Inhumans Gorgon, Karnak and Ahura into Hell, where Blackheart tries to tempt them.

[volume & issue needed] Eventually Misha's squad, Kether Troop, invades Hell itself and frees Blackheart, who was temporarily in disguise.

[volume & issue needed] Blackheart returns to Christ's Crown and lures Ghost Rider, Punisher and Wolverine to the town, hoping to recruit them in his war against Mephisto.

Blackheart requests shelter at the Avengers Academy and is reluctantly allowed to join the student body, eventually taking the name "Gabriel" as an alias for his human form.

He possesses vast inherent supernatural powers, including superhuman strength, speed and endurance which are magical in nature.

He also has telekinetic and telepathic powers and can levitate, teleport inter-dimensionally, change his size and physical form, enter and leave different planes of existence and dimensions at will, heal himself at the sub-molecular level and has the ability to generate various forms of energies for destructive purposes, such as powerful concussive blasts of black energy.

The Black Host made quick work of his enemies and just about every man, woman and child were massacred except for his intended target.

Snatching the boy from the streets and delivering him back to his saviors, Ketch was not surprised to see his brother, Johnny Blaze, and his Caretaker already in their company.

Ketch explained how he made a deal with the devil to keep the boy safe in exchange for the keys to Heaven to stop Zadkiel.

This version primarily assumes and maintains a human form with pale skin and black hair, though he displays traces of his demonic facial features at varying points in the film.

Blackheart seeks to obtain the Contract of San Venganza, which grants its owner access to the power of a thousand evil souls.

Upon learning of his son's search, Mephistopheles transforms Johnny Blaze into the Ghost Rider and tasks him with killing Blackheart.

Despite Blaze's best efforts, Blackheart succeeds in obtaining the contract and fuses with the souls to become Legion, gaining regenerative capabilities in the process.