Blue Devil
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Blue Devil is a DC Comics superhero who first appeared in Fury of Firestorm #24 (1984). He was later given his own comic book series that same month, starting with "Blue Devil #1".
Background / History
Daniel Patrick Cassidy was a special effects wizard and stuntman hired to create and play the title character in the movie Blue Devil. To that end Cassidy created a full-body costume with a hidden powered exoskeleton and built-in special-effects devices. When two of his co-stars accidentally freed a demon named Nebiros, Cassidy used his costume to drive the demon back, but not before being blasted with mystical energy. After the fight, Cassidy found that the blast had permanently grafted the Blue Devil costume to his body.Cassidy quickly found himself embroiled in repeated adventures and conflicts with supervillains. Apparently, the blast that fused him with his costume had also turned him into a sort of "weirdness magnet". Although he continued to seek a way to regain a normal life, Cassidy became more comfortable as a superhero over time and eventually joined the Justice League of America.
When the demon Neron took control of Hell and began seeking souls on Earth, Blue Devil was one of those he approached. Neron offered him a chance to be a movie star, but neglected to mention that the bargain would also result in the death of one of Cassidy's closest friends. In the end, Cassidy cheated Neron of his prize but died in the process. Cassidy was soon reincarnated as an actual demon. Now, instead of a man in a costume, he was an actual Blue Devil.
Cassidy rejoined the Justice League and remained with them until his second death, this time at the hands of the villainous Mist. His bones were secretly recovered by the magician Faust, who eventually restored Blue Devil to have him destroy Nebiros. Cassidy then joined the Sentinels of Magic and eventually gave his life a third time fighting Hermes Trismegistus. He did not remain dead long, however, and roamed the Earth for a time banishing demons back to Hell.
Cassidy was occasionally assisted by Eddie Bloomberg in the guise of Kid Devil.
Cassidy currently works as a bouncer at the Oblivion Bar, in which he met Ragman, Enchantress and Detective Chimp, searching for allies in a battle against the Spectre in Day of Vengeance. He soon became the strong-man of the Shadowpact, able even to wound Eclipso, and has since decided to stay with the team. He's now helping his new teammates to contain the wild magic set free by the Spectre's actions.
In the ongoing Shadowpact series, Cassidy and his teammates were trapped inside a blood shield that grew over the town of Riverrock, Wyoming. In issue #2, while inside the town, Cassidy met a member of magic-based villain group called the Pentacle named Jack of Fire. Jack looks like a cross between Cassidy and Hellboy, and wears a bandana over his mouth and weilds pyrokinetic abilities. Jack claims that he is Cassidy's brother, and that he got this way because of Cassidy's deal with Neron had expanded to his whole family. His parents were pulled out of Heaven and apparently, Cassidy has a younger sister named Mary.
Powers
Even before he became Blue Devil, Dan Cassidy was a highly trained martial artist and acrobat. His costume included Kevlar body armor, visual and auditory amplifiers, radio gear, and servo-motors which increased his strength at least twenty-fold. After being grafted to Cassidy's body the costume became organic and gained the ability to self-repair at an extremely fast rate (effectively a healing factor). Cassidy's abilities seem to have been changed little by his transformation into an actual demon.Originally, Blue Devil wielded a trident of his own design which included, among other things, rocket engines capable of carrying two people at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. He now carries the Trident of Lucifer, which allows him to find demons on Earth and banish them to Hell. During a recent battle with Eclipso and the Spectre the Trident was thrown into the ocean; it was recovered shortly after by Aquaman who returned it to Cassidy.
Other media
Blue Devil has made background appearances in Justice League UnlimitedExternal links
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