| “ | Killing demons has kept me plenty busy. | „ |
| ~ Blue Devil. |
| “ | 'Cuz these dogs know their days are numbered. And you must pay the BLUE DEVIL his due! | „ |
| ~ Prime Earth Blue Devil. |
Daniel Patrick Cassidy, also known as Blue Devil, is a fictional character, and a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics.
Once a stuntman, he bonded with a suit for a film named Blue Devil and became a reluctant superhero since he wanted to remove the costume. He was later reborn as a demon after making a deal with Neron, and decided to continue his heroics while battling against the occult. Since becoming a vigilante, he has been a member of the Shadowpact, the Justice League and the Justice Society.
He was created by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and Paris Cullins, and first appeared in Fury of Firestorm #24 in June of 1984.
Biography[]
Origin[]
Dan Cassidy was hired to handle the special effects on a movie called the Blue Devil. He created an outfit for the character of the Blue Devil. The Kevlar costume was not only strong but it was made to be flexible so it could handle rigorous stunts. It was powered by miniature servo motors to add strength.
During the shooting the Blue Devil suit performed perfectly. Unfortunately and coincidentally a demon named Nebiros interrupted the shooting of the film. While fighting the Blue Devil Nebiros, assumed he was a fellow demon. So when the fight starts going bad for Nebriros, he zaps the Blue Devil with a blast intended to drain his occult energy.
When the battle is over, Dan Cassidy finds that his suit is a part of him. He discovers that the suit is organic and part of his body. Dan Cassidy is very upset about what has happened to him but because of his powers he ends up being a reluctant hero. He tries many ways and uses the help of many people but he is never able to remove his suit.
Major Story Arcs[]
The blast by Nebiros in their original battle, aside from fusing the suit to Dan, also changed the trident that was part of the costume. Prior to the battle it was a simple flame thrower with some pyrotechnics; after the battle it had become a powerful magic device linked to the Netherworld. When the gateway between Earth and the Netherworld is open it is at its most formidable making the bearer a match for a legion of demons. It is thought controlled and answers to the mind of either Dan Cassidy or Nebiros. If either holds it they are dominant lord; when not in physical contact it can become a battle of wills for control so far Dan has always been the victor.
When the Justice League of America instituted at an open door policy to all the world's superheroes, Blue Devil showed up to the Watchtower to join. He hoped that JLA membership would help elevate his celebrity status.
Underworld Unleashed[]
The Justice League is reacting to five conflagrations that only Blue Devil sees create a pentagram. Five of Flash’s Rogues were tricked into starting these fires by Kadabra in order to raise the demon, Neron. He had a meeting of supervillains with a promise of power in exchange for their souls. Devil is teleported to the meeting for a special offer from Neron. He was given the same offer as the villains except Neron didn’t ask for his soul in exchange. Instead, he just asked for a favor: to destroy a seemingly innocuous power station in California.
Devil followed through hoping to finally make it in Hollywood, however, the power outage directly led to a helicopter crash that killed Devil’s girlfriend, Marla. The phone calls from industry people sharing their condolences happen to be followed by offers, but Devil sulked in being tricked by Neron. Angry, he returned to the Watchtower, where reservists who had been tempted by Neron had collected. He offered them passage to Neron with the mystical candle he was given to teleport to Neron.
As the JLA fought through Neron’s forces, Devil took the opportunity to take on Neron for what his offer cost Devil. Neron was too much for him though, and Danny got blasted into a hellmouth. As the JLA continued to struggle against Neron, Blue Devil clawed his way out of Hell with upgraded armor. Still, it was Trickster, who never trusted Neron, who was able to con Neron into damning himself.
Death[]
Blue Devil was recruited for the Justice League of France by Crimson Fox, hoping to eventually grow it into the new Justice League Europe. Their first mission was to protect special diamonds in a museum on loan from Markovia. After their heavy hitters were tricked into leaving, The Mist picked off the remaining members one by one, so she could steal the jewels. She left Blue Devil for last. Mist let him rage, blasting fire from his trident all over the room. This triggered the sprinkler system, which she had consecrated into holy water. It burned him like acid, leaving his bones and armor behind.
Day of Judgement[]
When Jim Corrigan finishes his duty as the host of The Spectre, he passes on to the other side. The Demon, Etrigan, takes advantage of a hostless Spectre by forcibly merging it with the rebel angel, Asmodel. Together, they try to raise hell on Earth, forcing a number of Justice League members and a team of supernatural heroes, calling themselves the Sentinels of Magic, to band together to stop them. After trapping a portion of the Spectre’s power, the combined team splits up into three distinct groups. One group stays on Earth to protect people from all the freed demons. Another group heads to Heaven to convince Jim Corrigan to return to the Spectre, anchoring it with some sense of humanity, while the last group heads to a frozen Hell and thaws it, thus dragging the escaped demons back.
Faust, a member of the Hell team, brought with him a bag of Blue Devil’s remains he barter for in Paris. When they reached the City of Dis, they found the fire pits protected by the demon, Nebiros. Faust cast a spell reincarnating Blue Devil to pick a fight with his tormentor, Nebiros. He beat Nebiros and stole his trident, replacing his old gadget with a truly supernatural one. Faust takes his opportunity to reignite the flames with a true act of evil, murdering Enchantress, and then teleporting the other heroes, including Blue Devil, back to Earth to rejoin the battle.
There, the Heaven team failed at convincing Corrigan but did convince Hal Jordan, who wanted to repent for his sins as Parallax, to merge with The Spectre.
Portrayals[]
Television[]
- In Young Justice, he was voiced by Troy Baker, who also voiced Joel Miller in The Last of Us series, Booker DeWitt in BioShock: Infinite, Delsin Rowe in inFamous: Second Son, Talion in the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor series, Robin and Red Hood in the Batman: Arkham series and Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
- In Swamp Thing, he was portrayed by Ian Ziering.
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