"SAMBURU GHOST RIDER"

Real Name: Unrevealed 

Identity/Class: Human possessed by a Spirit of Vengeance, presumably Kenyan citizen

Occupation: Unrevealed 

Group Membership: Spirits of Vengeance / Ghost Riders 

Affiliations: Formerly Zadkiel

Enemies: Poachers, demons, Kid Blackheart, Zadkiel; possibly formerly Dan Ketch (see comments)

Known Relatives: None 

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Kitale, Kenya 

First Appearance:  Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch#3 (February 2009)

Powers/Abilities: The "Samburu Ghost Rider" wielded a (presumably hellfire-enhanced) spear and shield. Like most Ghost Riders, he presumably possessed superhuman strength and durability, could generate fire, and could transform his chosen mode of transport into a burning vehicle capable of great speed.   

History: (Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch#3 (fb)) - The Samburu Ghost Rider inflicted retribution on villains in western Kenya. On one occasion he confronted ivory poachers near the town of Kitale.

(Ghost Rider VI#30 (fb) - BTS) -  At some point the Samburu Ghost Rider was destroyed, possibly by Dan Ketch.

(Ghost Rider: Heaven's on Fire#6 - BTS) - Like all past Ghost Riders, the "Samburu Ghost Rider" was revived to take part in defending Heaven from both the rogue angel Zadkiel and then Kid Blackheart's demon army.

Comments: Created by Simon Spurrier and Javier Saltares.

Since the "Samburu Ghost Rider" only appeared in a single panel, there's very little information known about him. He's not named in the comic, but the script asks for his appearance to be based on either a Masai or Samburu warrior; based on my admittedly limited research I believe he more closely resembles the latter.

It isn't specified exactly in which time he operated, but the script identifies him and the other Ghost Riders shown in the same vision as being "contemporary." However, if active at the time of Dan Ketch's vision, he was no longer so by Ghost Rider VI#30, when a discussion between Caretaker (Sara) and the Ghost Rider's Molek and Bai Gu Jing confirms the identities of the tiny handful of surviving Ghost Riders, none of whom includes this guy. Between GR:DK#3 and GR VI#30 Dan Ketch was racing round the world slaying Ghost Riders, so the "Samburu Ghost Rider" may well have been one of his victims.

Profile by Loki.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The "Samburu Ghost Rider" is definitely connected to, but should not be confused with

• all the other Spirit of Vengeance-empowered Ghost Riders

but has no known connections to

• Phantom Riders - luminous lawmen of the Old West also known as Ghost Riders @ Ghost Rider I#1 - though some of them were apparently Spirit of Vengeance-empowered too, if Heaven's on Fire#6 is to be believed
• Ghost Wind Rider - Comanche Indian and former lover of Red Wolf @ Blaze of Glory#2
• Any other ghostly characters or characters who ride things

images: (without ads)
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch#4, p15, pan1 (main image)

Other Appearances:
Ghost Rider: Heaven's On Fire#6 (February, 2010) - Jason Aaron (writer), Roland Boschi (art), Sebastian Girner (editor)

Last updated: 03/19/14

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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