Despite the detective's warnings against using powerful magic without having total control over it, Blackfire's magic began to drag the Spectre out of Jim's body. He raved incessantly, revealing to Corrigan that his reason was dwindling on account of having underestimated the strain of using this powerful magic.
Having captured Corrigan, Blackfire intended to make him into another aetheric pylon. Įventually, despite the best efforts of Corrigan and Batwing, Blackfire managed to possess the virtually mindless body of Maxie Zeus. His work attracted the attention of the Spectre and its host, Detective Jim Corrigan. Over time, he created occult nexus points that allowed for him to create undead and summon demons to the mortal world, creating a new cult of not the people of Gotham, but of their worst villains who were still within the asylum, with Joker's Daughter as his apparent right-hand-woman, even using Scarecrow as a source for an "aetheric pylon", a pillar of blood flowing upwards due to dark magic. Doctor Phosphorus in particular shouted the name "Blackfire" when the spirit of the deacon prompted him to do so, revealing the identity of his tormentor to doctors at the asylum. Attempted Self-ResurrectionĪfter three years, Blackfire had amassed enough power, with the help of an outside source, to begin corrupting the inhabitants of Arkham Asylum, speaking in their minds. Soon, the former followers began beating Blackfire instead, eventually killing him and sending his soul to Hell. Batman freed himself of his chains, taunting Blackfire until it was clear to all that he was just a cowardly fraud. After Batman revealed to the vagrants and other downtrodden that they had been manipulated into joining Blackfire's cause through torture, drugging, and other manipulations, the men turned on Blackfire, challenging him to show them his righteous power. When he challenged his followers to show how wrong Batman's beliefs were by beating him to death, Batman challenged Blackfire to face him alone first. Leading his followers into Batman's prison, Blackfire preached that the vigilante craved the existence of Gotham's criminal element, wishing to see the city crippled by it only so he could save it.
He had captured the Batman and kept him drugged and sleep-deprived for days in his basement, forcing him to drink drugged water in the hope of converting him to his cult. After each of his sermons, Blackfire would select members of his audience to be chained below his ministry.
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