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Vertigo • Post-Flashpoint |
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| “ | You know what I like about you? Your England is faded and impotent, and you are her last symbol, walking around sucking your cancer as you decline. | „ |
| ~ Midnite, talking to John Constantine |
Summary
One of John Constantine's most deadly foes, Linton "Papa" Midnite is an immortal voodoo sorcerer who has used his abilities to build a crime empire of his own.
Powers and Stats
Tier: Likely 10-A, Unknown with magic, up to 6-A with Preparation
Name: Linton "Papa" Midnite
Origin: DC Comics (Vertigo)
Gender: Male
Age: Hundreds of years
Classification: Human, Sorcerer
Powers and Abilities: Magic, Preparation (Most of Linton's magic requires the right equipment, sacrifices and setup to perform), Corruption and Necromancy (Can make zombie slaves from corpses[1]), Energy Absorption (Can draw power from external sources[2], such as the excitement of a crowd), Summoning (Forced a hunger demon that was devastating London to come to him[2]), Clairvoyance (Spied on Constantine through the skull of his sister[3], even when he was in Hell[4]), Astral Projection, BFR and Soul Manipulation (Put Constantine in a witchwalking trance[3], where he entered a trance[5] while his soul was taken to a portion of Hell[4]), Sealing (Bound his sister's soul to her skull[4]), Spatial Manipulation ("Borrowed" a portion of Hell[4], turning it into a corrupted America), Healing (Healed a woman's incurable disease[6]), Creation (Created snakes through magic[6]), Forcefield Creation (Protected himself against a magic attack[6]), Social Influencing (Even as a child[6], Midnite was a clever talker and scammer[6]), Memory Manipulation (Cast a ward on her sister that caused those who touch her to live through their sins again[6]), Body Puppetry and Sleep Manipulation (Controlled a man after seemingly putting him in a comatose state[6]), Illusion Creation (Showed a horrible illusion to a policeman[7]), Perception Manipulation (Caused some man to be seen as white instead of black[7]. Knows a much more advanced cloaking spell[8]), Transmutation (Summoned a trickster god by transmuting a rabbit into him[8]), Regeneration (High-Mid) and Immortality (Type 1[7], 3 and 8. Will return to life as long as african-americans are not in a position of power. This curse brought him back from being destroyed into pieces by a long fall[9] and is regenerative in nature[10]), Energy Projection (Shown here[8]), Telepathy (Can read minds and instantly know one's past[8]), Teleportation (Replaced a group of men unjustly accused of a crime with two that were chasing him[10]), Self-Sustenance (Type 3. Cannot sleep[10]), Sleep Manipulation (Has access to an incantation that knocks people out[11])
Attack Potency: Likely Athlete level (Could smoothly hack off a woman's head with a machete as a child[7]. Is quite muscular[7]), Unknown with magic (Noted to be a powerful magician), up to Continent level with Preparation (Transformed a portion of Hell into his own version of America[4])
Speed: Average Human
Lifting Strength: Likely Above Average Human
Striking Strength: Likely Athlete level
Durability: Likely Athlete level
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Standard Melee Range, up to Interdimensional with magic (Could affect Hell from Earth[4])
Standard Equipment: None notable
- Optional Equipment: Various sorts of magical equipment, including his sister's skull
Intelligence: Likely Genius. Midnite is a highly renowned and powerful sorcerer whose talents far outshine John Constantine's.
Weaknesses: None notable
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References
- ↑ Hellblazer Ch 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hellblazer Ch 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hellblazer Ch 72
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Hellblazer Ch 74
- ↑ Hellblazer Ch 3
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Vol 1 1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Vol 1 2
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Vol 1 3
- ↑ Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Vol 1 4
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Hellblazer: Papa Midnite Vol 1 5
- ↑ Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing Vol 1 1
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