Etrigan the Demon

Etrigan the Demon
Etrigan as depicted in Action Comics Weekly #638 (February 1989).
Art by Jack Kirby.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe Demon #1 (September 1972)
Created byJack Kirby
In-story information
Alter egoEtrigan
Jason Blood
SpeciesDemon (Etrigan)
Human (Jason Blood)
Place of originHell (Etrigan)
Camelot (Jason Blood)
Team affiliationsJustice League Dark
Demon Knights
Justice League United
Justice League
PartnershipsMadame Xanadu
Notable aliasesThe Demon (Etrigan)
Jason Blood, Jason of Norwich (Jason Blood)
Abilities
  • Demon physiology
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and senses
  • Immortality
  • Regenerative healing factor
  • Energy blasts
  • Pyrokinesis
  • Hellfire projection
  • Flame breath
  • Precognition
  • Magic

(Etrigan)

  • Expert in witchcraft and maleficium
  • Precognition
  • Telepathy
  • Master martial artist and swordsman
(Jason Blood)

Etrigan the Demon is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, Etrigan is a demon from Hell who, despite his violent tendencies, usually finds himself allied with the forces of good, mainly because of the alliance between the heroic characters of the DC Universe and Jason Blood, a human to whom Etrigan is bound. Etrigan is commonly depicted as a muscular humanoid creature with orange or yellow skin, horns, red eyes, and pointed, webbed ears, who frequently speaks in rhymes. The character was originally based in Gotham City, leading to numerous team-ups with Batman.

Since his conception, Etrigan has been adapted into several forms of media outside of comics, including animated series, films, and video games.