Etrigan the Demon

] . Set in the same continuity as , Jason Blood/Etrigan were also introduced and fought along side Batman to stop Klarion from obtaining a magical artifact in the episode "The Demon Within".

Due to his immortality and friendship with Bruce Wayne, Jason Blood/Etrigan was able to team up with the future Batman in several issues of the "Batman Beyond" comic series, although he never appeared in the actual show. He was featured in "Magic is Everywhere!" ("Batman Beyond" miniseries # 4 of 6, July 1999) and "Many Flights of Demons Sing Thee To Thy Rest" ("Batman Beyond" #14, December 2000).

In "Justice League Europe Annual" #2, a time-lost Dimitri Pushkin ends up in the court of Camelot. He becomes a favorite of King Arthur, partly due to the futuristic capabilities of his armor. Filled with jealousy, Merlin summons Etrigan, who slays Dimitri with hellfire. This alternate-past is neutralized by the efforts of Waverider.

In the Speed Demon one-shot, the second Speed Demon (Blaze Allen) is an amalgamation of the second Flash, the second Ghost Rider and Etrigan.

Etrigan was shown back in Hell in Vertigo's "Sandman" series, acting as guide to the Dream King as he entered to face down the Demon for his lost helmet. All of his words rhymed.

Etrigan will appear on the 50th and final issue of "The Batman Strikes!", which is based on the universe of the animated series "The Batman". [ [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=205 The World's Finest ] ]

In other media

*Jason Blood/Etrigan has made a single guest appearance in each of "The New Batman Adventures" (in which he was voiced by Billy Zane and fought Klarion) and "Justice League" (in which he was voiced by Michael T. Weiss). Etrigan does not speak in rhyme in either series continuously. In the Batman episode he only rhymes when casting a spell, such as banishing Klarion ("Mother's grief, Father's shame, soon he goes from whence he came"). When Robin asks what that means, Etrigan responds plainly "I'm sending him to his room". Klarion's "room" is really a crystal ball, which he has been imprisoned in ever since.
*Blood's appearance on Cartoon Network's "Justice League" in 2002 was significant on several fronts. In addition to having a new animated voice (Weiss), his look was redesigned by the production team so as to more closely resemble his original Kirby roots. In the two-part story "A Knight of Shadows," his origin was explained in detail: during the siege of Camelot, Blood was bound by Merlin to Etrigan as a punishment for betraying the kingdom to his secret lover, the sorceress Morgaine Le Fey. While Blood, a nobleman, has been rendered immortal, he must share his soul with a demon for eternity — it is his 'curse,' the price of unforgivable lust.
*Etrigan also appeared as one of the many members of the expanded Justice League in "Justice League Unlimited". In one of his most notable appearances, the episode "Kid's Stuff", he was turned into a baby when all adults had been banished to another dimension by Le Fey's son, Mordred. When Green Lantern pointed out that he needed a diaper change, Batman said "that" was a job for Superman. He was restored to normal by the end of the episode and went on to make several more small appearances throughout the series such as being a victim to Hades' fall from power where he changes form repeatedly before being trapped as half Demon and Half Human form.

References

External links

* [http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/profiles/demon.html Cosmic Teams entry]
* http://www.richfiction.com/kirbyonline/demon14.html