Penance Stare
Ghost Rider's look that makes sinners feel their sins.
The Penance Stare is a power of Ghost Rider and the other Spirits of Vengeance in Marvel Comics. Ghost Rider locks eyes with a victim and makes them feel all the pain they have ever caused others, which can leave them incapacitated without any physical injury.
Quick Facts
- Users
- Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch, Johnny Blaze), Spirits of Vengeance
Lore & Background
The Stare was first specific to Danny Ketch's Ghost Rider; Johnny Blaze later gained it as well. It can fail against some targets: it is weakened on beings with many eyes, useless against the blind, and has backfired on symbiote hosts such as Venom and Carnage.
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