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''Boil the blood in heart of '''fire'''!''
''Gone! '''Gone'''! -- the form of man --''
''Rise, the Demon '''Etrigan'''!!''
|Jason Blood}}
Created by [[Jack Kirby]] and appearing for the first time in ''The Demon'' #1 (August, 1972), [[Etrigan]] has played many smaller roles in several DC comics from ''[[The Sandman]]'' to ''[[Wonder Woman]]'', with occasional stories and miniseries wholly to himself (such as in anthology series ''[[Wednesday Comics]]''), and a number of ongoings, including Kirby's original series, a fifty-nine issue run, not counting annuals, during [[The Nineties]], and [[John Byrne]]'s ''Blood of the Demon''.
Etrigan is a yellow skinned and red eyed demon who was summoned by Merlin to aid Camelot against the forces of Morgaine le Fay, who later became a recurring opponent in the series. After the fall of Camelot, Merlin sent Etrigan to roam the earth in the disguise of a man. [[Depending on the Writer]], Etrigan is either bonded to one of [[King Arthur]]'s noblemen or the human Jason Blood was merely created by Merlin's spell. In the present, Jason Blood is well versed in the skill of magic and has helped other superheroes in several occasions. Etrigan's habit of speaking in verses is a later addition, introduced by [[Len Wein]] in ''DC Comics Presents'' #66, but really established and explained by [[Alan Moore]]. This also makes him fall under almost every rhyme Trope there is.
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Etrigan's powers include superhuman strength, regenerative powers, and several mystic abilities such as telepathy, precognition and hellfire.
Etrigan has also appeared in various animated adaptations of DC comics, being played by Billy Zane in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', Michael T. Weiss in ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'', and [[Dee Bradley Baker]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]''.
His latest{{when}} ongoing title, ''[[Demon Knights]]'', sees Etrigan in [[Dark Age Europe]], leading a team against a barbarian horde.
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* [[All Witches Have Cats]]: Klarion's cat-familiar, Teekl. In [[Batman: The Animated Series| one animated adaptation]], it could transform into a humanoid cat-demon.
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Whether Teekl is male or female is [[Depending on the Writer]]; Kirby's version os (usually) female, Morrison depicts it as male. The animated version is female.
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: Baron Von ''Evilstein''
* [[The Big Guy]]: Usually when teaming up.
* [[Blessed with Suck]]
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** A baby Etrigan was this as well, forcing his father to create Merlin.
* [[Ethnic Magician]]: Randu
* [[Evil Laugh]]: A staple of the villains. Etrigan himself has been known to have a few evil chuckles.
* [[The Fettered]]: Etrigan
* [[Game Face]]: On the occasions he only half-transforms.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Jason Blood, especially outside of the Demon's own series.
* [[Gratuitous Iambic Pentameter]]
* [[Hell]]: Usually the [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]].
* [[Horrifying Hero]]: Etrigan is a ''demon'' grafted onto the soul of a knight who betrayed [[King Arthur|Camelot.]]
* [[Instant Runes]]
* [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: His transformation is triggered by ''anyone'' saying the poem.
* [[Least Rhymable Word]]: He can take his poetic dialogue very far, often doing it to annoy or distract foes. Amazingly enough, he once managed to find a rhyme for "orange": "door hinge".
* [[Magic Knight]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]:
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* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]
* [[The Scapegoat]]: Etrigan's little brother.
* [[Sealed Inside a Person
* [[Super Strength]]: He's been known to be able to trade blows with some of DC's strongest powerhouses, including Superman and Lobo.
* [[Skunk Stripe]]: Jason Blood
* [[Split Personality]]
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* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]
* [[The Trickster]]: Frequently, Etrigan's own motivation is his own amusement... such as when he intentionally triggered a war between Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory over [[The Spectre|the vessel of God's divine rage]], just to get more serious (and dull) demons abused when the heroes inevitably won.
* [[Unusual Eyebrows]]: Jason's are swooped and very, very noticeable.
* [[Urban Fantasy]]
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Etrigan and [[Lobo]] are a Type 2 duo, prone to physically pummeling each other as their way of saying "Hi."
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