Editing Demogoblin (section)

==Fictional character biography==
Demogoblin is originally an unnamed demon who inhabited [[Otherplace|Limbo]] and was banished there eons ago for unknown reasons. His essence is fused with the [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]] ([[Jason Macendale]]) when Macendale asks [[N'astirh]] for more power in exchange for his soul.<ref>''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' #147 (February 1989)</ref> Macendale later expels the demon from his body, creating the Demogoblin, a darker, mystical version of the Hobgoblin persona.<ref>''[[Web of Spider-Man]]'' #86-87 (March - April 1992)</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dodge |first=John |date=April 1, 2021 |title=King in Black Sends a Classic Symbiote Up Against Marvel’s Devilish Goblin |url=https://www.cbr.com/king-in-black-scream-demagoblin/ |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref>

Demogoblin believed himself to be on a holy mission and killed everyone whom he deemed a sinner, however, his definition of a sinner is extreme and excludes only children. He often tried to kill heroes and even holy men. He claimed that he was a member of a demonic group known as the "Righteous"—demons who sought redemption for their sins as self-proclaimed servants of the Lord by exterminating other demons and destroying evil wherever they found it.<ref>''[[Spider-Man (comic book)|Spider-Man]]'' #24 (July 1992)</ref>

Demogoblin's physical form is killed in a showdown with Hobgoblin, who has gained greater strength than before. He dies trying to save a child from collapsing debris inside a church, where he is crushed to death.<ref>''Spider-Man'' #47-49 (June - August 1994)</ref>

Demogoblin returns in the "[[Absolute Carnage]]" event as "Demagoblin", bound to the recently killed [[Shriek (character)|Shriek]].<ref>''[[Absolute Carnage|Absolute Carnage: Lethal Protectors]]'' #1 (October 2019)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Kirk |date=September 6, 2019 |title=Carnage Finds Love With His Marvel Soulmate, [SPOILER] |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-carnage-kiss-demogoblin/ |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gualtieri |first=Jacqueline |date=October 15, 2019 |title=Meet Shriek, the Newest Big Bad to Be Added to 'Venom 2' |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/shriek-in-venom-2 |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Distractify]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />