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{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
|image= Demog.jpg
|caption=Demogoblin.<br>Art by [[Tom Lyle]].
|character_name='''Demogoblin'''
|real_name=
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut= '''As Hobgoblin:'''<br>''[[Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' #147 (February 1989)<br>'''As Demogoblin:'''<br>''[[Web of Spider-Man]]'' #86 (March 1992)<ref>{{cite book |last=Conroy |first=Mike |authorlink=Mike Conroy (writer) |title=500 Comicbook Villains |publisher=Collins & Brown |date=2004 |isbn=1-84340-205-X |url=https://archive.org/details/500comicbookvill0000conr/page/40/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref>
|creators=[[Gerry Conway]]<br>[[Sal Buscema]]
|homeworld=[[Otherplace|Limbo]]
|alliances=Carnage Family/[[Maximum Carnage]]
|partners=[[Shriek (comics)|Shriek]]<br/>[[Carnage (Cletus Kasady)|Carnage]]<br/>[[Doppelganger (comics)|Doppelganger]]<br/>[[Carrion (comics)|Carrion]]
|species= Demon
|aliases= [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]]/Jason Philip Macendale Jr. (original host form)
|powers=Superhuman strength, agility, stamina, reflexes and resistance to injury<br>High-level intellect<br>Hellfire projection<br>Skills and memories retained from original host<br>Use of magical glider and weaponry
}}
'''Demogoblin''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]].

==Publication history==
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Demogoblin first appeared as Demogoblin in ''[[Web of Spider-Man]]'' #86 (March 1992), and had previously appeared as an unnamed demon in ''[[Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' #147. 

==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" />

==Powers and abilities==
Demogoblin is a demonic being with numerous supernatural powers granted by magic. He is endowed with superhuman strength, stamina, agility, reflexes, and resistance to injury. He has a magical ability to mentally control and levitate a miniature "goblin glider" composed of hellfire and propel it at high speeds. He can project hellfire from his hands. He can also summon demons from hell that will attack anyone he instructs to be destroyed.

Demogoblin is able to mystically create "pumpkin bombs", similar to those of the [[Green Goblin]] or Hobgoblin. Orange pumpkin bombs are bombs that explode conventionally () as concussion and incendiary Jack O' Lanterns. Black pumpkin bombs cause their target to be overwhelmed by massive feelings of despair and helplessness. He also can create wraith-shaped smoke and gas-emitting bombs, and bat-shaped razor-edged throwing blades.

==Reception==
In 2020, ''[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]'' ranked Demogoblin 4th in their "10 Most Powerful Comic Book Villains With Demonic Origins" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=May 12, 2020 |title=10 Most Powerful Comic Book Villains With Demonic Origins |url=https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-comic-book-villains-demonic-origins/ |access-date=October 11, 2022 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Other versions==
=== Ultimate Marvel ===
In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] universe (Earth-1610), [[Mary Jane Watson#Ultimate Marvel|Mary Jane Watson]] becomes the Demogoblin after being kidnapped and mutated by [[Kaine Parker]]. However, when [[Spider-Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Spider-Man]] and [[Spider-Woman (Ultimate Marvel character)|Spider-Woman]] appear to rescue her, Mary Jane calms down and returns to her human form.<ref>''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' #101 (December 2006)</ref><ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #104 (March 2007)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mollo |first=Drew |date=September 13, 2020 |title=Spider-Man: Mary Jane Once Turned Into A Literal Monster |url=https://screenrant.com/spiderman-clone-saga-mary-jane-monster/ |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Spider-Geddon ===
An alternate universe variant of Demogoblin from Earth-11580 appears in the ''[[Spider-Geddon]]'' event.<ref>''Vault of Spiders'' #2 (January 2019)</ref>

==In other media==
===Video games===
* Demogoblin appears as a [[Boss (video games)|boss]] in ''[[Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
* Demogoblin appears in the handheld version of ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
* Demogoblin appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited (video game)|Spider-Man Unlimited]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

===Merchandise===
* [[Hasbro]] released a Demogoblin figure for their Spider-Man: Origins toy line in 2007. This figure was a repaint of a previously released [[Jason Macendale|Hobgoblin]] figure.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
* In 2011, Hasbro released a [[Mighty Muggs|Mini Muggs]] figure of Demogoblin, which was exclusively available at the 2011 [[New York Comic Con]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2011 |title=New York Comic Con 2011: Exclusive Spider-Man Mini Muggs |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/16833/new_york_comic_con_2011_exclusive_spider-man_mini_muggs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013120921/http://marvel.com/news/story/16833/new_york_comic_con_2011_exclusive_spider-man_mini_muggs |archive-date=October 13, 2011 |website=Marvel.com}}</ref>
* [[Hasbro]] released Demogoblin as the Build-A-Figure for a 2020 [[Marvel Legends]] wave.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aune |first=Sean P. |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Hasbro announces new Marvel Legends waves are on the way |url=https://thenerdy.com/marvel-legends-announcements-london-2019/ |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=The Nerdy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Noah |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Winter Soldier, Demogoblin Highlight Hasbro's Marvel Legends Lineup |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-legends-series-figures-winter-soldier-demogoblin-hasbro/ |access-date=May 28, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Wizkids]] released a Demogoblin figure as part of their Amazing Spider-Man ''[[HeroClix]]'' set.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/demogoblin.html Profile at Spiderfan.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060630184353/http://spiderfan.org/characters/demogoblin.html |date=2006-06-30 }}
*[http://marvel.com/universe/Demogoblin Demogoblin on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki]
*{{Marveldatabase|Demogoblin_(Earth-616)|Demogoblin}}

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