Marvel's Agents of SHIELD wrapped up its Ghost Rider arc with Robbie Reyes currently stuck in another dimension with his evil Uncle Eli. But with Robbue gone, the show never answered the question of the whereabouts of the original Ghost Rider, who was strongly implied to be Johnny Blaze

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During the episode "The Good Samaritan" we see an unidentified Ghost Rider pass on the Spirit of Vengeance to Reyes. We never see his face or hear him speak, but given that he was wearing a leather jacket and riding a motorcycle, logic says it’s Blaze. Further proof it was Blaze was in the episode “Lockup” where a Quentin Carnival poster and some stunt performer gear is seen in the basement where the Darkhold is found. (The Quentin Carnival is where Blaze performed motorcycle stunts for a living in the comics, so it’s a pretty clear indicator that he’s the Rider in question.)Don't expect answers about Blaze any time soon, because according to Agents of SHIELD executive producers Jed Whedon and Jeff Bell, we shouldn’t expect to see more of Blaze. IGN visited the set of Agents of SHIELD along with a group of press where Whedon and Bell explained."There is a tradition within the comics that there's been many Ghost Riders and our take on that was they're not simultaneously a tribe of Ghost Riders but that it's passed. The Spirit of Vengeance is passed from person to person. In that respect, at least our intention was that the Spirit of Vengeance was passed from one person to another," said Bell. "And who passed that on, there are suggestions within the storytelling ... That's as far as we're going to take that part."Though that strongly suggests Blaze won't be back, those comments clarify two things. First, that Blaze passed the Spirit of Vengeance on to Reyes in full. There are not two Ghost Riders now; Reyes is the only one. In “Deals With Our Devils,” the Spirit jumped out of Reyes and into Mack, leaving Reyes powerless, which reinforces how the Spirit takes on new hosts.And second, Bell points out that while they put in “suggestions” to the identity of the original Rider -- those suggestions are assumedly the poster, gear, and motorcycle -- they are not going to further explore or involve him in the story.Now yes, Marvel does like to be secret about these things, and they're always sure to leave room for any possibility should they change their minds, but for now it's unlikely we'll be seeing anymore of Blaze on Agents of SHIELD. That being said, showrunner Jed Whedon included the somewhat joking caveat, "If we find a story where that's not true, we are going to go back on that in an instant."Fans can still take solace in the fact that Blaze is all-but-confirmed as being out there somewhere in the MCU. He's powerless, sure, but he's still got that sweet ride and his head no longer erupts with hellfire, so maybe things aren't so bad for him.Also check out our talk with the EPs about how this Ghost Rider is based in science, not magic . Say what?!

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