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The comic book series Spawn, published by Image Comics, and its many spin-offs such as an animated version contain a variety of characters – the allies of main character Spawn and the antagonists.
Main character
Spawn, real name Al Simmons – the protagonist. He is originally a CIA operative until he is betrayed by Jason Wynn and sent to hell. There he meets Malebolgia, agreeing to receive an opportunity to see his wife Wanda in exchange for becoming a hellspawn. Five years after his death, Spawn finds that his wife has married Terry Fitzgerald and with him had a daughter named Cyan. Now stuck on Earth, Spawn is watched over by the Violator, who eventually becomes his arch-nemesis. Realizing all this, Spawn turns on hell, protecting humanity from the war between heaven and hell.
Twitch Williams – fully known as "Detective Maximillian 'Twitch' Percival Williams", Sam Burke's partner
Eddie Frank – a young man, current host of the Redeemer
Andy Frank – Eddie Frank's younger brother
Jim Downing – the former protagonist. He is a scientist. Jason Wynn, his boss, kills Jim Downing's wife and puts him in a coma until Simmons commits suicide. Downing becomes Spawn until issue 250. In issue 292, Downing returns to his former body because Simmons places his soul back in his body.
Wanda Blake – Al Simmons's widow. After his death, she marries Simmons's best friend, Terry Fitzgerald, and has a daughter with him, Cyan. She keeps her maiden name both times when she marries. Later, she has twins with Terry, who happen to be reincarnations of God and Satan. In the resurrection version of the story, she is killed herself, and Spawn goes to hell to save her. She is named after Spawn creator Todd McFarlane's wife.
Terry Fitzgerald – Wanda's husband and Al Simmons' former best friend. He is based on a real-life long-term employee and friend of Spawn creator Todd McFarlane.
Mike the Messenger – the Archangel Michael, assisting Simmons under God's orders.
Cyan Fitzgerald – Wanda Blake and Terry Fitzgerald's daughter. After her mother's death, she gains superpowers as a teenager and becomes Misery.
Jake Fitzgerald (God) – One of Wanda and Terry's miracle twins. Issue 158 revealed that Jake is a reincarnation of God in the body of a normal human child. God is a former villain and the son of the Man of Miracles as well as the brother of Satan. The series's perception of God is a variation of the traditional Abrahamic story of God, although it shares many similarities with it. In Spawn: Armageddon, the name was changed to Goddess, and Malebolgia was her brother.
Granny Blake, real name Mary Blake – Wanda Blake's grandmother. She has great faith and wisdom. Spawn confides in her, among a few others, when he returns from hell.
K7-Leetha, full name Leetha of the 7th House of K – Spawn's shape-shifting costume. A neural parasite from the fourth circle of Hell, it bonds to him in a symbiotic partnership. Its origins were retconned in issue 252, where it is made from Al's victims.
Man of Miracles – a mystery man who offers guidance to Spawn. He takes the form of several mortals at various times, including Jesus Christ. He is later retconned due to legal issues after the resurrection and because issue 250 depicted a variation on the traditional Abrahamic story of creation.
Christopher Welland – a boy whose soul is sealed within Spawn's heart. He has taken the form of a young hellspawn and uses his powers to help Spawn. Also, he is the key to the Legion, who releases Christopher from Spawn.
Nyx[1] – a witch who helps Al Simmons regain his hellspawn powers. She betrays him so that she can journey to hell to save the soul of a friend. Nyx appears to be attuned to Greenworld. As of issue 169 ("Voodoo Child"), Nyx reconciles her conflicts with Spawn and regains her powers. She is instrumental in saving Spawn in issue 171 ("A Tale of Three Brothers: Remembrance") from demons called Sin Eaters. In an interview conducted by Comic Book Resources (CBR), Spawn writer David Hine reveals that Nyx's powers may be developing and that she is in love with Spawn.[2]
Hiroshi Kitamura – One of the lost souls within Spawn.
Kumiko Kitamura – the granddaughter of Hiroshi and one of the lost souls.
Marc Simmons – Spawn's brother, and an FBI profiler and field agent
Marc Rosen – a journalist
Susan Matthews – Marc Rosen's girlfriend
Sara Johnston – a nurse who becomes Jim Downings's lover
Richard Simmons – another one of Spawn's brothers. He is a minister, first revealed in issue 170 ("A Tale of Three Brothers: Hellhouse"). He runs a building where he and a companion show visitors films and depictions of people's most despicable acts in order to sway them from wrongdoing. The demons Ab and Zab open portals to Hell in his facility. Sin Eaters attack and feed on Richard Simmons and his companion and Spawn and Nyx save them. Due to the influence of Mammon disguised as Malefick, Richard Simmons is a former drug user. He harbors guilt for the unfortunate situation in which his brother Al Simmons is because he was not involved in the circumstances that led to Al stabbing the drug dealer Weasel. Even though Al shows compassion for Richard without anger, he is unable to forgive himself for his past wrongs. With the help of Mammon, he is voluntarily swallowed into hell.
Bobby – a homeless man who is Al Simmons's best friend in the first 70 issues. Bobby is later shot in the head, and Spawn revives him. He is one of the only two homeless people along with Bootsy to have appeared in several issues and have a storyline and a name. He has a wife and a daughter before he becomes homeless. When his wife dies, he becomes an alcoholic, losing everything he has, including his daughter. Saddened by his best friend Bootsy's death, he falls deeper into alcoholism, going as far as stealing a dead hobo's bottle and causing him to be suspected of murder. He does not appear and is never mentioned after Spawn made everyone, including Cogliostro, leave the alleys.
Bootsy – first introduced as a homeless man, he is an undercover angel who watches over Spawn and makes reports to heaven about him. After a fight with The Heap, Spawn is killed. Bootsy revives him to prevent Armageddon. He is then abducted by other angels for interfering the fate of humans.
Medieval Spawn – a hellspawn of the medieval era. In the medieval era, he is a knight named Sir John of York, fighting during a civil war in England. He is released from service to King Henry II after he and three others mistakenly kill the Archbishop of Canterbury by misinterpreting the king's angry words. He is killed on a battlefield in Ireland by the king's bodyguards as he approaches him for forgiveness. For killing and furthermore enjoying it, John is sent to hell, where he makes a deal with Malebolgia. He returns to Earth several years in the future, clad in medieval-looking symbiotic armor. After he finds his own grave, he travels throughout England, doing good deeds in the hope that he would be redeemed. He is eventually slain by the demon hunter Angela. In issue 303, Medieval Spawn is revived.
Callindra – a young 200-year-old angel. Her first case is defending Angela from charges of treason.
Anahita and Kuan Yin – two angels. They defend Angela by bringing Spawn to testify on her behalf. Both were once freelance employees of Angela.
Angela – an angelic bounty-hunter. Sent against Spawn, she later befriended him. She was impaled with her own dual-bladed staff by Malebolgia. This episode led to Spawn taking her sword and cutting off Malebolgia's head.
Jade (Lisa Wu) – first introduced in the animated series as "Lisa Wu", she is a news reporter who investigates the alley murders at Rat City. She later helps Sam and Twitch find more information about the people responsible for the murderers, and also helps Wanda Blake understand her situation with the hellspawn. Jade is a bounty hunter who was sent to kill the hellspawn, befriending Spawn because she realizes that he is different than other hellspawn. She has been sent by the heavens for centuries to kill evil creatures, even being sent to kill Genghis Khan. Spawn later kills her, sending her to the Elysian Fields in order to escape two assassin warriors who were sent to kill her because Jade did not kill Spawn. Before her body is taken away by the assassins, Spawn asks if she would be at peace. One of the assassins answers, "Yes, something that you will never know, Hellspawn."
Max Williams – Twitch Williams's son
Earl – a new ally of Spawn whom he met at the gym
Helen Williams – the wife of Twitch Williams
Dr. K. C. McRory – Dubbed "Dr. Death" by the detectives, Dr. McRory is in charge of the crime scene investigation department at the precinct. She dislikes Sam Burke for his sloppy habits and abrasive personality but is friendly with Twitch Williams. She may be based loosely on the DC Comics character Carrie Kelley: they share initials in a different order and have matching glasses and hairstyle.[improper synthesis?] She and Twitch live together for some time. McRory is killed accidentally by a fugitive bounty hunter.
Haunt – the protagonist of a series of the same name, he appears as a supporting character in Spawn.
Major Forsberg – a mentally ill veteran. He is trapped in an asylum. When Spawn contacts him for information, Fosberg gives him insight on Jason Wynn's projects. He later returns when he begs Spawn to kill him.[why?]
Kenji Onozaka – a Japanese man who is friends with Al Simmons and Terry Fitzgerald. He has a wife and two children, who are part of Cyan's host family. He is killed by demons.
Matsuko Onozaka – Kenji Onokaza's wife, and mother of Yoko and Yujiro. Along with the rest of her family, she is killed by demons.
Yoko Onozaka – the daughter of Kenji and Matsuko, and sister of Yujiro. After she is killed by demons, she appeared as a ghost to help Cyan defeat the demons.
Yujiro Onozaka – the brother of Yoko, and son of Kenji and Matsuko
Ghost Girl – a ghost of a young woman killed by demons. She helps Cyan and Spawn kill the demons who were responsible for her death.
Sadaharu – a ghost of a young boy killed by demons. He plays a similar role in fighting demons as Ghost Girl.
Saya – a young woman assaulted by demons. Spawn saves her.
Phil Timpler – a restaurant worker. Until he dies, he is used for some time as the second Redeemer.
Raptor – first appearing in issue 306 he was fighting to survive with his lover Claudiaz.
Claudiaz – first appearing in issue 306 she was a survivor of a dark timeline alongside her lover Raptor.
Craig Rowand – a private detective who was assisted to assist Sam and Twitch. He met Jim Downing as well as Sara Jothson and Marc Rosen.
Villains
Malebolgia – the first main villain of the series and Former master of the eighth circle of Hell. Decapitated by Spawn. Exists now as a something of a ghost possessing the Freak's necroplasmic body, gathering other parts of his divided being from people on Earth to fully become himself again.
Jason Wynn – Former CIA director and Al Simmons' superior who gave the order to kill Simmons. Ruthless, corrupt, merciless, and at one point, one of the most powerful men on the planet. Currently, he has lost most of his influence with Spawn having eliminated most if not all his means of regaining power and was killed by Jim Downing.
Violator (Clown) – a constant tormentor and the arch-nemesis of Spawn, pushing him to use his powers for the benefit of Hell. One of the five Phlebiac Brothers, demons from the eighth circle of Hell.
The Redeemer – a holy opposite to the Hellspawn, created by the Star Chamber. There had been many different versions of the Redeemer with Jason Wynn being the first but later provened to be unworthy. Later on two new hosts were Phil Timper and Eddie Frank. Redeemer is the third arch-enemy of Spawn alongside Malebolgia and Violator.
Mammon – a Forgotten One. One of the major Lords of Hell and the second primary antagonist of the series.
Katie Fitzgerald (Satan) – the overaching antagonist of the series and his origins that originally God and Satan were the children of the Man of Mircales but the retcons are based on Abrahamic origins. Katie Fitzgerald One of Wanda and Terry's miracle twins. Issue 158 revealed that Katie was literally evil incarnate, as she was actually Satan, the evil Lord of Darkness. Later reconnected in the later issues as a normal human girl. Satan was killed by Spawn.
Cogliostro (Cog/Cain) – Spawn's former mentor and guide; former master of the eighth circle of Hell in which he later serves as his mentor again and then a villain.
Brock Fennel – the third newscaster from the first issue who appeared a few times and was eventually revealed to be a demon in disguise.
Overt-Kill – Seemingly unstoppable cyborg who fought Spawn to a standstill early in his career. Was defeated by a simple systems malfunction. Each time he is dismantled he comes back stronger and more dangerous than before.
Tiffany – a warrior-Angel who replaced Angela in the hunt for Spawn. A member of an Angelic host known as the Amazon Warriors.
Joe Frank – the Father of Eddie Frank and Andy Frank who abuses them and a cop until Eddie Kills him.
Billy Kincaid – a child-killer who was in turn killed by Spawn. He went on to serve as a lackey of Malebolgia and has returned from Hell multiple times to wreak havoc. He was stopped once by Spawn and most recently by young Christopher.
Bludd – a Vampire Lord in league with Clown.
Margaret Love – a "philanthropist" who Simmons once knew as Soviet agent Nadia Vladova, specializing in mind control experiments with a high death/insanity rate. Spawn discovers her homeless shelter program is a cover for harvesting human heads for remote-controlled cyborgs as part of the arsenal for her ultimate solution to human greed, a worldwide nuclear assault. She dies after Spawn allows falling debris to kill her but launches one missile toward New York as she dies.
The Freak – an escapee from a mental asylum with multiple personalities. He is a sadistic murderer who believes his own delusions. Freak has tangled with Spawn and the Violator, and stole the bag of necroplasm that turned Eddie Beckett into The Heap. Spawn killed him with his own evil and he resided in Hell. A necroplasmic body was resurrected and is possessed by Malebolgia, but may contain the Freak's soul as well.The Freak later returns in #289 alive again.
Simon Pure – the last leader of The Kingdom, a vampire cult that believed (incorrectly) that they were descended from the twelve apostles of Jesus, God's chosen race and awaited a cleansing in which the wicked would be wiped from the Earth and the vampires would rise to power. He and his followers were viewed with distaste by all other vampires. Simon Pure was a particularly religious zealot who took it upon himself to initiate the prophesied "cleansing", creating an army of 777 vampire warriors blinded by Pure and then gifted with a "second sight" to see sinners as marked. Simon sent the army into New York to slaughter all the sinners, but his plan was foiled when Spawn absorbed all of New York's sins into himself and lured The Kingdom to send themselves into a doorway made by the demons Ab and Zab.
Lilly – First introduced in the animated series as a teenage girl arriving at a bus stop and involved in two more alley murders near Rat City investigated by Sam and Twitch. She is actually a vampire offered a deal by the heavens to kill the Hellspawn. She is later killed by Spawn with sunlight.
Ab and Zab – their real names are Abbadon and Zabraxas. They are minor opener-demons who serve the Lord of Hell. They have been both Spawn's enemy as well as minions and there is just some things about being on Earth they cannot get enough of... cigarettes, guns, booze, babes and any other vice you can think of. As of Spawn #170, "A Tale of Three Brothers: HellHouse", they are responsible for opening a rift to Hell, allowing the Sin Eater demons to attack humans.
Bingo – one of the recent Spawn villains and servants of Satan
Hellion – one of the new Spawn villains
Belial – a demon from hell.
Major Vale – a corrupt general.
John Sansker – a vampire monster.
Metatron – an angel that fought Spawn.
Katherne – an angel.
Grace – the angel from the comics.
Soul Crusher – a new Spawn villain.
Decay – a new villain from the later issues.
King Spider – a new villain that Spawn and Malcom Dragon fought.
Gabrielle – a corrupt angel from heaven who put a hit on Spawn.
Antonio Twistelli – "Tony Twist" the infamous Mafia don of New York City. He has been making a play for the top and seeks to inherit the power of Don Bartino. Cruel, ruthless and smarter than he looks. Oversaw both Mafia Supersoldier projects. With Spawn and Violator causing so many problems in New York, his plans for advancement look to be in jeopardy.
Tremor – the predecessor of Over-Kill. He is a failed prototype for the Mafia Supersoldier. The process turned him into a cybernetic monster resembling a large demon and for this he continues to wage his own personal war on the Mob. Depending on his mood, Spawn cannot be sure if he will be a friend or a foe when Tremor comes calling.
The Curse – Phillip Krahn. Eccentric billionaire, religious zealot and one of Spawn's deadliest enemies
Cy-Gor – a cybernetic mesh of metal and ape, but with a human brain. This government project knows no control nor pleasure except for the taste of blood.
Urizen – the Dark God, Leveler of Hope and Destroyer of Dreams. He is based on the evil deity from William Blake's mythos.
The Heap – Formerly Eddie Beckett, now a walking Heap, an agent of Greenworld made of trash and earth and animated by necroplasm
Rafael – Current highest-ranking Angel on Earth, taking over as Gabrielle is called to answer for her failed scheme
Thamuz – a demonic Master of Torture who has vowed to unravel the secrets kept by Spawn
Admonisher – a mercenary hired by Tony Twist to kill Violator
Scott Mcmillian – a corrupt senitor and father of Billy Kincaid
Chief Banks – a corrupt police chief
Merrick – from the animated series; a soldier of Jason Wynn.
Hellspawn – a former human turned demon in the service of Hell
Mark – a human turned demon called Mark of the Beast
Gabriel – a corrupt angel
Morana – a woman who was Wanda and Al's daughter but was retconned
Simon Vesper – a demon looking for his own place in hell
Victoria – an angel who fought Jim Downing who had become Spawn at the time but lost and later loses her wings she was also the Redeemers wife. She was turned into a vampire and was saved by the Redeemer.
Hel – a former ruler in Hell who teamed up with Violator and possessed the corpse of Susan Williams for a while
Solomon Pure – Solomon Pure is the possible Brother of Simon Pure and an associate of Bludd's
Phlegethonyarre – a demon that appears in the Curse of Spawn series
