"There aren't any good guys & there aren't any bad guys. There's just us, people doing our best to get by"
John Constantine.
John Constantine has been fan favorite character from DC comics for years. Now a days, most people may recognize Constantine from his role on DC's Legend of Tomorrow TV show Portrayed by Matt Ryan.
Constantine backstory is almost as big a mystery as he is. Despite being a popular character in DC comics history. Not much is known about John Constantine. So here we presents you the must known facts about John Constantine AKA the Hellblazer.
1. JOHN CONSTANTINE ONCE EXTORTED GOD.
In hellblazer issue 97. Constantine has a friendly chat with "God" and explain that, if he dies and go to hell, he'll easily take over and do really nasty things to the world. God knows himself he's right, so he decided to protect John's soul. If you you're going to have a bodyguard, it might as well be God right.
2. He's BISEXUAL.
This one was a surprise many didn't know about this. As he's been confirmed as bisexual in 1992, although I'm sure thanks to Matt Ryan's Constantine (Arrowverse) many of you knows that know.
3. His look is based on the sting.
If you think about Constantine you remember his iconic look. The white shirt, red tie, and his trench coat. Add a couple of cigarettes and you have his look. Constantine doesn't look like a magician if you really think about it. And thats because Alan Moore based his look just like the artist sting, lead singer of the Police.
4. CONSTANTINE KICK.
We all know that Constantine is an expert manipulator, magician, Detective and illusionist. Even Dracula stated that Constantine is one of the smartest being.
But still his Signature move is to kick his opponent in the balls as hard as he can. He calls this move the Constantine kick.
5. SNORTED SANTA CLAUS BONE DUST.
While Marvel's Santa claus might be a nice guy. But DC's version of Santa claus may be a nastier sort of Christmas spirit.
John Constantine used the skeleton of St. Nicholas (the historical person around which part of the Santa claus myth is based) during an occult ritual.after grinding the bones of St. Nicholas into a powder and completing the ritual Constantine snorted the rest of the Santa's remains like it was a drug.
6. COMMIT HIS FIRST MURDER IN HIS MOTHER'S WOMB.
John Constantine committed his first murder in his mother's womb, strangling his twin brother with his own umbilical cord. For decades that twin brother has appeared to him as The Golden Boy. a paragon of virtue, power and honour; everything John could never be, except in some other world. In John Constantine:hellblazer issue 39.
7.HAUNTED BY HIS DEAD FRIENDS.
There is a reason why Constantine is shown as a rampant alcoholic in the movies and comics. He believes that one day the world will realize the errors of its ways, and have its happily ever after.
When John watches his friends and allies die in front of his eyes every now and then, he runs away from his own ideology little by little. The fact that he is not bale to believe in his own ideals weighs heavily on his shoulders. The Ghosts and Demons of his past haunt him daily and that is why he drowns himself in whiskey and scotch.
8. BECAME THE NEW SHAZAM.
John Constantine is one tricky guy and anyone who knows him would tell you that it’s unwise to make a deal with the mage, especially if you don’t quite understand the terms. It was an interesting idea to pair the jaded magician with the naive Billy Batson and Constantine fully took advantage of Shazam’s innocence. During Trinity War, Shazam was tricked into giving away his powers to Constantine, therefore making Constantine the new shazam.
9. THE 13 CIGARETTES
You can count if you want to. The total amount of cigarettes John Constantine smokes is 13 in the Constantine Movie. In several cultures, 13 can be a lucky or unlucky number. When Constantine smoked those 13 cigarettes, the message that the movie was giving that John Constantine is a double edged sword. His actions can harm you as much as can save you from any trouble.
10. TRICK THE 3 MOST POWERFUL HELL LORDS.
In dangerous habits comic book John Constantine Tricked the three most powerful hell lords into curing his cancer and granted him a form of immortality, costing him nothing. He also sends his friend (Brendan) soul in heaven instead of Hell.
So that's it for today guys.
I hope you all like this blog. If you think that I have missed any amazing fact of Constantine, then you can write it in the comments.
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