"The Red Demon" (real name unknown) was the alleged author of the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis in the reality known as Earth-818793.
The Red Demon first made a brief appearance in Army of Darkness Volume 2 #4 (From The Ashes Part 4), but later made his full debut the following issue (The Long Road Home Part 1).
Biography[]
Centuries ago, the Demon created the book that would one day be known as the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, using dark magic and human blood to detail the tome's contents. Weather or not he was in fact the real author of the book remains unclear, as many sources imply that The Dark Ones are closely tied to the book's creation in his native universe.
At an unknown point in time, the Red Demon went into a sleep-like state, completely turning to stone. His body was placed in a mausoleum somewhere on the outskirts of the city of Detroit, Michigan.
Resurrection[]
Sensing that "The End of Days" was near, the Red Demon awoke from his ancient slumber to discover that the Deadites had both taken over the world, and been defeated by the recently returned Chosen One. Shortly after his resurrection, the Red Demon summoned the Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse to aid him in his mission to find the Necronomicon and destroy the Chosen One for good.
As the Horsemen gathered information on the Chosen One's whereabouts, the Demon eventually reclaimed his alleged creation, and began working on creating new flesh-bound pages to complete the book.
Eventually, the Demon and the Horsemen tracked down the Chosen One to Cleveland, Ohio, where they confronted him in the middle of a football stadium. Severely beaten and on the brink of death, Ash Williams watched as the Red Demon summoned The Dark Ones back into the world of the living. The Demon and the Horsemen rejoiced at the presence of the Dark Ones, awaiting to obey their new masters. In this moment of distraction, Williams used his blood and the Necronomicon to alter reality itself to undo this apocalyptic landscape he found himself in. As the world began to fade from existence, the Red Demon tried to attack Ash one last time, but was erased from reality before he could get his hands on Williams.
Powers & Abilities[]
- Necromancy: The Demon was able to resurrect an army of various supernatural creatures which resided in the cemetery where his body had been laid to rest.
- Necronomicon Knowledge: Due to his alleged status as it's creator, the Red Demon has extensive knowledge how the Necronomicon "worked", it's contents, and how to create new pages.
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Notes[]
- One of the Demon's last words before being erased from existence was a threat to swallow the soul of Ash Williams, suggesting some sort of connection to Deadites ("Swallow your soul" being a common phrase spoken by them). However, the Demon had previously implied a disdain for the Deadites shortly after he was resurrected, stating that their time of ruling the world had come and gone, and now it was time for him and his fellow demons to take over.