Samhain
Ghostbusters villain, wishes to engulf the world in eternal darkness. He only surfaces during Halloween. Recently his son/avatar Samual Hain has been furthering Samhain's goals.
Name:
Samhain
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Blast Power
- Darkness Manipulation
- Divine Powers
- Immortal
- Longevity
- Magic
- Necromancy
- Phasing / Ghost
- Psionic
- Psychic
First issue:
The Real Ghostbusters (1988) #17
Origin
Samhain was the Celtic God of the Harvest worshipped by the Druids, he was a demon who became associated with the holiday Halloween due to it's ties with the original Celtic/Druid ceremony. He became trapped in a loop, no longer worshipped, he simply waited, until Halloween, each year gaining more power, each year being defeated by the Ghostbusters. His ultimate desire to envelop the world in eternal darkness, or as he sometimes now says, a Halloween that will never end.
Samhain eventually created a new foothold in our world, a son, named Samuel Hain.
Though the full extent of his power is unknown, it is very clear he has a weakness to sunlight.
