Changes: John Constantine (Arrowverse)

My name is John Constantine. I am the one who steps on the shadows, all trench coat and arrogance. I'll drive your demons away, kick 'em in the bollocks, and spit on them when they're down, leaving only a nod and a wink and a wisecrack. I walk my path alone because, let's be honest... who would be crazy enough to walk it with me?

— John Constantine ^src

John Constantine is an occult detective and an old associate of Green Arrow. He joined the Legends in hopes of eluding the demon, Neron, and to combat the magical creatures that swamped Earth after Mallus's destruction.

History

Early life

John Constantine's mother died giving birth to him, leading his father to give him the nickname "Killer". Constantine suffered an abusive childhood, constantly being slapped and hit around by his alcoholic father. When Constantine was a teenager, he started to read everything he could on the occult, spells, and rituals, practicing and learning how to use them.^[4]

Newcastle Crew

An incident in Newcastle lead to the young daughter of a friend being taken by the demon Nergal. This event haunted Constantine, and as a result, he had himself committed to Ravenscar. Constantine eventually checked himself out after receiving a message relating to a woman named Liv Aberdeen. Constantine tracked Liv down, and after telling her about her father and giving her a pendant that allowed her to see spirits, Liv reluctantly joined Constantine's mission to exorcise demons. However, Constantine scared her off of the mission, not believing her ready for exorcism.^[4]

Lian Yu

John traveled to Lian Yu to retrieve an ancient spell book called the Orb of Horus, however he was caught by Baron Reiter's men and interrogated. John performed a spell to free himself from his handcuffs and held Oliver Queen at gunpoint, who had secretly been working as a spy to infiltrate Reiter's organization, and used him as leverage to escape the compound. John had Oliver forcibly escort him to the area he sought out and performed a spell to uncover the hidden passageway. John eventually found the Orb of Horus and although it set off a trap which Oliver saved him from being killed by. After exiting the cave, John thanked Oliver for saving his life and gave Oliver part of the Orb to give to Reiter, as the rod itself is what contained the magic. John also used the rod to transfer a magical tattoo on his arm onto Oliver's torso, and insisted he'd know what to do with it when the time came. Oliver then requested for John to knock him out, as part of his "escape".^[5]

Restoring Sara Lance's soul

John eventually received a call from his old friend Oliver Queen, asking him to restore the soul of Sara Lance. John accepted and performed a ritual that transported himself, Oliver, and Laurel Lance to the spirit world in order to free Sara's soul.^[5]

Hell

At some point in time, Oliver Queen mentioned that John was currently in Hell, making him unable to aid Team Arrow against their fight with Damien Darhk.

Legends

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

Magic
- Dimensional Travel: John was able to use a ritual that allowed him to travel to the spirit world.^[6] He also used this technique to look into the realm of Mallus.^[3]
- Energy Transference: John was able to transfer a portion of his life-force into a dying child who was drained of his own life-force energy.^[7]
- Exorcism: John is able to exorcise spirits that are demonic or ghostly in origin from their hosts by chanting incantations.
- Illusion Casting^[8]
- Necromancy^[5]
- Pyrokinesis: John is able to create fire-balls from his hands, as well as engulf his hands in flames when banishing demons.^[8]
- Summoning: John Constantine was able to summon the demon Nergal.^[4]
- Telekinesis^[5]
- Thermokinesis^[8]

Abilities

Deception
Swordsmanship
Escapology: He has no difficulty getting out of police handcuffs.^[9] Zipties are another story.^[10]
Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
Investigation
Occultism

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Jasper Winters's millhouse: Jasper Winters's millhouse has several mystical artifacts, including:
- Pandora's Box
- Helmet of Fate
- Ring of Solomon
- Black Diamond
- Ibistick
- Medusa Mask
- Sinew of Achilles
- Pendant
- several unnamed artifacts

Notes

This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the television series Constantine and is an adaptation of John Constantine. The original character was created by Alan Moore and Steve Bissette and first appeared in Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #37.
John Constantine is played by Matt Ryan.

Trivia

John is bisexual.^[11]
John Constantine was born on May 10, 1982.^[12]

↑ Constantine (TV Series) Episode: The Darkness Beneath
↑ DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Episode: Hey, World!
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LoT-NecromancingtheStone
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Non Est Asylum"
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ""Haunted""
↑ "A Whole World Out There"
↑ "Wet Hot American Bummer"
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 "Séance and Sensibility" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "LoT-4x8" defined multiple times with different content
↑ "Danse Vaudou"
↑ "The Devil's Vinyl"
↑ "Daddy Darhkest"
↑ Constantine (TV Series) Episode: The Darkness Beneath

[1] Constantine (TV Series) Episode: The Darkness Beneath

[2] DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Episode: Hey, World!

[LoT-NecromancingtheStone-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LoT-NecromancingtheStone

[ep101-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Non Est Asylum"

[Haunted-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ""Haunted""

[6] "A Whole World Out There"

[LoT-4x4-7] "Wet Hot American Bummer"

[LoT-4x8-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 "Séance and Sensibility" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "LoT-4x8" defined multiple times with different content

[9] "Danse Vaudou"

[10] "The Devil's Vinyl"

[LoT-DaddyDarhkest-11] "Daddy Darhkest"

[12] Constantine (TV Series) Episode: The Darkness Beneath

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 | RealName                = John Constantine
 | CurrentAlias            =
-| Aliases                 = Bud Caligari<ref>[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: The Darkness Beneath]]</ref>; [[El Diablo]]; [[Pazuzu (Arrow)|Pazuzu]]; [[Neron (Arrow)|Neron]]<ref>[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Episode: Hey, World!]]</ref>
+| Aliases                 = Bud Caligari<ref>[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: The Darkness Beneath]]</ref>; [[El Diablo]]; [[Pazuzu (Arrowverse)|Pazuzu]]; [[Neron (Arrowverse)|Neron]]<ref>[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Episode: Hey, World!]]</ref>
 | Identity                = Public
 | Alignment               = Good
-| Affiliation             = [[Legends (Arrow)|Legends]]: formerly [[Newcastle Crew]]
+| Affiliation             = [[Legends (Arrowverse)|Legends]]: formerly [[Newcastle Crew]]
-| Relatives               = [[Thomas Constantine (Arrow)|Tommy Constantine]] (father, deceased)<br>[[Mary Anne (Arrow)|Mary Anne]] (mother, deceased)<br>[[Cheryl Constantine (Arrow)|Unnamed sister]]<br>[[Konstentyn (Arrow)|Konstentyn]] (ancestor, deceased)
+| Relatives               = [[Thomas Constantine (Arrowverse)|Tommy Constantine]] (father, deceased)<br>[[Mary Anne (Arrowverse)|Mary Anne]] (mother, deceased)<br>[[Cheryl Constantine (Arrowverse)|Cheryl Constantine]] (sister)<br>[[Konstentyn (Arrowverse)|Konstentyn]] (ancestor, deceased)
-| Universe                = Arrow (TV Series)
+| Universe                = Arrowverse
 | BaseOfOperations        = [[New York City]]<ref name=LoT-NecromancingtheStone/>
@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 | Creators                = <!--original character-->Alan Moore; Steve Bissette; <!--adaptaion-->Daniel Cerone; David S. Goyer
 | First                   = Constantine (TV Series) Episode: Non Est Asylum
-| Death                   = The Flash (2014 TV Series) Episode: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three
 | Quotation               = My name is John Constantine. I am the one who steps on the shadows, all trench coat and arrogance. I'll drive your demons away, kick 'em in the bollocks, and spit on them when they're down, leaving only a nod and a wink and a wisecrack. I walk my path alone because, let's be honest... who would be crazy enough to walk it with me?
-| Speaker                 = [[John Constantine (Arrow)|John Constantine]]
+| Speaker                 = [[John Constantine (Arrowverse)|John Constantine]]
 | QuoteSource             = Constantine (TV Series) Episode: Non Est Asylum
-| Overview                =  '''[[John Constantine]]''' is an occult detective and an old associate of [[Oliver Queen (Arrow)|Green Arrow]]. He joined the [[Legends (Arrow)|Legends]] in hopes of eluding the demon, [[Neron (Arrow)|Neron]], and to combat the magical creatures that swamped Earth after [[Mallus (Arrow)|Mallus]]'s destruction.
+| Overview                =  '''[[John Constantine]]''' is an occult detective and an old associate of [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Green Arrow]]. He joined the [[Legends (Arrowverse)|Legends]] in hopes of eluding the demon, [[Neron (Arrowverse)|Neron]], and to combat the magical creatures that swamped Earth after [[Malice (Arrowverse)|Mallus]]'s destruction.
 | HistoryText             =
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 === Newcastle Crew ===
-An incident in [[Newcastle]] lead to the [[Astra Logue (Arrow)|young daughter]] of a friend being taken by the demon [[Nergal (Arrow)|Nergal]]. This event haunted Constantine, and as a result, he had himself committed to [[Ravenscar Secure Hospital|Ravenscar]]. Constantine eventually checked himself out after receiving a message relating to a woman named [[Liv Aberdeen (Arrow)|Liv Aberdeen]]. Constantine tracked Liv down, and after telling her about her father and giving her a pendant that allowed her to see spirits, Liv reluctantly joined Constantine's mission to exorcise demons. However, Constantine scared her off of the mission, not believing her ready for exorcism.<ref name=ep101>"[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: Non Est Asylum|Non Est Asylum]]"</ref>
+An incident in [[Newcastle]] lead to the [[Astra Logue (Arrowverse)|young daughter]] of a friend being taken by the demon [[Nergal (Arrowverse)|Nergal]]. This event haunted Constantine, and as a result, he had himself committed to [[Ravenscar Secure Hospital|Ravenscar]]. Constantine eventually checked himself out after receiving a message relating to a woman named [[Liv Aberdine (Arrowverse)|Liv Aberdeen]]. Constantine tracked Liv down, and after telling her about her father and giving her a pendant that allowed her to see spirits, Liv reluctantly joined Constantine's mission to exorcise demons. However, Constantine scared her off of the mission, not believing her ready for exorcism.<ref name=ep101>"[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: Non Est Asylum|Non Est Asylum]]"</ref>
 === Lian Yu ===
-John traveled to Lian Yu to retrieve an ancient spell book called the Orb of Horus, however he was caught by [[Baron Reiter (Arrow)|Baron Reiter]]'s men and interrogated. John performed a spell to free himself from his handcuffs and held [[Oliver Queen (Arrow)|Oliver Queen]] at gunpoint, who had secretly been working as a spy to infiltrate Reiter's organization, and used him as leverage to escape the compound. John had Oliver forcibly escort him to the area he sought out and performed a spell to uncover the hidden passageway. John eventually found the Orb of Horus and although it set off a trap which Oliver saved him from being killed by. After exiting the cave, John thanked Oliver for saving his life and gave Oliver part of the Orb to give to Reiter, as the rod itself is what contained the magic. John also used the rod to transfer a magical tattoo on his arm onto Oliver's torso, and insisted he'd know what to do with it when the time came. Oliver then requested for John to knock him out, as part of his "escape".<ref name=Haunted>"[[Arrow (TV Series) Episode: Haunted|"Haunted"]]"</ref>
+John traveled to Lian Yu to retrieve an ancient spell book called the Orb of Horus, however he was caught by [[Baron Reiter (Arrowverse)|Baron Reiter]]'s men and interrogated. John performed a spell to free himself from his handcuffs and held [[Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)|Oliver Queen]] at gunpoint, who had secretly been working as a spy to infiltrate Reiter's organization, and used him as leverage to escape the compound. John had Oliver forcibly escort him to the area he sought out and performed a spell to uncover the hidden passageway. John eventually found the Orb of Horus and although it set off a trap which Oliver saved him from being killed by. After exiting the cave, John thanked Oliver for saving his life and gave Oliver part of the Orb to give to Reiter, as the rod itself is what contained the magic. John also used the rod to transfer a magical tattoo on his arm onto Oliver's torso, and insisted he'd know what to do with it when the time came. Oliver then requested for John to knock him out, as part of his "escape".<ref name=Haunted>"[[Arrow (TV Series) Episode: Haunted|"Haunted"]]"</ref>
 === Restoring Sara Lance's soul ===
-John eventually received a call from his old friend Oliver Queen, asking him to restore the soul of [[Sara Lance (Arrow)|Sara Lance]]. John accepted and performed a ritual that transported himself, Oliver, and Laurel Lance to the spirit world in order to free Sara's soul.<ref name=Haunted/>
+John eventually received a call from his old friend Oliver Queen, asking him to restore the soul of [[Sara Lance (Arrowverse)|Sara Lance]]. John accepted and performed a ritual that transported himself, Oliver, and Laurel Lance to the spirit world in order to free Sara's soul.<ref name=Haunted/>
 === Hell ===
-At some point in time, Oliver Queen mentioned that John was currently in Hell, making him unable to aid [[Team Arrow]] against their fight with [[Damien Darhk (Arrow)|Damien Darhk]].
+At some point in time, Oliver Queen mentioned that John was currently in Hell, making him unable to aid [[Team Arrow]] against their fight with [[Damien Darhk (Arrowverse)|Damien Darhk]].
 === Legends ===
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 | Powers                  =
 * {{Magic}}
-** {{Dimensional Travel}}: John was able to use a ritual that allowed him to travel to the spirit world.<ref>"[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: A Whole World Out There|A Whole World Out There]]"</ref> He also used this technique to look into the realm of [[Mallus (Arrow)|Mallus]].<ref name=LoT-NecromancingtheStone/>
+** {{Dimensional Travel}}: John was able to use a ritual that allowed him to travel to the spirit world.<ref>"[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: A Whole World Out There|A Whole World Out There]]"</ref> He also used this technique to look into the realm of [[Malice (Arrowverse)|Mallus]].<ref name=LoT-NecromancingtheStone/>
 ** {{Energy Transference}}: John was able to transfer a portion of his life-force into a dying child who was drained of his own life-force energy.<ref name=LoT-4x4>"[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Episode: Wet Hot American Bummer|Wet Hot American Bummer]]"</ref>
 ** {{Exorcism}}: John is able to exorcise spirits that are demonic or ghostly in origin from their hosts by chanting incantations.
@@ Line 68: / Line 67: @@
 | Abilities               =
 * {{Deception}}
+* {{Swordsmanship}}
 * {{Escapology}}: He has no difficulty getting out of police handcuffs.<ref>"[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: Danse Vaudou|Danse Vaudou]]"</ref> Zipties are another story.<ref>"[[Constantine (TV Series) Episode: The Devil's Vinyl|The Devil's Vinyl]]"</ref>
 * {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)}}
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 **'''[[Ibistick]]'''
 **'''[[Medusa Mask]]'''
+**'''[[Sinew of Achilles]]'''
 **'''Pendant'''
 **several unnamed artifacts
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  | Source      = [[Constantine (TV Series)|Constantine]]
  }}
-* John Constantine is played by [[Actors:Matt Ryan|Matt Ryan]].
+* John Constantine is played by [[Matt Ryan (Actor)|Matt Ryan]].
 | Trivia                  =
 * John is bisexual.<ref name=LoT-DaddyDarhkest>"[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) Episode: Daddy Darhkest|Daddy Darhkest]]"</ref>
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 [[Category:Occultists]]
 [[Category:Legends members]]
+[[Category:New 52 Characters]]