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Satana
Real
name: Satana Hellstrom Occupation: Succubus Identity:
Satana was not known by the general public to have demonic parentage. Legal
status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record Other
aliases: The Devil's Daughter, Judith Chambers Place of birth:
Greentown, Massachusetts Place of death: New York City Marital
status: Widowed Known relatives: "Satan" (father), Daimon
(alias Son of Satan, brother), Victoria (mother, deceased) Group affiliation:
None Base of operations: Mobile First appearance: VAMPIRE
TALES #2 Final appearance: MARVEL TEAM-UP #81
History: Over two decades ago a demon who called
himself "Satan" after the legendary embodiment
of evil, came to Earth in the guise of a human, intent
upon fathering children who would be half-demon and half
human. He therefore seduced a lonely and naive young woman
named Victoria Wingate, and married her shortly thereafter.
Their son Daimon was born within a year, and their daughter
Satana was born three years after Daimon. Victoria never
suspected the truth about her husband, and even ascribed
the unusual names he gave their children to mere eccentricity.
However, once when Satana was still a child, Victoria
discovered her husband and Satana performing a black magic
ritual in the basement of their New England mansion. Her
husband said that the time had come for Victoria to know
the truth, as Satana already did, and transformed into
demonic form before her eyes, calling himself "Satan."
Victoria Hellstrom went mad upon witnessing her husband's
transformation and died soon afterwards. Daimon was placed
in an orphanage, and "Satan" took Satana to
his hell-like extradimensional realm where he schooled
her in the use of her demonic powers, some of which she
had inherited from him, others of which he granted her.
He caused her to be possessed by a powerful demon called
the Basilisk. Satana remained in full control of her mind
and body, however, and the Basilisk had to do her bidding
when she released it from her body. However, she became
aware after leaving "Satan's" realm that the
more she used the Basilisk to serve her ends, the stronger
it grew, and that it might one day turn against her. "Satan"
also turned Satana into a succubus, able to draw a human
spirit from its body and absorb its psychic energy
After Satana reached adulthood, "Satan" decided
to test his daughter's loyalty. Acting in the guise of
a human named Miles Gorney, supposedly the leader of a
mystic cabal called the Four, "Satan" drove
Satana to Earth, where she discovered that her succubus
power had given her an addiction like a vampire's: she
now had to absorb the psychic, energy of human spirits
she had removed from their bodies in order to survive.
Eventually, after Satana had long struggled against her
supposed enemies, "Satan" revealed that he was
Gorney and had been behind Satana's troubles. He then
ordered Satana to use her succubus power to seize the
soul of the dying former priest Michael Heron, who had
once saved her life and whom she regarded as a friend.
Satana refused to obey "Satan's" order and,
when Heron died a moment later, allowed his spirit to
travel where it was intended to do. Furious, "Satan"
disowned Satana, exiled her from his realm, and vowed
to kill her if they ever met again.
Satana also spent the following years learning about
the world of humans, and coming to value the friendships
she made with human beings. During this time she also
battled heroically against agents of the demonic race
known as the N'garai.
Finally, Satana learned that the Earth dimension's Sorcerer
Supreme, Dr. Stephen Strange, had been transformed into
a werewolf as a result of having to use the Shatra Book
of the Damned, a volume of black magic, in order to save
his then-lover Clea from his enemy Silver Dagger. Satana
knew that it was necessary to cure Strange for the good
of the Earth she had come to value so highly, even though
she also knew that to do so, she would have to sacrifice
her own life. While Strange's physical form was that of
a werewolf, his spirit form (consciousness) was held prisoner
by demons in an astral realm. Satana therefore cast a
spell that projected her spirit into that astral realm,
where she found that she had to unleash the Basilisk to
drive off the demons so that she could reach Strange's
soul. She freed Strange's soul, but then a demon thrust
a mystical weapon into her own spirit, thereby causing
her body on Earth to become mortally wounded. The Basilisk
then turned upon her, but it died as her physical body
did back on Earth. Dr. Strange, now freed of the werewolf
curse, eulogized Satana as a hero. Her spirit's fate is
unknown, but it is not in "Satan's" realm.
Height: 5 ft. 7 ½ in. Weight: 120 lbs. Eyes: Black with
red highlights Hair: Red
Strength Level: Satana possessed superhuman strength,
the limits of which are still unknown.
Known Superhuman Powers: The full range of Satana's
superhuman powers remains unknown. She was capable of
casting magical spells, but the limits of her ability
in this area are unknown. She could levitate herself off
the ground, but she apparently could not fly
Satana also possessed the power of a succubus. A succubus
is a being, which extracts human souls and feeds on their
psychic energies. On Earth Satana, at least at first,
had to extract and feed upon the psychic energy of human
souls in this way in order to survive. It is not known
how many days Satana could go without thus feeding. To
take the souls of men to feed upon, she would usually
kiss her victim as she drew forth his soul, causing his
body to shrivel horribly as he died. The soul would then
take the form (visible at least to Satana) of a butterfly-like
being, which Satana grasped with her fingers. She would
then crush the butterfly form; seemingly causing it to
disintegrate, but actually absorbing psionic energy from
the soul. The fate of the victim's consciousness is unknown.
Possibly Satana lost her need to use her succubus ability
to survive only after she was disowned by her father "Satan."
Satana contained within her spirit a demon of immense
but undefined powers called the Basilisk, which she could
set free to do her bidding and then cause to return into
herself.
Satana could project bolts of "soulfire," a
fire-like mystical energy. This "soulfire" was
similar to the mystical flame employed by the demonic
Ghost Rider, and could cause excruciating pain within
a person through direct stimulation of his or her life
force, or soul. Soulfire does not physically burn in the
same sense that true fire does (oxidation), but can be
perceived by its target as heat if its wielder so wills
it. Satana could project soulfire in a blast with concussive
force.
Satana had the ability to control the minds of ordinary
human beings psionically; the limits of this ability are
unknown.