John Constantine (Arrowverse)

Species: Human. Status: Alive (resurrected).

Home Universe: Earth-1. Current Universe: Earth-Prime.

Occupation-Original multiverse: Occult detective. Student at Liverpool Primary School (formerly; expelled). Beauty school student (formerly; dropped out). Lead singer of Mucous Membrane (formerly). Patient at Ravenscar Psychiatric Ward (formerly). Leader of the Newcastle Crew (formerly). Leader of his team. Member of the Legends.

New multiverse: Occult detective. Leader of the Newcastle Crew (formerly). Member of Mucous Membrane (formerly). Member of the Legends (formerly).

Affiliation-Original multiverse: Liverpool Primary School (formerly; expelled). Mucous Membrane (formerly). Newcastle Crew (formerly). His team. Legends.

New multiverse: Newcastle Crew (formerly). Mucous Membrane (formerly). Legends (formerly). Bishop (formerly).

Family: Konstentyn (ancestor). Unnamed (grandfather). Tommy Constantine (father; deceased). Mary Anne (mother; deceased). Unnamed (sister).

Code name: El Diablo. The Beast (temporarily).

John Constantine (May 10, 1982 - 1925; resurrected 1925), nicknamed El Diablo by the gangsters of Mexico City, is an exorcist, demonologist, and warlock, self-styled as "master of the dark arts". John is the son of the late Tommy Constantine and the late Mary Anne, the brother of an unnamed woman, and a descendant of Konstentyn. He is also the ex-lover/good friend of Anne Marie Flynn, Sara Lance, and Gary Green, as well as the ex-boyfriend of Desmond, the late Natalie Logue, and Zari Tarazi. Having been raised by an abusive father since John's mother died in childbirth, he grew up highly cynical and cunning, soon developing an interest in the dark arts. When John was 15 years old, he was introduced into the occult world by Anne Marie. He learned various spells and became an exorcist with the hopes of one day using his powers to resurrect his mother. John became a figure of respect among the dabblers of magic and began leading the Newcastle Crew. One night, John attempted an exorcism on a young girl named Astra Logue by summoning the demon Nergal, only for the demon to kill Astra and drag her soul to Hell, damning her for eternity, an action which damned John's soul for Hell upon death. Overwhelmed with guilt, he initially retired but after hearing of the Rising Darkness from the angel Manny, John returned to face this threat, with Manny giving him hope that, should he succeed, John's soul may be spared eternal damnation. While hunting a hunger demon, which he suspected may be connected to the Rising Darkness, John briefly operated under the alias Lee Drygas. After the Legends allowed Mallus to escape his prison in order to destroy the demon, it opened a door to other evils. Joined by Gary of the Time Bureau, John confronted the Legends about their latest screw-up. Five months later, he would assist the Legends in capturing the escaped magical "fugitives", sending them to Hell. He initially refused to join the team, but after being pursued by a demon named Neron in

2018, John agreed to move into the Waverider, though still insisted that he's "not a bloody Legend".

While helping the Legends return the Encores to Hell, John nearly had his life cut short by a grown-up Astra, who sped up the 10 years of lung cancer he would accumulate. However, he got his life back by promising her to find the Loom of Fate and make Charlie alter the Logue family's fates. When the Legends had to destroy the Loom to end Loomworld, John was unable to cure his future cancer, though Astra came to accept her mother's passing and returned his soul token. He also started a relationship with fellow Legend Zari.

Following an encounter with Aleister Crowley, John lost his powers and became reliant on the Scarlet Lady. Eventually, wanting to reclaim his original magic, he betrayed the Legends and teamed up with Bishop to find the Fountain of Imperium, but was killed in the process. In an attempt to return to the land of the living, John used his token to sell his soul to a demon, becoming damned again. John then chose to end his relationship with Zari and leave the Legends to walk his own path alone once more, using a time stone to return to 2021.

In a potential future, John reclaimed his magic and in 2031, has forged an alliance with Team Flash; giving Frost and Chillblaine temporary immunity to the effects of dark magic.

Having witnessed the horrors of the world, John is very cynical and seemingly unconcerned with the value of human life, often deflecting his real feelings with sarcastic jokes even towards the possibility of his own death. Due to the number of people who have died around him John prefers to work alone and anyone he does work with, he avoids attachment so he won't be as hurt if they get killed. He is also known for having a very dry sense of humor. John is noted for being brutally honest with individuals, even angels and never being shy of expressing his attraction to individuals he encounters. It has been seen a few times, that he openly expresses an attraction to Zed Martin, after meeting Team Arrow he openly refers to all the female members of the team, such as Laurel Lance, Felicity Smoak and Thea Queen, as "pretty girls", and even openly flirted with Leo Snart. Despite John's bleak view of the world and cynicism, he is a very honorable man as he is always there for the few friends he has, helping Chas to retrieve his daughter from Felix Faust and helping Oliver Queen to restore Sara Lance's soul, he also did a protection spell on Oliver despite his refusal to have attachments to individuals when he saw Oliver had a pure heart. He also has a strong capability for regret and remorse, as he was so overwhelmed with guilt after Astra was damned to Hell that he placed himself in Ravenscar Psychiatric Facility for the Mentally Deranged and seems to express some kindness to those who suffered because of him, as he was shown to be trying considerably to make amends with Anne Marie Flynn when they reunited as he knew of the pain he inflicted on her and the anger she felt for him. John tends to be a pessimistic realist as when Oliver thanked him for bringing Sara back he simply told Oliver he owed him only for Oliver to rebuttal that instead of that, they should always have each other's back when the need is, not as business acquaintances, but as friends.

However, John is arrogant and overconfident in his bluffing, to the point of having questionable morals, such as when he threatened the life of an innocent child, Diego, to get Lamashtu (one of Eve's sisters) to reveal why she was working for the La Brujeria, which forced his ex-lover, Anne Marie Flynn, to shoot him and leave John to be eaten by an Invunche. As John's journey to stop the Rising Darkness continued, he appeared to have developed possible genuine romantic feelings for Zed Martin, as observed by Manny, who pointed out that John was jealous upon seeing Jim Corrigan kiss her, since he seemed to be genuinely shocked and upset to see it. He also admitted that due to rarely encountering evil humans, he was troubled by the La Brujeria as they were quite possibly the worst of humanity, which worried him. John has caused so much pain to those closest to him that if there is ever a chance to end that pain he would accept it in no matter what the consequences are, this is best seen when demons stated they would release Astra from hell should he stop interfering in their plans. Also, when he went back in time to save his boyfriend, Desmond from being sent to hell even though it could cause damage to the timeline.

Former powers: Magic: While referring to himself as merely an "occasional dabbler" after his failed exorcism, John is a master of the occult and mystic arts. Since his teenage years, John has accumulated vast knowledge and skill of magic, mysticism, and the supernatural. He is well-versed in various forms of sorcery, including dark magic. John knows words and phrases of multiple ancient languages, such as Latin, which he will usually chant while performing certain rituals or incantations. Many incantations give him the ability to affect physical forces, such as the inner workings of mechanisms, and the movements of others, allowing him to move objects and control their motion and momentum with the proper incantation. Despite John being a master sorcerer in his own right, he is shown to be wary of fighting Damien Darhk, though during their encounter, he was able to counter Darhk’s powers with his own; indicating John’s powers have gotten much stronger. This is further evidenced by how John easily overpowered the demon Neron who was one of the most powerful demons in Hell. However, due to Astra Logue using her mother, Natalie Logue's cleansing spell; John has lost all of these powers.

Binding: John is able to use his magic to bind people in magic.

Cloaking spell: John recognized and dispelled this magic at Felix Faust's hideout.

Dark magic: John is known to be highly skilled in the Dark Arts, having studied black magic lore while still young. His knowledge of the Dark Arts is often used to dispel dark magic spells, with him even knowing on how to call upon God's magic power to dispel even Satan's dark magic spells, as he did to banish an acetate containing the Devil's voice to Hell.

Banishment: John is capable of banishing demonic and supernatural creatures to Hell through the use of various spells, as well as by opening portals to Hell.

Phobikinesis: With help from Neron, Constantine is now able to channel fear to power his dark magic to the point he can open a portal to Hell that people can now come back from; previously, he'd only been able to open portals that could send people to hell, but not get through from the other side.

Necromancy: John mentioned that he mastered necromancy during his teenage years. With the help of Papa Midnite, he was able to allow the spirits of the dead to move on to the afterlife. John is also capable of restoring a person's lost soul back into their body. He was able to restore Sara Lance's soul and mentioned he had restored a person's soul once before. He also performed a ritual to temporarily reanimate and speak with the dead at the Chicago morgue using the Hand of Glory artifact.

Corpse reanimation: When John Constantine was under attack from Brother Voodoo he reanimated a corpse to trick Brother Voodoo.

Summoning: John can summon various entities, and even control them. He has summoned demons to fight other demons for him, and once summoned a demon into his body to protect himself from a Invunche.

Duplicity spell: John used this spell to cover the location of Jasper Winters' millhouse.

Exorcism: John can exorcize spirits that are demonic or ghostly in origin from their hosts by chanting incantations. Exorcism is one of John's most prominent abilities, most commonly used to expel demons from their hosts, like Neron.

Eye transformation: John was able to make his eyes glow orange and sometimes red when he used his powers.

Glamour: John is able to use his magic to glamour his appearance to make him look like other people.

Teleportation: John is able to use his magic to teleport from one place to another as show when he transported the Legends to one another.

Interdimensional travel: John, along with Ritchie Simpson, knew the Egyptian dream temple technique that would allow them to travel to the reality of Jacob Shaw. John also performed a ritual that transported himself, Oliver Queen, and Laurel Lance to the spirit world, to rescue the trapped soul of Sara Lance. He later used this technique to help Ava Sharpe and Gary Green to locate Sara Lance across time and space, and gaze into the spirit world of Mallus. He can also open a portal to Hell. He's traveled to Earth-666.

Illusion inducement: Using an ancient Mayan incantation, John was able to create a visual effect of the disaster that took place when a little girl was possessed by a spirit. John was also able to create an illusion of the RV he and the Legends were in in order to trick Hank Heywood. During the Anti-Monitor Crisis, he created an illusion of a map of all the other earths in the multiverse.

Transmutation: When Neron was going to cut Ray’s throat, John magically transformed the knife into a feather.

Life-force transference: John was able to use a spell that allowed him to transfer a portion of his life-force energy into a child who had been drained of his own.

Energy projection: John can channel powerful blasts of energy through his hands and use it against his opponents. This energy is typically orange in color.

Light magic: Although the full extent of his expertise is unknown, John is capable of using light magic and seems to be quite knowledgeable on how to use it, as he was able to give Oliver his magical tattoo from his arm to Oliver's stomach to allow him to channel light magic to fight Darhk. He was proficient enough in light magic to be capable of subduing a demon as powerful as Neron when he was off-guard with ease.

Light shield: When fighting Damien Darhk, he was able to completely neutralize a telekinetic dark magic attack from him with a shield of golden light and easily manipulate the light into striking Damien.

Amokinesis: With help from the Legends and all the other people John has learned to use love to power his light magic. As such, using the love the Legends had for Nate Heywood, he was able to generate enough magic to bring him back.

Magic circles: John uses magic circles that can be used for rituals, as boundaries, or traps for certain creatures, such as when he used a magic circle to trap the powerful demon, Furcifer, so he could banish it back to hell.

Protection spells: John taught Chas Chandler the protective Eye of Horus Egyptian symbol technique to protect the apartment belonging to Liv Aberdine John also used a Brittonic spell to give Chas Chandler the ability to resurrect himself from the dead, but only a certain number of times. John also mentioned that he could hide Liv Aberdine from demons with a special spell.

Spell negation: John was able to undo a spell that Gary Green had accidentally cast on himself.

Aerokinesis: John was able to use his magic to create a wind storm when he was fighting Atropos.

Death inducement: John was able to temporarily kill Zari to get pass the zombies.

Intangibility: When fighting the encores alongside the Legends, John phased through the floor to avoid getting stabbed.

Pyrokinesis: John possesses some power over fire, as shown when he was able to create a small ball of fire from his hand, as well as when ignited his hands with a lighter, and suffered no harmful effects from his hands being engulfed in flames. John was also capable of firing blasts of fire.

Heat generation: John was able to use a heating spell on a door to stop the agents from following him and the Legends.

Revealing spells: John used a number of revealing spells and dispels.

Sleep spell: John used this spell to put Zed Martin to sleep.

Telekinesis: John once telekinetically closed and locked a door. He also used this power on a manifestation of a League of Assassins member, freezing the individual' motion and suspending them helplessly in mid-air before killing the man with a sword. When he was tied up by the encores, he telekinetically freed himself, and then sent a telekinetic blast at one of them.

Immortality: After drinking from the Chalice of Dionysus, John became immortal for 24 hours.

Scarlet Lady magic: After John failed to get his original magic back, he started drinking this potion that temporarily gave him even stronger and more dangerous magic than the powers he had before. He also gained a serious addiction to to the potion. With his new found powerful magic and his dangerously strong addiction to it, he temporarily gained a darker side. Following his resurrection, John no longer uses this potion and has lost the magic that he got from it.

Bioluminescence: John's eyes change color to glow blue when he uses his new powers.

Ergokinesis: John was able to generate and manipulation an unknown blue energy to attack the soldiers in 1930's Spain, firing off energy blasts and creating elongated tentacles to attack his foes.

Mind control: John was able to use his new magic to order Esperanza Cruz to tell the Legends he drank from the Fountain of Imperium.

Memory manipulation: During that same time, John was also able to erase Esperanza's memory of him killing the soldiers. John was also able to show Esperanza the truth about what happened to her.

Teleportation: John was able to transport the Waverider to Earth by intaking each of the four elements: Earth, Water, Fire and Air. He was also able to transport himself and the Legends into a board game, but he wasn't able to get them back out.

Size manipulation: John was able to alter the size of a robe for Zari Tarazi.

Conjuration: John could use his new found magic to conjure items out of thin air. He summoned supplies for a yoga session with the Legends much to Behard's displeasure. He was also able to conjure magic particles as a magic trick for a young Esperanza Cruz.

Astral projection: When John betrayed the Legends, he fooled them into thinking he was at his house when his physical body was on the Waverider.

Pyrokinesis: John set his hand on fire in order to threaten Bishop.

Sleep inducement: John was able to put Astra, a young Esperanza Cruz and Esperanza's mom to sleep.

Telekinesis: John was able to telekinetically blast Astra away, hurting her in the process.

Spirit physiology: When John died he temporarily bonded with the Fountain of Imperium and became a spirit.

Flight: As a spirit John was able to take on the form of a ball of energy and use that form to fly.

Abilities: Occult knowledge: John has acquired extensive knowledge of the supernatural. John is master of the dark arts and well versed in demonology. He has been studying the dark arts since his teenage years.

High-level intellect/Expert strategist/Leader: John is an incredibly intelligent individual always managing to outthink his enemies and come out on top, even outwitting the devil himself on certain occasions.

Alchemy: John is proficient in creating potent enchanted potions that allow for magical effects to happen. He was able to create a potion that was able to temporarily transform Sara Lance and Ava Sharpe into children.

Skilled detective: John is a capable detective, specializing in paranormal investigation.

Expert con artist: John has a well-known reputation of being a con man.

Expert escape artist: John has shown that he can effortlessly break free from handcuffs when being interrogated by Jim Corrigan.

Entomology: John was able to immediately recognize Khapra beetles implying he knows insects and could tell them apart very well.

Extra sensory awareness: John had an uneasy feeling when he first arrived in Star City, which Oliver immediately claimed it was because of Damien Darhk. He was also able to sense Astra's presence when she atral projected invisibly from Hell to spy on him.

Multilingualism: Aside from English, his mother tongue, John can perform spells in Italian, Assyrian, and Hebrew so it can be presumed he knows the languages fluently. It may also be presumed he knows Arabic and Sanskrit, due to being able to read text written in these languages. It has also been revealed by Chas Chandler that John is capable of performing exorcism rituals in 50 languages.

Skilled guitarist: From spending years in a punk band, John is an exceptional guitarist; as shown by his guitar performance alongside Zari Tarazi’s singing.

Expert hand-to-hand combatant: John possesses some proficiency in fighting, occasionally resorting to physical fighting when he can't use a spell. He was able to knock out two opponents, both strong miners, and he later landed a hit on Papa Midnite after a failed summoning. He later fended off ghouls while Zed Martin reclaimed Imogen's angel feather from Zachary, improvising a nearby piece of plywood as a striking weapon, which continued until he defended Zachary from the residual Ghouls breaking into a church, however he was caught off-guard and was only saved from the restoration of Imogen's wings. He also managed to stab Lamashtu with his switchblade while she was attempting to drown him in a fountain in Mexico City, and later fought off an Invunche even after Anne Marie Flynn put him in a weakened state by shooting him, long enough to let Pazuzu possess him to properly fight off the Invunche. In a Mexican prison, he fought off the leading brother of Santa Muerte, despite the latter wielding a knife.

When Manny placed a bounty on John's head, he fought off a "voodoo zombie" controlled by Papa Midnite, but he was no match and had to be saved by a gun-toting Jim Corrigan. He later retaliated against Midnite when he snuck up behind him and knocked him down with a series of punches and knocked him out with two hits from the stock of the Ace of Winchester. Years before, he warned Oliver Queen that he has "a hell of a right hook". John was also able to block an attack from Jack The Ripper and knock him out with a single punch. Analyzing all of Constantine's fights, it can be said that Constantine's fighting style is Bare-Knuckle Boxing.

Skilled swordsman: During a spiritual adventure to save Sara Lance's soul, John demonstrated a degree of swordsmanship, able to hold his own against a manifestation of a member of the League of Assassins. However, he was quickly pressured enough that he had to resort to magic to defeat his opponent. He was also able to fight against his ancestor, Konstentyn, and ended the fight in a few moments before slicing off his hand.

Antimatter: After the ritual to retrieve Oliver's soul failed, Constantine revealed that antimatter can block the effects of his magic.

Lung cancer: After Astra used his soul coin to turn his burgeoning lung cancer up to 10, it caused him to collapse to the floor in a fit, coughing up blood. In other words, Constantine was suddenly dying. After making a deal with Astra, Constantine's lung cancer disappeared, though that didn't mean it wouldn't come back within that 10-year period. Upon hearing this, he has quitted smoking.

Natalie Logue's cleansing spell: Due to the nature of this spell, John's powers have been reduced and now has to relearn everything he already knew.

Damned soul: Due to accidentally sending Astra to Hell, John lost the "deed for his soul", which basically means he no longer owned it. Thus, he was unable to use magic that requires using his soul. Also, due to his soul being in demonic ownership, he was to go to Hell after death. However, after Astra gave him his soul token, this was no longer an issue. However, he has since traded it to a demon in order to be resurrected, meaning he is damned once more.

1. Constantine's lifespan was stated to only reach 2030. He was meant to die of lung cancer, but has since given up smoking. However, according to Astra, the cancer's already in his lungs, so quitting smoking won't keep him from dying.
2. He is bisexual as he was a lover with Sara Lance and Desmond although Desmond broke up with him.
3. Constantine genuinely tries to avoid people he owes a debt to, having apparently earned at least a punch to the face for the last time he met said people.
4. He's literally made a deal with the devil, specifically Earth-666's Lucifer Morningstar.
5. Constantine takes work where he can get it, so he will even perform a ritual to ensure a marriage if the customer pays him.
6. He won his apartment in a duel, which according to Constantine is "perfectly legal".
7. He is not fond of Doctor Who.
8. Constantine is a fan of Sting, even stating that "in the hands of a master, a lute is a formidable weapon. Just look at Sting."
9. At 5'11", Constantine is the shortest male Legend (current or former), tied with Jefferson Jackson, Carter Hall, Scythian Torvil, and Rip Hunter. The next shortest is Nate Heywood at 6 feet.
10. His motto is "relax and the work just flows".
11. Charlie's nickname for him is "John-O", while Mick Rory calls him "Trench Coat", "Weasel" and, rarely, "Englishman".
12. Constantine can flawlessly impersonate an American accent.
13. He does not own a cell phone.
14. He is of Northern-Irish descent through his mother and English descent through his father.
15. His favorite among the Triumvirate of Hell is Beelzebub.
16. Unlike the source material where his name is pronounced "Constan-tine" (rhymes with wine), this iteration goes by "Constan-teen".
17. This is brought up as a joke when Constantine went to Earth-666 to collect his favor from Lucifer Morningstar.
18. John also knows that Barry Allen is the Flash and nicknames him "Speedy".