Space Ghost is the lead character of the animated series Space Ghost. He was originally voiced by Gary Owens.
About Space Ghost[]
He is a superhero who, with his sidekick teen helpers Jan, Jace, and Blip the monkey, fought supervillains in outer space. Space Ghost and his helpers fought such recurring supervillains as Moltar, Zorak, Black Widow, Metallus, Brak, and Creature King.
Space Ghost's costume generally remains the same through each adaption; a bright white bodysuit with a wispy yellow cape, black cowl connecting to his red and black emblem, power bands, and a power belt. Like many superheroes of the era, he has no visible pupils. Why? Don't know, ghost powers or something. Ask him about it. He also looks like Racer X.
His appearance under the cowl varies. While there was concept art by Alex Toth of him under the cowl for the original series, it was never used there. Coast to Coast solved this dilemma by just having him never take off the cowl ever. The 2005 Miniseries, however, shows him looking similar to the concept art before he became Space Ghost, albeit more muscular and with a slightly different hairstyle. Future Quest uses a design much like the 2005 miniseries, though with glowing hair and eyes, making him seem more ghostly. His real name in Future Quest is Kyr.
In the original Space Ghost series, Space Ghost is a model superhero. Though often aloof, Space Ghost will do anything to protect the ones he loves. A caring and courageous individual, Space Ghost is known across the universe for his many crime-fighting feats. He is incredibly committed to serving justice, no matter what he has to do. Even in the original Hanna-Barbera series, many episodes end with him not sure if his most recent foe has even survived their last encounter or not. His name is Thaddeus Bach, according to Alex Toth.
In Space Ghost Coast to Coast, however, he's a talk show host. His real name is established as Tad Ghostal. Many guest appearances result in him becoming infatuated with them, getting into fights with them, or just plain ignoring them. He only really cares about himself, forces Zorak and Moltar, or Brak in Cartoon Planet, into the show with him without pay, and is completely oblivious to what's going on half the time, often spouting nonsensical phrases. He insists that he's a real ghost, but isn't really sure how ghosts work.
Space Ghost has made three appearances in The Brak Show.
Other Appearances[]
Space Ghost and his sidekicks would later also appear in Space Stars in a newer series of their own segments, and cross over with characters from The Herculoids, Teen Force, and Astro and the Space Mutts in the finale segments. In these, Gary Owens reprised his role.
Space Ghost has a cameo in the Shirt Tales episode "The Bigfoot Incident," when they're watching him on TV.
Space Ghost himself would become the host of his own talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Here, he was voiced by George Lowe.
Space Ghost and his sidekicks were also featured in the Batman: The Brave and The Bold episode "Bold Beginnings!" Gary Owens reprised his role once again for the last time.
Space Ghost was on an episode of the Wacky Races reboot in 2018, where he was voiced by Michael Berger.
Space Ghost has an Easter Egg cameo appearance in the 2020 CGI Animated film, "Scoob!" He appears in a Space Stars arcade game in the background at the abandoned Funland amusement park game area. The Brian Crowne Blue Falcon also has a similar design to Space Ghost in the film.
Space Ghost appears in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Space Ghost appears in Jellystone!, voiced by Paul F. Tompkins in season 1 and George Lowe in season 2.
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