Nightrider (DC Comics)

Nightrider (Dagon) is a fictional vampire superhero from the DC Comics universe. He is a member of the Team Titans, a rebel group seeking to overthrow Lord Chaos, the dictator of an alternate Earth ten years into the future.

Nightrider
Nightrider as depicted in Team Titans #6 (March 1993). Art by Art Nichols .
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The New Titans #79 (September 1991)
Created by	Marv Wolfman
In-story information
Full name	David
Team affiliations	Teen Titans
Notable aliases	Dagon
Abilities	Vampiric physiology

Fictional character biography

Dagon originates from an alternate timeline ruled by Lord Chaos. At the age of 14, he is kidnapped and experimented on by Chaos, who transforms him into a vampire by infusing him with Dracula's DNA.

Dagon later joins the Team Titans to get revenge on Chaos, adopting the name Nightrider. He and the group travel to the past to prevent Chaos' birth, during which he prevents his own creation.

Dagon is later killed during the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! event when the timeline collapses.

Other versions

• In Team Titans Annual #2 (1994), Dagon works with Terra as a rebel cell in deep space after Lord Chaos conquers much of the galaxy.
• Dagon appears in Teen Titans Go! #48.
• Dagon appears in DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #3.

References

External links

• Nightrider at the Grand Comics Database
• Nightrider at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)