Roxanne Simpson

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Roxanne Simpson was a fictional character in Ghost Rider. She is a friend of Johnny Blaze. Roxanne was played by Eva Mendes and her young self by Raquel Alessi.

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[edit] As a teenager

As a teen, Roxanne was watching a performance between Johnny and his father, Barton. After the show, Roxanne and Johnny went to their meeting place. While there, Roxanne tells Johnny that she is living with her mother soon because her father thinks that Johnny is a bad influence on her. After the tragic incident that Johnny had, which his father died in a motorcycle accident, he begins to forget his relationship with Roxanne.

[edit] As a reporter

Many years, Roxanne, now an adult, is now a reporter. In Johnny's stunt show, she meets him and interviews him. When the show starts, Roxanne refuses to watch Johnny's jump. When she is followed by Johnny, she tries to lose him but fails. Upon catching her, Johnny tells her to go out for dinner. Roxanne accepts, only if Johnny isn't late. When Johnny Blaze becomes the Ghost Rider, he begins to fight evil, so he forgets meet Roxanne for dinner. The next day, she interviews a woman telling her about the incident on the previous night. The woman tells Roxanne that she was saved by a man whose face was a skull and was on fire. Later, she goes to Johnny's house to ask him why he was late. Johnny tells her the story of him making a deal with Mephistopheles and how he is forced to work for him at night. Roxanne doesn't believe him about the story. After Johnny Blaze transforms into the Ghost Rider and is pursues by the police force, Roxanne sees his new appearance and realizes that he was telling the truth. Johnny notices her, but takes off without a word. The next night, Blackheart, Mephistopheles' son, weakens Roxane with his power and kidnaps her in an attempt to bring the contract the original Ghost Rider, Carter Slade, has to him. In Blackheart's hideout, Roxanne is released and tells Johnny to get up, who wants her to leave while he deals with Blackheart. When Johnny is alomst defeated, Roxanne manages to use a shotgun given to Johnny by Carter Slade to help him. After Blackheart is defeated, Roxanne is surprised with his appearance. When Johnny replies "monster..." before manages to touch him, she tells him she is "not afraid". When she touches him as the Ghost Rider, Johnny reverts back to normal. After Johnny decides to keep his curse, he and Roxanne return to the place they met as teenagers to say good bye since Johnny has now accepted his fate as the Ghost Rider.