There is, currently, a story involving an interaction between Ghost Rider and the Hood. I understand the premise, but if I could, I'd like a story where Ghost Rider interacts with Kaine. And I have a couple of reasons for it:

1. Kaine is one of my favorite characters; I like to think of different stories where I could insert him and Kaine solos on an almost daily basis;

2. It could be a test of his character growth; Histories involving hell are usually about suffering but growth, with the metaphysical plane embodying the strugfles of the psyche. Let Kaine interact with that kind of stuff and see how it plays off. We've kind of had that with Dematteis’ Echoes one-shot, but without the supernatural angle. Here I plan to have that angle.

3. I know people aren't fond of when one of the Spider-people interacts with Mephisto, but I am fond of the idea of each Spider-character, even if all are by standard street-level, having his own niche to interact from time to time. Peter may be the broadest, Ben and Otto(who I really wished could return to being one of the Spiders)being a bit sci-fi, Kaine leaning towards the mythical and supernatural.

4. Since Yost's Scarlet Spider, it has been strongly suggested that Kaine's catholic. What better way to play with it than to insert him into the scenario of a Ghost Rider?

Would I give him the spirit of vengeance? Probably. Albeit not with a deal, mainly not to ruin his ironic reputation as the level-headed Spider-character. Sure, he did so with Zarathos on MC2, but not sure if I'd repeat that on current canon. I'd prefer if Zarathos latched onto him instead, perhaps while searching for a host.

He's had a voice in his head before in the form of the Other, but how would he take the spirit of vengeance? Again, it could be a great opportunity to play with the religious side of his character, since the past Jason Aaron lore established that the spirits are angelic in nature. Yeah, future stories would completely disregard if not indirectly retcon that, but Kaine doesn't have to have that context. On the narrative, it could be played off ambiguously, with Kaine hearing the Spirit as sometimes soothing, sometimes demanding.

Honestly, it's a possibility that excites me, but it would be interesting to hear the thoughts of Scarlet Spider and Ghost Rider fans. And besides a "Kaine gets Zarathos scenario", I suppose it could be interesting to see Kaine and Johnny interacting.

Just something that randomly crossed my mind. For Ben, there was a time I wished he met Madelyne, but now that Marvel kind of fumbled on that, I wished that he had the chance to interact with the Superior Spider-Man, even if that unfortunately wouldn't be possible today. Outside him, maybe Laura Kinney.

For Kaine, I've always wished to see him interacting with Venom(Eddie Brock), because apart from him being my favorite character(with Kaine being my second), the two are very, very alike, and while it's good to see opposites have a dynamic, I think it could be just as interesting to see these characters who are alike, known as dysfunctional but have grown to be functional over time, to form a genuinely solid bond.

What about you?

That's something that has been nagging my mind for a time. If I remember right, Kaine was stronger due to the degeneration mutating his body, yet since he was cured on Spider-Island, should he or shouldn't he be a bit depowered by now?

He is still(although not always) drawn as bigger and bulkier than Peter and Ben, not to mention Superior Spider-Man being surprised by his strength way back on Sibling Rivalry. Perhaps one could chalk it all up to the presence of the Other, but since it's gone after Spider-Verse, what about now? I also vaguely remember that in Peter David's Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider, Ben implies they're too evenly matched or something.

Now, I prefer to think otherwise, and even confirmed him as the strongest of the three elsewhere, but now I am starting to have doubts and so I might have to correct that.

So, any opinions?