Cedella

Origin

Born in the 18th Century, along with her little brother Linton. When living in New York, a slave named Cuffee attempted a rebellion using a special gun powder Midnite had given him. The powder didn’t work and hundreds of slaves were killed. As a result Cuffee had his revenge on Midnite, forcing him to murder Cedella and decapitate her as well as cursing him to immortality while Cedlla was left to be tortured in Hell.

While in Hell, Cedella would be forced to provide information to Midnite as a spy by contacting him through the skull.

Creation

Cedella first appeared as a skull in Hellblazer #1 (Jan 1988) created by Jamie Delano. The backstory was expanded upon by Matt Johnson.

Major Story Arcs

Damnation’s Flame

During an encounter with Papa Midnite, John Constantine was sent to Hell. Thinking he had rid himself of Constantine for good, the tables were soon turned against Midnite. Constantine had met the spirit of Cedella in Hell and together managed to break free. Cedella took her revenge on her brother, haunting him and eventually forcing him to jump off the Empire State Building to his apparent death.

Other Media

Constantine

Cedella makes an appearance in the 5th episode of the NBC series Constantine titled “Danse Vaudou”. When Papa Midnite begins accidentally raising spirits in New Orleans, he turns to his sister’s skull for confirmation. Later on Constantine himself asks Cedella what she knows of the coming darkness, but she only tells him that it is too late to stop it.

Cedelle or Luna as she was formerly known, was born in the 18th century, along with her twin brother, where they were taught the art of Voodoo by their mother. They later moved to New York City, where they took over the home of a white landlord, whom they rendered catatonic and used as a puppet, turning their home into a hub from which they could sell goods and favors. All went well for the siblings, until a slave named Cuffee attempted a rebellion using a special gunpowder Midnite had given him. The gunpowder didn’t work and hundreds of slaves were killed in the process. As a result, Cuffee exacted revenge on Midnite, forcing him to murder Cedella and behead her, as well as curse him to immortality.

While in Hell, Cedella would be forced to provide information to Midnite as a spy, contacting him through the cecient skull.

Jack still alive,

Eventually, Jack escaped a life of servitude and traveled the world, studying magic in all ways and all trades. He’s lived under many different names and loved many different women, and a few men, and been killed no fewer than thirty-seven times… only to return as morally bankrupt as ever.

Throughout his immortality, Jack (later taking on the name “Midnite”, some say in reference to the color of his soul) kept a single relic, his sister’s skull, which he turned into a kind of afterlife telephone, allowing her the ability to keep her twin sister’s advice.