hell fire

Tania 2022-04-22 07:01:03

The story of [X-Men: Lesson 1] dates back to the 1960s, when both Professor X and Magneto were still unknown, and they were just students at Oxford University. Although the superpowers in various places at that time have already been seen, it is still too early for the creation of the mutant organizations "X-Men" and "Brotherhood". But at the same time, another evil mutant corps, the "Hellfire Club", is eyeing it. They plan to use the tensions of the Cuban missile crisis to try to turn the whole world upside down. The Hellfire Club has a long and well-organized history and has experienced The killings of World War II, they have been disappointed with human beings and believe that human beings are just "second-class citizens" on the earth, and they need to rely on them as powerful mutants to rule the world. Obviously, Hellfire has both ambition and strength. They will be the biggest challenge for the young "X-Men". As for the past and present of this evil organization and its leader, let's come together...

Hell Fire Club Hell Fire Club

Hellfire Club was founded by Sir Francis Dashoude in England in the 18th century. The members of the organization included successful businessmen, aristocratic royal families and religious people, and then gradually developed into a social club for the British elite. At that time, its background was inextricably linked with King James I of England, and it is said that the mysterious events that happened in the 16th and 17th centuries were still preserved. The existence of Hellfire not only provided some diversions that challenged the moral values ​​of the time, but also played a role in cementing the economic and social position of its members in Britain. As a result, the Hellfire Club grew from strength to strength. In the 1780s, some heavyweight members moved to Colonial New York and established the new Hellfire Club of America in an abandoned church.
With the passage of time, the Hellfire Club has developed faster and faster, and the scale of the organization has become larger and larger. It has gradually become an international organization that gathers global social elites. At present, this organization is controlled by some people who feel that their mutant abilities and social The status is far beyond the hands of the mutants of ordinary people. Now the Hellfire Club is located on Fifth Avenue on the east side of Manhattan, a few blocks from the Avengers headquarters. It gathers the richest and most powerful people in the world. Only by invitation can the entire membership join. Hellfire Club members It is a globally recognized symbol of supremacy, and membership is hereditary, so no one refuses an invitation, and Iron Man and the Green Goblin have been invited to join. But in fact today's club is controlled by a core group of a few very influential people, and these core members are all named after chess pieces, and the most powerful person becomes the supreme king. The core group completely controls the Hellfire Club and silently influences the activities of the organization to grab more power and wealth, and since the mutants took power, the existence of Hellfire intends to subvert the world and realize the rule of mutants, so it is for human beings. The X-Men who coexisted and fought with mutants naturally became the nemesis of Hellfire.

Black King Sebastian Shaw Sebastian Shaw

Sebastian Shaw is the leader of the Hellfire Club organization. As the core leader of the club, he actually controls the development of the entire mutant group. Xiao was born with the ambition to be a ruler. In his early years, he built a large-scale industrial company by himself. He became a millionaire at the age of 30, and was worth over 100 million at the age of 40. Sebastian Wan Xiao Feihan His ability to control and leadership is the main capital of his joining the Hellfire Club. Sebastian Shaw took over the throne after the death of then club leader Sir Gordon Phillips due to a hereditary virus. As a result, Xiao's ambitions on the throne of power became more and more inflated. He instigated the White Queen to use mind reading and killed all the candidates. From then on, the Hellfire Club became a place where Xiao's hands covered the sky, and he was a mutant. A member of , whose supernatural ability is to convert various external energies into his own power, thus becoming infinitely powerful, so the Hellfire Club under his control began to plan the concept of mutants ruling the world.


The White Queen Emma Frost

Emma was born into a middle-class family in Boston, USA, the second of three daughters and a gay older brother. His father, Winston, was a stern and authoritarian businessman, and his mother was addicted to drugs. Emma never got emotional communication and support at home, and at school she was also an ugly duckling who was worried about her studies. But at the same time, Emma's telepathy ability gradually revealed, she could see through people's minds, know the thoughts of her classmates and the answers of exams, so she began to become a popular figure on campus. Although her father, Winston, was firmly opposed, she followed the advice of her teacher, Ian Kendall, and stayed at the school as a teaching assistant.
Emma's conflict with her father Winston continued to intensify, culminating in running away from home. After a turbulent life, she entered the State University of New York, and at the same time her supernatural abilities matured, she began to master her mutant abilities, and was invited to join the Hellfire Club. In the group she discovered Stephen Lang's plan to destroy all mutants, and she teamed up with Shaw and Lude Chantel to defeat him. From then on, she and Xiao gradually controlled the core group of Hellfire. She was not only the White Queen of the club, but also the chairman of an international company, and she also served as the president of the Massachusetts College. In addition to the ability to sense people's hearts, the White Queen can also turn her body into a diamond shape. After "diamondization", she is not only invulnerable, but also does not need to eat and has no emotions. She was young in [X-Men: Wolverine] The White Queen has demonstrated this super ability.

The Red Devil Azazel

The Red Devil is the most unpredictable and mysterious one in the Hellfire Club. Little is known about his condition. It is said that his life has lasted for thousands of years. He called himself the "Son of the Devil" and led an evil mutant race called the Neyaphem thousands of years ago. They fought a tragic battle with the righteous mutant group Cheyarafim and ended in defeat, so the entire race was killed. Sealed in another dimension, the Red Devils narrowly escaped.
After thousands of years of practice, the Red Devils joined Hellfire and began to become the mainstay of this evil mutant organization. Later, he merged with the mutant Mystique, and gave birth to a child, which is the nightcrawler with blue skin and teleportation ability in the future. The ultimate goal of the Red Devils is to open up the dimension that seals the demon clan, so his existence is bound to pose a great threat to the X-Men.

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X-Men: First Class quotes

  • Erik Lehnsherr: My fellow Mutants! The real enemy is out there.

  • Erik Lehnsherr: [to Mystique] If you're using half your concentration to look normal, then you're only half paying attention to whatever else you're doing.

    [pause]

    Erik Lehnsherr: Just pointing out something that could save your life.

    Erik Lehnsherr: You want society to accept you, but you can't even accept yourself.