Hellion
Hellion is a comic book character that first appeared in New Mutants #2
Hellion was one of the students at the Xavier Institute and one of the New X-Men in training until the school was closed.
Origin
When he joined, he was under the care of Northstar, but he was constantly getting into trouble and so was handed off to Emma Frost. Emma Frost saw a lot of potential in him, and made him the leader of the her training squad. Julian was allowed to select his own codename and decided upon "Hellion" in order to honor Emma and the students who went before him under her training. He was made the leader of the Hellions, (becoming much to Rockslide's chagrin "Hellion and the Hellions"), which only served to feed his ego. His powers developed quickly while he was at the school and he soon learned that he could fly, create concussive blasts and defensive shields. He had a knack for getting into trouble, and often found himself (and his team) conflicting with the New Mutants, specifically Prodigy.
Julian was often seen as a Magneto-like figure at the school. His elitist aura and need for superiority often shined through, especially during an impassioned speech he gave to the entire student body defending fellow student Wither, who was under investigation by the FBI.
Hellion and the Wind Dancer
Julian often aggressively pursued Sofia which she often smugly rejected due to his mistreatment towards her teammates. Following the death of Julian's former mentor Northstar, Julian began to open up to Sofia and their relationship began to blossom from there.
The Kingmaker
After some discussion, the Hellions summoned the Kingmaker. He would grant them each one wish if they would promise to do him a favor in the future. Julian wished for fame and glory, and in return, the Hellions brought him a bio weapon. Hellion, after seeing some of the bad things that Kingmaker could do, would only agree to hand it over if Kingmaker would void their contracts. Kingmaker agreed, but the Hellions still attacked him, turning the weapon over to SHIELD after they got it back from him.
M-Day
New X-MenChildhood's End
Following M-Day, Emma redid the teams with the mutants that still had their powers. Hellion was one of these mutants and so he was made a member of the New X-Men training squad. However much to Julian's (and Nori's) dismay, Emma named Surge the leader of the New X-Men (because Julian refused to take down X-23).
After Julian made an off-handed remark about his rival Prodigy, a depowered mutant, no longer belonging at the Institute, Sofia overheard the conversation and confronted Julian. As all depowered mutants were forced out of the Institute, a deeply hurt Sofia left the school without notifying Julian, causing him intense anger and sadness. Julian have tried to apologize to her, though, Sofia did not gave her a second chance. In a Danger Cave exercise, Julian became very harsh to X-23 and Elixir because of his insults. Following some events, Sofia also have to leave the Institute for being depowered.
During Stryker's bus attack, Tag, Julian's best friend, was killed. Tag's death resulted in a personality change for Julian, deeply disturbing him and causing him to shed his ego. Julian also had to work with Prodigy, a mutant that had been one of his worst enemies. Prodigy had lost his powers but was still at the school and (unofficially) part of the team.
Nimrod
When Nimrod showed up and tried to get Forge to rebuild its body, Hellion and the team (lead by Surge, another of Hellion's former enemies) went to stop it. During the fight Rockslide was utterly destroyed. When the battle with Nimrod was over, Hellion used his telekinetic powers to put Rockslide back together, giving him his new and current look. X-23 had also been injured during the fight and was not able to heal herself. She was quickly dying and the group wasn't able to save her. Hellion picked her up and tried to fly her to the mansion before she died, but he couldn't go fast enough. Emma Frost was talking to him telepathically and he begged her to help. She didn't want to and said it was impossible, but Hellion kept begging. He had lost a teammate when William Stryker killed Tag (and a busload of other students) and he couldn't bear to lose Laura. Emma relented and removed the blocks that prevented Hellion from using his powers to their full extent. Using his now stronger telekinesis to travel at incredible speeds, Hellion was then able to reach the mansion in time. Unfortunately, the unleashing of his powers weakened his body and he collapsed right as he made it to the medical center at the Institute. Before he did, he forced a previously-catatonic Elixir to wake up and heal X-23.
X-23 and HellionMercury Falling
Julian woke up some time later and was in perfect physical condition. However he seems to be having problems with his powers. A series of incidents, including throwing Santo threw a wall and his bed out of a window; he ends up in training sessions with Beast. The X-Men’s resident scientist believes that his powers have now settled at a higher level than before and because of it he is having problems with the fine motor controls. His theory is proven true when Julian attempts to make a paperclip he has telekinetically lifted move, he destroys the danger room floor. Their session ends just as Elixir comes seeking Beast, giving Julian the
Quest For MagikQuest For Magik
The next adventure the Institute students faced was being transported to Limbo by Belasco. While the majority of the students are transported, Hellion and Surge manage to avoid capture because they are busy arguing about his recent mission with X-23. Trance uses her powers to contact those back at the mansion, reaching Surge and Hellion and telling them of the other students capture and naming Belasco. Hellion and Surge then go to the O*NE. They then learn that Amanda Sefton is in a coma in Germany, Surge insists they be there when she wakes up. Hellion and Surge travel to Germany where they speak to the former ruler of Limbo, explaining their situation and being informed by her of Belasco’s return. They insist on being transported to limbo, and Amanda wearily accepts. Accompanied by a single Sentinel pilot, Hellion and Surge find themselves transported to Limbo where they’re greeted by thousands, if not millions of demons. They manage to hold their own against the horde, and with the sentinel pilot holding them off, to work their way to Belasco’s citadel. They arrive just as Illyana comes to her senses and sends the X-Men home.
World War Hulk
When Hulk attacks the manner, Hellion and the other New X-Men are the first to respond. Hellion manages to pin hulk down for a moment in their first attack but is then knocked away. When he tries again to attack him he is the first to be defeated. Realizing he is a telekinetic Hulk creates a sonic boom, rupturing his eardrums. He is down for the rest of the fight.
Messiah Complex
They begin an assault on their headquarters, easily infiltrating it. They begin a drawn out battle with their forces creating a distraction to allow Anole to find information on the child. During the conflict Hellion tries to reach out to Surge, stopping her from unnecessarily killing a man and saving her from an attack. Hellion confronts the new leader of the Purifiers who is also the man who killed his friends. It’s then that Lady Deathstrike makes her appearance, spearing Hellion through the chest. X-23 protected him until Pixie managed to teleport the team out. (She later avenged him, seemingly killing Lady Deathstrike for harming him) He was taken back to what was left of the Manor. Prodigy and Beast managed to stabilize him, and he spent the remainder of his time on life support.
Divided We Stand
While having dinner, Julian proposes that he work with Magneto, but the mutant leader turns him down. He explains while he can understand Julian’s feelings: the X-Men have taken everything from him and then disposed of him. He states that Julian hasn’t realized what Scott has given him, the gift of time. Stating that the Mutant war would reclaim him soon enough, Magneto leaves Julian to spend the gift Scott has given him as he chooses.
Secret Invasion
When the Skrulls invade Earth, they don't expect much resistance on the West coast. They're surprised to find that the X-Men have recently relocated to San Fransisco to create a Mutant haven.Julian is among those who have joined the X-Men in their new home. Scott quickly leads those available to him in a counteroffensive against the Skrulls. Julian does his part against the skrulls, listening intently when Cyclops debriefs them on the Skrulls and on their strategy. He then joins the X-Men in their guerrilla war against the skrulls.
Abduction
Along with Boom-Boom and Surge, Hellion was abducted by the so called Leper Queen and her followers. The three abducted mutants have been injected with a modified Legacy Virus which is notorious in killing notable mutants in the Marvel Universe. They were injected this virus to become bio-bombs and were sent to United Nations Building believing that this tragedy would cause humans to clamp down on mutant rights. However, Surge and Hellion were luckily teleported away by the X-Force but Boom-Boom was left with the Leper Queen since they have teleported before taking Tabitha away. It then caused the death of Tabitha Smith.
Powers
Hellion is a highly skilled telekinetic whose uses his abilities to fly at subsonic speeds, generate telekinetic force barriers, fire telekinetic force blasts, and lift things weighing multiple tons. He was able to simultaneously carry the Blackbird, while tunneling through over a mile and a half of tunnel. Julian has also shown that he has a huge amount of untapped potential. After the New X-Men fought Nimrod and X-23 needed medical care, Emma Frost unlocked some of this potential so Hellion could get her to the mansion in time. He was able to travel from Dallas, Texas to New York in mere seconds, plowing through a Sentinel upon arrival before stopping. That's around 1400 miles in just a few seconds. Since then, Hellion's powers have lowered some, but they are still much higher than before. As a result, he has very little fine control over his telekinesis. At one point, he tried to lift a paper clip and accidentally blew a hole through the floor of the Danger Room. When Hellion uses his powers, the telekinetic energy he creates often glows a visible green. He also seems to prefer having the telekinetic energy flow from his hands rather than directly from his mind.
Characteristics
- Gender--Male
- Height--5' 10"
- Weight--170 lbs (77 kg)
- Eyes--Blue
- Hair--Black
Alternate Realities
House of M
House of M
Julian's codename isn't Hellion but Scion. Julian was a member of a Junior SHIELD operative who was under Danielle Moonstar's team. He also had a relationship with Wind Dancer
Other Media
Wolverine and the X-Men
- Wolverine and the X-Men
Julian was one of the mutant prisons of the Sentinels of the future. Julian then was recruited to be a member of Professor X's X-men in the future. He was sent into an operating room which aims to transfer his mutant powers to the Sentinels. As Bishop saves him together with Professor X, he used his powers against the Sentinels even if he feels weakened. He also fought Polaris in a later episode with the other Future X-Men.
| Super Name: | Hellion |
| Real Name: | Julian Keller |
| Aliases: |
Julian Keller Scion |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Mutant |
| 1st Appearance: | New Mutants #2 |
| Appears in: | 92 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
