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This page covers the Marvel comicbook hero Hellstorm also known as The Devil , Lord of Hell , White King , Son of Satan , Black Halo , Prince of Lies , Antichrist , King of Hell , Son of Satannish . If this is not the page you were looking for check here.
Denying his infernal heritage, the Son of Satan uses his abilities for the betterment of mankind.
In the Marvel Universe, hell is not a single place, but a blanket term for any one of many similar dimensional realms characterized by the common existence of evil demonic beings, and where the physical laws tend much more towards magical, rather than scientific principles. The origins, structure, and laws of these realms are known to few but the demons themselves. As lies and deception are their stock and trade, they can in no way be trusted in their accounting. Through unknown processes, the souls of dead mortals with some frequency become manifest here after death; sometimes as the result of an agreement during life with one of the demonic beings, sometimes presumably because the soul’s wicked actions in life have imbued it with a resonance in accord with these realms, and occasionally for even more unusual reasons. The ancient demonic beings that come to dominate any one of these realms are singular entities of god-like power, though this power is greatly diminished outside their home realm, and is clearly drawn from their lordship of it in some fashion. Some appear so bound to their home-dimension that they are unable to leave it all, and each would appear to require some manner of occult conditions to be met before they could enter a dimension like that of earth with even a fraction of their full power. For reasons unknown, at least some of these beings appear to enhance their power by the existence of the souls of the dead trapped in their realm; and sometimes also through the devotion of mortal beings who are still alive. This fact provides such evil entities with a strong incentive to maintain at least some influence over the mortal realm. Over the course of relatively recent human history several of these demon lords have found it useful to claim the mantle of the Judeo-Christian Satan. Moreover, such powerful demon lords as Mephisto, Satannish, Lucifer, Thog, etc. have seen fit to merge in some fashion as a single entity, Satan, for mysterious purposes.
One such demon lord, calling himself Satan, seduced and sired a son with a woman named Victoria Hellstrom. The Hellstrom line were a family of dark satanic bent for generations, and sold Victoria to the Chapel of Dresden. This twisted cult sought to dominate mankind by the creation of a half-demonic child who would eventually lead the Chapel of Dresden to mastery of the earth. To this end Victoria’s womb was tattooed with occult symbols which were to draw Satan to her. The demon lord, “Satan”, married her in pursuit of his own diabolical ends, and the two produced a child, Daimon Hellstrom.
Daimon appeared to live a fairly normal early life to outward appearances, though in place of baby formula he was raised on human blood. When Daimon was three years old, his mother, Victoria, gave birth to a sister, Satana. During Daimon and Satana's childhoods, Daimon tended to grow close to his human mother and Satana to her demonic father, as Satana was more drawn to her father's unholy teachings. Throughout his childhood, Daimon never knew of his dark heritage, instead believing that Satan was merely a child's story. A short while after Daimon's thirteenth birthday, his mother was driven mad by the mere sight of her husband's true visage. After Victoria was placed into an insane asylum, Daimon and Satana were separated, the brother being raised in an orphanage, while the sister descended to the infernal realm of her father. While visiting her in the asylum, Daimon had thrust upon him an ankh by his mother, who tells him only it can protect him from his father. Shortly thereafter Hellstrom joined the seminary in a monastery, with the intention of entering the priesthood. When his mother died, Daimon inherited his family's mansion. In it he discovered his mother's diary, wherein he learned the truth of his origin. Soon afterwards, Satan contacted Daimon, offering him a place to rule by his side, as well as a near limitless source of power and eternal life.
After much soul-searching, Daimon set aside the ankh and decided to stand against his father. Accessing a gateway to hell within the mansion, Hellstrom confronted Satan, and despite being impossibly overmatched; managed to escape by stealing his father’s Netheraneum trident and a chariot pulled by three demonic horses. The trident was an incredibly potent magical artifact, imbuing Son of Satan with power leached from his father’s realm, and with it he sealed the gate of Hell with melted Netheraneum.
Thereafter Damon was afflicted with the manifestation each night of his “Darksoul”, an infernal aspect to his spiritual make-up which was the source of much of his power, and which manifested as an inverted pentagram on his chest or could cause him to take on a more demonic appearance. Apparently the ankh given to him by his mother could mediate the effects of his father’s heritage, as he struggled against his own dark nature. In the process of achieving self-knowledge, Daimon’s studies led him to become an accomplished demonologist, occultist, and exorcist. After several more battles with his father and his agent Baphomet, Hellstrom merged fully with his Darksoul and came into full understanding and possession of his formidable power.
Eventually, the Son of Satan joined the Defenders, fighting such foes as the demonic sorcerer Asmodeus, the Sons Of The Serpent, and Nebulon. Amidst a prolonged battle against a league of powerful demonic entities known as the Six Fingered Hand, Daimon Hellstrom was instrumental in freeing Hellcat and Gargoyle from the domination of their demonic masters, and they too joined the Defenders. To prevent the Six Fingered Hand from merging the dimensions of hell and earth, Son of Satan was forced to agree to return to hell to study under his father there, though he later returned to earth and was once again a mainstay of the Defenders for some time.
At some point Daimon began calling himself Hellstorm, fighting alongside the Defenders and other heroes, until he fell victim to the machinations of the Miracle Man, who managed to wrest from him his Darksoul and place it into the Hellfire Serpent. Daimon was largely disempowered by this act, and after marrying Patsy Walker (Hellcat), the two became paranormal investigators. Meanwhile his Darksoul was used to empower another demon / human hybrid - Mikal Dragonmegas - in another infernal power struggle. It soon became apparent that Hellstrom would die without the Darksoul, causing Hellcat to summon Satan to Daimon’s aid. Though the Darksoul was restored to Hellstorm, Hellcat was temporarily driven mad by seeing Daimon’s true spiritual aspect, reminiscent of the fate of Daimon’s mother.
After learning the True Name of his father, Marduk Kurios, Hellstrom was empowered by this knowledge sufficiently to use it against Satan and defeat him in his own realm. Thus the Black Halo passed to him and he replaced his father as a Lord of Hell. Subsequent to a conflict with Blackheart, Daimon also became the White King of the Hellfire Club.
POWERS
Even before becoming a Lord of Hell, Hellstorm possessed a vast degree and array of mystical powers, drawn from his half-demonic heritage, his Darksoul, and the Netheranium trident stolen from his father. He is only slightly stronger and more durable than normal, but can use mystic energy to augment this greatly. He commands both earthly fire and soulfire, which can be used as a force blast and to harm an entity’s spirit. He uses the trident to channel this energy, as well as to blast it behind him to enable him to fly. He has an impressive variety of spell-like powers. By interdimensional travel through hell, he can affect teleportation of himself and others. He has shown an impressive though seldom used power over time; at least once traveling into ancient history, and on another occasion manipulating temporal flow to manifest sunlight when battling a vampire. He can also sense occult energies, heal himself and others, and ‘tear’ thoughts from the minds of others.
Since becoming a Lord of Hell, he is conceivably as powerful in his own realm as such beings as Mephisto, Satannish, or Thog.
Alternate Version#
Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610)
He is with the super-group the Defenders. a group of wannabe superheroes with no apparent powers save for Giant Man. He was put there by SHIELD to spy on the members, especially to Giant Man.
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