Jesse Bedlam
Jesse Bedlam is a comic book character that first appeared in X-Force #82
Bedlam, a mutant with the ability to generate a bio-electric field for a variety of effects, former member of X-Force and skilled in covert ops.
Early Life
Jesse was born to Nina and Kyle Aaronson, information analysts at the National Department of Security. He was the second born after his brother Chris.
He became orphaned at the age of 5 after his brother Christopher used his mutant powers to drive their father insane while driving, causing him to lose control of the family car. Though he would not learn of his brother's involvement until later in life. Jesse Aaronson was placed in foster care. Separated from his brother, Jesse became emotionally unstable and was committed to a psychiatric institution after seeing several therapists. There his mutant nature manifested, and Jesse’s doctor, Dr. Derek Parsons, saw his condition as a means to getting a book published by subjecting him to a series of cruel tests. Jesse was rescued by members of the Mutant Underground Support Engine (M.U.S.E.), who cared for Jesse’s well-being while training him as a field agent, codenamed Bedlam. This faction of the Underground was based out of Montana. It was here that Jesse learned how to hack systems, to get sensitive info, and act as a field handler.
Meeting Domino and X-Force
At the age of 19, Jesse left the Mutant Underground to seek out his brother. He enlisted the help of mutant spy/mercenary Domino to help him in his goal. He cut a deal with Domino, agreeing to give her the location of Ekatarina Gryaznova (the Prime Sentinel who implanted her with a neural-disruption device that shorted out her mutant powers during Operation: Zero Tolerance) in return for her aid in finding Christopher. Domino agreed, but only if Jesse took her to Gryaznova first. They broke into the Aguilar Institute, but Domino was captured. Jesse escaped and sought the help of the mutant strike team X-Force.
In the end, the team managed to free Domino and apparently kill Gryphon. In the process Jesse also short-circuited the implants that severely diminished her mutant powers. Keeping up her end of the bargain Domino helped Jesse to find his brother. His parents were actually information analysts at the National Security Department. They paid a visit to
Jesse stayed with the team, and went on lots more missions, including, going after the new Chaos bear, fighting Selene, The Aguilar Institute, and even Magneto. When the team went on a mission to Genosha, a woman by the name of Delphi, gave Jesse a memory box that contained the knowledge of a master martial artist. Jesse was now a fully trained black belt,.
When X-force went all black ops courtesy of Pete Wisdom Jesse stayed and learned to use his powers from a distance. After a lot of weird stuff happened and Domino returned, the team supposedly died but reappeared to fight the new X-Statix. Except for Jesse. Months later, Jesse appeared on a cross, hung up on the Xmen's lawn along with Jubilee, Magma, Skin, and some other random mutants. Whether Jesse lived or died was never confirmed.
Powers and abilities
Bio-electric Field: His mutant ability allows him to generate a bio-EM field that wreaks havoc with electrical and mechanical systems, sense and perceive energy signatures, generate electromagnetic pulses, track others by their biological em signature, and can affect the neural chemical responses of a living brain to induce states such as pain, sleep, or confusion.
Bedlam has black belt level skill in karate due to memories of a karate master given to him by a Delphi box.
Skilled in covert ops such as stealth and info gathering.
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
Although his technical debut, Jesse appears alongside his brother in the Age of Apocalypse. In this reality, he worked for Sinister in his pens, along with his brother, who is called Terrence. He also assisted Dark Beast in his medical labs experimenting on patients. Jesse and Terrance appear to be a very happy, brotherly bunch. Sinister states that most likely either of them would die for their brother, unlike Scott and Alex. He eventually turned on Havok, in order to help Cyclops and Jean Grey to escape the pens
| Super Name: | Jesse Bedlam |
| Real Name: | Jesse Aaronson |
| Aliases: | Bedlam |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Mutant |
| 1st Appearance: | X-Force #82 |
| Appears in: | 53 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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