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{{short description|Several fictional groups in the Marvel universe}}
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Several [[Character (arts)|fictional]] groups of mutants have used the name the '''Hellions''' in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The Hellions have always been portrayed as rivals of various teams of younger [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] heroes in the [[X-Men]] [[Media franchise|franchise]], initially as actual villains and later on a team that was more of a school rival than actual enemies of the X-Men.

The first and most notable incarnation of the Hellions were students of [[Emma Frost]] and the [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]]'s [[Massachusetts Academy (comics)|Massachusetts Academy]], and were rivals of the [[New Mutants]]. The original Hellions first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #16 (June 1984), created by writer [[Chris Claremont]] and artist [[Sal Buscema]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=168}}</ref> This version of the Hellions ended after an attack by [[Trevor Fitzroy]] and a squadron of [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]] that killed several Hellions.

Two later groups known as the Hellions or New Hellions both fought against various X groups such as [[Generation X (comics)|Generation X]] and [[X-Force]]. In ''New X-Men: Academy X'' (2004), a new group of Hellions were introduced. This time they were a part of the [[Xavier Institute for Higher Learning]] – the Hellions were one of several factions that the students were divided into including the New Mutants, with whom they had a rivalry. The Hellions were also the focus of a [[Limited series (comics)|miniseries]] titled ''New X-Men: Hellions'' (2005). After the majority of mutants lost their powers in the ''[[Decimation (comics)|Decimation]]'' storyline, the students were combined into one squad as the number of mutants was greatly reduced.

During the [[Krakoan Age]], as part of the ''[[Dawn of X]]'' publishing initiative, a new [[ongoing series]] titled ''Hellions'' launched in March 2020 which focused on the most dangerous mutant outcasts. It ended with issue #18 in December 2021 during the ''[[Reign of X]]'' publishing initiative.

==Hellions (Massachusetts Academy)==
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The original group of Hellions were apprentices of the [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]] and students of its White Queen ([[Emma Frost]]). While attending classes at Frost's [[Massachusetts Academy (comics)|Massachusetts Academy]], these young [[mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]]s secretly trained in the use of their powers in an underground complex beneath the school. They were longtime rivals of [[Professor X|Professor Charles Xavier]]'s students, the [[New Mutants]], and once held their own against the [[X-Men]]. The original Hellions were:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=218}}</ref>

* '''[[Catseye (comics)|Catseye]]''' (Sharon Smith), an American girl who could transform into a purple [[felidae|feline]] or semi-feline state and shift her size between that of a house cat or a panther. This granted her razor sharp claws, enhanced senses and physical attributes, plus a prehensile tail. Catseye originally believed she was a cat with the ability to transform into a human.
* '''[[Empath (character)|Empath]]''' (Manuel de la Rocha); a handsome, yet cruel and arrogant young Spanish man with the ability to sense and manipulate the emotions of others. 
* '''[[Jetstream (comics)|Jetstream]]''' (Haroum ibn Sallah al-Rashid), from Morocco, could generate bio-thermal energy that allowed him to propel himself through the air and move at superhuman speeds. Aided in flight by bionically implanted jets that focus his energies and a cybernetic guidance system.
* '''[[Roulette (Marvel Comics)|Roulette]]''' (Jennifer Stavros), an American girl from Atlantic City who could psionically influence probabilities, usually through colored disks of energy she generated and threw towards her targets: white disks for good luck, black disks for bad.
* '''[[Tarot (comics)|Tarot]]''' (Mari-Ange Colbert), a good-natured girl from Lyons, France who had the ability to see past and future events of other people due to a combination of her mutant powers and her tarot cards. She could also materialize and animate tangible images of the 2-D avatars/images on her tarot cards. Once materialized they were completely under her mental control and could do her bidding, including aiding her in battle and flight. 
* '''[[Warpath (comics)|Thunderbird]]''' (James Proudstar), the younger brother of deceased X-Man [[Thunderbird (John Proudstar)|John Proudstar]] (the original Thunderbird), who possessed similar superhuman physical attributes, senses, and a healing ability. He reformed and has served on the several X-Men teams under the codename '''Warpath''', and is currently a member of the X-Men.

White Emma Frost had another potential Hellion in [[Firestar (Marvel Comics)|Firestar]] (Angelica Jones), but kept the girl from joining the team on field missions while grooming her to be Frost's personal assassin. Firestar eventually learned of Frost's plans and left the Massachusetts Academy.<ref>''Firestar'' #1–4</ref>

After suffering a severe trauma at the hands of the [[Beyonder]],<ref>''The New Mutants'' #37</ref><ref>''Secret Wars II'' #9</ref> a number of the New Mutants were transferred to the Massachusetts Academy by [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] (then headmaster of [[X-Mansion|Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]]), due to their apparent need for psychic therapy from Emma Frost.<ref>''The New Mutants'' #38</ref> While at the academy, the transferred New Mutants — [[Cannonball (Marvel Comics)|Cannonball]], [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]], [[Karma (character)|Karma]], [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]], [[Magik]], and [[Magma (character)|Magma]] — were inducted into the Hellions.<ref>''The New Mutants'' #39</ref> They soon returned to Xavier's School after their recovery and the revelation that the White Queen had employed Empath to coerce Magneto into allowing the transfer.<ref>''The New Mutants'' #40</ref> After an alliance between the X-Men and the Hellfire Club and Magneto's ascension to the Inner Circle as its White King, relations between the Hellions and the New Mutants improved.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #209</ref><ref>''The New Mutants'' #51</ref>

Magma, realizing that she held feelings for Empath, eventually returned to the Hellions and the Massachusetts Academy;<ref>''The New Mutants'' #56-57</ref> the two would later leave the team to travel to her home in Nova Roma.<ref>''The New Mutants'' #62</ref> James Proudstar also left the Hellions, re-emerging with [[Cable (character)|Cable]] and the remnants of the New Mutants in [[X-Force]].<ref>''The New Mutants'' #99</ref>

Superstrong and durable Beef (Buford Wilson) and bioelectricity-projecting Bevatron (Fabian Marechal-Julbin) were later additions to the group. They were present when the Hellions unsuccessfully challenged the [[New Warriors]] over the allegiance of their former member, Firestar.<ref>''New Warriors'' #9–10</ref>

The original Hellions, however, came to an end when [[Trevor Fitzroy]] and a squadron of [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinel]]s attacked a Hellfire Club function; Jetstream and Beef were killed immediately,<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #281</ref> while Tarot, the rest of the Hellions and many guests that were erroneously believed to be unnamed Hellions were captured and drained of their life energies by Fitzroy.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #282</ref> Emma Frost's guilt over her students' deaths led to her eventual reform.
These Hellions were some of the many deceased mutants resurrected via the [[Techno-organic virus#Transmode virus|Transmode Virus]] by [[Selene (comics)|Selene]] and [[Eli Bard]] during the "[[Necrosha]]" storyline running through ''[[New Mutants#New Mutants .28vol. 3.29|New Mutants]]'', ''[[X-Force#2008 ongoing series|X-Force]]'' and ''[[X-Men: Legacy#X-Men: Legacy|X-Men: Legacy]]''. They survived and are once again acting as a team.

With the establishing of the new sovereign mutant nation of Krakoa, the original Hellions and Bevatron, now free of the Transmode Virus, have all taken up residence there.
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==Emplate's Hellions==
The next group of Hellions was organized by the parasitic [[Emplate]] to attack [[Generation X (comics)|Generation X]], the new class of Emma Frost's students.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=October 13, 2020 |title=The History of the Hellions |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/the-history-of-the-hellions |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Marvel}}</ref> This group appeared twice, in ''Generation X'' (1994) #11–12 and 57, with slightly different members:<ref name=":3" /><ref>''Generation X'' #11-12</ref><ref>''Generation X'' #57</ref>

* '''Bulwark''' (Oswald Boeglin) - Bulwark could expand his muscle mass. He would reappear alongside Emplate,<ref>''Generation X'' #14</ref> but was later captured and killed by the revamped [[Weapon X]] program.<ref>''Weapon X'' (vol. 2) #5 (March 2003)</ref> He was only a member during the team's first appearance.
* '''D.O.A.''' (George Baker) - D.O.A. is an energy vampire much like Emplate and his skin is invulnerable to most damage.
* '''Gayle Edgerton''' - A psychic vampire and the former girlfriend of Generation X's [[Chamber (character)|Chamber]].<ref>''X-Men: Prime''</ref> Emplate took her powers back when she switched sides after she helped capture Chamber. She was only on the team during its first appearance.
* '''[[Murmur (Marvel Comics)#Murmur (Hellions)|Murmur]]''' (Allan Rennie) - Murmur could open teleportation portals within his line of sight. Depowered.
* '''Nocturne''' (Bridget Warner) - Nocturne controls an ebon energy. She was part of Emplate's second team.
* '''Vincente''' (Vincente Cimetta) - Vincente can change his body from solid to liquid or gas. He can make his gas state poisonous to inhale. An alternate version had previously appeared as a member of the [[Age of Apocalypse#Generation Next|Age of Apocalypse's Generation Next]].
* '''Wrap''' (Nick Bisley) - Wrap possesses super strength. He is an energy being whose bandages hold him together. He was part of Emplate's second team.

==The New Hellions==
A group of self-proclaimed "New Hellions" emerged to fight [[X-Force]], in ''X-Force'' #87–90, whose members included some from the team's past:<ref name=":3" /><ref>''X-Force'' #82, 87-90. Marvel Comics.</ref>

* '''[[Bedlam (comics)|Bedlam]]''' (Jesse Aaronson) - Bedlam can produce a bioelectrical field that disrupts electrical systems. He briefly defected from X-Force to join his brother and the New Hellions.
* '''[[Feral (character)|Feral]]''' (Maria Callasantos) - Feral possesses superhuman speed, agility, reflexes and senses. She has a limited healing factor, claws and a tail. A former member of X-Force, she was killed by [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]] after being depowered. After her death she was given the chance to return as a ghost under the service of deities and demons. 
* '''King Bedlam''' (Christopher Aaronson) - Jesse Aaronson's older brother, with whom he shares the same kind of disruption powers.
* '''[[Magma (character)|Magma]]''' (Amara Aquilla) - Magma could control fire, heat, magma and tectonic plates. She needs to be in her magma form to use these abilities to their full potential. She is a former [[New Mutants|New Mutant]].
* '''Paradigm''' - Paradigm was a mutant infused with [[Techno-organic virus#Transmode virus|techno-organic material]] extracted from the alien [[Phalanx (comics)|Phalanx]]. His head is shown being used to infiltrate the [[Beast (comics)|Beast]]'s files. [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] destroyed it.
* '''Switch''' (Devon Alomar) - Switch is able to switch minds with an individual in order to possess their body.
* '''[[Tarot (comics)|Tarot]]''' (Mari-Ange Colbert) - Tarot is an original Hellion inexplicably resurrected; Tarot's life was somehow joined to King Bedlam. When he was depowered, she died again.

==Xavier Institute{{anchor|Hellions (Xavier Institute)}}==
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After the reopening of the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute for Higher Learning]] various training squads are formed. One such group of students, under the tutelage of headmistress [[Emma Frost]], is dubbed "the Hellions".<ref>''New X-Men: Academy X'' #2</ref> They have an intense rivalry with another such group, the [[New Mutants#The New Mutants, vol. 2|New Mutants]], echoing the relationship between the two original groups of the same names. Membership consists of:

* '''[[Dust (character)|Dust]]''' (Sooraya Qadir) - Dust can convert her body into a malleable cloud of dust that she can manipulate at will and which grants immunity to magic. She was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after M-Day. Dust was a member of the X-Men and a student at the [[X-Mansion|Jean Grey School for Higher Learning]], and was later a member of [[Krakoa]].
* '''[[Hellion (character)|Hellion]]''' (Julian Keller) - The leader of the Hellions; possesses high-level telekinesis. He was one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after M-Day. He was a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and a member of the X-Men, he later joined the nation of [[Krakoa]] until its fall. He is now known as the '''Krakoan'''.
* '''[[Icarus (comics)|Icarus]]''' (Joshua Guthrie) - Icarus has the power of flight, a limited healing factor, and the ability to mimic any sound he hears. He was killed by [[William Stryker]], and later resurrected on [[Krakoa]].
* '''[[Mercury (Marvel Comics)|Mercury]]''' (Cessily Kincaid) - Mercury's body is composed of non-toxic inorganic liquid mercury that she can mold into any shape at will, stick to walls with and become protected from magical attacks. She is one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain her powers after M-Day. She was a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and a member of the X-Men, later joining the mutant nation of [[Krakoa]].
* '''[[Rockslide (comics)|Rockslide]]''' (Santo Vaccarro) - Rockslide can form animated rock bodies for himself that grants him superhuman strength, durability and endurance. In addition, Rockslide is able to violently detonate his entire body at will and then reform on command. Santo is one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after M-Day. He was a student at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and a member of the X-Men. He died while in Otherworld and was resurrected on Krakoa without his soul. His body is now known as '''Wrongslide'''.
* '''Specter''' (Dallas Gibson) - Specter could merge with his shadow to increase his strength, speed and durability. In this shadow form, he could see in darkness and was immune to darkness-based attacks. Shortly after the squads are formed, he was transferred twice, ending up on the Corsairs squad. He was depowered during M-Day and living with his grandparents. He is currently dating [[Graymalkin]].<ref>''Marvel's Voices: Pride'' #3</ref>
* '''Tag''' (Brian Cruz) - Tag could place a psionic imprint upon himself or others that attracted or repelled other people. He was depowered during M-Day. Brian dies on the bus that is bombed by William Stryker. He was resurrected on [[Krakoa]].
* '''[[Wither (comics)|Wither]]''' (Kevin Ford) - Wither can decay organic matter by his "death touch". He is one of the 27 students at the Xavier Institute to retain his powers after M-Day. After this, he comes under the influence of [[Selene (comics)|Selene]] and is killed by [[Elixir (character)|Elixir]]. He was resurrected on [[Krakoa]].

The four issue [[Limited series (comics)|miniseries]] ''New X-Men: Hellions'' (2005), by writers [[Nunzio DeFilippis]] and [[Christina Weir]] with art by [[Clayton Henry]], focused on the Hellions spending the summer in California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEW X-MEN HELLIONS #1 (OF 4) (MAR051923) |url=https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR051923 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.previewsworld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NEW X-MEN HELLIONS #4 (OF 4) (JUN052032) |url=https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUN052032 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.previewsworld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New X-Men: Hellions (2005) |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/868/new_xmen_hellions_2005 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Marvel |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Smithsonian">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=New X-Men: Hellions, No. 1 (National Museum of American History) |url=https://www.si.edu/object/new-x-men-hellions-no-1%3Anmah_1894267 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Smithsonian Institution |language=en}}</ref> 

Rich Shivener, in his 2014 essay "No Mutant Left Behind: Lessons from ''New X-Men Academy X''", wrote that "what's interesting is that both New Mutants and Hellions have qualities of heroism and villainy, not to mention diverse thinking and being. More importantly, ''New X-Men: Academy X''<nowiki/>'s depictions of squad-based learning and formations, with respect to New Mutants and Hellions, further reflects practices among private schools, as well as military schools", of sorting students into groups or [[House system|houses]].<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Shivener |first=Rich |title=The Ages of the X-Men: Essays on the Children of the Atom in Changing Times |date= |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-7864-7219-2 |location=Jefferson |pages=203-212 |chapter=No Mutant Left Behind: Lessons from New X-Men Academy X}}</ref> In a review of the ''New X-Men Academy X – The Complete Collection'' [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]], Eric Alex Cline of ''AIPT'' thought the Hellions were the only characters to "show promise" and that the Hellions limited series in the collection was "easily the best part of the book".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Cline |first=Eric Alex |date=2018-12-19 |title=New X-Men: Academy X - The Complete Collection Review |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2018/12/19/new-x-men-academy-x-the-complete-collection-review/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=AIPT |language=en-us}}</ref> On the limited series, Cline commented that "while the actual villain of the series is rather bland, he helps set the stage for the Hellions to get some solid character development. Some of the most interesting conflicts take place between the mutant teens and their human parents who sometimes fail to protect their children, and who even show prejudice toward them. It's a cool situation to see handled on the page, especially since the mutant metaphor doesn't always stretch that far".<ref name=":4" />

After M-Day, the cataclysmic event that decimated the world's mutant population, only 27 of the 182 students enrolled at the Xavier Institute retain their powers, and the remaining students are folded into a single training squad, the [[New X-Men (2004 series)|New X-Men]]. For the Hellions, only Tag and Specter were depowered.

==All-New Hellions (Hellfire Academy)==
{{See also|Wolverine and the X-Men (comics)}}
After the events of [[Avengers vs. X-Men]], the new Black King of the Hellfire Club, Kade Kilgore, creates the Hellfire Academy, a school for training mutants to be villains. Kilgore recruits for his school some former students of the X-Men and creates a new team of Hellions.<ref>''Wolverine and the X-Men'' #32</ref><ref name=":3" />

==Krakoan Hellions{{anchor|Dawn of X Hellions}}==
{{see also|Krakoan Age}}
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A ''Hellions'' title was launched March 2020 as part of the ''[[Dawn of X]]'' publishing initiative during the Krakoan Age.<ref>[https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/85938/hellions_2020_1 ''Hellions'' #1]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Puc |first=Samantha |date=2019-12-06 |title=Zeb Wells & Stephen Segovia expand the X-line with HELLIONS in March 2020 |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/hellions-march-2020-zeb-wells-stephen-segovia-x-men/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> Written by [[Zeb Wells]], and drawn by Stephen Segovia, the initial cast comprised [[Empath (comics)|Empath]], [[Havok (comics)|Havok]], [[Mister Sinister]], [[Nanny and Orphan-Maker|Nanny]], [[Nanny and Orphan-Maker|Orphan-Maker]], [[Revanche (character)|Psylocke]], [[Scalphunter (Marvel Comics)|Greycrow]], and [[Wild Child (comics)|Wild Child]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/new-x-men-title-hellions-unites-mutantkind-s-biggest-troublemakers|title=New X-Men Title 'Hellions' Unites Mutantkind's Biggest Troublemakers|website=[[Marvel Comics]]|date=December 6, 2019|access-date=December 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2019-12-06 |title=Mister Sinister Is Leading Marvel's Newest X-Men Team |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/06/x-men-dawn-of-x-hellions-mister-sinister-psylocke |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooke |first=David |date=2019-12-06 |title=New X-Men series 'Hellions' coming March 2020 and full team revealed |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2019/12/06/new-x-men-series-hellions-coming-march-2020-and-full-team-revealed/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=AIPT |language=en-us}}</ref> For the majority of the series, Segovia was the lead artist "but key chapters were also illustrated by Carmen Carnero, Ze Carlos, and Roge Antonio, among others".<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Best of 2021: How 'Hellions' turned Marvel's misfits into compelling superheroes |url=https://ew.com/books/best-of-2021-behind-the-scenes-hellions-marvel/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref> On the setup of the series, Wells commented:<blockquote>I wanted to pick at some of the complicated issues that were caused by the mutant society coming together. I really like what [<nowiki/>[[Jonathan Hickman]]] had done, where as long as you're a mutant you can come live on this island because it was going to be a utopia. But there are some very weird characters who have done some very terrible things. I didn't want it to seem like that would be brushed under the carpet, I wanted to dig into that. We could play with the larger issues of what a society does with the people who can't fit in, or don't want to fit in.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>The series was cancelled in 2021 with issue #18 (December 2021) as its last.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Jude Terror {{!}} |date=2021-09-14 |title=Marvel Cancels Hellions in December, Will Bring Back Goblin Queen |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-cancels-hellions-in-december-will-bring-back-goblin-queen/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> ''Hellions'' established some of the groundwork for Hickman's ''Inferno'' (September 2021 – January 2022) event.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=2021-08-04 |title=Hellions proves why it's a must-read Marvel X-Men title |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/hellions-proves-why-its-a-must-read-marvel-x-men-title/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Secundus |first=Robert |date=2021-09-29 |title=Inferno stands to become yet another era-defining X-Men book |url=https://www.polygon.com/comics/22700689/marvel-x-men-inferno-1-review |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]'' noted that the series retired Greycrow's "racist" Scalphunter codename, which debuted during the 1986 [[Mutant Massacre]] storyline, in the second issue of the series and that Greycrow had major "character development" with a shift towards redemption and heroics during this series.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bickham |first1=D. R. |last2=Roy |first2=Jennifer |last3=Loughlin |first3=Kieran |date=2020-07-26 |title=Marvel Finally Changed John Greycrow's Racist Codename In Hellions |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-x-men-greycrow-name-change/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref> In January 2021, Wells highlighted that Greycrow "carries the themes of the book most explicitly".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Chris |date=2021-01-25 |title=X-Men Monday #93 – Zeb Wells Answers Your Hellions Questions |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2021/01/25/x-men-monday-93-zeb-wells-hellions/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=AIPT |language=en-us}}</ref> The character jumped out to Wells during the series "earliest brainstorming stages" – Wells stated, "I see a character who came from pain and violence and then repeated the cycle again and again and never stopped to ask if that is who he really wants to be. And now he's seeing the world change around him, but not sure if ''he'' can change".<ref name=":2" />

''Hellions'' was #6 on ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''<nowiki/>'s "The 10 best comics of 2021" list — Christian Holub opined that since the Krakoan Age relaunch, "the most compelling" X-Men series "was definitely ''Hellions'', which assembled the weirdest, most misfit mutants [...] and tried to find a place for them in paradise. From team leader Mr. Sinister's constant backstabbing to Psylocke's psychic swordplay, ''Hellions'' delivered one entertaining story after another until this month's 18th and final issue, which managed to wrap up all of its plot threads and put a cathartic capper on its various characters' quests for redemption".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Holub |first=Christian |date=December 21, 2021 |title=The 10 best comics of 2021 |url=https://ew.com/books/best-comics-of-2021/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref> Following issue #18, Lia Williamson of ''AIPT'' noted that "''Hellions'' ends the series just as it began: it's emotional, it's weird, and it's delightful" with the final scene focused on a "touching moment between [[Kwannon (character)|Kwannon]] and Greycrow, the emotional backbone of this series", which "ends the series on a hopeful note and quite frankly, a happy one".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Lia |date=2021-12-08 |title=Hellions #18 review: This series ends on an emotional note |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2021/12/08/hellions-18-review/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=AIPT |language=en-us}}</ref> Williamson viewed the series as "both the underdog and sleeper hit of the X-Men relaunch" – "now that the series has reached its conclusion, it's safe to say that it's the closest to perfect an X-Men series has been in the Krakoa era".<ref name=":1" /> 

Brandon Zachary for ''CBR'' commented that "each of the Hellions is arguably in a better place emotionally and mentally than where they were at the beginning of the series, even if some of their personal situations have become worse. [...] The Hellions represented the possibility that mutants could grow from their darker impulses and tendencies, and become better people. And while the team as it was constructed might be done, the concept was clearly a success".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=2021-12-09 |title=Marvel's Most Despicable X-Men Team Just Proved Whether Evil Mutants Can Be Redeemed |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-hellions-evil-mutants-redemption/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> In a retrospective at the end of the Krakoan Age, Scott Redmond for ''ComicsXF'' highlighted the ''Hellions'' as a stand out title. Redmond commented that the series "looked at how those that are broken, outcast, wrapped in darkness, fit into a so-called paradise. It was one of the first titles to really start to poke holes in the Krakoan system, that still was employing methods of punishment and control similar to the world they left behind. This series took characters that we should not want to even glance at and made them empathetic, funny, relatable, and came with heartbreak".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Burt |first1=Stephanie |last2=Dillon |first2=Sean |last3=Gorton |first3=Austin |last4=Grote |first4=Dan |last5=Murray |first5=Jake |last6=Pennington |first6=Latonya |last7=Peppard |first7=Anna |last8=Reck |first8=Adam |last9=Redmond |first9=Scott |date=June 21, 2024 |title=The ComicsXF bullpen share their favorite Krakoa memories |url=https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/21/goodbye-krakoa/ |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=ComicsXF |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Cast===
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! scope="col"| Issues
! scope="col"| Cast
|-
| align="center"| #1-18
| {{hlist|[[Empath (character)|Empath]]|[[Havok (character)|Havok]]|[[Mister Sinister]]|[[Nanny and Orphan-Maker|Nanny]]|[[Nanny and Orphan-Maker|Orphan-Maker]]|[[Revanche (character)|Psylocke]]|[[Scalphunter (Marvel Comics)|Greycrow]]{{efn|group=lower-a|As Greycrow from issue #2 onwards}}|[[Wild Child (character)|Wild Child]]}}
|-
|}

{{Notelist}}
{{clear}}

==King Bedlam's Hellions==
Following the fall of Krakoa, King Bedlam reorganized the Hellions. The team consistis now of King Bedlam, Jesse Bedlam, Boom-Boom, Locus and Fantomex. They are destroying O*N*E* bases that have to do with the supply and archives part of the organisation. They start in a server hall in Chicago.

==Other versions==
===Age of Apocalypse===
The original Hellions appear briefly in an alternate universe depicted in the ''[[Age of Apocalypse]]'' storyline as former agents of [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]]. After his death, they become renegades and are hunted down and captured by the X-Men on the United States government's behalf. <ref>''X-Men: Age of Apocalypse'' #1</ref>

===House of M===
In an alternate universe depicted in the ''[[House of M]]'' storyline, the Hellions exist as [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'s "Hellion Squad", led by [[Danielle Moonstar]] and consisting of [[Hellion (character)|Hellion]], [[Magik (Illyana Rasputina)|Magik]], [[Quill (comics)|Quill]], [[Surge (Marvel Comics)|Surge]], [[Synch (comics)|Synch]], and [[Wind Dancer]]. <ref>''New X-Men'' (Vol. 2) #16</ref>

==Issues==
===Volume 1===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Issue
! scope="col"| Publication date
! scope="col"| Writer
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Colorist
! scope="col"| [[Review aggregator|Comic Book Roundup]] rating<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/hellions-(2020)|title=Hellions (2020) Comic Series Reviews at ComicBookRoundUp.com|publisher=Comic Book Roundup|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="col"| Estimated sales to North American retailers (first month)
! scope="col"| Notes
|-
| #1
| March 25, 2020
| rowspan="11"| [[Zeb Wells]]
| rowspan="4"| Stephen Segovia
| rowspan="11"| David Curiel
| '''8.3''' by 21 professional critics
| 55,772<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2020/2020-03.html|title=March 2020 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops|publisher=Comichron|access-date=April 30, 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" {{n/a|None}}
|-
| #2
| July 22, 2020
| '''8.2''' by 14 professional critics
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Data not available}}
|-
| #3
| August 26, 2020
| '''8.1''' by 10 professional critics
|-
| #4
| September 16, 2020
| '''8.4''' by 9 professional critics
| 33,000&ndash;39,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2020/2020-09.html|title=Comichron: September 2020 Comic Book Sales to Comic Shops|website=comichron.com|access-date=December 17, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| #5
| October 14, 2020
| rowspan="2"| Carmen Carnero
| '''8.2''' by 10 professional critics
| 41,500&ndash;46,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales/2020/2020-10Diamond.html|title=Comichron: October 2020 Comic Book Sales to Comic Shops|website=comichron.com|access-date=December 17, 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| ''[[X of Swords]]'' tie-in
|-
| #6
| November 18, 2020
| '''7.7''' by 9 professional critics
| rowspan="6" {{n/a|Data not yet available}}
|-
| #7
| December 2, 2020
| rowspan="5"| Stephen Segovia
| '''7.6''' by 8 professional critics
| rowspan="5" {{n/a|None}}
|-
| #8
| January 6, 2021
| '''8.3''' by 6 professional critics
|-
| #9
| February 3, 2021
| '''8.1''' by 9 professional critics
|-
| #10
| March 3, 2021
| '''8.2''' by 9 professional critics
|-
| #11
| May 5, 2021
| '''8.3''' by 6 professional critics
|-
|}

===Collected editions===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Material collected
! scope="col" | Format
! scope="col" | Publication date
! scope="col" | ISBN
|-
|colspan="5"|'''''New X-Men'' (2004 series)'''
|-
| ''New X-Men: Hellions''
| ''New X-Men: Hellions'' #1-4
|[[Trade paperback (comics)|Trade paperback]]
| November 2005
| {{ISBNT|0-7851-1746-6}}
|-
| ''New X-Men: Academy X – The Complete Collection''
| ''New X-Men: Academy X'' #1–15, ''New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook'' #1, ''New X-Men: Hellions'' #1–4
| Trade paperback
| December 2018
| {{ISBNT|978-1302910327}}
|-
|colspan="5"|'''''Hellions'' (vol. 1)'''
|-
| ''Hellions by Zeb Wells – Volume 1''
| ''Hellions'' #1–4
| rowspan="3" |Trade paperback
| December 1, 2020<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellions by Zeb Wells Vol. 1|id={{ASIN|130292558X|country=uk}} }}</ref>
| {{ISBN|978-1302925581}}
|-
| ''Hellions by Zeb Wells – Volume 2''
| ''Hellions'' #7–11
| August 17, 2021<ref>{{cite book|title=Hellions by Zeb Wells Vol. 2|id={{ASIN|1302925598|country=uk}} }}</ref>
| {{ISBN|978-1302925598}}
|-
| ''Hellions by Zeb Wells – Volume 3''
| ''Hellions'' #12–18
| February 1, 2022
| {{ISBN|978-1302930189}}
|-
| ''Hellions by Zeb Wells''
| ''Hellions'' #1–18
| Hardcover
| August, 2022
| {{ISBN|978-1302933722}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Hellfire Club (comics)]]
*[[Massachusetts Academy (comics)]]
*[[New Mutants]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060623115054/http://uncannyxmen.net/db/pov/showquestion.asp?faq=5&fldAuto=24 Uncannyxmen.net article on the original Hellions]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060102144250/http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/pov/showquestion.asp?faq=5&fldAuto=44 Uncannyxmen.net article on the New Hellions]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181147/http://uncannyxmen.net/db/article/showquestion.asp?faq=4&fldAuto=229&page=5. Hellions Squad Page at UXN.net]

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