Daimon Hellstrom, also known as the Son of Satan and Hellstorm, is a
fictional character
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appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics
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.
Daimon made his live-action debut in the
Hulu television series ''
Helstrom'', played by
Tom Austen
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Early life
Born in t ...
.
Publication history
Encouraged by the success of the titles ''
The Ghost Rider'' and ''
The Tomb of Dracula
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'', both of which starred occult characters,
Stan Lee proposed a series starring
Satan, to be titled ''The Mark of Satan''. Editor
Roy Thomas
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had reservations about this idea and suggested a series focusing on the son of Satan instead
(due to an oversight, "The Mark of Satan" is mentioned in a blurb in ''Ghost Rider'' #1).
According to Thomas, Lee approved of the idea, and
Gary Friedrich
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and
Herb Trimpe
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were assigned the task of designing the character. However, Trimpe denies this, claiming Friedrich alone designed Daimon Hellstrom and only brought him in as artist after the character was fully realized. Thomas has said he later realized that a 1960s fanzine character created by his friend Biljo White had looked very similar.
Thomas recalled in 2001:
The character Daimon Hellstrom first appeared in ''
Ghost Rider
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The first s ...
'' #1 (Sept. 1973), then was spun off into a feature, "Son of Satan", in ''
Marvel Spotlight
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'' #12–24 (Oct. 1973 – Oct. 1975).
During the "Son of Satan" run, ''Marvel Spotlight'' was a controversial series, with numerous readers writing to object to the depictions of
Satanism and
Wicca
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nism as being either inaccurate or furthering the cause of evil. Nonetheless, sales were strong, prompting Marvel to launch the character into his own series, ''Son of Satan'', written by
John Warner.
The character's success faded soon after the series launch, and ''Son of Satan'' was cancelled with issue #7, though an unused fill-in was published as ''Son of Satan'' #8 (Feb. 1977).
Hellstrom became a recurring character in ''
The Defenders'',
Steve Gerber
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having added the character to the team during the time he was writing the "Son of Satan" feature in ''Marvel Spotlight'', and Hellstrom continued to appear in ''Defenders'' following the cancellation of ''Marvel Spotlight''. One of the later writers on ''Defenders'',
J. M. DeMatteis
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Biography
Early career
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, featured a number of subplots focused on Daimon Hellstrom, commenting that he "was absolutely my favorite character. Characters like Son of Satan are a wonderful metaphor for what we all contain, good and evil, high and low aspirations. He's literally the son of the Devil, trying not to be what his father is. For a writer like me, how can you not feast on that?"
Hellstrom's story reaches a resolution of sorts in ''The Defenders'' #120-121 (June–July 1983), as Hellstrom is freed from his satanic heritage and marries teammate
Hellcat.
In 1993, he received his own series once more with ''Hellstorm: Prince of Lies''. As suggested by the title, his surname was spelled "Hellstorm" during this series, the character explicitly choosing to change it from "Hellstrom" in the first and second issues. Rafael Nieves wrote the first four issues, Len Kaminski took over as scripter until issue #11, and
Warren Ellis
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then took over as writer until the series' cancellation with issue #21. In 2019, the character joined a team consisting of
Blade the Vampire Slayer,
Angela, the
Winter Soldier,
Spider-Woman
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, the
Wiccan
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and
Monica Rambeau
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in ''Strikeforce''.
Fictional character biography
Daimon Hellstrom was born in the fictional town of Greentown,
. He is the son of
Satan and a mortal woman named Victoria Wingate (his father was later
retcon
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ned into a demon named
Marduk Kurios
Marduk Kurios is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a demon who has repeatedly posed as Satan. He is the father of Daimon Hellstrom and Satana.
Marduk appeared in the Hulu television series ...
). Daimon and his sister,
Satana, were trained by their father in the art of
magic
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, tapping into the power granted them by their dark heritage. However, while Satana
embraced her heritage, Daimon clung to his humanity. When their mother discovered who her husband really was, she was driven mad. Daimon and Satana were separated and put in different homes after his mother was institutionalized and his father banished back to Hell. Daimon grew up in a
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-run orphanage, never hearing a word from his father or sister. He became a professor of
anthropology
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at
St. Louis University. He then set himself up as an
occult investigator and defender of humanity, battling dark arcane forces—primarily those of his father—under the name of the "Son of Satan", as a demonologist and exorcist.
In his first appearance, Daimon battled Satan and the Witch-Woman, alongside the
Ghost Rider
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The first s ...
. Soon after that, he began a long association with the
Defenders
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by helping them battle Asmodeus (the leader of the
Sons of Satannish
Satannish is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Satannish first appeared in ''Doctor Strange'' #174 and was created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan.
Fictional character biography ...
) and
Satannish
Satannish is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Satannish first appeared in ''Doctor Strange (comic book), Doctor Strange'' #174 and was created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan.
F ...
himself. He also helped the Defenders battle the third incarnation of the
Sons of the Serpent
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. Later, alongside the
Human Torch
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, he battled Dryminextes. He then encountered Satana for the first time as an adult. Alongside the
Thing
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, he battled Kthara. Alongside the Ghost Rider again, he battled the Challenger. Hellstrom next battled the Possessor. After
Steve Gerber
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ceased writing the book, Hellstrom began working at the
University of the District of Columbia
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Parapsychology
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Department, where he had a friendship with a female professor who was a
Wicca
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n. Following these events, he was rarely seen for a while. One of his few recorded adventures during this time was again with the Defenders, battling the
Hulk. He returned to a more active role when he became involved with the Defenders yet again, this time becoming an active member of the group. He worked with the team to battle the Six-Fingered Hand, and was taken to Hell by Satan. He was subsequently expelled from Hell by Satan and rejoined the Defenders. Alongside
Luke Cage
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, he battled the Sons of Satannish again. Hellstrom then battled an unnamed demon who had taken his place as "Daimon Hellstrom". Alongside the Defenders, he battled the
Miracle Man
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, who stole Daimon's "Darksoul", the essence of his evil heritage. Alongside the Defenders, Hellstrom battled
Mad Dog
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and the
Mutant Force. He then married his teammate
Patsy Walker
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, alias the Hellcat. Alongside the Defenders, Cutlass, Typhoon, and
Hannibal King
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, Hellstrom then battled Minerva Bannister.
Alongside the Hellcat and the
West Coast Avengers
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, he later battled
Master Pandemonium
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Publication history
The character first appeared in ''The West Coast Avengers'' vol. 2 #4 (Jan. 1986).
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Mar ...
,
Allatou, and the
Cat People. He later exorcised
Lincoln Slade's spirit from
Hamilton Slade's body. Alongside the West Coast Avengers again, he battled
Seth's forces. Daimon and Patsy retired from adventuring and Daimon went on a personal quest for meaning. He traveled to a monastery where the
Miracle Man
The Miracle Man (Joshua Ayers) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as one of the first enemies of the Fantastic Four. He was originally depicted ...
had taken refuge. When the Miracle Man stole Daimon's "Darksoul", Daimon discovered that he was human, but he was also dying. Patsy eventually used a dark book in Daimon's possession to summon "Satan" and pleaded for him to save Daimon's life. However, to do this, Daimon had to regain his Darksoul and once again become the "Son of Satan". Daimon was re-imbued with his essence, but upon witnessing Daimon's "true face" of evil, Patsy went insane. Daimon kept her away from prying eyes in his estate at Fire Lake, where she spent most days asleep or babbling seemingly randomly. She would remain there until one day she regained enough sanity to weep for having brought back such evil into the world, and committed
suicide with the aid of a being known as Deathurge. Daimon battled the Black School. Now calling himself "Hellstorm", he ultimately discovered a way to finally defeat his father. Daimon discovered his father's true name -
Marduk Kurios
Marduk Kurios is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a demon who has repeatedly posed as Satan. He is the father of Daimon Hellstrom and Satana.
Marduk appeared in the Hulu television series ...
- and used the power of this knowledge to finally kill him. Daimon became the new "Satan", ruling over his father's
Hell. He used this power to allow
Hawkeye and his
Thunderbolts to resurrect Patsy from the dead.
In the ''Hellcat'' miniseries, Daimon told his wife that he was never truly the son of Marduk Kurios; his true father was
Satannish
Satannish is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Satannish first appeared in ''Doctor Strange (comic book), Doctor Strange'' #174 and was created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan.
F ...
, who was himself the son of the Dread
Dormammu
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Debuting in the Silver Age of Comi ...
. Daimon claimed he had been fathered as part of a plot to take control of the various "Hell" dimensions. These claims, however, heavily contradicted Hellstorm's established history. It has since been established that Hellstorm was deliberately lying to Patsy when he made these claims; his love for Patsy led him to push her away in hopes that she would be happier without him. Hellstorm used this claim to assume control over Satannish's realm, and inherit Dormammu's right to rule as designated by the powerful "Flames of Faltine". However, without either Satannish or Dormammu backing Daimon, Mephisto was able to gain control of the vast majority of "Hell". Daimon was recruited by
Kyle Richmond for the
Defenders
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as part of the Fifty States Initiative. Working outside of the Initiative, this team was later forcibly disbanded by H.A.M.M.E.R. Daimon was then brought to A.R.M.O.R. to join the
Midnight Sons
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in facing an
interdimensional zombie threat. The Midnight Sons head to Taino to contain the zombie virus, but end up in a battle with the Hood's forces. During the course of the outbreak on the island, the demonic Dormammu possesses fellow member
Jennifer Kale
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, though Daimon exorcises him from her. The mission ends up a success, though the
zombie Deadpool's head escapes. He is sought out by
Doctor Strange as a potential claimant of the title of Sorcerer Supreme. However, he is attacked by the
Hood
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first, who is attacking potential magic users who could also claim the title and, helped by him and
Brother Voodoo
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(now going by Doctor Voodoo, as the new Sorcerer Supreme), they manage to banish Dormammu, leaving the Hood powerless for a while. Sometime around the Dark Reign, Hellstrom, after being informed by a Satanist priest of the existence of the Antichrist, vows to slay the boy and, joining once more with former girlfriend
Jaine Cutter
Daimon Hellstrom, also known as the Son of Satan and Hellstorm, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Daimon made his live-action debut in the Hulu television series '' Helstrom'', played by To ...
, rescues the Ghost Rider from the renegade angel
Zadkiel
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's forces, and eventually the Riders united are able to reclaim Heaven, overthrow Zadkiel, and triumph over the forces Satan unleashed against them.
During the ''
Chaos War
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'' storyline, Hellstrom rises from the pits of Hell itself to inform the newly assembled "God Squad" that his father's fiery realm had fallen to the hordes of the Chaos King, and that all the dead souls of the Underworld were now under his thrall. Hellstrom joins forces with the God Squad and pits his demonic powers against those of the enslaved Zeus, Hera, and Ares, to little avail, and later journeys with them in a last desperate attempt to seal Mikaboshi in Yomi. In the pages of ''
Avengers Undercover
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Pu ...
'', Daimon Hellstrom appears as a member of the
Shadow Council
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A A-Force
A-Next
A.I. Army
Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A ...
's incarnation of the
Masters of Evil
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. He is seen in the inner circle of
Baron Helmut Zemo (who became the second leader of the Masters of Evil following the death of Max Fury).
Cullen Bloodstone
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tells the teenage heroes that followed him that Daimon Hellstrom has been helping him to control his Glaratrox form. Daimon Hellstrom was with Baron Zemo, Madame Masque, and the Constrictor when they watch the teenage heroes confront Arcade at Massacrer Casino. When the teenage heroes are apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D. and placed in a S.H.I.E.L.D. detention center, Daimon Hellstrom teleports the entire building back to Bagalia, where Baron Zemo offers the group a chance to join the Masters of Evil. Daimon Hellstrom is shown to live in Hellstrom Manor in Hell Town,
Bagalia
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. He then returns in the pages of
Jason Aaron
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's Avengers, where he helps the team by exorcising the Ghost Rider
Robbie Reyes's Dodge Charger.
Powers and abilities
As a ruler of a dimension of Hell, Hellstorm commands virtually unlimited power in his own dimension. Potentially, he can perform virtually any magical feat. As Hellstorm, thanks to his demonic heritage, Daimon Hellstrom could sense the presence of the supernatural and could cast spells to transport himself and others into mystical dimensions and back to Earth. Other powers he exhibited at this time may not have stemmed from himself (as he had lost his "Darksoul," see below) but from his magical trident. Hellstorm could project mystic energy in the form of "soulfire" (also called "hellfire") from his trident, causing excruciating pain within living beings through direct contact of a person's life force. The soulfire did not physically burn in the sense that true fire does, and Hellstrom could project soulfire as a concussive blast of force. He could use soulfire for various other effects, including flight and physical transformations.
As the Son of Satan, Hellstrom possessed supernatural powers derived from his "Darksoul," a demonic counterpart to his human soul, which physically manifested itself in the pentagram-shaped birthmark on his chest. The Darksoul granted him superhuman strength, and the ability to project soulfire. He was able to magically change into his demonic costume at will by extending the middle three fingers of each hand in the shape of a trident, concentrating, and letting his soulfire engulf his body. Once, Hellstrom used his powers to travel through time to ancient Atlantis. As Hellstorm and the Son of Satan, Hellstrom wielded a trident made of netharanium, a "psychosensitive" metal found only in "Satan's" extra-dimensional realm. The trident was a medium through which magical energies, such as Hellstrom's soulfire, could be amplified and projected. By projecting the soulfire through the trident, Hellstrom could gain enough thrust to levitate and to fly for short periods of time. He also used a fiery chariot drawn by three winged demonic horses. Hellstrom is an expert in demonology, and a highly experienced exorcist with some knowledge of mystic rites. He has an advanced degree in theology, and is self-taught in demonology.
Other versions
''What If''
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'' comic book series, an alternate version of Hellstrom is seen in the first part of the three-part issue "What If Ghost Rider, Spider-Woman and Captain Marvel Had Remained Villains?", in which
Johnny Blaze made a pact with Satan to cure his foster father
Crash Simpson of
terminal cancer
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. In this reality, the bargain would not be interrupted by Crash's daughter,
Roxanne Simpson, allowing Satan to fully take control of Johnny. Johnny would then go on a murder spree across America, killing criminals as well as both Crash and Roxanne. Ultimately, Johnny was confronted by Hellstrom, who would try to convince him to repent of his evil ways. Refusing to do so, Ghost Rider attacked Hellstrom, forcing him to use his trident to absorb the Ghost Rider's hellfire, killing him instantly.
''Ruins''
In
Warren Ellis
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' ''
Ruins
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'', a two-part series which takes place in a dystopian reality of the Marvel Multiverse where everything went wrong, a version of Hellstrom is mentioned in the narrative captions of the series' main character, Phil Sheldon. While on the way to interview Rick Jones, Sheldon passed by a woman with a 'gray baby' in her arms with a
fistula
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in its chest. The woman claims that for 1 dollar, one would be allowed to hear the fistula saying "Our lord is dead". When Sheldon tried to quickly get away from the woman, she shouted "Don't forget the baby's name, he'll be the Messiah one day...Daimon Hellstrom. Don't forget Daimon Hellstrom."
''Marvel Mangaverse''
In the
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continuity, Hellstrom is portrayed as Johnny Blaze's brother, using his power to turn Johnny into the Ghost Rider in order for him to help Daimon fight their sister Satana.
Ultimate Marvel
In the
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, the Son of Satan first appeared in issue #6 of ''
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'', but had a small role which served only to develop
Hank Pym
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's story. He is a member of a team of amateur, unpowered vigilantes called the
Defenders
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, all of whom are also lacking in powers except for Henry Pym/Giant-Man. He is also called "Damien" by
Nighthawk
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. He wears a "costume" that is a mix of
punk rock and
goth
A Goth is a member of the Goths, a group of East Germanic tribes. Two major political entities of the Goths were:
*Visigoths, prominent in Spanish history
*Ostrogoths, prominent in Italian history
Goth or Goths may also refer to:
* Goth (surname) ...
elements, including dark facial make-up, bright pink hair and multiple piercings. When asked if he is actually the son of Satan, he simply replies "Are you retarded?" In ''
Ultimate Comics: New Ultimates'', it was revealed that this Son of Satan is actually a spy (à la
COINTELPRO
COINTELPRO (syllabic abbreviation derived from Counterintelligence, Counter Intelligence Program; 1956–1971) was a series of Covert operation, covert and illegal projects actively conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation ( ...
) for
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ''Strange Tales'' #135 (August 1965), it often dea ...
- presumably to keep an eye on both
Giant Man
Giant-Man is the alias used by several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Editorial Story
Hank Pym, the first Giant-Man, with the Wasp, appeared in many superheroes stories published in the serial ''Tales ...
and the wannabe heroes - and a reserve member of
the Ultimates
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. His real name is revealed to be Daimon Hellstorm.
['' Ultimate Comics: New Ultimates'' #1] The Son of Satan re-appears as a new member of the Ultimates in ''
Ultimate Comics: New Ultimates'', having gained powers teleportation, flight, and pyrokinesis and from a mysterious force, which is later revealed to be
Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...
's brother
Loki.
MAX
Science fiction writer
Alexander Irvine wrote the five-issue miniseries ''Hellstorm: Son of Satan'', starring Hellstrom as a hero in post-
Hurricane Katrina for the
MAX imprint, Marvel's mature readers line.
''King Thor''
In ''
King Thor'', Hellstrom is portrayed as one of the few survivors of humanity's destruction at the hands of Loki, the former succeeding the late
Doctor Strange as the new
Sorcerer Supreme
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, with Hellstrom calling himself the "Satanic Sorcerer Supreme". During the 1000 Nights of Ragnarok, an elderly Hellstrom was aided by Thor to fight the Neo-Demons of Arganaal 5 who possessed the stars of an entire galaxy.
Reception
Daimon Hellstrom was ranked #12 on a listing of Marvel Comics' monster characters in 2015 by
Den of Geek
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History
''Den of Geek'' was founded in 2007 by Simon Brew in London. In 2012, DoG Tech LLC licensed ...
.
Collected editions
In other media
Television
* Dr. Daimon Helstrom appears in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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show ''
Helstrom'', portrayed by
Tom Austen
Thomas Michael Carter (born 15 September 1987), known professionally as Tom Austen, is an English actor, known for his television appearances portraying Jasper Frost on '' The Royals'' and Guy Hopkins on ''Grantchester''.
Early life
Born in t ...
.
Professor Daimon Helstrom is a demon-human hybrid and the brother of Ana Helstrom. Helstrom is also a professor of ethics at Oregon's Gateway University who moonlights as an exorcist with hidden power due to demonic patronage.
Video games
* Daimon Hellstrom appeared as a
boss
Boss may refer to:
Occupations
* Supervisor, often referred to as boss
* Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier
* Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization
* Fire boss, ...
and an
unlockable playable character in ''
Marvel Avengers Alliance''. He is later transformed into one of the Worthy as Angrir, Breaker of Souls.
* Daimon Hellstorm appears as an unlockable playable character in ''
Marvel Future Fight
''Marvel: Future Fight'' is a 2015 superhero-themed mobile video game developed by Netmarble Games.
Gameplay
Plot
The collapse of several dimensions prompts investigations from Thor, Black Bolt, and Black Panther. After battling alternat ...
''.
References
External links
*
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Daimon Hellstromat the Marvel Universe
Daimon Hellstromat the Marvel Database Project
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