Hellfire (J. T. Slade) is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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. Hellfire was portrayed by

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, in the TV series ''

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'' in the third and fourth seasons.

Publication history

Hellfire first appeared in ''

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'' #13 and was created by

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and

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Fictional character biography

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recruits

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's grandson, James Taylor James (also known as J. T. Slade), introduced in ''The Mighty Avengers'' #13, to be part of Fury's team against the "

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" of the shape-shifting alien

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s. The character roll call at the beginning of ''Secret Invasion'' #4 (Sept. 2008) refers to J. T. as "Hellfire". Hellfire goes on to make numerous appearances in the ongoing series, ''

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''. He is later revealed to be a HYDRA double agent. Nick Fury allows Hellfire to fall to his death as a result of the character's double dealings.

Powers and abilities

Slade has superhuman reflexes and the ability to cause a chain to ignite in flame and cause massive damage.

In other media

J. T. James appears in ''

'', portrayed by

. This version is an

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demolitions expert and former mercenary. First appearing in the episode "

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and

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seek him out for a

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device in his possession. In the episode " The Singularity", James joins forces with

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and goes through

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, receiving the power to ignite objects and make them explode on contact. James continues to work with Hive until he is defeated by

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in the episode " Ascension". As of the episode "

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", he has taken up work at a fireworks store and sold out his fellow Inhumans to the Watchdogs before he is defeated by Robbie Reyes and taken into

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custody.

References

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External links

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