Sebastian Shaw (character)

Sebastian Shaw
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Uncanny X-Men #129 (Jan. 1980)
Created byChris Claremont
John Byrne
In-story information
Full nameSebastian Hiram Shaw
SpeciesHuman Mutant
Place of originPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team affiliationsMarauders
Hellfire Club
Shaw Industries
The Lights[1]
Quiet Council of Krakoa
Notable aliasesBlack King
Lord Imperial
Black Bishop
The Creator
Klaus Schmidt
Abilities
  • Ability to absorb various types of pure energy to further enhance his physical attributes (limited to some energy factor that could overwhelm his ability to absorb it and possibly kill him)
  • Possesses access to sophisticated weaponry and telepathic blocking technology
  • Expert hand-to-hand combatant
  • Highly intelligent & a master tactician.

Sebastian Hiram Shaw is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has been frequently depicted as an adversary of the X-Men.

A mutant, Shaw possesses the ability to absorb energy and transform it into his own raw strength. He is the leader of the New York branch of the Hellfire Club, an exclusive secret society composed of mutants bent on world domination, although to the public, he is a legitimate businessman and ordinary human. He once funded the mutant-hunting Sentinel program to keep it under his thumb.

Kevin Bacon portrays Shaw in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class.

  1. ^ Generation Hope #15. Marvel Comics.