Hellfire (J. T. Slade)

Publication history

Hellfire first appeared in The Mighty Avengers #13 and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev.

Fictional character biography

The grandson of Carter Slade, James Taylor James (also known as J. T. Slade) is recruited by Nick Fury to battle the "Secret Invasion" of the shape-shifting alien Skrulls. Under the codename Hellfire, Slade makes numerous appearances in the ongoing series Secret Warriors.

Slade is later revealed to be a double agent for Hydra. After learning of Slade's allegiance, Nick Fury allows him to fall to his death.

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 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Axle Whitehead. This version is an Inhuman demolitions expert and former mercenary. In the episode "The Singularity", James joins forces with Hive and goes through Terrigenesis, receiving the power to ignite objects and make them explode on contact. As of the episode "Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire", James 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 S.H.I.E.L.D. custody.

References

References

1. ''[[Secret Invasion]]'' #3 (August 2008)
2. ''[[Secret Warriors (2009 series). Secret Warriors]]'' #16 (July 2010)
3. ''Secret Warriors'' #22 (January 2011)
4. Francisco, Eric. (27 April 2016). "Marvel's 'Agents of SHIELD' Eliminates HYDRA, Adds Hellfire Before the Kree, "The Singularity" sees the end of one major threat before the invasion of another.".
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6. Goldman, Eric. (April 26, 2016). "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: "The Singularity" Review". [[IGN]].
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8. "[[Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire]]".