Sebastian Shaw (character)
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For the English actor, see Sebastian Shaw (actor).
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.
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #129 (Jan. 1980) |
Created by | Chris Claremont John Byrne |
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Full name | Sebastian Hiram Shaw |
Species | Human Mutant |
Place of origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Team affiliations | Marauders Hellfire Club Shaw Industries The Lights[1] Quiet Council of Krakoa |
Notable aliases | Black King Lord Imperial Black Bishop The Creator Klaus Schmidt |
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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 played the character in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class.