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Since the dawn of humanity, dead souls have collected in the Netherworlds. Generations upon generations... now awakened!AND IN THE THRALL OF THECHAOS KING!

Early Life[]

The Hellstrom lineage had long been entangled in Satanic practices. In a grim transaction,Victoria Wingate Hellstrom was sold by her parents to theChapel of Dresden, an extremist occult group that was once allied withAdolf Hitler. Their aim was to create a new Messianic generation: human-demon hybrids destined to lead the Chapel into a new era of dominion over mankind. To this end, they subjected Victoria to various dark magical rituals, brutalizing her body and inscribing Satanic glyphs onto her womb to make her a suitable vessel for such children and possibly to lure a demonic mate.^[5][12] Victoria was drawn by the arcane forces that were bound to her by ademon-lord claiming to be "Satan", in truth a powerfulHell-Lord arrived onEarth in search of a consort to bear his heir. Assuming human guise, he seduced Victoria. They were married shortly thereafter and settled atFire Lake inGreentown,Massachusetts.^{[13][14][5][15]}

A little over one year after their marriage, Victoria gave birth to Daimon Hellstrom at their home in Fire Lake, assisted only by her husband's servants.^{[13][14][5][15]} As an infant, Daimon was fed human blood, part of the infernal conditioning that was intended by his father.^[16] When Daimon was about 18 months old, his father began to take frequent absences, leaving Victoria to care for the child alone.^{[13][14][5][15]} When he reached the age of 3, Daimon's younger sister,Satana, was born.^[13]

Over the next six years, Daimon bonded with Victoria while "Satan" increasingly favoured Satana, recognizing in her a greater affinity for his infernal teachings.^{[13][14][5][15]} Although he bore a pentagram-shaped birthmark, Daimon remained unaware of his father's true nature during his childhood, dismissing Satan as a mere folk tale used to frighten children.^[17][18] Victoria eventually went mad upon witnessing her husband's true demonic form. Following this traumatic revelation, Daimon and Satana were separated. Victoria was institutionalized, and their father returned to Hell. Daimon visited his mother in the asylum, where she entrusted him with an ankh pendant, claiming that it was the only protection that he had against his father. During one of these visits, Victoria told Daimon aboutNetheranium, a rare metal found only in "Hell" that was theonly thing that could weaken his father.^[13]

After her institutionalization, Daimon was placed in an orphanage and never again heard from either his father or Satana.^[13] As a young adult, Daimon entered a Jesuit monastery and spent over three years in theological study under FatherRaymond Gossett, preparing for the priesthood.^[17] Daimon turned 21, marking a significant turning point in his life.^[13] Around this time, his mother died.^[1]

Learning the Truth[]

Daimon ultimately entered a monastery, hoping to become a priest. Shortly before being ordained, however, Daimon received legal notification of his inheritance of his father's house, where he found his mother's diary and learned the truth about both his father and his birth. At that point, "Satan," now aware of his son's new knowledge, briefly took control of his mind and directed him telepathically through the house's secret basement inter-dimensional passageway to the Hell-lord's Netherworld domain, or "Hell." There, Daimon's father beseeched his son to disregard his mother's diary's warnings and serve him in "Hell," offering him eternal life and power incarnate in return. However, when "Satan" transported him back to Earth, Daimon decided to dedicate himself to fighting his father's evil. He immediately returned to "Hell" in an attempt to battle "Satan". Although he failed to defeat "Satan" outright, Daimon managed to pit many of "Satan's" tormented souls against the demons who tormented them (this rebellion, however, was brief and ultimately ended by "Satan"), as well as steal the Netheranium trident of "Satan" and a chariot drawn by three demonic horses before returning to Earth.^[13] Daimon also discovered the powers of the Darksoul that he had inherited from his father. He called himself the Son of Satan, and for the next several years battled many manifestations of demonic evil on Earth, as well as other realms.

As A Super-Hero[]

During this period, the Son of Satan maintained his civilian identity of occult expert Daimon Hellstrom and was a visiting specialist professor at a St. Louis college. Daimon battled many allies and enemies of his father, and he even battled his younger sister,Satana, who had become a succubus. On several occasions, Daimon aided other super-heroes in occult battle, including theGhost Rider^[19][20] and two of the members of theFantastic Four; namely, theHuman Torch^[21] and theThing.^[22] He also became affiliated with the super-hero non-team theDefenders in their many battles with demonic possessions and occult threats, eventually becoming a member.^{[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]} During his membership in the Defenders, Daimon met and fell in love with his teammate theHellcat.^[32]

It was during this period, also, that hefinally confronted his father and defeated him. Shortly afterward, the Son of Satan declared himself triumphant over both his father and his father's influence.^[33] Then, theMiracle Man, a superhumanly-powered criminal who had masqueraded as a monk, stole the Darksoul from Daimon in battle. The Miracle Man himself was subsequently defeated and the Darksoul was trapped in the body of a snake, which slithered away completely unnoticed byeveryone involved in the affair. Daimon was finally liberated from his partial possession by demonic evil and thus, with much of his powers gone, he retired his costumed identity of the Son of Satan.^[30]

Daimon thereupon married the Hellcat and the couple left the Defenders, moving toSan Francisco.^[31] He and his wife soon earned a reputation as supernatural investigators that were based there. Daimon continued to publish regularly in scholarly occult journals and was considered to be a leading demonologist. Daimon created the costumed identity of Hellstorm when battling supernatural menaces in public in order to preserve his professional reputation. In this capacity, they helped several super-heroes in mystical problems, notably theWest Coast Avengers.^[34]

Over time, however, Daimon grew increasingly weak due to the separation from his Darksoul, until he lay near death. In desperation, the Hellcat used an ancient dark spell book titled theGrimorium Verum in order to summon Daimon's father. She asked him to restore Daimon's Darksoul to him, provoking the demon by saying that "Satan" needed his son as someone to test himself against. "Satan" agreed, restoring Daimon's Darksoul to him, although the Hellcat was driven insane at the sight of it. Daimon said that he was grateful for his wife's actions, but if the situation were reversed,he would have left her to die. The Hellcat, due to her insanity, eventually diedanyway by calling upon the entity known as theDeathurge.^[35]

Daimon once more began battling his father and various demonic agents. He gathered around him several agents of his own, including the villainousNekra,Gabriel the Devil-Hunter, and theGargoyle. During this time Daimon's friend, the occult terroristJaine Cutter, had remained by his side, hoping that her presence would "bring out the best" in him, and the two formed a kind of romantic relationship. He also made a deal with the witchLaVoisin, impregnating her to learn about his father, including his secret true name.

In Charge[]

Using this information, Daimon was able tofinally kill his father. Daimon was then given the "Black Halo" and the lordship of "Hell." He claimed that doing so would maintain the balance between Heaven and Hell, so thatneither one of them could take control of the workings of the universe and humanity could control theirown destiny. He learned that LaVoisin had given birth to a son, whom he also realized was destined to be the resurrected Marduk Kurios.

Turning Over A New Leaf?[]

Selene wished to create a demonic version of the world-conqueringHellfire Club. She began associating withBlackheart. Blackheart and Selene, the latter now the Hellfire Club's new Black Queen, clashed with theFantastic Four,Margali Szardos, Daimon, and a mysterious new figure called theMechamage. The Hellfire Club was defeated in that encounter, and Blackheart was mystically bound into the Club's basement. Daimon then joined the Hellfire Club as its new White King as the means to balance the forces of good and evil in the Club's Inner Circle. Daimon, Szardos,Alyssa Moy and the Mechamage agreed to remain together to defend Earth against other demonic threats, calling themselves theShadow Hunters;^[36] however, Daimon later claimed that the formation of the Shadow Hunters was just a trick that was done to placate the Fantastic Four as they parted company.^[37]

The Hellcat's Return[]

The Hellcat's soul had ended up in the Hell-realm of the Hell-lordMephisto, fighting an eternal battle in the so-calledArena of Tainted Souls, alongside fallen fellow super-hero theMockingbird. The two discovered sketchy details about a plot that Daimon was developing. The Mockingbird was able to send a warning to her husband, the super-heroHawkeye, during a brief resurrection, and Hawkeye and his team theThunderbolts confronted Daimon and then used their sorcerous connections to go to Hell in order to rescue the Mockingbird. They were tricked, however, by Daimon, and the Thunderbolts rescued the Hellcat instead, restoring her body to Earthjust as Daimon had planned all along.^[37]

Dormammu's Plan[]

The extradimensional sorcererthe Dread Dormammu later tried a direct invasion to both invade and take over the regions of Hell, beginning with the Hell-realm of Mephisto. Mephisto joined with his fellow rulers of "Hell,"Satannish and ostensibly Daimon, to oppose Dormammu, but was ultimately betrayed by Satannish, who revealed his true origins as a "stalking horse" for Dormammu.

Dormammu and Satannish nearly succeeded in annexing Mephisto's Hell-realm, but the Hellcat, who had stumbled onto the plot, managed to bring together Daimon and the death godsPluto andHela and ultimately defeat Dormammu. As it is now known, the several incarnations of "Hell" are shaped by the subconscious thoughts (and fears) of those who would dwell within them. This loophole allowed Hela, Pluto, Daimon, and Mephisto to temporarily change the nature of Satannish and Mephisto's dimensions, ruled at the time by Satannish and Dormammu, respectively, into frozen wastelands. This neutralized the power of Dormammu's Flames of Faltine, rendering him too weak to fight. He fled to theDark Dimension withNicholas Scratch in tow.

Satannish, alone and demoralized at the rout of his master, was easily destroyed by a blast of mystical energy (he was shot in the back) from Mephisto as he reclaimed his Hell-realm. During these events, Dormammu had revealed his supposed ace in the hole - that Satannish was, in fact, a demon of his own creation and was also the demon who had fathered Daimon.^[38] This was later exposed as a lie which Daimon had played along with in order to drive his ex-wife Patsy away from him for herown protection.

Daimon used this claim to assume control over Satannish's Hell-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."

When the demonOlivier attacked the other Hell-realms, Daimon andDoctor Strange observedFrank Castle (who had been temporarily empowered byangels as repentance for his family's death) defeat the demon.

Heaven's on Fire[]

Daimon investigated a massacre at Project Blackheart, learning that they were devoted Satanists who had been attempting to develop the idealAntichrist to serve Lucifer. The renegade angelZadkiel, who had taken over Heaven, had his followers on Earth attempt to kill all of the project's children but one of them,Anton Satan, was able to escape. Daimon pledged to hunt this boy down and kill him.^[39]

He was able to track the boy down toWall Street where he had been working as an investment banker, and found him already under siege by Zadkiel's minions. He was stopped from killing Anton by his former lover, the occult terroristJaine Cutter, who had been protecting Anton so as to keep the occult balance. While the two argued, Anton was able to escape them and his pursuers. Daimon was then saved by theGhost Rider (Johnny Blaze), who he reluctantly teamed up with alongside Jaine,Sara the Caretaker and Blaze's brotherDanny Ketch, who had caught Anton.^[40]

Daimon remained adamant that Anton should be killed instead of delivered to his father, but was talked out of it by Jaine who pointed out that they needed to turn him over so as to learn a way to get into Heaven from Satan. Zadkiel had moved a gateway to Hell from one of Satan's safehouses to Jasper County, where they had to face off against theScarecrow andMadcap, two of the members of theGhost Rider Assassination League that were hired by Zadkiel to both stop them and to kill both Blaze and Ketch. During the ensuing fight Jaine was almost tricked into killing Daimon through Madcap's powers, but broke free. After switching targets, Daimon and Jaine were able to take down both the Scarecrow and Madcap. Soon after this fight, they discovered Anton usingMaster Pandemonium's portal to Hell to send an invasion force through to Heaven using a portal contained within Sara, though she was quickly able to close it.^[41] Rather than evenattempting to join in the fight against Zadkiel and Anton, however, Daimon and Jaine spent their time kissing.^[42]

The Search for the Sorcerer Supreme[]

After Doctor Strange gave up his position asSorcerer Supreme, Daimon was involved in the search for the next one.Brother Voodoo became the new Sorcerer Supreme, but he eventually died while protecting Earth fromAgamotto.^[43]

The Fearless[]

Afterthe demonic invasion ofLas Vegas was averted, Daimon - who had discovered the Descent (the day when a Hell-Lord would become more powerful and the ones that they marked would become demons, as well as their heirs) was real after seeingAgent Venom, theRed Hulk,X-23, and thenew Ghost Rider'sHell-Marks^[44][45] - betrayed theAvengers and joined forces withSin in her plot to raze the world using the hammers of theWorthy.^[46]

The Revenge of Daniel Drumm[]

Daimon was killed byVictoria Hand, who was being possessed by the spirit ofBrother Voodoo's brother, Daniel, in revenge for the death of his brother; however, his spirit didnot die, as he appeared alongside theAncient One when Doctor Strange regained his mantle as Sorcerer Supreme, telling Strange and theNew Avengers that he would come back soon.^[47]

Mania[]

Some time after his frustrated attempt to turn theVenom symbiote into one of hisMonsters of Evil,^[48] Daimon, who was incarcerated at the Peak Maximum Security Prison inVirginia, revealed to Agent Venom that he didnot know if he was indeed the original Daimon Hellstrom, as many copies of himself were created to explore every possible facet of the coming Descent. Daimon also revealed that Agent Venom'sHell-Mark had disappeared, freeing him forever fromany infernal obligations.^[49]

Avengers Undercover[]

Cambion Physiology: As both a ruler of a dimension of Hell and the Son of Satan, Daimon wields vast magical abilities and commands vast power in his own dimension, the full details and extent of which are yet to be revealed. Potentially, he can perform virtually any magical feat.

• Superhuman Strength: Daimon possesses a great degree of superhuman strength. His strength is that above the normal human and Olympic-level trained athlete, as he possesses the natural strength of 10 men. His strength can also be augmented through his magical powers.^[42]
• Superhuman Durability: The tissues of Daimon's body are considerably tougher and more resistant to injury than the tissues of an ordinary human.^{[citation needed]} His body is virtually invulnerable to conventional injury.^{[citation needed]} He is capable of withstanding great impact forces, high caliber bullets, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury.^[32]
• Soulfire Manipulation and Pyrokinesis: One of Daimon's most common abilities in all of his incarnations is his ability to manipulate, generate, and discharge both Earthly fire and soulfire for a variety of effects. The fire can usually be used to harm supernatural entities and the astral forms of others. He can also track others down using his fire and resurrect the dead, as well as create constructs of his soulfire.
  • Flight: Daimon can fly by projecting fire from his body.^[32]
• Elemental Manipulation: Both with and without his trident, Daimon has been shown to control and influence natural elemental forces to varying degrees. He can also control and summon storms at will.^[2]
• Telepathy: Daimon can use his magical abilities to "tear" into the thoughts from the minds of other sentient beings. He can also communicate with others mentally, cast psychic illusions, and attack others telepathically.^[37]
• Teleportation: Through his Darksoul, Daimon is capable of teleporting himself and other individuals across vast distances. He can also use this ability to travel into other dimensions. Daimon can also create and open gateways and portals to transverse locations near-instantaneously.^{[citation needed]}
• Astral Projection: Daimon is a skilled astral projector, being able to project his soul self from his body and into the physical or spiritual planes of existence at will.^[37]
• Healing: On numerous occasions, Daimon has been shown to heal himself and others from their physical injuries.^{[citation needed]}
• Magical Awareness: Through his Darksoul, Daimon possesses the ability to sense and interpret magical energies within his immediate vicinity.^{[citation needed]}
• Magical and Mystical Manipulation: As both a ruler of a Hell-realm and the Son of Satan, Daimon possesses vast supernatural powers and can both manipulate and cast spells.^{[citation needed]}
  • Netheranium Trident: Daimon has often wielded an asymmetric trident made of Netheranium which can harness, amplify, and project magical energies.^{[citation needed]}
  • Sleep Spell
• Chronokinesis: Daimon is capable of traveling through and even manipulating time to a certain extent. He is able to travel into the past, and on another occasion he manipulated temporal flow to manifest sunlight when battling a vampire.^[52][53]
• Shapeshifting: Due to his Darksoul and his status as the supernatural Son of Satan, Daimon has been shown to alter and shape his physical form and appearance in a manner similar to other demons. He can use this ability to sprout demonic wings in order to fly.^[37]

• Daimon once used his powers to travel through time to ancient Atlantis. Since he did not travel through time more frequently, this feat must have been exceedingly difficult to accomplish.
• Although Daimon is the direct son of Marduk Kurios, he also appears to have elements of other Hell-lords.
• Daimon is no longer considered to be married to Patsy Walker due to the clause of "until death do us part."
• Daimon is not known by the general public to have demonic parentage.
• Upon discovering thatWiccan could see into alternate realities, Daimon flirted with him, revealing himself to be bisexual, to which a blushing Wiccan responded that he was engaged.^[55]

• Following the resurgence of monsters in comic books in the early 1970s,Stan Lee pitched the idea of a comic book in the same vein asTomb of Dracula, a series titled "The Mark of Satan" which would have starred Satan himself, presumably acting against heroic figures.Roy Thomas was worried that the public would not accept a comic book starring Satan as the main character even if hewas a villain, and suggested instead the creation of the Son of Satan.^[56]
• Daimon's birthday falls on February 2nd.^[57]

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