History ComicBook / Hellions

** [[spoiler:Emma Frost was actually aware Mr. Sinister was using the Hellions for his own genetic schemes, and put Empath there as her own personal with orders to cause Havok to go berserk the moment he could destroy Mr. Sinister's genetic research.]]

* AntiClimax: ZigZagged in issue #15. [[spoiler:Amino Fetus finally gets fed, and starts splitting into amino infants which eat ''time''... so Tarn takes his Locus Vile and bolts. However, the Hellions have found out about about Sinister's clone farm, which Sinister thought he had protected from them by storing Psylocke's daughter there digitally... but none of this stops Alex from losing it and destroying all the data after Empath's manipulation.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: How Psylocke breaks out of the LotusEaterMachine where she lives with the daughter who was taken away from her.

** In the second issue, Empath messes with Nanny by making her want to nurse Greycrow. Greycrow follows up on his promise from the first issue to put Empath down if Empath used his powers on the team by shooting Empath in the head.
** In issue 18, at a hearing with the Quiet Council, Sinister crosses a line and mocks Kwannon [[spoiler: for the loss of her daughter]] and gets a kick in the groin for it. When he haughtily complains about the [[SmugSnake affront to his position]], both Storm and Exodus immediately request she give him another, which she happily complies with with a kick to the mouth. Afterwards, Magneto literally has him gagged to shut him up.

* BetaCouple: As weird as it is since she was [[spoiler:dead from the end of the first arc to the end of the last arc.]] Havok and Madelyne Pryor are the second most focused on romantic pairing after Psylocke and Greycrow.

** Nanny has one of the most ridiculous looking designs out of most of the X-Men's villains, but when she promises to make Sinister suffer for all the mutant children he murdered, she's absolutely serious enough that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Sinister is actually scared for a moment]].

* ContinuitySnarl: Jean was supposed to be kicked off the Council in ''X of Swords'', but in ''Hellions'' #7, she is still in her seat.
* CripplingOverSpecialisation: Kwannon is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and stealth operative. However, since her powers are second-hand from Betsy and she's had very little experience with them, she'll usually resort to telekinesis if she uses her powers at all, while the telepathy goes unused the majority of the time aside from being aware of any emotions anyone holds.

* CruelToBeKind: Greycrow basically shoots and kills the remaining Marauders so they can be resurrected, but by doing so he's essentially severing all ties with them.

* EasilyForgiven: In #15, Greycrow basically snaps after he finds out [[spoiler:Kwannon was working with Sinister and knew he'd been manipulating the rest of the team. However, the moment he finds out everything Kwannon did was because of Sinister holding her daughter's DNA hostage he immediately goes back on her side.]]
* EatingTheEyeCandy: For the Hellfire Gala, Kwannon dresses up in a lowcut Japanese-themed dress. Greycrow is clearly ''very'' into it when he sees her.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:

-->'''Sinister''': (''to Kwannon'') Have I told you how pretty you are when you're loyal?
* FacialHorror: Havok [[spoiler:slashes open his own mouth since Madelyne had molded flesh over it]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Empath tries to chew Greycrow out for shooting him in the head, Greycrow promises that if Empath tries to use his powers on the team again, he'll cut him in half. [[spoiler:He does, and he does.]]

* TheFarmerAndTheViper: [[spoiler:Mastermind]] convinces one of Arcades employees to free his daughter, figuring he was holding one of his loved ones hostage as well and claiming he'll help free them. As soon as the employee frees her, he tells his daughter to kill him.

* FrontlineGeneral: The Quiet Council accepts Sinister's proposition of sending the Hellions to force a forfeit on Arakko's part before the X of Swords tournament, and since it was Sinister's idea, it's only natural he leads them.

--> '''Celeste Cuckoo:''' He's a murderer.
--> '''Mindee Cuckoo:''' No one told his incredible hair.

* IHaveYourWife: The reason why Mastermind kidnapped Sinister and brought the Hellions to Arcade, was because he had kidnapped his daughter Martinique.

* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:The Arcade arc ends with the reveal that Mr, Sinister and Mastermind had been playing Arcade all along, so that Sinister could take his newly built clone farm for himself and use it to continue his work behind the Council's back.]]

** Nanny hates Mr. Sinister, who considers her annoying, when not being creeped out by things like her armor's little kissy lips mouth or her habit of being all StealthHiBye. During the ComicBook/HellfireGala, Nanny spends the entire evening drunkenly harassing and embarrassing Sinister before trying to subject him to GrievousBottleyHarm.

* TokenEvilTeammate: Empath is the most irredeemable of the entire group. Whilst everyone else has a degree of likeability due to having some soft spots here and there, Empath is established as being an outright psychopath from the get-go, casually forcing people to fight and manipulating his teammates for the sheer hell of it. Every time he gets killed, no one misses him, and the Quiet Council expected they'd have to deal with stuff like this from him so they're not surprised.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Havok and Psylocke. Though Havok is having some issues that result in very big emotional outbursts and Kwannon was [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} a Hand assassin]] in the past, though not by choice.

* TropaholicsAnonymous: This is actually the reason why Havok is with the group. He's not happy to be on a team of killers and creeps, but Emma Frost believes being with the Hellions is a good way to avoid lapsing back into evil and he's making progress after the fiasco that was his leading an X-Men team in the 2018 ComicBook/AstonishingXMen.
* TrojanPrisoner: Both Mastermind and Mr. Sinister are this to Arcade. He thought he had them in his mercy when he captured them. Turns out they were setting him up to give them some nice goodies before they make him their puppet, though Sinister did lose a lot of teeth. It was very suspicious that Mastermind was so fearful of his daughter being murdered when there's already the resurrection protocols.

** Clive, the AI on Sinister's jet, is clearly upset at the prospect of being [[spoiler:crashed into a concrete building]], but no one seems to care except for Sinister himself, [[RevengeByProxy which is what was going for]].
** After [[spoiler:the fake]] Cameron Hodge is dealt with, his disgruntled and self-aware Smiley robot slaves give up the anti-mutant prejudices that were programmed into them and befriend Havok... [[spoiler:only to be immediately genocided by Psylocke under orders from the Quiet Council, who are firm in their belief that ''all'' anti-mutant A.I.s must be terminated on sight, regardless of whether or not they are sapient or even a threat anymore. One of them is saved by Nanny, at least]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Sinister's old cloning farm includes tanks of dead mutant babies he essentially disposed of because they weren't good enough for him. Nanny, a WellIntentionedExtremist whose entire thing is wanting to save mutant children (in her own way), essentially gets traumatized all over again finding the dead children.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: When Kwannon tells Greycrow that she's about to upload a virus that'll murder the sentiente Smiley robots, Greycrow tries to do it himself, sparing her the act. Instead she stops him by saying that she sees beyond the surface of the stoic appearance Greycrow maintains and that he really doesn't want to do this either and that he's genuinely trying to become the better person he wants to be. Psylocke then proceeds to upload the virus herself, keeping John's hands clean. While tragic, it does serve as a powerful catalyst for these two to [[FriendshipMoment form a bond]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** In the second issue, Empath messes with Nanny by making her want to nurse Greycrow. Greycrow follows up on his promise from the first issue to put Empath down if Empath used his powers on the team by shooting Empath in the head.
** In issue 18, at a hearing with the Quiet Council, Sinister crosses a line and mocks Kwannon [[spoiler: for the loss of her daughter]] and gets a kick in the groin for it. When he haughtily complains about the [[SmugSnake affront to his position]], both Storm and Exodus immediately request she give him another, which she happily complies with with a kick to the mouth. Afterwards, Magneto literally has him gagged to shut him up.

* CloningBlues:
** Madelyne Pryor’s main motivation. She wants to be acknowledged as a real person. [[spoiler:Havok is the only one who does this.]]
** Invoked. Empath has been resurrected, and the Hellions discuss the whole concept. Orphan-Maker argues that he ''saw'' Greycrow shoot Empath in the head, a thing one typically dies from, after which he was left in a building that exploded and burned. Greycrow says he doesn't care if the resurrected Empath is the old one or just a copy, since in a contest of who gets to claim the identity, the living one wins by default.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: The Hellions can be seen as the X-Men's equivalent of the ComicBook/SuicideSquad, starring a group of morally ambiguous characters who are forced to grow, all the while being manipulated by a leader who gives absolutely no fucks about them. The difference? [[DeathIsCheap If they die here, it barely matters most of the time]].

When [[Characters/XMenKrakoans Krakoa]] opened their doors to all mutants and forgave all past crimes, they knew they would have to accept some of their worst foes into the fold... but they didn't plan for what to do with them. Not to worry -- Mister Sinister knows what to do with the troublemakers. Meet his new Hellions (because Kate Pryde already took the name ComicBook/{{Marauders}}): John Greycrow (formerly Scalphunter), Wild Child, Empath, Nanny, Orphan-Maker, ComicBook/{{Psylocke}}... and ComicBook/{{Havok}}?! It's part personal strike force, part therapy group for antisocial murderers. Under Sinister's direction, they are sure to become productive members of mutant society. Or kill each other in the process.

* RagTagBunchOfMisfits: Cranked UpToEleven. This is a team for the criminally insane and [[IdiotHero Havok]]
* ReplacementGoldfish.: The Quiet Council report on Kwannon reminds the them that she is ''not'' Betsy and should not be treated as such. Despite this, she's treated like a friend by Scott and Alex and is given the job of keeping Sinister in check, which is a very important job given his hand in a dystopic future Xavier knows about.

** One of the original Marauders, Malice, being a purely psychic entity who needs a host body and was likely never a mutant, is entirely absent.

* TookALevelInBadass: What happens to mutants who die on Arakko, at least as long as it is in Otherworld. When resurrected, their personalities are intensified, their build stronger, their metabolism atuned to a meagre diet… basically, they come back Arakkans.

** One of the original Marauders, Vertigo, is entirely absent, even though Sinister had also cloned her multiple times in the past -- likely because she isn't a mutant, but rather originated as one of the Savage Land Mutates. Similarly, Malice, being a purely psychic entity who needs a host body, is also missing.

-->'''Sinister (to Kwannon)''': Have I told you how pretty you are when you're loyal?

** While Arcade was always unlikable, this series downplays his joke villain status while emphasizing his childish cruelty and sadism, as well as his BadBoss tendencies, with him acting like a condescending {{Domestic Abuse}}r in his interactions with Ms. Locke and it being revealed that he ensures the loyalty of his employees (who he murders at the drop of a hat, sometimes for no reason at all or even after promising not too) by imprisoning their loved ones in "Loyalty Accounts."

* DesignatedParents: Psylocke and Greycrow fall into this being the most stoic, level-headed and caring members of the team. Notably in the ComicBook/HellfireGala tie-in, they spend most of the story calmly talking at the bar while the rest of the team causes trouble and only get involved at the end to try and rain them in.

* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Orphan Maker ends up in the hole for killing members of the Right and Nanny goes with him, having meded their relationship. The rest of the team is spared but they split up. Wild Child winds up back where he started but is now taking his meds. Madelyne Pryor is resurrected but she’s resentful that her existence once again revolves around a Summers, making a relationship with Alex unlikely. Empath is still using his powers on others, but realizes he no longer cares for the fake affection his unwilling "friends" give him and that he blew his chances to be accepted. Greycrow resolves not to kill him at the behest of Kwannon, with whom he starts a relationship]]. All in all, while the purpose of rehabilitating the Hellions was a lie, some have genuinely improved with each other's help. Also [[KarmaHoudini Sinister walks free and is still up to his schemes]] but he does get humiliated by Kwannon and the Council, and it is made clear that his place on the Council is not nearly as strong as he thinks.

** During a talk with Emma Frost, Empath brushes off his time with the Hellions, but after Emma leaves, Empath goes silent and looks despondent, the implication being that, despite everything, he actually did like being on the team, and saw the other Hellions as friends, or at least the closest thing to friends that he has ever had.

* TheUnreveal: Nanny resurrects nude like everyone else, but she wears her pod like EggshellClothing, preventing her appearance from being revealed (except for her arms and legs, which appear to be AmbiguouslyBrown).

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The sub-stories in issue one have these kind of titles, such as "the curious condition of Kyle Gibney" and "the damnable duty of Kwannon".

* IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream: Madelyne likes to shut people up by erasing their mouths. She does it to the Legacy Marauders, seemingly for fun, and then to Alex when flirting with him.

* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Orphan Maker ends up in the hole for killing members of the Right and Nanny goes with him. The rest of the team is spared but they split up. Wild Child winds up back where he started but is now taking his meds. Madelyne Pryor is resurrected but she’s resentful that her existence once again revolves around a Summers making a relationship with Alex unlikely. Empath is still using his powers on others, but realizing he no longer cares for the fake affection his unwilling "friends" give him, and Greycrow resolves not to kill him at they behest of Kwannon, with whom he starts a relationship. All in all, while the purpose of rehabilitating the Hellions was a lie, some have genuinely improved with each others help.]] Also [[KarmaHoudini Sinister walks free and is still up to his schemes]] but he does get humiliated by Kwannon and the Council.

** In issue 18, at a hearing with the Quiet Council, Sinister crosses a line and mocks Kwannon for the loss of her daughter and gets a kick in the groin for it. When he haughtily complains about the [[SmugSnake affront to his position]], both Storm and Exodus immediately request she give him another, which she happily complies with.

* ShipTease: The series seems to be setting up something between Kwannon and Greycrow, with her clearly being the one he respects the most on the team and their shared understanding regarding inner demons. When the team is free falling in the sky while under Masterminds illusion, they noticeably reach out for each other ''specifically'', and she calls out to ''him'' with her powers when they are trapped in Arcade's illusions. Later on, Mastermind outright tells Kwannon that Greycrow likes her after he takes a peek into Greycrow's mind.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: In the second issue, Empath messes with Nanny by making her want to nurse Greycrow. Greycrow follows up on his promise from the first issue to put Empath down if Empath used his powers on the team by shooting Empath in the head.

* RagTagBunchOfMisfits: Cranked UpToEleven. This is a team for the criminally insane.
* ReplacementGoldfish: The Quiet Council report on Kwannon reminds the them that she is ''not'' Betsy and should not be treated as such. Despite this, she's treated like a friend by Scott and Alex and is given the job of keeping Sinister in check, which is a very important job given his hand in a dystopic future Xavier knows about.

* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Orphan Maker ends up in the hole for killing members of the Right and Nanny goes with him. The rest of the team is spared but they split up. Wild Child winds up back where he started but is now taking his meds. Madelyne Pryor is resurrected but she’s resentful that her existence once again revolves around a Summers making a relationship with Alex unlikely. Empath is still using his powers on others, but realizing he no longer cares for the fake affection his unwilling "friends" give him, and Greycrow resolves not to kill him at they behest of Kwannon, with whom he starts a relationship. All in all, while the purpose of rehabilitating the Hellions was a lie, some have genuinely improved with each others help.]]

* BitterSweetEnding: [[spoiler: Orphan Maker ends up in the hole for killing members of the Right and Nanny goes with him. The rest of the team is spared but they split up. Wild Child winds up back where he started but is now taking his meds. Madelyne Pryor is resurrected but she’s resentful that her existence once again revolves around a Summers making a relationship with Alex unlikely. Empath has learned nothing and is still using his powers on others but Greycrow resolves not to kill him at they behest of Kwannon with whom he starts a relationship. All and all, while the purpose of rehabilitating the Hellions was a lie, some have genuinely improved with each others help.]]