Sebastian Shaw (character)

Sebastian Shaw
Art by John Cassaday
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Uncanny X-Men #129 (Jan. 1980)
Created by	Chris Claremont John Byrne
In-story information
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
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

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 played the character in the 2011 film X-Men: First Class.