Hellfire

"*Wilson, you're a fucking psycho. That's what happens when you're raised by the Feds and their pet Nazi scientists.*"
—Agent Orange to Hellfire
**Hellfire**, real name **Matthew Wilson** and nicknamed **Matty**, is an American super soldier serving within the United States Marine Corps. He was one of the founding members of the super soldier squad known as the Rolling Thunders and led the squad until Beowulf became its commander in 1969.

## Biography

### Early life

#### Childhood

Matthew Wilson was born in a Californian home to a mother and a father, the latter who had been sent home from the war due to an injury. Matty didn't live there for long however, as he would accidentally burn down his house with his superpowers at only 2 weeks old, killing both of his parents. The United States government quickly got hold of the child before any orphanage did, and the young boy became an asset to the state.

Not only did they train the superhuman in martial arts, marksmanship and his powers, they also taught him what ideas they believed to be most important. He learned to become a god-fearing man, who upholds American capitalism and values, who always wanted to serve the United States of America.

#### Teenage years

The superhuman's training and education continued throughout his adolescence, however they were starting to put him more on the field. When he was 18 they made him a crime fighter, however this career was cut shortly due to the difficulty of branding Wilson. His powers were too scary to actually use against a criminal, so when he saved the day there was rarely any applause but rather fleeing. On his last crime fighting mission he ruined his chances with a girl he had been interested in, the horror of a bank robber burning for hours scaring her away from Wilson. He has been resentful towards women since.

### Military

#### Joining the Marines

The United States government decided to put the superhuman into the military, believing that with this decision he could still be useful and away from the public. They put him into a new squad they had formed, named the Rolling Thunders, which he was tasked to lead.

#### Rolling Thunders

Wilson has lead his squad into several missions, which were often in a seek and destroy manner. Many of their missions were highly secretive, however they had done some work with regular troops on the field. They were largely successful on these missions, however after a few recruits had seen their destruction, he and his team weren't given another mission for a while.

Wilson received a call from a CIA operative, who tasked him and his squad to take down a powerful superhuman given the name Massgrave. His team received three new members, one of which took over the team. They were sent down a river and through jungle, and have to intercept this superhuman in Cambodia.

## Personality

Hellfire is audacious and brash, short-tempered and near his breaking point. He doesn’t care about what he says and finds enjoyment in putting others down. He does however secretly care about what others think of him, and desperately wants the public to like him, but his colleagues to fear him.

What he values most is validation from the US government, and when he doesn't receive this, he turns to putting others down to make himself feel better. He is also an extremely sexist, racist, and homophobic person. He can struggle to think sometimes, as he suffers from brain fog.

## Powers and abilities

* **Superhuman Physiology:** Wilson was exposed to the Tunguska particle in the womb, turning him into a superhuman before his birth.
	+ **Heat Generation:** Wilson can generate extreme temperatures of heat, which he himself is resistant to.
	+ **Napalm Generation:** Wilson has the ability to ooze out a napalm-like substance which can be lit on fire by his heat generation. This substance comes out of the pores of his skin
	+ **Smoke Resistance:** Wilson is also resistant to the smoke that is produced by the combination of his two powers

## Trivia

After Wilson's metaphorical rebirth, the third person narrator begins to refer to him as Hellfire, rather than his nickname Matty. This is because he embraces his identity, mission and purpose.