Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club was the name of a group of mutants led by Sebastian Shaw who played an important role in the politics of the early 1960s.

X-Men: First Class
The Hellfire Club has appeared in the film, as the main antagonists. This version of the Hellfire Club is led by Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost, with Azazel, Riptide and Angel Salvadore as the main other members. Their main goal is to start World War III in order to wipe out the human race from Earth, allowing the mutants to rise up and take over it as the survivor race. At the end of the movie, Shaw is killed and many of its members (Emma Frost, Azazel, Riptide and Angel) join Magneto and Mystique in his new group, the Brotherhood of Mutants.

X2: X-Men United
As an expert of the Mutant Affair, Dr. Hank McCoy appears in a TV show along with "Mr. Shaw", who is presumably Sebastian Shaw or a descendant, debating on the necessity of registrating the mutant citizens. McCoy declares that a registration act is not a possible solution and defends the rights of the mutants, as well as proposing a peaceful way of cohabitation between mutants and humans.

Members

 * Sebastian Shaw (Deceased)
 * Emma Frost (joined the Brotherhood)
 * Janos Quested (joined the Brotherhood)
 * Azazel (joined the Brotherhood)
 * Angel Salvadore (joined the Brotherhood)