King Bedlam

King Bedlam
Cover to X-Force #88 featuring King Bedlam Art by Jim Cheung
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Factor X #1 (first actual appearance) X-Force #87 (March 1999)
Created by	John Francis and Jim Cheung
In-story information
Alter ego	Christopher Terrence Aaronson
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	New Hellions
Notable aliases	Terry Aaronson
Abilities	Ability to generate telepathic static

Factor X #1 (first actual appearance)

King Bedlam (Christopher Aaronson) is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created for the Marvel comic book series X-Force. He was the long-lost brother of X-Force member Jesse Aaronson and made his first appearance in X-Force #87.

When Christopher killed his parents by causing them to crash their car, he was separated from his brother Jesse, and what happened to him is unknown. What is known is that the White Queen hoped to recruit him into the original Hellions, an offer he declined, although Tarot had fallen in love with him. Somehow, the two lover's souls became inextricably bound to one another, resulting in Tarot's reincarnation even after being slaughtered by the homicidal maniac Trevor Fitzroy.

Years later, he resurfaced, leading the New Hellions, and hoped to ransom the United States government for a fortune by unleashing the Armageddon Man. His brother Jesse—who had joined X-Force in the meantime—found him after years of searching, and was almost convinced into joining Christopher's cause. However, as the events began to unfold it became clear that Christopher would crush anyone, even family, who got in his way. He even devised a clever plan of switching the mind of Domino with one of his operatives in order to keep X-Force from discovering the devious nature of his plan. Even though his plan was carefully laid, King Bedlam did not succeed at his goal.

As a result of the Scarlet Witch's actions in the House of M crossover, over 90% of the mutants in the entire world have been stripped of their mutant abilities in an event named M-Day. Included among the damaged ones is King Bedlam, whose power loss was confirmed in New Avengers #18.