Shinobi Shaw

Shinobi Shaw
Shinobi Shaw in X-Men (volume 2) #29 Art by Andy Kubert and Matt Ryan
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Factor #67 (June 1991)
Created by	Chris Claremont
In-story information
Alter ego	Shinobi Shaw
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Shaw Industries Hellfire Club Upstarts
Notable aliases	Black King
Abilities	Density control

Shinobi Shaw, also known as a Black King of the Hellfire Club, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the X-Men and their affiliated teams. Created by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio, the character first appeared in X-Factor #67 (June 1991). He is the son of the former Black King Sebastian Shaw, and is a mutant with the ability to control the density of his own body.

Shinobi is the son of Sebastian Shaw, the leader of the Hellfire Club. In his first appearance, Shaw is revealed to have engaged in a series of financial machinations to ruin his father, and after bankrupting him, he attempts to kill his father by using his powers to induce a heart attack in Sebastian, and then blowing up Sebastian's home. Shaw is able to briefly take control of the Hellfire Club, assuming the mantle of Black King. Eager to return the Inner Circle to its former glory, Shaw approaches Elizabeth Braddock and Warren Worthington, attempting to convince them to become a part of the Inner Circle. Both X-Men refuse, however. He also tried to enlist Storm as a member, but she also refused.

Shaw was a member of the Upstarts, a group made up of Siena Blaze, Graydon Creed, Fabian Cortez, Trevor Fitzroy and probationary members Andreas and Andrea Strucker (of Fenris). They were manipulated by the Gamemaster and originally Selene, but the group quickly turns against her. The group participates in an elaborate game, wherein they hunt and kill assigned targets for points. During one of these games, the Upstarts target the surviving members of the New Mutants and the Hellions, but are defeated by the combined forces of X-Force and the New Warriors..