Maximilian von Katzenelnbogen

Maximilian von Katzenelnbogen is a young member of the Hellfire Club's new generation of wealthy, villainous children who oppose the Jean Grey School, associating with fellow brat-pack schemers like Kade Kilgore and Wilhelmina Kensington.

Maximilian von Katzenelnbogen arrived in the pages of Wolverine & the X-Men #18 in 2012, conjured by the creative team of Jason Aaron and Jorge Molina during a particularly vibrant stretch of Modern Age Marvel storytelling. With a name as grand as that, this character cuts a distinctive figure in the corners of the X-Men's world, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Kade Kilgore, Wilhelmina Kensington, and Lucas Bishop across titles like Marauders and the Reign of X era — suggesting a staying power that outlasted many a debut. Nine appearances may be a compact footprint, but they span over a decade of Marvel publishing, making Maximilian a satisfying deep-cut discovery for the dedicated X-Men completist hunting for the unexpected.