Warning: Contains SPOILERS forHellverine #5 (2025)The son ofWolverinehas become an unwilling pawn of the Devil and has been trapped in an inescapable pit of infernal suffering since his resurrection. However, the mutant was brought back with a purpose, which he has neglected. Now, Mephisto is seeking to do unto the young Wolverine what he demands his new champion Hellverine do unto others. Grotesque torture begets more torture when you serve the Devil.
InHellverine #5 (2025)- by Benjamin Percy and Raffaele Ienco - Akihiro,the son of Wolverine, has been dragged back to Hell to meet the one responsible for his resurrection: Mephisto.
As the Hellverine, Akihiro was supposed to travel the Earth and erect monuments of his own suffering to further the Devil’s infernal conspiracy. However, the X-Man has rebelled against his master and now chooses to destroy the profane totems he was brought back to life to preserve. Unfortunately,Mephisto has no kindness for those who betray his power and a particular specialty for unimaginable torture.
Wolverine’s Son Is Vivisected Alive By The Devil
Hellverine #5 (2025)-Written By Benjamin Percy; Art By Raffaele Ienco; Color By Bryan Valenza; Lettering By VC’s Travis Lanham; Cover Art By Kendrick Lim
Marvel characterslike Johnny Blaze or Daredevil have firsthand experience of how horrifically sick-mindedMephisto’s sense of imaginationcan be. The primordial evil has existed since time immemorial as the sentient embodiment of all the universe’s overwhelming sins. His very existence is born in the foulest reaches of all souls, andhe singularly lives to bring about the most creative forms of horror upon all.Now, the son of Wolverine has gained firsthand experience as to the truly grotesque things that Mephisto is capable of. As punishment for his acts of betrayal, the Devil reminds Akihiro of what makes him human.
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After drowning the X-Man, Mephisto laughingly dangles Akihiro over a pool of molten lava before plunging his crimson-skinned hand down Akihiro’s throat. After ripping Bagra-ghul out of the mutant’s body, Mephisto leaves his pet demon to reconstruct Akihiro into one of the monuments he fought to destroy. The X-Man is severed nerve by nerve and pinned against a slab of intricate, profane runes.Akihiro can do nothing as his flesh is left splayed while he remains conscious and awareof his infernal misery as the Devil voraciously cackles at the hero’s infernal misery.
Akihiro Is Paying The Price For His Life’s Endless Sins
His Torture Becomes His Redemption
This series certainly hasn’t skimped on the brutal horrors that Mephisto and Bagra-ghul have attempted to reap. Throughout his journeys, Akihiro has unwittingly enacted the same damnable acts of torture that he has endured on the lives of others. As the villain “Daken,”Akihiro has painted the world red with visceraand has struck traumatic fear in the hearts of his victims. Now, the punishment is coming back to the X-Man. However, as Akihiro physically attempts to atone for the pain he caused himself and others, his soul is never outside the Devil’s reach.
The Devil’s plans may be momentarily halted, but they are never stopped.
Unfortunately, Mephisto and Bagra-ghul’s sick string of torturous monuments don’t end with Akihiro. While the once-Wolverine has temporarily quelled the demon’s urges and bested Mephisto, his torture continues in the realm of the living. Now,an infectious disease of the soul has spread to Earth’s greatest monster, the Hulk, leaving Akihiro the only person who can defeat the rampaging Avenger. Tragically, no matter how hard the hero fights, he can’t succeed. The Devil’s plans may be momentarily halted, but they are never stopped. The son ofWolverine,while temporarily freed, remains Mephisto’s prized toy of endless suffering.
Hellverine #5is available June 28, 2025, from Marvel Comics.
Wolverine
The human mutant Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) was born James Howlett, blessed with a superhuman healing factor, senses, and physiology. Subjecting himself to experimentation to augment his skeleton and claws with adamantium, Logan is as deadly as he is reckless, impulsive, and short-tempered. Making him the X-Men’s wildest and deadliest member, and one of Marvel Comics' biggest stars. He’s played in Fox and Marvel’s movie franchises by Hugh Jackman.
