Stonewall (comics)
| Stonewall | |
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| File:Uncxm215stone.png Art by Alan Davis | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #215 (March 1987) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Alan Davis |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Louis Hamilton |
| Team affiliations | None, Crimson Commando, Super Sabre, Freedom Force |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and resilience |
Stonewall (Louis Hamilton) is the codename of a fictional mutant vigilante turned government agent in the Marvel universe. He has most frequently appeared as an adversary or an ally of the X-Men. His real name is Louis Hamilton.
Character biography
Stonewall and his allies, Crimson Commando and Super Sabre, were all super-powered U.S. veterans of World War II. The trio wished to continue their government service after the war by combatting communism during the Cold War, but they were rebuffed by the U.S. government and forced into retirement. Angered by what they perceived as a decline in morals in the United States, the trio became vigilantes. The trio captured criminals, whom they released and hunted in the wilderness of upstate New York. The trio killed the criminals, both to reduce the criminal element in society and for the enjoyment of hunting them.
Mistaking Storm (the leader of the X-Men) for a criminal, the trio captured and hunted her. When Storm and Wolverine eventually defeated the trio, Stonewall and Crimson Commando agreed to turn themselves in to law enforcement authorities and confess their vigilantism.
Stonewall, Crimson Commando, and Super Sabre (who had been presumed dead) agreed to join Freedom Force, a U.S. government sponsored team of superhumans, in exchanged for a commutation of their sentences. Stonewall's first mission with Freedom Force took place during The Fall of the Mutants storyline. Freedom Force tried to prevent the X-Men from entering a building in which Destiny had prophesied that they would die. In the aftermath of the Fall of the Mutants, Stonewall aided Freedom Force in protecting Forge from the New Mutants and attempting to apprehend Cyclops and Marvel Girl.
Stonewall was part of the Freedom Force's expedition to defend Muir Island from the Reavers. During that mission, Stonewall was killed by Donald Pierce.
Powers and abilities
Stonewall's main power was his ability to maintain his footing while withstanding impacts. He stood up to impacts from Rogue and the Blob without falling. However, skilled opponents could cause him to lose his balance. Stonewall also demonstrated superhuman resistance to harm and superhuman strength.
Trivia
Like his allies Crimson Commando and Super Sabre, Stonewall has a codename with military significance. Stonewall was the nickname of Confederate general Thomas Jackson. In addition, his codename evokes the stone walls of a castle. As part of the castle motif, Stonewall's costume design contains a pattern resembling the crenellations atop a wall or tower.
Stonewall was a lawyer and an admirer of the works of Irish author James Joyce.