Hellcat has been with the human race since the beginning of time. He extended his 9 life warranty to live forever. Obviously this came at a price. He had to be bound to a human family or he would cease to exist. But slowly hellcat began decomposing from within and his internal mutation spread to his face. His owner feared that hellcat would be rendered homeless, so he made him a mask and christened him hellcat which added to the appeal of being a mysterious feline.