The Marvel Universe has various incarnations of multiple characters from across the multiverse, including some that were largely inspiried by other figures from pop culture -- including Hyperion, the Marvel version of Superman.
What versions of Hyperion have appeared across the history of the Marvel Universe -- and how has he shifted from a villain to a hero and back again?
SQUADRON SINISTER
The Squadron Sinister first appeared in Avengers #69 by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema and with them the first Hyperion. A duel between Kang the Conqueror and the Grandmaster leads both to choose champions. For Kang, he recruited the Avengers, and the Grandmaster chose the Squadron Sinister from the microverse. Hyperion was the strongest of their forces, but even he wasn't able to defeat Thor. This villainous version of Hyperion would go on to become a recurring threat to the Avengers, the Defends, and Thor. He's even died in battle against a heroic counterpart to the character from across the multiverse, only to be restored to continue to bring terror to the Marvel Universe. A version of this Hyperion dominated his own realm in Battle-World during Secret Wars but was killed by Nighthawk.
SQUADRON SUPREME
The Squadron Supreme was a heroic incarnation of the Squadron Sinister, from a reality where the members of the team did their best to protect their world. Although they fought the Avengers of Earth-616 during an interdimensional storyline, Hyperion and his allies were more focused on making their world a safer place. However, this led to the events of Squadron Supreme by Mark Gruenwald and John Buscema where Hyperion and his teammates fully took over the world in the name of installing peace. This led to a conflict within the ranks of the heroes (with Nighthawk leading the charge), and the well-meaning Hyperion was eventually forced to step down from power.
SUPREME POWER
J. Michael Straczynski and Gary Frank's Supreme Power imagined a 21st-century incarnation of the Squadron Supreme, including Hyperion. After landing on Earth as an infant, Hyperion was raised under strict government supervision. Although he initially serves the government as their personal secret weapon, he eventually grew frustrated with the lies he'd been fed all his life. Forming something of an alliance with the mad Zarda and eventually forced to battle a number of other heroes from his reality, Hyperion was able to see the light after unknowingly confronting his future-self -- who suggested Hyperion relent and do his best to actually work with humanity. However, this version of Hyperion -- along with the rest of his allies -- were killed by the Cabal in the build-up to Secret Wars.
KING HYPERION
King Hyperion was created by Chuck Austin and Jim Calafiore as part of the reality-hopping series, Exiles. A particularly cruel version of the character, "King Hyperion" had tried to conquer his world upon realizing the full potential of his powers. His humanity was wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, intended to destroy King Hyperion as well. Unmoored from his world, King Hyperion rebelled against his mission to salvage broken realities and instead tried to take over the worlds he visited. He was defeated multiple times by the Exiles before ending up on Earth-616, where he was forced to serve in the Thunderbolts. His attempts to bring down the team turned them against him, and after being depowered he was killed by Man-Thing, Juggernaut, and Moonstone.
AVENGERS
A version of Hyperion was introduced during Jonathan Hickman's run on Avengers. The last survivor of his reality and a refugee into Earth-616, he was briefly contained by AIM before being rescued by the Avengers. This Hyperion became a dependable member of the team and -- in a fun inversion of the original evil version of the character -- actually became close friends with Thor. The two fought alongside each other against the armies of Beyonders before Secret Wars and were restored after that event. Settling into a simple civilian life as a truck driver, this version of Hyperion remains in the Marvel Universe, helping when needed -- such as in Secret Empire, where he joined the final battle against the HYDRA-aligned forces of the Cosmic Cube-corrupted Steve Rogers.
SQUADRON SUPREME OF AMERICA
The newest version of Hyperion is a member of the Squadron Supreme of America, created by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuiness. A band of "heroes" working for Phil Coulson, in reality, they are constructs produced by Mephisto and programmed by the Power Elite. The powerhouse of the team, this version of Hyperion is unaware of his true identity, instead firmly believing in the false secret identity he'd been given -- a normal American history teacher in Maryland. This version of Hyperion has proven strong enough to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Namor, but recently almost suffered a fatal loss to Taskmaster -- who only spared him due to pragmatic advice from Nick Fury.