Hugo was a member of Momentum Labs who experimented with Darkhold. However, Eli Morrow betrayed Hugo and the rest of the team, placed Joseph Bauer in a coma, and, in an attempt to murder the rest, including Hugo, transformed them into ghostly apparitions. Lucy Bauer freed him and set out on a personal mission to reclaim the Darkhold to restore their lives. He was later killed by Ghost Rider.
In an attempt to murder them, Eli Morrow exposed Hugo, Frederick, Vincent, and Lucy Bauer one by one to the energy produced by a machine developed with the aid of the Darkhold. However, this did not kill them; rather, it transformed them into grotesque, spiritual entities. They subsequently remained in cubicle containment devices for several years.[2]
Eventually, Lucy Bauer made her way to Momentum Labs, freeing Hugo. Frightened at their current state, Hugo said Eli Morrow must pay, thinking they had been in the cells for hours, Bauer informed him that it had been years. After releasing Vincent and Frederick as well, the group began to argue amongst each other, saying that Bauer should not have used the Darkhold. Bauer said that the book could help and fix them and that after doing that, they would kill Morrow and anyone who got in their way. The group, excluding Frederick, left Momentum Labs to begin their search for the Darkhold.[1]
While searching for Eli Morrow, Hugo and Vincent had cornered Robbie Reyes and Alphonso Mackenzie. Despite Vincent's death, Hugo managed to infect Mackenzie, but was incinerated by Reyes from behind. Mackenzie's infection failed to advance to any dangerous degree because he realized he was infected in time and was able to inject himself with the antidote that Leo Fitz had developed.[3]
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"Unless your face also does a-a Clown Posse thing, I'm infected."
Artificially Enhanced Physiology: Thanks to Eli Morrow, Hugo became out of phase with the Earth realm, which gave him ghost-like abilities.
Superhuman Speed: Hugo was able to travel at great speeds after being turned into a ghost-like being.
Fear Inducement: Hugo was capable of infecting a person's mind with a touch. The infection would affect the part of the brain that controls the sleep/wake cycle, resulting in nightmarish hallucinations that would eventually scare the victim to death. He used this to infect Alphonso Mackenzie, who had a cure in his pocket.
Intangibility:
Hugo completely vanishes into thin air
Like Lucy, Hugo was able to phase through walls unimpeded, though he was still tangible enough to physically interact with the outside world. When Alphonso Mackenzie threw the Shotgun-Axe at him, the hybrid weapon seemed to pierce him but ultimately simply fell on the ground harmlessly.
Invisibility: Hugo could render himself invisible and occasionally used this ability to surprise and scare his targets before infecting them. He used this, while combined with his intangibility, to sneak up on Alphonso Mackenzie and infect him.
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Expert Scientist: Hugo was a scientist with Momentum Labs and worked with them to create energy.
