Pyro is the name of two fictional

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appearing in American comic books published by

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. Known as St. John Allerdyce, Pyro is depicted as a recurring enemy of the

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and later becomes an agent of the U.S. government. He was created by

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and John Byrne and introduced in ''

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'' #141 ( January 1981) as part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Pyro has the mutant power to control fire. Pyro and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are the main antagonists in the X-Men story ''

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'' as they attempt to assassinate

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, which in an alternate timeline leads to a dystopic future where Mutants are hunted, killed or captured by the Sentinel robots. The assassination is thwarted, and at a later date the Brotherhood become agents of the US government in exchange for a full pardon, and the team becomes known as the Freedom Force. In the 2000 film ''

'', Pyro was portrayed by Alexander Burton. Aaron Stanford took over the role in the two

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''X-Men'' films '' X2'', and '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' as an Americanized version called John Allerdyce.

Publication history

Created by writer

and artist/co-writer John Byrne, the St. John Allerdyce version of Pyro first appeared in ''

'' #141 ( January 1981). As part of the

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initiative, Pyro subsequently starred in the ''

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'' series in October 2019 alongside

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, Iceman,

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and

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Fictional character biography

St. John Allerdyce

Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, St. John Allerdyce is a

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who possesses the Elemental power to control fire and flame, though not generate it. He wears a flamethrower on his back to provide the flame which he then takes control of. His ability to manipulate flame emerged in his teens, but he was unable to find a practical use for it. After years of working in

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as a journalist and novelist, Pyro met the mutant Mystique, who later recruited him to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as a professional criminal and

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. With the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, he attempted to assassinate Senator Robert Kelly, and first battled the

. With the Brotherhood, he later battled the

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, and then the X-Men again. Though he never served under the team's original leader,

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, Pyro did work with the Brotherhood under the command of several of Magneto's subordinates who alternately supervised the group. Mystique's Brotherhood later offered the team's services to the United States government in exchange for protection and an official pardon for its crimes, and was renamed Freedom Force. As part of their first mission, the team captured Magneto. With Freedom Force, he next captured the Avengers on behalf of the federal government. Later, he clashed with the original

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in seeking to arrest

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. With Freedom Force, he fought the X-Men in Dallas, and was present at the X-Men's apparent demise. With Freedom Force, he battled

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and

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, sought to arrest Rusty Collins again, battled the

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, and finally arrested both Rusty and Skids. He and Blob under

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against the Avengers during the "

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". During Freedom Force's final mission, the team confronts a group of Iraqi operatives known as

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in Kuwait. There are fatalities on both sides. Super Sabre is decapitated and Pyro kills Sword operative the Veil. Ultimately Freedom Force is defeated and Pyro and Blob are abandoned in Kuwait and captured. Blob and Pyro are forced to serve as bodyguards to the country's military commanders. Later,

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buys their release. Blob and Pyro join the Toad's new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and with them battled

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. Some years later, Pyro contracted the

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, a fatal disease affecting mainly mutants. He went to great lengths to find a cure (encountering

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at one point), several times at the expense of others, but was unsuccessful in his search and succumbed to the virus.''Cable (vol. 2) #87 This was just after saving

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Robert Kelly from a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. This act of heroism was also instrumental in changing Senator Kelly's opinion on mutants as a whole, and led to his decision to work toward peaceful co-existence between humans and mutants. Despite his heroic death, Pyro is resurrected by means of the

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to serve as part of

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's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and

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, he takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of

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.''X-Necrosha'' #1 (December 2010) Pyro was confirmed to have remained alive after the events of Necrosha, as he battled both the original adult Iceman and the time-displaced teenage version in an attack in New York City, the older Bobby Drake confirming to his younger self that Pyro was indeed the original Australian version back from the dead.''Iceman'' (vol. 3) #8. Marvel Comics. Pyro then joined a new Brotherhood of Mutants led by Magneto's clone,

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, though Joseph claimed to be Magneto. He briefly battled the X-Men, though when Joseph's identity had been revealed, Pyro attempted to defend him against his teammate

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. Pyro was swiftly knocked unconscious by a punch from Cyclops. Pyro later travels to Krakoa and reveals that he was used as a lab-rat and was one of the first subjects to be resurrected by the "Five" and because of that he lost all memories of what he did after he was resurrected by Selene. He has since joined Kitty's team of Marauders.

Simon Lasker

Simon Lasker is an American teenage mutant who manifested pyrokinesis by accidentally burning down his high school building and killing everyone inside it. Suddenly appearing before him in the form of Professor X, a somehow-repowered Mesmero brainwashed him into becoming the new Pyro and to join his Brotherhood of Mutants which was secretly funded by anti-mutant activist Lydia Nance.''X-Men Gold'' (vol. 2) #21. Marvel Comics. Pyro's first mission with the Brotherhood of Mutants was to kidnap Mayor

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and hold him hostage. The X-Men arrived and defeated the Brotherhood of Mutants who are then arrested by the arriving S.H.I.E.L.D. agents As Lydia Nance still had a use for the Brotherhood of Mutants, she orchestrated Mesmero's escape from the Box. Mesmero once again lured Pyro and the second Avalanche into helping him out again. They were to attack a yacht that was owned by the Heritage Initiative at the time of its fundraiser. They group fought the X-Men alongside the NYPD. The Brotherhood of Mutants got away and fell back to their base. When Mesmero stated that the Brotherhood of Mutants are still under Lydia Nance's paycheck, Pyro took his leave since he didn't want to work for an anti-mutant activist. Avalanche then demanded from Mesmero to get Pyro's cut. After finding the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach, Pyro revealed his history to the X-Men and wanted to join up with them. While Iceman was wary of this, Rogue vouched for him. Pyro was revealed to be gay in ''X-Men Gold'' (vol. 2) #31, in a post-sex scene with Iceman and withdrawn from the X-Men to help his mother.

Powers and abilities

St. John Allerdyce

Allerdyce is a

who has the Elemental power to manipulate flame by shaping it as he desires, increasing or decreasing its heat, intensity and size. However, as he cannot actually create fire himself, he consequently wears a specially insulated costume with a built-in

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that can throw a stream of flame a maximum distance of . He can Elementally manipulate the flame to do whatever he desires and sometimes induces it to take semi-solid form as an animate flame being. These creations, though capable of movement and of grasping or carrying solid objects, are not alive and do not think or act on their own. The degree of concentration necessary for Pyro to manipulate a flame construct is directly proportional to the construct's size, power and flame. Though he cannot be burned by a flame which he is manipulating, Pyro can be harmed by any fire that he does not mentally control. It is generally accepted that he must be able to see a flame in order to take control of it (hence limiting his mental influence to approximately 100 yards). Any of Pyro's fiery creations will immediately revert to ordinary flame if he turns his interest from it. After his return Allerdyce's powers have increased in some ways, showing he can prevent the gunpowder in a loaded pistol from igniting as well as generate fires on his own accord, without need of a heat source or fuel generated ignition point to get malleable combustible substance.

Simon Lasker

Simon has the mutant ability to elementally generate, control and manipulate fire; similar to the original Pyro. But unlike Allerdyce; he seems capable of igniting fire on his own and does not require outside sources of existing flame to manipulate.

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

In the

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, Pyro is one of the many mutants imprisoned in Sinister's breeding pens for refusing to join his Elite Mutant Force and was apparently experimented on while there as he's seen capable of creating flames by himself, though he is not immune to being burned. He was later killed alongside

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, Phantazia and Newt when the five prisoners attempt to escape.

House of M

In the

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, Pyro was a member of the mutant supremacist government in Australia. He works alongside the powerful

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. He works closely with

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in the oppression of the human population. They gain the attention of the Hulk when his friends, a community of Aboriginal Australians, are harassed. Here Pyro retains his background as a writer and a sentimental side; he briefly crafts a tiny pixie out of the flame from a match, commenting to the Vanisher, "I used to write Gothic romances. I've got more layers than a parfait".

Marvel Adventures

In Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, the

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shows up at Midtown High for a demonstration, but loses control of his powers. Spider-Man (then Peter Parker) spots a mysterious figure who turns out to be Pyro, who is manipulating Human Torch out of jealousy that he doesn't get credit for being a fire manipulator. Peter knocks him into the school swimming pool, where Human Torch knocks him out.

Marvel Zombies

Pyro is shown as a zombie twice in the Marvel Zombies reality. He is seen in the background along with a group of zombies trying to catch Blob. He is also seen fighting the X-Men alongside zombie versions of Freedom Force.

Ronin

Pyro works as a murderous mutant ninja for the Japanese-based

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. He battles the X-Men alongside fellow ninja Iceman and

Ultimate Marvel

In '' Ultimate X-Men'' #80 Pyro is seen fighting the

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and meeting Nightcrawler.''Ultimate X-Men'' #80 This Pyro is a member of the Ultimate

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, and a supporter of Xavier's cause who tells Nightcrawler that he would have liked to have been a member of the X-Men. In issue #82 he is rescued from a Sentinel attack by

and

, who recruit him as a member of their new team of X-Men. It is hinted by Bishop that the recruits are "legends" of the future, meaning that Pyro may have much potential. He briefly works undercover in the Mutant Liberation Front, after pretending to defect to their side.

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, the leader of the group, revealed his knowledge of Pyro's intentions but allows him to continue watching, but eventually Stryfe abandons most of the Front, including Pyro, at the mercy of some approaching Sentinels. Pyro is later rescued by

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, and aids the team in defeating the Sentinels. Bishop dies in ''Ultimate X-Men'' #90 and Xavier returns alive from the future. Pyro moves into the Xavier Institute and becomes one of Xavier's X-Men. Pyro begins wondering if he belongs at the Institute and

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assures him that he does. Pyro has apparently defected from the Xavier Institute to

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, as he and

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are shown capturing the superhero

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in ''

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'' #4. It is as yet unknown how or why Pyro joined Magneto's Brotherhood. His face is not scarred and he is now immune to flame, despite previous portrayals. During the confrontation, he and Mastermind find the unconscious Valkyrie. Pyro suggest they 'play' with her. The woman wakes up, slays Mastermind and despite Pyro's claims of innocence, cuts off his hands. Ultimate Pyro, like his Age of Apocalypse counterpart, can generate flames without the aid of machines. He also is not as resistant to fire, as his face is horribly burned and most of his body is bandaged. At one point, he cauterizes a bullet wound by pressing flames against it. Because he burnt off his nerves, he does not feel pain.

In other media

Television

* Pyro appears in the 1989 TV pilot, '' Pryde of the X-Men'' voiced by

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. This version is a member of the Brotherhood of Mutant Terrorists. * Pyro appears in '' X-Men: The Animated Series'', voiced by Graham Halley. This version is a British member of Mystique's Brotherhood of Mutants. * Pyro appears in '' X-Men: Evolution'', voiced by

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. This version is initially a member of

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. Following Magneto's death and the Acolytes' disbandment, Pyro joins

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alongside the Brotherhood of Bayville in a vision of the future depicted in the two-part series finale "Ascension". * Pyro appears in '' Wolverine and the X-Men''. This version is initially a prisoner of the Mutant Response Division before becoming a member of Magneto's Acolytes and subsequently imprisoned in

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's prisons for failing Magneto. * Pyro appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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. This version is a member of

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and briefly joins forces with Paste Pot Pete and Zzzax to form Team Toxic.

Film

* Pyro appears as a member of

's Brotherhood of Mutants in early drafts of ''

'', but had to be removed for the film to be greenlit by

due to budget concerns. Despite this, Alexander Burton makes a brief cameo as the character in the final film as a student of the

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. * Pyro appears in '' X2'', portrayed by Aaron Stanford. He is initially a friend of fellow Xavier Institute students Iceman and

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's who keeps a

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lighter on him at all times before he is tempted by Magneto into joining the Brotherhood by the end of the film. * Pyro appears in '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', portrayed again by Aaron Stanford. Now sporting a miniature wrist-mounted flamethrower and serving as Magneto's right hand, he and the Brotherhood fight to stop a "mutant cure" from being produced until he is defeated by Iceman.

Video games

* Pyro appears as a minor recurring

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in ''

''. * Pyro appears as a playable character in the

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version of '' X-Men: Mutant Academy''. * Pyro appears as a playable character in the

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version of '' X-Men: Next Dimension'', voiced by

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. * Pyro appears as a boss in ''

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'', voiced by Robin Atkin Downes. This version is a member of the

. * Pyro appears as a playable character in the PC version of '' X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse'', voiced by

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. This version is a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. * Pyro appears as a boss in '' X-Men: The Official Game'', voiced by Steve Van Wormer. * Pyro appears in '' X-Men: Destiny'', voiced by

. This version is a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. * Pyro appears as a boss in '' Marvel Heroes'', voiced by

Crispin Freeman Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime, animation, and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Grayw ...

. * Pyro appears in ''

Lego Marvel Super Heroes ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes'' is a 2013 Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Micr ...

'', voiced by

Nolan North Nolan North (born October 31, 1970) is an American actor best known for his voice acting roles. After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera '' Port Charles'' in 1997, North moved into voice acting when the show ended ...

. This version is a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyro (Comics) Australian superheroes Characters created by Chris Claremont Characters created by John Byrne (comics) Comics characters introduced in 1981 Fictional characters with fire or heat abilities Fictional gay males Fictional people from New South Wales Fictional secret agents and spies Fictional writers Marvel Comics LGBT superheroes Marvel Comics male superheroes Marvel Comics mutants Marvel Comics supervillains X-Men supporting characters