Pyro (Marvel Comics)

Pyro is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Pyro, St. John Allerdyce, first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981). The second incarnation, Simon Lasker, debuted as Pyro in X-Men Gold vol. 2 #1 (April 2017). Since their original introductions in comics, characters using the Pyro codename have appeared in a range of Marvel-licensed media, including films, television series, video games, and merchandise.

An Americanized version of Pyro named John Allerdyce appeared in the X-Men film franchise produced by 20th Century Fox. He was portrayed by Alexander Burton in X-Men (2000), and was subsequently replaced by Aaron Stanford for its sequels X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).