Pyro Villain
Real Name: John Allerdyce.
Occupation: Terrorist, mercenary, novelist, former journalist.
Identity: Known to the authorities.
Legal Status: Citizen of Australia with a criminal record in the United States.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: Mutant Liberation Front.
Base of Operations: Mobile.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: UNCANNY X-MEN #
History: Born and raised in Australia, Allerdyce's powers manifested at puberty but for the longest time he failed to exploit them. He worked as a journalist for a newspaper in Sydney and wrote several trashy romance novels on the side until, with the paper's shift from print to electronic format, he was let go.
At this point, it is believed he was contacted by the mutant terrorist Mystique, who was forming the Mutant Liberation Front, and believed that Allerdyce's powers would be of benefit. Taking the name Pyro, Allerdyce discovered and embraced his dark side, throwing himself into the MLF's activities with sadistic glee.
Alongside the Mutant Liberation Front, Pyro has twice clashed with the superhuman adventurers known as the X-Men, and was taken into police custody both times. He was last seen escaping prison as part of the mass breakout led by the Rhino.
Age: 29.
Height: 5' 10".
Weight: 160 lbs.
Eyes: Blue.
Hair: Blond.
Uniform: Yellow bodysuit with a triangular red area covering the neck and shoulders; yellow gloves; red boots, red half-mask with mirrored corrective eye lenses.
Strength Level: Pyro possesses the normal human strength of a man his age, height, and build who engages in regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: Pyro is a mutant with the psionic ability to control and shape ambient flames. He is unable to generate the flames himself, needing to rely on external sources, but even the flame from a lit cigarette is enough for Pyro to manipulate. He is able to manipulate fire up to almost 50 feet from him.
He is able to cause any flame in his area to grow or diminish in intensity and size. In addition, he can alter the shape of the flame at will, forming shapes like giant claws and cages.
Weapons and Paraphernalia: Pyro has wrist-mounted flamethrowers fed from a tank on his back. These flamethrowrs are generally used to provide him with flame for his powers, but he can, if he chose, use them directly as a weapon. In addition, his suit is fireproofed.
860 points
| ST: 11 [10] | HP: 11 [0] | Speed: 5.75 [0] |
| DX: 11 [20] | Will: 11 [0] | Move: 5 [0] |
| IQ: 11 [20] | Per: 11 [0] | |
| HT: 12 [20] | FP: 12 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d-1/1d+1 | BL: 24 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 8 | Parry: 8 | DR: 12/4* (uniform) |
| Power Block: 10 | ||
Languages: English (Native) (Native Language) [0].
Cultural Familiarities: Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Academic 2 [10]; Burning Attack 6d (Jet, +0%; Jet: Increased Range ×5, +40%; Jet: Increased 1/2D Range ×2, +5%; Variable, +5%; Mutant Psionic, -10%) [42]; Control Fire 15 (Collective, +100%; Mutant Psionic, -10%) [570]; Create Fire 15 (Destruction Only, +0%; Mutant Psionic, -10%) [135]; Fit [5]; Hard to Kill 3 [6]; Heat/Fire Talent 4 [20]; Talker 2 [10]; Temperature Tolerance 3 [3].
Perks: License (Press Pass) [1].
Disadvantages: Bad Sight (Nearsighted) (Mitigator: Glasses/Contacts, -60%) [-10]; Impulsiveness (12) [-10]; Overconfidence (9) [-7]; Pyromania (9) [-7]; Sadism (9) [-22]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5].
Quirks: Dislikes Aussie Stereotypes [-1]; Dual Identity [-1]; Knuckle Cracker [-1]; No Sex Drive [-1]; Rule-Breaker [-1].
Skills: Artist (Flame-Shaping) (H) IQ+5 [8] – 16*; Current Affairs/TL8 (Headline News) (E) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Detect Lies (H) Per+1 [2] – 12†; Fast-Talk (A) IQ+3 [4] – 14†; Innate Attack (Beam) (E) DX+3 [8] – 14; Interrogation (A) IQ+1 [4] – 12; Liquid Projector/TL8 (Flamethrower) (E) DX+3 [8] – 14; Literature (H) IQ-1 [2] – 10; Observation (A) Per+1 [4] – 12; Research/TL8 (A) IQ+2 [2] – 13‡; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) IQ+3 [2] – 14†; Savoir-Faire (Police) (E) IQ+3 [2] – 14†; Streetwise (A) IQ+0 [2] – 11; Typing (E) DX+1 [2] – 12; Writing (A) IQ+2 [2] – 13‡.
Starting Spending Money: $2,200 (20% of Starting Wealth, minus the cost of a flamethrower).
* Includes +4 from Heat/Fire Talent.
† Includes +2 from Talker.
‡ Includes +2 from Academic.
Role-Playing Notes:
Pyro is a sadist and pyromaniac who delights in torturing and burning people alive.
On occasion, he has been known to use his (now invalid) press credentials to get where he shouldn't go, provided he is able to make sure that those checking for such things aren't looking too closely.