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Marvel Super-Heroes v.2 #11: Pyro is sent out with Avalanche by Mystique to kill Carol Danvers. She defeats both, their fate unknown (Mystique complains that Ms. Marvel "cost me two of my operatives"). Notably, it depicts the Rogue/Danvers fight in a scene probably written after the rest of the original story (also shown in UXM 203). It's also interesting to see Avalanche call his future close friend an "annoying twerp", although the two of them still work well together here as a goon squad.

Uncanny X-Men #141: His first published appearance. Days of Future Past: the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is introduced and attacks Senator Robert Kelly, as Kate Pryde travels from the future to warn the X-Men of the consequences of this act. Pyro is shown in terribly outdated street clothes as he clashes with Blob --- even threatening him --- over insults both to himself and to Mystique (demonstrating his loyalty to her from the very beginning).

Uncanny X-Men #142: The Brotherhood battles the X-Men, and all are captured except Mystique (or Rogue, who wasn't present). Wolverine nearly kills Pyro only a few pages into the fight, though he is rescued at the last moment by Storm. Arrogant, and deliberately trying to kill several foes (Wolverine, Colossus, several soldiers), Pyro does not come across as a sympathetic character here. Perhaps because of his willingness to kill (later modified), this issue is one of the appearances in which he seems most dangerous.

What If? v.2 #66: Pyro and Avalanche are in the Ryker's Island prison cafeteria with Destiny when she has a vision. Hoping their scheme to escape (chronicled in Avengers Annual #10) will go as planned, she studies what she sees and then informs them that the attempt will succeed.
Wondering why a What If? issue is listed here? See my explanation on this page.
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Avengers Annual #10: The Brotherhood is broken out of Ryker's Island by Mystique and Rogue (the latter having just absorbed the powers of several Avengers, including Ms Marvel's permanently, not long before). The BoEM fights the Avengers, but all except Mystique and Rogue are defeated and re-captured. Here, as in UXM 141, we see Pyro's 'snobbish Englishman' personality that was later abandoned by the writers. He shows both kindness (leading Destiny by the hand) and cruelty (threatening to "fry" the Avengers, though it's notable that he didn't actually do so, even though he should have been easily able).
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Rom #31: The Brotherhood is broken out of jail again, but they are defeated by Rom (and, inadvertently, Avalanche), and Pyro, Avalanche and Blob are re-captured. Ever-loyal to Mystique, Pyro threatens Blob when he insults her behind her back, and the two men are clearly antagonists here (Blob vows Pyro will pay for burning him, which we never actually saw if it did happen). Pyro treats Rogue with some friendly affection, which she returns by showing concern for him when he's injured. He is shocked when his powers are temporarily neutralized by Rom, and it seems that this is the first time he's ever truly been shown up (past defeats notwithstanding). His general cockiness is undermined in this issue.
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Uncanny X-Men #177: Rogue has since joined the X-Men, and the BoEM wants to get her back, believing she has been mentally coerced by Charles Xavier. Pyro and Avalanche attack Colossus (and nearly kill him) as a diversion. Pyro merrily burns Colossus until he's been heated super-hot, though apparently the latter's resistance wears Pyro out and he's forced to drop him --- an interesting early limitation to his powers that was really only seen twice.

Uncanny X-Men #178: Pyro, Blob, and Avalanche fight the X-Men as a diversion to Mystique's true plan: killing Xavier and bringing Rogue home. It would have succeeded, but Rogue convinces her mother to let her stay. As in UXM 142 (though he acts surprised, as if he's never seen it happen before), Pyro is defeated and knocked out by Storm's monsoon, though he and the others walk away due to Mystique's blackmail of the X-Men. He is still being written here as an uptight and intellectual Englishman.
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Uncanny X-Men #199:The formation of Freedom Force, after Mystique approaches Val Cooper with its proposal. With new member Spiral, FF is sent to arrest Magneto as a trial run. Pyro utters empty threats against Magneto before being punched out and left where he's fallen by an angry armoured Colossus as repayment for their last meeting.

Uncanny X-Men #206: Freedom Force, without Mystique or Destiny, attempts to arrest the X-Men in San Francisco. After a long battle, FF succeeds in defeating them, but are thwarted by the arrival of the police and so leave empty-handed. This is arguably the issue in which Pyro's character changes from his earlier portrayals and becomes more fleshed-out. He seems to be team leader on this mission and gives orders as well as being the one to whom the others turn when things go wrong, although in his loyalty to Mystique he says they should never have gone on the mission without her since she's "the boss". For the first time we see how much he loves using his powers and showing them off to others (Storm reasonably calls him a "braggart"), and here he displays the first indicators of a redeeming and somewhat heroic personality. A nice issue and a good showcase of his character.
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X-Factor v.1 #8: Freedom Force is sent to arrest Rusty Collins. Pyro is seen reading a book in a nice casual scene, and is ordered by Mystique to stop the fight between Blob and Avalanche. Later in the team helicopter he and Spider-Woman are wedged into the seats next to Blob, looking rather uncomfortable :) As is customary in his appearances with Rusty, he takes control of the fire (and turns it against the boy) that Collins carelessly produces.

X-Factor v.1 #9: Freedom Force confronts Rusty and X-Factor in Central Park, but are attacked by an anti-mutant crowd. Later they follow Rusty into the Morlock tunnels, where they fight the X-Terminators, only to flee when Destiny warns them of impending death (the Morlock Massacre). Pyro ignores an insult from Blob, but is the first to be attacked by the angry crowd when he tries to burn Skids (though he had pointed out that she couldn't be burned due to her forcefield). He is also triple-teamed by Iceman, Cyclops and Beast in the sewer battle, and as a result is injured and his flamethrower is destroyed --- though everyone is lucky that it didn't explode like it should have!
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X-Factor v.1 #10: Mystique leaks Warren Worthington's involvement with X-Factor to the press. Pyro is pictured in the background, apparently lighting a cigarette for Avalanche with his flamethrower.

Avengers Annual #15: Freedom Force shows up to arrest the Avengers, but only succeeds after defeating them in battle; later, Spider-Woman defects from the team and frees the imprisoned heroes. Freedom Force does indeed fight the Avengers, but only after being attacked by Hercules and Iron Man during a legal arrest. Pyro attempts a show of bravado as he fights Iron Man, but clearly feels out-matched, especially after his flamethrower is damaged. He does tell Iron Man that he doesn't want to hurt him, something of a change from his previous appearances in which he deliberately threatened (and sometimes made good on his threats) opponents.
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West Coast Avengers Annual #1: Mystique demands that Freedom Force be allowed to re-capture the Avengers, but Quicksilver (the man who provided evidence against the group in the first place) is permitted to go instead with his LMDs. Pyro and Avalanche are for some reason seen staring down the LMDs, and Pyro asks Mystique to be allowed to shoot "just one fire-burst" at them, though he is refused.

Captain America #333: Pyro, Blob, and Avalanche help the new Captain America, John Walker, train. Before they begin, Pyro uses Australian slang to call Cap the equivalent of a "jerk". During the combat session, he mainly aims flame blasts at Cap and surrounds him with rings of fire before Cap flings his shield at him. It's not clear whether the shield gets him in the stomach or "down there" somewhere, but since Pyro does not take further part in the brief training session, it's safe to assume that wherever the shield hit, it hurt. This is the first canon issue to overtly imply that he's Australian, thus beginning one of the x-books' more infamous minor retcons.

Captain America #334: Pyro and Blob tease Captain America and Bucky in the government cafeteria, being generally obnoxious. Cap (John Walker) wishes Freedom Force would be sent on a suicide mission(!)

Uncanny X-Men #223: New members Crimson Commando, Stonewall, and Super Sabre are inducted into FF, and Destiny warns of a vision that the X-Men are going to die. Pyro engages in some good-natured ribbing of Val Cooper and the new recruits, even creating a fiery image of a subservient Commando out of the man's lighter in order to take him down a peg. A nice casual scene of FF acting like people, rather than just stereotypical villains.

Uncanny X-Men #225: Mystique brings FF to Dallas to save the X-Men, and a fight ensues between the two groups. Pyro does not have much of a role other than being one of the combatants.

Uncanny X-Men #226: FF and the X-Men form a truce and work together to rescue civilians and figure out what is happening. Mystique wants FF to help out in the battle at Forge's Aerie, but permission is denied by Wolverine because FF, as "Feds", is needed to continue evacuating civilians. Mystique and Blob barely escape as the building then collapses with the X-Men inside. This is perhaps the ultimate FF issue, as they are portrayed as regular people, even as heroes. Pyro helps out by moving civilians along, taking part in a battle with barbarians (and has to be helped away by Mystique after an undescribed injury) and rescuing some humans from an attacking dinosaur. He looks fairly proud to be a hero and is friendly with the civilians and even Longshot, a very different portrayal from the sneering goon that some writers (Simonson, Fingeroth, Gruenwald) depicted. A must-read for FF fans.

Uncanny X-Men #227: FF watches helplessly as the X-Men battle the Adversary's machinations inside the building. Before that, however, Pyro is the first to notice that the X-Men and the cameraman are still alive.

New Mutants #65: FF battles the New Mutants and wins in an attempt to protect Forge from Illyana's wrath over the 'death' of Colossus. Pyro helps in the fight, battling against Cannonball until his flamethrower is ripped off and he's tossed at Crimson Commando. Odd, because Pyro and Cannonball talked while fighting, and they could probably have ended the fight right there if they'd so chosen. There's a cute scene of Pyro at the end of the issue, looking at his damaged hoses in dismay.

X-Factor v.1 #30: Destiny foresees that Cyclops and Marvel Girl will confront FF, and so the team is ready. The two are met with hostile resistance as they demand to know the location of Cyclops' missing son; Pyro's role consists of standing around with the rest of FF and looking threatening.

X-Factor v.1 #31: Cyclops and Marvel Girl battle FF after mutual threatening on both sides. FF does not know where baby Nathan is, though Destiny reveals that he is alive. Pyro's flamethrower is taken out after he tries to use it against the pair.
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Captain America #339: Blob, Avalanche, and Pyro are rejoicing at the supposed deaths of the X-Men in Dallas. Given that at the time they seemed quietly awed by the X-Men's sacrifice, this is a strange (and poorly researched) depiction.
Note: though this issue is dated as March 1988, it chronologically takes place after NM 65 (July 1988) and X-Factor 30 and 31 (July and August 1988). See the Freedom Force Chronology for the explanation why.

Captain America #346: FF is assigned a new mission: pretend to hold the trial of a mutant (Mystique in the form of Quicksilver) in order to draw in a radical mutant group, then follow them back to their base. The group ends up crashing their meteorite into the court building (deliberately intending to kill FF) and the new Captain America battles them, killing several. Pyro is assigned to play the somewhat bumbling defense lawyer; he also makes fun of Battlestar and later rebukes Cap for fouling up the trap.
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[It's unclear as to where exactly this issue fits into the chronology; this is merely a guess]
Marvel Comics Presents #41: FF rescues Senator Robert Kelly (whom they tried to assassinate back in UXM 141-142) from a drug lord and his gang in this rather fun short story. Pyro appears briefly, piloting the FF helicopter, and uses his abilities to stop a flame-throwing villain from roasting Blob.
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X-Factor v.1 #40: FF takes care of the administrative business after Cyclops and Marvel Girl rescue some kidnapped children from Nanny and Orphan-Maker. Due to the heroes' good work, FF allows Rusty Collins to be released on his own recognizance. Pyro has little other role than to stand around with Mystique and Blob, looking pleased.

Daredevil #269: Pyro and Blob are sent by Spiral to capture and register a mutant girl in a small town. The two of them are rather loutish here, though next to Blob's antics Pyro seems positively heroic. The two of them make rude comments about the girl, terrorize the townsfolk, and get drunk in addition to capturing her and fighting Daredevil (who seemingly breaks Pyro's arm). Pyro has never been portrayed anywhere else as quite so smugly arrogant. It is not actually explained why Spiral is in charge, given that Pyro had led several missions in the past (and would continue do so in the future) --- yet for whatever reason, he is completely subordinate here. It can probably be chalked up to the same reason he was depicted out of character and mistakenly retconned back to an Englishman: poor research.
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New Mutants #78: FF battles the New Mutants while trying to arrest Rusty Collins (again). Rusty and Skids end up trapped in a forcefield, while the other kids are transported to Asgard. Pyro uses his abilities to control the flames Rusty produces, and while he displays some intelligence and character, is generally utilized here as a goon. He's unceremoniously dumped into the river after Cannonball wises up to the problem of having a flame-controlling mutant around a flame-producing one (Rusty himself never quite figured that one out), and disappears for the rest of the issue.
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New Mutants #80: FF brings Rusty and Skids into custody by cutting out the ground underneath the forcefield and simply taking the whole thing with them. Pyro is present and tries to correct something Blob had said about the missing mutant children in #78.

New Mutants #82: Hours later, Skids finally collapses her forcefield out of exhaustion. Rusty shoots fire at Freedom Force, but as usual, Pyro takes control of it (for the third time in continuity) and Rusty surrenders.

Uncanny X-Men #255: FF is sent to fight the Reavers, who are terrorizing the X-affiliated people on Muir Island. Stonewall and Destiny are killed. An interesting character issue for all of FF. Pyro is chatting about literature with Stonewall (not often you see villains doing that), and then saves everyone after the plane crash by controlling the flames from the explosion. He is also upset when Stonewall was killed, the only one present to be. And finally, he and Mystique have a tender goodbye when they think they're going to die, which indicates just how close a relationship they have (could it have been more than friendship?). Plus he also indicates he's still writing books, which is interesting --- this is the only issue to ever touch on this aspect of his backstory. A great issue, especially for Pyro, which like UXM 226 makes the villains human and sympathetic, with real personalities --- and it's genuinely sad when Stonewall and Destiny die. A must-read.

X-Men Forever #2: Mystique's future self has been sent back in time to shortly after the death of Destiny on Muir Island. Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob watch over her mourning with concern and grief, unaware that her future self is inhabiting her body.

Avengers #312: Mystique is off mourning Destiny, so Pyro, Blob, and Avalanche decide to fight the Avengers at their park. They throw their weight around and try to trick people into believing that they are still government-sanctioned, though apparently they are not (which does not really make sense and wasn't explained). Though Avalanche insists that none of them are in charge, Pyro clearly is and gives orders. He deliberately leaves Blob behind when the latter is shrunk by Hank Pym and falls through the Earth. Also shows a rare loss of his temper at the Wasp, as well as how vulnerable he feels when his flamethrower is damaged.
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Punisher v.2 #29: Pyro, Blob, and Avalanche are briefly (and incorrectly) shown fighting the (wrong) Avengers amidst downtown mayhem.
Note: The one panel FF appears in apparently purports to show the fight in Avengers #312 (wrongly, of course). It can't take place after the other issue, because Blob is there. It's unlikely it takes place before #312, or the Avengers surely would have been alerted to FF's mischief before the attack on Avengers Park, and FF surely would have been beaten and/or incarcerated by such powerful Avengers as Thor and Quasar. I think it's best to pretend this scene doesn't exist, or pretend it shows the correct scene of FF at Avengers Park, with FF fighting the correct Avengers.
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Incredible Hulk #369: Mystique returns from mourning Destiny and sends Pyro, Blob, and Crimson Commando to capture Bruce Banner/the Hulk. It's mostly a comedy issue, in which Pyro gets kneed in the groin by Banner and landed on by the airborne Blob and Hulk, Mystique yells at her disobedient charges for running around without her say-so, and FF gets generally mauled by the Hulk. However, it's an altogether undignified portrayal of Pyro, who's shown as rather wimpy and weak. And he gets called "French Fry" :)
Note: though this issue is dated to May 1990, it chronologically comes before New Mutants 86-89 (Feb to May 1990).
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New Mutants #86: Commando, Pyro, and Blob knock around Rusty Collins (Pyro controlling the boy's flames for the fourth time) while arresting him and Skids after their fight with the Vulture and Nitro. The three FF members then appear in a spin-doctorish hero pose for the media.

New Mutants #88: Cable beats up Pyro and FF (including nearly cutting off Super Sabre's head) while escaping from their custody. Cable uses the unconscious Pyro's flamethrower (after butting him in the face with a gun) against Blob during his escape, and then takes off in a stolen helicopter. As usual for a Simonson issue, FF is depicted as nearly pure evil and not particularly bright, though here it is so bad that the other characters comment on it.
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New Mutants #89: FF attempts to re-capture Cable after his escape in the previous issue. Once they've finally got him, Pyro punches him in the face in revenge for last issue's thrashing, but Cable then kicks him in the jaw, beats up the rest of FF, and escapes with the help of the New Mutants (incidentally, this is the first meeting between Cable and the kids).
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[I am unsure of the place of the Firestar storyline in the chronology, though it takes place sometime after Destiny's death and before Mystique's apparent 'death']
Marvel Comics Presents #84: Firestar has agreed to deliver Mystique to the mysterious Cross and Fitch in exchange for a donor lung for her father, while Mystique plots to capture Firestar. Pyro appears only on the last page, waiting with Blob to catch Firestar by surprise.

Marvel Comics Presents #85: The battle between Firestar and the three members of FF begins in earnest. Unfortunately, Pyro is portrayed as an out of control psycho (not to mention incredibly cocky). Since his control over flame has apparently greatly increased, he underestimates Firestar's capability to fight back. He realizes his error when Firestar uses her microwave powers to detach a fire hydrant from its base and unleash the jet stream to douse the flame construct. She also fires a blast at him, causing him to fall into the ditch in which Blob is already situated. Firestar captures Mystique.

Marvel Comics Presents #86: The FF sequence opening with Spiral helping a more humbled Pyro out of the ditch he fell into last issue. FF (at least the younger members) is portrayed as rather impetuous and uncontrollable. They are all talking about how they dislike Mystique's leadership (a mis-characterization flag is there ever was one), and when Super Sabre arrives in a copter to rendezvous with them, Avalanche comments that "he'll try to rein us in, just like Mystique", to which Spiral responds, "Buffalo him." (presumably this means they're not going to fill Sabre in on the exact details of what happened, and go off on their own to complete the mission). Pyro, Spiral, Blob, and Avalanche attack the headquarters of the Arms of Salvation to rescue Mystique and capture Firestar. After that, where Freedom Force ends up is somewhat sketchy. Pyro is only shown once more, running inside the base with the other three, and is not seen at all fighting the Arms of Salvation troops.

Avengers: Deathtrap: the Vault: In FF's last recorded appearance "all together" with Mystique as leader, they go into the Vault to stop a huge breakout of all the super-villains incarcerated there. Pyro is not given many lines, but the few he gets --- like all the other members of FF --- make him out to be nearly as bad as the escaping villains. The only major thing he does is to fuse smooth the walls of a tunnel FF is digging underground. Not long after that they are ambushed by some of the villains, who threaten to kill them unless FF helps them escape. They are later rescued by two of the Avengers, but even after they're free, Pyro is about to torment Mr. Hyde to get info out of him. When Cap (the original this time) tells him to stop, he snaps back "The Avengers way, we're all going to die." In the end, FF joins up with the Avengers and are able to defeat the villains and defuse the bomb that's about to go off, but Pyro isn't given much of a spotlight after that one scene arguing with Cap.
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New Mutants Annual #7: Beginning of "The Killing Stroke" trilogy. The remaining members of FF (Crimson Commando, Super Sabre, Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob) are sent to Kuwait to retrieve a nuclear physicist (Reinhold Kurtzmann) from Iraqi control during the Gulf War. Super Sabre is beheaded, and then Commando loses an arm to an enemy invisible until the very last page (Desert Sword). Pyro expresses scorn for the war, fear at the unseen enemy, and later takes charge of the battle after Commando is injured. At the end of the issue it appears he's been taken out of the fight when his flames are blown back on him, but....

Uncanny X-Men Annual #15: Part Two. During the battle, Pyro and Blob are separated from the others and have to shepherd Kurtzmann to the helicopter by themselves. Pyro later kills the physicist to keep him out of enemy hands, while Avalanche and Commando seemingly die in a mine explosion. Pyro and Blob demonstrate strong camaraderie as they are forced to take Kurtzmann to the landing site while running from their attackers. Pyro insists that the order was to kill Kurtzmann if necessary (this was also stated in the narration), and does so when the man is re-captured by the Iraqis, though in the next issue a U.S. soldier claims that there were no such orders. This was never actually clarified.

X-Factor v.1 Annual #6: Part Three. Avalanche recovers, and carries the gravely wounded Commando (now missing both legs plus the arm) to the army helicopter. Desert Sword vows to attack FF to the death, and in the ensuing skirmish, Pyro kills Veil. Avalanche tells the pilot to leave Blob and Pyro behind, and they are captured by the Iraqis. This was the end of Freedom Force. Pyro's killing of Veil is disturbing in that he seems to take some pleasure in it, and as such he and Blob were probably lucky that the Iraqis didn't execute them. The friendship between the two is further demonstrated, and they are both angry at being abandoned and swear revenge.

Note: As we're later told in X-Men annual #2, Pyro and Blob survived imprisonment by working as bodyguards for their captors. Toad got them out by bartering for their freedom, and probably demanded they join his new Brotherhood as repayment.

X-Force #6: The new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, led by Toad, attacks X-Force after joining forces with Masque's Morlocks. Pyro holds Siryn hostage against Shatterstar and Warpath until she throws him off, and then he and Blob attack X-Force on Toad's orders. Trivia interest: this is the first issue (aside from the OHOTMU) to mention any part of Pyro's real name (in this case, "St. John").

X-Force #7: The battle continues between the BoEM/Morlocks and X-Force. Cannonball is apparently killed by Sauron (though in the next issue comes back to life, beginning the External subplot). Pyro's brief appearance has him goading Siryn until she quickly takes him out of the fight with a sonic 'punch' down the throat.

X-Factor v.1 #82: Toad's BoEM tries to recruit the X-Patriots (Genoshan refugees), only to be attacked by X-Factor and defeated. Though on the cover, Pyro appears inside only briefly, facing Quicksilver momentarily and later surrounding Havok with a wall of flame until Polaris takes him out.
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Darkhawk #19: Toad's BoEM faces Darkhawk and Spider-Man as they attempt to capture the armour of a man named Portal (mistakenly believing it is the armour that gives him his teleportational abilities). Pyro is at his most bloodthirsty here, so much so that he is well out of character, and I pretty much disregard the two issues in this series. He happily tries to kill (and nearly succeeds with Spider-Man) without a second thought.
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Darkhawk #20: Sauron uses his hypnotic powers to force Portal to do the BoEM's bidding. Their plan is to get him to teleport them to a military facility so they can steal some weapons, but instead he takes them to Times Square (much to their surprise). They end up battling Darkhawk, Spider-Man, Sleepwalker, and the police, until fleeing through one of their prisoner's portals after losing the battle. Again, Pyro is depicted as extraordinarily violent, wanting to hurt people just for fun and tormenting Portal by burning him.

Sleepwalker #17: This issue is a continuation of the story in the Darkhawk series. Back at their headquarters (to which they'd fled after the beating at the hands of the superheroes), Pyro is furious at Sauron and Portal for transporting them to the wrong location and getting them beaten by all the heroes. Tensions are high on the team, and when Sleepwalker and Darkhawk find them and attack their base, the Brotherhood is eager to fight. They're winning until Darkhawk forces Pyro's arm up and burns Sauron, which leads to a chain reaction of all the others being taken down. Very unhappy at the sudden change in their fortune, Sauron orders Portal to transport them to another base, and he does so, but the heroes grab Portal before he can go through, and eventually break Sauron's control over him so that he's free.

X-Men Unlimited v.1 #2: In a prologue of sorts to the story in X-Men Annual #2, Toad's BoEM all appear in civilian garb on a small boat, sailing in the Atlantic. They are all enjoying rare leisure time when Exodus appears with an invitation to Avalon for Phantazia only. Pyro is more than willing to go, but Exodus tells him he's not on the guest list because he's been "tainted". (An early hint that he has been infected by the Legacy Virus, although not even the first physical manifestations of Legacy have become visible anywhere on his face or body. It can be assumed that after this story, he goes to a doctor and that's when he first learns of his condition.) A clearly humiliated and angry Pyro mutters to himself (referring to Exodus and Magneto) "sod on them both".

X-Men Annual #2: Toad's Brotherhood is taking refuge at the island home of Empyrean. Pyro is revealed to have the Legacy Virus, and is seeking relief from his pain through the energy-leeching abilities of the island's mutant owner. This is also Pyro and Blob's first meeting with Avalanche and Commando since the Kuwait story. Nice characterization of Pyro and Avalanche's friendship --- which had been strained by the latter when he left his buddy behind in enemy territory --- and it's good continuity (as well as pleasant) to see Avalanche apologize. This is the only issue ever in which Pyro has been seen to be sad/depressed (not surprisingly), and is completely fatalistic about his condition; here he is simply waiting to die. It is also interesting to see that the BoEM and Empyrean seem to truly care about his welfare, although of course Empyrean had ulterior motives for doing so.

Note: the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants breaks up behind the scenes at some point after X-Men annual #2.

Gambit v.2 #10: Reminiscing, Gambit describes a battle that once happened between the X-Men and Brotherhood. Pyro shot a blast of flame just as Storm created a high wind, and the result was Blob's clothes accidentally burned off. Everyone stopped fighting to stare at Blob naked (Pyro looked particularly perturbed), and Gambit still uses the memory of it to frighten telepaths out of his mind.
Note: This issue is quite problematic, as it depicts a Brotherhood consisting of Pyro, Avalanche, Blob and Toad, fighting an X-Men team including Gambit. It is obviously post-FF, because Gambit is there. However, since it's firmly established that Pyro and Avalanche do not meet post-FF until X-Men annual #2 --- at which point Pyro already has Legacy --- it must take place after that issue. Personally, I think it starts to stretch credibility that Pyro is running around fighting the X-Men and looking healthy at that point. This issue, which came out in 2005, is funny but simply doesn't fit well into continuity.

Daredevil #355: Daredevil tries to solve a murder at a warehouse, but finds the evidence being burned by a hired Pyro. Here he's a sickly and rather suicidal man (also the victim of terrible Australian stereotyping and many lame fire puns) who makes it clear that he'd prefer to die on the job/in battle rather than wasting away in bed. Also a surprisingly evil portrayal; he seems not to care about the girl who had been murdered and of course is cheerfully burning the crime scene for his unrevealed employer.
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Uncanny X-Men #338: The X-Men find a burning church, the result of Pyro's Legacy-related inability to control his fire powers. He had gone there to warn the priest of a plan by "her", as well as later rambling about how "they" have been abusing him. His powers are out of control and dangerous, he's not entirely sane, and he looks to be near death. In the end, Avalanche shows up and takes him away, which is construed as a rather sinister act. The entire appearance was very much out of character for him, for he has always been very loyal to Mystique and her staunchest supporter. So why would he snitch on her and rant about she and Avalanche mistreating him? Insanity, yes, but...

X-Factor v.1 #129: Mystique seeks out Pyro, hiding out in another church, to help her with a "plan" (presumably the same one he mentioned in his last appearance, though this time he's not perturbed by it). This issue showcases his playful side, as he creates a giant fire monster to 'frighten' her, as well as making little faces appear in the candle flames. It is also a great deal more in-character for him than the last issue, since he is friendly, rational, and loyally helping Mystique despite his illness. Of particular interest is his statement of wanting to make amends for past misdeeds.

X-Factor v.1 #130: Mystique and Pyro try to save the life of Graydon Creed, but fail. Pyro demonstrates his loyalty to Mystique by diligently helping her in her scheme, and protests his capability despite his sickness. Again he playfully fools around with fire as a game, but it becomes dangerous when he loses control and unintentionally spews out flames (presumably the same ones he was holding moments earlier). It is also nice to see Mystique call him "friend".
[Note: As later revealed in X-Men Forever #2, Mystique was deceiving Pyro to get his assistance for this mission. She intended to kill Creed all along, but told him she planned to save him. So Pyro's motives were pure, and hers were not.]

Uncanny X-Men #351: Pyro, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds received during a bank robbery, and his powers burning out of control, is brought into the hospital staffed by Cecilia Reyes. She treats him --- surgery without anesthetic --- but he later tricks her and escapes. The beginning of his intense quest for a cure (whereas before he simply waited for the disease to kill him); he hopes to have his beloved powers removed in a gambit to make him well. Friendly and thankful to Cecilia for her kind treatment, he nonetheless sneakily wheedles her into loosening his straps as a compassionate gesture and then runs off, telling her to never trust a villain.
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Quicksilver #6: Pyro appears only on the first page in a basement in the Abbey, fifty miles north of the Hudson River. He is giving a status report to Exodus, telling him that he has captured all of the Knights of Wundagore except for Sir Ram and Lord Anon. He says that he is confident that he and the others will be able to ascertain the current location of the High Evolutionary from those captured, and Exodus tells him he'd best hope to succeed if he wants the cure to Legacy (of course, Exodus is lying and doesn't really have it).

Quicksilver #7: Another very brief appearance by Pyro, shoving Sir Churchill back into his cell after a failed attempt to torture him into giving away the High Evolutionary's whereabouts. He's portrayed as rather cruel and heartless, and Lord Gator has to restrain Sir Tyger from lunging at him. He takes 'Lady Vermin' for interrogation next, saying "Perhaps we can make the rat squeal!" I'd say most of Pyro's crudeness and cruelty in all four of these issues, as well as his association with Exodus --- the man who earlier humiliated him in Unlimited #2 --- is the result of his desperation to find the cure to Legacy.

Quicksilver #8: Pyro and Avalanche (and some cronies) still have the Knights of Wundagore prisoner, but the Knights manage to escape in order to join Quicksilver and the High Evolutionary. The Acolytes and their associates follow. Pyro, leading the group that is doing Exodus' bidding, is made surprisingly incompetent and stupid in a fairly out of character appearance.

Quicksilver #9: Pyro and Avalanche (along with the Acolytes and a few others) attempt to kill the High Evolutionary and his knights in the Savage Land, as per Exodus' orders. For their failure, they are abandoned, and Pyro swears revenge against the Acolytes. In this issue he is considerably more in character and more of a competent leader, even though he's defeated. He makes it clear that he's working for Exodus solely in a desperate search for a cure rather than any vengeful or eugenics cause, and Avalanche demonstrates his friendship and loyalty to Pyro while helping him get the Isotope E.
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Uncanny X-Men #362: Pyro is burning Nebraska fields in a crazed rampage. Derided (with good reason) as "insane", he appears to be running in terror and fighting an invisible foe while the X-Men attempt to subdue him and rescue the people trapped in his wake. Here he is clearly made out to be quite sick both mentally and physically, and Storm comments that his disease is in its final stages. The X-Men have some compassion for him, but regardless allow S.H.I.E.L.D. to take him into custody even after he's been subdued and weakened (exploding somewhat). While still crazy, he's somewhat vindicated when a being (Cerebro) attempts to capture him and Wolverine sees that he was not entirely delusional in his fear. However, the only characterization he gets in this issue is a lot of terrified ranting and shouting.
[Note: In the original script and art, Pyro was supposed to die at the end in a Legacy-induced explosion of his own flames. The story was changed at the last minute, though the art was not, hence the explosion and smouldering afterwards.]

Cable #87: The new Brotherhood of Mutants is attempting to assassinate Senator Kelly again, but Pyro is lurking in the background, watching. Still very ill, he doesn't make a move until things get out of hand, and then he steps into the forefront and warns the X-Men of a trick being pulled on them by the Brotherhood. After asking the Brotherhood to stop, he uses his powers to attack Post --- who is about to murder Kelly --- and kills him, which exacerbates the disease in his body and hastens his death. He pleads with Kelly to stop the war and hatred between humans and mutants, and the presidential candidate promises to try. St. John thanks him and dies in his arms, which seems to deeply affect Kelly and the X-Men.

Note: Senator Kelly is assassinated by a human in X-Men #108, literally a day after Pyro saved him. And the Legacy Virus is cured soon after, in Uncanny X-Men #390.

Wolverine #176: Pyro's ghost --- or something similar --- appears in the afterlife alongside a group of other dead villains (including his old friends, Stonewall and Super Sabre). They attack the recently-dead Wolverine for no apparent reason until they are defeated by Colossus' ghost.
[Note: With the revelation that Colossus was only briefly dead --- and soon resurrected --- that throws the scene with his ghost into doubt, and thus suggests the villains' ghosts were not as they seemed either. I am quite inclined to write off the entire scene --- which made little sense, and even had Pyro chummy with Stryfe (the man who created the Legacy Virus) --- as a hallucination on Wolverine's part.]

Civil War: House of M #5: In the altered House of M reality, Pyro has a one-panel cameo lighting the memorial flame to Charles Xavier.

Incredible Hulk v.2 #83: In the altered reality of the House of M, Pyro is part of a group of mutants ruling Australia (it isn't overtly explained why he's alive, though he isn't the only dead person walking around in this reality, and that's probably the work of the Scarlet Witch). Though mutants are the dominant species on the planet, this group appears to be pursuing their own agenda of killing humans to protect mutantkind, and has a distinctly Nazi-like theme. However, their troops run into the Hulk, who beats them badly, and Pyro is worried about having to face the Hulk again. He criticizes Exodus for some command decisions and disobeying Magneto's orders, so Exodus physically punishes him for disrespect.

Incredible Hulk v.2 #84: Pyro seems bemused by Exodus' behaviour and chastisement from Magneto, but grows increasingly agitated as everything he'd warned about starts to come true. The Hulk teams up with A.I.M., and they arrive in Sydney to negotiate with the mutant regime. Exodus attacks them instead, and as Pyro frets, things get worse: Exodus is distracted by another attack, and the Hulk is able to emerge and fight back. The last we see of Exodus, he's thrown to his apparent death, and the Hulk is standing on the balcony that Pyro and Exodus were on moments earlier. But we don't see what happens to Pyro, so his fate is unknown.
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House of M #6: At least a couple of weeks after the events in Hulk #84, Pyro is serving as one of Magneto's guards in Genosha, and fights back when the 'heroes' attack the royal family.

House of M #7: The big fight continues between the guards and the recovered heroes, who are trying to return reality to normal. They learn it was the doing of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, though most people in the House of M reality (including the guards) are unaware anything's wrong. Pyro just appears in a couple of panels during the big fight. At the end of the issue, the Scarlet Witch misguidedly tries to eliminate/neutralize all mutants.

Note: Unfortunately, the editor of the X-books stated that Pyro reverted back to being dead again after House of M (as did many other characters).

X-Necrosha: Selene has used black magic and the Technovirus to resurrect a variety of dead mutants, including Pyro (and Destiny). All under her control, he attacks X-Force with a flame creature, and goes on a mission with the Hellions and other mutants.

I've moved some stuff from the main list down to here, simply because while they are in canon issues, they're not canonical appearances.

X-Men Forever #3: Flashback picture of Mystique's Brotherhood, from just before they attempted to kill Senator Kelly. However, Pyro is wearing his Freedom Force costume, as are Avalanche and Mystique.

Uncanny X-Men #200: Brief incorrect flashback of Freedom Force capturing Magneto. Incorrect because all members of FF except Mystique were unconscious or outside the building at the time.

Avengers West Coast #84: Very brief one-panel flashback appearance of Pyro and the rest of Freedom Force, shown being introduced to the new Spider-Woman. Not long after the capture of Magneto.

Iron Man v.1 #214: A flashback of Freedom Force fighting the Avengers, as well as headshots of Spider-Woman's former teammates pictured as she talks about them.

Spider-Woman (Limited Series) #2: A flashback picture of Spider-Woman with an evil-looking Freedom Force (minus Destiny).

X-Factor Annual #3: The back pages of this annual contain an alternate cover to X-Factor #8, showing Freedom Force in a confrontation with the heavily-armed X-Factor.

Captain America #332: Flashback picture of Pyro, Blob, and Avalanche battling the Avengers from Avengers annual 15.

Captain America #344: A government official has individual photographs of the U.S.' super-powered operatives on his office wall, including recognizable photos of Pyro, Super Sabre, Avalanche, and Blob. (In CA 346, photos of Avalanche, Crimson Commando, and Stonewall are identifiable on the same wall).

West Coast Avengers #44: Several shadowy figures attempt to find a mutant subject for an unspecified plan (which was later revealed to be about some organism wanting to evolve into mutants). They consider quite a few individuals on their monitor, including Pyro, Mystique, Destiny, Avalanche, and Blob, though all are rejected as unsuitable until they get to the Scarlet Witch.

The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger #10: Flashback-type picture of FF as a goon squad, the text mentioning how they had caused trouble during Acts of Vengeance. Pyro et al are drawn as snarling villains. Mystique is incorrectly pictured here too.

Avengers Annual #19: Flashback of Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob fighting the Avengers during Acts of Vengeance.

Marvel Comics Presents #50: Several members of Freedom Force appear on the front and back cover of this issue. Incidentally, almost every character pictured on the cover is a hero.

Marvel Comics Presents #82: Pyro is one of the members of Freedom Force pictured on Mystique's viewscreen. In this issue, she opts to use only Spiral and Avalanche on the mission to capture Firestar, a decision she may have later regretted.

X-Force #5: (Pyro appears on the cover but not in the issue). Toad has formed a new BoEM, with members Pyro, Blob and Phantazia, and transforms Karl Lykos into Sauron to become their fifth member.
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New X-Men #22: (Pyro --- or rather, a simulation of him --- appears on the cover, but not in the issue). The New Mutants and Hellions train in the "Danger Cave", with simulations based on villains the X-Men have faced.
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X-Force Annual #1: Pyro is shown with the rest of Toad's BoEM on a viewscreen as Cable quizzes X-Force about their foes.

X-Men #12: Jubilee is in the Danger Room, facing holographic simulations of Toad's Brotherhood (until Blob kisses her and Wolverine sticks a claw through his head, both very charming images).

X-Force #24: In a television report on the history of Rusty and Skids, there's an inaccurate flashback from New Mutants #86 showing them battling Freedom Force (Pyro, Blob, and apparently Avalanche --- who didn't actually appear in that issue), though Skids shouldn't actually have been fighting there.

X-Men #34: Pyro is one of the people (presumably Legacy victims) pictured on the viewscreens in Sinister's laboratory.

Excalibur #89: Pyro is one of the Legacy victims pictured on Moira MacTaggert's viewscreen.

X-Men #63: Pyro is one of the Legacy victims pictured on Sebastian Shaw's viewscreen.

Excalibur #115: Pyro is one of the Legacy victims pictured on Moira MacTaggert's viewscreen.

X-Men Unlimited v.1 #23: Professor Xavier is watching a videotape of the X-Men's first battle with the Brotherhood during the original Kelly assassination attempt, with a scene taken directly from the original issue.

Gambit and Bishop LS #3: Pyro is one of the Legacy victims pictured as the X-Men talk to Stryfe about his crimes.

X-Men Unlimited v.2 #6: The first story in the issue has a flashback scene of Colossus fighting Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob from Uncanny X-Men #177-178. The second story shows a framed photograph of Mystique's Brotherhood (minus Avalanche). Pyro is the only one smiling.

Weapon X: Days of Future Now #1: A flashback scene of the Brotherhood fighting the X-Men during the original Days of Future Past story (Uncanny X-Men #141-142).

Generation M #4: On a TV talkshow, a politician complains about the activities of several mutants he accuses of acting like "demons". He specifically mentions Pyro, and claims that he was charged with "over seventy mutant crimes, including the murders of three police officers in the Bronx". Since this information is completely new to us, and the politician got some of his other facts wrong (for instance, calling Juggernaut a mutant), the veracity of his claim is unknown.

X-Men: Odd Men Out: A flashback scene of the Brotherhood fighting the X-Men from Uncanny X-Men #141-142.

Factor X #1: In the Age of Apocalypse universe, Pyro, Avalanche, Phantazia, and two comrades (the equivalents of Callisto and Toad?) escape from the pens. All are killed by the Prelates, and are later used as raw gene fodder to create more Infinites. Notable for Pyro's ability to generate fire rather than simply control it, though it burns him to do so. AoA Pyro is very protective of Phantazia, angrily defending her when Newt (Toad? Another "Toad" showed up in AoA but this one seemed more like him) says she should be abandoned, and keeping her behind him when they're attacked. He also dies defiantly, telling Havok where to go.

Exiles v.1 #50: The Exiles jump into a reality in which Mystique's Brotherhood is still operating (mostly). Mystique, Destiny, and Avalanche hatch a plan to trick the Exiles into helping them retrieve Blob from his independent activities, and to rescue Pyro from imprisonment by AIM. Battered and weak, Pyro is surprised to see Mimic, and the Exiles then learn they must help release that world's evil Mimic from prison.

Exiles v.1 #51: Mystique impersonates Blink, and she leads most of the Brotherhood and the Exiles in a battle to release Mimic (leader of the Brotherhood) from the Vault. The real Blink intervenes, and when the two Mimics meet face-to-face, the evil one has an epiphany of what he can do with his life. Later, we see a flash-forward into the future, in which Mimic and the cheery middle-aged Brotherhood have re-started Xavier's school and are training a new generation of kids in Xavier's dream.
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Exiles v.3 #2: Pyro is amongst Magneto's soldiers on Genosha (formerly the X-Men). He and Blob flirt with what they think is Princess Polaris (actually Polaris of the Exiles) and then get frozen in ice.

Exiles v.3 #3: Pyro appears in a couple of panels, but doesn't do much.

Ultimate X-Men #80: Ultimate Pyro makes his debut, as a severely-burned wannabe-activist who has been living with the Morlocks due to his scarred appearance. He burns a TV studio to protest anti-mutant propaganda, and has to be rescued from the police and SHIELD by Nightcrawler. He tells Nightcrawler that he wants to join the X-Men.

Ultimate X-Men #82: Bishop and Storm help rescue Pyro from a Sentinel attack, and Bishop tells Pyro he wants to recruit him for a new X-Men team. Pyro eagerly joins, and they go to their new base in Australia to set up.

Ultimate X-Men #83: When Dazzler and Angel accompany Bishop and Storm back to their new HQ, Pyro cheerfully introduces himself to Angel, saying "I'm a big fan".

Ultimate X-Men #84: Angel tells newest member Wolverine that Pyro is quiet and usually keeps to himself; as the other X-Men socialize, he quietly sweeps their new base and helps make it more comfortable. Later, Bishop brings his team to fight some Sentinels that are attacking other mutants.
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Ultimate X-Men #85: The X-Men fight the Sentinels, and finally destroy them, though Pyro appears to be having trouble in the fight. After the battle, the X-Men talk heatedly with Stryfe of the MLF, and Pyro unexpectedly defects to join him --- though Psylocke soon reveals that she told him to do that, in order to see what the MLF is up to. She says she chose him to go because he's the most "ineffective" and inexperienced member of the team and thus isn't a great loss.

Ultimate X-Men #86: Stryfe brings Pyro back to one of the MLF's bases, and calmly tells him that they know he's there to spy on them. Pyro tries to defend himself, but Stryfe says they aren't angry at him, and want him to see what the MLF is like so the X-Men will join them. Later, at a mutant rights rally, Pyro observes that Stryfe quickly teleports away just before some Sentinels arrive, and realizes that he knew the robots were coming and abandoned the others.

Ultimate X-Men #87: As the Sentinels attack the MLF, Pyro calls for help and is rescued by Beast, a former X-Man thought dead. Pyro tells him he thinks Stryfe is involved with whoever created the Sentinels, and at the same time, the other X-Men are discovering just that --- Stryfe was in it for profit, and deliberately causing strife in the mutant community to create a 'need' for Sentinels.
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Ultimate X-Men #88: Pyro only appears briefly in the background of a few scenes. The X-Men return to their base after having defeated the Sentinels, and Beast joins the team.

Ultimate X-Men #89: Pyro appears briefly in a few scenes, using his fire to defend himself from a few villains.

Ultimate X-Men #90: When Bishop's X-Men hear that Sinister is alive and killing mutants again, they go to stop him in the Morlock tunnels (Pyro's former home). Angel and Bishop are seemingly killed and Apocalypse resurrected, but Pyro doesn't do much.

The Ultimates v.3 #4: Ultimate Pyro appears briefly as a bad guy with the Brotherhood, for no apparent or explained reason. He wants to rape a female captive.

The Ultimates v.3 #5: Pyro and Mastermind attempt to rape Valkyrie, but she beheads Mastermind and confronts Pyro. He protests that he wasn't the instigator and he used to be a good guy with the X-Men, but she cuts off his hands.

New Mutants v.1 #48: I'm really not sure where to put this one. In a flashback told in an alternate future, Cannonball describes how Freedom Force, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four were called on to reign in all outlawed super-beings, which ultimately led to most being massacred (including the aforementioned teams). Pyro appears in the background. However, Blob also appears and is for some reason battling some of the Avengers, and Pyro seems to be doing the same thing...even though they're supposed to be on the same side/mission. Dumb artist, I guess.

Marvel Holiday Special 2004: In a riff on "A Christmas Carol", J. Jonah Jameson is shown various scenes of Christmases and Marvel heroes fighting villains, including potential futures if he continues down his path of hating costumed heroes. One brief scene set in the past shows Pyro on the same team as Magneto, Toad, Sabretooth, and Mystique (a team that has never existed in continuity), and they had some plan to destroy New York with an earthquake until stopped by the X-Men.

X-Men Fairy Tales #1: In a version of a Japanese folk tale --- but told with X-books characters --- Pyro, Mystique, and possibly Avalanche appear as a group of thieves who run in terror from Peach Boy's/Cyclops' powers. Pyro carries a burning torch, but doesn't seem to have powers himself.

Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness #2: As the zombie plague spreads, Pyro appears in one panel as one of the zombies chasing Blob.

Marvel Zombies: Dead Days: One panel of a zombified Freedom Force attacking the X-Men, and zombie Pyro gets his chest slashed open by Wolverine (it doesn't seem to bother him much).

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #31: A jealous Pyro decides to humiliate and show up the Human Torch by secretly taking control of his powers during a show, only to be stopped by an equally jealous Spider-Man. He suggests he's only a bad guy because he doesn't get the respect he deserves.
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Marvel Adventures #3: Pyro, Blob and Avalanche join forces (a partnership of convenience, apparently) to rob a bank. They are reasonably successful, then Magneto kidnaps them to join his Brotherhood and they help him and the others (Toad, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver) in an evil scheme involving a military base. Though this issue is quite silly, it was well worth it to see Pyro dressed in civilian clothes as a surfer-dude/slacker. A little on the odd side here, he gets in trouble with the others for failing to take out the bank alarms and generally acts a bit eccentric and ditzy.

Marvel Adventures #4: Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob hide out in the Circus of Crime and run into trouble with the Hulk and the Ringmaster. A rather strange, lame issue (not nearly as funny as the previous one), and none of the BoEM characters are particularly fleshed out. Though in an interesting twist on the regular universe, Avalanche seems to be the smart one and the boss, while Pyro is the most quiet and subdued of the bunch (which is unusual after his portrayal in the previous issue).
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What If? v.1 #27: Phoenix and the X-Men defeat the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (in flashback) when they attempt to assassinate Senator Kelly, and later Dark Phoenix goes insane and destroys the universe after killing Cyclops.

What If? v.2 #1: Pyro is amongst the group of heroes and villains at a "meeting" after the High Evolutionary's genetic bomb goes off. They all then fly off into the cosmos.

What If? v.2 #3: Freedom Force fights the Avengers while attempting to arrest Captain America for insubordination. Pyro is very much out of character here (guess it's a What If, though, so it doesn't matter...), thrilled at the prospect of a fight and cheerfully grasping Namor with a hand of flame while cracking wise about it. He complains when H.P. Gyrich steps in and stops the fight, and has to be told to be quiet.
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What If? v.2 #13: In a world where mutants rule (after a long fight out of their own oppression), Pyro --- along with Mystique, Blob, and many others --- is a member of the X-Men, an elite group throwing its weight around. He appears twice, once with the assembled team, and later during an attack by several break-away members determined to help humans. What is most frightening about this world is that Blob has several children :)

What If? v.2 #50: The Hulk has killed Wolverine in Dallas, just as the Fall of the Mutants storyline is happening. Freedom Force (along with a few X-Men) battles the Hulk, and in the course of the fight, Pyro, Blob, Avalanche and Super Sabre are killed by him. Mystique and Destiny are killed by the Adversary. For some reason, Pyro appears to be able to generate fire (he wears no flamethrower), and is able to create "Nova Flame". He is crushed to death under the dead and burning Blob.

What If? v.2 #66: Takes place during the events of Avengers Annual #10; Destiny, Avalanche, and Pyro are in the prison cafeteria waiting to be sprung by Mystique. Destiny sees a probability thread occurring as Rogue battles the Avengers, and this possible future is what tells the story. At the end, she tells her comrades that the crucial moment has passed and everything will go as planned, which pleases them. In the scenes that take place in our universe, Pyro is as he was during Annual #10, namely concerned for Destiny. In the possible future she saw, he in a foolish (and somewhat uncharacteristically violent --- though this is supposed to take place during the time when he was being written as more brutal) rage kills the Brotherhood --- including himself --- by inadvertently igniting the fuel tanks in their escape plane.
Of some note is the fact that the opening and closing scenes in the prison are apparently canon; the narration calls it "our reality", and certainly seems to imply that they do take place in the regular 616 Marvel universe. Hence the issue's addition to the canon chronology list.
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What If? v.2 #77: In a world in which Magneto died before ever opposing Xavier, the X-Men are complacent and weak celebrities, not particularly well-trained and not much of a fighting force. They are somewhat allied with the Hellfire Club, but this association is dissolved when Apocalypse's agents (Pyro amongst their number) burst in and start killing the Hellfire members. Pyro callously kills Iceman, and later shows up at an X-Men press conference with the rest of the gang --- they start slaughtering the "unfit", though eventually an angry Jean Grey uses the power of the Phoenix to incinerate Apocalypse's team along with thousands of civilians. Unfortunately for the X-Men, this incident arouses anti-mutant hatred, and at the same time a new batch of believers in Apocalypse's ideals (Avalanche among them) join forces to start anew...

What If? v.2 #98: Story of Mystique, Rogue, and Nightcrawler. It details how Rogue meets up with Mystique (using the X-Men Unlimited #4 origin) and comes to know "Michael" (Nightcrawler), who lives in the attic of her house. Mystique is training her new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants recruits, and not being the world's most intelligent fellows, they eventually accidentally kill Michael. For reasons unexplained, Pyro is outfitted with massive equipment on his back, which not only shoots fire but acts as a jetpack as well (it makes no sense, but it's cool). It is because Michael jumps on Pyro that the latter freaks out and Blob swats him, breaking the boy's back. None of the male BoEM members are portrayed very positively here.

What If? v.2 #101: Freedom Force gathers for a meeting, discussing a murderer who has been killing mutants over the past few months. X-Factor attempts to force them under protection, though they refuse and have to be subdued. It appears they all die anyway however (Blob's body is seen), cut down by Archangel. Pyro appears in one panel, drawn rather...unusually.

What If? v.2 #111: Pyro is pictured on a page describing how the Apocalypse-powered Wolverine hunted down and killed all costumed super-villains.

What The?! #3: A one-panel appearance of the "Justice Junta" (formerly "The Fraternity of Honked-Off Muties" ...use your imagination to figure out who they are), as they attempt to kill the X-Men and take over their series.

Pint-Sized X-Babies #1: "Phyro" is part of the Brotherhood of Mutant Bullies, enemies of the X-Babies. Funhouse puts the two groups in a televised game show competition, including a category called "Playing With Fire" :) Naturally, the extroverted Phyro excels at it, with all of his usual panache and own unique style. He was by far the cutest of the bunch.

The Uncanny X-Men: Madness in Murderworld: A comic prequel to the computer game (see below), published in 1989. Pyro appears briefly, 'killing' a Dazzler robot to prepare for a confrontation with the X-Men.

Nomextra and Kevlor #1: This is a special 1992 fire-safety comic about two firefighters who are transformed into superheroes by aliens, and naturally, Pyro appears as the villain. It was put out by Marvel and DuPont as part edutainment and part advertisement for DuPont products. Obviously, because it's a fire-safety piece, he has to be demonized, and this book doesn't disappoint in that respect. Not only is he working for the Red Skull (the NAZI, children!), but he's also burning down a youth home for no readily apparent reason, and then decides to kill the superhero/firefighters who come to stop him. So they beat him up and leave him for the police. It also has a semi-dirty line which is rather amusing, even if surely not intentional.

Toys R Us Limited Edition #1: This is a comic that was given away by Toys R Us at Christmas in 1993. It features Toad's Brotherhood (minus Sauron), working with Gideon, the Juggernaut, Deadpool, and Karma (how's that for an unusual team-up? Well, at least Karma was blackmailed into it). Naturally they battle the X-Men in some villainous scheme, until a Sentinel comes along and the bad guys run off in fear.

X-Men Pro Action #2: Has a scene of some X-Men fighting Toad's Brotherhood (minus Phantazia), only to have it revealed at the end that it was just a Danger Room sequence. Describes Pyro as "psychotic". It came with an X-Men/football magazine, and though there isn't a date on it, it seems to have been published in 1993.

Marvel Collector's Edition: X-Men #1: A rare 1993 promotional comic by Marvel and Stridex (that's right, the acne pad manufacturers) about the X-Men fighting a motley group of X-villains calling themselves the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (including Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob). Magneto is trying to recruit a young mutant, and the X-Men and Brotherhood battle over the right to 'help' him.
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X-Men movie comic adaptation: Mystique morphs into John (the young movie version of Pyro) in order to sneak into the X-Men mansion. Interestingly, she impersonates another boy in the actual film.

X2: X-Men United movie comic adaptation: The adaptation of the movie sequel, featuring Pyro (John Allerdyce) as a recurring character who defects from Xavier's school to join Magneto.

X-Men: The Ultra Collection #2: In this book of trading card art, there's a picture of Pyro and Avalanche fighting Rogue. It's also found on the card "Greatest Battles: Rogue vs. Pyro and Avalanche" from the 1994 Fleer Ultra X-Men set.

X-Men: The Ultra Collection #3: Another card painting depicts Pyro. This was used for #71 of the 1994 Fleer Ultra X-Men set.

The Marvel X-Men Collection #3: Another book of trading card art. Has a picture of Toad's BoEM. This was used for the 1992 Series I set from Impel.

Marvel Age Annual #2: Pyro is pictured along with several other villains (Freedom Force, the Marauders, Apocalypse) under the caption: "X-Factor's enemies will try to destroy them!"

Marvel Age #58: Fall of the Mutants preview. Shows a panel from UXM 225 depicting Freedom Force running to engage the X-Men, though for some reason Pyro and Destiny are shaded in (they aren't in the real book).

Marvel Age #63: Has a special preview for the "Pryde of the X-Men" video. There's a short bio for Pyro in the article, and he appears on the back cover (seen from behind, along with several others), and on the inside of the back cover with the rest of the episode's characters in a height comparison chart.
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Marvel Age #81: Acts of Vengeance preview. It mentions that Pyro, Avalanche and Blob will be fighting the Avengers in issue 312 of their book.

Marvel Age #98: In the "New Talent Department", John Romita critiques the art of an upcoming penciller. The submitted piece is a battle between Mystique's BoEM and the New Warriors, a very nice scene which I would've liked to have seen inked and finished!

Avengers Log #1: Pyro appears (not pictured, but there is an image of the cover from Avengers #312, on which he did appear) in the Freedom Force entry, which briefly details the clashes that FF and Mystique's BoEM had with the Avengers.

The Dragon #3 (of 5): The commentary and sketchbook in the back pages of this issue are very interesting. They describe the development of cyborg Commando and the eventual usage of his intended design in the character of SuperPatriot over at Image. There is also information about Erik Larsen's and Fabian Nicieza's proposal for the X-Factor book, and how it fell through...and there's a picture of the pitched lineup, which includes Pyro in a new costume. So in other words, he could have been part of the government X-Factor, co-starred in a team book, and probably avoided the whole Legacy nonsense. Bugger.

X-Men 2001: Millennial Visions: The entry called "Deadpool" depicts a scenario in which Deadpool has been killing all the mutants he can find. He holds a list of names, and the name "Pyro" is crossed off (as is "Avalanche", but "Blob" hasn't been). Amongst Deadpool's trophies, Pyro's flamethrower and Avalanche's helmet can be seen next to each other.

X-Men Adventures #10: In this very different comic adaptation of the cartoon series, Pyro and Avalanche are hanging out on Muir Island, waiting for Mystique. They fight Rogue and lose, then Pyro spies on her to find out her 'mission' and plots with his buddy to kidnap Dr Adler (in actuality, Mystique in disguise). Finally, they leave Rogue for dead after a battle and stuff 'Dr Adler' into a bag and run off. The interesting aspects of this issue include Avalanche's bewildering sexism (which wasn't in the cartoon), and the fact that Pyro and Avalanche refer to each other by their first names (which were never mentioned in the cartoon). It also has a fun cover of a terrified Pyro being throttled by Rogue.
Click here for a scan of the cover.

X-Men Adventures #11: Pyro is shocked to discover that 'Dr Adler' has become a woman, then he and Avalanche are beaten up by an angry Rogue.

X-Men Adventures #14: The comic version of the cartoon's version of the comic story (got all that?) Days of Future Past. Bishop is in our present to stop Gambit, who he believes to be the X-Traitor, while Gambit wants to stop the Kelly assassination. Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob are used by Mystique mostly as a diversion, and after some witty banter, end up fighting the X-Men and are eventually defeated. Some amusing Pyro-as-superior-Englishman remarks made at Americans' expense.

X-Men Adventures v.2 #9: Pyro appears in silhouette in one panel of this adaptation of "A Rogue's Tale".

X-Men: the manga #13: Manga adaptation of the "Slave Island" cartoon episode (see below for episode write-up). Pyro makes a brief cameo appearance in two panels as one of the mutant slaves.

X-Men: the manga #17: Re-done manga adaptation of the cartoon episode (much like X-Men Adventures 10) with Rogue at Muir Island. Pyro and Avalanche lounge around a pub and then tangle with Rogue while trying to hit on her. For some reason, Pyro calls Avalanche "Barabara", much to Av's annoyance.

X-Men: the manga #18: Continuation of episode adaptation. Pyro and Avalanche burst in as Rogue is undergoing Dr Adler's treatment, and kidnap the doctor. Eventually, 'he' reveals himself to be Mystique and harangues the two for interfering. They are eventually beaten up by Rogue.

X-Men: the manga #24: Manga adaptation of the Days of Future Past cartoon episode (much like X-Men Adventures 14). After some hijinks at their headquarters, Mystique sends Pyro, Avalanche and Blob off to disrupt Congress. They encounter the X-Men and Bishop, and the two groups battle each other until the issue ends with Storm about to freeze them in a pool.

X-Men: the manga #25: Continuation of DoFP. Pyro and Avalanche free themselves after being frozen into ice sculptures by Storm. Avalanche frets that they won't be able to escape, at which Pyro confidently assures him "I have a good idea. I'll take care of this" --- though his amazing plan turns out to be ordering Avalanche to do something :) He brings down a building, and the Brotherhood makes their escape while Mystique attempts to assassinate Senator Kelly.

X-Men: Ronin #1: A 'Mangaverse' limited series, featuring a female Pyro. Her powers are a bit more like the Human Torch's than regular Pyro's, and she's teamed with Avalanche and Iceman. Emma Frost manipulates her into fighting with her teammates in order to recruit them to her side.

X-Men: Ronin #2: Under the mind control of Emma Frost, the Brotherhood attacks the X-Men mansion, looking to kidnap Jean Grey. They are defeated, captured, and interrogated.

X-Men: Ronin #3: The Brotherhood escape their cells, and encounter Jean Grey, who becomes Phoenix.

X-Men: Ronin #4: Jean Grey kills the Brotherhood off-panel, whose bodies are briefly shown.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2: Entry for the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants I and II. Unfortunately, it spells Pyro's surname incorrectly in the box beneath his picture (and also lists the wrong first appearance for Destiny).

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #8: Pyro has a short bio on a page shared with the Purple Man; for information on his history and powers it's easier to look at the Deluxe Handbook. However, this bio contains information not included in the Deluxe: "Pyro is an average athlete for a man of his build and gained some knowledge of hand-to-hand combat during his travels." The entry is from his Brotherhood days.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Deluxe Edition) #4: Entry for Freedom Force. Has pictures of Pyro, Mystique, Avalanche, Blob, Destiny, Spiral, Spider-Woman and Rogue (which is incorrect; Rogue was never in FF), as well as a bio that mostly details their Brotherhood days. The image at the bottom of the page is taken from UXM 141.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Deluxe Edition) #10: Pyro has a full-page bio, giving a brief description of his backstory (including details which have never actually been seen in regular continuity, so it's an important part of his history) and his powers. From his Freedom Force days.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Master Edition) #36: The final issue in the final Handbook series (well, it was the final one until 2004). As with all entries in this series, Pyro's is written in a completely different format from the previous OHOTMUs, and as such this includes information that never appeared in any other Handbooks. From his days in Toad's BoEM, though just prior to him contracting Legacy, as there's no mention of it.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Book of the Dead 2004: Has biographies for a variety of Marvel's dead characters, including Pyro and Destiny. I helped write their bios! :) But I didn't help with the grading statistics the book gives, and actually disagree with a couple of Pyro's stats (they're too low).

Ultimate Secrets Handbook: Has a biography for Ultimate Pyro, although since he hasn't done much in the comics, there isn't a lot of information about him. It does seem to emphasize that he's quite different from regular-universe Pyro, though.

Mutant Empire (Book Two: "Sanctuary"): Pyro, Blob, and Toad are introduced to the Acolytes by Magneto as the newest members of the group. Here Pyro is depicted in a relatively positive manner; the writer mentions his "braggadocio" but also states that he will probably fit in well with the rest of the team. My favourite part is where Cargill expresses fondness for his books :)
The X-Men later encounter and fight the Acolytes, including the three new members, in an extended scene. Pyro comes off very poorly, and is described in the narration as "the madman" and "the psycho" after casually setting fire to an old theatre. Wolverine then challenges him, first destroying his flamethrower hoses and tanks, and then advancing on him with claws unsheathed. Pyro is terrified, and starts whining and begging for his life, panicking when Wolverine forces him closer to the burning theatre as fuel leaks out of the tanks (and seemingly forgetting how to use his own powers!). It also features a line drawing of the two combatants fighting at the beginning of the chapter; it doesn't really look like Pyro, and I only pegged it as him when I noticed the hoses.
To make things worse, the book goes out of its way to depict him as "grating" and a bit flame-happy and evil, much to my annoyance. And mostly because of the 'psycho'/begging scene, this book contains one of the most unflattering and insulting portrayals of Pyro ever --- recently beaten out by an RPG game (see below).

Mutant Empire (Book Three: "Salvation"): Pyro is the field leader of a group of Acolytes that have come to recruit the Juggernaut in the name of "Lord Magneto". He "babble[s]" at Juggernaut while Blob ignores his partner and taunts Marko; eventually, Pyro attacks and is easily defeated, tossed aside, and left where he fell. Also a very unflattering portrayal of an immature and annoying Pyro --- for one thing, he's described as having a "bratty smirk" and is made to be rather petulant --- though not quite as bad as the one in Book Two.

"Five Decades of the X-Men": This book contains a series of short stories by different authors, five in total. In "The Cause", Pyro appears briefly as an evil and kind of nutty side villain who wants to lead his own group (but fails). Iceman chastises him for his past with a government team, though Freedom Force isn't mentioned by name.

"X-Men Villains":This 1995 book for young people details the villains of the Fox X-Men cartoon series. It has Pyro on the cover and a short bio for him inside (though it incorrectly spells his surname as "Allardyce"), along with Avalanche, Blob, Mystique, and other X-villains.
Click here for a scan of the cover.

Ultimate X-Men: A large hardcover book about the history of the X-Men. It has a two-page spread about the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and includes a few pictures taken from the comics. Pyro appears in two of them.

Marvel Encyclopedia Vol. 2: X-Men: Another hardcover book about the X-Men and related characters, with pictures and biographies.

X-Men movie novelization: Describes (in greater detail than in the actual movie scene) the scene in which John (Pyro) tries to impress Rogue by using his powers in class.

X-Men movie 2 (X2: X-Men United) novelization: Written by Pyro creator Chris Claremont, this book adapts the X2 movie sequel. John Allardyce (Pyro; note the misspelling of his surname) plays a greater role in this movie than the first.

The Art of X2: This book shows concept sketches and photos from the movie. Pyro has a short section.

X-Men movie 3 (X3: The Last Stand) novelization: Book adaptation of the movie, written by Chris Claremont. This time the name 'Allerdyce' is spelled correctly. The book goes into many of Pyro's scenes in greater detail, so is worth reading for that; and though the film leaves his fate up in the air, the novel states that Iceman carries him to safety after being defeated. I did think Claremont made him seem a bit on the dumb side, though.

X-Men movie 3 (X3: The Last Stand) junior novelization: The book adaptation for a younger audience.

X-Men: Rogue Finds A Home illustrated kids' book: Based on the movieverse, Pyro appears on one page as a member of Xavier's school.

X-Men: Beast Chooses Sides illustrated kids' book: Based on X3, Pyro appears on one page as a member of the Brotherhood.

X-Men: Teaming Up illustrated kids' book: Based on X3, Pyro appears on one page as a member of the Brotherhood.

Marvel Heroes: Puzzle Masters: A small hardcover activity book with puzzles and mazes, from 2006. Features a variety of Marvel heroes and villains, including a maze in which the X-Men see and fight the Brotherhood (Pyro is one of them).

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---Gaming Book "The Last Resort": A book centred around a particular role-playing scenario --- one in which the West Coast Avengers are plagued by a cadre of villains, including the Mandarin, Whirlwind, the Radioactive Man, Plant Man, Blizzard, and Pyro. What Pyro is doing with these guys is not exactly clear, though his write-up describes him as being a mercenary in addition to belonging to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. His bio talks about him writing "literary junk" and describes his activities fighting the Avengers and later being captured by them...and some weird nonsense about him renting a hotel room under the name "Al St. John". Er...of course.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---Gaming Guidebook "Project Wideawake": From 1985, this book lists information and stats on a variety of X-characters and teams, including the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. While the background it lists for Pyro is more or less the same as in the Official Marvel Handbook, it phrases it in an interesting way.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---Adventure Gamebook "Night of the Wolverine":. This paperback choose-your-own-adventure book follows Wolverine's adventures as he battles Freedom Force and Fenris. Pyro's kind of useless here (gets beat up a lot) and all of FF are inexplicably evil. Published in 1986.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---Gaming Guidebook "Children of the Atom": From 1986, this book lists information and stats on a variety of X-characters and teams, including the Brotherhood and Freedom Force.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (TSR)---X-Forces Campaign Book: This book provides information on various X-characters, and comes with little cardbord standups of a bunch of characters, including Pyro. From 1992.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (SAGA system)---X-Men Roster Book: Lists the personalities and a few stats of major X-characters, including Pyro. His bio is largely taken from that of the OHOTMU, though it's been updated to include his Legacy infection with a brief mention of how this affects his stats. He's got really wimpy stats, too! His picture is taken from the drawing on his toy package for some reason (most of the other characters' pictures have been lifted directly from the comics). Of some interest is the description under 'Personality': "St. John is relatively unambitious. He chose to become a costumed criminal because of the thrills and easy money he thought it could bring."
Well, at least they got that sort-of right....it sure beats Avalanche's dreadful bio, anyway.

Marvel Super Heroes RPG (SAGA system)---Gaming Book "Who Goes There?": A small booklet of gaming scenarios for the recent Marvel Super Heroes RPG. One (titled "A Burning Hatred") is centred around Pyro; the scenario is that, ill with Legacy, he's being transported from prison to a hospital. Some mutant-hating scientists want to kidnap him in order to experiment on him or kill him, and 'you' as the hero must stop both them and Pyro himself as he attempts an escape during the ensuing melee. Unfortunately he is portrayed very harshly, described as "vicious and morally bankrupt", and spitting on the guards that he later tries to kill during the breakout. I thought the whole thing was dreadful, and this now has the ignominy of being my pick for 'Worst Pyro Portrayal', narrowly beating out the Mutant Empire novels.

The Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game: Guide to the X-Men: This 2003 RPG hardcover contains bios of some X-characters as well as general information for playing. Pyro has a charmingly positive bio, which rather surprised me, and it discusses his backstory extensively.

Marvel Year In Review 1989: Has a fake news article about the deaths of Destiny and Stonewall at Muir Island (see UXM 255), and the impact on the surviving members of Freedom Force (except Super Sabre and Spiral, whom the article forgot).

Marvel Year In Review 1990: Contains an odd, odd personal ad put out by 'Pyro'. "Looking for a hot date? I can set your heart aflame! Blond, trim, SWM w/ steady job seeks woman to flick my bic. Come on, baby, light my fire! Contact: Pyro." Yikes.

X-Men: Madness in Murderworld video game: An old Commodore 64 game which features Pyro and Blob amongst a group of villains (including Magneto and Arcade). Released in 1989.

X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants video game: A game released in 1990, set during the FotM storyline. 'You', the X-Men, have to hunt down the evil "mercenary" Freedom Force, and are given two FF targets at the beginning of each round. You seek them out and beat them up, which sends you to the next round and gives you two more FF targets. It has some nice cover art of Pyro, Mystique, Commando, Spiral and Blob facing down some X-Men.
Screen capture from the game's introduction
Screen capture of Pyro and Blob

X-Men Konami video game: A side-scrolling arcade game featuring the X-Men which came out in 1992. Mystique, Pyro and Blob appear as villains at varying points in the game.
Screen capture of Pyro vs Storm

X-Men: Mutant Academy video game: Made by Activision for the Game Boy Color, this game features Pyro, Mystique, Magneto, Sabretooth, and Toad, and is due to come out in July 2000. Everybody---including the villains---is playable, which is a nice change. There's an article about it in the July 2000 issue of Pocket Gamer, with short bios for all the characters and a demonic picture of Pyro from X-Factor 129.

X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse video game: A 2001 game released by Activision, which includes Pyro and Blob amongst a large group of villains.
Screen capture of Pyro

X-Men: Next Dimension video game (Xbox): Released in 2002, this game is supported by three gaming consoles. However, only the Xbox version of the game has Pyro in it.

X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge video game: Pyro appears in this 2003 fighting game available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and PC action-adventure.

X-Men: Wolverine's Rage video game: This 2003 sequel to Wolverine's Revenge features Pyro as a boss character.

X-Men Legends video game: From Activision in 2004, Pyro appears as an X-Men foe. Available for PlayStation2, the Xbox, and GameCube.

X-Men Legends II video game: From Activision in 2005, Pyro is a playable character --- but only in the PC version of the game. In the other versions, he just appears briefly as a non-playable character who needs to be rescued. Available for the PC, GameCube, PSP, Xbox, and PlayStation2.

The X3 (X-Men: The Last Stand) video game: Out in 2006 to coincide with the third X-Men movie, this game features Pyro (looking more like his movie incarnation than from the comics) as an opponent.

Marvel: Trading Card Game video game: Apparently out in 2007, this Nintendo DS game is based on the Marvel Vs trading card game by Upper Deck. It lets you pit various characters against each other.

X-Men Plug N' Play video game: This is a game you plug into your TV to play. It features a variety of mini-games, including a scenario in which you, as Beast, have to rescue civilians from a building burned by Pyro (and presumably defeat him). Out in 2007, from Jakks Pacific.

X-Men board game: Comes with little pewter X-Men figures in order for the player to RP the good guys. Pyro appears as a villain, pictured on a card; the image is taken from the Deluxe Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe. I think this may have been called Uncanny X-Men Alert.

X-Men Monopoly board game: An X-specific version of the old Monopoly game. Players can be one of several mutant leaders (good and bad, with Mystique as one of the choices), and must recruit teams and resources. Pyro, Avalanche, and Blob appear in place of some of the streets on the board (the Pyro picture is taken from his action figure package).

Superhero Squad Chutes and Ladders game: From 2009, this is a Superhero Squad version of the classic board game. A little chibi Pyro is on the board as one of the chutes; at the top he's depicted cheerfully holding a fiery torch, and at the bottom he's unhappy to have his fingers singed by the flames.

1990 Marvel Universe Series I (Impel): #118 X-Men vs Freedom Force. Pyro appears, fighting Shadowcat(?)
1991 Incredible Hulk: #15 Pyro. The FF-related cards in this set are in all probability based on Hulk 369.
1991 X-Force (?). #6 Freedom Force; #21 Fight!; #36 Captured. #6 has a picture of Crimson Commando, Pyro, and Blob, taken from a panel in New Mutants 86. #21 depicts the cover of New Mutants 89. #36 depicts the cover of New Mutants 88.
1992 Series I (Impel): #78 Toad's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. The card depicts all five members of the team---a rather nice Jim Lee-drawn picture.
1993 X-Men: Series II (Skybox): #71 Pyro; #87 Toad's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. This features a rather insulting bio from 'Xavier's Files': "It saddens me to know that the United States government once empowered a pyromaniac like Allerdyce as a Federal Marshal".
The art is...odd. Pyro does not wear a mask, but he does have goggles and some rather interesting bodily proportions. He also seems content to stand amongst falling, burning timbers.
The art for the BoEM card is average, and the reverse side has a similarly-insulting bio from 'Xavier's Files'.
1993 Marvel Universe Series 4 (Skybox): #167 X-Force vs Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Toad version).
1994 Ultra X-Men (Fleer): #71 Pyro; "Greatest Battles" #2. His surname is spelled incorrectly on #71, but there's a very nice picture of him. The "Greatest Battles" card depicts a scene of Pyro and Avalanche fighting Rogue.
1995 Ultra X-Men (Fleer): #60 Pyro. The art is a bit iffy (okay, it's not great), but it has an amusing comment from Toad on the back.
Overpower: E3 (Energy) Pyro. Kind of a weird and ugly picture of him.
Overpower: From the Mission Control set. Sentinels "Learning Circuits". Has a picture of Pyro fighting Sentinels.
Marvel Origins --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MOR-087 Pyro. Part of a fighting card game; Pyro has low wussy stats.
Marvel Origins --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MOR-105 The New Brotherhood. Though supposedly a picture of Toad's Brotherhood, it depicts Pyro, Toad, Blob, and Avalanche.
Web of Spider-Man --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MSM-150 Flamethrower. Part of the 'Equipment' line, it depicts Pyro using a flamethrower.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXM-100 Pyro. A later set, this features the members of Freedom Force, though they're still considered part of the Brotherhood faction. Icky art.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXM-113 Freedom Force. A group shot of FF, complete with snarky comment.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXM-115 Hellhound. Depicts Pyro using a flame creature.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXM-167 Chill Out! Depicts the Brotherhood attacking Iceman.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXS-013 Eye of the Storm. Storm blows away the Brotherhood, including an annoyed-looking Pyro.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXS-021 Pyro -- Flamethrower. Shows Pyro doing something with fire.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXS-026 Brotherhood Hideout. A made-up version of the Brotherhood, looking cocky.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXS-029 Playing With Fire. Shows Pyro, uh, playing with fire.
The X-Men --- Marvel Vs TCG (Upper Deck): #MXS-032 Unexpected Assault. Pyro and Avalanche get beaten up.

There's also a unique Marvel Vs-style card that comes with the Marvel Legends Pyro figure, featuring all-new art.

Pyro action figure (ToyBiz): From the X-Force: the Evil Mutants line, this 1994 toy comes with two fireballs that can be flung from his flamethrower nozzles. The figure was also re-released in 2001, as part of a two-pack with Iceman called "X-Men Classics: Fire and Ice Battle Pack".

Pyro action figure (Marvel Legends, ToyBiz): From wave 13 ("Bring on the Bad Guys") of the popular Marvel Legends line, out in 2006. With a better sculpt and far more articulation, this figure is a big improvement over the last one. The figure also comes with a copy of Daredevil #355 and a unique Marvel Vs card.

Rogue vs Pyro (Steel Mutants): A packaged set of miniature painted diecast figures, loosely based on their regular-sized action figures. They're approximately 6 centimetres tall, and also from 1994. The premise of this toy line is battles between two characters (other sets include Xavier vs Magneto, Longshot vs Mojo, etc), and there's a little write-up detailing the fights between the pairs (although Pyro and Rogue have never actually fought).

Pyro HeroClix figure (WizKids): A miniature Pyro figurine for a combat-oriented role-playing game. There are three versions available for play: Rookie, Experienced, and Veteran. Released in 2002.

Pyro Mighty Beanz (Moose's Mighty Beanz): A little plastic bean-shaped thing that bounces around, and has Pyro's image on it. From Series 2 of the Marvel Beanz, #68, and released in 2004.

Pyro Attacktix figure (Hasbro): A funny little figure with an over-sized gun on his arm, part of the game called 'Attacktix'. The figures shoot things at each other as part of the game (in addition to the new Marvel line of Attacktix, there's also Star Wars and Transformers). Released in 2006.

Pyro Super Hero Squad figure (Hasbro): An adorable little chibi figure, part of a line of cutesy Marvel characters aimed at kids. Pyro is packaged with Iceman. To be released in late 2007.

Pennant: In 1984, Marvel released a sports-like pennant picturing the cover of UXM 178 (which featured the Brotherhood battling the X-Men).

X-Men school set: This kit contains the typical things expected in a school set, but it also has some weird art of the X-Men battling some X-villains. Pyro has a new costume, but at least he looks less bizarre than Avalanche. 2006.

X2 Pyro poster: An individual poster of Pyro, advertising the film.

X2 poster 'C': A variation of one of the main posters, depicting several of the characters. Pyro is at the bottom left.

X2 banners: Two banner-sized posters promoting the X2 movie, one of which shows Aaron Stanford as Pyro. As far as I know, these are only available at movie theatres.
Image of the banners

X2 Pyro and Iceman banner: A single banner from Thailand which depicts the two rivals side by side.

X2 postcards: Apparently from Asia, each postcard depicts different X2 movie characters, Pyro included.

X2 buttons: All-new images of the movie characters on wearable buttons, Pyro included.

X2 pins: Movie characters on wearable pins, Pyro included.

X2 Dr Pepper can: Pyro, Iceman, and Rogue appear together on a promotional soft drink can.

X2 Red Bull can: From Asia, each movie character is featured on his or her own drink can, including Pyro.

X2 Pyro puzzle: From Asia, this Dunkin Donuts promotion features a puzzle with a big image of Pyro.

X2 characters calendar: This 2004 calendar features the main characters from the movie, including Pyro.

X3 trading card set: A very large set of cards, featuring the various X3 characters, including some autographed cards inserted at random. There are some autographed Aaron Stanford (Pyro) cards, if you're lucky enough to find one.

X3 card game set: A game of cards, called "Battle Cards" (possibly from the UK), featuring the various X3 characters.

X3 Pyro postcard: From Asia, there's a Pyro postcard as part of the set.

X3 Pyro postage stamp: From Singapore, this collectible set of real postage stamps has one of Pyro.

X3 Pyro poster: From Asia, Pyro gets his own promo poster. I don't think he got a North American poster.

"Pryde of the X-Men" (animated episode): Pyro is amongst Magneto's "Brotherhood of Mutant Terrorists", a group dedicated to either destroying the Earth or simply enslaving the humans (it fluctuated). Pyro is teamed up with Blob on a mission to retrieve the co-ordinates for the Scorpio comet, which Magneto plans to use to defeat Earth. Later he is the first of the villains to encounter the X-Men when they infiltrate Asteroid M, and is subdued by Dazzler. Notable for actually making him Australian, though they go a little over the top with the accent and the stereotypical dialogue ("Don't you just love a good barbie?!"). He's kind of wimpy here, but is also intelligent and does a most impressive Sailor Moon leap. This first aired in 1989, I think.
Screen capture from this episode

X-Men: The Animated Series (Fox)
"Slave Island": Pyro makes a very brief appearance, seen along with Mystique and Avalanche amongst the mutant slaves in Genosha. Blob has a speaking role in this episode, though he's not seen with the others.

"The Cure": Rogue goes to Muir Island to find a Dr. Adler, a scientist who claims to be able to reverse genetic mutations. There she runs into Pyro and Avalanche as they lounge around a pub waiting for Mystique. When Rogue arrives, they think she might be the shape-shifter (forgetting that they all used to work together), and cozy up to her; she reacts by tossing Pyro into the wall and Avalanche clear through the wall and down to the water below. Pyro nonetheless follows her and overhears her talking to Adler, and plots with Avalanche to kidnap the doctor. They do so, but discover after running out with him in a bag that he is actually Mystique, and she berates them for their stupidity. Then Rogue shows up and beats up the two hapless villains.
In the FOX animated series, Pyro is portrayed as English and not terribly bright, though somewhat smarter than his comrades and generally the one in charge. It is he who comes up with the idea to kidnap Adler, it is he who was contacted by Mystique, and it is at him that she directs most of her rage. He also has the strange habit in the cartoon series of continuously referring to people as "old ___" (stick, darling, girl, bean, etc). Very odd.
Screen capture from this episode

"Days of Future Past, Part Two": Pyro and Avalanche are sent by Mystique to disrupt the U.S. Senate (and kill Senator Kelly?), and they are later joined by Blob as they battle the X-Men and the time-traveling Bishop in Washington. The three of them are defeated after a lengthy scuffle, while Mystique tries to kill Kelly while in the form of Gambit. She is stopped by Rogue and Gambit himself, and reveals to Rogue that she is her former foster mother, upon which Rogue feels obliged to let her escape. Pyro is particularly dumb in this episode, but he nonetheless manages to get away in the end with the others. He also manages to slip on some ice and fall on his butt whilst shouting encouragement to Avalanche during the battle.
Cel animation from this episode

"A Rogue's Tale": Mystique has Pyro, Blob, and Avalanche creating a diversion to draw out the X-Men, and she uses the opportunity to make Rogue remember Ms Marvel (apparently Xavier had blocked her memories to keep Carol from driving her insane). As Rogue quickly descends into madness, Mystique pursues her and tries to get her back; meanwhile, she sends the men of the Brotherhood after the other X-Men in revenge, though they are easily defeated. There's also a flashback to Rogue's days with the BoEM, showing Rogue absorbing Avalanche and Pyro's powers (much to the latter's terror) and the guys along on the fateful mission involving Ms Marvel. As in the other series episodes, Pyro is not particularly bright, but he's smarter than Blob and Avalanche and seemingly the de facto leader when Mystique's not around.
Screen capture from this episode

Note of some interest: I've heard conflicting reports about Pyro in the cartoon series. It's been claimed that Marvel got into some trouble for depicting a villain using fire in an animated children's show, and it's also been said that this didn't bother the Fox Network too much.

X-Men: Evolution animated series (WB)
"Day of Reckoning (parts 1 & 2)": In his first appearance in the new X-Men: Evolution cartoon, Pyro appears as a young man/teenager, aligned with Magneto, Sabretooth, Colossus, and Gambit (the team is often known as Magneto's "Acolytes", though I believe it is an unofficial name). He and his cohorts debuted at the end of the second season (in 2002), by attacking the X-Men and seeking to expose them as mutants. He appears several times in the third and fourth seasons of the show, but his first big speaking role is in the episode "Under Lock & Key". Other episodes in which he makes significant appearances are "The Toad, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", "Dark Horizons part 1", "Dark Horizons part 2", and "Cajun Spice".
He is somewhat insane on the show, best known for his frequent, manic laughter. He is Australian.
Screen capture of Pyro in X-Men: Evolution (Day of Reckoning, part 2)
Screen capture of Pyro in X-Men: Evolution (Under Lock & Key)
Screen capture of Pyro in X-Men: Evolution (Under Lock & Key)
Screen capture of Pyro in X-Men: Evolution (Under Lock & Key)
Screen capture of Pyro in X-Men: Evolution (Cajun Spice)
Screen capture of Pyro in X-Men: Evolution (Cajun Spice)
Screen capture of future Pyro with the future Brotherhood (Ascension, part 2)

Wolverine and the X-Men animated series
Pyro appears as an Australian teenager in the first episode, released from an anti-mutant detention centre.

X-Men the Movie I: Pyro has a brief cameo as John, a teenaged mutant studying at Xavier's school. He uses a lighter to create a flame, and then manipulates it into a fireball in order to impress Rogue. He also appears briefly in a few other scenes. He is played by Alex Burton.
Screen capture of the X-Kids (John is the boy on the far left).
Screen capture of John's fireball.

X-Men the Movie II (X2: X-Men United): Pyro has a larger role in the sequel as troublemaker John Allerdyce, a brooding teenaged mutant who ultimately joins Magneto. Though very different from comics or even cartoon Pyro (in X2, he's an American teen with brown hair), some elements remain the same (his powers, limitations, and his name is almost identical). He is played by Aaron Stanford.
Screen capture of Pyro attacking the police.
Screen capture of Pyro.

X-Men the Movie III (X3: The Last Stand): Pyro is now a member of the Brotherhood, serving as Magneto's right-hand man, and is even blond (a stated nod to the comics). He participates in Brotherhood missions, and has a rivalry and climactic battle with his old friend Iceman from Xavier's school. He is played by Aaron Stanford.
Pyro promo image.
Another promo image.
Battling Iceman.
Some of the Brotherhood.

Cerebro's Guide to the X-Men: This little booklet, released by Wizard in 1998, has short biographies of important X-characters. Unfortunately, Pyro's describes him as "X-Men member"! Oops. Well, at least it does mention that he was a member of Freedom Force --- and also does for Mystique, Avalanche, and Blob (though they get his real name wrong).

LOC magazine #5: In an article entitled "The All-New, All-Dead X-Men", the writer completely trashes the Days of Future Past story (UXM 141-142), basically nitpicking the thing to death. Among such comments as "a dumber bunch of Evil Mutants you never saw", and stating that Blob is the only one "with a halfway decent power; the other [sic] are just silly", he critiques the abilities of the various BoEM. He also discusses Wolverine's foolishness at trying to stick his claws through Pyro's flamethrower tanks, as well as mocking Angel's statement that it's generally all right to slice up villains, but bad to do so in front of human witnesses (which admittedly is something that's bugged me). Also included is an image from the panel in which Wolverine threatens to carve up Pyro; and on the letters page, there's an image of the cover of Avengers Annual #10, which shows the BoEM. The magazine dates back to 1982.

MAD Magazine #430: Has an X2: X-Men United parody. Pyro is called 'Piehole' and is drawn with an appropriate Aaron Stanford-ish sneer.

MAD Magazine #469: Has a series of X3: The Last Stand parody comic strips, drawn by Sergio Aragones. Pyro appears in two, as a voyeur photographing naked Mystique, and lighting Wolverine's cigar for him during a fight.

Special thanks go to Omar Sayyed for contributing several issue entries. Take a bow, Omar! :) Also, many thanks to Renee Komodowski for additions to the card and game lists, and to Michael J. Schnell for yet another addition to the card list! And Clint Theron for video game additions, and Haruka and Michiru for the cartoon screen captures!

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