Pyro

Pyro
Portrayed by Will Tudor
Statistics
Full Name	Simon Lasker
Age	21
Height	6'0"
Build	Athletic
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Dirty Blonde
Skin	Light
Factions	X-Men

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Reputation

Having once been mind-controlled into being a mutant terrorist, there's quite a few bad marks on Simon's sheet. That said, it was confirmed he WAS being controlled, so he only gets the odd look every once in awhile in his new position as Good Guy.

Biography

Simon was born 21 years ago to a pair of nice, well off reform jews— Rachel and Adam Lasker. For much of his childhood, things were easy and peaceful with him. He was popular at school, did sports, had decent though not exceptional grades, and had very little in the way of drama in his life. Then again, he grew up in a west coast liberal bastion so when he cameout as 14 no one really cared a lot, especially since he was a jock who could take care of himself. That all changed when he was 16, when someone decided to really try to get a bully on, and… it did not end well. It did not end well for anyone in the school, as the whole school burned down and most people didn't survive.

That haunts him to this day, in more then one way: he's wanted, and he grieves.

But he didn't grieve right away. A mysterious figure approached him as he fled, and convinced him to join his organization, an organization whose purpose was to free mutants and mutantkind. Unknown to himself, Simon— who the figure named Pyro— was being mind-controlled to join. That began the dark years, Four Years of Terror, where Simon was the terrorist. Not the whole time, of course, he had much training to do, in how to master his powers, control them, but… every so often, he did the unthinkable.

Until the X-Men captured and broke up the organization, and it was found Simon was under mind control. He was taken into Xavier's for psychic recover and eventually allowed to stay and train with the team; recently, he's been named one of them.

Character Details

Personality Simon laughs easy and enjoys life, until something reminds him too much of the darkness and then he begins to brood. If kept out of brooding, things go well; if allowed to settle, he will be apt to boil over. But those are unusual circumstances. He's more often then not either relaxed or watching goings on with a curious smile, at least when its not time to settle business: that he takes very seriously. Abilities Pyrokinesis Simon has the ability to psionically maniplate and control fire anywhere within his presence (approximately 100 yards), and he can create fire from his hands and body. It takes awareness and some concentration to be able to control the flame, with the amount of concentration proportional to the complexity and size of the flame itself. The flames can vary in intensity from red hot to white hot, and while that will tend to be very damaging to flesh, its not hot enough to do damage to structures without special situations (such as exploding a fuel source) or long applications of the flame. The shape and behavior of the flames can be completely controlled by him, limited only by his imagination, allowing Pyro to create creatures made of fire that as long as he keeps his mind on them, will do what he wishes. Fire constructs thus made are harder then normal fire is, and such a fire creature could lift something and carry it— assuming it would survive contact with fire. More often this hardness is used in his attacks to add force to his blows, or in defense to create flame shields (these are not strong enough to stop a bullet, but they could slow it down to reduce its destructive poential). Fire that is controlled returns to normal fire when he can no longer perceive it or is no longer concentrating on it. Fire Immunity Simon is immune to damage from fire that is under his control— but only fire he is controlling. If someone throws a fireball at his back and surprises him, he will burn. Languages Simon is fluent in Yiddish and Hebrew. Combat Training He is not as expert at it as others of the X-Men since he is a recent recruit, but his previous 'job' had decent combat training as well. He is moderately skilled in hand to hand offense and defensive maneuvers. Emt Simon is a licensed EMT and knows first-aid and basic medical procedures sufficient to sustain and stabalize someone in the field until help arrives. Athletics A natural athlete, Simon has stamina in excess of most his age and has good coordination, strength and dexterity. There is nothing superhuman about this, though. Advantages X-men Although only recently 'saved' from his past and thus a new member, he is still a member of the X-Men and has access to their resources and likely their help in times of need. Disadvantages & Flaws Wanted And Haunted When Pyro's power emerged, it exploded out from him and burned his high school to the ground— killing everyone in it. He's wanted by the authorities, but just as importantly, haunted by what he did and how he knows he can never really make up for it. He had friends there. Teachers he didn't even hate. Minority He's a gay jewish mutant. That doesn't matter in some places, but other places it might get him into quite a bit of trouble. Passions He runs hot, which shouldn't surprise anyone. His passions sometimes get the best of him: often in the form of temper that he struggles with, but others as well. He doesn't always react to a given situation rationally and by thinking things through. RP Hooks

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