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| “ | You know all those dangerous mutants you hear about on the news? I'm the worst one. | „ |
| ~ Pyro before attacking a bunch of police officers. |
| “ | Come on, Iceman. Make a move. | „ |
| ~ Pyro to Iceman. |
| “ | Who are you talking to, Bobby? The Professor? Is he telling you what to do? How's he say you should handle this? They're heading for the reactor, Bobby. You'll never catch them all but I bet you'll try. | „ |
| ~ Pyro to Iceman in the 2006 X-Men video game. |
John Allerdyce, also known as Pyro, is a supporting antagonist in 20th Century Studios' X-Men film series and a major antagonist in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine.
He is a mutant with the power to control fire, though he can not actually project it from his body, so he uses a lighter and later flamethrowers. Originally a student at Professor Xavier's school, Pyro would join the Brotherhood of Mutants after being convinced so by their leader Magneto. He would assist Magneto in trying to make mutant kind dominant over mankind, but would fail after being defeated by his former friend-turned-rival Iceman.
Some time later, he was banished to the Void, appearing as a member of Cassandra Nova’s crew. Though in reality, he acted as a spy for Paradox, who had made a deal with him in helping him leave the Void, in exchange for gathering intel on Cassandra and taking her out.
He was portrayed by Alexander Burton in X-Men and by Aaron Stanford in all other appearances. He was voiced by Steve Van Wormer In X-Men: The Official Game.
Biography[]
Background[]
John Allerdyce was born a mutant with the ability to manipulate fire. Growing up, he had a troubled, possibly abusive, family life that he bitterly resented. At some point, he adopted the moniker "Pyro". In his youth, John became a student at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, where he learned to control his powers.
X-Men[]
During a lesson, John attempts to impress new student Rogue with a fireball, only for Bobby Drake to foil it by freezing the ball with his cryokinetic powers, causing it to shatter and leading to a reprimand from their teacher, Storm.
X2: X-Men United[]
During a raid of the School led by William Stryker, Pyro escaped along with his friends. As such, the X-Men are forced to team up with the Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto, to stop Stryker from wiping out all mutantkind. Afterwards, Pyro decided to join the Brotherhood.
X-Men: The Last Stand[]
Pyro helps Magneto fight against the newly emerged mutant "cure". During the assault on Alcatraz, the base of the cure's manufacturing, Pyro engages in a fight against Bobby where he is ultimately defeated and knocked unconscious. During Jean Grey's destructive breakdown, Bobby dragged Pyro to safety.
Deadpool & Wolverine[]
By 2023 during the time of the war between the mutants and the Sentinels, Pyro has been presumed dead by the Free Mutants. In truth, Pyro was banished to the Void by the TVA and joined a gang led by Cassandra Nova. While in a convoy of salvaged vehicles, Pyro and other gang members confront variants of Deadpool, Wolverine and the Human Torch. When the Human Torch flamed on to attack, Pyro extracted his fire, leaving Johnny Storm powerless. Pyro has the trio taken into custody to escort them to Nova.
After Deadpool and Wolverine escaped, Pyro was sent to search the surrounding area to find any trace of them; during such time, he secretly communicated with Paradox, a corrupt TVA middle manager, as Paradox desired to be remained informed about the Canadian duo and Nova, due to the threats they all posed.
During the Others' attack on Nova' base, while Deadpool and Wolverine force Nova, temporarily rendered powerless by Juggernaut's helmet, to facilitate their escape from the Void, Pyro interrupts by shooting Nova multiple in the chest. He bemoans the tedium of obeying Nova's orders over the years before being Wolverine knocks him unconscious.
Following Wolverine and Deadpool's escape, Pyro awakens to immediately confesses his association with Paradox to Nova. With the intention of confronting Paradox, Nova uses a sling ring to teleport Pyro, alongside herself, to Deadpool's universe right before breaking Pyro's neck, killing him before tossing his lifeless body off back into the Void.
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Trivia[]
- Unlike his comic book counterpart, he is not Australian.
- Pyro is the first character from the original trilogy of X-Men movies to be revealed in Deadpool & Wolverine, when the film's teaser trailer first dropped.
- In an interview with The Direct, Aaron Stanford confirmed that he portrayed the same one as his Earth-10005 counterpart (that was featured in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand). This makes him and Sabretooth the only inhabitants of the Void in the film to be the exact same version as the original (discounting Deadpool's brief stay there).
- In the Rogue Cut of Days of Future Past, Pyro's lighter is seen among the tributes of mutants that had been killed by the Sentinels, indicating that in the wake of Pyro's banishment to the Void, he was presumed a casualty of the Sentinel attacks in his timeline.
- In Deadpool & Wolverine, Pyro wore a suit which resembled to his Earth-1610's counterpart rather than the one seen in previous X-Men films.
External Links[]
- Pyro on the X-Men Movies Wiki
- Pyro on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
