"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."
--Maya Angelou
Who is PYRO?
PYRO is Saint-John Allerdyce, he is an X-Men supervillain. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981).
PYRO is a mutant who possesses the power to psionically control fire and flame, though not generate it. He wears a flame thrower on his back to provide the flame which he then takes control of. PYRO met the mutant Mystique, who later recruited him to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as a professional criminal and subversive.
