Disambiguation

This article is about the second and third individuals to call themselves Pyre. For the first, a member of HYDRA, see Pyre.

Biography

Pyre II (Gray Russell)

The 2nd and current person to call himself Pyre was Gray Russell, an undercover journalist who joined a street gang when he discovered they were using a warehouse linked to A.I.M. as their headquarters. After participating in a drive by shooting in order to save his own life, Gray discovered a secret room in the warehouse, and a machine that would give super powers to normal people. He seemingly died shortly after a fight with Venom and Punisher. Seemingly turned out to be the key word, as he has recently resurfaced during Civil War.

Pyre III (Sword member)

First Appearance X-force vol.1 #84

The third man to call himself Pyre was a member of Sword and an enemy of X-Force. He was a member of the Deviant race trained by Ulysses Dragonblood. He hunted down his mentor after he defected and battled X-force numerous times which resulted in defeat. After De-evolution by the gatherer it is unknown what became of him.

his most notable feat was destroying one of Ulysses' arms.

Powers

Pyre- The first Pyre's powers were based in the occult, she was able to channel hellfire.

Pyre II- Gray Russell could superheat his body and discharge blasts of extreme heat.

Pyre III- the third Pyre was a Deviant with the ability to fly and ignite oxygen into flame; his control was so precise that he could ignite the atmosphere directly around a specific target.