Simon Lasker (Earth-616)

Pyro
Name	Simon Lasker
Current Alias	Pyro
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly; X-Men, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Relatives	Unnamed mother
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American, Krakoan
Occupation	Adventurer; former terrorist, student
Education	Some College
Base of Operations	Krakoa, Pacific Ocean Formerly Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach, Central Park, New York City, New York; Abandoned Worthington Industries Facility, Long Island, New York City, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Marc Guggenheim, Ardian Syaf
First	X-Men: Gold (Vol. 2) #1 (April, 2017)
First	X-Men: Gold (Vol. 2) #1 (April, 2017)
Death	X-Force (Vol. 6) #11 (August, 2020) (corpse)
Death	X-Force (Vol. 6) #11 (August, 2020) (corpse)

History

When Simon Lasker manifested his Mutant powers, Mesmero appeared to him in the form of Charles Xavier and brainwashed him into taking the name Pyro and joining a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants working for anti-mutant activist Lydia Nance.

After marking their first public appearance by attacking the United Nations Headquarters, the Brotherhood kidnapped New York's mayor, Bill de Blasio and held him hostage at an abandoned factory on Long Island. The mayor's kidnapping was intended to lure out the X-Men so they could be killed in an explosion; however, the X-Men managed to rescue the mayor and avoid the trap, defeating the Brotherhood in the process. Mesmero's hold over the team was broken, and the members of the Brotherhood were handed over to to S.H.I.E.L.D., ultimately leading to its disbandment.

Pyro as a member of the Brotherhood

Ms. Nance still had plans for the Brotherhood, so she facilitated Mesmero's escape from the mutant prison The Box. Under the pretense of having found a way to escape on his own, Mesmero approached Pyro and his fellow lookalike, Avalanche, and offered them a chance at freedom, supposedly to have revenge on the woman who hired, then discarded, them. Mesmero had Pyro and Avalanche attack a yacht where Nance's Heritage Initiative was holding a fundraising gala solely with the objective to lure the X-Men.

Shortly after the mutant heroes arrived to the scene, so did a squadron of the NYPD. While the Brotherhood made their escape, Mesmero used his powers on the X-Men, making them believe the officers were an assortment of their enemies which they attacked, leading to their arrest. The members of the Brotherhood regrouped at their base, where Mesmero revealed the true nature of his plot, and that in reality they were still under Nance's paycheck. Disgusted by having been manipulated again, and having assisted an anti-mutant bigot, Pyro walked away.

Not long afterwards, Simon approached the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach in hopes to make amends. Rogue vouched for him despite Iceman's skepticism, and Simon joined the X-Men. Simon also joined the X-Men in non-adventurous outings, such as when they visited Las Vegas for Colossus' bachelor party. The night of Colossus' and Kitty Pryde's wedding, Simon had a one-night stand with Iceman.

In the aftermath of most of the X-Men's disappearance and apparent death in battle against X-Man, Pyro would join Magneto clone Joseph's new Brotherhood of Mutants. This team would be short lived however, with Joseph dying and the rest of the team being captured and incarcerated after a confrontation with Cyclops' team of surviving X-Men.

Simon would somehow avoid/escape prison and became a member of the mutant nation of Krakoa, dying while fighting off the Russian Armed Forces that attacked the island. However, he would presumably later be resurrected by the Five.

Attributes

Powers

Pyrokinesis: Simon has the mutant ability to psionically generate, control, and manipulate fire, similar to the original Pyro. Unlike Allerdyce, he seems capable of igniting fire on his own, and does not require outside sources of existing flame to manipulate. Any other differences have yet to be fully explored.

Paraphernalia

Transportation

X-Men Blackbird

Trivia

• Simon's mother had lung cancer.

See Also

• 19 appearance(s) of Simon Lasker (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Simon Lasker (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Simon Lasker (Earth-616)
• 16 image(s) of Simon Lasker (Earth-616)