Pyro (Marvel Comics)

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Pyro is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Pyro, St. John Allerdyce, first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981). The second incarnation, Simon Lasker, debuted as Pyro in X-Men Gold vol. 2 #1 (April 2017). Since their original introductions in comics, characters using the Pyro codename have appeared in a range of Marvel-licensed media, including films, television series, video games, and merchandise. An Americanized version of Pyro named John Allerdyce appeared in the X-Men film franchise produced by 20th Century Fox. He was portrayed by Alexander Burton in X-Men (2000), and was subsequently replaced by Aaron Stanford for its sequels X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

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