Firelord (character)


Firelord is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Publication history

Firelord first appears in Thor #225 and was created by writer Gerry Conway and penciler John Buscema.

Fictional character biography

Pyreus Kril is a Xandarian who was born on the planet Xandar, in the Andromeda Galaxy. He is a graduate of the Nova Corps Academy, the military and exploratory force of Xandar. During his commission, he served aboard a Xandarian ship under the command of Gabriel Lan. Gabriel and Pyreus became friends, until Gabriel was abducted by the cosmic entity Galactus and transformed into his herald, Air-Walker. Pyreus assumes command as captain and begins an obsessive search for Gabriel. Pyreus eventually locates Galactus' vessel and confronts the entity, only to discover that Gabriel was killed in combat. Galactus tells this to Pyreus only after he agrees to serve him as his latest herald.
Pyreus is then transformed into Firelord, and after a period of servitude asked for his freedom. Galactus agrees on the condition that Firelord find a replacement. Firelord travels to Earth, and after an encounter with both Thor and Hercules, is freed when Thor presents Galactus with the armor of the Destroyer to animate and use as a herald. After aiding Thor on several occasions, Firelord returns to deep space. He returns months later with the Shi'ar agent Erik the Red, who tricks Firelord into battling the X-Men.
Several years later, Firelord discovers that Air-Walker has been replaced with a robotic replica. Firelord has since aided his fellow herald Silver Surfer on a number of occasions, particularly against Morg.

Annihilation

Firelord battles the Annihilation Wave alongside his fellow heralds, including Red Shift and Stardust. Although wounded at one point, Firelord recovers and seeks vengeance against the remnants of the forces of Annihilus for destroying Xandar.

Powers and abilities

Pyreus Kril was a normal Xandarian man until he was transformed by Galactus. Given mastery over the cosmic flame, Firelord wields a flaming staff and can project energy from his eyes and staff. Like all heralds, the Power Cosmic provides Firelord with superhuman strength, reflexes and durability, flight, mastery of the electromagnetic spectrum and total immunity to the rigors of space. Firelord is also capable of travelling faster than the speed of light.
Pyreus Kril graduated from the Xandarian Nova Corps Academy, and in addition to a thorough knowledge of combat has knowledge of advanced alien technology and space navigation.

Other versions

Guardians of the Galaxy

An alternate universe version of Firelord appears in the series Guardians of the Galaxy. This version is an ally of the Guardians of the Galaxy and a member of its sub-group, the Galactic Guardians.

Heroes Reborn

An alternate universe version of Firelord appears in "Heroes Reborn". This version is a herald of Galactus who is worshipped by the Inhumans.

Marvel Zombies 2

A zombified alternate universe version of Firelord appears in Marvel Zombies 2.

In other media

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