John Allerdyce

John Allerdyce, also known by the codename Pyromaniac, is a Class 4 Australian mutant who is a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Biography
John Allerdyce was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. His powers emerged at puberty, but since he could not think of a way to use them for profit, Allerdyce drifted from job to job around Australia. Eventually, he became a journalist for an Australian wire service and covered Vietnam and Indonesia. What he saw and experienced in his travels became the basis for the novels he began writing, which were despised by serious novelists and critics despite the fact that they found wide readership throughout the English-speaking world.

Under circumstances that have yet to be revealed, Allerdyce met Mystique, who learned of his mutant powers. As a result, Allerdyce joined the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants under the name of Pyromaniac.

Appearance

 * Height: 5'10"
 * Weight: 150 lbs
 * Eyes: Blue
 * Hair: Blond
 * Skin: Caucasian

Personality
Pyromaniac is cocky and loud-mouthed. He lives up to his codename and enjoys setting fires and watching them burn with a cackling laugh. He has an affinity for destruction and complete ignorance of consequences, bordering on downright insanity which might connect to his pyromania.

Powers
Pyrokinesis: Pyromaniac is a mutant with the psionic ability to cause any fire, however small, to grow in size and intensity and to take any form that he desires. He often causes the fires under his control to take the form of a large bird of prey to attack his enemies. The size, power, and intensity of the fire that Pyromaniac controls are limited by the extent of his imagination and the degree of his concentration. The degree of concentration required is directly proportional to the size, power, and heat intensity of the flame he is controlling.

Pyromaniac must be able to see a flame in order to take control of it and it must be within a 100 yard radius of himself, making him unable to control flames that he sees on screens. Once having control over a fire, he maintains control over it until it leaves his range of sight or the distance becomes too great.

He is unaffected by any fire that is under his mental control. However, he can be harmed by any fire that he is not actively controlling.

Abilities

 * Journalism and Writing: Pyromaniac is an accomplished journalist and novelist.

Weaknesses
Pyrogenesis: Although he is able to control any fire within his vicinity, Pyromaniac is unable to generate and project fire himself and can be harmed by fire that he is not controlling. Because of this, he generally wears flamethrowers that enable him to create fire with ease.