Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida (吉田四郎, Yoshida Shirō^?)) is a Marvel Comics superhero,and former member of the X-Men. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Don Heck, he first appeared in X-Men #64 (January 1970). Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Roy Thomas (born November 22, 1940, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lees first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. ... Don Heck (January 2, 1929-1995) was a comic book artist best known for co-creating the character Iron Man, and for his long run penciling The Avengers in the 1960s. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise, it features the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Sunfire is a temperamental and arrogant Japanese mutant who can generate superheated plasma and fly. Not suited for teamwork, Sunfire was only briefly a member of the X-Men and has kept limited ties to the team since. He has had some presence in the greater Marvel Universe. In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... A plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Fictional character biography

Origins

Cover to X-Men (vol. 1) #64. Art by Don Heck.

Shiro Yoshida was born to a mother who suffered radiation poisoning due to exposure to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. As a result, he was born a mutant possessing solar radiation powers. Download high resolution version (507x758, 147 KB)Cover to Uncanny X-Men #164, featuring Sunfire, Iceman, Jean Grey, Angel and Cyclops. ... Download high resolution version (507x758, 147 KB)Cover to Uncanny X-Men #164, featuring Sunfire, Iceman, Jean Grey, Angel and Cyclops. ... Radiation poisoning, also called radiation sickness, is a form of damage to organ tissue due to excessive exposure to ionizing radiation. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ...

(Note: Sunfire first appeared during the era of the original X-Men when several explanations for the existence of mutant powers had been given, one of which was radiation. Random mutation without extra-ordinary cause is currently the most common explanation. Besides, the only source that indicates that Sunfire's mutation came from his mother was his Uncle Tomo, an unreliable source. Sunfire's relative Mariko Yashida has the same powers in an alternate reality. Silver Samurai, also Sunfire's relative, is a mutant, albeit one with different powers, indicates that the potential for mutation runs in Sunfire's paternal family.) Radiation as used in physics, is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles. ... It has been suggested that mutant be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Sunfire (Exiles) be merged into this article or section. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Shiro's mother died of radiation poisoning when he was young and Shiro grew to hate the United States, despite the influence of his US-friendly diplomat father. His greedy uncle Tomo inspired Shiro to take the identity of Sunfire and engage in a one-man battle against the U.S. He attacked the United States Capitol and battled the X-Men. Later, he saw Tomo kill his father. Distraught, Sunfire killed Tomo and surrendered to the authorities. This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Later life

Months later, Xavier recruited Sunfire to join a new team of X-Men to rescue the originals from Krakoa, the Living Island in Giant-Sized X-Men #1. Sunfire accompanied the fledgling X-Men on this mission, but resigned from the team before he ever received official membership. This was mainly due to his arrogance and his irrational temper. Krakoa is a fictional character in Marvel Comics, commonly associated with the X-Men. ...

Sunfire has appeared sporadically in various Marvel comic books throughout the years. On a few occasions his temper has led to conflicts with other heroes such as Iron Man, Rogue, and Wolverine. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Rogue (Anna Marie) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, a member of the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ...

In 1998, Marvel published a mini-series entitled Sunfire and Big Hero Six about Sunfire's brief membership in a new superhero team sanctioned by the Japanese government. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Cover to Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1. ...

Sunfire's life became involved with the X-Men once again when Apocalypse kidnapped Sunfire, as he was one of the Twelve, a group of unique mutants Apocalypse required to obtain the power to warp reality. This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ...

Later on, Sunfire became a member of X-Corporation, a non-government organization devoted to the protection of mutant rights. Sunfire joined the Mumbai branch of X-Corp. The X-Corporation (X-Corp), is an institution founded by Prof. ...

During the early story arcs of the latest edition of Marvel Team-Up, Sunfire attempted to combat the powerful villain known as Titannus, a reject of the Super-Skrull program who had made his way to Earth after being brainwashed by an alien race to serve as their ultimate weapon. Attempting to contain Titannus, Sunfire summoned practically the entire Japanese army to confront him, but the powerful foe defeated Sunfire and the army with ease, and was only barely defeated by a new team that had been hastily assembled by Doctor Strange to combat this threat. Marvel Team-Up is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Titannus is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Super-Skrull (Klrt) is a fictional character who appears in the Marvel Universe. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Rogue

Sunfire is critically injured in his battle with Lady Deathstrike. Art by Karl Moline.

Later, it was revealed that Sunfire had worked with Rogue and Mystique back when Sunfire was still working with Tomo and Rogue was a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Working with them was a girl called Blindspot, who at the time was allied with the Brotherhood and who had the power to erase and restore memories. The four were on a mission to steal Lord Dark Wind's (the father of Lady Deathstrike) adamantium bonding process. Mystique would later cut her ties with Blindspot, who she did not trust. Since she always erased her tracks once a contract ends, Blindspot wiped the minds of everyone who was involved so no one would remember her. Image File history File links Sunld. ... Image File history File links Sunld. ... Rogue (Anna Marie) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, a member of the X-Men. ... Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Blindspot. ... Lady Deathstrike (real name Yuriko Oyama) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine. ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ...

Later, Blindspot discovered Lord Dark Wind wanted all four dead for trying to steal his adamantium process. Realizing how the others would be in danger, with no memory of the mission to steal Dark Wind's adamantium process, Blindspot went back to Japan to erase his memory of the ordeal. When she got there, she discovered that his daughter, who later became Deathstrike had already killed him. Blindspot was able to erase Deathstrike's memories as well.

But now Deathstrike, who was more machine than woman, was able to restore her memories the same way one would a hard drive. Deathstrike kidnapped Blindspot, who released a photo of Sunfire, Rogue and Mystique to attract their attention to save her. Though Mystique never came, Rogue joined Sunfire, whose reputation had been ruined by the photograph, in Tokyo to discover why they were framed and who was responsible.   , literally Eastern capital) is a unique subnational administrative region of Japan with characteristics of both a prefecture and a city. ...

A weakened Sunfire, with Rogue and Blindspot. Art by Derec Donovan.

The two ran into Lady Deathstrike, who in a heated battle cut off Sunfire's legs, leaving him in critical condition. Rogue surrendered to Deathstrike, who imprisoned the two. There, Rogue met Blindspot, who restored Rogue's memories and explained to her what was going on. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (548x629, 468 KB) Summary Art from Rogue #11, by Derec Donovan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (548x629, 468 KB) Summary Art from Rogue #11, by Derec Donovan. ...

When Deathstrike discovered that the three were not actually responsible for stealing the adamantium, she went to kill them to destroy any evidence of what she had done. A weak Sunfire asked Rogue to absorb his powers so she could properly battle Deathstrike. Rogue had previously lost the powers of Carol Danvers that she had taken and was hesitant. She worried that she would harm Sunfire, but Blindspot pushed her on Sunfire's face, causing her to absorb all his powers and possibly killing him. With it, Rogue now also contained Sunfire's personality, similar to how she also once had Danvers' personality within her. Carol Danvers, also known as Ms. ...

Sunfire's personality controlling her, Rogue went out to get revenge on Deathstrike, severely injuring the woman. The X-Men arrived in time to intervene, but Blindspot erased Rogue's memories of being an X-Man causing her to see her teammates as her enemies. After a brief altercation, Rogue's memories were restored and she told the X-Men what had happened to Sunfire. They went to where Rogue last saw Sunfire, but his body was missing, leading some of the X-Men to believe he was somehow still alive.

Horseman of Apocalypse

Sunfire as Famine, one of Apocalypse's Horsemen. Art by Salvador Larroca.

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In X-Men #182, it was revealed that Sunfire had been rescued by a mysterious group of ninjas, and taken to a hospital in Aspen. After being revived from his coma, the world's leading specialist in prosthetic limbs, Masanori Kuzuya, offered him his services. Before the reasoning behind the rescue could be revealed, Apocalypse appeared and offered Sunfire the chance for vengeance, as well as the recovery of his lost limbs and power, in return for his service as one of Apocalypse's new Horsemen. Species Populus adenopoda Populus alba Populus grandidentata Populus sieboldii Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus, Populus sect. ... A United States soldier demonstrates Foosball with two prosthetic limbs In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing part of the body. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... The Horsemen of Apocalypse are a team of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Universe that serve the ancient mutant Apocalypse as his personal strikeforce. ...

Sunfire accepted, but after being chained away and locked in a prison while listening to the tortured screams of Gazer (another of the new Horsemen), Sunfire tried to escape. Unable to leave Gazer to his fate, Sunfire went back to free him. However, Gazer's transformation to the Horseman 'War' had already been completed and War attacked Sunfire. Captured again, Sunfire was transformed into the Horseman of Famine (ironic, as he had been previously defeated by the former incarnation of Famine). When Apocalypse launched his attack on the X-Men, Sunfire caused an intense feeling of hunger and weakness in the mutants and humans on the institute grounds. As he was fighting the X-Men, Havok shot him down and Rogue, who recognized him, caught him as he fell. He was taken to the Medical Lab and Emma Frost entered his mind in an attempt to help him. When Apocalypse departed, he sent War to retrieve Famine, but Shiro broke free from Apocalypse's control and attacked War. Gazer (real name unknown) is a Marvel Comics mutant. ... Havok (Alexander Alex Summers) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Emma Grace[1] Frost, also known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Sunfire was last seen running off with the unconscious body of Gambit, like him a former X-Men turned Horseman. At the temple where Sunfire first took Gambit, Mr. Sinister told them, "I am glad you both feel able to move on from the past... for I am your future!". Gambit (Remy Etienne LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... Cover to X-men: The End #4. ...

The Marauders

The alternate cover to X-Men #200 shows Sunfire as a member of the Marauders still in the form of Famine. Alongside, Gambit, Sunfire attacks Cable. X-Men is a Marvel Comics series featuring the homonymous group of mutant superheroes. ... The Marauders are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men. ... Cable (Nathan Christopher Summers, a. ...

Alternate versions

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse, Japan was destroyed by Holocaust, one of the Horsemen of Apocalypse. Shiro, a survivor of the massacre, was captured and given to Maximus (the Horseman of Death), as a test subject for his experiments. Shiro's powers were pushed to their limits, causing his whole body to be set aflame, injuring him as a result. Shiro was rescued by the X-Men and joined them, taking on the codename Sunfire. Sunfire wore a containment suit to control his powers, although he was constantly on fire. Haunted by the destruction of his nation, Sunfire joined Rogue's task force of X-Men when they were sent to Chicago to fight Holocaust, who had begun a new series of Cullings. The character design of the original Sunfire as Famine (see above) is virtually identical to the Age of Apocalypse incarnation of the character. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Holocaust (also known as Nemesis) is a supervillain from the X-Men series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Maximus is a fictional schizophrenic and genius published by Marvel Comics. ...

House of M

In the House of M, Sunfire became the Emperor of Japan. Under his rule, the country had prospered, though the poverty levels were extremely high among the baseline human population. In secret, Sunfire was one of the masterminds of Project: Genesis, a project sanctioned by the Japan branch of S.H.I.E.L.D with the goal of forcefully mutating baseline humans. When the S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives-in-training dubbed the Hellions investigated a terrorist attack, they discovered the existence of Project: Genesis and its link to Emperor Sunfire. Sunfire lied to the Hellions and told them that Project: Genesis's purpose was to recycle organic waste into food. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (Originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law Enforcement Division, subsequently changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe. ... The Hellions were the names of several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Marvel Zombies

A zombie version of Sunfire and Silver Samurai can be briefly seen slaughtering civilians, while the Silver Surfer travels the globe. Marvel Zombies is a comic book miniseries, published by Marvel Comics. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Family

Shiro Yoshida (Sunfire) is the brother of Leyu Yoshida, alias the superheroine Sunpyre, who shares his flame-based powers. He is also the cousin of Wolverine's late fiancée Mariko Yashida and her half-brother the Silver Samurai. Sunpyre (real name Leyu Yoshida) is a fictional character of the Marvel Universe associated with the X-Men. ... It has been suggested that Sunfire (Exiles) be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Yashida and Yoshida seem to be different spellings of the same name. While in his first appearance Sunfire was called Shiro Yoshida, in the story arc that introduced his cousin, Mariko, his name was spelled Yashida and this version of the name was carried on in Mariko's next appearances.

Powers and abilities

Sunfire has the ability to absorb solar radiation, and convert it into high energy plasma which bursts into flame when exposed to oxygen. He can project his powers though his hands as blasts of searing heat, deadly radiation, explosive force, or simple bursts of fire. By ionizing the air around him, he can surround himself with an aura of heat intense enough to melt steel, or fly by focusing his aura downwards in a tight stream of ionized gas to propel him though the air like a rocket. Sunfire can see heat, by shifting his vision from visible light to infrared. Due to the nature of his powers, Sunfire is immune to extreme heat and radiation. A plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation. ... Image of two girls in mid-infrared (thermal) light (false-color) Infrared (IR) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than that of visible light, but shorter than that of radio waves. ...

After his transformation into Famine, a Horseman of Apocalypse, Sunfire gained the ability to use his flames to create flashes of light that affected the sections of the human brain which control hunger, causing any people who saw his light flashes to feel as if they were starving.

Shiro also seems to be quite the accomplished martial artist. He has displayed impressive hand to hand skills on several occasions and stated that he didn't need to employ his powers in order to defeat mere hand ninjas. He has at least peak human strength and endurance.

In other media

Sunfire stars along with Northstar and Mystique in the animated X-Men series

• Sunfire guest starred on the 1980s animated series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends in the episode "Sunfire".

Sunfire as a playable character in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

• Sunfire was briefly seen in the X-Men animated series adaptation of the Dark Phoenix Saga in the episode "Child of Light". He also had speaking roles in the episodes "Slave Island" and "Graduation Day" but he was clearly meant as a generic place-holder and his character had no importance to the story. On the show, he was portrayed with an extremely thick Japanese accent.

• Sunfire recently appeared as one of the initial sixteen playable mutants in the multi-platform action-RPG X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

• Sunfire is briefly mentioned in The Punisher video game. He is talked about in the second to last level of the game. Two guys are talking about who would win in a fight between Sunfire and Captain America.

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Influence

• In an interview in Wizard Magazine, Alex Ross has mentioned that Sunfire's mask served as the inspiration for Kyle Rayner's (Green Lantern) original costume mask (which debuted in Green Lantern # 51 (in 1994).

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See also

• Sunfire (Exiles)

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Bibliography

• Alpha Flight v2, #1-5, #7-9, #12-13, #17
• Avengers #117
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As Famine

• X-Men v2, #182-187

External links

• Sunfire on UncannyXmen.net Spotlight and family tree
• Sunfire on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki