Profile: Sunfire

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Tomo Yoshida (paternal uncle, deceased); Shingen Harada(paternal uncle, deceased); Unnamed aunt; Saburo Yoshida (father, deceased); Yashida (mother, deceased); Leyu Yoshida (Sunpyre) (paternal half-sister, deceased); Mariko Yashida (cousin, deceased); Keniuchio Harada (Silver Samurai)(cousin, deceased); Yoshi (cousin, deceased); Ichiro (cousin); Fukuko (cousin by marriage); Noburu-Hideki (cousin by marriage, deceased); Rikuto (1st cousin once removed, deceased); Shin Harada (Silver Samurai) (1st cousin once removed); Amiko Kobayashi(foster 1st cousin once removed).

• Plasma Generation: Unearthly ability, which he uses for a variety of effects. He is able to perform the following power stunts:
  • Generate a bolt of plasma which inflicts either Unearthly physical or Monstrous heat or radiation damage.
  • Fly at Excellent airspeed.
  • Create a flaming sheath around himself which provides Amazing vs. energy attacks and Good vs. physical attacks.
• Psi-screen: Using his plasma generation Sunfire can generate Remarkable vs. mental attacks, dominations and probes.
• Bio-Oxygen Generation: as a side effect of Apocalypse's manipulation Sunfire's powers can function in places where due to a lack of enviroment (under water or in a vaccum), this power functions at Unearthly ability. 

Martial Arts A and B: Sunfire can stun and slam foes regardless of their respective strengths and endurance, he has Remarkble fighting when engaged in unarmed combat.

Oriental Weapons: Sunfire has Remarkable fighting and agility when using Oriental weapons

Bi-Lingual: Sunfire speans both Japanese and English fluently.

Sunfire has a fiery temper. He acts rashly, especially when his honor is involved. His patriotic feelings toward Japan border on fascism. He sees himself as Japan's protector and considers it his personal responsibility to fight any threat to Japan: If foreign heroes offer to help, Sunfire is prone to see them as unwelcome interlopers. However, he will cooperate if ordered to by the Japanese government.

The Yashida clan, the X-Men, Alpha Flight, Big Hero 6 and the Avengers as well as the Japanese government.

Shiro's mother died of radiation poisoning when he was still a young child. Shiro (Yoshida Shir?) was raised by his uncle Tomo to hate the West and seek for a return to Japan's imperial days.After years of training, Sunfire, wearing a costume that looked like a rising sun, attacked America when the X-Men intervened. The battle ended with Sunfire killing his uncle and returning to Japan. When most of the original X-Men were captured by Krakoa, Sunfire was one of the mutants recruited by Prof. Charles Xavier to aid him. Sunfire agreed only because he felt honor bound. After the mission, Sunfire left the team, but their paths would cross again. Most notably when the X-Men stopped Moses Magnum's plot to destroy Japan with earthquakes. Sunfire was named as one of the mythical "Twelve," representing the power of nature along with Storm and Iceman.

After being exposed to "Zero Fluid," Sunfire began having problems with his power. The Weapon Plus Project falsely told him his powers and the fluid had formed cancer throughout his body and that he would have had to serve them for the necessary treatments. After refusing, Sunfire was shot by Wildchild and was thought dead, though he managed to survive. During this time, Prof. Charles Xavier was kidnapped by Magneto who threatened to start a third World War. Jean Grey-Summers called Sunfire in hopes that he would once again answer the call to join them, but he was still recuperating and sent his sister, Sunpyre who had very similar powers. With a new outlook on life after his near death experience, Sunfire looked at things differently, re-joining the X-Men after they went global. Also, closer to home, Sunfire and a reformed Silver Samurai formed the Big Hero Six. They also began to dismantle organized crime in Japan in order to clear the name of Clan Yashida.

It was then publicly leaked that Sunfire and his uncle had dealings with Rogue, Blindspot and Mystique back in the day. They plotted to steal the plans for the Adamantium bonding process. Tomo wanted to form "an army of invincible samurai" with this process, and the Brotherhood would have received a substantial amount of money. The plot failed and Blindspot removed the memories of all involved as well as Lady Deathstrike. Deathstrike's cybernetics enabled her to find the missing memory. Silver Samurai was reverted to being a criminal by Blindspot. Rogue contacted Shiro and the two sought to learn the truth. The Silver Samurai fled after being absorbed by Rogue. During a battle with Deathstrike, Sunfire's powers triggered the sprinkler system, filling the room with steam. Lady Deathstrike moved behind him and severed his legs from his body. While prisoners to Deathstrike, he told Rogue to absorb his powers so she could fight her. She agreed, but only a momentary touch to not strain his condition. Blindspot then pushed Rogue onto Sunfire, and she absorbed his memories as well as powers. Shiro was presumed to be dead, although the X-Men were unable to find his body.

In actuality, Shiro was taken to a hospital and kept under watchful guard by members of Clan Yoshida and the Hand who were trying to convince him to look at the newest technology in fake legs, but Shiro only wished to die with honor. He then received a visit from the newly resurrected Apocalypse who gave him an enticing offer to join him and in return get his full strength and powers back as well as functioning non-mechanical legs. Shiro agreed. During the process of being transformed into the Horseman Famine, Shiro's heroic side returned and he knew what he was doing was wrong. He struggled with his choice and thought about escaping, but he did not want to leave the mutant Gazer to suffer, who was also being turned into a Horseman. Shiro finally decided that he couldn't let Gazer suffer more and tried to save him, but he was too late and they were both turned into horsemen of Apocalypse.

During his time as Famine, Shiro attacked the X-Men, using his flares to give the eyes and brain imagery that made them feel like they were starving. During the X-Men's battle with Apocalypse, Gazer as War was killed and Gambit as Death and Polaris as Pestilence were captured. Despite Apocalypse being defeated and having escaped, Shiro was still under his mentality and tried to save his former horsemen from the X-Men, while Polaris was able to refuse Shiro's offer, Gambit went off with him. Shiro then himself tried to use his fire to cleanse Gambit of the ways of the X-Men as he was having doubts about Apocalypse, but during their training, they were approached by Mr.Sinister who was building up a mutant army to find Destiny's diaries. Under Sinister's guides, Gambit and Shiro were re-brain washed, and cleansed from a lot of the damage done by Apocalypse, with only enough still standing that they would work for him. During his time as a Marauder, Shiro alongside Gambit attacked Cable and left under the impression that they had successfully murdered him. He fought against the X-Men on numerous occasions and joined the Marauders in killing the Purifiers when they went after the first mutant baby born after M-Day, Shiro took a lot of pleasure in killing the Purifiers.

During the final battle to get the baby on Muir Island, Sunfire was knocked out while most of the other Marauders died or escaped. He was last seen unconscious when Bishop used his flame powers to close up his wounds before going after Cable and the baby. When he awoke, he saw that the battle was over, Sinister dead and the Marauders disbanded. Lost and facing an identity crisis, Shiro gave up his Sunfire identity and wandered for a year in a drunk haze. Shiro eventually found himself back in Japan where Wolverine found him and recruited him to be a part of the Avengers Unity Squad.