Pyron
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Pyron is a video game character from the Darkstalkers fighting game series and an alien from the planet Hellstorm. After evolving over many years, he became a cosmic being. Over the time of 200 million years, he sought to collect beautiful planets by consuming them. He lands deep within the Atlantic ocean to wait for the right time to consume Earth. In the end, he was defeated by Demitri and was consumed by him. Originally, he came to Earth 65 million years ago and created the army of Huitzil robots to destroy life on Earth. It is unknown why Pyron didn't consume Earth back then, though it is assumed to be his lust for more worthy opponents.
[edit] Origins
Pyron is most likely meant to be representative of one of the fabled cosmic beings from Mars. The planet Mars is often associated with fire because of its Japanese name "Kasei", which means "Fire Planet". This connection to Mars also explains the reasoning behind naming his army of robots "Phobos".
According to the Bible, the Antichrist will honour a Foreign God, which literally means an 'Alien God', and the two of them will rule together. This god will be the God of Fortresses. In Greek and Roman mythology, the god Mars is said to have been worshiped in the form of two idols, one called Mars Gradivus-Mars of War and the other Mars Quirinus-Mars of Fortresses. It is because of this that it is believed the God of Fortresses will come from Mars.
[edit] Other appearances
In the Night Warriors OVA, Pyron returns to Earth just as the battle between Demitri and Morrigan begins. The Huitzil robots, left behind during his previous reign on Earth, awaken to gather data on the Darkstalkers, Pyron's only real threat. Pyron is a powerful entity, capable of creating miniature suns (which also destroy large cities), which he uses especially to keep Demitri at bay. Pyron is voiced by David Kaye.
In the DiC Darkstalkers cartoon, Pyron has ambitions of taking over Earth, but is a mere shell of his other appearances. Depicted as an entity made of flame in most appearances, the cartoon turned him into a living being who roamed space in a gigantic spacecraft. And rather than do his own work himself, he would sit in the background and let his minions do his work for him.
[edit] Trivia
- Pyron's height and weight remain unknown; he is the only character in the series to have this enigmatic nature to both his size measurements, presumably because his shapeshifting abilities allow him to change either at will.
- Pyron appears as a boss character that you can unlock in Capcom Fighting Evolution. He also will appear as an alternative final boss instead of Jedah if the EX Option in Darkstalkers 3 is set to Night Warriors Style.
- Pyron has been voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama since his debut.
- If Pyron is electrocuted by a character with that ability (such as Victor), his "skeleton" appears as a constellation, indicating his cosmic nature. Although flame-based attacks will damage Pyron, he does not possess a "burned" sprite animation like other characters do; if hurt by fire, he will react as if injured by a normal attack.
- Pyron's appearance as the final boss in Capcom Fighting Evolution is often considered a case of SNK Boss Syndrome. A few arguments in favor of this include his ability to attack players while they are prone (after being knocked down) similarly, Pyron can use an attack that will turn him into a laughing pillar of flame, damaging anything that comes into contact with him. He will commonly use this attack while standing over a prone opponent, who will then receive damage (and once again be knocked down) immediately upon regaining their footing. Many of Pyron's combos, if not properly parried, can take away nearly 75% of a players health bar.
- Pyron can also change into a laughing pillar of flame in the original Darkstalkers, but only as a victory pose.
