Flashfire (comics)

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Publication information
Flashfire
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Men #107 (Oct 1977)
Created by	Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum
In story information
Alter ego	Grannz
Team affiliations	Imperial Guard
Notable aliases	Tempest I
Abilities	energy bolts

For the book by David Sherman & Dan Cragg see Flashfire

Flashfire is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.

Flashfire, also known as Tempest, is a long-time member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. He can generate and fire powerful bolts of lightning. He was wounded battling Vulcan.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Flashfire is a member of the Imperial Guard, a mixed group of super-powered aliens who act as enforcers of the laws of the Shi'ar Empire. Under his original name of Tempest, he was among the first of the Imperial Guard met by the X-Men who sought to save the Princess-Majestrix Lilandra from her insane brother, then-Majestor D'Ken. Following their emperor’s orders, the Guard fought with the X-Men and were on the brink of victory when the band of interstellar freebooters known as the Starjammers arrived to turn the tide of battle in the X-Men's favor.

[edit] Powers and abilities

Flashfire is an alien possessing the ability to supercharge the cells of his body with bio-electrical energy that he is able to unleash as “lightning” bolts of energy to shock his opponents. Flashfire can also use his stored energy to generate blinding flashes of light.