Firelord is a former Herald of Galactus.
Overview
Pyreus Kril is an alien from the planet Xandar, homeland of the Nova Corps. He first appeared in "Thor" vol. 1 #225 (July, 1974). He is a graduate of the Nova Corps Academy and served as a member of the Corps, the military and exloratoro force of the planet. In his first assignment, Pyreus served in a ship under the command of Gabriel Lan (later Gabriel the Air-Walker). Gabriel was soon abducted by Galactus and converted into his newest herald. Pyreus assumed command of the ship and begun an obsessive search for Galactus. He was determined to retrieve his commander and friend at all costs.
By the time he did reach Galactus, Gabriel had been slain in battle. Galactus was considering creating a new herald and saw Pyreus as a volunteer. He served loyal for a time but then asked for his freedom. Galactus agreed on the promise Pyreus would provide a suitable replacement herald. After an agreement with Thor, the herald offered was the Destroyer armor. Meaning sentient heralds were replaced for a while by an emotionless device.
After the destruction of his homeworld, he and Starfox sought out Nebula, the one responsible for the destruction and deaths of billions. He planned for vengeance. In the search, he found the whereabouts of the Silver Surfer. He blamed the Surfer for Gabriel's death, if the Surfer had not stopped being Galactus' herald he would not have chosen Gabriel. He fought the Surfer but was no match for him. He eventually realized the Surfer was not at fault and they have been allies since.
He spent much time with Starfox on Titan after this. When Thanos abducted Starfox, he and Drax searched for him. Firelord fought alongside the other heroes against Thanos in the Infinity Gauntlet.
After the Infinity Gauntlet, Firelord now had found Nebula. She was detained on Titan. He planned to kill her to avenge the deaths of his race. Starfox stopped him by linking their minds so he could feel her pain. He could not forgive her but he pitied her after this. He then went with Starfox on some 'adventures.'
After Starfox returned home, Firelord was sought out by the Silver Surfer. Despite their past he asked for his assistance. Together they gathered the other former heralds of Galactus to battle Morg, Galactus' new herald and a bloodthirsty murderer. They found Nova and Firelord brought them to the location where he buried the robotic body of Air-Walker. They resurrected him and helped him remember who he was. They all battled Morg and even Firelord was extremely injured in battle. When Galactus removed Morg's cosmic power they were able to defeat him. Since he had no ohter place to be, he offered his services once again to Galactus along with Air-Walker. They became his new heralds and tried to steer Galactus away from populated worlds. With Galactus' technology he was also better able to repair Air-Walker.
Firelord has several adventures since, either alone or with other adventurers. He has fought against the X-Men and alongside the Avengers for example. He has suffered a humiliating defeat by Spider-Man. He was much stronger than the latter opponent but was too slow to actually get a single strike against Spidey. Spider-Man used his agility to land repeated strikes and managed to knock him out.
Pyreus still wields the Power Cosmic, using it in the form of "cosmic flames". He has superhuman strength, reflexes and durability, traits common to all heralds. He is immune to the rigors of space and can travel faster than the speed of light.
Alternate Realities
Earth 2149
In this reality fire lord was one of the few cosmic zombies he had his bottom jaw smacked off in his fight for flesh his.
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| Super Name: | Firelord |
| Real Name: | Pyreus Kril |
| Aliases: |
Pyreus Kril Nova Centurion |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | God/Eternal |
| 1st Appearance: | Thor #225 |
| Appears in: | 90 issues |
| Birthday: | 08/23/1900 |
| Died: |
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