History: 
FLASHFIRE
Real Name: Grannz
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (race of origin unknown)
Occupation: Member of Shi'ar Imperial Guard
Group Membership: Shi'ar Imperial Guard (Arc, Astra, Binder, Blackthorn, Chakar, Commando, Delphos, Earthquake, Electron, Fang, G-Type, Gladiator, Hobgoblin/Shapeshifter, Hussar, Impulse, Kwill, Manta, Moondancer, Nightside, Oracle, Schism, Scintilla/Midget, Smasher/Vril Rokk, Smasher (Salac Tuur), Squorm, Spaceknights (Rom, Scanner, Seeker, Trapper), Starjammers (Ch'od, Raza), Titan, Voltor, Voyager, Warstar, White Noise, others)
Affiliations: Araki,
Avengers (Black Widow/Natasha Romanova, Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers,
Hercules, Hyperion, Quicksilver, Thor),
Deathbird,
Diascar,
D'ken,
Rick Jones,
Ka'ardum,
Kid Gladiator, K'tor, Davan
Shakari, Vulcan;
formerly Black
Light, Lilandra, Magic/Magique,
Mentor,
Neutron/Quasar,
Plutonia,
Praetorians (Hodinn, Pn'zo, Strontian,
Symbiote, Uncreated), Starbolt,
Voltar,
Warden Daak
Enemies: Avengers (Captain America/Steve Rogers, Hawkeye/Clint Barton, Iron Man/Tony Stark, Living Lightning, Mockingbird, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman/Julia Carpenter, USAgent, Wonder Man), Builders, Cerise, Chlorites, Deadpool ("Wade Wilson"), Eson, Excalibur (Captain Britain/Brian Braddock, Lockheed, Meggan, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix/Rachel Summers, Widget), Gambit (Remy LeBeau), Guardians of the Galaxy (Angela, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord), Her, Inhumans (Black Bolt, Crystal, Gorgon, Karnak, Lockjaw, Medusa, Triton), Izumbard, Jason of Spartax, Kree, Liberator, Lobo (DC), Nova Corps (Josh, Malik Tarcel, Suki Yumiko, others), People's Underground Militia (Primus, others), Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), Rogue (Anna LeBeau), Ronan the Accuser, Scy'ar Tal, Sentry 372, Starjammers (Ch'od, Corsair, Cr+eee, Havok, Hepzibah, Korvus, Marvel Girl/Rachel Grey, Lilandra Neramani, Polaris, Raza), Supreme Intelligence, T'cahr, Thanos, Uncreated, Warskrulls, Xandra, X-Men (Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix/Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine), X-Men (xenoform), X-Men (Angel (teen), Beast (teen), Cyclops (teen), Jean Grey (teen), Iceman (teen), Shadowcat, X-23)
Known Relatives: Oracle (ex-wife)
Aliases: Tempest, Warpath
Base of Operations: Mobile throughout Shi'ar Empire
First Appearance: (As Tempest) X-Men I#107 (October, 1977); (as Flashfire) Imperial Guard#1 (January, 1997)
Powers/Abilities: Flashfire has the ability to conduct bio-electrical energy through his body, using it as a light source or to shock others with lightning-like bolts. He can fly either under his own power or by using a Shi'ar anti-gravity device. It is unknown if his abilities are possessed by his entire race or solely him. The full extent of his abilities is likely unknown.
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195 lbs.
History:
(X-Men I#107) - Members of the Imperial Guard fought the X-Men (Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix (Jean Grey), Storm, Wolverine) and Starjammers (Ch'od, Corsair, Cr+eee, Hepzibah, Raza) at the M'kraan Crystal, in order to stop them from rescuing Lilandra from D'ken and Davan Shakari. When the X-Men arrived, Astra demanded to know who they were. During the battle, Tempest was scattered by Banshee's scream, then he ordered Hobgoblin to create a distraction. Tempest was taken down when Storm hit him with lightning, though after recovering he tried to fire at the X-Men to no avail and was subsequently taken down by Ch'od. D'ken was rendered comatose and Lilandra took over as the new Majestrix. Members of the Guard in this mission: Astra, Electron, Fang, Gladiator, Hobgoblin, Impulse, Magic, Mentor, Midget, Nightside, Oracle, Quasar, Smasher, Starbolt, Tempest, and Titan.
(X-Men I#108) - The Guard lay unconscious as the battle resolved.
(X-Men I#109 (fb) - BTS) - The Guard was stopped by Lilandra from killing the X-Men. Later the Guard watched the X-Men return to Earth.
(Deadpool: Badder Blood#3) - The Imperial Guard (Astra, Titan, Starbolt, Smasher, Fang, Electron, Impulse, Tempest, Oracle, Hobgoblin, Gladiator) were shocked to see Deadpool pass through their space.
(Rom Annual#4) - In far space, Guard members Binder, Chakar, Kwill, and Voltor were killed by the maddened Spaceknight Pulsar. Former Shi'ar ally Dr. Tyreseus donned Pulsar's armor and, calling himself Liberator, began slaying Shi'ar ships. Members of the Guard were sent to investigate, and battled other Spaceknights, Rom, Scanner, Seeker, and Trapper. During the battle, Tempest and Electron fired at Scanner, who evaded their blasts and caused them to hit each other. Gladiator ended up aiding the Spaceknights in destroying the Liberator. Guard members in this mission: Electron, Gladiator, Magic, Manta, Oracle, Tempest, and Warstar.
(X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers#2) - At Deathbird's orders, a large group of the Guard attacked the Starjammers and Excalibur (Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), Lockheed, Meggan, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix (Rachel Summers), Widget) on Earths, but they retreated when Deathbird was put at risk. During the battle, Shadowcat phased and Tempest and Electron hit each other with their powers accidentally. Guard members who participated in this assault: Astra, Black Light, Blackthorn, Earthquake, Electron, Gladiator, Hobgoblin, Impulse, Magik, Mentor, Midget, Nightside, Oracle, Smasher, Starbolt, Tempest, Titan, and White Noise.
(Uncanny X-Men I#275) - The Imperial Guard was attacked by a group of Warskrulls posing as the Starjammers. The Guard seemed to be winning until the X-Men (Forge, Gambit, Jubilee, Psylocke, Storm) joined the fight against them, and the Guard was quickly overwhelmed. Guard members in this mission: Earthquake, Gladiator, Mentor, Oracle, Smasher, Starbolt, Tempest, Titan, and Warstar.
(Captain America I#398) - Warstar fought Captain America on Earth while Electron, Oracle, and Tempest grabbed Jones.
(Avengers West Coast#80) - Oracle got the information they needed, and they returned to the Kree base and Tempest retrieved the machinery. After they were rejoined by Warstar, Kree Sentry 372 attacked and the Avengers (Captain America (Steve Rogers), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Living Lightning, Mockingbird, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter), USAgent, Wonder Man) arrived. Battle ensued and Tempest passed the component to Oracle. Tempest was attacked by Wonder Man, whose ionic powers shorted out Tempest's anti-gravity device, sending him falling to the ground. Wonder Man then knocked Tempest out, but the Guard escaped to their ship and returned to Shi'ar space.
(Quasar#33) - Members of the Imperial Guard attacked Quasar and Her when the heroes neared the Guard ship. He boarded their ship and the Guard agreed to release Atlas to him so as not to damage the ship. Quasar quickly departed before they could pursue him. Guard members in this mission: Electron, Hobgoblin, Manta, Neutron, Nightside, Oracle, Scintilla, Starbolt, Tempest, and Warstar.
(Avengers I#347) - Members of the Guard accompanied Lilandra and Araki in claiming the Kree Empire for the Shi'ar. Members of the Guard in this mission included: Electron, Flashfire, Impulse, Oracle, and Titan.
(Silver Surfer III#79) - Gladiator, Tempest and Oracle were on a recon mission in uncharted space. Gladiator left the ship when they received anomalous power readings. Tempest and Oracle lost contact to him.
(X-Men Legends I#2) - The Imperial Guard was summoned to the Blue Area of the Moon by Corsair and the Starjammers, and they helped return X-Treme (Adam-X) to Chandilar for judgment.
(Starjammers I#4) - Members of the Guard were summoned to aid Lilandra against the Uncreated, but the Starjammers saw the threat defeated first. They stood by when Lilandra ordered T'cahr arrested. Members of the Guard in this mission included: Electron, Fang, Flashfire, Gladiator, Nightside, Oracle, Scintilla, Smasher, Starbolt, and Titan.
(Imperial Guard#1 (fb)) - Lilandra sent eight of the Guard
to Earth to watch out for Kree militants and to protect the planet in
the absence of its heroes (many of whom had been seemingly killed by
Onslaught, a composite entity of Professor X and Magneto). Members on
this mission included: Commando, Earthquake, Electron, Flashfire,
Gladiator, Mentor, Nightside, and Oracle. They aided the Avengers
(Black Widow (Natasha Romanova), Hercules, Quicksilver) against Primus
and his People's Underground Militia. After the battle, Electron helped
stabilize a crashing building, then told Hercules when they were all
safe. Flashfire was very eager during this battle.
(Imperial Guard#1) - During down time, Flashfire argued with Commando for getting too near his personal space. The two nearly came to blows, and Flashfire spouted racist rhetoric at his Kree ally while the other Guard members watched. When Gladiator entered, Flashfire put it off to harmless fun. Soon, the Guard battled the Militia again, but the Guard was defeated this time.
(Imperial Guard#2) - The Guard escaped and fought their way free. They soon discovered the Militia were Kree operatives. They fought the villains again, and Flashfire used his powers to propel cars into the soldiers. The Guard helped authorities clean up after the villains escaped.
(Imperial Guard#3) - While tracking the Militia again, the Guard discovered that the Kree planned to detonate a Nega-Bomb. Flashfire had more negative things to say about the Kree. They allied with Rick Jones (who'd been powered by the Supreme Intelligence), and he absorbed much of the bomb's radiation, then Flashfire used his powers with the others to reduce the machine to slag. The Guard learned that the Supreme Intelligence was on Earth.
(Inhumans IV#3 - BTS) - Flashfire and Oracle grew determined to marry and leave the Guard together.
(Inhumans IV#4) - Lilandra represented the Shi'ar Empire on the planet Kritnah in the marriage ceremony with Emperor Eson of the Spartoi while the Imperial Guard stood by. Black Bolt moved to attack Lilandra, who set up a shield and activated the Guard against the Inhumans. Black Bolt screamed, seemingly slaying Lilandra. The Guard moved in at full force. Flashfire briefly battled Triton. The Inhumans teleported away, escaping. Lilandra's form was revealed to be Hobgoblin, who appeared to be dead. Lilandra, as a hologram, revealed herself and told the Spartoi that the union was off due to their atrocities. Jason of Spartax was blamed for being behind it. Members of the Guard in this mission: Astra, Delphos, Earthquake, Fang, Flashfire, Gladiator, Hobgoblin, Hussar, Impulse, Mentor, Neutron, Nightside, Oracle, Smasher, Starbolt, Titan, Warstar, and others.
(Marvel Encyclopedia: X-Men/Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#4 (fb) - BTS) - After his wedding to Oracle, Flashfire returned to the Guard. Flashfire did something to harm their relationship and they broke up.
(JLA/Avengers#1) - The Imperial Guard fought Lobo. Members of the Guard in this mission: Astra, Fang, Electron, Flashfire, Hobgoblin, Hussar, Impulse, Magique, Manta, Mentor, Neutron, Nightside, Oracle, Scintilla, Smasher, Starbolt, Titan, Warstar.
(X-Men: Watchers on the Walls: Chapter 4: Exodus) - The Imperial Guard allied with the Diascar race, and pursued Chlorite refugees to Earth, with the intent of killing them. The X-Men (Professor X, Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, Lockheed) stood against the Guard (Smasher (Vrill Rokk), Manta, Blackthorn, N'rill'iree, Flashfire, Magique, Nightside). During the fight, Manta engulfed Wolverine in burning light, and later hit Jean Grey. Blackthorn animated corn to fight for him until Lockheed set him on fire, and Astra, who had been holding Shadowcat phased, had to rescue him. Magique used illusions to defeat Cyclops. Nightside engulfed some of the mutants in Darkforce until Wolverine slashed at her, pulling his blows. Smasher defeated Kitty before Nightcrawler stole his specs and Lockheed hit him with fire, but he managed to punch Rogue down. Before the fight could escalate further, Dr. Valerie Cooper arrived to break up the fight, having talked about the threat of the Chlorites with the Diascar, and the Imperial Guard and X-Men stood down.
(X-Men: Watchers on the Walls: Chapter 5: Extinction Agenda) - Smasher and Flashfire aided the X-Men in getting to the Diascar decontamination center. The X-Men met Poratine and Taforne, representatives of the Diascar, who discussed the threat of the Chlorites for the human population. Xavier demanded to speak to Lilandra, and Smasher put him in contact, and she assured him that the Guard were acting on her orders and the Chlorites were dangerous for Earth.
(X-Men: Watchers on the Walls: Chapter 8: Exclosure) - The Diascar placed a forcefield over a mutant community in Brazil. When the X-Men investigated, the Imperial Guard attacked, making sure to keep the X-Men out of the enclosure. Smasher burst into the ship, throwing devices to contain some of the team. When Kitty Pryde tried phasing into a team member to hide, Astra unphased her and Blackthorn poisoned her with a thorn. Smasher realized that all those under the dome would be dead within days.
(X-Men: Watchers on the Walls: Chapter 12: Excursus) - Flashfire worked with Cyclops, Iceman, and a reformatted Sentinel to take down one of the Chlorites in Cincinnati.
(X-Men: Watchers on the Walls: Chapter 17: Extraterritorial) - The Imperial Guard helped the Sentinels secure Madripoor.
(X-Men: Watchers on the Walls: Chapter 21: Extermination) - The Imperial Guard (Smasher, Manta, N'rill'iree, Flashfire) worked with the Diascar and Sentinels to take down the X-Men when they learned they were harboring a Chlorite refugee. When the Sentinels began using lethal force against mutants, the Imperial Guard was furious and joined the mutants in protecting their students until all of the Sentinels were defeated.
(X-Men: Watchers on the Walls: Chapter 23: Exeunt Omnes - BTS) - The X-Men found a way to send all Chlorites into a different dimension where they could survive. The Imperial Guard and the Diascar left peacefully.
(X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#4) - During the war of the Shi'ar with the Scy'ar Tal, Electron led a force of the Imperial Guard (Manta, Plutonia, Flashfire) against the Starjammers (Ch'od, Korvus, Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey), Polaris, Raza).
(X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#5) - Electron's group attacked the Starjammers and Flashfire was held off by Korvus until Ch'od slammed Flashfire's head into the ground, knocking him out. The Starjammers managed to defeat Electron and his allies, but Deathbird lead the rest of the Imperial Guard and defeated the Starjammers, then teleported back to save Vulcan from Havok. Days later, the Imperial Guard (Electron, Flashfire, Gladiator, Manta, Mentor, Nightside, Oracle, Plutonia, Scintilla, Titan, Warstar) stood by Deathbird, Araki, and Ka'ardum as the Shi'ar cheered on Vulcan. The Starjammers (Ch'od, Havok, Polaris, Raza) lay captive.
(X-Men: Kingbreaker#3) - Vulcan ordered the Imperial Guard to intervene in a battle between the Starjammers (Ch'od, Havok, Lilandra, Marvel Girl, Korvus, Polaris, Raza) and new Guard members Hodinn, Pn'zo, Strontian, the Symbiote, and the Uncreated. Guard members present: Electron, Flashfire, Gladiator, Manta, Mentor, Nightside, Oracle, Plutonia, Scintilla, Starbolt, Titan, and Warstar.
(X-Men: Kingbreaker#4) - Joined by Smasher (Salac Tuur), the Guard fought off the Starjammers, who eventually escaped after putting Deathbird into a coma. During the battle, the Hodinn and Pn'zo were killed. Later, Vulcan authorized the Imperial Guard to join the military in expanding the Shi'ar empire.
(War of Kings#1) - Vulcan surveyed, with Gladiator, the assembled Imperial Guard. Mentor reported they were all battle ready and Vulcan announced his intentions to attack the Kree. They soon engaged in a massive battle with the Inhumans and Starjammers, successfully capturing Lilandra before retreating. Members of the Guard in this mission: Astra, Black Light, Earthquake, Electron, Fang, Flashfire, Gladiator, Hussar, Impulse, Magique, Manta, Neutron, Nightside, Plutonia, Schism, Scintilla, Shapeshifter, Smasher, Squorm, Starbolt, Titan, Voyager, Warstar, and White Noise.
(Nova IV#24) - The Imperial Guard (Earthquake, Electron, Flashfire, Gladiator, Impulse, Manta, Warstar) attacked a faction of the Nova Corps on a Shi'ar fringeworld, killing many. The Nova Prime, Malik Tarcel, battled Gladiator directly until the rest, including Suki Yumiko and Josh, surrendered. Strontian and the Praetorians came to take over, then, killing all but Tarcel, who was taken in for interrogation.
(Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#4 (fb) - BTS) - Flashfire still regretted what he did that ended his marriage with Oracle.
(Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#1) - When the planet of Izumbard refused to create more warships for the Shi'ar, the Imperial Guard (Earthquake, Electron, Flashfire, Neutron, Plutonia, Titan, Voltar, Warstar) were sent to quell the riots. During the ensuing battle, Flashfire absorbed the enemy artillery and Voltar was killed. Another branch of the Guard (Commando, Fang, Gladiator, Hussar, Manta, Starbolt) soon arrived to aid in the battle. Later, at their barracks, they proposed a toast, and Manta recognized the loss of Voltar. A fight broke out and Flashfire was about to get involved when Mentor, Smasher, and Oracle interrupted the fight. Mentor told them that they'd just volunteered for a special strike force mission due to their bad behavior. The next day, they learned they'd be going for recon into the Fault, the rip in time and space, alongside Ch'od and Raza of the Starjammers.
(Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#2) - After being briefed by Gladiator, the Imperial Guard (Fang, Flashfire, Hussar, Manta, Mentor, Neutron, Oracle, Plutonia, Smasher, Starbolt, Warstar) were sent into the Fault to investigate, with Ch'od and Raza among them. The ship was soon under attack by energy leeches and the crew struggled to stay in the air. When one breached the ship, Mentor ordered Warstar not to fire on it, but to instead trap it in a force field, in which the creature fed upon itself. Mentor recommended the ship run on silent so as not to attract more leeches, and Ch'od reluctantly agreed. Within minutes, a giant ship approached, and they prepared the Starjammer for battle. The ship, bio-organic in nature, fired on them, and then caught them in a tractor beam, pulling it inside. As they battled off biological monsters, Oracle surmised they were aboard a rotting corpse that was seeking to use its enzymes to kill them.
(Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#3) - Over the following six hours, as the dead ship grew around the Starjammer, the Guard worked to repair their ship. Oracle soon discovered the ship had been killed while running from something else. As enzymes attacked them, they realized they need to rush away before they were digested. As the ship was nearly overwhelmed, Starbolt and Flashfire got back and burned the monsters up. Using Starbolt to power the ship's engines and Flashfire to trigger an autonomic response in the ship (causing it to open its jaws), Mentor successfully piloted the Starjammer free. They soon came across a massive field of debris. They followed an energy signature, hoping to find Vulcan, when Warstar and Neutron were hit by a massive energy burst. When the air cleared, they saw Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) there, with a massive biological entity pursuing him.
(Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#4) - Oracle managed to send a telepathic call for help through Quasar's quantum powers into the M'Kraan Crystal, reaching Gladiator. . The Guard hid themselves in the debris zone and outside, the Guard (Fang, Flashfire, Neutron, Smasher, Starbolt, Warstar) worked on gathering debris to act as a buffer and shield around their ship.. Soon, Fang proposed a final toast of Aedian Psi-Wine, away from Mentor, and suspecting they might all die. On the ship, Ch'od realized someone had sabotaged their ship, and Mentor realized it must be the new Smasher, who was soon revealed as Talon of the Fraternity of Raptors. Talon had retrieved two amulets of power from the Fault and claimed he could use them to give the team greater firepower for the coming battle. Outside the xenoform beings attacked in the form of the X-Men and Starbolt was quickly killed in battle. Flashfire reported that the massive enemy ship was attacking, and Mentor was floundering for things to do when Gladiator arrived to aid them.
(Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#5 (fb)) - Gladiator had more of the Guard (Arc, Black Light, Commando, Electron, G- Type, Moondancer, Titan, Voyager, White Noise) assembled at his order, to rescue the stranded team (Fang, Flashfire, Hussar, Manta, Mentor, Neutron, Oracle, Plutonia, Warstar), with Ch'od, Raza, Talon (previously thought to be Smasher), and Quasar, from within the Fault. Voyager, with great strain, opened a gateway to within the Fault, then stayed behind while Moondancer used her powers to guide them through the debris and to the ship, which was surrounded by bizarre and deadly xenoform beings patterned after the X-Men.
(Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#5) - The two sides of the Guard savagely attacked the aliens, killing them swiftly and decisively. Mentor soon reported to Gladiator that "an abominable universe of reciprocal otherness" was upon them from the other side of the Fault, full of cancerous aggression and new physical laws. Talon then ensured them that using his amulets would allow them to create two more Raptor beings, and Mentor and Plutonia volunteered, becoming Strel and Kyte respectively. During the battle, Black Light and Neutron were killed. The combined Guard narrowly escaped a savage telepathic attack when Ch'od and Raza launched the Symbiote (formerly of the Praetorians) at the Xavier being the attack had originated from. After they successfully escaped, Gladiator reported their success to the Inhumans, and announced the pending war with the Fault universe. While honoring their newly dead (joining the ranks of thousands of others) on the mausoleum world of Elysialla VII, the Guard stood with newly appointed members in the roles of Mentor, Neutron, Plutonia, Smasher, and Starbolt. Fang recited the Guard's oath. "I will not falter, and I will not swerve. From the rising of the suns to the setting of the stars. With Sharra and K'ythri to guide me, I will serve out the term of my duty with courage and conviction for it is the greatest honor any being of any species can know to be allowed to guard the Imperium of the Shi'ar and stand, each of us, as a light in the darkness. So I make my oath of allegiance."
(Wolverine and the X-Men Annual#1) - At the Imperial Guard training school, Kid Gladiator provided his report to the others about his time on Earth. In earshot were Titan, Warstar, the Manta trainees, the Fang trainees, and the Smasher trainees, including Subguardian Smasher-7. Other trainees included those seeking to become Starbolt, Oracle, Plutonia, Neutron, Flashfire, Hussar, Electron, and others, but Kid Gladiator was the only one in his program. Against his father's orders, he joined the Smasher trainees (including numbers 10, 11, and 12), the Avengers, and the Imperial Guard (including Monstra and Arc).
(All-New X-Men I#23) - The Imperial Guard (Astra, Oracle, Titan, Impulse, Manta, Smasher, Electron, Plutonia, Mentor, Hussar, Flashfire, Scintilla, Warstar) and the Shi'ar Death Commandos (Krait, Flaw, Devo, Offset, Sega, Colony, Hypernova, Warshot) were ordered by Gladiator to stand by while they put the young teenage Jean Grey on trial for crimes she would commit in the future as the Phoenix.
(Guardians of the Galaxy III#12) - The Imperial Guard (Manta, Electron, Titan, Flashfire, Warstar, Smasher, Plutonia, Oracle) trained on Chandilar, then prepared to stand guard at the trial of Jean Grey.
(All-New X-Men I#24) - The Imperial Guard (Oracle, Warstar, Impulse, Mentor, Manta, Hussar, Flashfire, Plutonia, Smasher, Astra, Electron, Titan, Scintilla) stood by at the trial, debating among themselves the guilt of Jean Grey, who pushed her powers to the limits and briefly defeated the entire team. When the X-Men, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Starjammers arrived, they fought the Guard.
(Guardians of the Galaxy III#13) - The Imperial Guard (Plutonia, Oracle, Flashfire, Gladiator, Manta, Smasher, Warstar, Titan, Impluse, Mentor, Electron) and Krait of the Death Commandos faced against the Starjammers, the X-Men, and the Guardians of the Galaxy, but the Guard was stopped nearly single-handedly by Jean Grey, who manifested a new power source. Oracle ordered the Guard to retreat, and Gladiator reluctantly agreed.
SECRET WARS III HAPPENED (Thanos
II#2) – The Imperial Guard (Flashfire, Smasher (Izzy Kane), Starbolt,
Fang, Impulse) showed up on the Shi’ar planet, Nulla, to arrest Thanos.
(Thanos
II#3) – On Nulla, the Imperial Guard (Flashfire, Starbolt, Fang,
Smasher (Izzy Kane), Impulse, Neutron, Plutonia, Manta, Hardball,
Hobgoblin, Nightside, Oracle, Titan, Gladiator) savagely attacked
Thanos, with more members backing them up. Though Thanos fought hard,
they soon realized he was bleeding and wounded, and Gladiator delivered
the final blow. Thanos was apprehended. (Thanos
II#5) – The Imperial Guard (Impulse, Hardball, Smasher (Izzy Kane),
Nightside, Manta, Titan, Fang, Neutron, Hobgoblin) delivered Thanos to
a secure Shi’ar prison, where Warden Daak saw his safe imprisonment. (Mr. and Mrs. X#1) - The Imperial Guard (Astra,
Flashfire, Hussar, Manta, Warstar) went to the planet Che'ar, where
they arrested Cerise and seized the package. Gambit and Rogue attacked
and battled the Guard. Rogue escaped by absorbing Astra's powers. (Mr. and Mrs. X#2) - The Imperial Guard (Astra,
Flashfire, Hussar, Manta, Warstar) kept Gambit and Cerise captive
aboard the mutants' ship, then fired on a ship above planet Che'an,
Cerise escaped her shackles and used a teleporter to take all of the
Imperial Guard across the galaxy. (Mr. and Mrs. X#3) - The Imperial Guard members
(Astra, Flashfire, Hussar, Manta, Warstar) reported back to Gladiator
and Oracle on Chandilar; Gladiator pretended to punish them while
Oracle let Cerise go. Later, the new Nightside stole the egg from the
ship and returned it to Chandilar through the Darkforce Dimension. (Mr. and Mrs. X#4) - The Imperial Guard (Astra,
Electron, Flashfire, Hussar, Manta, Nightside, Pulsar, Titan, Warstar)
attacked Rogue, Gambit, Cerise, Xandra (the hatched egg), and the
Starjammers on the Artsturd 'Kle moon over Chandilar. Deathbird and her
rebel army arrived soon after wounding Gambit, then Rogue and Xandra
seemed to explode. (Mr. and Mrs. X#5) - Oracle joined the Imperial Guard
(Astra, Electron, Flashfire, Hussar, Manta, Nightside, Pulsar, Titan,
Warstar) in mourning the seemingly lost Xandra. Oracle secretly gave
condolences to Cerise, then the Guard departed peacefully. (Guardians of the Galaxy V#1) – Gladiator led Flashfire, Manta, Titan and Warstar in quelling a Shi'ar uprising. Comments: Created by Chris Claremont, Dave
Cockrum, and Dan Green. Tempest is pictured in OHotMU I#5 and has a partial
entry in OHotMU Deluxe Edition#6. Thanks to Der_Gilb for the info on Silver Surfer
III#79. The Imperial Guard members are generally based on
DC's Legion of Super-Heroes. Flashfire/Tempest is based on Lightning
Lad. His name was changed from Tempest to Flashfire to avoid confusion
with DC's Tempest (formerly Aqualad). Flashfire was also one of the Imperial Guard members
active in the novel X-Men: Empire's End by Diane Duane. It has to be
seen if this story is canon. Profile by Chadman. CLARIFICATIONS: images: (without ads) Appearances: First posted: 07/20/2007 Any Additions/Corrections? please let
me know. Non-Marvel Copyright info Special Thanks to www.g-mart.com
for hosting the Appendix, Master List, etc.!
--Wikipedia
Flashfire has no known connections to
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#6, p16, pan4
(main image)
Avengers West Coast#80, p10, pan1 (2nd)
Imperial Guard#1, p2, pan2 (civilian)
X-Men I#107 (October, 1977) - Chris Claremont (writer), Dave Cockrum
(penciler), Dan Green (inker), Archie Goodwin (editor)
X-Men I#108 (December, 1977) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne
(penciler), Terry Austin (inker), Archie Goodwin (editor)
X-Men I#109 (February, 1977) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne
(penciler), Terry Austin (inker), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Rom Annual#4 (December, 1985) - Bill Mantlo (writer), Steve Ditko
(penciler), Al Milgrom (inker), Mike Carlin (editor)
X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers#2 (1990) - Terry Kavanagh (writer),
Dave Cockrum (penciler), Jeff Albrecht (inker), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Uncanny X-Men I#275 (April, 1991) - Chris Claremont (writer), Jim Lee
(penciler), Scott Williams, Karl Alstaetter (inkers), Bob Harras
(editor)
Captain America I#398 (March, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Rik
Levins (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Avengers West Coast#80 (March, 1981) - Roy & Dann Thomas (writers),
Dave Ross (penciler), Tom Dzon (inker), Nelson Yomtov (editor)
Quasar#33 (April, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Rurik Tyler
(penciler), Fred Fredericks (inker), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Avengers I#347 (May, 1992) - Bob Harras (writer), Steve Epting
(penciler), Tom Palmer (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Silver Surfer III#79 (April, 1993) - Ron Marz (writer), Ron Lim
(penciler), Tom Christopher (inker), Craig Anderson (editor)
Starjammers I#4 (January, 1996) - Warren Ellis (writer), Carlos Pacheco
(penciler), Cam Smith, Bob Wiacek (inkers), Suzanne Gaffney (editor)
Imperial Guard#1-3 (January-March, 1997) - Brian Augustyn (writer),
Chuck Wojkiewicz (penciler), Ray Snyder (inker), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
X-Men: Empire's End (October, 1997) - Diane Duane (writer)
Inhumans IV#3 (August, 2000) - Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Marin (writers),
Jose Ladronn (penciler/inker), Mark Powers (editor)
Inhumans IV#4 (September, 2000) - Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Marin
(writers), Jorge Lucas (penciler/inker), Mark Powers (editor)
JLA/Avengers#1 (September, 2003) - Kurt Busiek (writer), George Perez
(artist), Tom Brevoort & Dan Raspler (editors)
X-Men: Watchers on the Walls (May, 2006) - Christopher L. Bennett
(writer)
X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#4-5 (February, March, 2008) - Christopher Yost
(writer), Paco Diaz Luque (penciler), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Nick
Lowe (editor)
X-Men: Kingbreaker#3-4 (April-May, 2009) - Christopher Yost (writer),
Paco Diaz Luque & Dustin Weaver (penciler), Vicente Cifuentes &
Jaime Mendoza (inker), Nick Lowe (editor)
War of Kings#1 (May, 2009) - Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
(writers), Paul Pelletier (pencils), Rick Magyar (inks), Bill Rosemann
(editor)
Nova IV#24 (June, 2009) - Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers),
Anrea DiVito (artist), Bill Rosemann (editor)
Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#1-5 (January-May, 2010) - Dan Abnett,
Andy Lanning (writers), Kevin Walker (penciler/inker), Bill Rosemann
(editor)
Wolverine and the X-Men Annual#1 (2013) - Jason Aaron (writer), Nick
Bradshaw (penciler), Walden Wong, Karl Kesel, Victor Olazaba (inkers),
Nick Lowe (editor)
All-New X-Men I#23 (April, 2014) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer),
Stuart Immonen (penciler), Wade Von Grawbadger (inker), Nick Lowe
(editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy III#12 (April, 2014) - Brian Michael Bendis
(writer), Sara Pichelli, Stuart Immonen (pencilers), Wade Von
Grawbadger (inker), Stephen Wacker (editor)
All-New X-Men I#24 (May, 2014) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart
Immonen (penciler), Wade Von Grawbadger (inker), Nick Lowe (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy III#13 (May, 2014) - Brian Michael Bendis
(writer), Sara Pichelli, David Marquez (artists), Stephen Wacker
(editor)
Thanos II#2-3 (February-March, 2017) – Jeff Lemire (writer), Mike Deodato Jr. (artist), Jordan White (editor)
Thanos II#5 (May, 2017) – Jeff Lemire (writer), Mike Deodato Jr. (artist), Jordan White (editor)
Mr. and Mrs. X#1-5 (September, 2018 - January, 2019) - Kelly Thompson (writer), Oscar Bazaldua (artist), Darren Shan (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy V#1 (March, 2019) – Donny Cates (writer), Geoff Shaw (artist), Darren Shan (editor)
X-Men Legends I#2 (May, 2021) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Brett Booth (penciler), Adelso Corona (inker), Mark Basso (editor)
Deadpool: Badder Blood#3 (October, 2023) - Rob Liefeld (writer/artist), Chad Bowers (writer), Mark Basso (editor)
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