Shiro Yoshida (Earth-616)

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Real Name

Shiro Yoshida

Current Alias

Sunfire

Aliases

Famine, Taiyo Kaji, Japan's Ichiban (number one) Son

Identity

Secret

Affiliation

Horsemen of Apocalypse, formerly X-Men, X-Corporation, Big Hero Six, Gambit, Death's Champions, Pacific Overlords, Yakiba

Relatives

Saburo Yoshida (father, deceased), ? Yashida (mother, deceased), Leyu (aka Sunpyre, sister, deceased), Mariko Yashida (cousin, deceased), Tomo Yashida (uncle, deceased), Ken Harada (aka Silver Samurai, cousin), "Yoshi" (cousin, deceased)

Universe

Earth-616

Base Of Operations

Mobile; formerly Japan; Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Salem Center

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

5' 1"

Weight

175 lbs (80 kg)

Eyes

Black

Hair

Black

Unusual Features

None, formerly the right side of his body was tainted black from Zero Fluid

Status

Citizenship

Japanese

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Horseman of Apocalypse, adventurer

Origin

Origin

Mutant, since been enhanced by Apocalypse to become the most recent Famine.

Place of Birth

Agarashima, Japan

Creators

Roy Thomas, Don Heck

First appearance

Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 #64

History

Sunfire

Shiro's mother died when he was still a young child. Shiro was raised by his uncle Tomo to hate the West and seek for a return to Japan's imperial days.

In a later confrontation Tomo shot Saburo. Sunfire then killed Tomo in retaliation.

When most of the original X-Men were captured by Krakoa, Sunfire was one of the mutants recruited from around the world. He soon left the team although they worked together on occasion. Most notably 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 Project falsely told him his powers and the fluid had formed cancer throughout his body and that he would have to serve them for the necessary treatments. After refusing, Sunfire was apparently shot dead by Wildchild, but this turned out to be incorrect.

After he recovered from his wounds to adventure, Sunfire and a reformed Silver Samurai formed Big Hero Six. They also began to dismantle organized crime in Japan in order to clear the name of Clan Yashida.

It was publicly leaked that Sunfire and his uncle had dealings with Rogue, Blindspot and Mystique. 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, Sunfire's powers triggered the sprinkler system, filling the room with steam. Lady Deathstrike moved behind him and severely damaged his legs. Lying on a hospital bed, he told Rogue to absorb his powers. 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.

Famine

In actuality, Shiro was taken to a hospital and kept under watchful guard by members of Clan Yoshida and the Hand. Seeking death due to a lack of legs, Apocalypse (who himself had been thought to be dead for some time) approached him, giving him an enticing offer. He struggled with his choice and thought about escaping, but did not want to leave Gazer to suffer alone. Shiro Yoshida is now the Horseman Famine.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Sunfire is an Alpha-Level mutant.

Solar Flare: Shiro's mutant powers enable him to absorb solar and other radiation to generate the process of ionized matter (usually air) through a mentally-triggered unknown biochemical process so that it is converted to plasma, the superheated state of matter. Plasma is the state in which matter making up the sun exists; hence, Sunfire refers to his projecting "solar fire." Hence he can sheath his body in flame.

• Flight: can use his powers to create super-heated air currents which push him forward through the air, enabling him to fly. Sometimes this super-heated air is visible as a trail of flame behind Sunfire. The upper limit to the speed Sunfire can achieve in flight is not yet known, although it is known to be greater than that of the Angel, who can reach 150 miles per hour.
• Plasma Blasts: ability to project the flames he generates at powerful blasts of energy.
• Plasma Emanation: Sunfire can generate plasma temperatures which match those that can be generated by the Human Torch, reaching about 1,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit at maximum level. He can also use his power in a massive blast similar to Johnny Storm's "Nova Burst." However, Shiro has much more control over the area of effect, enough to where one person may feel like they have been sunbathing all day to total incineration of another target.
• Heat Signature Sense: ability to sense beings by the heat signature that they give off.
• Plasma Shield: ability to manipulate the plasma around him to form an aura that can melt incoming bullets are stave off other attacks.

Solar Shielding Psi-field: He is protected from the heat and radiation he emits by a short-range psionic force field which automatically comes into being whenever air friction, and also prevents excessive amounts of light from the plasma from reaching his eyes so as to blind or damage them. Sunfire's body emits a protective field whenever he uses his powers. However, it is speculated that he can generate power in excess of his natural protection.

As Famine,

Solar Hunger: ability to manipulate the light patterns he generates to stimulate the optic nerve and make the brain believe the body is starving.

Shiro was once exposed to the Zero Fluid that powers Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart), his right side becoming blackish like Jack's. While the fluid was active his physical stats increased and he was able to discharge "bio-energy" in addition to his plasma. His body eventually rid itself of the fluid's properties and he returned to normal.

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Normal human male with moderate regular exercise. Since his transformation into Famine, Shiro's strength is unknown.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: Sunfire formerly used an amplification suit that helped him with his powers via flight stabilizers and solar panels. He also wore a containment suit to ensure that he did not accidentally emit harmful radiation.
Transportation: Flight under his own power, formerly X-Men Stratojet.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• Although Shiro never seemed to officially accept Professor Xavier's invitation of X-Men membership, he is considered a member.
• Both "Yoshida" and "Yashida" seem to be correct spellings of his surname.
  

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Appearances in Other Media

Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) - X-Men Legends Rise of Apocalypse

Sunfire is a character in the X-Men Legends:Rise of Apocalypse video game.

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