Shiro Yoshida (Earth-616)

## Shiro Yoshida

**Siblings:**

* Leyu Yoshida (paternal half-sister, deceased)

**Other Relatives:**

* Tomo Yoshida (paternal uncle, deceased)
* Shingen Harada (paternal uncle, deceased)
* Mariko Yashida (paternal cousin)
* Keniuchio Harada (paternal cousin)
* Yoshi (cousin, deceased)
* Ichiro (cousin)
* Fukuko (cousin by marriage)
* Noburu-Hideki (cousin by marriage, deceased)
* Rikuto (first cousin once removed, deceased)
* Shingen Harada II (first cousin once removed)
* Amiko Kobayashi (foster first cousin once removed)

**Sunfire** (*Shiro Yoshida*) is a mutant who was born into the influential Clan Yashida in Agarashima, Japan. After his mother, a survivor of Hiroshima, died on the day he gave birth, Sunfire was raised to hate the Western world and, after his mutant powers activated, he planned to use them to get revenge against America for their attack on Hiroshima.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Radiation Absorption:** Sunfire's mutant powers enable him to absorb solar and other radiation to generate plasma, the superheated state of matter through a mentally-triggered unknown biochemical process.

* **Flight:** He can use his powers to create super-heated air current which push him through the air, enabling him to fly. Sometimes, this super-heated air is visible as a trail of flame behind him. The upper limit to the speed he can achieve in flight is not yet known, although it is known to be greater than Angel, who can reach 150 miles per hour.
* **Plasma Generation:** Sunfire is able to generate plasma with temperatures that match those generated by the Human Torch, reaching about 1,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit at maximum level. He is able to project the flames he generates as powerful blasts. He can also manipulate the plasma around himself to form an aura that will melt any incoming bullets or stave off other attacks.
* **Fire Form:** After absorbing sufficient radiation, Sunfire is able to sheath his body in flame.
* **Heat Signature Sense:** He is able to sense beings by the heat signature that they give off.

**Heat/Radiation Immunity:** Sunfire is protected from the heat and radiation he emits by a short-range psionic force field that automatically comes into being whenever there is air friction and prevents excessive amounts of light from plasma from reaching his eyes. It has been speculated that he can generate power in excess of his natural protection.

**Oxygen Generation:** When Sunfire was transformed inton the Horseman of Famine, he was given the ability to produce oxygen. This allows him to maintain his flames and breathe in areas that lack oxygen, such as deep space. He retained this ability even after no longer being the Horseman of Famine.

#### Former Powers

**Hunger Inducement:** As the Horseman of Famine, Sunfire was able to manipulate light patterns to stimulate the optic nerve and make the brain believe the body was starving.

**Energy Blasts:** Sunfire was once exposed to the Zero Fluid that powers Jack of Hearts. The right side of his body became blackish like Jack of Hearts', and while the fluid was active in his body, his physical stats were augmented and he was able to discharge bio-energy blasts. His body eventually rid itself of the fluid and he returned to normal.

### Abilities

* **Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Sunfire is trained in karate and kendo.
* **Swordsmanship:** He has been train in samurai swordsmanship.