FIREBRAND
Real Name: Andre Twist
Class: Human mutate
Occupation: Superhero, activist
Group Affiliation: Freedom Fighters III
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: S.H.A.D.E. Command Center, formerly Bludhaven
First Appearance: Crisis Aftermath: Battle for Blüdhaven #1 (June, 2006)
Powers: Firebrand could project and control fire.
History: Activist Andre Twist was in Bludhaven when the Society dropped Chemo on the city, irradiating it. Andre gained pyrokinetic powers and became the hero Firebrand.
(El Diablo III #5) - El Diablo, Hell's assassin, was working for S.H.A.D.E. without his knowledge. He went rogue when he killed several officers at a VA hospital. The Freedom Fighters were called in, and their liaison Agent Aaron explained that Diablo had only killed disgraced officers, but they were determined to bring him to justice. They caught Diablo in the middle of a fight with his archenemy Vorpal. El Diablo had no intention of returning to jail, and made an uneasy alliance with Vorpal to fight them. He recognized Phantom Lady as a killer, and his curse allowed him to threaten her life before Uncle Sam intervened. Diablo was not impressed with Uncle Sam, saying he might be the flashy American dream, but Diablo was the guts and reality. Crimelord though he was he pointed out that he was a self-made man. Black Condor recognized Vorpal as a fellow avatar, and Vorpal was pleased to tell him that Diablo's death would mean freedom for Chutriel the god of vengeance that powered him. Diablo berated Phantom Lady, telling her the people she protected would be horrified if they knew what a monster she was, and she turned her black light on him, separating him from Chutriel, who was snatched up to Hell by Ninhursag. The powerless Santana was arrested, and after a trial was sentenced to death.
Comments: Created by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray & Dan Jurgens.
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