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T O R O
T O M Á S R A Y M O N D ♦ S T U D E N T ♦ W E S T C H E S T E R, N E W Y O R K ♦ X - M E N
C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:
Toro is a young orphan currently in the care of the Xavier Institute. Born during the Chitauri Invasion, he is among the youngest of the so-called 'New Mutants.' Toro lost his parents a year ago in a house fire that leveled the family's Chula Vista home -- which triggered his mutation and enabled him to survive. While the official report of the incident indicated that the origin of the fire was indeterminate, suspicion over Toro's mutation has laid the blame on the child for their deaths.
In terms of powers and abilities, these are unchanged from the original. Toro is a pyrokinetic who generates low-level plasma, manipulates, and controls flames -- both those he creates and those created by other incendiary sources. His typical temperature range is 780° Fahrenheit, but he is capable of output equaling 2,500°F (the melting point of carbon steel). The flames that he produces exhaust a high amount of hydrogen, which makes him buoyant and, thus, able to "fly". He is immune to fire or high temperatures, even if his powers are not active. Finally, he is capable of absorbing fire or flames into his body, but this is more taxing or exhausting for him. Toro's flames can be extinguished by any ordinary means and he requires an adequate environment to generate plasma (oxygen, air pressure, etc).
In terms of story, it's a coming of age story that adds the ability to write sidekick to other mutant characters or superheroes, lending itself to collaboration where appropriate or otherwise leaving me to detail the adventures of some young X-Men. Rather than relying on a Rogue's Gallery, the antagonist of the story is likely to take a more slice-of-life approach, where the kids are overcoming challenges, fears, and awkwardness of puberty... while also bursting in flames and other assorted x-gene stories.
In terms of powers and abilities, these are unchanged from the original. Toro is a pyrokinetic who generates low-level plasma, manipulates, and controls flames -- both those he creates and those created by other incendiary sources. His typical temperature range is 780° Fahrenheit, but he is capable of output equaling 2,500°F (the melting point of carbon steel). The flames that he produces exhaust a high amount of hydrogen, which makes him buoyant and, thus, able to "fly". He is immune to fire or high temperatures, even if his powers are not active. Finally, he is capable of absorbing fire or flames into his body, but this is more taxing or exhausting for him. Toro's flames can be extinguished by any ordinary means and he requires an adequate environment to generate plasma (oxygen, air pressure, etc).
In terms of story, it's a coming of age story that adds the ability to write sidekick to other mutant characters or superheroes, lending itself to collaboration where appropriate or otherwise leaving me to detail the adventures of some young X-Men. Rather than relying on a Rogue's Gallery, the antagonist of the story is likely to take a more slice-of-life approach, where the kids are overcoming challenges, fears, and awkwardness of puberty... while also bursting in flames and other assorted x-gene stories.
C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:
Toro speaks English without an accent, but often intermingles his sentences with Caló or Mexican slang.
Toro's roommate in the boy's dormitory (and general partner-in-crime) is Desmond Ochoa-Diaz. Other notable members of the Middle School class include Carter Ghazikhanian, Victor Borkowski, Abigail, and Andrea Margulies. Their primary teacher is Anne Ghazikhanian.
"Llamas a mi" is a catchphrase Toro uses along with the standard "Flame on." This comes from the substitution used for "Flame on" in Spanish language translations of comics featuring Toro, Hammond, or Johnny Storm's respective catchphrases.
In this reimagining, Toro is from Chula Vista, California. He is the son of a Caucasian businessman (Thomas Raymond) and a second-generation Latina immigrant, Mia. As with my previous reinvention of the character, this Toro is intended to be a Hispanic character as a means of explaining why the Spanish nickname.
While this is a reinvention, the concept of Toro being a mutant has existed in the Marvel canon since 1977 (Invaders #22), owing to being a youth when his powers first manifested.
Toro's roommate in the boy's dormitory (and general partner-in-crime) is Desmond Ochoa-Diaz. Other notable members of the Middle School class include Carter Ghazikhanian, Victor Borkowski, Abigail, and Andrea Margulies. Their primary teacher is Anne Ghazikhanian.
"Llamas a mi" is a catchphrase Toro uses along with the standard "Flame on." This comes from the substitution used for "Flame on" in Spanish language translations of comics featuring Toro, Hammond, or Johnny Storm's respective catchphrases.
Interpreted literally, this phrase is "Flames to me."
In this reimagining, Toro is from Chula Vista, California. He is the son of a Caucasian businessman (Thomas Raymond) and a second-generation Latina immigrant, Mia. As with my previous reinvention of the character, this Toro is intended to be a Hispanic character as a means of explaining why the Spanish nickname.
In the original, Toro's parents are Fred and Nora Raymond.
While this is a reinvention, the concept of Toro being a mutant has existed in the Marvel canon since 1977 (Invaders #22), owing to being a youth when his powers first manifested.
This is as much of a retcon as his being an Inhuman in the modern canon -- as Toro's creation pre-dates the creation of the X-Men by 23 years (1940 vs 1963), and the Inhumans by 25 years (1965).
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