[b]Appearance:[/b]
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[b]Name:[/b] Steve Irvine
[b]Codename:[/b] Spitfire
[b]Age:[/b] 29
[b]Place of Birth:[/b] Miami, Florida
[b]Occupation:[/b] History teacher & mechanic
[b]Family:[/b] 
- No brothers or sisters;
- Lucie Ann Irvine - mother - deceased;
- Derek Westwood - 59 years old, Steve's biological father. Lives in Los Angeles, where he owns a construction company, a mansion and a fat bank account. Has no idea Steve is a mutant. He is not relevant to Steve's story in the beginning but might get interested in the future. 
[b]Relationship Status:[/b] Single, but always looking.
[b]Mutant Ability:[/b] [i]Pyrokinesis[/i] - Steve has the ability to create, absorb, shape and manipulate fire, the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products, flame being the visible portion of the fire. Steve has been practicing his powers ever since he discovered them at the age of 14. At first they were trigered though emotions, typically anger and frustration, however this dissapeared at older ages and through practice. As a pyrokinetic, Steve has a wide array of techniques at his disposal. He can use various attacks like fireballs, low powered fire bolts, fire blasts in the shape of a creature or object, release fire blasts that split into multiple fragments, send out waves of fire that repel everything, create fire streams from either his hands or breathe fire from his mouth, he can burn, melt and incinerate objects and/or living things, he can also solidify flames allowing him to create pyrokinetic constructs like weapons, walls, and servants like animals or golems. However Steve's favorite use of this power is that of flight. Steve can fly through the air in 3 ways. One, by either engulfing himself in flames and propelling himself like a rocket, with the intensity of the flames defining the speed. Two, by surfing on a surf board made of fire. Or three, and by far his favorite, by creating a set of two flaming wings on his back and fly through the air like a bird. The wings can be bird-like or bat-like. Steve also has a fire affinity, which means that whenever he is close to fire, or various sources of fire his physical condition improves. Rumors have it that he might even be able to slow down or even stop his aging by drawing sustenance from fire. Unfortunately this ability also has it's weaknesses. Oxygen is needed otherwise Steve can't create flames without it, needless to say control or absorb it. Also fire can be overpowered by water and ice. Fortunately this works both ways as fire can overpower water and ice as well. Flame retardant substances will also work very well against him. Also, control is extremely important while using this power. Slightest loss of control can lead to devastating consequenses.
[b]Personality and History:[/b] Steve is a friendly and helpful guy, but also has a dark side as he can easily become merciless and hateful. He never backs down from anything and puts alot of heart in everything he does. He always says exactly what he thinks and never hides his true feelings about something or someone. He is the kind of person that forgives but never forgets, so anyone that fell from his graces will never be able to redeem himself in his eyes.

Born in Miami, Florida, Steve was abandoned by his father, a wealthy man, even before he came to life. Abandoned by her boyfriend without any explanation, Steve's mother lived a poor life and struggled each day to insure the best for her young son. At the age of 13 Steve started stealing and became quite talented at it. One year later he discovered that he was different from the rest of the people. A person he just stole from caught him from behind and started beating him up. Steve released a shout of frustration and pain and in the next second he bursted into flames as the man that was beating him up ran away scared. Steve himself was scared by what he just discovered and he was too afraid to go home to his mother. After weeks of wandering through Miami and practicing his newfound powers in secluded places, Steve was discovered by Prof. Charles Xavier who managed to covince him to come to his school. As time passed, Steve developed a huge passion for history and amazed everyone at the mansion with how well he was learning. At the age of 19 he reunited with his mother. Steve told her the truth, why he ran away, that he was a mutant and all that, but she didn't care. She was just happy to have her son back safe and sound. Unfortunately the reunion was only for a short time because 4 months later Steve's mother died of cancer. Although he suffered for a long time he eventually got over it and moved on. After the Professor's death in the hands of Apocalypse, Steve packed his bags and dissapeared. A couple of weeks ago he was found by Kitty Pride, who offered him a position of history teacher at the the Institute in which she was now Headmistress. Steve was shocked to find that nothing was like it was before and the old X-Men just vanished into thin air, but either way he accepted her offer and returned at the mansion. Steve also offered to occupy the position of mechanic, repairing vehicles and all that, at least until Kitty finds someone else to occupy that post.
[b]Extra:[/b] Owns a Yamaha FZ8 bike and a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko clone.
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