La Pyra

Claudia Martinez grew up on the streets of Mexico City as a runaway, making her living by begging and performing odd jobs. It was on one such job, transporting some money for the neighborhood drug dealer, that her latent mutant powers revealed themselves when a quartet of toughs accosted her. After burning the toughs to ashes, Martinez fled Mexico City, overwhelmed by her new powers and panicked by the fact that she had just committed murder. For several months Martinez wandered across Mexico, using her newfound powers to intimidate people out of their money whenever she needed some, eventually crossing into the United States in the hopes of starting a new life.
But life was no better north of the border and soon Martinez was back roaming the streets and robbing people of their wallets. Her activities caught the attention of Valkyrie who, always on the lookout for new talent, recruited the young woman into the Furies. Caught after the Furies’ failed attempt to break into the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco, Martinez was given the opportunity to earn a reduced sentence and avoid extradition to Mexico if she would turn witness against the other Furies. Given such a lifeline, she had no choice but to take it.
Although she did what was right for her, Martinez is still torn about her betrayal of the Furies as she considered a number of them friends. This, combined with the fact that the Furies have vowed revenge on her, has made Martinez a generally morose person who would like nothing better than to get out of prison and begin a normal life. While she has been trying to get herself educated by borrowing copiously from the library, there are many days when the pressure just gets to her and she gives up all hope of ever being anything other than a criminal.

Current Location

Lockdown

Year of Birth

2000

Gender

Female

Eyes

Fiery Red

Hair

Black with Red streaks

Height

5'2"

Weight

92 lbs