Behind the mask : John Allerdyce/Pyro ( X-Men Movie)
Arrogant behavior , rebellious, a bully, tough and he acts like doesn't care about anything
Hurt, lonely , vulnerable, pain,loss, good guy and he wants attention and love
"He felt hurt and lonely and vulnerable and he masked all of that vulnerability with this sort of assholish arrogant bravado. " (Aaron Stanford Q & A at Horror Fest 2024)
"I, as the actor portraying him, had the entire backstory made up for him and there’s a lot of pain and a lot of loss that was beneath this arrogant d—ish behavior. I’m glad to see that people saw that and understood that and felt that and that they do relate to Pyro. " (Interview " Aaron Stanford Breaks Down Pyro’s Return In ‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ (EXCLUSIVE) " 2024 )
" I built in this character who came from a very very dysfunctional, difficult, heartbreaking situation with his family, and it informs who he is and it's you know why he has all of these defense mechanisms,you know that he throws up of trying to act tough and trying to act cool and trying to act like he doesn't care when actually, you know, the exact opposite is the case ... He's really desperate for love and attention and he doesn't even he doesn't even find it At Professor X's school .." (X - Ray Vision interview with Aaron Stanford 2024 )
" Many people see Pyro as a Villain I really see him as misguided in his own head .. he is the good guy "(Aaron Stanford Q & A at Horror Fest 2024)
“There’s a little moment when you see him looking at the photograph of someone else’s happy family on a mantle and he stares at it. And you can tell that there’s pain there. You can tell that he didn’t have a happy family.” (Interview "Deadpool & Wolverine: Aaron Stanford Explains How Pyro Has Changed Since X2" 2024 )