Pyronano
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A Pyronano is a member of an fictional artificial race that consists of a hive mind
made of giant, four armed, burning, humanoid
robot
s. This race first appeared in Livewires, a six issue comic book
limited series
published in 2005 by Marvel Comics
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whose mission was to create weapons using cell samples secretly extracted from the original Human Torch.
Whether or not a sentient hive mind was something the scientists of Thermogentech intended to create will never be known. As soon as the hive mind formed, the Pyronanos rebelled and killed most of those directly involved in their creation. From this point the hive mind began to use materials around them to construct a fusion
cannon. The purpose of this cannon was to spread seeds of themselves in order to create new hives as a means of procreation.
This might have succeeded if it were not for the arrival of another black op codenamed Project Livewire. Project Livewire's mission is to destroy other black ops on a list given to them and Thermogentech was their next target. After a lenghthy fight the cannon was destroyed, along with both the Pyronanos and the Thermogentech facility.
This could have been the end of the Pyronanos for good if it weren't for the fact that Project Livewire took the Pyronano designs from Thermogentech's computers before their destruction. In last ditch plan to destroy Project Livewire's biggest target a new type of Pyronano was created. These Pyronanos were designed to run even hotter than the originals. The heat would build up to a point that they would self-destruct and take the targets with them in the resulting explosion.
The plan worked very well and could be used in the future if the characters from Livewires ever appear again.
Group mind (science fiction)
A group mind, hive mind or group ego in science fiction is a single consciousness occupying many bodies. Its use in literature goes back at least as far as Olaf Stapledon's science fiction novel Last and First Men ....
made of giant, four armed, burning, humanoid
Humanoid
A humanoid is something that has an appearance resembling a human being. The term first appeared in 1912 to refer to fossils which were morphologically similar to, but not identical with, those of the human skeleton. Although this usage was common in the sciences for much of the 20th century, it...
robot
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
s. This race first appeared in Livewires, a six issue comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
limited series
Limited series
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published in 2005 by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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Fictional history
The Pyronanos existence began in the laboratories of a company named Thermogentech. This research company was in reality a front for a black opBlack op
A black operation or black op is a covert operation typically involving activities that are highly clandestine and often outside of standard military protocol or even against the law.-Origins:...
whose mission was to create weapons using cell samples secretly extracted from the original Human Torch.
Whether or not a sentient hive mind was something the scientists of Thermogentech intended to create will never be known. As soon as the hive mind formed, the Pyronanos rebelled and killed most of those directly involved in their creation. From this point the hive mind began to use materials around them to construct a fusion
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion is the process by which two or more atomic nuclei join together, or "fuse", to form a single heavier nucleus. This is usually accompanied by the release or absorption of large quantities of energy...
cannon. The purpose of this cannon was to spread seeds of themselves in order to create new hives as a means of procreation.
This might have succeeded if it were not for the arrival of another black op codenamed Project Livewire. Project Livewire's mission is to destroy other black ops on a list given to them and Thermogentech was their next target. After a lenghthy fight the cannon was destroyed, along with both the Pyronanos and the Thermogentech facility.
This could have been the end of the Pyronanos for good if it weren't for the fact that Project Livewire took the Pyronano designs from Thermogentech's computers before their destruction. In last ditch plan to destroy Project Livewire's biggest target a new type of Pyronano was created. These Pyronanos were designed to run even hotter than the originals. The heat would build up to a point that they would self-destruct and take the targets with them in the resulting explosion.
The plan worked very well and could be used in the future if the characters from Livewires ever appear again.