Chances are Blizzard¹ does not remember that night at the fund raiser for homeless animals back in 1980, nor does he remember Annie Benson and what they did together. But she remembers him and has something to remember him by--her son Emmett.

Emmett always knew he was different, and liked it. It wasn't just that he was faster and stronger than the other kids. It wasn't just that he could hold his breath for hours and stick his hand in acid and feel no pain. No, it was that Emmett had a kinship with fire. Fire liked him and he liked fire right back.

Handsome, smart and fast, Emmett had no problem sliding through school and making fast friends and easy money. Anything that got in his way had a tendency to get set on fire. Emmettıs mother died when he was sixteen and on her death bed she told him who and what her father was. Blizzard--his father was Blizzard of the Crusaders² and all these years he had not shown any interest in his own son. As his mother died in his arms the anger over this set Emmett ablaze and when the smoke cleared Emmett Benson was no more. In his place was Ember!

For a while Ember drifted from crime to crime, mostly focusing his anger in acts of vandalism. The fire at the Crusaders museum was him as was the burning truck load of Blizzard action figures. Ember was building up his confidence to confront his father when he was approached by the Man.

The Man had just suffered his first defeat and his other two villains were not performing up to expectations so he needed someone of Ember's caliber to pull his villain team together. In exchange for his loyalty, the man promised that Ember would get his shot at his father one day.

Shoot first. . . ask questions later.

Ember likes to hover above the ground and blast things. His favorite tactics are to shoot gas tanks or set things on fire knowing that he and Igneous will survive the flames and as for Black Flash. . . oh well. One of his favorite tricks is to wait for Igneous to get in the middle of the room and then set the room ablaze or set Igneous on fire. He knows that the big lug can survive the damage and will just keep wailing on people as they try to escape.

He prefers to fight outdoors where he can use his flame powers and flight to his advantage, but he feels he can hold his own in any environment. His Adaptation is his ace in the hole--it allows him to do some pretty crazy stuff because he will survive it.

Ember is motivated by some pretty basic things. He likes money and power and likes pushing others around and being the top dog. He hates his father and superhero-types in general and he loves to talk.

Ember thinks he is the backbone of the Trio Of Terror and while he is willing to follow Black Flash's lead for now, he knows it's only a matter of time before he takes over.

Some typical sayings of his include "Burn, baby, burn!" and "Hey, do you know that guy Blizzard? Too bad!"