Blastfyre
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Real Identity: Not Applicable
Appearances (Comics): The Death of Superman Chapter Three Power: The Harder They Fall
Powers/Skills: Laser Emission, Enhanced Durability, and Enhanced Physical Attributes
Voiced By: Not Applicable
Winslow Schott built his masterpiece, a toy robot named Blastfyre, Scourge of Civilized Space. It came equipped with a core auto gyro that kept it upright in most situations. Schott needed money to finance the production and borrowed from Bruno Mannheim. Mannheim used Schott's toy factory to launder money but the FBI eventually learned of the crime. Mannheim set up Schott to take the fall. Before his arrest, Schott created a "son" -- his greatest invention -- to get his revenge. Mannheim went on to make millions from sales of Blastfyre. When Clark Kent was six years old or so, Blastfyre was his favorite toy. He learned, in part, to read by studying the description on the side of the toy box. One day, Bessie, the milk cow, kicked it. It suffered a dent in its head and an arm was broken. Kent was heartbroken.
Schott's "son" later became a supervillain named Toymaster and built a full-size Blastfyre to carry out Schott's last request. Ma Kent found Clark's old Blastfyre in the attic and decided to bring along with her and Pa Kent's latest visit to Metropolis. She planned to have it repaired then surprise Clark Kent with it and show it off to Lois Lane. On a rainy day mid-week, Ma Kent went to Toy Hospital mid-afternoon to get the Blastfyre toy repaired. She discovered the owner went out to lunch. Coincidentally, Toymaster's Blastfyre attacked the business. Superman heard her scream and flew back to Metropolis at super-speed. It declared Superman wasn't going to stop it. He was surprised it recognized him but his scans indicated there was no one alive inside controlling it. It declared Mannheim must die and fired disintegration beams at the Toy Hospital. Superman fired his heat vision but it bounced off Blastfyre. It declared he wouldn't defeat him again, to Superman's dismay.
Hearing the police approaching them, Superman led the Blastfyre to Centennial Park since it would be empty due to the time of the week and from the weather. Superman froze some rain puddles and tried to knock Blastfyre on its back but its core auto-gyro kept it upright. No longer moving, Blastfyre's internal power built up again and fired. Superman decided to take a page from Bessie's playbook. He grabbed it by a leg, lifted it into the air, and dropped it on its head. Blastfyre's head cracked open. He discovered Toymaster inside, tangled in the wires and circuits, that made up the robot's brain. Toymaster realized he was a robot built by his father to get revenge on Bruno Mannheim.