FRED CHYRE	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Geoff Johns, Angel Unzueta and Scott Kolins

PERSONAL DATA

Occupation: Police officer
Marital Status: Single
Base of Operation: Keystone City
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Grey
First Appearance: (mirror dimension version): Flash Vol. 2 #164 (September 2000): "Lightning in a Bottle"
(main DCU version): Flash Vol. 2 #170 (March 2001): "Blood Will Run I: Breaking the Foundation"
Creators: Geoff Johns, Angel Unzueta and Scott Kolins

HISTORY

Officer Chyre has been with the Keystone police for over 35 years. He’s good at his job, but has a serious problem with anger which has resulted in several suspensions and kept him, until recently, “the only 58-year-old beat cop on the force.”

When he first started, his partner and mentor Joe Jackam taught him everything the academy left out. So when Joe’s granddaughter, Julie, became a cop, Chyre offered to take her on as his partner and return the favor. When Julie was killed, not in the line of duty but in her own home, Chyre insisted on being part of the investigation. Chyre and detective Jared Morillo located the previously-unknown Cicada cult and helped the Flash take down their leader.

Chyre’s temper has, over the years, led to no one wanting to work with him. Morillo’s arrogance and smugness turned people away from him immediately. Based on their work on the Cicada case, and figuring they could straighten each other out, their captain created the Department of Metahuman Hostilities and assigned them to work as partners. Their initial dislike for each other has thawed to a grudging respect.

Chyre is also determined to take care of Julie’s infant son Josh, going so far as trying to adopt him.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Fred Chyre in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Flash Secret Files #3 (November 2001)