Jaco Birch

"M-M-MONEY!"

- Jaco Birch

Jaco Birch was a commoner-turned-criminal, who received meta-human powers during a confrontation between Matthew Kim and Erik Frye. With his newfound fiery powers, Jaco tried to commit robbery and attacked a police squad, saying that he'd get what Erik could not – money! He was stopped by Central City's newfound hero, the temporary Flash.

Biography
It is unknown whether Jaco was a criminal before getting powers. In fact, he ended up becoming a victim of a crime committed by Erik Frye, a S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator-mutated meta-human, who took hostages during his bank robbery, Jaco among them. Erik was challenged by Matthew Kim, a lone meta vigilante, who thought he was trying to save Central City by taking powers away from meta-human criminals. Unbeknownst to Matthew, he actually transmitted mutations from one person to another, and, as such, gave Erik Frye's fiery powers to Jaco Birch.

Finding himself armed with pyrokinetic powers, Jaco went on to become a criminal, presumably setting fire to at least on building. He later used his pyrokinesis to attack the police officers, and was once again confronted by Matthew Kim. Kim demanded that Birch surrender his powers, but Jaco refused, saying that he figured out that Matthew was actually not just taking other people's powers, but transmitting mutations to the first person they touched. He released a wave of fire at Matthew, who was saved at the last moment by the new Flash. Jaco turned himself into the centre of a fiery tornado, threatening to burn everything around him, forcing the Flash to create a tidal wave to stop him at the advice of Harry Wells and Barry Allen. As Jaco was enjoying his powers, his fire was swiftly extinquished by an incoming tidal wave, and he was apprehended by the CCPD.

Personality
Jaco had a hammy, self-confident disposition, flaunting his newfound powers and enjoying himself talking. He was smart enough to figure out how he got the powers and the way Matthew Kim's mutation worked. His motivation was simply to demand money in the hammiest way possible. He was a fan of the "KISS" band and rock'n'roll in general, saying "Long live Rock'n'roll!" as he turned himself into a fiery tornado.

Powers

 * Meta-human physiology:
 * Pyrokinesis: Jaco received Erik Frye's pyrokinetic powers, managing to turn himself into a tornado of fire.