Cyrus was known to be very mysterious and weird around school. He had the ability to Heal with his hands. As William Burnet, his family was killed in the 1989 meteor shower, leaving him to witness the landing of Clark Kent's spaceship. Rescue workers suspected they were vaporized when their farm house was, but no remains were ever found. He clung to that memory and eventually came to believe that it was his own ship. He lived with foster parents. For years, he was evaluated for mental problems because he claimed to be an alien.