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A common way of showing extreme anger for a character is to have them burst (whole or in part) into flame. This can either be a visual metaphor for anger, or played literally if they posess [[Playing with Fire|fire-manipulating abilities]].

Much like hot sauce, comes in mild, medium, and hot varieties—the hotter the anger, the more you can expect to see the following:
* '''{{color|green|Mild Bell Pepper:}}''' The character reddens several shades but doesn't spontaneously combust. Steam may come out of their ears with a tea-kettle whistle.
* '''{{color|orange|Medium Picante:}}''' Their [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|eyes turn red]] and/or have [[Wingding Eyes|twin flames]], usually paired with [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]].
* '''{{color|red|Hot Jalapeño:}}''' [[Flaming Hair]] erupts, usually also [[Compressed Hair|growing in length]].
* '''Hellish Habañero:''' The character is [[Wreathed in Flames]].

If the character has [[Pyrokinesis]], [[Power Incontinence]], and is [[Hot-Blooded]], anything that causes anger is likely to manifest this way. If said character is [[Evil Is Burning Hot|evil]], he/she will always be like this when angry. If the flames don't cause property damage they're probably [[Cold Flames]]. It can also overlap with [[Fireball Eyeballs]].

Compare [[Demon Head]], [[High-Pressure Emotion]], [[Nightmare Face]], [[Turns Red]] (a mostly [[Video Game]] equivalent dealing with heightened difficulty that sometimes involves this).

Not to be confused with [[Angst Nuke]], which is not just a visual metaphor, but actually dangerous.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The Super Saiyan transformation in ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' starts out as equal parts this trope and [[Super-Powered Evil Side]], but later on the warriors discover a way to trigger it at will.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert|Sanji]] in ''[[One Piece]].'' He even channels it into an attack, the "Diable Jambe." (Devil Leg)
** He burned up so much in Thriller Bark over the thought of an "invisible man" (Absalom) peeping on Nami that he sent out shockwaves. At one point Chopper said, "[[Angst Nuke|Awesome! He exploded!]]"
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]:'' [[Hot-Blooded|Joey Wheeler]] does this when he gets ''really'' riled up. A good way to make this happen is to pretend to be his [[Only Mostly Dead]] [[Love Interest]] just to screw with him. Or call him names. Or just be Kaiba.
* Rin from ''[[Blue Exorcist]]'' goes into a [[Technicolor Fire|Technicolored]] [[Wreathed in Flames|volcanic version]] of this whenever he gets ''[[Berserk Button|really]]'' pissed off, scared, or draws [[Restraining Bolt|his]] [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]].
* Happens to [[Hot-Blooded|Tatsuki]] in an early episode of ''[[Bleach]].'' [http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljz776Hvgw1qhkjcoo1_500.jpg And this is AFTER rampaging through the classroom trying to murder Ichigo]. His transgression? [[Tsundere|Kissing her on the cheek]].
* In ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]],'' Jessie got so angry she started ''breathing'' fire when Misty called her [[Berserk Button|old]].
{{quote|'''Meowth:''' Jessie just evolved into a Flareon!}}
* In the "Sweet & Sour Puss" episode of [[Kirby Right Back At Ya]], Dedede explodes into a volcanic rage wreathing himself with a firey glow both around his eyes and his body after Togeira stores enough anger within itself to unleash a mega-attack on his own castle. He even screams "[[This Is Unforgivable!|Now it's payback time!]]" as he does so.
* When Natsu from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' gets pissed [[Wreathed in Flames|he gets covered in flames]].
* In one of the [[Ranma ½]] Anime (but not manga) episodes (Genma Takes A Walk) Genma makes a declaration that is so [[Hot-Blooded]] that it causes his head to catch fire. Literally.
* [[Naruto]]'s 4-tailed transformation is this trope, ''literally''. Bloodshot eyes, peeling skin, boiling blood, all while Naruto sports a face of pure, unadulterated '''rage'''. Cue [[Angst Nuke]].


==  [[Comic Books]] ==
* Walter ("Wallop") of ''[[ClanDestine]]'' has the power to transform into a Hulk-like blue monster- either voluntarily, or involuntarily when enraged. In the latter case, his hair bursts into flame (and he gets a whole lot bigger and more monstrous in appearance). If he transformed on purpose while relatively calm, his hair just [[Power Dyes Your Hair|changes color]] rather than burning.


== [[Film]] ==
* Charlie in ''[[Firestarter]]'' has Pyrokinesis and [[Power Incontinence]], but when she's angry at somebody else, she doesn't burst into flame -- ''they'' do. And ditto the [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] at the end of the film.
* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]] 2'', where the now dating Liz and Hellboy have romantic spats that involve her involuntarily melting/burning parts of the base... and ''purposely'' launching vault doors at Hellboy. Luckily, being half-demon means he can literally take the heat.
* Hades in ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'' always has a blue flame of hair on his head, when he gets mad it flares up, goes red and/or his whole body erupts in flame depending on the level of anger.
* Mrs. White mentions feeling this way in ''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]'':
{{quote|"I hated her, so much... Flames, flames, on the side of my face..."}}


== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles]]'', fire witches' hair bursts into flame whenever they become ticked off.


==  [[Live Action Television]] ==
* In [[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]], this is the first part of Ninjaman's reaction to being called "[[Berserk Button|blue squirt]]". Flames spread across his visor. The other part is growing large if he isn't already and powering up into [[Super Mode|Samuraiman]]. Ninjor, his ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' counterpart, wasn't always angry when he transformed, but when he was...
{{quote|'''Ninjor:''' Evil makes me so ''angry!'' Bad just ''burns me up!''}}
* In ''[[Engine Sentai Go]]-onger,'' Kegalesia goes to Mild Bell Pepper level hilariously. Usually, one of her co-villains turns the valve on the side of her head to release steam.


== Myth ==
* [[Celtic Mythology|Celtic hero Cu Chulainn]] was known for his very literally hot temper. He was once dunked into three barrels of icy water to cool him down after a berserker rage - the first barrel heated up so quickly that it ''exploded'', while the second quickly boiled away.


== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Disgaea]]'', Etna and Flonne get flaming eyes when Laharl points out they're [[A-Cup Angst|too flat-chested]] to trigger his [[Allergic to Love|phobia of sexy women]].
{{quote|''''Etna & Flonne:''' Well, ''excuse us'' for being '''''flat!'''''}}
* Used as a gameplay element in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'', whenever Peach uses her Anger Vibe she erupts in flames and can burn anything she touches.
* Axel from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' sometimes. Makes sense since he is a [[Playing with Fire|pyro]].
* Asura from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' eventually gets so angry  {{spoiler|his anger eventually ''literally'' scorches his body. This is rectified later when yasha implants the Mantra reactor of the Karma fortress into Asura to handle the energy better.}}


== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Bob and George]]:'' Bob has fire producing/manipulating abilities so he tends to go through all the phases depending on just how mad he gets.
** Applies, of course, to [[Camp Gay|Very Alternate Bob]] as well. Ironically he's only ever seen angry enough to burst into flames once in the entire series, and hilariously, it's rainbow-colored.
* Being a teen ifrit, [[Eerie Cuties|Laura]] has this issue.
* This happens to [[Fair Folk|Fae]] and demons quite often in [[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]], most noticeably when Dan makes a comment that sets Abel off. While Abel still appears calm and is speaking rationally, his entire body is engulfed in flames that he doesn't seem to notice-but Dan does.


== [[Web Original]] ==
* Happens to Mars in a later chapter of ''[[The Return (fanfic)|The Return]]'' after a power up, and almost sets an entire room alight..


== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Katie Kaboom does this on ''[[Animaniacs]]'' [[Once an Episode|once a month]].
* The villain named Father from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' can coat himself with and manipulate fire, but he flares up accordingly as he gets angrier.
* Wanda of ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' has gotten angry enough that the flames show up in her eyes, and her hair lights on fire.
** Vicky has also gotten angry enough that the flames show up in her eyes.
* In the 2002 ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' cartoon when Skeletor got mad his otherwise empty eye sockets would form glowing red lights in them. The madder he was the bigger and brighter they got. (may not be actual fire so much as magical energy but same principle)
* In the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short "My Favorite Duck", [[Porky Pig]] gets so angry he bursts into flames, is reduced to ashes, then reforms out of a column of smoke.
* Raven from the animated ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' gets blue flames shooting from her head when angry at her annoying teammates.
* The above picture is from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E15 Feeling Pinkie Keen|Feeling Pinkie Keen]]."
** Spike also gets in on the act in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S1/E24 Owl's Well That Ends Well|Owl's Well That Ends Well]]". A feather he went through a lot of trouble to obtain for Twilight spontaneously combusts after he finds out Owlysius had already given her one of his feathers.
** Pinkie Pie becomes steaming mad when Applejack tries to weasel out of a Pinkie Promise in "[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E14 The Last Roundup|The Last Roundup]]".
{{quote|"No pony breaks a pinkie promise!"}}
* When villains throughout ''[[Winx Club]]'' do something that pushes Bloom to far, she becomes so angry that her whole body literally becomes enveloped within a mass of flames, letting them know that they're [[Oh Crap|completely and totally screwed]] because she's about to unleash the full force of the Dragon Fire power on them.
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and Fire Bender without sufficient control can do this when angry. This can be shown by anything from smoking hands to screaming fire blasts. For obvious reasons, its something of a safety hazard.
** In [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' Airbending [[The Mentor|mentor]] Tenzin's head will redden heavily when sufficiently angered, usually prompted by something his rebellious student Korra has said.
* Lucius on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', frequently. Also happens to Heloise.

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