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One fun way of [[Playing
A few other variations apart from the finger snap and palm up are when one or both hands are held overhead and an [[Energy Ball]] is hovering over them, and the "crucifixion", which has the energy shot to the sides in a shower.
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* The Human Torch of ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' is also prone to this, and literally lit someone else's cigarette - to their great surprise - this way.
* In the graphic novel [[The Red Star|Red Star]], the solders consider it good luck for a sorceress to light their cigarettes this way.
* Liz Sherman of ''[[Hellboy (
== Film-Animated ==
* The demon Chernabog does this a few different ways in the ''Night on Bald Mountain'' sequence of Disney's ''[[Fantasia]]'' while demonstrating his profane powers.
* Hades on ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'' does both the finger snap (to light a cigar) and the crucifixion (when he learns that Hercules is still alive).
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* ''[[Raising Arizona]]'' had the demonic biker Leonard Smalls do something similar to light his cigars.
* In ''[[Seven Faces of Dr. Lao]]'', Dr. Lao lights his pipe with a flame off of his thumb; it takes him a couple of attempts to get it to work.
* ''[[Warlock (
* Done by [[Laurel and Hardy]] in ''Way Out West'' (1937; probably the [[Trope Maker]]). Stan ignites his thumb as if it were a cigarette lighter several times; each time, Ollie stares in disbelief and tries to copy him. And eventually it works for Ollie, who reacts with horrified alarm.
* Variation: In ''[[
* The Devil was fond of this one in ''[[Oh, God!|Oh God! You Devil]]''.
* This is one of the few tricks the Devil can pull in his human form in ''[[Damn Yankees]]'', which rather annoys him as he's trying to give up smoking.
* ''[[Double Indemnity]]'' features a variation sans magic. Walter Neff uses the "strike-anywhere" matches that were common in the forties, and lights them with his thumbnail in a gesture that resembles a finger snap.
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** Or rather, it wouldn't be a big deal if he had had his wand. That makes it much more impressive.
* [[Merry Gentry]]'s Doyle does this in ''Kiss of Shadows'', with his unearthly eat-you-alive-can't-be-put-out-by-water-green-flames-of-DEATH. He also has them float over his shoulders.
* This trope is used by both Valentin Ivashchenko and Iar Elterrus in their respective fantasy settings - almost every mage will light a cigar, a pipe or a bonfire in this manner. As the [[Magic
* Used by Sergej Luk'yanenko - enraged Anton doesn't actually notice that a fireball forms in his palm, so he just incinerates a bowl of rice because he already has the spell readied.
* ''[[
== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[
* Ted Sprague and Meredith Gordon from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' both do this. (Meredith does it so much that fans nicknamed her "Flamepalm."
* In an early episode of ''[[The X
* Kryten the android lights a cigar with a flame from his index finger in the ''[[
* Somewhere in season two of ''[[Roswell]]'', Michael provides a literal Finger Snap Lighter to prove to a discharged army veteren that he was one of the aliens he saved while still on active duty.
* Referenced in the opening sequence of ''[[Improv Heaven And Hell]]'' - one of the hosts (Canadian improv duo "The Devil's Advocates") demonstrated his ability to do this to light his cigarette; the other tried several times unsuccessfully, even going so far as to stick his hand in an open flame, only to finally succeed and set his whole arm alight. The first host grins at the camera and displays a small lighter hidden in his palm.
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' has cantrip named "Firefinger", [[Exactly What It Says
== Video Games ==
* Used as various intro and victory poses for Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami of ''[[King of Fighters]]'', in both finger-snap (Kyo only) and open-palm flavors.
* Used in adverts for the Incinerate! Plasmid in ''[[
* Axel does this occasionally in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' sometimes independently and sometimes as a part of summoning his weapon. Most notably when {{spoiler|he does this to poor Vexen, who more or less explodes on contact (being an ice-user). "You're off the hook." *snap*}}
* Mario and Luigi in ''[[Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga
* Professor Galvez in ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]'' has a mechanical hand with a lighter in it. Much later, he loses it, and Big Boss is seen using the hand as a cigar lighter since his regular lighter doesn't work.
* In [[Scary Black Man|Rodin's]] intro in ''[[Bayonetta]]'', he lights one of [[Captain Ersatz|Enzo's]] cigars from a blue flame sprouted from his thumb.
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== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[
** Iroh from used this in lighting some incense candles. In ''[[
* In [[Sequel Series]] ''[[
** In "Welcome to Republic City" the Firebender of a [[Power Trio]] of gangsters pulls this to back up his boss's threat against a shopkeeper who was behind on his protection money.
** In "The Voice in the Night" After Korra challenges Amon to a duel and {{spoiler|is ambushed}}, she uses a ball of fire in her palm to verify that {{spoiler|Amon did not take her bending away.}}
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** This joke is repeated in the videogame ''Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time''.
* In the ''[[Heckle and Jeckle]]'' cartoon ''The Power Of Thought,'' Heckle and Jeckle demonstrate this to the bulldog cop in showing how anything is possible in a cartoon. When the cop tries it, his hand is caught on fire.
* Bender from ''[[
* Igor is shown doing this once in ''[[
== Webcomics ==
* Arcane casters are always drawn this way in ''[[The Order of the Stick
* ''[[Looking for Group]]'''s Richard has been known to do this.
* [[Badass|Jacques]] in ''[[Bibliography]]'' uses this as his usual method to light up his [[Smoking Is Cool|cigarrettes]]... and to dispatch semi-sentient exploding fire familiars.
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