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{{trope}}
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[[Captain Obvious|Most characters have hair]]. But some (usually of a supernatural ilk) have hair that is either composed of flames, or simply takes the form of a fire on the individual's head. Usually an indicator of [[Evil Is Burning Hot|villainy]]. This is a form of [[Elemental Hair]] for [[Playing with Fire|characters]] who are literal [[Fiery Redhead
See also [[Hot Wings]]. Often a part of [[Burning with Anger]]. If extended to the entire body it becomes [[Wreathed in Flames]].▼
▲[[Captain Obvious|Most characters have hair]]. But some (usually of a supernatural ilk) have hair that is either composed of flames, or simply takes the form of a fire on the individual's head. Usually an indicator of [[Evil Is Burning Hot|villainy]]. This is a form of [[Elemental Hair]] for [[Playing with Fire|characters]] who are literal [[Fiery Redhead|Fiery Redheads]].
▲See also [[Hot Wings]]. Often a part of [[Burning with Anger]]. If extended to the entire body it becomes [[Wreathed in Flames]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Lordgenome, who is normally [[Bald of Evil|bald]] and [[Beard of Evil|goatee'd]], sprouts a fine head of flame during his fight with Simon in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''.
** To elaborate, his Spiral Power's [[Battle Aura]] is red, and he's got such tremendous amounts of it that the
** Played [[Up to Eleven]] at the movie, where he gets serious enough to do interstelar travel on foot, and so he gets the [[Godiva Hair]] effect WITH HIS FLAMING PUBIC HAIR.
* In TTGL [[Spiritual Predecessor]] ''[[Diebuster]]'', physics-breaking Exotic Manuever normally manifests as bright blue light from the forehead, but when Lal'C gets really, teleport-a-gas-giant's-core-and-smash-it-into-your-face level serious it goes beyond that and her hair turns into a blue-white flames. Similar effect is constantly in effect for Buster Machine #7 in active form. Dix-Nieuf, after consuming the degeneration engine, manifests the flames through his cloak.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[DC Comics]] has Firestorm.
** Firestorm's fiery hair is an illusion- it's not hot. It CAN be snuffed out though.
* [[Marvel Comics]] has Frankie Raye.
** And then of course there's Jean Grey who sometimes has flaming hair when she's all Phoenix-y.
* DC's aptly named Fire has hair ON green fire. Her [[DC Animated Universe]] counterpart had hair OF green fire when powered on.
** Starfire from ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' is occasionally drawn with her hair dissolving into fire. This did not extend to [[Teen Titans (animation)|her cartoon version]].
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== [[Film]] ==
* [[Everybody Hates Hades|Hades]] from ''[[Hercules (
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Fire Witches in the ''[[Enchanted Forest Chronicles]]'' have this trait when they're using their powers, or when they get annoyed.
* In the ''[[Ravirn]]'' series, the Fury Tisiphone has flaming hair.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
* [[Hellish Horse
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'''s planeswalker Chandra Nalaar is an example of this, being a "fiery red-head". During spellcasting depictions in card and comic forms, the depiction of her hair fades into flames
* [[Warhammer
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Bob from ''[[Bob and George]]'' can turn this on and off at will when he's [[Playing with Fire]], even through his helmet.
* Angry Fuschia from ''[[Sinfest]]'', as seen [
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. Some of the Treatise pages show Annie's hair turning into fire. In-story, Annie can [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=988 take on this appearance] along with [[Hot Wings|wings of fire]] for her [[Spirit World|Etheric]] image at least. Later she have set her hair on fire (using Blinker Stone) in public to make a point as to what she is.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* The ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' had Heatwave, a Playboy Centerfold (she was Miss March, 1992) who was also a mutant with control over fire. During her photo-shoot for the magazine, she kept her hair... including her pubic hair... "aflame" as part of a disguise.
* ''[[Gaia Online]]'' [http://www.tektek.org/avatar/36321587 has] [http://www.tektek.org/avatar/36321635 many] [http://www.tektek.org/avatar/36321670 examples].
* In ''[[RWBY]]'', when Yang Xiao Long really gets worked up, her blonde mane becomes yellow-white fire.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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** Ember McLain.
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' had flame-haired Firestorm's origin story as an episode.
* ''[[Static Shock]]'' has Hotstreak, whose hair looks even ''more'' like it might light on fire in the updated version of the intro theme - it's a common joke amongst the fandom to explain his newer hairstyle by Hotstreak now using ''flammable hair spray''.
* Mandie from ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]'' can light her hair on fire.
* Aku in ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' sports flaming eyebrows and matching beard.
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