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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* Shishio, the season 1 big bad of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. He was shot in the head and lit on fire before being left for dead. The fire left him disfigured, and all of his sweat glands were destroyed. As such, he has incredibly high body temperature, which (apparently) grants him almost superhuman speed and strength. The downside is that he can only fight for a few minutes before the heat buildup kills him. |
* Shishio, the season 1 big bad of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''. He was shot in the head and lit on fire before being left for dead. The fire left him disfigured, and all of his sweat glands were destroyed. As such, he has incredibly high body temperature, which (apparently) grants him almost superhuman speed and strength. The downside is that he can only fight for a few minutes before the heat buildup kills him. |
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* The [[Ultimate Lifeform|Pillar Men]] from ''[[Jo |
* The [[Ultimate Lifeform|Pillar Men]] from ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'' have each mastered something that probably equates to a martial art in human terms. ACDC happens to use one that allows him to make his blood run at a temperature of 500 degrees celsius he then fights by poping out blood vessels and trying to spray and squirt his blood into his vitims. The results are just as [[Body Horror|horrifying]] as they should be. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* Werewolves in ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]''. (Perhaps that's why they [[Walking Shirtless Scene|so rarely wear shirts]].) |
* Werewolves in ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]''. (Perhaps that's why they [[Walking Shirtless Scene|so rarely wear shirts]].) |
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** [[Or So I Heard|Apparently]], ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'' also averts [[Magic Pants]]. They wrap the pants around their ankles with rubber bands. |
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* The [[Our Elves Are Better|Marat]] in the ''[[Codex Alera]]'' are slightly warmer than humans. This is important in the first book, when one is trying to sneak into a forest guarded by creatures who see in infrared. |
* The [[Our Elves Are Better|Marat]] in the ''[[Codex Alera]]'' are slightly warmer than humans. This is important in the first book, when one is trying to sneak into a forest guarded by creatures who see in infrared. |
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* [[Big Bad|Sauron]] himself in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]].'' The reason why his ring was glowing on his hand was because he was inhumanly hot. |
* [[Big Bad|Sauron]] himself in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]].'' The reason why his ring was glowing on his hand was because he was inhumanly hot. |
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* The hotheaded naked ice borer, a cryptozoological animal invented for an [http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Hotheaded_Naked_Ice_Borer/ April Fool's hoax]. |
* The hotheaded naked ice borer, a cryptozoological animal invented for an [http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Hotheaded_Naked_Ice_Borer/ April Fool's hoax]. |
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* Canines in real life have normal body temperatures that are slightly higher than a human's, which may or may not have anything to do with werewolves usually having high body temperatures too. |
* Canines in real life have normal body temperatures that are slightly higher than a human's, which may or may not have anything to do with werewolves usually having high body temperatures too. |
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** This is mostly true for most small warm-blooded animals. Mostly due to the [[Square |
** This is mostly true for most small warm-blooded animals. Mostly due to the [[Square-Cube Law]]. |
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