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{{quote|''"Look into those flames, supplicant! Raise your head, look! Is that what you wish to hold, supplicant? Is the shaping of flames what stirs your heart? Know that flames can burn, and if you would learn their power, you must suffer their touch."''
|'''Ignus's teacher''', ''[[Planescape: Torment]]''}}
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People who are literally packing heat also tend to be fireproof and have a very high heat tolerance, as [[Required Secondary Powers]]. But sometimes, they aren't and are, in fact, just as vulnerable to their own flames as everybody else. Similarly, such characters may be [[Glass Cannon
A person with fire power often possesses - get this - [[Personality Powers|a fiery personality]]. You could say that they are [[Hot
Contrast with the natural foil, [[An Ice Person]], [[Making a Splash]], and [[Shock and Awe]]. Compare [[Kill It
{{examples|Examples}}▼
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Black Cat (
* [[Tower of God|''Yeon's'']] powers are fire based. She gives Friendly Fire another meaning, too.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* Recca Hanabishi and Kurei from ''[[Flame of Recca]]'', who are [[Expy|expies]] of Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami.
* Signum (a.k.a. the Blazing General) from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''. There's also Agito, the fire-based [[Fusion Dance|Unison Device]]. {{spoiler|The two of them eventually become partners}}.
** Partially subverted by the fact that the fire they make isn't proper, real fire, as demonstrated {{spoiler|when both fight agains Cypha of Huckebein in ''[[Nanoha Force|Force]]'' who is able to effortlessly dispell their "flames", proving those are just a magical representation of fire}}.
* Shinigami head captain Shigekuni Yamamoto-Genryusai from ''[[Bleach]]'' uses the sword Ryujin Jakka (Flowing Flame Blade) and can set a room ablaze with his immense fire control. At the same time, he defies the personality portion of this trope by having immense self-control and a calm demeanor.
** A mere room? His zanpakuto's release command is "Reduce all creation to ashes, Ryuujin Jakka!" - and judging by how the other characters react to it and the way it turns any scene in which it features into OMG FIRE EVERYWHERE!!!, it isn't simple hyperbole... His initial release can create an inferno capable of engulfing an entire valley. His bankai could potentially {{spoiler|destroy all of Soul Society, if kept active for too long}}.
** Fire is also Momo Hinamori's specialty.
** And then there's always {{spoiler|[[Filler Villain|Amagai Shusuke]].}}
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** He doesn't create fireballs. he creates [[Up to Eleven|fireBOMBS]]. [[Person of Mass Destruction|Giant, street-leveling, lightning-fast firebombs]]. And he can also create what look like lasers, but with fire.
* Portgas D. Ace in ''[[One Piece]]'', which made several fans think [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|Travis Willingham had gotten pigeonholed]], as he also voiced Mustang.
**
** Sanji's Diable Jambe (Devil Leg), which covers his foot in heat, allowing him to set fire to or burn opponents.
* ''[[Naruto]]'' has Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha. In fact, all the Uchiha clan members have fire as an essential element other than the individual element each person may possess, which is [[Shock and Awe|Lightning]] for Sasuke and [[Making a Splash|Water]] for Itachi. With their special [[Deadly Upgrade|Mangekyo Sharigan]] eyes, they can use Amaterasu, a special black fire which can burn ''anything'', even regular fire.
* Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
* While all the Suzaku Senshi in ''[[Fushigi Yugi]]'' are the servants of the [[The Four Gods|fire god,]] Tasuki is the only one with actual powers over fire and flames, probably because he's [[Personality Powers|the most deserving]], given his [[Hot
* Shizuma Kusanagi from ''[[Samurai Girl Real Bout High School]]'' is a [[Hot
* Shana from ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]''. The translation of her series' title is "the girl with fire in her eyes". That's not [[Tsundere|the only thing about her that's fiery]], either.
* Mai Tokiha from ''[[
* Hikaru Shidou from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'', the [[Magic Knight]] of Flame (and a bit of [[Shock and Awe|Lightning]]).
* Natsu from ''[[Fairy Tail]]''.
** Also, Elemental Four member Totomaru, who can control flames as well create different-colored flames with different properties.
** And now we have
* Hotaru from ''[[Samurai Deeper Kyo]].''
* Phoenix Ikki in ''[[Saint Seiya]]''.
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* Hiei from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' is this trope all over, being a fire youkai and all. He first demonstrates this ability by incinerating ''another fire youkai (Zeru)'', who had been hyped up as being pretty powerful. Rando can also throw fireballs.
** To show you the difference between their levels: though he claimed to use "demonic fire", Zeru was only limited to flames in the human world; Hiei, on the other hand, could also control "Darkness Flames": the black flame of the demon world Makai.
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'':
*
** Fiamma of the Right is the most powerful human villain in the first series
* Phoenix King Saffron from ''[[Ranma
* Robin Sena from ''[[Witch Hunter Robin]]''.
* Kaito of ''[[Psycho Busters]]''.
* The festival arc of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' gives us Mei Sakura, who is also a fire magic specialist, and the significantly more competent {{spoiler|Chao Lingshen}}, who, after releasing the seal on her magic, reveals herself to be scarily powerful at it. Later on, the main hero's childhood friend Anya displays this ability. From the arc following it is [[Meaningful Name|Homura]], one of Fate's loyal minions and {{spoiler|[[You Are Number Six|number four in the series he comes from]], Quartum, Averruncus of Fire}}.
* One of contractors' power in [[Darker
* In Part 3 of ''[[
* Natsume Hyuuga from ''[[Gakuen Alice]]'' is a Fire Alice, although it comes with a price: he [[Power Degeneration|loses a bit of his life every time he sets something alight]].
* 006 (Chang Changku) from ''[[Cyborg 009]]'' can breathe fire hot enough to melt almost any surface.
* Zelman Clock from ''[[Black Blood Brothers]]'' has a power called Eye Ignite which lets him create and control fire.
* [[Knight Templar|Kuyou]] from ''[[Rosario
* Takahisa Tajima from ''[[
* Ogami from ''[[Code Breaker]]'' uses his flames to kill his enemies.
* The [[Anti
* Kannagi from ''[[Arata Kangatari]]'', {{spoiler|until he loses his [[Empathic Weapon|hayagami]]}}.
* [[Only One Name|Inori]] from ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka
* Jaqueline Dupree from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has the Weapon form of a lantern that doubles as a flamethrower. She can also generate fire without fully transforming. In fact, the trio of Ox, Kim, and Kirikou are fire and lightening based: Harvar is an [[Shock and Awe|electricity-generating lance]], and Thunder and Fire's powers are what their names suggest.
* ''[[
* ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:]]'' has Azaka Kokuto, whose fire abilities are shown in the 6th chapter.
* ''[[Gaiking|Gaiking Legend Of Daiku Maryu]]'' is practically made of this trope.
* Amateur exorcist Izuna from ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]''. Her pyrokinesis first manifested when she experienced {{spoiler|her first love}}, but unfortunately for her, it was completely uncontrollable and tended to [[Clothing Damage|burn her clothes]] [[Fan Service|down to nothing]] ([[Naked People Are Funny|much to her distress]]), and Nube and friends were worried that [[Required Secondary Powers|her own fire could consume her]]. Eventually, she learned to control it with deadly accuracy.
** [[Youkai|Sorcerer
* [[Action Girl|Frederica]] from ''[[Psyren]]''.
* Fatina from ''[[The Tower of Druaga (
* Played with in ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'', certain people have the ability to use Dying Will Flames, which can be one of seven types that correspond to a weather phenomenon and have a special property. Subverted in that some flames have a property that seems more like another element, namely, [[Making a Splash|Rain flames]] and [[Shock and Awe|Thunder flames.]]
** In the manga, {{spoiler|seven more flames are added when the Shimon Family enter. The new Earth flames (as opposed to Sky Flames) correspond to themes associated with the earth such as flames of the [[Green Thumb|Forest]], [[An Ice Person|Glacier]], and [[Dishing Out Dirt|Mountain]].}}
* In the anime [[Dragon Crisis]], we have Rose, a cute [[Token
* Renkotsu of the Band of Seven in [[Inuyasha]] is a firearms expert who seems to love blowing stuff up and even breathes fire with his explosives and other equipment.
* Homura in ''[[Sekirei]]'', against personality type, is one of the more stoic characters. The [[Hot
* Rin, aka Cure Rouge, from ''[[Yes
** Cure Sunny from ''[[
* Two characters in ''[[Tiger and Bunny|Tiger & Bunny]]'' can create/control fire: flamboyant superhero Nathan Seymour/Fire Emblem and criminal-killing vigilante {{spoiler|Yuri Petrov}}/Lunatic. Both avert the standard Personality Powers for fire as Nathan is cheerfully camp and Lunatic is unnervingly calm both in and out of costume.
* In the manga version of ''[[Tokko]]'', Sakura's [[Sword Beam]] attack seems to be fire-based. Also, Ito is shown to be able to make a giant flaming hand shoot up out of the ground.
* In ''[[
* Dilandau's [[Giant Mecha]] in ''[[Escaflowne]]'' is equipped with giant flamethrowers...which [[Ax Crazy|Dilandau]] ''loves'' to use.
* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', Goh is gifted with fire-based [[Elemental Powers]].
* ''[[Zatch Bell]]'' has Zofis to start with, though his powers are officially based on explosions. Much later, we have Fango, who plays the trope straight.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Pyro, an ''[[X-Men]]'' villain. His mutant power allows him to control fire, but, notably, not create it; in the comics and the third movie, he uses a specially designed harness to produce flame, but in his debut in the second movie, he used an ordinary lighter.
** Also in ''[[X-Men]]'', Shiro [[Spell My Name
** The [[Ultimate Universe]] Pyro is not immune to fire and is horribly scarred all over his body.
* Johnny Storm (the second, but more famous Human Torch) from the ''[[Fantastic Four]]''. The ''original'' hothead.
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** Tara, a [[Distaff Counterpart]] to the Golden Age Human Torch, is also an android who bursts into flames. Unlike The Golden Age Torch, she never gained full control over her powers, so she was given a special suit so she could "flame off".
** The Golden Age Human Torch was sometimes impersonated by Captain Kerosene, who had similar powers.
** Super-Skrull has this power as well. Since he has all of the F4's powers.
* Liz Sherman from ''[[Hellboy]]''. As it turns out in the comicbooks, she actually has some kind of free-willed elemental fire-spirit living inside her, hence her occasional [[Power Incontinence]].
* Magma from ''[[New Mutants]]'' controls fire in addition to lava, so she's kind of a Fire/Earth elemental.
** And various versions of Sunfire, as well.
** Matchstick, a mutant at the Xavier school. Part of his mutation is that his head is permanently on fire.
*** School rioter Glob Herman's body was made of a gelatinous substance that could also be set on fire (until he was extinguished). The "setting on fire" part was taken care of by fellow rebel student Redneck, who had actual fire powers.
** Fever Pitch, another mutant fire guy. His powers eventually destroyed his body, but his flaming skeleton continues to walk among us, fully alive.
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** Sun Boy had more direct, Human Torch-style fire abilities (and a way with the ladies not unlike Johnny's). Wildfire, a little, as well.
* DC heroine Beatriz DaCosta, also known as Fire. Unlike most other fire wielders, her flames burn green, and, even de-powered, her hair is permanently bright green.
* Blazer from ''[[
* A number of minor [[Marvel Comics]] supervillains possess this power. Firebrand was a radical political anarchist who created his own suit of flame-blasting armor to battle Iron Man, the second one stole the battlesuit of the first and went on to battle [[Spider-Man]] and a few B-list heroes, and the third was mutated by a horrible lab accident and essentially became a [[Psycho Electro]], except with fire. Another notable example is the supervillain Solarr, who possesses the ability to absorb solar radiation and convert it to blasts of fire that he can control. Using this ability to become a supervillain, he would later go on to battle [[Captain America (comics)]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Daredevil]], and [[Alpha Flight]].
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* Flame, from ''Wonderworld Comics'', can control fire and even burst into flames.
* Vulcan, from ''Super-Mystery Comics'', can control fire and is effectively bulletproof since the bullets melt before hitting him.
* Fireman, from ''Liberty Scouts'', can control fire and even turn into glass.
* The [[Ultimate Spider
* Fireball, from ''Pep Comics'', can control fire and uses his abilities to fight arsonists.
* Red Blazer, from ''Pocket Comics'', also had fire powers.
* [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]] has created fire blasts and expanding fire waves with Mjolnir. The hammer can also be used to absorb fire-based attacks, while Thor himself has withstood [[Ghost Rider]]'s hellfire, Heimdall's cosmic fire, and the Super Skrull's nova blast for extended periods.
** Likewise, Surtur, Lord of the Fire Demons of Muspelheim, can produce massive amounts of fire akin to stars.
* Taranee Cook from ''[[
** She still has a temper: as Cedric put it when Elyon asked him to stop a furious Taranee, "I can't! The Power of Fire is the most untamed of all! Run away! RUN AWAY!". It gets better: when Taranee got furious and started melting the supposedly fireproof bubble she was imprisoned into, he rebuked Elyon because he told her not to provoke Taranee.
* The titular team in ''[[Wildguard]]'' features two heroes with this power: Ignacia and Freezerburn. This clashes with [[Super
* Surprisingly averted by Nedor's
* Johnny Do, a character from the ''[[New Universe]]'' title ''Psi-Force'', combines this power with severe [[Hollywood Autism]]. The results [[Man On Fire|are not pretty]].
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
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* Chi is the least stoic and solemn of the [[Warriors of Virtue]]. Though he also represents Wisdom, he's still eager and impulsive: "Patience is ''not'' my virtue."
* Wilder and Wallace in ''Wilder Napalm''
* Pyro from the ''[[X-Men (
* Liz Sherman in the first and second ''[[Hellboy]]'' movies has pyrokinesis, but is unhappy with it and [[Power Incontinence|has difficulty controlling it]] (she burned down an entire city block and killed her family as an ''eight-year-old''). Ultimately, she is able to embrace it and, in the second film, has greater control and is in a relationship with the luckily fireproof Hellboy. Oddly, Hellboy has the fiery, impulsive, and chaotic personality, while Liz is comparatively stable and reserved.
* In the film ''[[
* In the film ''[[Firestarter]]'', little Charlie McGee slowly comes into her powers until her pyrokinesis lets her take down an entire hardsite full of armed agents.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Alison Cole from [[Hottie]]
* Gandalf, servant of the Secret Fire and wielder of the Flame of Anor from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. However, he needs wood to sustain a fire, as he cannot burn snow.
** In the battle that cost him the Ring, Sauron's body was described as blackened from the immense heat he gave off and even set people who got too close to him on fire.
* Harry Dresden from ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' prefers fire evocations, with a minor in wind and force, except for a period where, after being horribly burned with a flamethrower, he actually became ''pyrophobic.'' There was also the time period where he had [[Spirit Advisor|a fallen angel living in his head]] that granted him access to [[Hellfire]]. The Hellfire has since been replaced with Soulfire, which is sort of Hellfire's opposite number. Instead of being like a really bad bank loan, with immediate payoffs but nasty costs later, it's more like an investment; the costs are immediate (using it dips into his actual specific soul, draining life force which may or may not grow back), but the gains are much greater and more constructive than the brute force of Hellfire.
** [[The Fair Folk|Sidhe of the Summer Court]] also tend to use fire-based magic, though theirs is usually described as more gentle than destructive, in opposition to the [[An Ice Person|cold-based magic]] of the Winter Court.
** [[Unstoppable Rage|''Fuego. Pyrofuego!'' '''Burn!''']]
* Charlie McGee from the [[Stephen King]] novel ''Firestarter'' is a pyrokinetic. She can set pretty much anything on fire, even fireproof materials, and doesn't appear to have limits; her problem is ''[[Power Incontinence|stopping]]''.
** Also, from the same author, ''Carrie'' had various powers, including psychokinesis and pyrokinesis.
* Among the most commonly used spells in the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' series is Wizard's Fire, which acts a lot like napalm. Used to greatest effect in the sixth book, where [[The Mentor|Zedd]] and another wizard decide to show an enemy army "an old fashioned fire fight"; They hurl fireballs the size of houses at the enemy army, killing thousands in moments.
* Lavan Firestorm from ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Brightly Burning]]''. He even has to get mad before his powers will manifest at first; fiery temper, indeed...
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* Some of the more powerful [[The Vampire Chronicles|Anne Rice vampires]] have the Fire Gift, which basically amounts to pyrokinesis. In ''[[Queen of the Damned|the Queen of the Damned]]'', Akasha uses this to {{spoiler|eliminate most of the world's other vampires}} and also {{spoiler|pass the Fire Gift on to Lestat by allowing him to drink her blood.}}
* In the ''[[Codex Alera]]'', firecrafters could generate enormous bursts of flame and heat or otherwise control fires. They also have the ability to evoke powerful emotions in others, such as anger or terror; the best orators in Alera are firecrafters for this exact reason.
* In the first ''[[Kingdom Keepers]]'' book, tossing fireballs is [[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Maleficent's]] perferred methold of attack. It's especially strange since [[Evil Is Deathly Cold|she's described as freezing the ground where she walks]].
* In [[Mystic and Rider]] and its sequels, Senneth has enormous power to light and put out fire and is constantly warm. She {{spoiler|loses her power in the fourth book}} but {{spoiler|regains enough of it to light a small flame or, by the fifth book, put out all the lights in a room.}}
* Each [[The Guardians|Guardian]] has a unique [[Personality Powers|Gift]] related to their life. Alejandro's Gift is creating, manipulating, and shielding from fire, which works well in tandem with his ex-lover's Gift of [[Extra Ore Dinary|metal]].
* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s ''The Hour of the Dragon'', Zeiata uses fire to show [[Conan the Barbarian]] what happened in his realm in his absence.
* It's strongly suggested that [[Harry Potter|Albus Dumbledore]]'s weapon of choice is fire. Amongst other things, he uses fire to intimidate the young {{spoiler|Tom Riddle}} and to fight off the {{spoiler|Inferi guarding the fake locket}} in ''The Half-Blood Prince''.
* Many Adepts in the Savage Empire book have pyrokinetic talents.
* Leo from ''[[The Heroes of Olympus]]'' is one of the few sons of Hephaestus to have the ability to create and control fire.
* In ''[[
* The first [[Our Zombies Are Different|screamer]] we see in the web-novel ''[[
* Pyromancy is one of the "legal" magical schools in ''[[Shadow Ops]]''. It is also one of the most powerful and destructive schools, though it lacks any of the other elemental schools' versatility. All a pyromancer can do is create flame in various amounts and generate mindless fire elementals, though their ability to do so makes them one of the more valued schools if only through sheer, literal firepower.
== [[Live
* Callisto in [[Xena: Warrior Princess]] is a [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428010235/http://i2.listal.com/image/947820/500full.jpg perfect] [http://www.xena.nu/callistogod.JPG example] of this trope, while {{spoiler|she was a god}}, at least.
* Claire's biological mother, Meredith, and her brother Flint in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]].'' Flint's flames are blue, and thus more powerful. Meredith's burn red; however, she has more control.
** Not to mention that Flint is as thick as two short planks fixed together with stupid glue.
* There are a number of examples from [[Super Sentai]], with [[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman|Ryouma/GingaRed]] and [[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger|Takeru/ShinkenRed]] leading the list.
* [[Kamen Rider]] also has some examples; notably, [[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Kuuga's]] Mighty Form (and all its offshoots), [[Kamen Rider Agito|Agito's]] Flame Form and Burning Form, [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Ryuki]], [[Kamen Rider Blade|Garren]], [[Kamen Rider Hibiki|Hibiki]], [[Kamen Rider Kiva|Kiva's]] Garulu Form, [[Kamen Rider Double]]'s Heat Forms, [[Kamen Rider OOO]]'s TaJaDor form, and [[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'s Fire States.
* Most demons in ''[[Charmed]]'' throw fireballs. Phoebe also had this power in her past life.
== [[Oral Tradition]] ==
* Hephaestus from [[Greek Mythology]]. Sometimes, the three solar dieties (Hyperion, Helios, and Apollo) also are associated with Fire, if not with [[Light
▲* Hephaestus from [[Greek Mythology]]. Sometimes, the three solar dieties (Hyperion, Helios, and Apollo) also are associated with Fire, if not with [[Light Em Up|Light]].
* Surtr, Lord of the Fire Giants from [[Norse Mythology]]. Also, sometimes, Loki.
* The goddesses Sekhmet and Wadjet and various serpents of the Duat (underworld) in [[Egyptian Mythology]].
* Pele. [[I Thought It Meant|No, not the soccer player.]] The fire/volcano goddess of Hawaiian Mythology.
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s [[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Oddly enough for a [[Mons]] setting
* One of the most common elemental damage powers in ''[[Dungeons
** The pyrokineticist prestige class embodies this trope.
** Strangely enough, the ''Druid'' class is prone to this trope, gaining spells like Produce Flame, Flame Sphere, and Flame Blade within their first few spell levels. If that's not enough, Wild Shape lets them take the forms of elementals, including, yes, FIRE.
** Don't forget Hot Hands.
** Ironically, fire is also the most commonly resisted damage type, leading it to being shunned by dedicated powergamers in 3rd edition in favor of [[Make Me Wanna Shout|sonic damage]].
* The Path of the Brilliant Flame fu path from ''[[
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090218201317/http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=109752 Jaya Ballard, Task Mage] of ''[[Magic:
** Also, Chandra Nalaar, her disciple of sorts.
* The ''Firestarter'' Battlemech from [[
* Eldar of ''[[Warhammer
** Ork Burnaboyz tend to be rather obsessed with setting things on fire, carrying large famethrowers and sometimes etting other boyz on fire to see em "do da burny dance".
** The Inquisition loves flame-spewing weapons, allowing for easy execution of [[Burn the Witch]].
** Signature weapons of the Adepta Sororitas.
* In ''7th Sea'', there is the rare sorcery "El Fuego Adentro" of Castille, where a practitioner can create and wield fire. Just don't let the [[Corrupt Church|Inquisition]] find out...
* In ''[[Heavy Gear]]'', the ''Flammjager'' gear was not only a specialised incendiary mecha, but its pilots had a (justified) reputation as Pyromaniacs.
* The Pyrokinetic mutant ability in ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]''. Of course, [[Crapsack World|this]] [[Total Party Kill|being]] ''[[Killer Game Master|Paranoia]]'', if it's actually helping at any point, the GM will probably cause the pyrokinetic to cook off the grenades he's carrying or otherwise inflict [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity]] on the hapless fellow.
== Toys ==
* There's several subspecies with this power in [[Bionicle]], though some of the more notable characters are Tahu, Vakama, and Jaller.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[
** Incinerate: [[An Adventurer Is You|Engineer and Infiltrator]] Shepard each get this as one of their basic powers, as do Mordin in the second game and {{spoiler|EDI}} in the third.
** [[Abnormal Ammo|Incendiary Ammo]]: given to Soldier and Vanguard Shepard, as well as Grunt and Jacob in the second game and James in the third.
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** In the third game, Engineer Shepard's heavy melee move is him/her stabbing the enemy with a ''flaming omni-blade.''
** Also, in the third game, one of the upgrades for the Combat Drone power (possessed by Engineer Shepard and Tali) gives it a flamethrower.
* The Igniter from ''[[Bloodline Champions]]'', [[Exactly What It Says
* Kyo Kusanagi, his father Saisyu, Iori Yagami, Ash Crimson, and most of the Kyo clones from ''[[
** Orochi Chris (but not Chris ''as'' Orochi) used fire, too, cementing him as the New Faces Team's Kyo counterpart.
** Shingo Yabuki, Kyo's protege, is under the impression that he can actually "shoot fire" under certain conditions, but he totally can't.
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** Mai Shiranui.
** Also, one of Kyo's strongest moves involve him being a [[Man On Fire]], and if an opponent stands close to him before he launches the attack (since the attack can be held), they get damage - even more if their moves are countered. If Kyo's opponent takes that attack head on and gets countered - it's enough for a KO. Then again, who takes that attack head-on...
* Lucca from ''[[
* [[Robot Girl|Mei Fang's]] default Arcana from ''[[
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' series. In ''Morrowind'', you shoot fireballs. In ''Oblivion'', you shoot, well, fireballs. In ''Skyrim'', you can shoot fireballs, emit a constant stream of fire from the palm of your hand, lay fire rune traps, and cause a huge explosion by hitting the ground with your fist. You can even ''breathe'' fire if you kill enough dragons.
* Sure, psyblasts and levitation are probably more useful than pyrokinesis, but setting squirrels on fire with your mind is one of the best parts of ''[[
* Billy Kane in ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' can channel fire through his bo staff. Ironically, he hates smoking.
** In ''Fatal Fury 2'', Mai Shiranui comes in with an arsenal of flame-based attacks, which she has retained since.
** And then there's Kim Jae Hoon and Kevin....
* Stahn Aileron from ''[[
** Ruca Milda from ''[[
** Kohak Hearts from ''[[
** Largo and Guy's from ''[[
* Three characters from ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'': [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] Hwang Yang Long and his Fire Elemental Lord Granveil from ''SRW Gaiden: Masou Kishin'' (also ''SRW EX''), [[Ax Crazy]] Ignis and his Ruina mecha Impetus from ''SRW: Destiny'', and, finally, [[Aloof Big Brother]] Altis Tarl of the Shura and his Shura God Mardikt.
* Yukimura Sanada, Shingen, Nohime, Chosokabe Motochika, Toshiie Maeda, Magoichi Saika, Hisahide Matsunaga, and Xavi from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]''. [[Joke Character|Hideaki Kobayakawa]] may count as well.
* '''[[One Mario Limit|The]]''' [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]]. Grabbing a [[Power
** In ''Mario And Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he uses the Firebrand power, giving him the ability to shoot fire without a Fire Flower.
** His Final Smash in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' is a pair of fireballs in the form of a [[Kamehame Hadoken]].
** And, of course, Bowser as well.
** Ike, too.
** [[Pokémon|Charizard]] (obviously). Also, Roy from ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Melee]]''.
** Let's not forget [[F-Zero|Captain Falcon]].
** The Fire Flower appears as a subweapon in ''[[Super Mario XP]]''. When Mario uses the Item Crash, he can rapidly spam fireballs.
* Lee Rekka and Kagami (who even uses one of Kyo's signature attacks and resembles Kyo a great deal) from the ''[[Last Blade]]'' series.
* Axel from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''.
** Also, Sora and Donald learn Fire spells. And Mulan's skills and Limit Break are all fire-based, due to being used along with Mushu. Mushu himself was a fire-based Summon in the first game.
* Blaze the Cat from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
** Sonic himself in ''[[
* Several Robot Masters from ''[[Mega Man (
** Fefnir from ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' and, by extension, Mega Man Model F from ''[[Mega Man ZX]]''.
** And also the net navi versions of the above robot masters from [[
** And from ''[[Mega Man X]]'', there's Fire Mammoth, Flame Stag, Magma Dragoon, Mattrex/Burn Dinorex, Blaze Heatnix, Flame Hyenard, and Burn Rooster. ''X3'' is the only game in the series without a fire-elemental boss.
* Fire Leo from ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]''.
** Joe himself gets fire powers from using his fast forward ability.
* Main character Batsu Ichimonji from ''[[
** Hinata, being a student of [[Street Fighter|Master's style Karate]], has flame-like properties in many of her attacks.
* Sol Badguy from ''[[Guilty Gear]]''.
** Also, several other characters bust out with the occasional fire attack; Robo-Ky, Axl, Faust, Potemkin, and Bridget all have fire attacks. Sol's the most common, as almost all of his special moves light opponents on fire.
* Bang Shishigami from ''[[
** If you look closely, some of Ragna's powers and attacks look vaguely flame-like.
* Ifrit from most ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' games is the living incarnation of
** [[The Phoenix|Phoenix]], another Summon, burns your enemies while simultaneously reviving/healing allies.
*** Terra from ''[[
** Although he does learn other spells, Vivi of ''[[
*** In an inversion, Rydia in ''[[
** Sazh of ''[[
** Seifer from ''[[
** Fire is one of the most common elements among the heroes in ''[[Dissidia]]'', used by Firion,<ref>he also uses ice and thunder</ref>
* The ''[[Kirby]]'' series have their fair share of fire-starters:
** Kirby's Adventure introduced recurring foes Flamer, Hot Head, Fire Lion, and (one half of the Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright duo) Mr. Bright.
** Burning Leo and Fire Kirby from ''[[Kirby|Kirby Super Star]]''.
* Kazuki, Kyoshiro, and Tam Tam from ''[[Samurai Shodown]]''. Kazuki's special moves all involve fire (except for Bust Kazuki, which is more about exploding), breathing fire is one of Kyoshiro's signature special moves, and Tam Tam can also cough up fireballs of varying intensity. Sieger's moves sometimes burn opponents, but that's because his gauntlet uses gunpowder.
* The Pyro from ''[[
** The Pyro is not entirely fireproof. While damage from fire-based weapons can harm him, he cannot be ignited and left to take further damage. [[Man On Fire|Not so for the other 8 classes, unfortunately...]]
* Ignus from ''[[
* Dhalsim from the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series breathes fire as one of his special moves. His ability comes as a gift of Agni, the Hindu god of fire.
** Ken likes to set opponents ablaze with his Dragon Punch, while Fei Long does the same with his Dragon Kick.
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** Akuma can produce the flame-encrusted Hadoken (in the regular [[Street Fighter]] games) or Shoryuken (in the [[Marvel vs. Capcom|Marvel Vs. Capcom series]]).
** Gill, when he hits you with the fire half part of his body (the other half is [[An Ice Person|ice]]).
* Liu Kang from ''[[Mortal Kombat (
** Scorpion is fond of breathing fire (especially as a fatality).
** Sonya Blade is also known for setting opponents ablaze with her signature fatality.
*** Shang Tsung and his penchant for hurling flaming skulls at people and sending gouts of fire shooting up at people during his fights (when he's not morphing into other fighters, that is).
* Garet and Jenna are the Mars Adepts<ref>individuals utilizing fire-based [[Psychic Powers|Psynergy]]</ref> present in ''[[
* In ''[[Pokémon]]'', Kanto Gym Leader Blaine, Hoenn Gym Leader Flannery, Sinnoh Elite 4 member Flint, and Unova Gym Leader Chili all specialize in using Fire-type [[Mons]]. All Fire-type Pokémon also qualify, with certain Pokémon capable of using Fire-type ''moves'' like Flamethrower despite not being actual Fire-types (such as the Dragon Pokémon Dragonite).
** Several Legendary Pokémon are pure or part-Fire type, such as Ho-Oh, Moltres, Entei, Heatran, Reshiram, etc. Groudon from ''[[
* [[Arrows
** The Fire Rod is another example.
* From [[Shin Megami Tensei]]:
** [[Meaningful Name|Heat]] from ''[[Digital Devil Saga]]'', who also happens to be a [[Fiery Redhead]].
*** [[The Hero|Tatsuya Suou]] from ''[[Persona 2]]'', whose Persona is Vulcanus.
*** Junpei Iori from ''[[Persona 3]]'' has some fire magic with his persona and is strong against fire spells, although he mostly uses physical attacks.
***** Koro-chan, the dog from the same game, applies as well. Although it is meant to be [[Dark Is Edgy|another kind of specialist]], you would probably see him
****** Yukiko Amagi from ''[[Persona 4]]'' also has fire magic with her persona, but unlike Junpei, she focuses herself more on magic power, thus her fire magic usually does more damage. With Yukiko, it's particularly ironic, as her name means "snow child".
* Pyron from the ''[[
* Garr from ''[[Breath of Fire]] 3'' is naturally strong to fire (taking half normal damage from it) and has a few fire-related abilities. Considering that he looks like a demon, it probably fits the theme.
* Several examples in ''[[
** [[Immortality|Fujiwara no Mokou]] is a human embodiment of a [[The Phoenix|phoenix]] and, in a few attacks, flings massive [[Animal Motifs|bird-shaped]] flame danmaku, flame bombs which have huge range, and simply tries to overwhelm you with fire.
** [[
** [[Squishy Wizard|Patchouli Knowledge]] uses fire as one of her [[Elemental Powers|seven elements]]. She also has a [[The Power of the Sun|solar element]] attack called Royal Flare which does basically the same thing on a grander scale.
** [[Ravens and Crows|Utsuho Reiuji]] in ''Subterranean Animism'' may also count, as she launches ''massive'' mini-suns at you.
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* ''[[City of Heroes]]'' includes a fire-based set for pretty much everything - melee, ranged, buffs and debuffs, control...
** There's also the Hellions, the demonically-themed gang of pyromaniacs you start off fighting against. [[Mook|Blood Brothers]] and [[Elite Mook|Fallen]] have resistance to fire, while bosses from this gang have full-on pyrokinesis.
* Warlocks and Mages in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' both have a talent tree that specialises in fire damage. Shamans have some fire spells as well, although they primarily use lightning magic.
** Fire mages also tend to have much less survivability than Frost
*** But they tend to leave a bigger crater.
** ''[[Memetic Mutation|BY FIRE BE PURGED!]]'' Ragnaros the Firelord and his fire elemental minions.
* One of the Elementalist skill sets in ''[[Guild Wars]]'' is Fire Magic, though it's the most single-minded skillset of the class, focusing on one thing: damage, and in large quantities.
* [[Black Magician Girl]] Cierra from ''[[Riviera:
* [[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories|Adell]] and [[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice|Raspberyl]] from the ''[[
** The Dragon, Entei, and Ifrit monster classes all specialize in fire attacks, as well (save for the first game, where the former two used attacks of whatever element they had an affinity for). The Dragon mostly uses it as a [[Breath Weapon]], while the latter two manipulate it in a more spectacular fashion.
* Burn Griffith and Regina Belfrond of ''[[Psychic Force]]''.
* Subverted in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' with Akiha. The description of her power mentions the burning sensation as though you're on fire and that, if you can see it, it looks like thin burning red lines coming at you. She's [[Tsundere|a bit]] of a [[Fiery Redhead]] when using her power and is also prone to 'kill it now ask questions later'. However, her power is actually something called Plunder and ''apparently'' involves the absorption of life energy itself.
* Genesis Rhapsodos, the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Crisis Core]] -[[Final Fantasy VII]]-'' is an extremely skilled fire magic user.
* Xan, the Pyromancer from ''[[
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** Later on, he reanimates the Great Dragon of Fire using the power gained from the Orb of Fire.
** His apprentice Drakonnan gets in on the action by upping his fire power with the Orb of Fire. While Xan can be entertaining due to his craziness, Drakonnan is a [[Complete Monster]] with a thing for [[Revenge
* Fire is a powerup in many ''[[Backyard Sports]]'' games.
* Dison in [[Visions and Voices|Visions & Voices]] specializes in Fire skills.
* Don't forget all the units with some sort of firepower in the [[Command
** This trait makes a comeback in the Flame Towers, Flamethrower Infantry, and Grenadiers of the Soviet faction in Red Alert. In the Aftermath expansion, the Demolition Truck is available as a deliberate suicide unit; get these suicide bombing trucks out of your base right when you can, because once it explodes, the explosion is of a massive size.
* Karnov, Russian strongman and one-time mascot of Data East, breathes fire.
* Every single boss in [[Donkey Kong 64]] except King K Rool. Really, even the fish boss shoots quick barrages of fireballs as it's main attack. Usually in combination with lasers.
* Even though mages in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' can learn all kinds of spells, Velanna in "Awakening" starts off with all Fire spells unlocked. This may count as a bit of [[Actor Allusion]], as she shares her [[Grey
* Amaterasu in ''[[
* In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', [[X
* Nix in ''[[
* Whichever of the 3 main characters that inherits the True Fire Rune from "The Flame Champion" in ''[[Suikoden III]]''.
* Soki from ''[[Onimusha|Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams.]]''
* Aya from ''[[Infinite Undiscovery]]''
* Zorne from ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'' manifests this power in the form of creating [[Stuff Blowing Up|bo]][[Throw Down the Bomblet|mbs]].
* In ''[[The Tower of Druaga]]'', sorcerers cast spells that start fires.
* Plasmagenetic creatures from ''[[
* The art of Pyromancy in ''[[Dark Souls]]'', though its control of the fire also branches into such effects as gaining fire resistance through sweating, acid, and charming the Undead.
* Goenji Shuuya (Axel [[Meaningful Name|Blaze]]) from ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'' is a fire elemental ''soccer player'', who takes this trope up by creating fire tornadoes and summoning fire gigas-like effects during his special shoots.
* Pyrrhon in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising
* Aurora in ''[[Black Sigil]]''. Also {{spoiler|Doll}}, who can use all elements.
* ''[[Monster Girl Quest]]'': Granberia is the Heavenly Knight of fire and can engulf her sword with flames to enhance her attacks. Salamander is the spirit of fire, capable of granting her contractors control over fire.
* Yui's Black Fire ability in ''[[Battle Golfer Yui]]'' turns her golf ball into a fireball. Function-wise, it's a combination of the Kamaitachi, D. Marionette, and Aquahopper.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Coffinshaker and Fred from ''[[What's Shakin']]''.▼
▲* Coffinshaker and Fred from ''[[What's Shakin]]''.
* Bob from ''[[Bob and George]]''.
* Damien from ''[[
** There is also [http://egscomics.com/?date=2010-09-22 this guy]. That's a subversion. Those things are malleable summons that only can ''look'' like they're made of fire.
* ''[[
▲* [http://www.karatebears.com/ Karate Bears] [http://www.karatebears.com/2011/08/fire-starter.html play with fire], even though they insist [http://www.karatebears.com/2010/11/fire.html they didn't start the fire.]
* Sam from ''[[Molten Blade]]''.
* [http://www.thebeastlegion.com/issue-07-page-25-repaying-the-favor/ Fyre] from ''[[
* Zaebos from ''[[Earthsong]]''.
* The titular character from ''[[Nosfera]]'' can throw fireballs.
* Kyros from ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'', though he usually winds up causing more harm than good with it due to extreme trigger-happiness.
* {{spoiler|Oasis}} from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''.
* Infiernos from ''[[The Incredible and Awe Inspiring Serial Adventure of The Amazing Plasma
* Ane from ''[[
* Cliff and Duster from ''[[Slightly Damned]]'' have the 'Siara Special'. It's powerful enough to ruin even a high-ranking Angel's afternoon. To a lesser extent, J has a tendency to make anything he touches explode.
* Sandra in ''[[Zebra Girl]]''. "you, fire!"
* Butterfly from ''[[Collar 6]]'' apparently picked up this ability from Trina. She is a somewhat rare case of a non-[[Pyromaniac]] villain to use this trope.
* Richard from ''[[Looking for Group]]'' has his classic 'Fwoosh'.
* From ''[[
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* ''[[Panthera]]'': [[Altum Videtur|Tigris Ignis]], Tiger of Fire.
* {{spoiler|Oasis}} of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', as seen [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/
* ''[[
* John Henry Hunter in ''[[Next Town Over]]''. Aside from being able to produce flames from things like alcohol or matches, he is also able to mess with guns being fired, making it hard for people to shoot him.
* In ''[[
** Later, it is revealed that {{spoiler|she, like her mother, are actually descendants of a Fire Elemental/Human pairing, and thus have a bit of supernatural fire burning inside them.}} Coyote makes a bit of a point out of the fact that, while she can generally be mistaken for an [[Emotionless Girl]], the right [[Berserk Button|prompting]] can cause Annie's temper to 'flare' with REMARKABLE speed.
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' had Chloe during her [[Amplifier Artifact|powered up]] time and thus [[Super-Powered Evil Side|less nice than she normally is]] blasted Blair with a bolt of hellfire when he annoyed her - it turns out Succubi can have many powers beside [[Guy Magnet|the obvious]] (it turns out, the possessed doll is much tougher than just plastic, too). There's also an Ifrita, but so far she didn't ''use'' her fiery powers, only [[Power Incontinence|accidentally]] burned [[Clothing Damage|her clothes]] when overexcited.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* From the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'': Heatwave, Starfire, Fire Drake, Ablaze, Firefall, Fireworks, Flashpoint, Inferna, Hotshot, Centigrade (who is also [[An Ice Person]]), Incendie ("Blaze" in French), Mondfeur ("Moonfire" in German), Ulkataranara ("Comet Man" in Hindi), Matahari Merah, Firebird, Playma ("Flame" in Russian), Salamander, Sunfire, Wildfire, Flame, Ifrit, The Confessor, Morningstar, Komet, Molotov, Inferno, Fuoco Bianco ("White Fire" in Italian), Pumpkin Jack, Tourmaline, Pyro, Dragon, and Red Devil.
* In the [[Whateley Universe]], Fireball. And Sparkler, after she gets her power gauntlets in the first Ayla story.
** In "Christmas Elves", Fey quite ''literally'' plays with
* ''[[New York Magician]]'': {{spoiler|Melooch and his Rider}}.
* In ''[[Trinton Chronicles]]'', there is Jay, Sara, Scorch, along with a few other characters who seem to have this power. It's a fairly common supernatural power, it seems.
* The [[Slender Man]] is often associated with fire, whether causing it or just being attracted to it. There's also [[Exactly What It Says
* The Fire-Human, from ''[[Water
* The ''[[Anti Cliche and Mary Sue Elimination Society]]'''s Tash uses very powerful fire magic, first with a [[Magic Staff|staff]], then with a [[Cool Sword|sword]].
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Wheeler in ''[[Captain Planet and
* Firebenders in ''[[
** Aang, on the other hand, once he accepts that Firebending is not [[Bad Powers, Bad People]], comes fairly close to Iroh's version of this, though he does become considerably more focused; it's implied that Firebenders have a tendency to become overly intense and [[Determinator
** The Fire Nation's philosophy of firebending via rage plays a part in their hot-headed tempers; a subset of firebenders who split off from the nation passed onto Iroh, Zuko, and Aang the original, life-affirming form of firebending that averts the need for firebenders to be [[Hot
** Then there's Mako from ''[[
* Kimiko from ''[[
* Taranee Cook from ''[[WITCH (
* Hotstreak from ''[[Static Shock]]''.
* Heatblast in ''[[
* Hotspot in ''[[Teen Titans (
* Torrid, the fiery archvillain of the Order of the Triad in ''[[
* The Decepticon Firecons in ''[[The Transformers (
** This also extends to their counterparts in the Japanese continuity, the Sparkdash drones of ''[[Transformers Masterforce]]''.
** There's also "Hothead" Blitzwing, Jetfire, and Hot Shot in ''[[Transformers Animated]]''.
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*** Although it's somewhat justified with them because they are robots and [[Rule of Cool|nothing says they can't have flamethrowers of doom in their mouths]].
** Let's not forget Scourge from ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]''. Japanese name: [[Meaningful Name|Flame Convoy]]. His [[Amplifier Artifact|Cyber]] [[Nitro Boost|Key]] deploys a pair of small dragon heads with mouth-mounted flamethrower.
** Inferno from ''[[
* Shendu and son Drago from ''[[
* Bloom from ''[[
* Father, the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Codename
* In the Viewer Mail 1 episode of ''[[
* Volcana from the ''[[DCAU]]''.
* Lucius on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' sometimes shows the ability to do this, but it's mostly treated as a [[Running Gag]] when he's angry. [[Word of God]] says he has some powers he refuses to use out of [[Pride]]. Presumably, this is one of them.
* Shego from ''[[
* Scorcher the Assassin and Flame Princess from ''[[
* Blossom's special power in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' is the ability to breathe fire and ice, although it tends to switch depending on the weather and her body temperature. (She doesn't use it much, though.)
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