Combustion Inducement

Combustion Inducement
Cecil L'Ively using his ability to terrify and impress
Power/Ability to:	Spontaneously ignite objects

The power to cause objects to burst into flames and explode. Sub-power of Fire Manipulation. Not to be confused with Disintegration.

Also Called

• Combustion Effects
• Incineration
• Spontaneous Combustion
• Molecular Combustion

Capability

The user incites atomic structure within targets, causing rapid cohesion loss and heat generation. May cause objects and people to actually explode.

Middle level users can burst organisms into flames.

Techniques

Hi-level can perform

• Air Combustion: to make air particles ignite.

Methods

• Some explode things with the touch of their hand (can be involuntary).
• Others may concentrate hard from a distance.

Associations

• May stem from Fire Manipulation.
• May be accompanied by Accelerated Healing via vibrating one's own molecules.
• Power might be borrowed from Phoenix Mimicry.
• May eventually evolve from Molecular Acceleration.

Limits

• Should be careful in near flammable materials
• Unless the users has Fireproof Skin or Thermal Resistance, setting self on fire could be dangerous... no surprise.
• Lack of oxygen may prevent ability from activating.

Known Users

• Plastique (DC Comics)
• Amanda Strazzulla (Heroes)
• Cecil L'Ively (The X-Files)
• Tahu/Tahu Nuva (Bionicle)
• Wizard/Witch (Harry Potter, via Incendio)
• Combustion Man (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Adam X the X-Treme (Marvel Comics)
• Piper Halliwell (Charmed) [via molecular manipulation]
• Kain (Legacy of Kain)
• Magnus (Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain)
• Sendou Ryuuji (Code: Breaker)
• The Judge (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Sweet (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Charlene Roberta "Charlie" McGee (Firestater)
• Tyler Randall (Smallville)
• Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (Smallville)
• Catherine Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Maki (Darker than Black)
• Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Lavagirl (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl)
• The Scorcher (Adventure Time)
• The Lich (Adventure Time)
• Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Users of the Dragon Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)

Gallery

"Combustion Man" firing blasts...

that explode on contact.

Piper Halliwell (Charmed) utilizes combustion.

Amanda (Heroes) using her power.

Rem (Death Note: The Last Name) ignites the Death Note with supernatural blue flames.

Ogami Rei (Code: Breaker) ignites anything his left hand touches with hellfire.

Sendou Ryuuji (Code: Breaker) ignites anything he wants.

Sweet (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) causes people to burst into song and dance, and eventually into flame, with his presence.