Fire Breath

Fire Breath
Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender) demonstrating one of the reasons for his epithet, "The Dragon of the West".
Power/Ability to:	Release fire from one's mouth.

"Iroh: Did I ever tell you how I got the nickname the "Dragon of the West"?

Azula: I'm not interested in a lengthy anecdote, Uncle.

Iroh: It's more of a demonstration, really."

― Iroh to Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

"Magic's only part of it, my friend. Diet does the rest."

― Firebreathing, Magic: The Gathering

"Okay when the machine made Henry Indestructible it also mutated his throat muscles and that why fire now shoots from his mouth when he laughs."

― Schwoz explaining to Ray and Charlotte about Henry indestructible side effect from the Dentitizer. (Henry Danger)

The ability to generate from within oneself fire and release them from the mouth. Sub-power of Fire Attacks. Variation of Elemental Breath and Energy Breath. Opposite of Ice Breath. Not to be confused with Combustion Inducement.

Also Called

• Fire/Flame/Flaming Breath/Breathing/Exhalation/Spit
• Incendia Respiro/Respira
• Pyric Exhalation
• Pyrokinetic Breath
• Mouth Flame/Fire Beam/Blasts/Fireballs/Wave

Capabilities

The user is able to generate and manipulate fire within them in a way that allows them to shape the exhaling of the effect. These shapes can include bursts, blasts, streams, beams, spits, spheres, and even a mist of it from the mouth.

Applications

• Burning
• Fire Generation
• Heat Generation
• Incineration
• Melting
• Pain Inducement

Variations

• Blue Fire Breath
• Dark Fire Breath
• Hell-Fire Breath
• Holy Fire Breath
• Poison-Fire Breath
• Rainbow Fire Breath
• Spiritual Flame Breath
• White Fire Breath

Associations

• Combustion Inducement
• Dragon Physiology
• Elemental Breath
• Energy Breath
• Fire Attacks
• Fire Manipulation

Limitations

• Continuous flame may be limited by an individual's lung capacity or ability to continuously exhale/blow without stopping.
• Fire Immunity/Heat Immunity
• Unless they have resistance/immunity, the user risks harming themselves.
• May be weak against cold/water-based powers, which can put out the flames.
• May require some form of internal fuel to keep the fire going, limiting how long it can be used.

Known Users

Folklore/Mythology

• Chimera (Greek Mythology)
• Khalkotauroi/Colchis Bulls (Greek Mythology)
• Typhon (Greek Mythology)
• Karura (Japanese Mythology)
• Kiyohime (Japanese Mythology)
• Dragons (Mythology)

Cartoons

• Dragons (American Dragon: Jake Long)
• Some Firebenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Pyronites (Ben 10 series)
  • Heatblast
  • Ultimate Kevin
  • Hot Shot
• Methanosians (Ben 10 series)
  • Swampfire
  • Ultimate Swampfire
  • Swamps
• Monster Kevin (Ben 10 Reboot)
• Diagon (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Pallorfangs (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Pumpkinhead (Casper's Scare School)
• Dragon Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
• Quozmir (Dave the Barbarian)
• Duncan Rosenblatt (Firebreather)
• Bender (Futurama)
• Typhon (Hercules: The Animated Series)
• Jade Chan/Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Hot-Dog (Krypto The Superdog)
• Experiment 627 (Lilo and Stitch: The Series)
• Jinafire Long (Monster High)
• Dragons (My Little Pony series)
• Daybreaker (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Cosma (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Popeye (Popeye the Sailor)
• Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Aku (Samurai Jack)
• Infurnus (Slugterra)
• Dulcy the Dragon (Sonic SatAM)
• Alexandrite (Steven Universe)
• Malchior (Teen Titans)
• Kavaxas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Vindolf Hobgoblin (The Life and Times of Juniper Lee)
• Predaking (Transformers: Prime)
• Mr. Gus (Uncle Grandpa)
• Taranee Cook (W.I.T.C.H)
• Edna (Yin Yang Yo!)
• Eradicus (Yin Yang Yo!)

Anime/Manga

• Pyrus Bakugan (Bakugan Battle Brawlers)
• Mozgus (Berserk)
• Mera Hiuchigashima (Bleach)
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
• Cerberus/Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Long (Chainsaw Man)
• Chang Changku/Cyborg 006 (Cyborg 009)
• Female soldier (Denma); via Pyrokinesis Quanx ability
• Agumon (Digimon)
• Greymon (Digimon)
• Guilmon (Digimon)
• Growlmon (Digimon)
• Tyrannomon (Digimon)
• FlareLizamon (Digimon)
• Great Apes/Golden Great Apes (Dragon Ball series)
• Hirudegarn (Dragon Ball)
• Chappil (Dragon Ball Super)
• Jium (Dragon Ball Super)
• Chief Moginaian (Dragon Ball Super)
• Dabura (Dragon Ball Z)
• Princess Snake (Dragon Ball Z)
• Igneel (Fairy Tail)
• Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail); via Fire Dragon Roar
• Derzerb (Guyver)
• Crom Cruach (Highschool DxD)
• Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD)
• Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
• Totosai (Inuyasha)
• Magician's Red (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
• Cockatrice (Little Witch Academia)
• Guardian ÄRM, V (Fünf) - Dead Dragon (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, Phoenix (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, Wakan Tanka (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)
• Hisashi Midoriya (My Hero Academia)
• Fire Style/Release Users (Naruto)
• Kurama/Nine-Tails (Naruto)
• Koji Kashin (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
• Franky (One Piece)
• Heat (One Piece)
• Cabaji (One Piece)
• Damask (One Piece)
• Kaido (One Piece)
• Fuza (One Piece); via the Flame Dial
• Prometheus (One Piece)
• Hyottoko (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Devaul (Super Doll Licca-chan)
• Jariten (Urusei Yatsura)
• The Winged Dragon of Ra (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Yamata Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Ashuron (Zatch Bell!)
• Bago (Zatch Bell!)
• Belgim EO (Zatch Bell!)
• Zatch Bell (Zatch Bell!); via Golden Spellbook

Comics

• Cordelia (Angel: After the Fall)
• Dulcy (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Ecanic (Cool Toons Comics)
• Beatriz da Costa/Fire (DC Comics)
• Fernus (DC Comics)
• Bizarro (DC Comics)
• Bizarro-Girl (DC Comics)
• Jason Blood/Etrigan (DC Comics)
• Fire Lad (DC Comics)
• Marya Pai/Dragonwing (DC Comics)
• Doomsday (DC Comics)
• Hot Spot (DC Comics)
• Lucifer Morningstar (DC Comics/Vertigo)
• Spawn (Image Comics)
• Duncan Rosenblatt/Firebreather (Image Comics)
• Madame Drache (Marvel Comics)
• Jack Starsmore (Marvel Comics)
• Dragon Man (Marvel Comics)
• Fin Fang Foom (Marvel Comics)
• Mallen (Marvel Comics); via Extremis
• Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
  • Alejandra Jones
  • Danny Ketch
  • Johnny Blaze
• Magma (Marvel Comics)
• Sauron (Marvel Comics)
• Sunfire (Marvel Comics)
• Firelord (Marvel Comics)
• Meggan (Marvel Comics)
• Hellverine (Marvel Comics)
• Lockheed (Marvel Comics)
• Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
• Jim Hammond/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
• Thomas "Toro" Raymond (Marvel Comics)
• Dante Pertuz/Inferno (Marvel Comics)
• Fire Belly (Marvel Comics)
• Purgatori (Purgatori)
• Megatron (Transformers)
• Unicron (Transformers)
• Fire-Eater Aliens (WildC.A.T.s/Aliens)
• Danielle Baptiste (Witchblade)
• Spitfire (Extinctioners)

Movies

• Lavagirl (The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl)
• Jafar (Aladdin)
• Boboiboy Blaze (Boboiboy the Movie)
• Hexxus (Ferngully: the Last Rainforest)
• Gamera (Gamera Showa series)
• Baragon (Godzilla)
• Hades (Hercules)
• Dragons (How to Train Your Dragon)
• Aldrich Killian (Iron Man 3)
• Nicky (Little Nicky)
• Mushu (Mulan)
• Demon KISS (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)
• Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery)
• Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery)
• Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty); via Dragon Mimicry
• Slither (Treasure Buddies)

Live Television

• Dragon Warlock (Charmed)
• The Beast (Doctor Who)
• Leandro (Doctor Who)
• Pyrovile (Doctor Who)
• Dämonfeuer (Grimm)
  • Ariel Eberhart
  • Fred Eberhart
• Henry Hart/Kid Danger (Henry Danger); briefly when he was indestructible.
• Chris Bowman (Heroes)
• Gail Bowman (Heroes)
• Jennie Bowman (Heroes)
• Unnamed Evolved Human (Heroes)
• Kamen Rider Hibiki (Kamen Rider Hibiki)
• WizardDragon in Flame Dragon form (Kamen Rider Wizard)
• Dragons (The Last Dragon)
• Mermaids (Mako Mermaids); while sick
• Hydro Hog (Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers)
• Saliguana (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
• Lily Page (Once Upon a Time)
• Trifire (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
• Vypra (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
• Crustor (Power Rangers Super Samurai)
• Thunder Twins (The Thundermans); via to spices and peppers
  • Phoebe Thunderman
  • Max Thunderman
• Pestar (Ultraman)
• Birdon (Ultraman)
• Xavier Dolls (Wynonna Earp)

Video Games

• Korath (Backyard Monsters)
• Sabnoxes (Backyard Monsters)
• Teratorns (Backyard Monsters)
• Cerberus (Blood)
• Hellhounds (Blood)
• Jurgen Wulf (BloodRayne)
• Beliar (BloodRayne)
• Tabukkugirru/Fire Dragons (Combat of Giants)
• Protagonists (Dark Souls series); via Dragon Head Stone
• Everlasting Dragons (Dark Souls series)
  • Black Dragon Kalameet (Dark Souls)
  • Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon (Dark Souls II)
  • Darkeater Midir (Dark Souls III)
• Drakes/Wyverns (Dark Souls series)
  • Hellkite Dragon/Red Drake/Bridge Wyvern (Dark Souls)
  • Guardian Dragon (Dark Souls II)
  • Ancient Wyvern (Dark Souls III)
  • King of the Storm (Dark Souls III)
  • Lothric Wyverns (Dark Souls III)
• Several Demons (Dark Souls series)
  • Demonic Statues (Dark Souls)
  • Old Demon King (Dark Souls III)
  • Demon Prince (Dark Souls III)
  • Demon Statues (Dark Souls III)
• Bell Gargoyles (Dark Souls)
• Cragspiders (Dark Souls)
• Flaming Attack Dogs (Dark Souls)
• The Ancient Dragon (Dark Souls II)
• Belfry Gargoyles (Dark Souls II)
• Old Iron King (Dark Souls II)
• Giant Man Serpent (Dark Souls III)
• Rock Lizards (Dark Souls III)
• Dante (Devil May Cry); via Ifrit
• Phantom (Devil May Cry)
• King K. Rool (DK: Jungle Climber)
• Dogadon (Donkey Kong 64)
• Users of Fire Breath (The Elder Scrolls)
  • Last Dragonborn
  • Dragons
• Goliath (Evolve)
• Fire Geckos (Fallout series)
• Fire Ants (Fallout 3/Fallout: New Vegas)
• Gojira (Fallout: New Vegas)
• Bahamut (Final Fantasy)
• Xiangling (Genshin Impact)
• Yosafire (The Gray Garden)
• Hellmaru (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Huodou (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Volga (Hyrule Warriors)
• Fiery Aeralfos (Hyrule Warriors)
• Ash (Kameo: Elements of Power)
• Riptor (Killer Instinct)
• Fire Kirby (Kirby series)
• Burning Leo (Kirby series)
• Hot Head (Kirby series)
• Galbo (Kirby series)
• Landia (Kirby series)
• Magman (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)
• Batafire (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror)
• Heat Phanphan (Kirby Air Ride)
• Bohboh (Kirby: Squeak Squad)
• Dragonmen (Serious Sam)
• Ornn, the Fire Below the Mountain (League of Legends)
• Dinolfos (The Legend of Zelda series)
• Dodongos (The Legend of Zelda series)
  • King Dodongo (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
• Dragons (The Legend of Zelda series)
  • Aquamentus (The Legend of Zelda)
  • Volvagia (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
  • Valoo (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
• Kodongos (The Legend of Zelda series)
• Trinexx (The Legend of Zelda); via red head
• Fire-Breath Lizalfos (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
• Dongorongo (The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass)
• Akrid X (Lost Planet 2)
• Mr. Luggs (Luigi's Mansion)
• Ridley (Metroid)
• Carnán (Middle-earth: Shadow of War)
• Flame Graugs (Middle-earth: Shadow of War)
• Several Monsters (Monster Hunter series)
  • Rathalos
  • Rathian
  • Yian Kut-Ku
  • Blue Yian Kut-Ku
  • Garugas
  • Lavasioths
  • Teostra
  • Lunastra
  • Dire Miralis
  • Glavenus
  • Hellblade Glavenus
  • Abiorugu
  • Laviente
  • Egyurasu
  • Guanzorumu
  • Flame Blangonga
  • Merphistophelin; changing its element to fire
  • Midogaron
  • Anjanath
• Onaga (Mortal Kombat)
• Scorpion (Mortal Kombat)
• Pokémon that can learn certain Fire-type moves (Pokémon)
• Diablo (Primal Rage)
• Fire Undead (Return to Castle Wolfenstein)
• Griffoth (Shovel Knight)
• Spyro (Skylanders)
• Sunburn (Skylanders)
• Fire Vipers (Skylanders)
• Blast Zone (Skylanders)
• Hot Dog (Skylanders)
• Wildfire (Skylanders)
• Sand Monster (Skylanders)
• Flavius (Skylanders)
• Vector the Crocodile (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Black Doom (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Spyro the Dragon (Spyro the Dragon)
• Tricky (Star Fox Adventures)
• CloudRunners (Star Fox Adventures)
• Dhalsim (Street Fighter)
• Sea Dragon Leviathan (Subnautica)
• Bowser (Super Mario)
• Yoshi (Super Mario)
• Gasbags (Unreal series)
• Giant Gasbag (Unreal: Return to Na Pali)
• Lilith (Vanguard Princess)
• Deathwing (World of Warcraft)

Tabletop Games

• Gold Dragons (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Red Dragons (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Tiamat (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Tyranids (Warhammer 40,000)

Literature

• The Dragon (Beowulf)
• Fire lizards (Dragonriders of Pern)
• George Baily/St. George (Ex-Heroes)
• Dragons (The Inheritance Cycle)
• Dustfinger (Inkheart)
• Perry Gomez (Shadow Falls)
• Steve (Shadow Falls)
• NightWings (Wings of Fire)
• SandWings (Wings of Fire)
• SkyWings (Wings of Fire)
• Lung (Worm)
• Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)

Web Original

• Leviathan (RWBY)
• Cinder Fall (RWBY)
• SCP-111 - Dragon-Snails™ (SCP Foundation)

Known Objects

• Dragon Head Stone (Dark Souls series)
• Dragon Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventure)
• Superspicy Curry (Kirby/Super Smash Bros. series)
• Cayenne Pepper Magisword (Mighty Magiswords)
• Fire-Salt (Steven Universe)

Gallery

A dragon breathing fire.

Smaug the Golden (The Hobbit)

Azula (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Lavagirl (Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl) sneezes fire.

Jafar (Aladdin) breathing fire.

Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)

Haley Long (American Dragon Jake Long)

Luong Lao Shi (American Dragon: Jake Long)

Heatblast (Ben 10)

Pallorfang (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Alan Albright and Heatblast' fire breath.

Hot Shot (Ben 10 Reboot)

Kyōko Kirisaki (Black Cat) using her Heat to produce a fireball.

Boboiboy Blaze (Boboiboy the Movie)

Cerberus/Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura)

The Dragon Warlock (Charmed)

Tabukkugirru/Fire Dragons (Combat of Giants)

Bizarro's Fire Breath (DC Comics)

Bizarro (DC Comics: New 52)

Hot Spot (DC Comics)

A Saiyan Great Ape (Dragon Ball Z)

Dabura (Dragon Ball Z)

Princess Snake (Dragon Ball Z)

Chief Moginaian (Dragon Ball Super) breathing fire at Beerus.

Hirudegarn (Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon) using his Gigantic Flame.

Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail) using Fire Dragon's Roar.

Duncan (Firebreather) being a half human and half Kaiju has the power to breathe fire.

Godzilla (Godzilla) using his powerful Atomic Flame.

After taking a deep breath, Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku) can...

...expel a large torrent of fire with his Ninpō: Fire Bridge.

After Henry Hart/Kid Danger (Henry Danger) went through the Dentitizer he was temporarily indestructible with the side effect of breathing fire when he laughs.

Spawn's (Image Comics) fire breath

Totosai (Inuyasha)

Aldrich Killian (Iron Man 3) breathing fire.

Magician's Red (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)

Gargos (Killer Instinct 2)

Many species of dragon (The Last Dragon) can breathe fire by releasing gases after consuming metals, such as platinum, to ignite them; this ability is used by Prehistoric Dragons as a defense against predators or rivals…

…Forest Dragons to cook their kills to make them easy to digest…

…and Mountain Dragons to incubate their developing eggs.

Ornn, the Fire Below the Mountain (League of Legends)

As a being born from fire, the Guardian ÄRM, Phoenix (Marchen Awakens Romance) can shoot flames from its mouth.

Jack Starsmore (Marvel Comics)

Madame Drache (Marvel Comics)

After being experimented by Weapon X, Sauron (Marvel Comics) could breath fire.

Lockheed (Marvel Comics)

Fin Fang FOOM!!!! (Marvel Comics)

Jim Hammond/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)

Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)

Sunfire (Marvel Comics)

Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)

Dragon Man (Marvel Comics

Dante Pertuz/Inferno (Marvel Comics)

Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) using her fire breath to cook.

Laviente (Monster Hunter series) breathing a fire mist at a hunter.

Rathalos (Monster Hunter series) shoots a fireball.

Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion's (Mortal Kombat) famous and classic Toasty! fatality.

Daybreaker (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) can breathe fire from her mouth to incinerate her enemies.

Hiruzen Sarutobi/Third Hokage (Naruto)

Jiraiya (Naruto)

Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) using their clan's signature Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu/Grand Fireball Technique/Blaze of Glory.

Obito Uchiha's (Naruto) Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu/Grand Fireball Technique/Blaze of Glory.

Madara Uchiha's (Naruto) Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame.

Franky (One Piece) using his Fresh Fire technique.

Largo (One Piece) breathing out a Very Fire Net.

Kaido (One Piece) using Blast/Boro Breath in his dragon form.

Reshiram (Pokémon) using it's signature move "Blue Flare" to breathe extremely hot blue fire.

Ninetails (Pokémon) using "Flamethrower".

Houndoom (Pokémon) using a toxin-fueled "Flamethrower".

Flareon (Pokémon) using "Fire Spin".

Blaziken (Pokémon)

Moltres (Pokémon)

Mega Charizard X (Pokémon Origins) using "Fire Blast".

Hyottoko (Rurouni Kenshin) placed a 9 liter oil bag in his gut, and can breath fire with a deep exhale and his flint teeth.

Aku's Fire Breath (Samurai Jack)

Demon KISS (Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery)

True to their physiology, the three Dragonmen (Serious Sam) have the ability to breathe fire in two ways, such as emitting it as flame balls, and/or streams of fire which the sergeant and giant variants are only capable of doing.

Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) breathing powerful green flames.

Tricky (Star Fox Adventures)

Alexandrite (Steven Universe)

Fire Salt (Steven Universe) is a Gem dust that, should a human ingest it, causes them to spit fire uncontrollably.

As a "reverse" Kryptonian, Bizarro Supergirl (Supergirl 2016 TV series) has the ability to breathe fire as opposed to freezing breath.

Bowser (Super Mario)

Bowser (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) breathing fire.

Superspicy Curry (Super Smash Bros. series) a dish so spicy that it causes anyone who ingests it to spit fire uncontrollably.

Kavaxas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) breathing green fire.

Kyōko Kirisaki (To Love-Ru) breathing a stream of fire.

Pestar (Ultraman) using his flame breath

Gasbags (Unreal Series) are well known for breathing fire from within their lungs.

One of Lilith's (Vanguard Princess) Special Attacks is a small burst of fire from her mouth.

Taranee Cook (W.I.T.C.H)

Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians book series) once accidentally melted a mirror with his fiery breath.

Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using Black Fire Bullet.

Yamata Dragon (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using "Heaps of Bodies and Streams of Blood" to release powerful streams of flames.

Jade Chan as the Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)

When Phoebe or Max (The Thundermans) eat spices or peppers it turns their heat breath into fire breath and cancels out their freeze breath.

Monster Kevin (Ben 10 Reboot) possesses Hot Shot's fire breath.

Spitfire (Extinctioners) is a komodo dragon with the ability to emit flame from his mouth.