- "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
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. Not to be confused with Combustion Inducement.
Also Called
- Fire/Flame/Flaming Breath/Breathing/Exhalation
- Incendia Respiro/Respira
- Pyric Exhalation
- Pyrokinetic Breath
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, streams, spheres, even a mist of it from the mouth.
Applications
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
Limitations
- Fire Immunity/Heat Immunity
- Unless they have resistance/immunity, the user risks harming themselves.
- May be weak against cold/water-based powers.
- May require some form of internal fuel to keep the fire going, limiting how long it can be used.
Known Users
Mythology/Folklore
- Chimera (Greek Mythology)
- Dragons (Mythology)
Cartoons
- Dragons (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Some Firebenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Pyronites (Ben 10 series)
- Heatblast
- Ultimate Kevin
- Methanosians (Ben 10 series)
- Swampfire
- Ultimate Swampfire
- Swamps
- Diagon (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Pallorfangs (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Monster Kevin (Ben 10 Reboot)
- Pumpkinhead (Casper's Scare School)
- Dragon Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
- Quozmir (Dave the Barbarian)
- Duncan Rosenblatt (Firebreather)
- Bender (Futurama)
- Typhon (Hercules: The Animated Series)
- 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)
- Popeye (Popeye the Sailor)
- Buttercup (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- Infurnus (Slugterra)
- Dulcy the Dragon (Sonic SatAM)
- Alexandrite (Steven Universe)
- Malchior (Teen Titans)
- Kavaxas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- 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 (Bleach)
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
- Cerberus/Kero (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- 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)
- Dabura (Dragon Ball)
- Princess Snake (Dragon Ball)
- Great Apes/Golden Great Apes (Dragon Ball)
- Hirudegarn (Dragon Ball)
- Chappil (Dragon Ball Super)
- Jium (Dragon Ball Super)
- Chief Moginaian (Dragon Ball Super)
- Igneel (Fairy Tail)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Derzerb (Guyver)
- Crom Cruach (Highschool DxD)
- Issei Hyoudou (Highschool DxD)
- Totosai (Inuyasha)
- Magician's Red (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
- 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 users (Naruto)
- Kurama (Naruto)
- 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
- Angel's dragon (Angel: After the Fall)
- Dulcy (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Ecanic (Cool Toons Comics)
- 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 Rider (Marvel Comics)
- Magma (Marvel Comics)
- Sauron (Marvel Comics)
- Sunfire (Marvel Comics)
- Firelord (Marvel Comics)
- Meggan (Marvel Comics)
- Hellverine (Marvel Comics)
- Alejandra (Marvel Comics)
- Lockheed (Marvel Comics)
- Johnny Blaze (Marvel Comics)
- Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
- Jim Hammond/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
- Thomas "Toro" Raymond (Marvel Comics)
- Dante Pertuz/Inferno (Marvel Comics)
- Purgatori (Purgatori)
- Megatron (Transformers)
- Danielle Baptiste (Witchblade)
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)
- Demon KISS (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)
- Henry Hart/Kid Danger (Henry Danger); temporarily
- 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)
- Vypra (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue)
- Crustor (Power Rangers Super Samurai)
- Phoebe Thunderman (The Thundermans)
- Max Thunderman (The Thundermans)
- 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)
- Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Fire Breath shout (YOL TOOR SHUL)
- Dragons (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Goliath (Evolve)
- Fire Geckos (Fallout Series)
- Fire Ants (Fallout 3/Fallout: New Vegas)
- Gojira (Fallout: New Vegas)
- Bahamut (Final Fantasy)
- Yosafire (The Gray Garden)
- 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)
- Heat Phanphan (Kirby Air Ride)
- Ornn, the Fire Below the Mountain (League of Legends)
- Dinolfos (The Legend of Zelda)
- Dodongos (The Legend of Zelda)
- King Dodongo (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
- Dragons (The Legend of Zelda)
- 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)
- Trinexx (The Legend of Zelda); via red head
- Fire-Breath Lizalfos (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- 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)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
- Yoshi (Super Mario)
- Gasbags (Unreal series)
- Lilith (Vanguard Princess)
- Giant Gasbag (Unreal: Return to Na Pali)
- 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)
- Lung (Worm)
- NightWings (Wings of Fire)
- SandWings (Wings of Fire)
- SkyWings (Wings of Fire)
- Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)
Web Original
- Leviathan (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)
- Fire-Salt (Steven Universe)