- "I'm the Human Torch! I am flame! And the nature of flame is to rise! Push your powers to its limits-- you won't bring me down a second time!"
- ― Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
The power to generate fire. Sub-power of Fire Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Generation and Plasma Generation.
Also Called[]
- Agnigenesis/Ignigensis
- Agniurgy/Igniurgy/Pyrourgy
- Blazing Flame (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Fire Creation/Projection
- Flame Creation/Generation/Projection
- Fire Shooting
- Ignition
- Lumen (The Lorien Legacies)
- Phlegogenesis/Pyrogenesis
Capabilities[]
The user is able to either physically or mentally generate and project fire from their body or make objects burst into flames.
Applications[]
- Fire Aura
- Fire Blast
- Fire Vision
- Fire Stream Projection
- Heat Generation
- Light Generation (as a natural side effect)
- Nova Flame
Techniques[]
Variations[]
- Anaerobic Fire Generation
- Bio-Fire Generation
- Bio-Plasma Fire Generation
- Blue Fire Generation
- Combustion Inducement
- Fire Rain Generation
- Fire Trail
- Flammable Bodily Fluids
- Fox-Fire Generation
- Greek Fire Generation
- Green Fire Generation
- Heat Generation
- Hell-Fire Generation
- Holy Fire Generation
- Igniting Snap
- Inextinguishable Fire
- Invisible Fire Generation
- Nuclear Fire Generation
- Plasma Fire Generation
- Purple Fire Generation
- Psychic Fire Generation
- Rainbow Fire Generation
- Underwater-Fire Generation
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Can only create fire, not control it.
- May require oxygen.
- Abilities may be affected by anger and rage, as the angrier one gets, the more powerful the fire, and more dangerous around the area.
Known Users[]
Folklore/Mythology[]
- Deities of Fire (Mythology)
- Belisama (Celtic Mythology)
- Apollo (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Hephaestus/Vulcan (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Hestia/Vesta (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Pele (Hawaiian Mythology)
- Surt/Surtur (Norse Mythology)
Comics[]
- Lucifer Morningstar (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- Jason Blood/Etrigan (DC Comics)
- Chato Santana/El Diablo (DC Comics)
- Beatriz da Costa/Fire (DC Comics)
- Thara Ak-Var, through connection with the Flamebird entity (DC Comics)
- Vulcan (DC Comics)
- Beatriz da Costa/Fire (DC Comics)
- Fernus (DC Comics)
- Bizarro (DC Comics)
- Bizarro-Girl (DC Comics)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Duncan Rosenblatt/Firebreather (Image Comics)
- Mark Raxton/Molten Man (Marvel Comics)
- Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
- Jim Hammond/Human Torch (Marvel Comics)
- Thomas "Toro" Raymond (Marvel Comics)
- Dante Pertuz/Inferno (Marvel Comics)
- Zon (Marvel Comics)
- Molten Man (Marvel Comics)
- Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Russell "Rusty" Collins/Firefist (Marvel Comics)
- Crystal (Marvel Comics)
- Oya (Marvel Comics)
- Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
- Zhao Tang/Auric (Marvel Comics)
- Blazer (Sonic the Comic)
- William Kaplan/Flare (Sonic the Comic)
- Lucifer (The Wicked + The Divine)
- Baphomet/Nergal (The Wicked + The Divine)
- Sakhmet (The Wicked + The Divine)
- Elizabeth Sherman (Hellboy/BPRD)
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa/Manhua[]
- Lava (Aishuu Lava)
- L-Drago (Beyblade Metal Saga)
- Flame Sagitario (Beyblade Metal Saga)
- Fire Magic Users (Black Clover)
- Salamander (Black Clover)
- Bazz-B (Bleach)
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamato (Bleach)
- Love Aikawa (Bleach)
- Momo Hinamori (Bleach)
- Shuren (Bleach)
- Rin Okumura (Blue Exorcist)
- Stella Vermillion (Chivalry of the Failed Knight)
- Rei Ōgami (Code:Breaker)
- Ryuji Sendo (Code:Breaker)
- Mai Kashiwagi (Darker than Black)
- Flamedramon (Digimon Adventure 02)
- ShineGreymon Burst Mode (Digimon Savers/Data Squad)
- Stetch Atelier (Dungeons & Artifacts)
- Rei Ogami (Code:Breaker)
- Code: Emperor (Code:Breaker)
- Mishiru Kokumonji (Code:Breaker)
- Sorcerer Oacus (Deltora Quest)
- Pirate Robot (Dragon Ball)
- Pikkon (Dragon Ball Z)
- Nuova Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Omega Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Joan of Arc (Drifters)
- Kaen (The Boy Who Had Been Continuously Burned by the Fires of Hell. Revived, He Becomes the Strongest Flame User)
- Quatro Blitz (Tower of God)
- Yeon Yihwa (Tower of God)
- Fie (Edens Zero)
- Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Fire Magic Users (Fairy Tail)
- Levy McGarden (Fairy Tail); via Solid Script
- Tempesta (Fairy Tail)
- Wenren Yixuan (Fog Hill if Five Elements)
- First Generation/Infernals (Fire Force)
- Shinmon Benimaru (Fire Force)
- Third Generation (Fire Force)
- Leonard Burns
- Totosai (InuYasha)
- Mikoto Suoh/The Red King (Project K)
- Kaldo Gehenna (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
- Alan (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Halloween (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Kikazoku Fire (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Phoenix (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- General (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Kannochi (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Miyagawa (Mob Psycho 100)
- Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)
- Go Asahi (Mob Psycho 100)
- Toichiro Suzuki (Mob Psycho 100)
- Ignis (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Seolhwi (Murim RPG Simulation)
- Jeok Cheongang (Murim Login)
- Jin Taekyung (Murim Login)
- Jo-Pil/Jang Cheon (Murim Login)
- Various Fire Release/Style Shinobi (Naruto)
- Mun Ran-Yeong (Nano Machine)
- Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine)
- Lee Hwa Myung (Nano Machine)
- Hu Bong (Nano Machine)
- Nugal (Hero Killer)
- Bagna (Hero Killer)
- Ijincheon (Hero Killer)
- Enji Todoroki/Endeavor (My Hero Academia)
- Toya Todoroki/Dabi (My Hero Academia)
- Shoto Todoroki (My Hero Academia)
- Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece); via Prometheus
- Portgas D. Ace (One Piece); via Mera Mera no Mi
- Sabo (One Piece); via Mera Mera no Mi
- Sanji (One Piece); via Diable Jambe and Ifrit Jambe
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via Gum Gum/Gomu Gomu Red Hawk
- Lunarians (One Piece)
- Orochi (One-Punch Man)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
- Musashi (Nanbaka)
- Bravenwolf Tenkai Firestorm (Tenkai Knights)
- Kerberos (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Jack O' Lantern (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Geumbi (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment); via Psychic Fire
- Sara (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Guido-Fire (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Sky Drake (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Kim Soohyun (The Hero Returns)
- Carolina Reaper (Sakamoto Days)
- Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon)
- Eudial (Sailor Moon)
- Homura (Sekirei)
- Antares (Solo Leveling)
- Choi Jong-In (Solo Leveling)
- Tusk (Solo Leveling)
- Akane Hino/Cure Sunny (Smile Pretty Cure!)
- Starjun (Toriko)
- Stiyl Magnus (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Muhammad Avdol (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders); via Magician's Red
- Jogo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Haemin Kwon (Jungle Juice)
- Towa Akagi/Cure Scarlet (Go! Princess Pretty Cure)
- Gul (Gul)
- Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
- Angela (Jewelpet Kira Deco!)
- Nezuko Kamado (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Fire Demons (Konjiki no Gash Bell!)
- Aruka Schild (Needless)
- Grace Orfen (Yankee Wa Isekai De Seirei Ni Aisaremasu)
- Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
- Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Randō (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Zeru (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Kagari Ayaka (Witch Craft Works)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Crazy Jane/Sun Daddy (Doom Patrol)
- Pyrotechnic Alphas (Alphas)
- Beck (Angel)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Zeek (The New Legends Of Monkey)
- Donna Gilchrist (Being Human)
- Sally Malik (Being Human)
- Macy Vaughn (Charmed 2018); formerly
- Alistair Caine (Charmed 2018)
- Red Children (The Darkest Minds)
- Christy Jenkins (Charmed)
- Tyler Michaels (Charmed)
- The Source of All Evil (Charmed)
- Cole Turner (Charmed)
- P. Russell (Charmed)
- Jane Franklin (Charmed)
- The Siren (Charmed)
- Serena Fredrick (Charmed)
- Baby Sinclair (Dinosaurs); via "terrible twos"
- Excandesco (Grimm)
- Muriel (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
- Meredith Gordon (Heroes)
- Flint Gordon Jr. (Heroes)
- Tavros Nitram (Homestuck)
- Rikki Chadwick (H2O: Just Add Water)
- Charlotte Watsford (H2O: Just Add Water)
- Spencer Shay (iCarly); accidentally
- Colwyn (Krull)
- Mary Sibley (Salem)
- La Gimnasta (Los Protegidos)
- Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time)
- Zelena (Once Upon a Time)
- Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
- Cora (Once Upon a Time)
- Anastasia (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
- Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)
- Maleficent (Once Upon a Time)
- Jayden Shiba (Power Rangers Samurai)
- Fairy Godmother (Shrek)
- Warren Peace (Sky High)
- Balthazar Blake (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Dave Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Maxim Horvath (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Morgana le Fay (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Pyrogeists (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series)
- Witches (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
- Witches and Warlocks (Witches of East End)
- The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)
- Cecil L'Ively (X-Files)
- Olivia Abroholos Elephanta (Ms. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
- Ned Schmecker (Reaper)
Cartoons[]
- Flame Princess (Adventure Time)
- Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
- Scorcher (Adventure Time)
- Firebenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10); via spellcasting
- Pyronites (Ben 10)
- Heatblast
- Alan Albright
- Kevin 11
- Methanosians (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Swampfire
- Swamps
- Ultimate Swampfire
- Sentient Ultimate Swampfire
- Ultimate Kevin
- Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Pyrokinesis Users (Danny Phantom)
- Claire Selton/Volcana (DC Animated Universe)
- Francis Stone/Hotstreak (DC Animated Universe)
- Hades (Disney's Hercules)
- Belloc (Firebreather)
- Duncan Rosenblatt (Firebreather)
- Bruni/Fire Spirit (Frozen)
- Coldfire (Gargoyles)
- Anger (Inside Out)
- Shendu (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Jentry Chau (Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld)
- Kai (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Heath Burns (Monster High)
- Autumn Blaze (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Zebedee/ The Fire Springs Wizard (Magic Roundabout/Doogal)
- Enid (OK K.O, Let's Be Heroes!)
- Cinder Fall (RWBY)
- Aku (Samurai Jack)
- Char Siu (Scissor Seven)
- King Micah (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
- Fairy Godmother (Shrek 2)
- Tom Lucitor (Star vs. The Forces of Evil)
- Merlin (Tales of Arcadia)
- Kai (The Hollow)
- Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)
- Zebedee (The Magic Roundabout)
- Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
- Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry Tales); one-off
- Taranee Cook (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Pierre del Fuego (Mucha Lucha)
- Kimiko Tohomiko (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Mala Mala Jong/Fearsome Four (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Fire Elementor (Max Steel 2013)
- Various Elementor fusions (Max Steel 2013)
Literature[]
- Various Characters (The Beginning After The End)
- Toa of Fire (BIONICLE)
- Simon Fondue (The Ok Team); as The Torch
- Sonea (The Black Magician trilogy)
- Cole Stewart (The Darkest Minds)
- Orfeo (The Darkest Minds)
- Mason/Twitch (The Darkest Minds)
- Brisingr users (Inheritance Cycle)
- Balrogs (Tolkienverse)
- Wizards (Harry Potter); via "Incendio" spell
- Leo Valdez (The Heroes of Olympus)
- Shaunee Cole (House of Night)
- Fire Magic users (Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon)
- Yuna Tzakranaky; via Fireball
- Gaster Latnile; via World Flame Map
- Number Four/John Smith (Lorien Legacies)
- Emma Bloom (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
- Witches (Shadow Falls)
- Warlocks (Shadow Falls)
- Chameleons (Shadow Falls); via Species-Shifting
- Warlocks (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
- Misty Carter (Sparkstone)
- Flares (Upside-Down Magic)
- Patrick Donovan (The Young Guardians)
Video Games[]
- Mirael (AFK Arena)
- Satrana (AFK Arena)
- Elk/Elc Kowalapule (Arc The Lad)
- Pyron (Darkstalkers)
- Fuse (Dust An Elysian tail)
- Fidget (Dust An Elysian tail)
- Heat (Bust a Groove 1/2)
- Heat (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
- Ness (EarthBound)
- Pyro Element Users from Genshin Impact
- Amber; via Pyro Vision
- Benett; via Pyro Vision
- Diluc; via Pyro Vision
- Hu Tao; via Pyro Vision
- Klee; via Pyro Vision
- Signora; as the Crimson Witch
- Thoma; via Pyro Vision
- Xiangling; via Pyro Vision
- Xinyan; via Pyro Vision
- Yanfei; via Pyro Vision
- Yoimiya; via Pyro Vision
- Ares (God of War)
- Helios (God of War)
- Hades (God of War)
- Combots (Hλlf-Life 2); Cut
- Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII)
- John White/The Beast (inFAMOUS)
- Nix (Infamous 2)
- Cole MacGrath (inFAMOUS series)
- Axel (Kingdom Hearts)
- Lea (Kingdom Hearts)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts series)
- Mysterious Figure/Unknown (Kingdom Hearts)
- Kyu Kusanagi (The King of Fighters)
- K' (The King of Fighters)
- Ahri (League of Legends)
- Annie (League of Legends)
- Brand (League of Legends)
- Princess Zelda (Legend of Zelda)
- Fire Man (Mega Man series)
- Burner Man (Mega Man series)
- Magma Dragoon (Mega Man X series)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat series)
- Sektor (Mortal Kombat)
- Blaze (Mortal Kombat)
- Scorpion (Mortal Kombat series)
- Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat series)
- Tanya (Mortal Kombat)
- Taven (Mortal Kombat)
- Changli (Wuthering Waves)
- Scar (Wuthering Waves)
- Mortefi (Wuthering Waves)
- Koharu (Norn 9)
- Jalapeno (Plants Vs. Zombies)
- Pokémon who can use Fire-type moves (Pokémon)
- Psychics (Psychonauts)
- Users of Fire Creation (Rewrite)
- Fuego
- Midou
- Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Iblis (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Spyro (Spyro the Dragon)
- Ignitus (The Legend of Spyro)
- Chef Pepper Jack (Skylanders)
- Flameslinger (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
- Gill (Street Fighter)
- Fox McCloud (Star Fox/Super Smash Bros.)
- Falco Lombardi (Star Fox/Super Smash Bros.)
- Bowser (Super Mario Bros.)
- DJ Phantasmagloria (Super Mario Bros.)
- Luigi (Super Mario Bros.)
- Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
- Mr. Luggs (Super Mario Bros.)
- Brynhildr (TYPE-MOON); via Mana Burst (Flame)
- Toriel Dreemurr (Undertale)
- Asgore Dreemurr (Undertale)
- Asriel Dreemurr (Undertale)
- Photoshop Flowey (Undertale)
Web Animation/Comics/Series[]
- Yasuke (Black Sun)
- Charlotte "Charlie" Magne (Hazbin Hotel)
- Richard Ashendale (Looking for Group)
- Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
- Users of Illios Phoenix Flame (Ordeal)
- SCP-4051 - Your Friendly Neighborhood Keter (SCP Foundation)
- Sally Fintan/Alchemical Fire (Sleepless Domain)
- The Darkness (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Nox Decious (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Fire Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
- Agents of EMBER (unOrdinary)
Other[]
- Master Powers (Super Smash Stadium)
Known Objects[]
- Rubicante (Akame Ga Kill!)
- Fiendfyre (Harry Potter)
- Dragon Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Flamethrower camera/cctv entity (skibidi toilet)
- Fire ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Laevateinn (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Flame-Blast Ring/Incandescence (Marvel Comics)
- Mera Mera no Mi/Flame-Flame Fruit (One Piece)
- Flame Dials (One Piece)
- Pyrokinesis Badge (Psychonauts)
- Flamarang Glove (ROBLOX: Slap Battles)
- Fire Sword (Secret Saturdays)
- Starfire Amber Gem (Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic)
- Star Hanabi (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Hanabi Star (Xiaolin Chronicles)
- Kagari Ayaka (Witch Craft Works)
Known Powers[]
- Firebending (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Flame Breathing (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Ryūjin Jakka/Zanka no Tachi Nishi: Zanjitsu Gokui (Bleach)
- Flames of Purgatory (Code:Breaker)
- Disaster Flames (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Shrine (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Tinder (Konosuba)
- Fireball (Konosuba)
- Inferno (Konosuba)
- Agnis Schiwattas (Needless)
- Sunshine (Seven Deadly Sins)
- Innocentius (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Ilios Pheonix Flame (Ordeal)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa/Manhua[]
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's (Bleach) Zanpakutō, Ryūjin Jakka, is the oldest and most powerful fire-type Zanpakutō...
...and with its Bankai, Zanka no Tachi, it compresses all the flames equaling the temperature of the sun alongside the edge of his blade...
...Zanka no Tachi, Nishi: Zanjitsu Gokui incinerates any and all attacks that come in contact with the fire armor into nothingness...
Portgas D. Ace (One Piece) became a flame human after eating the Mera Mera no Mi and could generate an infinite number of flames from his body.
Sanji (One Piece) generating the passionate flames of his Diable Jambe, a kick with the power of devil...
...and later generates even hotter flames for a much stronger technique Ifrit Jambe once his genetic enhancements awakened and combined them with his Haki.
A homage to his late brother Ace, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) created his Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk by combining his Gear Second with Haki.
After Ace's death, Sabo (One Piece) ate the Mera Mera no Mi and took over the power of a flame human.
Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku) generating powerful and deadly flames from the oils of his skin with Ninpo: Fire Monk.
Halloween (Marchen Awakens Romance) has been collecting ÄRMs with the element of fire ever since he mastered control of one to burn his bullies and their homes.
Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) can activate the Guardian ÄRM, Phoenix, thereby summoning a fiery bird to incinerate his victims.
If Pause's Ghost ÄRM, Verfile lands on the necessary side, General (Marchen Awakens Romance) can turn his hand into a club that generates fire.
Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine) using the highest form of Extreme Yang with shearing black flames.
...Obito Uchiha breathing flames in a roaring fireball...
Unlike the Second Generation, People of the Third Generation (Fire Force) are capable of generating fire.
Along with manipulating it, Choi Jong-In (Solo Leveling) can also generate flames of unbelievable levels.
Sky Drake (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment) can attribute with dark power by Guido-Hyun's summoning.
Bonzo/Comics[]
A pyrokinetic mutant, Russell "Rusty" Collins/Firefist (Ultimate Marvel Comics) could psionically generate and manipulate heat and flame.
Cartoons[]
Firebenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra) unlike other benders can generate their element from their body.
Literature[]
Live Television/Movies[]
Spencer Shay (iCarly) has a bad habit of accidentally starting fires. It's become a running gag on the show for something to often set on fire if Spencer so much as touches it.
Tyler Michaels (Charmed) is an Archai with the power of create fire, although he was previously believed to be a Firestarter.
Video Games[]
...and creates even larger flames with a Navarm Bomb.