History Characters / FireForceSpecialFireForceCompany8

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He is, without a doubt, the physically strongest of his company. In a unit filled with powerful, well-trained pyrokinetics, he was the only one who could fight evenly with an enraged fellow captain [[WorldsStrongestMan Shinmon Benimaru]] and earn his respect when all of his subordinates were defeated in seconds.

* OddlySmallOrganization: Lampshaded. The Company began with only four members and it took two years for anyone else to join. In comparison, Companies 1 through 7 have dozens of members each. Captain Ōbi is overjoyed when they get enough members to fill a fire engine. This [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome comes back to bite them]] in cases of larger scale disasters as, unlike the other Companies, they simply don't have the manpower necessary to resolve the situation. If not for [[GondorCallsForAid calling in reinforcements from allied Companies]] they would have died multiple times.

The protagonist of the series and new recruit to Company 8. After his family died in a fire 12 years ago, Shinra joined the Special Fire Force Company 8 to becoming a hero. Saving people from spontaneous human combustion while also aiming to uncover the truth behind his family's death. His Third Generation power [[SwissArmySuperpower allows him to create powerful flames from his feet in a number of ways]].

A first-class Soldier of Company 8 and former member of the Tokyo military. On the surface she's a completely ideal co-worker and officer, dig a little deeper and she's actually more silly than you'd expect. Regardless of her personality Maki is a capable fighter with powerful Second Generation fire manipulation and deadly hand-to-hand combat skills.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GakutoKajiwara (Japanese), Creator/DerickSnow (English), Luis Leonardo Suárez (Latin American Spanish)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakaAsai (Japanese), Creator/ElizabethMaxwell (English), Betzabe Jara (Latin American Spanish)

** In chapter 292, it's implied and [[spoiler:later confirmed]] that [[spoiler:Excalibur is somehow the original form of the character Excalibur from ''Manga/SoulEater''. When Shinra succumbs to UnstoppableRage against the Evangelist, allowing her to cover the Earth in Adolla's black flames, Arthur, still adrift in Space above

[[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext somehow]] restores his missing body parts, recovers his blade hilt and uses it to unleash a SwordBeam from space that [[GetAholdofYourSelfMan smacks some sense into Shinra in the depths of the Adolla realm]], punctuated by his screaming "You Fool!!!" at the top of his lungs. Once Shinra restores his resolve to overcome the Evangelist and her nihilistic outlook, Arthur starts talking to his blade hilt, which responds back with '[[{{Catchphrase}} Fool]]', with Arthur commenting that weapons bound to strong feelings would gain a soul from the experience. Notably, Excalibur's hilt bares a resemblance to Excalibur's face from a side-on profile at this point]].

* ConstrastingSequelProtagonist: Prequel in this case, and to the protagonists meisters of ''Soul Eater''. He's the lead protagonist like Maka Albern and has Black☆Star's issues of being demonized by others. His resemblance to Death the Kid is justified as he created Lord Death, who created Kid in his image.

* ConstrastingSequelProtagonist: Prequel in this case, and to Black☆Star and Excalibur from ''Soul Eater''. He's the team's idiot big guy swordsman Like Black☆Star, but considers himself a king rather than a master assassin. He alsi possesses many of the annoying quirks that Excalibur possesses, justified in being the one who created the living weapon.

** In chapter 292, it's implied and [[spoiler:later confirmed]] that [[spoiler:Excalibur is somehow the original form of the character Excalibur from ''Manga/SoulEater''. When Shinra succumbs to UnstoppableRage against the Evangelist, allowing her to cover the Earth in Adolla's black flames, Arthur, still adrift in Space above [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext somehow]] restores his missing body parts, recovers his blade hilt and uses it to unleash a SwordBeam from space that [[GetAholdofYourSelfMan smacks some sense into Shinra in the depths of the Adolla realm]], punctuated by his screaming "You Fool!!!" at the top of his lungs. Once Shinra restores his resolve to overcome the Evangelist and her nihilistic outlook, Arthur starts talking to his blade hilt, which responds back with '[[{{Catchphrase}} Fool]]', with Arthur commenting that weapons bound to strong feelings would gain a soul from the experience. Notably, Excalibur's hilt bares a resemblance to Excalibur's face from a side-on profile at this point]].

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Shinra's powers burn through his shoes whenever he uses them, so he generally prefers to either go barefoot or wear easily removable flip-flops if it's not a formal event. The fire-based nature of his powers and inherent durability of third generation pyrokinetics handles any issues with going barefooted in cold conditions.

* AmbiguouslyBi: She had a crush on Rekka and is implied to have developed feelings for Shinra in addition to displaying {{Tsundere}} traits towards him, and later claims that she and Iris would make a better couple than Shinra and Iris. The latter could be taken as either a hint of bisexuality or simply in jest on Tamaki's part. However, given that she's only shown attraction towards males throughout the series, the latter case is the most likely.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Behaves like a {{Tsundere}} to Shinra, and later claims that she and Iris would make a better couple than Shinra and Iris.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Company 8 have their problems and disagreements, but they all respect Akitaru. It is even said that his charisma is the thing that binds the Company together. Even other captains and criminals like Joker seem to respect him for his attitude.

* OddlySmallOrganization: Lampshaded. The Company began with only four members and it took two years for anyone else to join. In comparison, Companies 1 through 7 have dozens of members each. Captain Ōbi is overjoyed when they get enough members to fill a fire engine.
** This [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome comes back to bite them]] in cases of larger scale disasters as, unlike the other Companies, they simply don't have the manpower necessary to resolve the situation. If not for [[GondorCallsForAid calling in reinforcements from allied Companies]] they would have died multiple times.

* {{Hunk}}: Square-jawed and handsome? Check. Built like a a tank? Check. BadassBaritone courtesy of Creator/KazuyaNakai? Check.

* BadassBaritone: Creator/ChristopherWehkamp gives Hinawa a much deeper voice than Creator/KenichiSuzumura, his Japanese voice actor, which is perfectly in-line with his intense character and badassery.

** She has to remind Shinra that she is a Fire Solider just like him and not his "dumb damsel". She then demonstrates her ability against Assault:

* MsFanservice: She's a very attractive woman and the camera loves [[MaleGaze zooming in]] on her assets, be it her [[BuxomIsBetter ample chest]] or her [[AmazonianBeauty muscles]]. One of her very first scenes is a ShowerScene showing her ToplessnessFromTheBack that displays her athletic figure.

* BuxomIsBetter: Is very attractive, and Ohkubo thinks her chest size is so important that her small blurb in the character pages at the start of every volume stresses how huge her breasts are.