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* There's a powerful Dark Art spell in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' called "Fiendfire", which creates a wicked mass of demon-shaped flames.

* {{Satan}} and {{Hell}} are usually represented in pop culture as being associated with fire. TheDivineComedy is a notable aversion of this, since Satan is trapped in the ''coldest'' part of hell. In Literature/TheBible, though, Satan is not really associated with fire and only ends up in fire because God throws him into the Lake of Fire at the end of the world. He is actually associated thoroughly with air and light, [[LightIsNotGood traditionally more "heavenly"]] elements, and in Revelation, he vomits water.
* In UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}, Iblis and, by extension, Satan, are Djinn made of fire. Hell has flames that burn so hot they're pitch black.
* Loki from the original Norse Mythology was thought to be the God of Fire, though it turned out to be a linguistic confusion (and probably association with Satan). His name actually seems to come from "lopt", which means "air".

* Suzaku from ''YuYuHakusho''

* ''{{Transformers}}''
** The Fallen is one of the original 13 Transformers who turned on the others to serve [[GodOfEvil Unicron]]. Due to the unholy energies empowering him, he's constantly on fire.

* ''TwinPeaks'' had it as ArcWords: "Fire, walk with me".

* The overall villain of the Arson case desk in ''LANoire'' is [[spoiler: a former flamethrower who served under Cole in the Pacific during World War 2. He brought his weapon home with him]]. While it might seem inevitable that the villain of that part of the game would be so inclined, [[spoiler: he was essentially TheDragon (made to burn down houses for profit), until the manipulations of his psychiatrist backfired and finally drove him into full on AxeCrazy territory, and he suddenly burst in, [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere strangled the Doctor]], and kidnapped the LoveInterest]].

* ''SoulCalibur II'' - the game's end boss, Inferno, is essentially Soul Edge come-to-life as a being of living fire. The arena itself is an open field of flames.

* Zhuqiaomon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' can be argued as this, due to his hatred for humans and the one responsible for sending the Devas to the human world.

* Pyro from Comicbook/{{X-Men}}, whose power is control over fire, is almost always a villain. Same goes for the movie version in ''[[Film/{{X-Men}} X-2]]'' and ''X-Men: The Last Stand''.

* The villain Ommadon the Fire Wizard in ''TheFlightOfDragons'' is the only evil of the four elemental wizards.

* Ganon uses flames as an attack in ''ALinkToThePast''.

* From ''GreatMazinger'', [[BigBad The Emperor of Darkness]] is a living pyre of flames.

* In ''VideoGame/{{inFamous}} 2'', the evil end gives Cole fire powers.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilights Kingdom Part 1]]'', Tirek's magic has a fiery aura.

* The overall villain of the Arson case desk in ''LANoire'' is [[spoiler: a former flamethrower who served under Cole in Vietnam. He brought his weapon home with him]]. While it might seem inevitable that the villain of that part of the game would be so inclined, [[spoiler: he was essentially TheDragon (made to burn down houses for profit), until the manipulations of his psychiatrist backfired and finally drove him into full on AxeCrazy territory, and he suddenly burst in, [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere strangled the Doctor]], and kidnapped the LoveInterest]].

* Zhuqiaomon from ''DigimonTamers'' can be argued as this, due to his hatred for humans and the one responsible for sending the Devas to the human world.

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* ''Series/StargateSG1'' references how flames are typically associated with demonic influence in human mythology and suggests it's due to the influence of the [[NeglectfulPrecursors Ancients]] keeping the [[JerkassGods Ori]] at bay.

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* In one episode of ''TheOuterLimits'' {{Revival}}, a group of scientists enter the mind of a patient who has bad memories of his dad trying to make him kill his girlfriend. The dad is surrounded by flames, along with everything else, while screaming at him.

* Loki from the original Norse Mythology is the God of Fire.

* The overall villain of the Arson case desk in ''LANoire'' is [[spoiler: a former flamethrower who served under Cole in Vietnam. He brought his weapon home with him]]. While it might seem inevitable that the villain of that part of the game would be so inclined, [[spoiler: he was essentially TheDragon (made to burn down houses for profit), until the manipulations of his psychiatrist backfired and finally drove him into full on AxeCrazy territory, and he suddenly burst in, [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere strangled the Doctor]], and kidnapped the LoveInterest]].

* The main enemy/ManBehindTheMan of the ''{{Warcraft}}'' series is the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Burning Legion]]. Also, many of its creatures are wreathed in flame; the Infernals spring to mind.

* ''{{Castlevania}}'': Dracula has always been associated with fire, from his trademark three-fire balls to giant meteors.

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