History Main / FireBalls

* Fireballs tend to be blown at you by Zo(l/r)as, statues, burning eyeballs and such in the early ''TheLegendOfZelda'' games. A spell in ''Link's Adventure'' lets you toss them around with your sword.

** In ''CrisisCoreFinalFantasyVII'', the Fire/Fira/Firaga spells shoots medium sized fireballs, in ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'' Cloud's Fire/Fira/Friaga spells take the same form, rather than the pillar of flame the spells took on in ''FinalFantasyVII''

* In some FinalFantasy games and related SquareEnix games, the fire/fira/firaga spells are represented by fireballs, although most games they are more of summoning flames at the target destination. Other spells may or may not count as well, again on a game by game basis.
** FinalFantasy 6, Fire, and Fira are summoning flames at the feet of the target, but Firaga summons a condensed ball of fire that crashes into the target and explodes.
** Most KingdomHeart games Fire/Fira/Firaga are homing fireballs.
** In ''[[KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', the fire spells are, in order of Fire to Firaga, a homing fireball, a non-homing fireball, and an exploding napalm ball.

** Ryu is specifically given a red fireball in some installments, as opposed to his EnergyBall "Surge Fist." It literally lights enemies aflame.

* In ''[[KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', the fire spells are, in order of Fire to Firaga, a homing fireball, a non-homing fireball, and an exploding napalm ball. This is much better than the first six ''FinalFantasy'' games, which didn't have fireball sprites (after all, fireballs [[{{StargateSG-1}} are so much better than not]] fireballs).

[[caption-width-right:252:[[SuperMarioBros The power of the gods in the hand of a plumber.]]]]

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* The tech spell Incinerate in ''{{Mass Effect}}''.

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* ''SuperMarioBros'': just punch a brick ceiling, grab a flower half the size of your body, and change into white overalls. Or just blow it out of your mouth if you're a plant, a turtle or a dinosaur. (Some of these fireballs bounce along the ground, while others just drift through the air.)

A [[StockSuperpower]] common power for [[PlayingWithFire pyro-elementalists]], [[FunctionalMagic wizards]], [[PsychicPowers psychics]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], ManEatingPlant[==]s, and even [[KiAttacks martial artists]]. Fire, in spite of its [[KillItWithFire fearsome appeal]], is not known for being tangible or portable. Rolling it into a ball gives it the semblance of a physical structure, and lets you throw it, bounce it and dodge it at will, which are quite desirable traits in {{videogames}} and tabletop games.

* In ''{{Secret of Mana}}'', one of the first powers gained by the fire spirit, Salamander is this. Similar to the Star Ocean example, it can split into multiple fireballs at higher levels.

* The ''{{Star Ocean}}'' series.
* In ''{{Secret of Mana}}'', one of the first powers gained by the fire spirit, Salamander is this. At higher levels, it can split into 3 separate fireballs.

* The tech spell Incinerate in ''{{Mass Effect}}''.
* The ''{{Star Ocean}}'' series.
* In ''{{Secret of Mana}}'', one of the first powers gained by the fire spirit, Salamander is this. At higher levels, it can split into 3 separate fireballs.

A common power for [[PlayingWithFire pyro-elementalists]], [[FunctionalMagic wizards]], [[PsychicPowers psychics]], [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], ManEatingPlant[==]s, and even [[KiAttacks martial artists]]. Fire, in spite of its [[KillItWithFire fearsome appeal]], is not known for being tangible or portable. Rolling it into a ball gives it the semblance of a physical structure, and lets you throw it, bounce it and dodge it at will, which are quite desirable traits in {{videogames}} and tabletop games.

* ''{{Ragnarok Online}}'' provides it with a nice mage spell.