History Main / FireBreathingWeapon

* Probably one of the common examples when HomemadeFlamethrower and [[ImprovisedWeapon Improvised]] Fire Breathing Weapon, the[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQxUZZhnSdA SuperSoaker flamethrower]]

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'', flamethrowers and [[UpToEleven plasma generators]] are as unreliable as everything else in Alpha Complex. Do you risk trying to repair them, or just unstrap the power pack and try to OutrunTheFireball (and risk being fined for letting valuable Computer property be destroyed)?

* Franchise/TheDCU:
** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': Firefly, a villain with a jetpack and a flamethrower.
** ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'' : Kate Kane has flamethrower gloves that shoot fire from the palms.

** ''Franchise/TheFlash'': Heat Wave is a villain who carries to pistols that shoot fire.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanBlackAndGold'': The lady thief in "Golden Age" brings a torch to cut into the safe, and quickly turns to using it as a weapon when Wonder Woman intervenes.

* ''ComicBook/BatwomanRebirth'' : Kate Kane has flamethrower gloves that shoot fire from the palms.

* ''Series/{{Hunter}}'' has the VillainOfTheWeek using a flamethrower to commit arson, and Hunter takes the case when a homeless person dies in one of his fires. Naturally the song played during the teaser was "Burning Down the House".

* ''Series/ForeverKnight'' had a VillainOfTheWeek who torched homeless people with a flame thrower. At least until Nick got through with him.
* ''Series/{{Hunter}}'' used a similar plot, with the villain using the weapon to commit arson as well as burning the occasional InnocentBystander. Naturally the song played during the teaser was "Burning Down the House".

* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerStarResistance EXTRAPOWER Star Resistance]]'': The [=FireBoo]= who appear in Stage 4 have these for arms.

* ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerStarResistance EXTRAPOWER Star Resistance]]'': The FireBoo who appear in Stage 4 have these for arms.

* The ''VideoGame/BrutalDoom'' has the Mancubus Flame Launcher and the Revenant's hellish shoulder missile launchers, the same used by Revenants and Mancubi after they've been blown to pieces. The Mancubus flame cannon and Revenant missile launcher shoots globs of fire to burn any demon and zombie it hits. ''Project Brutality'' allows the Mancubus flame launcher to act as a flamethrower. The M2 Heavy Plasma has a plasmathower SecondaryFire that Doomguy swings in a wide swath in front of him.

* In ''Film/ShredderOrpheus'' the Underworld parking garage has flame jets appear sporadically for Orpheus to dodge on the way to the final confrontation with Hades.

* In ''Franchise/StarWars Episode II: Film/AttackOfTheClones'', Jango Fett attacks Mace Windu with a miniature flamethrower in his left gauntlet. Windu jumps away quick enough that the only damage is to his outer layer of robes, which he quickly shucks.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': A specialist Stormtrooper uses a flamethrower in the attack on the Jakku village at the beginning of ''Episode VII: Film/TheForceAwakens''.

* In ''Film/HoboWithAShotgun'', Slick uses a flamethrower to [[WouldHarmAChild to torch a busload of school children]].

* In ''Film/SilentNight'', the killer has a flamethrower at his disposal. [[spoiler:It is what his father used to kill his ex-wife, after all.]]

* ''Videogame/{{Bloodborne}}'' has the Flamesprayer, a steampunk-ish device the size of a particularly large watering can that runs on your ammunition to produce large gouts of flame. It lacks the stopping power of a proper firearm, but compensates through sheer amounts of damage in a decent area.

* Both [[{{Mentors}} Kyril]] and [[TheApprentice Lily]] use the Flamesprayer as an offhand weapon for [[KillItWithFire setting crowds of foes ablaze]]. For the former, it is also used to [[CruelAndUnusualDeath burn prisoners alive during interrogation]].

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Of course this is not limited to the flamethrowers alone: various (directional) bombs, traps, [[ImprovisedWeapons improvised]] [[HomemadeFlamethrower weapons]] and even vehicle cannons can fall under this category. The common similarity between all the weapons here is they all use "KillItWithFire" as their main form of causing damage, and they are all "point and burn" weapons.

Of course this is not limited to the flamethrowers alone: various (directional) bombs, traps, improvised weapons and even vehicle cannons can fall under this category. The common similarity between all the weapons here is they all use "KillItWithFire" as their main form of causing damage, and they are all "point and burn" weapons.

** There's an entire class based around these: The Firebug. In addition to the usual Flamethrower, other weapons for the perk include the Caulk 'n' Burn, a [[ImprovisedWeapon makeshift flamethrower]] made from a caulk gun; the Spitfire Flare Revolver, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin revolver that shoots flares]]; and the Microwave Gun, which fires a beam of microwaves that not only set enemies on fire, but also make them plump up and explode. While extremely good at mowing down hordes of weaker specimens, larger ones are unfazed by the flames.

* ImprovisedWeapon: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQxUZZhnSdA Supersoaker flamethrower]]

See also GreekFire, FlamingSword, AerosolFlamethrower, MolotovCocktail, VideogameFlamethrowersSuck, and FlamethrowerBackfire. Compare PlayingWithFire, for people who make fire themselves. If you were looking for literally breathing fire, that's BreathWeapon.