History Main / MyBloodRunsHot

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Remorhaz is hot enough that nonmagical metal weapons melt on contact, and if it swallows you, it's game over, instant death, no save, do not pass go, do not collect £200.

* Karlach from ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' starts out with an infernal machine of Avernus in place of her heart. Until it's repaired, she CantHaveSexEver, or even a hug, because she'd burn her partner. (It also means that if vampire spawn Astarion tries to bite her, he'll get a painful burn for his troubles.)

* {{Downplayed|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/TheTouchOfGreenFire''. Shego's plasma powers cause her to have a body temperature that's two degrees above the average. She also has a higher blood pressure than normal.

* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', [[AxCrazy Alexia Ashford]]'s main method of attack is slinging her {{blood|yMurder}} at her foes, which combusts on contact with the air. [[spoiler:Another host of T-Veronica, Manuela Hidalgo, shows these same powers, though she's not nearly as evil as Alexia. It can be assumed that the fire-based attacks of her father Javier's V-Complex form run on the same principal as well, as they spring from Veronica too.]]

* Many Fire-typed ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' are described as having a flame-producing sac or other such organs in their bodies. Some Pokémon like Magcargo and Heatran literally have magma for blood.

* In ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', Scarrans are extremely hot and can project this heat as a weapon. Compare with Sebacceans, who are colder than humans and [[WeaksauceWeakness vulnerable to hot temperatures]]. Scorpius, being [[HybridsAreACrapshoot a hybrid of both races]], needs cooling rods implanted in his head to survive.

** The Pillar Men from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'' have each mastered a type of fighting style called "Mode", where they [[LovecraftianSuperpower freely transfigure their own bodies]] to emulate ElementalPowers. Esidisi's Mode is Heat Control, which entails heating his blood to 500 degrees Celsius (or 932 degrees Fahrenheit) then extending his blood vessels from his body and injecting his blood into an opponent. The results are just as [[BodyHorror horrifying]] as they should be.

* Simes in ''Literature/SimeGen'' have a body temperature noticeably higher than that of Gens and children. This incidentally means they don't get sick as often as many germs can't tolerate the higher temperature.

* Shishio, the season 1 big bad of ''Anime/RurouniKenshin''. He was shot in the head and lit on fire before being left for dead. The fire left him disfigured, and all of his sweat glands were destroyed. As such, he has incredibly high body temperature, which (apparently) grants him almost superhuman speed and strength. The downside is that he can only fight for about fifteen minutes before the heat buildup kills him.

** The [[UltimateLifeForm Pillar Men]] have each mastered a type of fighting style called "Mode", where they [[LovecraftianSuperpower freely transfigure their own bodies]] to emulate ElementalPowers. Esidisi's Mode is Heat Control, which entails heating his blood to 500 degrees Celsius(or 932 degrees Fahrenheit) then extending his blood vessels from his body and injecting his blood into an opponent. The results are just as [[BodyHorror horrifying]] as they should be.
** A lesser example would be [[BadassNormal Robert E.O. Speedwagon]] during ''Phantom Blood''. It's never really explained how or why, but Speedwagon is so hot-blooded that he could melt Zeppeli's frozen arm just by holding it to his chest for a minute. Unfortunately, [[BlessedWithSuck his hot blood makes him unable to use Hamon Techniques]].

* The Titans of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' have extremely high body temperatures, which appears to increase along with their size. The Colossal Titan radiates superheated steam thanks to its lack of skin, [[spoiler:and another Titan, twice the size of the Colossal, is so hot that it causes nearby vegetation to combust]].

* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', Suzi has an internal body temperature which can melt lead, which appears to stem from her radioactive nature. Incidents where she loses her temper are explained as "gas leaks".
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'''s blood was burning-hot during her [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Red Lantern]] tenure in ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton''. This is true of Red Lanterns in general, as the Red Rings' energy replaces their blood. As such, the removal of a Red Ring from their host would, under the majority of circumstances, result in their death.
** However, it may also be true of ''Kryptonians'' in general, at least under a yellow sun. During a story where ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' was deathly ill due to being attacked by a Kryptonite-bearing nanobot and a number of heroes [[FantasticVoyagePlot needed to enter his body to save him]], the ones who were vulnerable to such things were warned that his blood was hot enough to turn a human into grease in his bloodstream if their suits ruptured. This is probably due to Kryptonian blood being charged with [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar energy]], as shown when Superman gets bitten by {{Dracula}} in another story -- the solar-charged blood plus the vampire's [[WeakenedByTheLight weakness to sunlight]] makes for an explosive result.

* In Creator/Earthsong9405's [[ZombieFic Infected AU]], Twilight Sparkle was bitten years ago but didn't turn infected. The bite did, however, raise her body temperature and metabolism.

* {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/LoveWorthWaitingFor''. Elsa was born with a very low body temperature. When she was an infant, her parents feared that she was ill because she was so pale and cold to the touch.
* ''Fanfic/TheCutOfYourLoveNeverHurtsBaby'': An {{inver|tedTrope}}sion is {{deconstructed|Trope}} with Elsa. Not only is her body abnormally cold because of her ice powers, but she can't have children because of her body temperature. This comes with being AnIcePerson and is a way for nature to prevent too many people with ice powers from existing at once.
* In ''Fanfic/TheButcherBird'', Kaneki displays a much-higher-than-usual body temperature, and it increases as he gets angrier. His [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity incomplete kakuja]] runs even hotter, to the point where it boils his own [[CombatTentacles rinkaku]] into DeadlyGas.
* In ''Fanfic/{{DNMC}}'', D'Arg's blood is used as fuel for his {{Flaming Sword}}s due to the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Fire Dust]] infused into his body.

* The Assblasters from ''Film/{{Tremors}}''. As their name indicate, they fart fire to fly in a rocket-like manner.

* [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werewolves]] in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. (Perhaps that's why they [[WalkingShirtlessScene so rarely wear shirts]].)

* In ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'', werewolves and other shifters are mentioned several times time as "running hotter" than their human counterparts.
* The "[[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]]" of ''Literature/IAmLegend'' are humans with a disease that ([[ZombieApocalypse among other things]]) sends the body into overdrive. They run a fever of about 103 Fahrenheit as a baseline.

* Simes in ''Literature/SimeGen'' have a body temperature noticeably higher than that of Gens and children. This incidentally means they don't get sick as often as many germs can't tolerate the higher temperature.
* In a novel based on ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'', a Black-aligned vampire is set to fight a Red-aligned Geomancer in arena-style combat. The vampire manages to evade [[DishingOutDirt the torrents of stone and dirt]], sink his fangs into the mage's neck and begins draining him dry... at which point the Geomancer turns his own blood into lava. [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth Cue burning vampire]].
* Anyone in ''Literature/EdenGreen'' whose needle symbiote takes over their body completely begins to exhibit elevated body temperature, immediately noticeable to non-infected people.
* In the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', dragon blood is described as being roughly the same temperature and consistency as boiling tar.
* In ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber'', denizens of the Courts of Chaos bleed fire under certain circumstances. The Merlin Cycle, whose viewpoint character is from the Courts, goes into more detail: certain [[AnotherDimension Shadows]] react to the blood of Chaos, causing it to ignite upon contact with the air. When it's actually in the body, however, their blood is fluid no matter where they are.
* In ''Literature/WingsOfFire,'' Peril has twice as much fire as an average dragon, due to parasitically absorbing the fire of her (deceased) twin brother in the egg. Thus, she's burning hot to the touch, she glows slightly in the dark, and she has to sleep in a special room to avoid burning things around her. Her LoveInterest, Clay, is notably more resistant to fire than most dragons, and one of the few capable of touching her without being hurt. [[spoiler: Her NotQuiteDead twin brother, Sky, ends up being an inversion--he can't breath fire and is cooler to the touch than most dragons.]]

* In ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', Scarrans are extremely hot, and can project this heat as a weapon. Compare with Sebacceans, who are colder than humans and vulnerable to hot temperatures. Scorpius, being a hybrid of both races, needs cooling rods implanted in his head to survive.
* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' Season 4 finale, Sam Winchester was said to have reached body temperature of 150F (65C) when he was killing Lilith, courtesy of the demon blood he was using.
* Marcos Diaz/Eclipse on ''Series/TheGifted2017''. His blood glows and when enough of it was spilled in a car the car ''exploded''. A member of the Morlocks has similar blood and another mutant's blood melted through solid objects (although that may have been acid blood instead).

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Remorhaz -- hot enough that nonmagical metal weapons melt on contact, and if it swallows you, it's game over, instant death, no save, do not pass go, do not collect £200.

* ''TabletopGame/PsionicsTheNextStageInHumanEvolution'' features a somewhat realistic example of how this would play out in real life. The pyrokinetic ability Temper, Temper, Temperature can be used to raise the body temperature of living things. Raise it enough and they'll die from boiling in their own skin.

* Many Fire-typed ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' are described as having a flame-producing sac or other such organs in their bodies. Some Pokémon like Magcargo and Heatran literally have magma for blood.
* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', [[AxCrazy Alexia Ashford]]'s main method of attack is slinging her blood at her foes, which combusts on contact with the air. [[spoiler:Another host of T-Veronica, Manuela Hidalgo, shows these same powers, though she's not nearly as evil as Alexia. It can be assumed that the fire-based attacks of her father Javier's V-Complex form run on the same principal as well, as they spring from Veronica too.]]
* The various Mutons in ''VideoGame/XcomEnemyUnknown'' and ''VideoGame/XCOM2'' are noted to have bodies that remain warm hours after their deaths. Dr.Tygan mentions this [[AlienAutopsy makes them quite disconcerting to dissect]].

* In ''VideoGame/Dota2'', Huskar's trip to the Nothl Realm changed his physiology, making his blood highly volatile. He can use this blood to light his javelins on fire, inflicting DamageOverTime at the cost of being CastFromHitPoints.

* ''VideoGame/{{Noita}}'': Some fire-based enemies bleed lava on being attacked, which will cause massive damage on contact with other creatures. This is especially prevelant in the [[spoiler:Hell]] biome.
* ''VideoGame/KanColle'': Kaga runs ''very'' hot, to the point where she's occasionally used as a makeshift heater. The real-life ''Kaga'' had a similar problem; her exhaust system couldn't get rid of all excess heat, which built up in the flight deck and some of the crew quarters.

* The salamander demons from ''Webcomic/HeartCore'' (Carval and Volaster Jarvoc) have explosive blood which they use in order to make bombs.
* Amy Druvmenski from ''Webcomic/LightAndDark'' has the ability to raise her body temperature to extreme levels.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' had an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion as a villain: Isis ("Icy") Vanderchill, who had ''frozen'' blood from a FountainOfYouth experiment gone wrong.

* In ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber'', denizens of the Courts of Chaos bleed fire under certain circumstances. The Merlin Cycle, whose viewpoint character is from the Courts, goes into more detail: certain Shadows react to the blood of Chaos, causing it to ignite upon contact with the air. When it's actually in the body, however, their blood is fluid no matter where they are.

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* ''VideoGame/NuclearThrone'': The Boiling Veins mutation prevents fire and explosion damage from reducing your HP below 4.

** [[AnimalisticAbomination Dire Miralis]] is [[ExaggeratedTrope so superheated]] that its body [[ApocalypseHow boils oceans and decimates their ecosystem]].
** Deviljho's immense body heat makes it spew smoky black Dragon energy [[BodyHorror out of the wounds on its back]] when enraged. Unfortunately for the Deviljho, [[HorrorHunger this means it has to eat almost constantly]], to the point that it'll drive entire ecosystems to extinction and [[{{Autocannibalism}} eat parts of itself]] just to stay alive.
** Bloodbath Diablos' rage towards humans means that its blood will literally start to boil once it's [[TurnsRed sufficiently enraged]]. It puts this [[CombatPragmatist to good use, too]], as it'll emit a damaging burst of superheated steam [[TunnelKing whenever it erupts from the ground]].
** Bazelgeuse is a Flying Wyvern that can use its own bodily fluids to create grenades, [[DeathFromAbove which it then goes on bombing runs with and blows its prey to smithereens]]. When enraged, these grenades will glow red and explode upon touching the ground, rather than exploding when something hits them. The Seething variant is so angry that its grenades are ''constantly'' red... instead, they become ''white-hot {{Sticky Bomb}}s'' when enraged.

* Music/{{Foreigner}}'s "Hot-Blooded", with the singer saying he's got "a fever of 103."

** The [[UltimateLifeForm Pillar Men]] have each mastered a type of fighting style called "Mode", where they [[LovecraftianSuperpower freely transfigure their own bodies]] to emulate ElementalPowers. Esidisi's Mode is Heat Control, which entails heating his blood to 500 degrees Celsius then extending his blood vessels from his body and injecting his blood into an opponent. The results are just as [[BodyHorror horrifying]] as they should be.

** A lesser example would be [[BadassNormal Robert E.O.]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName Speedwagon]] during ''Phantom Blood''. It's never really explained how or why, but Speedwagon is so hot-blooded that he could melt Zeppeli's frozen arm just by holding it to his chest for a minute. Unfortunately, [[BlessedWithSuck his hot blood makes him unable to use Hamon Techniques]].

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** However, it may also be true of ''Kryptonians'' in general, at least under a yellow sun. During a story where ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' was deathly ill due to being attacked by a Kryptonite-bearing nanobot and a number of heroes [[FantasticVoyagePlot needed to enter his body to save him]], the ones who were vulnerable to such things were warned that his blood was hot enough to turn a human into grease in his bloodstream if their suits ruptured. HThis is probably due to Kryptonian blood being charged with [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar energy]], as shown when Superman gets bitten by {{Dracula}} in another story -- the solar-charged blood plus the vampire's [[WeakenedByTheLight weakness to sunlight]] makes for an explosive result.

->'''Ann''': The normal human body's temperature is about 37 C. But, because Shego is so... Unique, I'm not sure what's normal for her. It must take a lot of energy to generate those... flames. I won't be surprised if she does have a higher metabolism than normal so what I'm seeing could be normal, or...\\
'''Kim''': How much is it?\\
'''Ann''': 42.\\
'''Drakken''': Is that bad?\\
'''Ann''': It could be.

** The [[UltimateLifeform Pillar Men]] have each mastered a type of fighting style called "Mode", where they [[BodyHorror freely transfigure their own bodies]] to emulate ElementalPowers. Esidisi's Mode is Heat Control, which entails heating his blood to 500 degrees Celsius then extending his blood vessels from his body and injecting his blood into an opponent. The results are just as [[BodyHorror horrifying]] as they should be.
** A lesser example would be [[BadassNormal Robert E.O.]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName Speedwagon]] during ''Phantom Blood''. It's never really explained how or why, but Speedwagon is so hot-blooded that he could melt Zeppeli's frozen arm just by holding it to his chest for a minute. Unfortunately, [[BlessedWithSuck his hot blood makes him unable to use Hamon Techniques.]]
* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', Ryuko is normally simply HotBlooded, but when she finally confronts her father's murderer her rage reaches a boiling point. That is to say, her blood is literally seen to boil, [[spoiler:driving Senketsu into a [[UnstoppableRage frenzy]].]]
* The Titans of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' have extremely high body temperatures, which appears to increase along with their size. The Colossal Titan radiates superheated steam thanks to its lack of skin, [[spoiler:and another Titan, twice the size of the Colossal, is so hot that it causes nearby vegetation to combust.]]

* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'''s blood was burning-hot during her [[Franchise/GreenLantern Red Lantern]] tenure in ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton''. This is true of Red Lanterns in general, as the Red Rings' energy replaces their blood. As such, the removal of a Red Ring from their host would, under the majority of circumstances, result in their death.
** However, it may also be true of ''Kryptonians'' in general, at least under a yellow sun. During a story where ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' was deathly ill due to being attacked by a Kryptonite-bearing nanobot and a number of heroes needed to enter his body Film/FantasticVoyage-style to save him, the ones who were vulnerable to such things were warned that his blood was hot enough to turn a human into grease in his bloodstream if their suits ruptured.
* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' has a variation; while it is unknown if Karolina's Majesdanian blood is especially hot, it ''is'' supercharged with solar energy, a fact that the vampire Topher learns the hard way when he tries to feed on her.
** Dracula has a similar experience when feeding on Franchise/{{Superman}}. He definitely comes to regret the fact that a vampire's fangs are magical enough to pierce a Kryptonian's skin.

* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' James notes that Red has an unusually high body temperature when they shake hands.

* Downplayed in ''Fanfic/TheTouchOfGreenFire''. Shego's plasma powers cause her to have a body temperature that's two degrees above the average. She also has a higher blood pressure than normal.
* Inverted in ''Fanfic/LoveWorthWaitingFor''. Elsa was born with a very low body temperature. When she was an infant, her parents feared that she was ill because she was so pale and cold to the touch.
* ''Fanfic/TheCutOfYourLoveNeverHurtsBaby'': An inversion is deconstructed with Elsa. Not only is her body abnormally cold because of her ice powers, but she can't have children because of her body temperature. This comes with being AnIcePerson and is a way for nature to prevent too many people with ice powers from existing at once.

* In ''Fanfic/{{DNMC}}'', D'Arg's blood is used as fuel for his [[FlamingSword Flaming Swords]] due to the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Fire Dust]] infused into his body.

* What happens when you piss off someone upgraded with Extremis in ''Film/IronMan3''. (Volcanic Ghost Chili level)

* Werewolves in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. (Perhaps that's why they [[WalkingShirtlessScene so rarely wear shirts]].)

* [[BigBad Sauron]] himself in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings.'' The reason why his ring was glowing on his hand was because he was inhumanly hot.
* Invoked in ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'' (books that were the basis for ''Series/TrueBlood''); werewolves and other shifters are mentioned several times time as "running hotter" than their human counterparts.

* Simes in Literature/SimeGen have a body temperature noticeably higher then that of Gens and children. This incidentally means they don't get sick as often as many germs can't tolerate the higher temperature.
* In a novel based on TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering, a Black-aligned vampire is set to fight a Red-aligned Geomancer in arena-style combat. The vampire manages to evade [[DishingOutDirt the torrents of stone and dirt]], sink his fangs into the mage's neck and begins draining him dry... At which point the Geomancer turns his own blood into lava. [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth Cue burning vampire.]]

* In ''The Literature/InheritanceCycle'', dragon blood is described as being roughly the same temperature and consistency as boiling tar.

* ''Series/TrueBlood'' has its [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werewolves]].

* Marcos Diaz/Eclipse on ''Series/TheGifted''. His blood glows and when enough of it was spilled in a car the car ''exploded''. A member of the Morlocks has similar blood and another mutant's blood melted through solid objects (although that may have been acid blood instead).

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Remorhaz - hot enough that nonmagical metal weapons melt on contact and if it swallows you it's game over, instant death, no save, do not pass go, do not collect £200.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has Xotani, a gigantic worm whose title is The Firebleeder. Dealing too much damage to it in one attack (read: an amount large enough to actually harm it) triggers the equivalent of a flamethrower as burning blood sprays from the wound.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' has the [[PhysicalGod Avatar of Khaine]], which has molten iron running through its veins. It's also WreathedInFlames.

* Many Fire-typed Franchise/{{Pokemon}} are described as having a flame-producing sac or other such organs in their bodies. Some Pokémon like Magcargo and Heatran literally have magma for blood.
* The AxCrazy bioweapon Alexia Ashford from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'''s main method of attack is slinging her blood at her foes, which combusts on contact with the air. [[spoiler:Another host of T-Veronica, Manuela Hidalgo shows these same powers, though she's not nearly as evil as Alexia. It can be assumed that the fire-based attacks of her father Javier's V-Complex form run on the same principal as well, as they spring from Veronica too.]]
* The various Mutons in ''VideoGame/XcomEnemyUnknown'' and ''VideoGame/Xcom2'' are noted to have bodies that remain warm hours after their deaths. Dr.Tygan mentions this [[AlienAutopsy makes them quite disconcerting to dissect.]]

** [[AnimalisticAbomination Dire Miralis]] is [[ExaggeratedTrope so superheated]] that its body [[ApocalypseHow boils oceans and decimates their ecosystem.]]
** Deviljho's immense body heat makes it spew smoky black Dragon energy [[BodyHorror out of the wounds on its back]] when enraged. Unfortunately for the Deviljho, [[HorrorHunger this means it has to eat almost constantly]], to the point it'll drive entire ecosystems to extinction and [[AutoCannibalism eat parts of itself]] just to stay alive.
** Bloodbath Diablos' rage at [[MisanthropeSupreme humans]] means that its blood will literally start to boil once it's [[TurnsRed sufficiently enraged.]] It puts this [[CombatPragmatist to good use, too]], as it'll emit a damaging burst of superheated steam [[TunnelKing whenever it erupts from the ground.]]
** Bazelgeuse is a Flying Wyvern that can use its own bodily fluids to create grenades, [[DeathFromAbove which it then goes on bombing runs with and blows its prey to smithereens.]] When enraged, these grenades will glow red and explode upon touching the ground, rather than exploding when something hits them. The Seething variant is so angry that its grenades are ''constantly'' red...instead, they become ''white-hot {{StickyBomb}}s'' when enraged.

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* The salamander demons from ''Webcomic/HeartCore'' (Carval and Volaster Jarvoc) has explosive blood wich they use in order to make bombs.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' had an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] as a villain: Isis ("Icy") Vanderchill, who had ''frozen'' blood from a FountainOfYouth experiment gone wrong.