History Main / WreathedInFlames

* The Balrog in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is described as a shadow in the shape of a WingedHumanoid surrounded by flames.

* The Balrog in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''.

** ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'': The ability Immolation, in which the unit covers himself in flame to damage the enemy, manifesting as a circle of flame surrounding the unit. Normally this constantly drains mana while active, while the passive version does less damage but is always on. The item "Cloak of Flames" gives this ability passively.

* ''VideoGame/StarCraft'': The Archons (Blue fire!) and Dark Archons (Orange fire!).

%%* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': Kyo when pulling off a more powerful version of his orochinagi.

** The original [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Human Torch and his sidekick Toro. And their [[UsefulNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]] DistaffCounterpart Tara.

* ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'': The "Body of Fire" spell allows you to engulf anyboby, including yourself, with flames, resulting in added fire damage and resistance, as well as burning foes and their equipment when they hit the recepient with melee weapon. Howewer, it's the hardest spell to maintain, [[IncrediblyLamePun burning]] your mana at least twice faster than other prolonged spells, perhaps to prevent it from being a GameBreaker.

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'', after ingesting some alien salsa, Jay temporarily gains fire powers. It eventually goes into full-blown Human Torch territory[note]with him even name-dropping it[/note] when he is completely enveloped in flames and finds that he can fly. Unfortunately, he ends up needing to get fitted for a fire-resistant suit.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': One character is an expy of The Human Torch's from ''ComicBook/FantasticFour''. But he feels terrible pain from the fire, lacking the RequiredSecondaryPowers.

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'':
** Lilith's Phoenix skill manifests as a pair of wings made of fire, as well as a bit of this. It triggers when she gets a kill, [[ManOnFire igniting nearby enemies]] and giving her a chance to have free bullets for a few seconds.

* ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'': The Righteous Fire skill creates a flaming aura around your character that constantly degenerates your life and energy shield while burning enemies around you, and it doesn't turn off until your health gets reduced to 1. It takes a lot of fire resistance and regeneration to cancel out the self-damage, but if you are able to it becomes an effective low-maintanence damage dealing spell that also gives bonus spell damage.

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* A villainous super in ''Series/NoOrdinaryFamily'' can do this, as well as throw fireballs. [[spoiler: He's defeated by being buried in sand.]]
* ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'': Magired does this during his "Red Fire Phoenix" FinishingMove.
* Similarly, ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'' in his [=TaJaDor=] form's FinishingMove.
* Certain Makai Knights from ''Series/{{Garo}}'' are able to wreath their armor in magical flames. This also allows them to throw said fire towards enemies.
* The serial killer in episode 5 of ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' sees each of his victims as having their head consumed in flames.
* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home" (S0, Ep09),]] the thing in the closet is the ghost of a familiar figure who is initially obscured by flames.
* ''Series/{{Grimm}}'': One wesen criminal has the ability to transform into a human torch. He uses it for arson in insurance fraud, then he starts killing everyone associated because he doesn't care about money, just making stuff burn more famously. Nick and company make him explode to death in self-defense.
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