History PlayingWith / Pyromaniac

** [[PunnyName Pops Sickle]] is a cryomaniac, and his unnatural fondness for the frigid has gone past the point of eccentric and turned him into [[AnIcePerson a stone cold killer]] who derives sadistic glee from watching the warmth slowly leave his victims' bodies as they fall into the cold embrace of death.

** [[PunnyName Pops Sickle]] is a cyromaniac, and his unnatural fondness for the frigid has gone past the point of eccentric and turned him into [[AnIcePerson a stone cold killer]] who derives sadistic glee from watching the warmth slowly leave his victims' bodies as they fall into the cold embrace of death.

** [[StealthPun Walter]] [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Ocean]] has an unhealthy obsession with water ([[MakingASplash matching elemental magic may or may not be included]]).

** [[StealthPun Walter]] [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Ocean]] has an unhealthy obsession with water.

** Patrick is a HeroicComedicSociopath whose WeaponOfChoice is [[ChainsawGood a chainsaw]] [[FireBreathingWeapon with a flametrhower]] attached to it.

** Patrick has an unhealthy obsession with water.

** Although Patrick inevitably seems like a pyromaniac, it turns out he's actually a professional and uses fire because it's an effective weapon instead of any personal love of it.

* '''Reconstructed''': Patrick eventually gives up on trying to get better and gets a job as the BigBad's Chief Arsonist.

** Patrick [[TeamFortressTwo sees fires that he sets as rainbows and views the world around him as a]] SugarBowl, instead of rampant destruction and fiery death.

* Patrick is a ReluctantPsycho who doesn't ''want'' to hurt people, and is well aware that fire can seriously harm or even kill. He also gets stigmatized due to being mentally ill.

* '''Downplayed''': Patrick suffers from low-level pyromania and satisfies himself by burning junk mail, dry grass and other harmless actions in the safety of his own home.

** Alternatively; because Patrick burns things to relieve stress, he ends up creating more problems, resulting in a endless cycle of problems and setting things on fire.

* '''Defied''': "You know, sometimes I wish people wouldn't mistake me. Yes, I can fire fireballs from my hands. Yes, I was born with this power. No, it does ''not'' mean I'm about to start giggling over starting fires with them."

* '''Deconstructed''': Patrick is genuinely insane and suffers from lots of personal problems that he represses through starting fires, knows he has a problem, and routinely goes to therapy to stop himself from burning and hurting people just because of his compulsion.

* '''Subverted''': Although Patrick inevitably seems like a pyromaniac, it turns out he's actually a professional and uses fire because it's an effective weapon instead of any personal love of it.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Played For Drama''': Patrick's fire-starting results in the loss of [[DeadLittleSister his little sister]], and this causes him to [[FreakOut completely lose it]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Patrick tries his hand as a cook, with [[HilarityEnsues predictable results]].

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* '''Inverted''': Patrick has Pyrophobia: The mere presence of fire makes him flee, turn catatonic, or suffer other forms of mental breakdown.

* '''Parodied''': Patrick's entire vocabulary is related to fire. He constantly goes around giggling about how much he loves fire.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Patrick constantly shifts between treating fire in a sane, rational manner and showing open love and longing for fires.

* '''Deconstructed:''' Patrick is genuinely insane and suffers from lots of personal problems that he represses through starting fires, knows he has a problem, and routinely goes to therapy to stop himself from burning and hurting people just because of his compulsion.
** Patricks fire-starting has resulted in the loss of [[DeadLittleSister is little sister]], and this causes him to [[FreakOut completely lose it]].
* '''Reconstructed:''' Patrick eventually gives up on trying to get better and gets a job as the BigBad's Chief Arsonist.

* '''Enforced''': "We need to show people that this guy is really bad, but him just using fire isn't cutting it. Let's make him unhealthily obsessed with the stuff."

* '''Lampshaded''': "Um... I hope you're going to therapy over all that 'laugh and cheer while you burn things' you do."

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* '''Justified''': Patrick is diagnosed with actual Pyromania.

** Patrick is infamous for [[IncendiaryExponent incinerating]]/[[StuffBlowingUp blowing up]] something all the time, even when it would be implausible (ie: such as water, fire-retardants, etc.)

** Patricks fire-starting has resulted in the loss of [[DeadLittleSister is little sister]], and this causes him to [[FreakOut completely lose it]].

** MichaelBay is making a new movie. [[AuthorAppeal 'Nuff said]].

** Patrick is a HeroicComedicSociopath whose WeaponOfChoice is [[ChainsawGood a chainsaw]] [[FireBreathingWeapon with a flametrhower]] attached to it, and [[GigglingVillain breaks into insane]] [[EvilLaugh fits of laughter]] whenever he uses it.

** Patrick is infamous for [[IncidieryExponent incinerating]]/[[StuffBlowingUp blowing up]] something all the time, even when it would be implausible (ie: such as water, fire-retardants, etc.)