History PlayingWithFire / VideoGames

* The eponymous campaign in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III: Armageddon's Blade'' follows the story of Adrienne, a Fire Witch, who follows the trope to a 't'.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' give you several flame-based powers. Against the 80% of enemies who aren't [[MechaMooks robots]], these are the deadliest attacks in the games.
** Incinerate: [[AnAdventurerIsYou Engineer and Infiltrator]] Shepard each get this as one of their basic powers, as do Mordin in the second game and [[spoiler:EDI]] in the third. Miranda gains it in the final DLC.
** [[AbnormalAmmo Incendiary Ammo]]: given to Soldier and Vanguard Shepard, as well as Grunt and Jacob in the second game and James in the third.
** Inferno Grenade: Zaeed's bonus power in the second game, which you can give to Shepard after you unlock it, and one of Ashley's powers in the third game.
** In the third game, Engineer Shepard's heavy melee move is him/her stabbing the enemy with a ''flaming omni-blade.''
** Also, in the third game, one of the upgrades for the Sentry Turret power (possessed by Engineer Shepard) gives it a flamethrower.

%%* The Igniter from ''VideoGame/BloodlineChampions'', [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin expectedly]].
%%* Kyo Kusanagi, his father Saisyu, Iori Yagami, Ash Crimson, and most of the Kyo clones from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. K', particularly.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'':
** Kyo Kusanagi himself, whose ability to use flames comes from an inherited treasure called the "Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi". His rival Iori also has flames that he can use from another treasure called the "Yasakani-no-Magatama", the difference being that they're purple due to his clan making a pact with {{Orochi}} in the past. Ditto the former's dad Saisyu, who also uses fire in his moveset.
** Orochi Chris (but not Chris ''as'' Orochi) uses fire, too, cementing him as the New Faces Team's Kyo counterpart.
** Shingo Yabuki, Kyo's protege, is under the impression that he can actually "shoot fire" under certain conditions, but he totally can't.
** K' can use flames himself due to having Kyo's DNA injected into him, though he has to wear a special glove to control them. SNKBoss Krizalid also uses flames in his moveset due him also having Kyo's DNA.
** And so can K9999, although his is rather lacking in comparison to even K's, though his polymorphic arm makes up for this shortcoming. His replacement Nameless, on the other hand, can use blood-red flames, although he has to take his glove off first to use them.
** The third arc gives us Ash Crimson, who uses green flames resembling melted wax in his moveset. BigBad [[spoiler:and ancestor of Ash]] Saiki also uses flames, though his were black and resembled ink.
** Shun'ei of ''XIV'' plays with this, as his flames take the form of a flaming fist on his left side[[note]]his right arm uses a [[MakingASplash water fist]][[/note]]. [[spoiler:It's also a fragment of [[BigBad Verse's]] power, who himself is this taken to the extreme.]]
** Syo Kirishima, the original concept version of Kyo, has similar abilities (and a more exaggerated personality).
** Also, one of Kyo's strongest moves involve him being a ManOnFire, and if an opponent stands close to him before he launches the attack (since the attack can be held), they get damage - even more if their moves are countered. If Kyo's opponent takes that attack head on and gets countered - it's enough for a KO. Then again, who takes that attack head-on...

* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has this in the form of Pyromancy. Unlike [[MagicIsMental Sorcery]] or [[ReligionIsMagic Miracles]], Pyromancy Flames don't scale with any stats but their own level, and also have various support spells, like [[AwesomeButImpractical Power Within]] or [[ChromeChampion Iron Flesh]]. Due to this, it remains consistently useful throughout the game as long as the flame is upgraded frequently, often dealing more damage than high-level Sorceries in the late game.
** In order to address issues of Pyromancy being OP, later games make it so that Pyromancy now scales with intelligence (INT) and faith (FTH)...this means that a pyromancy build requires heavier investment in those two stats to make it work. In addition, pyromancies have differing requirements for both INT and FTH to even use properly.
* [[RobotGirl Mei Fang's]] default Arcana from ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart''.

* Sure, psyblasts and levitation are probably more useful than pyrokinesis, but setting squirrels on fire with your mind is one of the best parts of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}''.
* Billy Kane in ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' can channel fire through his bo staff. Ironically, he hates smoking.
** In ''Fatal Fury 2'', Mai Shiranui comes in with an arsenal of flame-based attacks, which she has retained since.
** And then there's Kim Jae Hoon and Kevin....
* Stahn Aileron from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' thanks to the Swordian Dymlos, who also specialized in fire when he was still human. His son, Kyle Dunamis, is surprisingly more variative in element.
%%** Ruca Milda from ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence''.
%%** Amber Hearts from ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts''.
%%** Largo and Guy's Mystic Artes from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''
** Although she ''does'' have access to spells of every element, Rita Mordio from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' always defaults to casting Fireball in cutscenes, and it's implied in a few skits that it's her favorite spell to use in general.
** Alvin from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' can use all six elements, but his strongest attacks and his mystic arte use fire. Milla is supposedly a master of all elements but specializes in fire alongside wind, light, and lightning[[note]]Fire and Wind combined[[/note]] Agria of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Chimeriad]] is the fire specialist in their FourElementEnsemble and [[BigBad Gaius]] uses a fire-themed mystic arte despite his main element being light.
* Three characters from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'': ArrogantKungFuGuy Hwang Yang Long and his Fire Elemental Lord Granveil from ''SRW Gaiden: Masou Kishin'' (also ''SRW EX''), AxCrazy Ignis and his Ruina mecha Impetus from ''SRW: Destiny'', and, finally, AloofBigBrother Altis Tarl of the Shura and his Shura God Mardikt.
* Yukimura Sanada, Shingen, Nohime, Chosokabe Motochika, Toshiie Maeda, Magoichi Saika, Hisahide Matsunaga, and Xavi from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''. [[JokeCharacter Hideaki Kobayakawa]] may count as well.
* Fire is the element that draws from the Red Moon in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'', and it also provides status buffs. [[TheHero Vyse]] has the second-weakest magical power in the game (the weakest being [[MightyGlacier Drachma]]), but he can learn all of the fire spells quicker than the others. And though Aika learns [[GreenThumb nature spells]] the quickest, all of her Super Moves are fire-based.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': The series features many characters that attack with fire, and the number is prominent even if we only count those that aren't EvilLivingFlames to begin with:
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'':
*** This game marked the debut of the famed [[PowerUp Fire Flower]]. Grabbing one allows Mario and Luigi to shoot fireballs from their hands, giving an alternative to the GoombaStomp. Spin-off games often give Mario fire abilities that don't require the Fire Flower to be activated. However, while Mario is consistently associated with fire, Luigi is just as likely to get a different element in contrast to his brother as he is to get fire.
*** Bowser's primary attack in this and many other ''Mario'' games is his fire breath. Depending on the game, he may either spit {{fireballs}} or continuously exhale the fire.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'':
*** Among bosses, Birdo shoots fireballs when colored red, green or gray, though the red version also shoots eggs. Tryclyde spits {{fireball}}s en masse, being a three-headed serpent. Fryguy simply drops them off his body, being [[EvilLivingFlames a monster made of fire]].
*** Among enemies, Pansers spit the fireballs upward (how they do so depend on their color: Green ones simply shoot them up while being stationary, red ones aim at wherever Mario and his friends are, and gray ones aim at them ''while moving''). A subspecies of Panser known as Volcano Lotus appears later in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', shooting multiple small fireballs upward at the same time. Lastly, Shy Guys shoot fireballs when riding an Autobomb.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': Starting from this game, certain Piranha Plants start shooting fire at Mario and Luigi, instead of simply popping out of the pipes. The game also marks the debut of the Fire Bros., which shoot fireballs rapidly (as if they were using Fire Flowers) instead of throwing hammers, but they're very rare. Another new enemy is the Fire Chomp, which throws the fireballs attached to it at Mario and Luigi, and then self-destructs upon running out of them.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'':
*** Some of the Koopalings (namely Iggy, Ludwig and Larry) attacks with fireballs, a rare sight in the series as they otherwise prefer using {{Magic Wand}}s (though Morton attacks both ways in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2''). One of the new enemies, Rex, attack with fire as well, only they don't shoot a fireball but exhale a fire breath.
*** Yoshi is capable of shooting fireballs after dragging a red Koopa shell into its mouth, while the red-colored specimen can do it with a shell of any color. This ability is seen again in the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS remake of ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', when Yoshi uses a flower.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': King Kaliente and Kamella attack constantly with fire, while Fiery Dino Piranha only does in the last part of its fight.
** ''VideoGame/PaperMario'': Lava Piranha, being a Piranha Plant adapted to live in a volcanic environment, uses fire to harm Mario during their boss fight.
** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'': Vivian, an ex member of the Shadow Sirens, specializes in fire magic and two of her attacks can inflict burns on enemies.
** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'': The Fire Vellumental rules over fire and flame, and can release the fires burning its breast as great fiery gouts. After learning its shape, Olivia can used its fire breath attack to melt icy blocks, light flammable materials, and unleash a battlefield-wide fire attack.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
** Both Mario and Luigi can shoot fireballs (Luigi's are green). Mario's Final Smash in ''Brawl'' is a pair of fireballs in the form of a KamehameHadoken.
** Bowser can breathe fire, while both Roy and Ike can deliver fire-powered slashes with their swords. [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]] uses his punch instead.
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Charizard and Incineroar]] qualify, being Fire-type Pokémon.
** [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu]] also qualifies with his [[KamehameHadouken Shakunetsu Hadouken]].
* Lee Rekka and Kagami (who even uses one of Kyo's signature attacks and resembles Kyo a great deal) from ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' series.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** Fire is one of the most basic spells for the protagonists; usually it takes the form of a fiery projectile, but the second game veils the user in flames instead for an area-wide attack.
** BreakoutCharacter Axel[=/=]Lea is the fire specialist among Organization XIII's various elemental powers. He's been shown launching fireballs, setting his weapons on fire, creating walls of flame and melting the floor underneath him.
--->'''Axel:''' ''[mid-battle]'' Burn, baby!
** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', Mulan's skills and Limit Break are all fire-based, due to being used along with Mushu. Mushu himself was a fire-based Summon in [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI the first game.]]
** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', [[spoiler:Master Xehanort]] spams lots of different fire attacks during the middle phases of his SequentialBoss fight. Simba is the game's fire-elemental summon, able to create fiery shockwaves by leaping and roaring.
* In ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' Pyrokinesis is [[TheHero Neku’s]] starting Psych and as the game goes on, his pyrokinetic abilities also grow, with him being able to shoot flaming orbs, manipulate streams of fire, summon combustions, set enemies on fire, summon a fire barrier to defend against enemies and call upon a rain of giant fire balls.
* ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'':
** Velvet can use Fire Attacks in the remake.
** All characters have access to "Blaze" or "Volcano" potions, which cause various fire-based effects.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** Sonic can harness the power of the Red Wisp in the DS version of ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', which gives him the power to turn into a fireball, much like the fire shield from ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles''.
** Another Sonic example would be [[MeaningfulName Blaze]] the Cat from the ''VideoGame/SonicRushSeries'', a princess from AnotherDimension who is born with fire powers.
* In Capcom's ''Franchise/MegaMan'' series, this trope is applied to fire-oriented Robot Master. Such as Fire Man from the first game, Heat Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'', etc.
** Fefnir from ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' and, by extension, Mega Man Model F from ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''.
** And also the net navi versions of the above robot masters from VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork and the fire lion power up from ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', which is also called Fire Leo (not related to the one listed below).
** And from ''VideoGame/MegaManX'', there's Flame Mammoth, Flame Stag, Magma Dragoon, Mattrex/Burn Dinorex, Blaze Heatnix, Flame Hyenard, and Burn Rooster. ''X3'' is the only game in the series without a fire-elemental boss.
* Fire Leo from ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''. Joe himself gets fire powers from using his fast forward ability.
* Main character Batsu Ichimonji from ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' has a SuperMode in the sequel ''Project Justice'', [[HotBlooded Burning]] Batsu, which gives his ki fire-like properties.
** Hinata, being a student of [[Franchise/StreetFighter Master's style Karate]], has flame-like properties in many of her attacks.
* ''VideoGame/GianaSistersDS'': Punk Giana, Killer Eyeball enemies, and the FinalBoss Dragon are able to shoot -or spit- fireballs.
* In ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', several characters bust out with the occasional fire attack, including Robo-Ky, Axl, Faust, Potemkin, and Bridget. Sol Badguy is the most common, as almost all of his special moves light opponents on fire.
* Bang Shishigami from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. His Drive attack is the only thing in the game that sets the enemy ablaze. ''Chronophantasma'' introduces Bullet, who has the pyrokinetic gauntlet armagus.
* The ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games have multiple examples:

* The ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series have their fair share of fire-starters:
** ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' introduced Fire Kirby and recurring foes Flamer, Hot Head, Fire Lion, and Mr. Bright.
** Burning Leo from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' and ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' introduces Flame Galboros, a fiery version of [[MakingASplash Water Galboros]].
** Flamberge from ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
* Kazuki, Kyoshiro, and Tam Tam from ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown''. Kazuki's special moves all involve fire (except for Bust Kazuki, which is more about exploding), breathing fire is one of Kyoshiro's signature special moves, and Tam Tam can also cough up fireballs of varying intensity. Sieger's moves sometimes burn opponents, but that's because his gauntlet uses gunpowder.
* While the Pyro from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' usually ''attacks'' with a flamethrower, two of his taunts (Hadoken and Armageddon) have him seemingly creating fire from his own body.
* Ignus from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', who has been turned into a living conduit to the Plane of Fire. And ''likes it''.
* Dhalsim from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series breathes fire as one of his special moves. His ability comes as a gift of Agni, the Hindu god of fire.
** Ken likes to set opponents ablaze with his Dragon Punch, while Fei Long does the same with his Dragon Kick.
** In some games, Ryu can produce fire Hadokens as well.
** Crimson Viper from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' uses both fire and [[ShockAndAwe lightning]] in her special attack arsenal.
** Akuma can produce the flame-encrusted Hadoken (in the regular StreetFighter games) or Shoryuken (in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series).
** Gill, when he hits you with the fire half part of his body (the other half is [[AnIcePerson ice]]).
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Liu Kang is fond of mixing fireballs with his Shaolin-style kung fu.
** Scorpion is fond of breathing{{Hellfire}} (especially as a fatality).
** Sonya Blade is also known for setting opponents ablaze with her signature fatality.
** Shang Tsung and his penchant for hurling flaming skulls at people and sending gouts of fire shooting up at people during his fights (when he's not morphing into other fighters, that is).
** Tanya and Kai from Mortal Kombat 4 also qualify. The former is an evil sorceress who can control fire and the latter is a Shaolin monk trained by the same order Liu Kang belongs to.
** Taven and Daegon from Armageddon both possess fire abilities. They may have inherited these powers from their mother Delia, an Edenian sorceress who was known as the "Lady of Flame".
** The aforementioned Delia created the ElementalEmbodiment of fire known as Blaze.
** Goro, the sub-boss from the first game, can shoot fireballs. Originally, he shot them from his arm but ever since ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4'' he [[BreathWeapon shoots fire from his mouth]]. His fellow Shokan Kintaro shoots fire the same way.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': For all main games, one of the starters will always be Fire-Type.
** Specialists of the type include Kanto Gym Leader Blaine, Hoenn Gym Leader Flannery, Sinnoh Elite Four member Flint, Unova Gym Leader Chili, Kalos Elite Four member Malva, Alolan Captain Kiawe, and Galar Gym Leader Kabu all specialize in using Fire-type {{Mons}}.
** All Fire-type Pokémon themselves also qualify, with certain Pokémon capable of using Fire-type ''moves'' like Flamethrower despite not being actual Fire-types (such as the Dragon Pokémon Dragonite).
** In offense, Fire is one of the best types, thanks to its ability to do damage to Steel-type. In defense, is a bad type being weak to Water, Rock and Ground (all teams carrying Earthquake and Stealth Rock doesn't help). Improved slightly thanks to its new resistance to Fairy.
** Usually Fire Pokemon have high Special Attack (there are some ones with high Attack instead) and usually decent speed. However, they usually have subpar defenses.
** Fire is also one of the more common types for Legendary Pokémon. Examples include Moltres, Entei, Ho-Oh, Heatran, Reshiram, and Primal Groudon.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Link uses [[ArrowsOnFire Fire arrows]] in no fewer than three games, with a fourth having Link rained on by arrows himself. Other fire-based powerups include Din's Fire in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', the Bombos Medallion in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'' and the Fire Rod in some 2D games (plus the 3D game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'').
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', nearly every attack Ganon uses involves fire.
** In ''A Link to the Past'', the dinosaur-like Helmasaur King can spit fireballs, which can split into more fireballs. Trinexx is a three-headed turtle/dragon whose red head can spit fire. Link must stun it with the Ice Rod before attacking it.
** Volvagia is a large Eastern-styled dragon that attacks with an extended fire breath in ''[[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink The Adventure of Link]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''. Other fire-based bosses include Fyrus (a cursed Goron who unleashes a large fire wave during battle) in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' and Scaldera (a rock monster who shoots large fireballs at Link) in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'', among others.
** In ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'', fire-elemental weapons include Link's Magic Rod, Impa's Naginata, Lana's Summoning Gate, Darunia's Hammer, Volga's Dragon Spear, Tingle's Balloon, Linkle's Crossbows, and Toon Link's Sand Wand.
* From ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'':
** In general, Agi skills are some of the most common skills throughout the entire franchise. Depending on the game, you may get a fourth-tier, single-target fire spell either called Ragnarok or Trisagion.
** Pyro Jack or Jack-o-Lantern is a fire-wielding cousin of the Atlus mascot Jack Frost, and just as ubiquitous across the franchise.
** Walter from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'' is fond of using fire spells when he's not using physical attacks. Preceding him was the Chaos Hero of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'', who acted similarly.
** [[MeaningfulName Heat]] from ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', who also happens to be a FieryRedhead.
** ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': As a staple element, there's at least one specialist in every game's party.
*** Yukino Mayuzumi and Yuka Ayase in ''VideoGame/Persona1'', though Yukino is branching out to several different elements. TheHero also ends up specializing in this.
*** In ''VideoGame/Persona2'', Yukino comes back, with [[TheHero Tatsuya]] and Katsuya Suou in tow. They all combine this with ILoveNuclearPower.
*** Junpei Iori from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has some fire magic with his Persona and is strong against fire spells, although he mostly uses physical attacks. Koromaru the dog applies as well; although his Persona also has [[CastingAShadow Dark-type attacks]], you'll probably see him using fire in most boss battles due to ContractualBossImmunity. Orpheus, the protagonist's initial Persona, also comes with fire attacks, but his practicality in battle expires fast and never gets better (outside of spinoffs like the ''VideoGame/PersonaQ'' series).
*** In ''VideoGame/Persona4'', Yukiko Amagi is the fire user, and unlike Junpei, she specializes in magic, so her fire hits hard. Particularly ironic, as the name Yukiko means "snow child".
*** From ''VideoGame/Persona5'', Ann Takamaki, a.k.a. [[CodeName Panther]], has a Persona who specializes in hard-hitting fire magic. Also, the DLC allows the protagonist to use Orpheus from ''Persona 3'' as well as a stronger version tailored to 5's aesthetics called Orpheus Picaro. In ''Royal'', you can even use the female versions.
* Pyron from the ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' games is a GalacticConqueror who is basically a walking star and, accordingly, is ''made'' of fire.
* Garr from ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII'' is naturally strong to fire (taking half normal damage from it) and has a few fire-related abilities. Considering that he looks like a demon, it probably fits the theme.
* Several examples in ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
** [[{{Immortality}} Fujiwara no Mokou]] is a human embodiment of a [[ThePhoenix phoenix]] and, in a few attacks, flings massive [[AnimalMotifs bird-shaped]] flame danmaku, flame bombs which have huge range, and simply tries to overwhelm you with fire.
** Kaguya Houraisan, Mokou's deadly rival and fellow immortal, also has fire-related attacks, courtesy of her "[[ImpossibleTask impossible items]]" [[TheCollector collection]].
** [[SquishyWizard Patchouli Knowledge]] uses fire as one of her [[ElementalPowers seven elements]]. She also has a [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar element]] attack called Royal Flare which does basically the same thing on a grander scale.
** [[CreepyCrows Hell raven]] Utsuho Reiuji in ''VideoGame/TouhouChireidenSubterraneanAnimism'' may also count, as she launches ''massive'' mini-suns at you.
** [[{{Catgirl}} Rin Kaenbyou]] from the same game also has control over fire (and zombies). For that matter, the entire Komeiji household is tasked with ''controlling HellFire''.
** [[PersonOfMassDestruction Flandre Scarlet]] has [[Myth/NorseMythology Lævateinn]], which takes form of a [[FlamingSword flaming]] {{BFS}}.
** [[UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} Mononobe no Futo]] briefly shows it during one of her spellcards, as part of her "manipulation of Feng Shui" power.
* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' includes a fire-based set for everything - melee, ranged, buffs and debuffs, control...
** There's also the Hellions, the demonically-themed gang of pyromaniacs you start off fighting against. [[{{Mook}} Blood Brothers]] and [[EliteMook Fallen]] have resistance to fire, while bosses from this gang have full-on pyrokinesis.
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
** Warlocks and Mages both have a talent tree that specializes in fire damage. Shamans have some fire spells as well, although they primarily use lightning magic. Fire mages also tend to have much less survivability than Frost.
** Ragnaros the Firelord and his fire elemental minions. His plane is even called the Firelands.

* BlackMagicianGirl Cierra from ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand'' can use all kinds of magic, but her most powerful attacks are fire-based.
* [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Adell]] and [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice Raspberyl]] from the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series specialize in fire techniques. Red Skull and Mage classes also use fire spells. The Dragon, Entei, and Ifrit monster classes all specialize in fire attacks, as well (save for the first game, where the former two used attacks of whatever element they had an affinity for). The Dragon mostly uses it as a BreathWeapon, while the latter two manipulate it in a more spectacular fashion.
* Burn Griffith and Regina Belfrond of ''VideoGame/PsychicForce''.
* Subverted in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' with Akiha. The description of her power mentions the burning sensation as though you're on fire and that, if you can see it, it looks like thin burning red lines coming at you. She's [[{{Tsundere}} a bit]] of a FieryRedhead when using her power and is also prone to 'kill it now ask questions later'. However, her power is actually something called Plunder and ''apparently'' involves the absorption of life energy itself.
* Genesis Rhapsodos, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/CrisisCore: VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', is an extremely skilled fire magic user.
* Xan, the Pyromancer from ''VideoGame/DragonFable''.
** To emphasize his love of fire and his AxCrazy nature, a quest lets you control him. Here's his command list:
--->Attack (with Fists of Fire)
--->Fire
--->More Fire
--->Lots of Fire
--->Even More Fire
--->OMGBBQ?!
** Later on, he reanimates the Great Dragon of Fire using the power gained from the Orb of Fire.
** His apprentice Drakonnan gets in on the action by upping his fire power with the Orb of Fire. While Xan can be entertaining due to his craziness, Drakonnan has a thing for RevengeByProxy. [[DracoInLeatherPants Yet oh how the fan girls spring to Drakonnan's defense...]]
* Fire is a powerup in many ''VideoGame/BackyardSports'' games.
* Dison in [[VideoGame/VisionsAndVoices Visions & Voices]] specializes in Fire skills.
* All the units with some sort of firepower in the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' games. Given that warfare is a major aspect and firepower is prevalent for most offensive units, some really are adept at the term. Look at the Flame Tanks and Flamethrower Infantry in ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn Tiberian Dawn]]''. Not only do they dish out massive damage at enemy infantries, but when your unit with flammable weaponry is killed, it goes up in massive flames, thus inflicting moderate damage on nearby units and structures, whether friend, foe, or neutral. This trait is also noticeable on GDI Grenadiers, but the resulting explosion is of a lesser degree. It makes a comeback in the Flame Towers, Flamethrower Infantry, and Grenadiers of the Soviet faction in ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert Red Alert]]''. In the Aftermath expansion, the Demolition Truck is available as a deliberate suicide unit; get these suicide bombing trucks out of your base right when you can, because once it explodes, the explosion is of a massive size.

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'': Army Dillo shoots fireballs from his cannons, Dogadon and Puftoss spit them from their mouths, and Mad Jack throws them by hand. Since you rematch Army Dillo and Dogadon, that means six of the game's eight bosses use fireballs to attack.
* In ''Franchise/DragonAge'', all mages can learn fire spells if the player chooses, but a few stand out.
** Velanna in ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening Awakening]]'' starts off with all Fire spells unlocked. This may count as a bit of ActorAllusion, as she shares her [[Creator/GreyDeLisle voice actress]] with [[WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown two other]] [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender masters of fire magic]].
** Bethany in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' starts with the Fireball spell and uses fire the most frequently in cutscenes.
** Solas in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' is the only companion with access to the [[LimitBreak Firestorm spell]].
* Amaterasu in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. Her signature weapon is a flaming disc she carries on her back; she ''is'' the Goddess of the Sun, after all. She also gains the power to control fire from the God of Fire, Moegami.
* In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', [[ComicBook/XMen Phoenix]], [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange Dormammu,]] and [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Arthur]] specialize in Fire attacks.
* Nix in ''VideoGame/InFAMOUS2'' has powers over fire and oil, which Cole can actually gain a bit of if he decides to do a power transfer with her.
* Delsin from ''VideoGame/InFamousSecondSon'' has fire/smoke powers as the first one he starts off with.
* Whichever of the 3 main characters that inherits the True Fire Rune from "The Flame Champion" in ''VideoGame/SuikodenIII''.
%%* Soki from ''VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams.''
%%* Aya from ''VideoGame/InfiniteUndiscovery''
* Zorne from ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' manifests this power in the form of creating [[StuffBlowingUp bo]][[ThrowDownTheBomblet mbs]].
* In ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga'', sorcerers cast spells that start fires.
* Plasmagenetic creatures from ''VideoGame/DarkSpore'' are a mixture between this trope and ShockAndAwe.
* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has quite a few, as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylFzJ3wRgHw opening movie shows.]]
** [=PCs=] can learn the art of Pyromancy, though its control of the fire also branches into such effects as gaining fire resistance through sweating, acid, and charming the Undead.
* Goenji Shuuya (Axel [[MeaningfulName Blaze]]) from ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' is a fire elemental ''soccer player'', who takes this trope up by creating fire tornadoes and summoning fire gigas-like effects during his special shoots.

* Ignitus, the Fire Guardian from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro''. An elderly dragon who serves as Spyro's mentor and father figure who is capable of blasting all of his enemies away by exploding with fire!
* Aurora in ''VideoGame/BlackSigil''. Also [[spoiler:Doll]], who can use all elements.

* ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'':
** Lina, the Slayer, already based on [[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Lina Inverse]], specializes in hot, burning fire magic, with her quotes mostly about fire. Strangely, her ultimate is instead [[ShockAndAwe lightning elemental]].
** [[ThePhoenix The literally-named Phoenix]] also comes with fire power.
** Batrider carries several explosives that explodes, can leave a trail of burning fire on his path, or tie an enemy up and drag them with fire lasso.
** Bone Clinkz, the Bone Fletcher, comes with the skill to set his arrows on fire, adding extra damage.
** Xin the Ember Spirit, befitting of his name, is a spirit made of fire, wields a fire sword and all his skills involve manipulating fire to either damage others or using various utility.
* In ''VideoGame/AWitchsTale'', Lyra's doll ability is to cast a powerful Volc spell.

* The pyrokineticist class in ''VideoGame/TelepathTactics''. In the campaign, Bloodbeard's bandits use pyrokineticists as their psy fighters of choice -- one of them, Rebecca [[MeaningfulName Flare]], can be swayed to your side. [[BigBad Tarion]] is a pyrokineticist himself.
-->'''Tarion:''' You are nothing but food. [[PreAsskickingOneLiner As befits raw meat, I will now cook you alive.]]
* The Wizard of ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown'' seems to use fire as his primary element. Not only does he have several fire spells, from the simple Blaze to the AwesomeButImpractical Meteor Swarm, but he also uses a fire staff as his starting weapon.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}: Risky's Revenge'', Shantae could get a set of fire magic that lets her cast fire balls and flamethrowers to burn her enemies with.
* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'''s Toriel demonstrates this power in the intro when she [[BigDamnHeroes saves the Protagonist from being unavoidably killed by Flowey]] and in her BossBattle some time later, where all of her attacks involve fireballs. [[spoiler: This isn't limited to just her, either. Asgore, her ex-husband, also uses a lot of fire attacks. To a lesser extent, Asriel, the two's deceased son, can also use this, although he only ever uses a fire attack if the player allows him to take his turn quickly enough]].
* Several monsters in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'', such as [[MightyGlacier Akantor]], [[AlwaysMale Rathalos]], and [[AlwaysFemale Rathian]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'', you can utilize one of three Solar Light subclasses: Hunter - Gunslinger; Warlock - Sunsinger; Titan - Sunbreaker.
* ''VideoGame/{{Nihilumbra}}'': Red burns anything that steps on it, including enemies, or you.
* Charnok from ''VideoGame/{{Gigantic}}'' is a [[DraconicHumanoid drakkor]] sorcerer, and can wield fire both via his magic and his [[BreathWeapon natural ability to breathe it]].
* The ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' series has several fire magic tomes that are usable by the [[BlackMage Anima mage]] (sometimes just "Mage") class, ranging from the basic Fire spell that shoots a small fireball at an enemy, to extremely powerful spells like Bolganone (which opens up a volcanic fissure and incinerates enemies with the fiery explosion) and Meteor (which calls down a gigantic flaming meteor that deals damage in a wide area).
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776'' features a noble house full of mages specializing in Fire Magic, the House of Velthomer. Its leader, Arvis, is known for the ancestral fire tome Valflame, which is not only powerful, but also most famously used to [[spoiler:roast the first half's main character Sigurd to permanent death]].
* Satomi Yajima from ''VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo'' uses fire based ki attacks
* In the ''VideoGame/EarthAndSky'' series, one of the new [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman elemental supersuits]] introduced in the final chapter has a fire-themed powerset.
* ''VideoGame/MoshiMonsters'': Diavlos' heads have pits of lava and fire in them, and firebugs can produce fire on the tops of their antennae, that runs on hot sauce.
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': Fire is one of the four base elemental types, and has a chance to set enemies on fire for more damage over time. It is most effective against the Infested, who take double damage when they're affected, but is less effective against the Corpus, whose shields tend to halve the damage incurred by it. Any weapon can be modded to deal fire damage, many guns come with it by default, and the warframes Ember and Nezha use it almost exclusively.
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': Any Fire-element Blade, of course, but Pyra is an exception. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation While in gameplay]] she works the same as any other Fire Blade, it's a plot point that she's not actually a Fire Blade; anti-Fire tactics (such as inundating an area with water to dampen the Fire-element particles in the air) have no effect on her. This is because she is actually a WillfullyWeak version of Mythra, a Light-element Blade.
* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' has the Foie spell line, which is one of the most useful elements due to how many enemies are either weak to it or at least don't resist it. The sequel ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' expands on the Foie spell line and is generally considered to be the best element for [[OurMagesAreDifferent Forces]] to put class points into.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Grow}} Maze'' you will need to build a fire dog to defeat [[AnIcePerson an ice monster]].
* ''VideoGame/WrathUnleashed'': Epothos, the Overlord Unit of the Light Chaos army, has power over fire.

* Mystics in ''VideoGame/{{Wildermyth}}'' can interfuse with any open flame in order to manipulate the fire and use it as a weapon. With the right abilities, they can also use this power to enchant the weapons of other nearby heroes. The event-caused firesoul transformation gives the affected hero a flaming hand and the ability to generate blasts of fire.
* ''VideoGame/TelepathRPG'':
** One of the four elements that psy users can learn in the serie is fire, this seem to be the main element for the Hero in the first and second game and to Guy one of the Hero's friend.
** There is also the red spriggats who can [[BreathWeapon breath fire]].
** Despite being a species associated with [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]], [[spoiler:the queen of the shadowling, Nelis know a powerfull fire attack.]]

* In ''VideoGame/BugFables'', [[BigBad the Wasp King]] is capable of using the magic of flame. Given that the main characters are bugs, he essentially becomes the resident ManOfKryptonite, with his first fight being the HopelessBossFight. [[spoiler:Fortunately, the usurped Queen Vanessa II entrusts the main team with the Flame Brooch, which greatly negates the damage done by his flames]].
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'': The Hero has the Hurt and Hurtmore spells (called "Firebal" and "Firebane" in the GBC version, and translated as "Sizz" and "Sizzle" in modern localizations), learned at levels 4 and 19, respectively.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': The Prince of Cannock learns fire spells.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'':
*** Erdrick gets a small splash of the Blaze and Fireball line spells before unlocking the Hero's unique lightning element spells.
*** Mages' starting spell is "Blaze," and the Blaze family and Fireball family spells form an important core to their spell lists. Sages also have access to the full family of Fire spells.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Maya begins with the Frizz spell in contrast to fellow magic-caster Borya who starts with Crack.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'':
*** All potential brides learn the powerful fire spell Kasizzle.
*** Madchen's, the Hero's daughter, gets the Fire line of spells from her mother.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'': Ashlynn learns fire spells naturally.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'':
*** Maribel learns the Frizz and Bang spells naturally.
*** Antoria attacks using both Flame Slash and the Sizzle spells.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'':
*** The Hero can learn some fire spells.
*** Jessica is the team's principal Mage. The first thing she does upon seeing the Hero and mistaking him for Alistair's killer? Shoot fireballs at him.
*** When Morrie is feeling particularly passionate, flames will appear out of nowhere behind him. It turns out that his passion actually lets him ''control'' fire.
*** Among the villains, Gemon can breath fire to attack.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'': Mages master the "Frizz" line of spells.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'':
*** The Luminary learns a number of fire spells naturally, though not to the same level as Veronica. Like all swordsmen, he can also learn the Flame Slash technique.
*** Veronica's most iconic magical ability, although she does learn other elemental spells as well.
*** Sylvando's Hot Lick ability has him breathe fire on an enemy, and like all swordsmen he can learn the Flame Slash technique. He also has a few fire-related Pep Powers; Tempered Tantrum, which sees Sylv breathing fire on the Hero's sword to superheat it for a large-damage attack; Frizzwhizz, in which Sylv and the Hero create a fire tornado; and Shocking Twist, which sees Sylv jumping into a fire tornado created by the Hero and Serena in order to buff certain stats.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestHeroesIITwinKingsAndTheProphecysEnd'': The Queen of Ingenia is seen casting massive fire balls at the party.
* ''VideoGame/MetaloidOrigin'': Erika, one of the {{Player Character}}s, can unleash a fireball as her special attack.
* Some ''VideoGame/HarryPotter'' games have Harry learn Incendio, a spell that shoots flames, usually [[TechnicolorFire blue ones]].

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** Grabbing a [[PowerUp Fire Flower]] allows Mario and Luigi to shoot fireballs from their hands, giving an alternative to the GoombaStomp. Spin-off games often give Mario fire abilities that don't require the Fire Flower to be activated. However, while Mario is consistently associated with fire, Luigi is just as likely to get a different element in contrast to his brother as he is to get fire.
** Bowser's primary attack in many ''Mario'' games is his fire breath. Depending on the game, he may either spit {{fireballs}} or continuously exhale the fire. Many other bosses in the series display this trope: Tryclyde and Fryguy in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', some of the Koopalings in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', King Kaliente and Fiery Dino Piranha in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', Lava Piranha in ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', and a long et cetera.
** Yoshi has this ability too. A red shell makes him cough up three fireballs in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', and it's also his special power in ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 Super Mario 64 DS]]''.
** Fire-based enemies are fairly common whether they are wholly made from fire (as are Podoboos, Hot Foots and the like) or can simply create and manipulate it (such as Fire Bros., a variant of the Hammer Bros. enemies that throw fireballs instead of hammers).

* Nix in ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}'' has powers over fire and oil, which Cole can actually gain a bit of if he decides to do a power transfer with her.

* ''Videogame/Anno1800'':

* ''VideoGame/BioShock''

* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''

** [[VideoGame/StreetFighter Ryu]] also qualifies with his [[KamehameHadouken Shakunetsu Hadouken]].

--->'''Axel:''' ''(mid-battle)'' Burn, baby!

** Hinata, being a student of [[StreetFighter Master's style Karate]], has flame-like properties in many of her attacks.

* Dhalsim from the ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' series breathes fire as one of his special moves. His ability comes as a gift of Agni, the Hindu god of fire.

* Several examples in ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'':

** [[CreepyCrows Hell raven]] Utsuho Reiuji in ''Subterranean Animism'' may also count, as she launches ''massive'' mini-suns at you.

** [[{{UsefulNotes/Onmyodo}} Mononobe no Futo]] briefly shows it during one of her spellcards, as part of her "manipulation of Feng Shui" power.

* In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', [[ComicBook/XMen Phoenix]], [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dormammu,]] and [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Arthur]] specialize in Fire attacks.

* Zorne from ''{{VideoGame/Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' manifests this power in the form of creating [[StuffBlowingUp bo]][[ThrowDownTheBomblet mbs]].

* In ''{{VideoGame/Grow}} Maze'' you will need to build a fire dog to defeat [[AnIcePerson an ice monster]].

* ''VideoGame/{{TelepathRPG}}'':

* ''VideoGame/MetaloidOrigin'': Erika, one of the [[PlayerCharacter Player Characters]], can unleash a fireball as her special attack.

** ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
*** Yukino Mayuzumi and Yuka Ayase in ''VideoGame/Persona1'', though Yukino is branching out to several different elements. TheHero also ends up specialising in this.

*** Junpei Iori from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' has some fire magic with his Persona and is strong against fire spells, although he mostly uses physical attacks. Koromaru the dog applies as well; although his Persona also has [[CastingAShadow Dark-type attacks]], you'll probably see him using fire in most boss battles due to ContractualBossImmunity. The protagonist's Initial Persona also comes with fire attacks, but doesn't see much use outside of spinoffs like the ''VideoGame/PersonaQ'' series.
*** Yukiko Amagi from ''VideoGame/Persona4'' also has fire magic with her Persona, but unlike Junpei, she focuses herself more on magic power, thus her fire magic usually does more damage. With Yukiko, it's particularly ironic, as her name means "snow child".
*** From ''VideoGame/Persona5'', Ann Takamaki's Persona specializes in hard-hitting fire magic.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'':

** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', [[spoiler:Master Xehanort]] spams lots of different fire attacks during the middle phases of his SequentialBoss fight.

** [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Shyvana, the Half-Dragon]], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin being what she is]] allows for a lot of [[BreathWeapon fire breathing]], even more when she uses her ultimate ability to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting morph into a dragon]].

*** Erdirck gets a small splash of the Blaze and Fireball line spells before unlocking the Hero's unique lightning element spells.

*** Junpei Iori from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' has some fire magic with his Persona and is strong against fire spells, although he mostly uses physical attacks. Koromaru the dog applies as well; although his Persona also has [[CastingAShadow Dark-type attacks]], you'll probably see him using fire in most boss battles due to ContractualBossImmunity.
*** Yukiko Amagi from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' also has fire magic with her Persona, but unlike Junpei, she focuses herself more on magic power, thus her fire magic usually does more damage. With Yukiko, it's particularly ironic, as her name means "snow child".
*** From ''VideoGAme/Persona5'', Ann Takamaki's Persona specializes in hard-hitting fire magic.

** Shun'ei of ''XIV'' plays with this, as his flames takes the form of a flaming fist on his left side[[note]]his right arm uses a [[MakingASplash water fist]][[/note]]. [[spoiler:It's also a fragment of [[BigBad Verse's]] power, who himself is this taken to the extreme.]]

*** Mages' starting spell is "Blaze," and the Blaze family and Fireball family spells form an important core to their spell lists.

* Lucca from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.

** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', fire-magic tends to be the ''least'' useful of the three elements of Destruction spell, as over half of the [=NPCs=] in the game are the fire-resistant [[OurElvesAreBetter Dunmer]]. This reverses for ''Bloodmoon'' expansion, where the snowy atmosphere lends itself to many ice-based opponents who are severely weak to fire.

** The series has Mario and Luigi. Grabbing a [[PowerUp Fire Flower]] allows them to shoot fireballs from their hands, giving an alternative to the GoombaStomp. Spin-off games often give Mario fire abilities that don't require the Fire Flower to be activated. Though, while Mario is consistency associated with fire, Luigi is just as likely to get a different element in contrast to his brother as he is to get fire.

** In ''A Link to the Past'', the dinosaur-like Helmasaur King can spit fireballs, which can split into more fireballs.

** ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'':

** Scorpion is fond of breathing fire (especially as a fatality).

** Tanya and Kai from Mortal Kombat 4 also qualify.

** The aforementioned Delia created the ElementalEmbodiement of fire known as Blaze.

* The ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games have multiple examples: %%* Ifrit from most ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games is the living incarnation of PlayingWithFire.
** [[ThePhoenix Phoenix]], another Summon, burns your enemies while simultaneously reviving/healing allies.

** Sazh of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' gets the Fire line of spells most readily, including Firaga, while getting no direct Water or Blizzard spells at all. His summon, Brynhildr, is fire-based as well.