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9->'''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...\
10'''Kim:''' How much is it?\
11'''Ann:''' 42.\
12'''Drakken:''' Is that bad?\
13'''Ann:''' It could be.
14-->-- ''Fanfic/TheTouchOfGreenFire''
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16Let's face it, [[MsFanservice some]] [[MrFanservice characters]] [[TheBeautifulElite are pretty damn hot]]. Other characters may have [[HotBlooded raging hot passion]]. But in this trope's case, we find fictional creatures that are ''{{literal|Metaphor}}ly'' HotBlooded (or anything that's [[AlienBlood close enough to blood]]).
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18This type of being usually has an implication (or at least a possibility) of a temperature difference that's caused by metabolism-based weirdness. This makes some sense, as there are several organisms in RealLife that have an average body temperature that's higher than the human average.
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20Characters that can [[PlayingWithFire play with fire]] tend to exhibit this trope, along with many fire-related monsters like [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[FierySalamander salamanders]], and fire-related {{familiar}}s. Lava beasts, fire elementals, and other creatures that actually made of some heat related substance [[ElementalEmbodiment are another trope altogether]].
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22They may be WreathedInFlames, have VolcanicVeins or have FlamingHair as well. Contrast ChillOfUndeath.
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30* 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]].
31* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
32** 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 [[BloodyMurder injecting his blood into an opponent]]. The results are just as [[BodyHorror horrifying]] as they should be.
33** A lesser example would be [[BadassNormal Robert E.O. Speedwagon]] in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood 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]].
34* 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]]]].
35* Shishio from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' 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 [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion the heat buildup kills him]].
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39* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', Suzi has an internal body temperature which can melt lead, which appears to stem from her [[AtomicSuperpower radioactive nature]]. Incidents when she loses her temper are explained as "{{gas leak|CoverUp}}s".
40* ''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 [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth when he tries to feed on her]].
41* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
42** ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s blood is 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.
43** However, it may also be true of ''Kryptonians'' in general, at least under a yellow sun. During a story where 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.
44* Red Hulk gets hotter the madder he gets. Get him angry enough and enemies who touch him can be burned. He can even melt metal with his bare skin.
45* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Medusa's blood steams, and the pool of blood from her decapitation gets hotter rather than cooler until Pegasus is reborn from it.
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49* 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 that it boils his own [[CombatTentacles rinkaku]] into DeadlyGas.
50* ''Fanfic/TheCutOfYourLoveNeverHurtsBaby'': An {{inver|tedTrope}}sion is {{deconstructed|Trope}} with Elsa. Not only is her body abnormally cold because of her ice powers, but [[BlessedWithSuck 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.
51* 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.
52* In Creator/Earthsong9405's ''Infected AU'' ZombieFic, Twilight Sparkle was bitten years ago but didn't turn infected. The bite did, however, raise her body temperature and metabolism.
53* {{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.
54* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', James notes that Red has an unusually high body temperature when they shake hands.
55* {{Downplayed|Trope}} in ''Fanfic/TheTouchOfGreenFire''. Shego's plasma powers cause her to have a body temperature that's five degrees above the average. She also has a higher blood pressure than normal.
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59* {{Inver|tedTrope}}sion: it's implied in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' that [[AnIcePerson Elsa]]'s body temperature is colder than the average person's.
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63* In ''Film/IronMan3'', those [[SuperSoldier upgraded with Extremis]] have inhumanly hot blood, complete with VolcanicVeins and the ability to produce intense heat at will.
64* The Assblasters from ''Film/Tremors3BackToPerfection''. As their name indicate, they [[FartsOnFire fart fire]] to fly in a rocket-like manner.
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68* 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.
69* The [[OurElvesAreDifferent Marat]] in ''Literature/CodexAlera'' are slightly warmer than humans. This is important in the first book, when one is trying to sneak into a forest guarded by creatures who see in infrared.
70* Anyone in ''Literature/EdenGreen'' whose needle symbiote takes over their body completely begins to exhibit elevated body temperature, immediately noticeable to non-infected people.
71* The "[[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]]" of ''Literature/IAmLegend'' are humans with a disease that (among other things) sends the body into overdrive. They run a fever of about 103 Fahrenheit as a baseline.
72* In the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'', dragon blood is described as being roughly the same temperature and consistency as boiling tar.
73* [[BigBad Sauron]] himself in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. The reason why his ring was glowing on his hand was because he was inhumanly hot.
74* 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]].
75* 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.
76* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
77** Dragons do this. In fact, wound them and leave the weapon behind, and it may start to glow with the heat depending on how high quality the iron or steel is. Bronze and copper are likely to fare worse and could well start to turn molten if left too long (and goodness knows if they can give the poor dragon blood poisoning or not). Good luck trying to play vet, though.
78** Befitting a priestess of [[SacredFlames R'hllor]], Melisandre is not affected by cold, and her body gives off noticeable heat.
79* In ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'', werewolves and other shifters are mentioned several times time as "running hotter" than their human counterparts.
80* [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werewolves]] in ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. Perhaps that's why they [[WalkingShirtlessScene so rarely wear shirts]].
81* 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, glows slightly in the dark, and has to sleep in a special room to avoid burning things around her. Her love interest, 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 breathe fire and is cooler to the touch than most dragons.]]
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85* 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.
86* Marcos Diaz/Eclipse in ''Series/TheGifted2017''. His blood [[AlienBlood glows]], and when enough of it is spilled in a car, the car ''explodes''. A member of the Morlocks has similar blood, and another mutant's blood melts through solid objects (although that may have been acid blood instead).
87* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' Season 4 finale "[[Recap/SupernaturalS04E22LuciferRising Lucifer Rising]]", Sam Winchester is said to have reached a body temperature of 150F (65C) when he was killing Lilith, courtesy of the [[PsychoSerum demon blood]] he was using.
88* ''Series/TrueBlood'' has its [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]].
89-->'''Alcide:''' We run hot.
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93* Music/{{Foreigner|Band}}'s "Hot-Blooded", with the singer saying he's got "a fever of 103."
94* Inverted in "My Angel is the Centerfold" ("My blood runs cold--my memory has just been sold...")
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98* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
99** The Remorhaz, a massive centipede-like creature that lives in glaciers, is hot enough that nonmagical metal weapons melt on contact and it can dig through the ice by melting a tunnel with its body heat. If it swallows you, it's instant death (in 2nd Edition) or a massive amount of fire damage thanks to its super-heated.
100** Salamanders and Azers (metallic dwarf-like beings from the Elemental Plane of Fire) have bodies that are so hot that they can cause paper and wood to burst into flames just by touching them and heat their metal weapons so that they inflict extra fire damage on a hit. It's never really explained how this incredible heat doesn't cause their weapons to soften to the point of uselessness, but it's probably because [[AWizardDidIt they're magical]].
101** The Path of the Storm barbarian from ''Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' desert variant allows barbarians to take it to become so hot that enemies near them take fire damage just from their proximity ([[PowerUpLetDown sadly it's so weak that it's practically useless]]) and set unattended objects on fire just by touching them.
102* ''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.
103* ''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 [[CruelAndUnusualDeath die from boiling in their own skin]].
104* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has the [[PhysicalGod Avatar of Khaine]], which has molten iron running through its veins. It's also WreathedInFlames.
105* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay'': One of the {{Muta|nts}}tions that can be inflicted by exposure to {{Chaos|IsEvil}} transforms the victim's blood into molten metal or pure fire. This can be a case of CursedWithAwesome, as the "blood" generally isn't harmful to the mutant but can damage anyone who injures them.
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109* 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, [[spoiler:and that remains the case even if he ascend to a full-fledged vampire]].)
110* 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.
111* ''VideoGame/KanColle'': Kaga runs ''very'' hot, to the point that 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.
112* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'':
113** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'':
114*** 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.
115*** [[AnimalisticAbomination Dire Miralis]] in ''3 Ultimate'' is [[ExaggeratedTrope so superheated]] that its body [[ApocalypseHow boils oceans and decimates their ecosystem]].
116** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations Ultimate'': 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]].
117** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'': 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.
118* ''VideoGame/{{Noita}}'': Some fire-based enemies bleed lava on being attacked, which will cause massive damage on contact with other creatures. This is especially prevalent in the [[spoiler:Hell]] biome.
119* ''VideoGame/NuclearThrone'': The Boiling Veins mutation prevents fire and explosion damage from reducing your HP below 4. It's depicted as their blood literally burning.
120* 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.
121* 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 from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheDarksideChronicles'', 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 also spring from Veronica.]]
122* The various Mutons in ''VideoGame/XcomEnemyUnknown'' and ''VideoGame/XCOM2'' are noted to have bodies that remain warm hours after their deaths. Dr. Tygan mentions that this [[AlienAutopsy makes them quite disconcerting to dissect]].
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126* The [[FierySalamander salamander]] demons Carval and Volaster Jarvoc from ''Webcomic/{{Heartcore}}'' have explosive blood which they use in order to make bombs.
127* Amy Druvmenski from ''Webcomic/LightAndDark'' has the ability to raise her body temperature to extreme levels.
128* ''Webcomic/{{Roza}}'': The heroine's blood combusts when spilled.
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132* The ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' episode "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS1E26AllsFahrenheitInLoveAndWar All's Fahrenheit in Love and War]]" has an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion as a villain: [[AnIcePerson Isis ("Icy") Vanderchill]], who has ''frozen'' blood from a FountainOfYouth experiment gone wrong.
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