Line #12 PlayingWith/PlayingWithFire


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character who can manipulate fire.
2	* '''Straight''': [[MeaningfulName Blaze]] can [[BreathWeapon breathe fire]] and shoot {{fireballs}}.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Blaze can take on the [[ElementalShapeshifter very form of fire.]]
5	** Blaze's fireballs [[EverythingMakesAMushroom always create mushroom clouds]].
6	** Blaze creates a fireball so big it burns everything in the universe.
7	* '''Downplayed''':
8	** Blaze uses a [[FlamingSword fiery sword]] he can control by his will.
9	** The flames on Blaze's palms are the same as that from a lighter.
10	* '''Justified''':
11	** Blaze is a dragon, phoenix, or demon.
12	** Or alternatively, he has ancestors who are dragons, phoenixes, or demons.
13	* '''Inverted''':
14	** Bob can stab foes with [[AnIcePerson icicles]] or create [[MakingASplash tsunamis.]]
15	** Blaze can only put out or repel fires.
16	* '''Subverted''':
17	** Blaze appears to be able to shoot fireballs, but it's actually a flamethrower.
18	** Blaze is actually a ManOnFire.
19	* '''Double Subverted''': But then he gains real fire control abilities.
20	* '''Parodied''':
21	** Blaze uses his ability to control fire for [[MundaneUtility trivial purposes.]]
22	** Blaze is a FieryRedhead InAWorld with PersonalityPowers -- and he keeps throwing insults at those who say he's too [[StealthPun hot-tempered.]]
23	* '''Zig Zagged''': Blaze won the {{Elemental\|Powers}} SuperpowerLottery, but he can use only one power at a time. As such, he can and often does use the power of fire, but not all the time.
24	* '''Averted''': Blaze has no magical powers.
25	* '''Enforced''': "The producer ordered us to give our hero fire powers for no reason other than to [[RuleOfCool look cool]]."
26	* '''Lampshaded''': [[LethalChef "...let's not have barbecue again..."]]
27	* '''Invoked''': Blaze went to a school to learn how to use fire.
28	* '''Exploited''': WhenTreesAttack... they're pretty much screwed.
29	* '''Defied''':
30	** Blaze learns other abilities, so he doesn't have to use fire.
31	** Blaze is a merman.
32	* '''Discussed''':
33	-->'''Alice''': What superpower would you like to have?\
34	'''Bob''': Fire. It's the coolest one.\
35	'''Alice''': I thought you never liked the heat and hot weather.\
36	'''Bob''': Good point.
37	* '''Conversed''':
38	-->'''Alice''': Let's see... the show's [[TheHero hero]] has fire powers.\
39	'''Bob''': Oh great. ''Another'' hot-headed weirdo who flings fireballs.
40	* '''Implied''': Blaze, HeWhoMustNotBeSeen, makes his presence known by leaving burned-out houses and forests in his wake.
41	* '''Deconstructed''':
42	** Blaze has [[PowerIncontinence no control over his abilities]], and so he must obtain special fireproof clothing and other items and cannot get close to other people, resulting in depression. Further, his powers result in fires wherever he goes, making him unpopular.
43	** Alternatively, Blaze uses his powers for [[PyroManiac fire-setting.]]
44	** If Blaze gets careless, the flames he generates can quickly spread beyond his control. Even if he has the power to extinguish the blazes he creates, a slight lapse in attention can lead to third-degree burns or worse. (And if he ''doesn't'' have the power to dissipate the flames he creates, one split-second instance of misjudgement could result in him accidentally burning down a building.)
45	** Blaze doesn't have the RequiredSecondaryPowers and ends up burning himself when he tries to use them.
46	** The story plays up how fire can cause horrific injuries and pain to those that survive his fire attacks, and his power gets treated as an InUniverse war crime.
47	** What makes Blaze dangerous is not just the threat of being burned by his flames. People who fight Blaze indoors breathe in the smoke emitted by his flames, causing them to die of smoke inhalation.
48	* '''Reconstructed''': [[BoxingLessonsForSuperman So Blaze went to a school to learn how to control fire.]]
49	* '''Played for Laughs''': Blaze uses his fire powers to make a barbecue on his hand.
50	* '''Played for Drama''': Blaze spends a long time learning how to use his powers without injuring people.
51	* '''Played for Horror''': Blaze becomes an AxCrazy {{Pyromaniac}} SerialKiller who uses his fire powers to painfully torture people to death. The work places great emphasis on the horrible pain and injuries that his fiery attacks cause.
52	----
53	Be careful! PlayingWithFire can be dangerous.

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