History HotBlooded / Literature

* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': Gryff is very aggressive, acting like a bully towards other dragons and picking fights with ''Purple-Green'', despite the fact that the wild dragon is much bigger and stronger than him.

* Fëanor ("Spirit of Fire") in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', whose body cremated itself when he died.
** In fact, the tale of the Silmarils is caused by his hot blood and burning soul. The {{spontaneous combustion}} is just the tip of the magma vein.

* Sohrab is this in ''Literature/TheShahnameh''. He smacks down a captured Persian when he (rightfully) suspects the soldier is giving him false information, then he rides alone to the Persian army, demands a single combat, and vows to hang their king!
* This is the defining trait of Alanna in ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness''. She's a FieryRedhead with a HairTriggerTemper who ''will'' be a knight no matter what. A lot of her CharacterDevelopment is about tempering her hotbloodedness so it's not a FatalFlaw.

* A villainous example: Couladin from ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', in the ''The Shadow Rising'' you only see him calm in only a few paragraphs and those are always followed by him raging against something. This is all the more notable because the Aiel in general are extremely in control of their emotions. Mat idly wonders at one moment how Couladin managed to live for as long as he did among them, let alone become a prospective Clan Chief.
** And Perrin ''becomes'' this trope when [[spoiler:Faile gets kidnapped by Aiel]] later in the series.
* Literature/DonQuixote was pretty HotBlooded; he even gave speeches extolling giving it your all and never giving up, and doing this through force of arms.
* Miles from the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' can be like this, especially as his alter ego Admiral Naismith.

* King Robert Baratheon from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' should qualify for this as well, especially in his youth.
** Lyanna and Brandon Stark were described by Ned as having the "wolf's blood". Ned's daughter Arya takes after them.
%% * Jace from ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments''.
* Richard Rahl of the ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'' series.

%%* Literature/AnneOfGreenGables throughout the first book.
* Phaethon from Creator/JohnCWright's ''[[Literature/TheGoldenOecumene The Golden Age]]'' (MeaningfulName). At one point he starts a defiant speech to a private enemy, only to realize that the gesture of raising a clenched fist accidentally [[EngineeredPublicConfession activated the public channel...]]
* From Literature/TheBible, Judge Samson was a HotBlooded WorldsStrongestMan who killed a ''thousand'' Philistines with the jawbone of an ass. After a deadly HumiliationConga that involved a certain [[TheVamp seductress]], a TraumaticHaircut ''and'' EyeScream, [[TakingYouWithMe took down]] ''[[TakingYouWithMe thousands]]'' [[TakingYouWithMe more]] with him by breaking the pillars of a temple.
* ''Literature/WarriorCats''. Foxleap always tries to rise to every challenge, which one time resulted in the main characters having to pull him away from a fight because they were on a journey and needed to conserve energy. Eventually, [[spoiler: he jumps to the aid of some cats fighting an eagle when told to stay back, causing one of the cats to have to rescue him and dying in the process.]]
* ''Loads'' of examples in the ''Literature/ChaletSchool'' series, particularly the American girls, [[ClingyJealousGirl Simone Lecoutier]] and [[KickTheDog Betty Wynne-Davies]]. Joey is the most prominent example, and her temper gets her into trouble more than a few times, though she (for the most part) calms down as she gets older. Her daughter Margot also has some anger management issues - she refers to her temper as 'my demon', and it gets her into major trouble in ''Theodora at the Chalet School'', culminating in Len slapping her and her dad ''refusing to speak to her for two weeks''. After that, she learns her lesson and tries her damnedest to control it.
* ''Literature/SomeoneElsesWar'' gives us Matteo, who [[{{Jerkass}} yells at everyone but his elders]], [[IdiotHero charges headfirst into danger without a split second's thought]], and is [[{{Determinator}} damned near indestructible in his resolve.]]
%%* Lucy Pennykettle from ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles''.

* Wakatake of ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote''. He basically lives and thrives on impulses and his performance essentially depends on his mood. Thus, while he is usually capable, he can be very reckless (such as attempting to face the convenience store robber alone in ''The Missing Bicycle Knows''), and at times when he is down he is basically BookDumb--which is why he's the only person in the cast who can't get into a private middle school. Remember, he's in an AcademicAthlete group where being the top 2% is required.
%% * ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'':
%% ** Cecily Herondale.
%% ** Gabriel Lightwood. In direct contrast to his brother, Gideon, who is TheStoic.
* In ''Literature/TheWitchlands'':
** Merik has a non-stop HairTriggerTemper, which causes him to act very energetically and put much more impact on everything he does.
** Safi is very impulsive and doesn't hold back once she's angry.
* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Adolin Kholin is aggressive and passionate in everything he does, constantly suggesting his father fight more battles and let him fight more duels for the honor of their house, particularly in the first book. While the rest of the Alethi, having devolved into {{Blood Knight}}s, see this as a good thing, Dalinar is significantly more cautious and calculating, particularly since his brother's death. Even later on when Adolin comes to understand and respect his father's point of view, he still has a hard time controlling himself.
** It's shown in ''Literature/{{Oathbringer}}'' that Dalinar was arguably worse about this than his son when he was younger before a series of events caused him to change his ways. Even Adolin's brother Renarin has rushed in without considering his actions on more than one occasion despite generally being extremely calm and quiet (particularly by Alethi standards), so apparently it runs in the family.

* Lucy Pennykettle from [[Literature/{{Dragons}} The Last Dragon Chronicles]].

** It's shown in ''Literature/{{Oathbringer}}'' that Dalinar was arguably worse about this than his son when he was younger before a series of events caused him to change his ways. Even Adolin's brother Renarin has rushes in without careful consideration on more than one occasion despite generally being extremely calm and quiet (particularly by Alethi standards), so apparently it runs in the family.

* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Adolin Kholin is aggressive and passionate in everything he does, constantly suggesting his father fight more battles and let him fight more duels for the honor of their house. While the rest of the Alethi, having devolved into {{Blood Knight}}s, see this as a good thing, Dalinar recommends a more cautioned approach. It's the primary point of contention between them in the first book, and even when Adolin comes to understand his father's point of view, he still has a hard time controlling himself.
** It's hinted in the first two books and shown in ''Literature/{{Oathbringer}}'' that Dalinar was like this when he was younger before a series of events caused him to change his ways so apparently it runs in the family.