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6A common way of showing extreme anger for a character is to have them burst (whole or in part) into flames. This can either be a visual metaphor for anger, or played literally if they possess [[PlayingWithFire fire-manipulating abilities]]. Depending on the level of anger as well as the tone of the setting, it can range from merely steam coming out of their ears to a full blown volcanic eruption, and everything in between.
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8If the character has [[PlayingWithFire Pyrokinesis]], PowerIncontinence, and is HotBlooded, anything that causes anger is likely to manifest this way. If said character is {{evil|IsBurningHot}}, he/she will always be like this when angry. If the flames don't cause property damage they're probably a FauxFlame. It can also overlap with FireballEyeballs, FlamingHair, and WreathedInFlames -- people who already have such features may have them flare up into larger, hotter flames.
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10Compare BattleAura, DemonHead, HighPressureEmotion, NightmareFace, PersonalityPowers, TurnsRed (a mostly VideoGame equivalent dealing with heightened difficulty that sometimes involves this). Might sometimes be combined with a LoomingSilhouetteOfRage.
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12Not to be confused with AngstNuke, which is not just a visual metaphor, but actually dangerous.
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20* Happens to [[HotBlooded Tatsuki]] in WreathedInFlames form, in an early episode of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljz776Hvgw1qhkjcoo1_500.jpg And this is AFTER rampaging through the classroom trying to murder Ichigo]]. His transgression? [[{{Tsundere}} Kissing her on the cheek]].
21* Rin from ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' goes into a {{Technicolor|Fire}}ed [[WreathedInFlames volcanic version]] of this whenever he gets ''really'' pissed off, scared, or draws [[RestrainingBolt his]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]].
22* The Super Saiyan transformation in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' starts out as equal parts this trope and SuperPoweredEvilSide, but later on the warriors discover a way to trigger it at will.
23* ''Manga/FairyTail''
24** When Natsu gets pissed [[WreathedInFlames he gets covered in flames]] and gets even stronger. Give that he's the ''[[PlayingWithFire Fire]]'' [[PlayingWithFire Dragon Slayer]], it's rather appropriate. It becomes even more [[spoiler:darkly]] appropriate with TheReveal that he is (or at least was) also [[spoiler:an Etherious, a demon of Zeref whose power and brand of magic is fueled by feelings of [[ThePowerOfHate anger and hatred]]. Specifically, [[TheDreaded E.N.D.]], the mightiest of all of Zeref's demons and the one made to kill him]].
25** [[MakingASplash Juvia]] does a unique variation: When sufficiently pissed off, her [[ElementalShapeshifter Water Body]] turns up to ''boiling'' temperatures, allowing her to scald her foes with her attacks and even melt any attempt to freeze her over.
26* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Being a Special Grade cursed spirit born from humanity's fear of volcanoes and fire-related natural disasters, the top of Jogo's head is shaped like a small volcano that occasionally spurts lava when he gets excited. When he gets especially angry, however, both his head and his ears (which are usually covered by plugs) [[HighPressureEmotion eject massive streams of fire]].
27* ''Anime/{{K}}'': Literally happens with Mikoto Suoh in episode 6 when he remembers what Tatara's murderer said in the video clip after shooting Tatara.
28* In the "Sweet & Sour Puss" episode of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', Dedede explodes into a volcanic rage wreathing himself with a firey glow both around his eyes and his body after Togeira stores enough anger within itself to unleash a mega-attack on his own castle. He even screams "[[ThisIsUnforgivable Now it's payback time!]]" as he does so.
29* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': The titular character's 4-tailed transformation is this trope, ''literally''. Bloodshot eyes, peeling skin, boiling blood, all while Naruto sports a face of pure, unadulterated '''rage'''. Cue AngstNuke.
30* [[ChivalrousPervert Sanji]] in ''Manga/OnePiece'', occasionally. He burned up so much in Thriller Bark over the thought of an "invisible man" (Absalom) peeping on Nami that he sent out shockwaves. At one point Chopper said, "[[AngstNuke Awesome! He exploded!]]" He even ''weaponized it'' in the Fishman island arc where he used it as an finishing attack after thinking about the last two years he spent on Kamabakka Island, naming the technique "Hell Memories".
31* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
32** After Misty called her [[BerserkButton old]], Jessie got so angry she started ''breathing'' fire!
33--->'''Meowth:''' Jessie just evolved into a Flareon!
34** When Team Rocket stole food from a restaurant she wanted to eat at, May was so pissed that not only was she {{wreathed in flames}} ''twice'', but her eyes were {{glowing|EyesOfDoom}} {{red|EyesTakeWarning}}.
35--->'''Dawn:''' What happened to our princess...?!
36** An earlier episode that took places in a haunted house had Jessie get so mad, her hair catches fire. She runs around screaming from the fire until she puts it out, leaving her bald.
37* In one of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' Anime (but not manga) episodes (Genma Takes A Walk) Genma makes a declaration that is so HotBlooded that it causes his head to catch fire. Literally.
38* Chapter 2 of the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' manga, ''Manga/ForbiddenScrollery'' had Reimu dong this after Marisa explained that the reason she splashed her with water despite the lack of any fires in sight was because, well... [[ItAmusedMe she wanted to, just in case]].
39* ''Anime/YuGiOh:'' [[HotBlooded Joey Wheeler]] does this when he gets ''really'' riled up. A good way to make this happen is to pretend to be his OnlyMostlyDead {{Love Interest|s}} just to screw with him. Or call him names. Or just be Kaiba.
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44* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In Season 6 episode 46, Big M. becomes frustrated at Suspicious S. missing the answer to the question of who saved him (Big M. had saved him earlier, which Suspicious S. hasn't yet realized) and has a flame on his head, representing his anger, that Little M. fans.
45* ''Animation/MotuPatlu'': In "Motu Ka Birthday", there are two instances where Motu burns up in anger when his friends seemingly forget his birthday, once when he talks to Inspector Chingum and Chaiwala and once when he talks to John the Don and his minions.
46* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': In ''Joys of Seasons'' episode 6, a hippo and a bull, who are both angry at each other, have flames emitting from them. This happens to be one of the fires the fireman goats put out.
47* In the ''Animation/SayHiToPencil'' episode "Angry Red", Red bursts into purple flames during his anger scene. A god of destruction had given him the power of anger earlier on in the episode, hence their being ''[[TechnicolorFire purple]]'' flames.
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51* ''ComicBook/ClanDestine'': Walter ("Wallop") has the power to transform into a Hulk-like blue monster- either voluntarily, or involuntarily when enraged. In the latter case, his hair bursts into flame (and he gets a whole lot bigger and more monstrous in appearance). If he transformed on purpose while relatively calm, his hair just [[PowerDyesYourHair changes color]] rather than burning.
52* ''ComicBook/GastonLagaffe'': One strip has Lagaffe play a prank on MeddlesomePatrolman Longtarin that ends with Longtarin drenched. Lagaffe says he'll get Longtarin a towel to dry himself off, Longtarin assures him this won't be necessary, and the water is indeed evaporating from the sheer heat of his anger.
53* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': If Red Hulk gets mad, he starts emitting heat.
54* ''ComicBook/RedLanterns'': The Red Lanterns gain their power from rage, and that power has an IncendiaryExponent to it; even their BadassCreed connects their hatred with burning their enemies. Oddly enough, Rankorr looks like this trope, but is one of the few with any level of anger management.
55* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': Blaze has some [[PlayingWithFire serious pyrokinesis]], especially when in her SuperMode, Burning Blaze. In that form, she is right up to the very top levels of this trope.
56* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'':
57** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 2009 crossover]]'' ''ComicBook/TheHuntForReactron'', Thara Ak-Var -a. k. a. Flamebird- bursts into flame when super-villain Reactron attempts to kill her boyfriend and best friend.
58** ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'': During the final battle ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is so pissed off that flames erupt from her back and cape and form flaming wings.
59** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl2011'' #24, Kara is literally burning after Cyborg Superman stole her flesh to rebuild his own body.
60* ''ComicBook/XMen'': After becoming Phoenix, Jean Grey is prone to form a firebird-shaped flaming aura when she gets pissed.
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64* In ''Fanfic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'', Twilight explains that her ability to burst into flames is because she is a Fire Elemental spellcaster, and since her magic is tied to her passion, particularly strong emotions like anger can cause her mane to start smoking, or to burst into flames entirely. In ''Fanfic/TheArchmagesLastBow'', she becomes so furious with Celestia and Luna over [[spoiler:their withholding of the knowledge that Nova Shine is dying]] that her fires change to hotter colors like blue, purple, and black.
65* Examples from Fanfic/TheCalvinverse:
66** Calvin turns red when he learns about Camp Pine in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheMovie''.
67** Likewise, he also turns red while busting out a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "Reason You Suck" Speech]] to Hobbes in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''.
68* ''Fanfic/CanABooBeFriendsWithAHuman'': ''Mario'' of all people, with flames forming in his hands at times of such anger as a result of his BigBrotherInstinct on more than one occasion. For example: when the Toad paparazzi want pictures of Luigi while he's lying badly injured in a hospital bed, upon hearing of Luigi's treatment from the Toad citizens and the fact he was dragged through a murder trial. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness He eventually completely loses it,]] not helped by his habit of suppressing his emotions so as to not worry others.
69* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'': Asuka is a very hot-blooded, very powerful pyrokinetic redhead. When she gets angry, she goes up in flames. Literally. For example, when she demanded that Gendo told her how her parents died, flames formed in her hands.
70* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Harry develop a talent for PlayingWithFire. After this, when he gets really, really angry the air around him tends to get extremely hot and dry and starting wavering. This is generally a sign that you should start running.
71** In book 2, ''Ghosts of the Past'', it's also wise to start running, preferably to another galaxy, if you can smell wood smoke around him. It leads to a much more literal version of this trope: [[spoiler: the Dark Phoenix.]]
72* ''Fanfic/EarthAndSky'' makes a RunningGag of Princess Celestia's reactions to the antics of the Flim-Flam Brothers (AKA Professor Destiny and Doctor Insanity) during the Grand Pegathalon, which involve increasing levels of this trope as [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat their attempts to sabotage the other racers]] get increasingly dangerous.
73* ''Fanfic/EscapeFromTheMoon'': In the sequel ''The Mare From the Moon'', in chapter 15, Twilight shows that she's learned out to trigger her flaming form (originally seen in the episode ''Feeling Pinkie Keen'') at will through her memories of things that make her angry, though she's looking for a better, more stable and positive emotion to do so, since negative emotions burden the spirit.
74* ''[[Fanfic/TheNuptialverse Families]]'': When Garble severely injures Spike and threatens his life one too many times, [[MamaBear Twilight]] [[spoiler:bursts into flames, sets a nearby tree on fire, telekinetically grabs one of the burning branches, and '''stabs out his eye with it.''' For good measure, she warns him that if he ever lays a claw on Spike again, she'll take more than an eye next time before leaving.]]
75* ''Fanfic/AGameComesToEquestria'':
76** [[Anime/YuGiOh Yugi]], [[BewareOfTheNiceOnes of all people]] (or Ponies), [[spoiler: bursts into ''blue flames'']] when he finds out that [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed Pinkie Pie is acting scared of Luna for fun.]] [[spoiler:''He even blows his own Nightmare Night costume off in sheer anger!'']], he promptly [[WhatTheHellHero scolds Pinkie]] at how [[DudeNotFunny acting scared of Luna for fun and not telling her hurts her feelings]], but he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness promptly stops]] when he sees that he is [[OutOfCharacterMoment actually frightening Pinkie Pie.]]
77** This happens again with [[BigGood Celestia]] when she sees [[spoiler: Twilight and Luna [[ItMakesSenseInContext being chased by Red Eyes Black Dragon]]]] while on her way back to Canterlot.
78--->''There were a lot of things Celestia would let slide. [[spoiler:Seeing her Student and her Sister being chased by a dragon, with the high threat that they were in imminent danger, was not one of those things.]]''
79* ''Fanfic/HalfPastAdventure'': As the [[ElementalEmbodiment fire elemental]], [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Flame King Phoebe]] is prone to this, although she seems to be able to calm herself down before she can do any real damage.
80* ''Fanfic/{{Magnetism}}'' combines this with a slasher smile when Twilight sees Rainbow Dash throwing her bracelet to the ground, shattering it. Rainbow and Fluttershy respond to this by running like hell while exchanging friendly banter with each other.
81* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8019901/1/Of-Sheep-and-Battle-Chicken Of Sheep and Battle Chicken]]'''s Sara Ying Shepard's biotics are fairly normal, with a slight tendency to flare a bit more under normal circumstances. However, an excellent metric for how pissed Shepard is, or if she's crossed into the Butcher state, is just how melted by warpfire her armour is afterwards.
82* The ''FanFic/OversaturatedWorld'' gives this to Chrysalis. She ended up burning off all her clothes the first time it happened before figuring out how to control it.
83* ''Fanfic/PastSins'': offers an in-universe explanation behind the phenomenon from [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen Feeling Pinkie Keen]] in Chapter 4 [[note]]when Twilight confronted Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon: threatening to turn them both into cacti if they don't tell her where Nyx was at that moment.[[/note]]
84--> ''While reports of such things are rare, some books have records of exceptionally magically inclined unicorns performing something called a “rage-shift”. The book had said that the shift occurs when a unicorn’s anger feeds into their magic to cause a physical change to the unicorn’s body.''
85** Near the end of the story, Twilight Sparkle Rage-Shifted again [[spoiler:this time to fight against Princess Celestia; [[MamaBear thinking that Nyx was being sent to the Moon for 1000 years]].]]
86* Fanfic/RealityChecksNyxverse: Continues the Rage-Shift trend from ''[[Fanfic/PastSins Past Sins]]'' In Chapter 7 of ''Alicornundrum'', in the chapter, Twilight Sparkle approached [[BigBad Lord Blueblood]] after finding out that he had tricked her father into signing a [[ArrangedMarriage Marriage Contract]] between Twilight and his son Prince Blueblood, [[note]]and after Twilight kept approaching the situation [[TranquilFury diplomatically]] to call it all off: Lord Blueblood insisted on Twilight "lifting [her] tail for [his] son", and threatening to send Nyx away to a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors once his son and Twilight "produce a ''legitimate'' heir to the throne", [[MamaBear prompting Twilight to Rage-Shift]] and strangle Lord Blueblood from a chandelier by his... ''"[[GroinAttack family jewels]]"''[[/note]]
87** [[spoiler:In the same chapter when ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes Princess Celestia]]'' herself '''Rage-Shifted''': who [[FlamingHair lit up like the sun itself]] after Lord Blueblood pushes her BerserkButton once too often insisting on Twilight Sparkle following through with the marriage contract[[note]]Which as it turned out was not only illegal; but the document was practically worthless since the law dictated that ''ALL'' the participants involved in the contract needed to be of sound mind when they sign the document: Twilights' Father was drunk at the time he put his signature, and Twilight Sparkle herself never even signed it in the first place. On top of this, what Lord Blueblood was attempting to do practically amounted to various degrees of Rape, Blackmail, and Treason: all of which were punishable by death.[[/note]] Bonus points for her also using the [[VoiceoftheLegion Royal Canterlot Voice]] at the same time to deliver a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Lord Blueblood for even attempting to do this.]]
88-->'''[[spoiler:Princess Celestia:]]''' '''''[[spoiler:"DID YOU IMAGINE FOR A SECOND THAT I WOULD REFRAIN FROM BRINGING MY FULL POWER AND WRATH TO BEAR AGAINST ANYONE WHO TRIED SUCH A THING WITH [[LikeASonToMe MY MOST BELOVED STUDENT?]]"]]'''''
89* Happens to Mars in a later chapter of ''Fanfic/TheReturn'' after a power up, and almost sets an entire room alight.
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93* Ember from ''WesternAnimation/Elemental2023'' is burning by default, but her flames grow more intense when she is [[HairTriggerTemper angered]] to the point where she often explodes outright when she loses her temper. Conversely, she dims significantly when depressed.
94* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Hades always has a blue flame of hair on his head; when he gets mad, it flares up, goes red and/or his whole body erupts in flame depending on the level of anger.
95* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', Anger's head catches fire when he gets especially riled up. [[ChekhovsGun This actually becomes weaponized near the end of the film]] when [[spoiler:Disgust insults Anger so she can use his head as a welding torch, cutting a hole in the windows in Headquarters to let Joy and Sadness back inside.]]
96* Unikitty from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'' is a StepfordSmiler with anger issues. When her anger is finally unleashed, she turns red with flame motif on her fur, dubbed "Angry Kitty".
97* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheSuperAdventure'', when Mr. Slowy gets angry at Wolnie for pestering him over Wolffy, he is surrounded by a flame.
98* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': [[spoiler:After been rejected and having his wedding trash down by Princess Peach, Bowser, who is trap in a ice block, was so damn angry that his anger melted the say block.]]
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102* Mrs. White mentions feeling this way in ''Film/{{Clue}}'':
103-->"I hated her, so much... Flames, flames, on the side of my face..."
104* Charlie in ''Film/{{Firestarter}}'' has [=Pyrokinesis=] and PowerIncontinence, but when she's angry at somebody else, she doesn't burst into flame -- ''they'' do. And ditto the RoaringRampageOfRevenge at the end of the film.
105* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy'', where the now dating Liz and Hellboy have romantic spats that involve her involuntarily melting/burning parts of the base... and ''purposely'' launching vault doors at Hellboy. Luckily, being half-demon means he can literally take the heat.
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109* Averted in ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'' - despite being an elemental mage with heat and fire as part of her magic, Tris tends to cause lightning, hail, small earthquakes and violent wind when she's angry.
110* In the ''Literature/EnchantedForestChronicles'', fire witches' hair bursts into flame whenever they become ticked off.
111* ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'': The wrathful Pyrrochles is described as wielding a flaming sword, wearing armor so bright that it looks like he's WreathedInFlames, and giving off smoke with every step he takes. When Pyrrochles' furious blows tire him out, Guyon is described as having his courage "kindled", allowing him to overpower his fiery foe.
112-->''"'I burne, I burne, I burne,' then loud he cryde, / 'O how I burne with implacable fire, / Yet nought can quench mine inly flaming syde, / Nor sea of licour cold, nor lake of mire, / Nothing but death can doe me to respire.'"''
113* Averted in ''{{Literature/Pyramids}}'', where Dios is ''very'' angry about an escaped prisoner. Due to his having a permanent DeathGlare, people are actually taken by surprise that he ''doesn't'' leave a line of molten rock on the walls as he looks for the prisoner.
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117* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
118** In ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger'', this is the first part of Ninjaman's reaction to being called a "[[BerserkButton novice]]". Flames spread across his visor. The other part is growing large if he isn't already and powering up into [[SuperMode Samuraiman]]. Ninjor, his ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' counterpart, wasn't always angry when he transformed, but when he was...
119--->'''Ninjor:''' Evil makes me so ''angry!'' Bad just ''burns me up!''
120** In ''Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger'', Kegalesia goes to Mild Bell Pepper level hilariously. Usually, one of her co-villains turns the valve on the side of her head to release steam.
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124* One interpretation of "You're On Fire" by Music/TheyMightBeGiants is that the subject of the song is hot-tempered, and their head is only on fire in the metaphorical sense or in the sense of this trope.
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128* ''Literature/TheBible'': [[Literature/BookOfHosea Hosea 7:6-7]], speaking about the people of Israel:
129-->''For they are kindled like an oven.''
130-->''Their heart burns within them;''
131-->''their anger smolders all night;''
132-->''in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.''
133-->''They are all hot as an oven,''
134-->''and they devour their judges.''
135-->''All their kings have fallen,''
136-->''and none of them calls to Me.''
137* Myth/CelticMythology: Hero Cu Chulainn was known for his very literally hot temper. He was once dunked into three barrels of icy water to cool him down after a berserker rage -- the first barrel heated up so quickly that it ''exploded'', while the second quickly boiled away.
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141* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': The 5th Edition Barbarian Path of the Storm (Desert) grants the barbarian the ability to deal fire damage to all nearby creatures while raging. Sadly, the damage is so weak that it's really more thematic than useful.
142* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' the Chaos Dwarfs have Great Taurus as mounts for their lords. They are red bull creatures with bat like wings, and are wreathed in flames that's hot enough to melt armor, and breath fire.
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146* Asura from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' eventually gets so angry [[spoiler:his anger eventually ''literally'' scorches his body. This is rectified later when Yasha implants the Mantra reactor of the Karma fortress into Asura to handle the energy better.]]
147* Karlach from ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' has an Infernal Engine implanted in her, which allows her to harness {{Hellfire}} in combat. At the same time, the Infernal Engine reacts with her emotions and, in times of great anger, causes her to quite literally burn. As a barbarian, this can happen ''frequently''.
148* In ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', Etna and Flonne get flaming eyes when Laharl points out they're [[ACupAngst too flat-chested]] to trigger his [[AllergicToLove phobia of sexy women]].
149-->'''Etna & Flonne:''' Well, ''excuse us'' for being '''''flat!'''''
150* Axel from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' sometimes. Makes sense since he is a [[PlayingWithFire pyro]].
151* ''VideoGame/MarioParty10'': The difficulty of the minigames in Bowser Party is influenced by Bowser's mood. Bowser becomes angry whenever he fails to catch Team Mario on his turn, or after Team Mario survives a less dangerous minigame. His anger is represented by the icon of his face turning red and being decorated with flames. In this state, the more dangerous Bowser minigames will be selected.
152* ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'': Once you hurt a boss enough, he goes into an "angry" mode where he uses stronger attacks. This is signified by having a temporary shield of flames appearing around him.
153* ''VideoGame/MoshiMonsters'': Diavlos are a type of Moshi Monster with pits of fire and lava in their heads. They automatically erupt like volcanoes when angry, but can also do this willingly.
154* In ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'', [[spoiler:during the FinalBattle, [[BigBad Tatiana]] eventually becomes so pissed off with Bunk Bed Junction that she literally erupts into flames which, combined with the arena they're fighting in turning into a Goolings concert, gives away her identity of [[FallenHero Kul Fyra]], the former lead guitarist of the aformentioned band. [[IdiotHero Mayday]] however doesn't quite put two and two together until [[HypercompetentSidekick Zuke]] tells her well after the battle.]]
155* In ''VideoGame/ThePersistence'', Furious Berserkers have the unique ability to burst into flame whenever they get hurt, causing to do much more damage when they bring their wrath upon you.
156* ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'': The {{Superboss}} known as the Demon of Hatred is [[spoiler:the Sculptor, whose rage over the invasion of the Interior Ministry finally overwhelmed him and transformed him into a hideous monster]]. Its anger is most notably symbolized by its left arm, which is literally made of shaped fire.
157* Sith Warriors in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'' can Channel Hatred when not in combat, wreathing their upper bodies in flame as they focus on their UnstoppableRage, [[WalkItOff healing any damage they have suffered]]. The Marauder's fury-based abilities have a similar visual style, with flames appearing around their eyes or hands when activated.
158* Used as a gameplay element in ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach''; whenever Peach uses her Anger Vibe she erupts in flames and can burn anything she touches.
159* After Belladonna tampers with the Firestone in ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'', [[PlayingWithFire Salamando]] joins up with the player party because she breached his guard on her watch. This trope is illustrated in the Super Famicom version by him casting his own spells on himself.
160* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', Warriors can use a [[http://www.wowhead.com/item=85719 Glyph of Burning Anger]] to invoke the WreathedInFlames version of this trope any time they become Enraged.
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164* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'': In "JBP, Trump's Wind Mill Cancer, Jussie Smollett", Alex Jones goes on a ConspiracyTheorist rant about the dangers of windmills. He keeps getting angrier and his face keeps getting redder until his hair catches fire.
165* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': When {{Asmodeus}} gets particularly angry ([[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend especially if Fizzarolli's safety is concerned]]), his plumage will turn into flames.
166* The Emperor from ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' is known for exploding with fire and defecating [[NegativeSpaceWedgie warp storms]] whenever he gets really angry. And Kitten angers him repeatedly, if unintentionally.
167* Paintbrush of ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'''s brush catches fire whenever they get angry.
168* In ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'' the FlamingHair of the ghost who had already displayed his [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinetic]] abilities quickly expands to [[WreathedInFlames wreath him in flames]] and causes a gigantic explosion when he is pissed off even further.
169* Yang Xiao Long from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' is this trope incarnate, thanks to both her [[HotBlooded baseline personality]] and her BerserkButton regarding her hair. Her ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'' version is [[CharacterExaggeration especially bad]] about it.
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173* In ''Webcomic/BadMachinery'', when no-one will believe Mildred that the reason she had to be rescued from a lake was that her rival just [[MurderTheHypotenuse deliberately tried to drown her]], she gets so angry she [[http://scarygoround.com/?date=20120530 turns red, and steams her clothes dry in a matter of seconds.]]
174* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'': Bob has fire producing/manipulating abilities so he tends to go through all the phases depending on just how mad he gets. Applies, of course, to [[CampGay Very Alternate Bob]] as well. Ironically he's only ever seen angry enough to burst into flames once in the entire series, and hilariously, it's rainbow-colored.
175* ''Webcomic/ChildrenOfEldair'': Kian is shown this way after being sent on a patrol to search for an unknown creature.
176* ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'': Peridot is so frustrated over her slip-up [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-738/ here]], she appears to be breathing fire.
177* This happens to [[TheFairFolk Fae]] and demons quite often in ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'', most noticeably when Dan makes a comment that sets Abel off. While Abel still appears calm and is speaking rationally, his entire body is engulfed in flames that he doesn't seem to notice-but Dan does.
178* [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-06-25 This happens]] to Grace of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' when she believes her friends are threatened by Jerry the Immortal.
179** [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/party-036 Also Elliot]] after reading about [[PoliceBrutality police misconduct]].
180* This happens to those with [[PlayingWithFire the power of fire]] in ''Webcomic/{{Pacificators}}''. It actually goes beyond the typical 'burning' and straight into life-threatening heatstrokes, so they actually need to cool themselves down quickly.
181* ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks'': Marie demonstrates the metaphorical version of the trope [[http://www.sandraontherocks.com/strips-sotr/i-betrayed-you here.]]
182* The Pyro from ''Webcomic/TeamFortress2'' doesn't like [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf03_cold_day_in_hell/#f=32 being told that fire is nobody's friend.]]
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186* The Rage Face for "apoplectic fit" has the character spewing lava or blood from their mouth and[=/=]or eyes, and standing in front of either a volcanic eruption or a mushroom cloud.
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190* [[FieryRedhead Flame]] [[HairTriggerTemper Princess]] on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' does this frequently.
191* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
192** Katie Kaboom does this [[OncePerEpisode once a month]].
193** In Goodfeathers short "[[Recap/AnimaniacsEpisode68 Miami Mama-Mia]]", Pesto bursts into flames when he finds out his [[MayDecemberRomance mother is marrying a 20 year old seagull.]] Bobby and Squit immediately dump him into the nearby ocean to put him out.
194* ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'' franchise:
195** In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', a firebender without sufficient control can do this when angry. This can be shown by anything from smoking hands to screaming fire blasts. For obvious reasons, it's something of a safety hazard.
196** In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', airbending [[TheMentor mentor]] Tenzin's head will redden heavily when sufficiently angered, usually prompted by something his rebellious student Korra has said.
197* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'': In the episode [[Recap/CentaurworldS2E5BunchOScrunch Bunch O' Scrunch]], Horse is so fed up with being frozen in ice for no reason ''for the third time'' that she turns red, breathes hot steam through her straw and breaks out of the ice block trapping her.
198* The villain named Father from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' can coat himself with and manipulate fire, but he flares up accordingly as he gets angrier.
199* WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck in the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' short "Tapped Out" when Pete ruins his nachos.
200** In the Donald Duck cartoon, "WesternAnimation/TheAutographHound", Donald gets an egg smashed on his head by Creator/MickeyRooney. Donald ends up getting so angry, his head fries the egg.
201* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''
202** Wanda has gotten angry enough that the flames show up in her eyes, and her hair lights on fire.
203** Vicky has also gotten angry enough that the flames show up in her eyes.
204** In "Pipe Down!", after Timmy wishes away sound, Timmy's Dad tries inaudibly yelling at him which includes steam shooting out of his ears, his hair catching on fire and exploding until nothing is left but his clothes (which becomes a running gag).
205* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'':
206** [[AlphaBitch Trina Riffin]] does this when she writes her diary in "Anger Mode", which happens a lot.
207** Laney Penn's head litteraly catches fire when she's angered.
208* In ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002'' when Skeletor got mad his otherwise empty eye sockets would form glowing red lights in them. The madder he was the bigger and brighter they got. (may not be actual fire so much as magical energy but same principle)
209* Lucius Heinous VII on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', being a CaptainErsatz of {{Satan}} with a HairTriggerTemper, does this pretty frequently. It has been parodied a few times, such as when he then freaked out about his head being on fire, or when Jimmy then began roasting sausages over him. Heloise does this on a handful of occasions as well.
210* In the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "My Favorite Duck", WesternAnimation/PorkyPig gets so angry he bursts into flames, is reduced to ashes, then reforms out of a column of smoke.
211* [[FieryRedhead Red son]] from ''WesternAnimation/MonkieKid'' is a [[PlayingWithFire fire demon]] who's hair sparks or goes aflame every time he's feeling dramatic or irritated. [[HairTriggerTemper (And that's a lot!)]]
212* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
213** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E15FeelingPinkieKeen Feeling Pinkie Keen]]": Twilight Sparkle has struggled the entire episode to figure out Pinkie Pie's "Pinkie Sense," and keeps coming up short. She finally hits her RageBreakingPoint and bursts into flames.
214** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell Owl's Well That Ends Well]]": A feather that Spike went through a lot of trouble to obtain for Twilight spontaneously combusts after he finds out Owlowiscious had already given her one of his feathers.
215** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]": When Pinkie Pie finds out that Applejack is trying to weasel out of a Pinkie Promise, she gets so mad that her pupils turn into flames and steam comes out of her ears.
216** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E23SoundsOfSilence Sounds of Silence]]": When {{Kirin}} become angry, they transform into [[SdrawkcabName Niriks]], transforming their manes and tails into fire and causing destruction to the point they eventually caused their entire forest home to be burnt to the ground. This resulted in most of the Kirin entering the Stream of Silence to permanently quell their emotions.
217* PlayedForDrama in ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' episode "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E15UnderstandingWillow Understanding Willow]]". The Inner Willow, already full of repressed anger over Amity breaking off their friendship and the years of bullying that followed, is engulfed in flame by Amity's fire spell on the memory prints. She continues (re)burning any memory with Amity in it, attempting to literally burn Amity out of Willow's memories (no matter the damage to Willow's psyche) because of all Willow's repressed anger towards Amity boiling over.
218* In the ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' episode "[[Recap/RegularShowS03Ep14ThinkPositive Think Positive]]", when Benson hits his RageBreakingPoint, he [[AngstNuke explodes in flames, setting Rigby and Mordecai on fire,]] while screaming at them in pure rage. It bears mentioning that beforehand, Benson's repressed anger generated a flaming corona and a [[GravitySucks gravity well]] around himself, essentially making him a ''miniature star''.
219* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
220** Patchy the Pirate gets mad when he sees the fake "Lost Episode" so his face turns red and steam comes from his ears.
221** In the episode "The Battle of Bikini Bottom" [=SpongeBob=] is finally pushed over the edge by Patrick's shenanigans and turns red like a rising thermometer right before he attacks Patrick.
222** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E6GrandmasKissesSquidville Squidville]]", Squidward is so enraged by [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick ruining his house with their reef blowers that steam is coming out of his head.
223-->'''[=SpongeBob=]''': Squidward, you're steaming. You're like a steamed vegetable only smarter.
224* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has Tom, who often gets angry, and as a demon, will often set on fire during those times as well. There's also Hekapoo, whose association with fire isn't quite as big, but still sets on fire when she gets really angry.
225* Ruby from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' can cause her body to heat up whenever she's angry, it's hot enough to leave scorched marks on the ground and can evaporate an entire pool.
226* ''WesternAnimation/SummerMemories'': Tim becomes enveloped in blue flames when he gets angry. Some episodes show this trait to be shared by his brother and protagonist Jason (just red in his case), as well as their mom, Linda.
227* ''WesternAnimation/SymphonyInSlang'' has this as one of its many, many visual puns.
228* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':
229** Raven gets blue flames shooting from her head when angry at her annoying teammates.
230** In one episode, Robin goes up in flames after seeing that Starfire has been betrothed to a BlobMonster.
231** In another Starfire in turn is fuming so hard at Robin being on a forced date with Kitten that she burns up completely, becoming like a spent matchstick with angry green eyes.
232* When villains throughout ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' do something that pushes [[PlayingWithFire Bloom]] too far, she becomes so angry that her whole body literally becomes enveloped within a mass of flames, letting them know that they're [[OhCrap completely and totally screwed]] because she's about to unleash the full force of the Dragon Flame power on them.
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