Flame

## Flame(a.k.a. Artiflame)

* Basic
* Boosted
* Capsule

**Flame** is a level four, dragon-like ghost with an orange vision who has lied dormant in a lump of coal. At the certain point of the series, Flame has managed to merge with a firework.

In "Artiflame", it was awakened after Andy sets off a few fireworks which hit a bag of coal.

## Appearance

### Physical appearance

This ghost is bright red and has glowing red eyes with black sclera. It also has sharp, white claws on both of its hands.

### Basic form

Its basic form is that of the snowball variety, and it has stubs and horns on its head.

### Booster mode

In its booster mode, it resembles a Chinese dragon. It has sharp red teeth and a serpentine body with horns all over it. Its horns are pointed backward, and it has an orange underbelly.

## Personality

As a wild ghost, Flame is chaotic and likes spreading fear to everyone around it. When merging with a rocket, Artiflame becomes more destructive and terrorizes everyone in its path with its firework powers. But despite its chaotic behavior, Flame/Artiflame can get easily distracted by bright lights, as demonstrated when Glowboo uses his solar power to create a solar orb to distract the ghost while the Ghostforce are trying to capture it.

## Abilities

Flame has numerous innate abilities shared across its species, such as:

* **Flight:** Flame is able to fly in its basic and booster forms, the only exception is when it is trapped in one of the Boo Caps.
* **Merging:** By merging with objects, Flame can gain an alternative version of its booster mode and will gain different but enhanced powers than the ones in its basic form.

In kawaï mode, Flame can create small-sized explosions near itself called **Exploboo** that generate bursts of ash to cover people and things, albeit fairly harmless and won't do much damage. Miss Jones mentioned that it also has a very fast speed when flying.

When merged with a rocket, the horns on its head can sprout sparkling fireworks that explode upon impact. This attack is called **Rocketwork** and it allows the ghost to use the effect of its Exploboo ability much stronger and at a distance. However, it is a resilient ghost and its weakness is when its own fireworks fired back again it since it would cause the ghost to get stunned.

## Relationships

### Ghostforce

As a presumed wild ghost, this ghost is a threat to New York and a target of the Ghostforce.

## Trivia

* Flame merged with a dragon-shaped firecracker to become Artiflame. This is likely a reference to how fireworks were believed to be invented in ancient China and dragons symbolized power, strength, and good luck in Chinese culture. And not only that, but China is also the largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world.
* According to Miss Jones, Flame is "one of the fastest" ghosts she has ever seen.
* The ghost's name is spelled as **Flame**/**Artiflame** in the show and its titular episode's title card. However, the official *Ghostforce* website spelled it as **Flamme**/**Artiflamme**.
	+ The French version of the episode also spells it as the following.
	+ Its booster mode name and the fact its nest was originally a lump of coal for Roland's barbeque grill are references to Arteflame, an American grill manufacturer.
		- The "arti-" part of its Booster form also alludes to "artifice" from *feu d'artifice*, the French term for "fireworks", as it fused with a fireworks rocket.
* Flame/Artiflame and Dragoyle are the only known ghosts who are based on a dragon.
	+ Interestingly enough, Fury weakened Flame/Artiflame by summoning Dragoyle to deliver a final strike.

## References

1. ↑ By Miss Jones in "Artiflame"
2. ↑ By Fury in "Artiflame"

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