Fire Yokai

**Fire Yokai** are beings who are made out of fire.

## Physical Appearance

Fire Yokai can become any form. Some has the form of an animal being made out of flames. Some can have a humanoid form being covered in flames. Fire Yokai can be fully made out of flames or they can use materials such as rocks with the flames spewing out of the cracks. The most common color is red, orange and yellow. But they can come in different colors like blue, green, purple, black and white.

## Description

Fire Yokai comes in two types: Nigh Form and Fully-Form. Nigh Formed Fire Yokai are or can change into mostly physical beings, with the energy flowing through their being, fortifying their cells, bones and muscles. Their power is mostly focused on their bodies and while they gain some amount of energy-attacks, the changes and applications are mostly internal. Full-Formed Fire Yokai are completely formed of energy, without anything truly left from their physical form. They gain impressive control over their form and vast capacity to expel fire in various ways.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Fire Yokai can have in their arsenal:

### **Nigh Formed Fire Beings**

* Disease Immunity
* Enhanced Condition
	+ Contaminant Immunity
	+ Enhanced Lung Capacity or Oxygen Independence
	+ Enhanced Speed
* Fire Aura
* Fire Hair
* Limited Fire Manipulation
	+ Fire Generation
* Fire Immunity
* Fire Mode
* Invulnerability
* Pain Suppression

### **Full-Formed Fire Beings**

* Contaminant Immunity
* Disease Immunity
* Enhanced Lung Capacity or Oxygen Independence
* Fire Aura
* Fire Manipulation
* Fire Immunity
* Flight/High-Speed Flight
* Intangibility
* Invulnerability
* Nova Flame
* Pain Suppression
* Quintessence Force
* Self-Sustenance
* Supernatural Condition
	+ Supernatural Speed

### Techniques

* Pyrokinetic Invisibility
* Pyrokinetic Shapeshifting

### Variations

* Flame Head
* Heat Physiology
* If mixed with Magic, one may gain:
	+ **Cosmic Fire Mimicry**
	+ **Dark Fire Mimicry**
	+ **Holy Fire Mimicry**
	+ **Hell-Fire Mimicry**
	+ **Liquid Fire Mimicry**

### Associations

* Fire Absorption
	+ Fire Assimilation
* Fire Manipulation
* Force Armor Generation
* Pyrokinetic Creature Creation
* Pyrokinetic Regeneration
* Pyroportation
* Scattering - some users are able spread their transformed form over wast areas.
* Self Combustion

## Pop Culture

Many characters throughout media are either the embodiment of fire or they can cover themselves in flames as one of their main abilities. Flame Princess (Adventure Time), Heatblast (Ben 10), and Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Fantastic Four) are some of the most popular characters when it comes to fire mimicry.

## Variations

### Elemental Yokai

Fire is one of the main four elements along with water, earth and air. Users who can control the flames can burn anything or anyone that gets in the way.

## Life in the Hidden World

Fire Yokai mainly live deep inside volcanoes. The houses are made out of volcanic rocks and they replenish their energy by absorbing the volcanic flames or any other fire source. Some of these yokai can have a fully human form but with parts of their bodies being covered in flames. Mainly the hair where it can become larger and hotter if they become angry. There are wild animals in the Hidden World who are made out of flames. This includes dogs, cats, and birds among other animals like elehpants and snakes.

## Symbolism

Traditionally, fire represents the active and masculine or the Yang in Chinese culture. It is most closely related to the sun and the powers of fire. Fire has always been a symbol of hatred and anger ect. l.e. Fire can also be represented by a sword.

In a natural setting, fire is symbolized by deserts and mountains. Desert settings symbolize the dryness and heat and warmth of fire. The mountains represent the upward shape of this element. The times associated with this place symbolism is specifically noon. This is when the sun's direct rays are the greatest. With these rays come more heat and light.