Fire Force (verse)

## Introduction

Fire Force is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. The story follows the members of the Special Fire Force, a team of firefighters who are also tasked with fighting against supernatural creatures known as "Infernals" that are born from human beings who spontaneously combust and turn into living flames. The main character, Shinra Kusakabe, is a young man with the ability to produce flames from his feet, which he uses to join the Special Fire Force and solve the mystery of his mother's death, which he believes is connected to the Infernals. As he works with his teammates and investigates the cause of the spontaneous human combustion, he must also confront the corrupt forces within the Fire Force who seek to misuse their powers. Then everyone in the fire force must work together in order to stop the white-clad, an organization that is working to cause another world wide cataclysm and who worship an extra dimensional entity known as the evangelist.

## Terminology

**Great cataclysm:** The great cataclysm was an event that happened 250 years before the events of the main story. During this most of the world was destroyed by flames erupting all around the world simultaneously. Most places on earth were rendered uninhabitable. One of the few places left after this event was the Tokyo Empire. This also had very weird effects on the logic of this world. This includes the introduction of spontaneous human combustion and on some cases even allow some animals to speak and gain superior intellect.

**Adolla:** "Adolla" also referred to as "hell" is an extradimensional plane of existence that houses all of human ideation and is the home for the god-like figure of The Evangelist. Since the plane is connected to the collective unconscious negative thoughts and emotions make the black flames grow hotter while positive thoughts make them weaker. The plane itself is mainly grey with black flames engulfing the ground.

**First generation/Infernals:** These are the people who fell victim to spontaneous human combustion, a phenomenon that has been prevalent since the first cataclysm. While in this form they are mindless bloodthirsty creatures that will attack anything and anyone on sight. They can survive while losing body parts such as their heads or hands and can only be permanently brought down by destroying their "core" which resides inside their chest. While these are usually randomly created they can also be forced to be created if a special bug from Adolla bites someone. Under special circumstances an infernal can be born as a "demon". These infernals house superior intellect and gain special and unique powers. They are also physically stronger and more durable than a normal infernal.

**Second generation:** Second generations prokinetics are people who's body have began to adapt to the new word after the cataclysm. These people are able to control preexisting heat and flames; however they are incapable of being able to produce the flames themselves. Notable characters who are second generations are Maki, Takehisa, and Karim.

**Third generation:** Third generation pyrokinetics are people who's body have continued to adapt after the cataclysm. They are able to produce heat and flames from their body however they have little control over those flames once they leave their body. Notable characters who are third generations are Arthur, Joker, and Juggernaut.

**Fourth generation/Adolla Burst:** Certain third generation pyrokinetics can awaken a new ability called the "Adolla Burst" which allows them to link with the dimension of Adolla. This allows them to perform actions that would otherwise be impossible. Notable characters with an Adolla burst are Shinra, Sho, and Inca.

**Fifth generation:** Fifth generation or hybrid pyrokinetics are incredibly rare; they have the ability to both control and generate heat and flames. The only known Fifth generation pyrokinetic is Benimaru.