Pyrokinesis in fiction

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Pyrokinesis is the postulated psi ability to create fires psychically. In fiction, however, it is not just starting fires, but has been extended to include mentally generating, absorbing, and controlling various forms of fire/flame and heat.^{[citation needed]}

The fires generated by various characters can range from very low-temperature flames merely "for show" to as hot as solar plasma undergoing nuclear fusion.^{[citation needed]}

Pyrokinesis is a popular theme in fantasy, science fiction, and superhero comic books.^{[citation needed]}

1 Feats of pyrokinesis
2 Examples of pyrokinesis in fiction
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Feats of pyrokinesis

Through psionic generation of fire or mental control of nearby flame, pyrokinesis in fiction may allow the wielder to use fire for a wide variety of functions, such as projecting fire in the form of fireballs or flame bolts, surrounding oneself with an aura of flames, being immune to the effects of heat and fire, exhaling fire without harm to one's mouth and throat, or forming objects or creatures out of fire.^{[citation needed]} Characters in the novel Firestarter speculated whether a pyrokinetic might even be able to excite a single atom enough to split it and generate a nuclear explosion.

[edit] Examples of pyrokinesis in fiction

The following fictional characters are explicitly identified as having the psionic power of pyrokinesis:

Charlene "Charlie" McGee, main character of Stephen King's novel Firestarter.
Dario Bossi from the video game Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.
Firebenders in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, including some major characters such as Zuko and Iroh.
Junko Aoki of the Miyuki Miyabe novel Crossfire and the film Kurosufaia (Pyrokinesis in English) [1]
Karen Kasumi from the CLAMP manga X
Kyo Kusanagi, his father Saisyu, and rivals Iori Yagami and Ash Crimson in the King of Fighters series of video games.
Liz Sherman, young woman from Hellboy comic books and film.^[1]
Meredith Gordon, Claire Bennet's biological mother in the TV series Heroes.^[2]
Nick Scryer of the video game Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy has pyrokinesis as one of several psychic powers; boss Marlena specializes in pyrokinesis.
Razputin, who gains this and other psychic powers in the video game Psychonauts.
Robin Sena, the main character from the anime Witch Hunter Robin.
Rusty Collins, fire-generating mutant in X-Factor and X-Force comic books.
St. John Allerdyce, alias Pyro, fire-manipulating mutant in X-Men comics and films.^[3]
Warren Peace from the film Sky High.
Wilder and Wallace, brothers in the film Wilder Napalm. [2]
Kimiko Tohomiko in the Xiaolin Showdown cartoon.
Taranee from W.I.T.C.H.
In the Charmed season 2 episode Pardon My Past, Phoebe discovers that her past life was pyrokinetic. When she became pregnant in season 4, her baby showed pyrokinetic powers.
Some demons in Charmed are pyrokinetic as was the Charmed Character.