Cold Flames: Difference between revisions

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Visually, it's going to be a [[Technicolor Fire]] that isn't red-orange-yellow, usually blue or white to help denote the unnatural nature of the flames. It usually also has other, ''spooooky'' supernatural properties. Since it doesn't need a conventional fuel source, it can float around of its own accord, acting as a guide (or to get people lost) or as a [[Guardian Entity]]. Magicians may change the "fuel source" to something like poisons and use it to "burn them away", healing patients. In combat, the caster can make the Cold Flames [[Friendly Fireproof]] and not worry about harming allies. This property has the added bonus of letting casters [[Wreathed in Flames|wreath themselves in flame]] to look cool.

 

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* Shippo and his father in ''[[Inuyasha|Inu Yasha]]'' can use foxfire. In that series it also has defensive properties, having protected Kagome and Shippo in the page image from a deadly attack.

* In [[D.Gray-man]] one akuma had the ability to shoot ice fire, which it used to trap Allen when he and Lenalee were fighting against him and 2 other akuma in an alleyway. Oddly, he said it burned hotter then normal fire despite the fact that it could clearly be seen freezing around Allen's leg like ice.

* Certain species of [[Digimon]] utilize this for different reasons. Some, like Gabumon and its evolutions, use it as a theme for their attacks. Others, like Kyuubimon and its counterpart [[Palette Swap|Youkomon]] have it covering their bodies, be it as part of their attacks or simply as part of their design.

* One variety of mushi featured in ''[[Mushishi]]'' feeds off human body heat by appearing to its victims as an open flame. If a person huddles close to it for warmth, it saps their heat from them until they freeze to death.

* Becomes a plot point in ''[[Ao no Exorcist]]'' when Rin is trying to control his blue [[Hellfire]] so that [[Friendly Fireproof|it only burns what he wants it to]]. He eventually succeeds. Interestingly, {{spoiler|Rin and Yukio appear to be invulnerable to each others' flames}}.

 

== Film ==

 

== Literature ==

* In ''Quest for the Fallen Star'', [[Sentient Cosmic Force|Earthpower]] manifests itself as green flames (or [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|yellow ones]], if [[Eldritch Abomination|Ill-creatures]] are using it). Subverted in that these can actually set stuff on fire.

* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s [[Conan the Barbarian]] story "Gods of the North", Ymir uses this.

* Jarlaxle from the [[Forgotten Realms]] possesses a wand that shoots out illusionary fireballs. What makes them different from other illusions is that Jarlaxle practiced with it so much that it was almost indistinguishable from the real deal, to the point where several goblins actually ''died'' from it.

* In the ''[[Coldfire Trilogy]]'', the Hunter is skilled in the creation and usage of "coldfire" which is as cold as real fire is hot. He warns Damian that it is just as volatile and dangerous as true fire. The Hunter wields coldfire because part of the price he paid for his form of immortality is that he can no longer manipulate normal flames.

* An in-universe history book in ''[[Harry Potter]]'' references wizards using a spell to turn fire cold to survive burning at the stake.

 

* In ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'', [[Evil Counterpart]] Ryuga's [[Finishing Move]] has his [[Bond Creatures|Contract Monster]] launch a blast of black flames that freezes the enemy's legs to the ground, holding them in place so Ryuga can deliver a flying kick to them.

 

* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: The burning bush in ''[[The Bible]]''.

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has both Will O Wisps as enemies and one rare spell called Ghostfire, which deals [[Non-Elemental]] damage... and ''is invisible''.

* ''[[Orpheus]]'' gives us the Wisps, ghosts/projectors who have the innate ability to produce ghostly flames. Not only do they do a number on ghosts, they can also be used to distract mortals.

* The ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' [[Tabletop RPG]] classifies this as a Class 1 ectoplasmic manifestation.

* In ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'', making illusory fire is one of the favored tricks of the Ravnos clan.

 

== Video Games ==

* Will o' Wisp is an attack in ''[[Pokémon]]'', which causes the [[Standard Status Effect|burn status]] and nothing else. No other attack does that as its main effect, only as a side effect.

** ''Shivering Isles'' gives us The Cold Flame of Agnon, a mystic orange and green fire that can be literally ''worn'', is kindled by the willing self-sacrifice of two Daedra and is used to light the Great Torch of New Sheoth.

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'' features magical blue flames which can be stored in a bottle. The potion shop clerk says you can use them "to feel refreshing coolness", but their only real in-game purpose is to melt the red ice you find in some areas.

* In ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' you have the [[Combination Attack|Triple Tech]] Frost Arc/Arc Impulse, with Crono Frog and Marle, it involves Marle [[An Ice Person|the ice mage]] causing Crono's sword to burn with a weird coloured flame. Said flame is from the Ice2 spell.

 

* A creature made of this shows up in a late 2010 story arc in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]''. Justin and Elliot note his lack of actual heat.

* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', Antimony Carver primarily uses her [[Green Lantern Ring|blinker stone]] to produce flames like this, even being capable of starting fires that provide heat and light while being undetectable to electronic sensors. {{spoiler|Possibly also a power of the fire elementals that Annie is apparently descended from}}.

 

== Web Original ==

* ''[[How to Kill a Mockingbird]]'': The mockingbirds are all constantly on cold fire, represented as blue flames.

* The girl at [[Super-Hero School|Whateley Academy]] in the [[Whateley Universe]] even calls herself Foxfire and has a fox kit familiar.

 

== Western Animation ==

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