And now we have finally gotten to everyone’s favorite element: fire. Fire has to be the most popular element used in the anime world. You can or have seen it in almost every popular anime. If the show has any connections to elemental powers you are almost guaranteed to have a fire power user. And why not? It’s flashy and exciting and easy to demonstrate it’s power. While it is not my favorite element of choice, it does seem to be the best giving a character a certain mold or personality. If the character is fire-user you already have an idea of what the personality will be.
Some personality traits elating to fire can range from short-tempered to strength. A bi one tht shows up frequently is their impulsiveness. Character liked Natsu, charge into battle without taking time to divise a plan. But this is the same impulsiveness that allows these characters to show great strength. We get to see these traits play out as they do all they can for their friends. But that’s not to say they don’t have their weaknesses.
Let’s take a look at our favorite fire-bender from Avatar the Last Airbender, Zuko. Zuko fits our typical fire power user character with the bad attitude, impulsiveness, and arrogance. He also struggled with his pride. How many episodes did we have to see of him losing the Avatar time after time. But does he learn from his mistakes? No, he doesn’t listen to his uncle Iroh although he has a wealth of wisdom to share. Because of this stubbornness, Zuko continued to wrestle with learning how to accept help from others. Luckily, as Zuko grows and continues to mature we get to see how he channels his anger towards his success.
Now that we’ve gone over the strengths and weaknesses here are my top three favorite fire users.
3. Shoto Todoroki
Yes I know he is not a full fire user, but he’s one of my favorite My Hero characters so I wanted to include him. He has the combination of both fire and ice personalities. His fire personality finally shows up when he is battling Deku in the Sports festival.
2. Natsu Dragneel
This is like the poster fire-boy. If you want to have an class-A example of a powerful fire user it is Natsu. He is impulsive and strong. He would also do anything for the power of friendship. While it is kinda cliche that he has fire-dragon powers and his last name is Dragneel, you can’t help but to cheer for him and his FIRE DRAGON ROAR!!! Yeah, that’s pretty cliche lol but you gotta love it
- Zuko
If you couldn’t tell by my earlier example Zuko is my favorite fire bender. He had one of the best redemption stories I’ve watched of any character. And his fire bending skills were crazy good. I loved seeing him fight Aang and the gang just to see his flips and fire kicks and fire punches. The best Zuko fire power fight has to be when he is battling is sister Azula. Seeing the mixture of fire and lightning dance across the screen made for an exciting and memorable fight.
This concludes the elemental powers series! Let me know in comments what is your favorite elemental power! See you tomorrow y’all peace!
