Fire Force manga and anime are getting hyped up these days, and according to its journey so far, it deserves that hype. Both manga and anime of the series are developing on a very interesting plot that is loved by most of the audience. Along with this, the anime series offer very beautifully designed characters that are put together in the plot to give them the story that is much needed. The plot of the series centers on the character Shinra Kusakabe who is also known as “Devil’s Footprint”. The name was given due to his ability to ignite his feet at his own will seems quite awesome to us. However, this ability also got him a tag of a murderer since its fire killed his mother and younger brother. Finally, after growing up, he reached where he belongs among other pyrokinetic just like him. So, here we shall look into the best ignition abilities stronger than Shinra’s Devil’s Footprints.
He joined the Fire Force Company 8 and dedicated himself to ending the infernal attacks and investigating among the company. When you witness Shinra in action, you will find out how powerful his ignition powers are. But as he is now among others just like him, some of them even surpass his abilities. Yes, you read it right. Just like any other anime series, the main characters are not the strongest. So, if you want to know about those who are even stronger than protagonist Shinra Kusakabe, then stick till the very end. Let’s get them ranked and know other characters from the series that you will surely love.
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Best Ignition Abilities Stronger Than Shinra’s Devil’s Footprints
The manga series Fire Force was created by Atsushi Ohkubo, the great author who created the series “Soul Eater”. It was released on 23rd September 2015 and has ended recently on 22nd February 2022. The anime adaptation of the manga also centers on the same plot and is currently progressing with its recently released season 2. If we talk about it in general, we can see the concepts that go around a bunch of firefighters who are fighting fires with the sounds and powers of fire. This sounds hilarious, but it is what it is, and people love it. So, to get a clear view into these fire user firefighters, let’s star ranking.
10. Sho’s Severed Universe
Sho Kusakabe is a fourth-generation pyrokinetic and the younger brother of the protagonist Shinra Kusakabe. He is currently the commander of Knights of the Ashen Flame and holds great power with him. Being a fourth-generation, his abilities allow him to take the heat to a level from the expansion of the universe that stops time. Just like his brother Shinra, Sho can also use the rare Adolla Burst and Adolla Link. Both of these help him to get access to his ultimate ability called Severed Universe. Through this technique, he gets the ability to stop the time and gives an illusion of super speed combined with his katana.
9. Benimaru Shinmon’s Abilities
This guy right here is incredibly strong and is known as the strongest member of the Fire Force. Among all the Ignition abilities, Benimaru’s abilities are quite hard to understand. He is a member of the Fire Force who is luckily born with second and third-generation ability users. Due to being super powerful, he is known as “Asakusa’s King of Destruction”. His abilities let him create a massive amount of flames. Other than this ability of Benimaru, nothing else is made clear. However, he also has second-generation abilities. He is able to produce such a diverse amount and types of flames while having total control over them. In simple terms, he is extremely powerful.
8. Princess Hibana’s Clematis
Princess Hibana is the third generation pyrokinetic and the captain of the special fire force company 5. Being a captain, she has great responsibilities, and to meet those, she has to be incredibly powerful. Her abilities’ Clematis’ lets her create flower-shaped flames which look very beautiful but are very lethal at the same time. By using her ‘pretty-dangerous’ ability, she can trap her opponent in a lot of flower-like flames that decay the skin upon touch and can inflict harmful cuts. Along with this, she can also control the temperature around her and can put off those ignition abilities, which totally depends on external factors.
7. Charon’s Ability
Charon is a member of White-Clad and serves as the second pillar’s guard. This guy right here has some series of ominous features that are enough to make him look very powerful. He is a second-generation and has an ability that allows him to absorb and collect loads of kinetic energy within his body from the opponent’s attacks. Now he can use this stored power into thermal energy to attack back. Such ability allows him to stand up to strong attacks from any other pyrokinetic along with producing massive explosions. These explosions can be made with minor actions like snapping or clapping. But all these abilities of his also have some limitations, but we can’t ignore the fact that one time he was able to absorb a nuclear attack.
6. Leonard Burn’s Ability Voltage Nova
Leonard Burn, also known as the captain of special fire force company 1, is a third-generation pyrokinetic. He is a veteran fire soldier who is renowned for having the ability to slay countless infernals. Due to this incredible ability of his, he is called ‘Fire incarnate’ and can land many devastating blows against his enemies while he himself can withstand massive amounts of damage. His ultimate ignition ability is called “Voltage Nova,” which lets him burn himself like a furnace and can increase his already incredible physical abilities to a godly level. As he keeps on going with this process, his body temperature rises so does the damage inflicted by his attacks.
5. Kayoko Huang’s Ability Asclepius Staff
Let’s begin the top five while keeping Kayoko Huang at the fifth spot. Kayoko Huang is a third-generation pyrokinetic and the caption of Fire Force Company 6. She is also the head captain of the company, which makes her ability to have a generative effect. With her ignition ability, she can take a form of an asklepian which amplifies the regeneration of the body by increasing the cell division. This ability of her let her cure the diseases, heal wounds, and treat diverse symptoms of diseases. The thing that makes her different from the rest of the ignition users is that she can produce blue flames in the form of a snake that slithers over her arm.
4. Ogun Montgomery’s Ability Flamy Ink and Forge
Ogun Montgomery is the third pyrokinetic and a member of the 4th Company of Special Fire Force. The character is often seemed to be underestimated not only by opponents but also by fans. The reason for this is that till now, he is not given a chance to show off his ability enough. We can assume to him strong because he is an old friend of Shinra and Arthur who managed to keep up with him easily using his ignition ability. His ignition ability lets him the power to create and utilize his own flames, earning him the title of ‘Star Rookie of Company 4’. His special ability Flamy Ink lets him flame his tattoos and eventually leads to an increase in his body temperature.
3. Nataku Son being the Sixth Pillar
Nataku Son is actually a child, also known as Takkun and Tatsu by his friends. Before getting bitten by a bug, he resided in Tokyo. After the incident, he got adapted to the flames and became a third-generation pyrokinetic. At Haijima Industry, he took him for experiments by scientists, which ended up him being the Sixth Pillar. Nataku is already very powerful; however, due to being really young, he still can’t access the full extent of his power. His awakened abilities let him ignite a claw from his right hand, and he is also an Adolla Burst user. As a sixth pillar, when his Adolla Burst reaches its full manifestation, he is able to float rational symbols out of pure flames.
2. Kurono Yuichiro’s Black Smoke
Getting to our second-best ignition user, Kurono Yucihiro is a third-generation pyrokinetic and the chief of the Haijima Industries. The character is also known for serving as the Sixth Pillar’s guardian. Kurono’s ignition ability is called ‘Black Smoke’ that lets him reach a temperature of upto 130 degrees celsius. His ability was named after his technique of hiding behind the smoke and also using it to make people inhale it, causing internal burns and eventually dying. Other than this, he can turn his smoke into a solid matter hence shaping it into a weapon like a knife, spear, sword, or anything possible.
1. Dragon’s Firebreathing
The last and the most powerful ignition user is none other than Gradon. He is a third-generation pyrokinetic and the leader of White-Clad’s Butcher. He is a superpowerful character from the series Fire Force. He expressed his power when he defeated Arthur without suffering any injuries and also destroyed a lot of things. Benimaru, who is known for his power in the entire Special Fire Force, doubted himself to defeat White-Clad in the presence of Dragon.
Coming to his very famous and powerful technique, the fie breathing, he is able to stream out flams from his mouth. The ability of his fits with his name and even give him the ability to control the size of these blasts. Other than this, he also has access to the ability of ‘Infernalization,’ which lets him use the characteristics of a Demon Infernal.
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