History Main / FanaticalFire

Often overlaps with EvilIsBurningHot, {{Hellfire}}, and BurnTheWitch. Compare SacredFlames.

* ''Film/WonderWoman2017''. Invoked by Steve Trevor in an attempt to woo Dr. Maru.

->''"Heretics crave the cleansing fire of absolution. They need not fear, for we shall deliver it to them."''
-->-- '''Canoness Josmane''' of the [[Characters/Warhammer40000Sororitas Adepta Sororitas]], ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''

-->-- '''Canoness Josmane''' of the [[Characters/Warhammer40000Sororitas Adepta Sororitas]], ''TabetopGame/Warhammer40000''

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' Frollo frequently references the fires of hell (including in his epic VillainSong, called "Hellfire") and attempts to [[BurnTheWitch burn Esmeralda at the stake]], as well as burning down a lot of the city. He even meets his own death by fire, with a heaping side of irony, as he says "and he [God] will smite the wicked and plunge them into a fiery pit" before losing his footing on a gargoyle and [[DisneyVillainDeath falling into]] the "fiery pit" he's made of Paris.

* ''VideoGame/Civilization II'' has Fanatics, the special unit that can only be recruited by Fundamentalist governments. They're depicted wielding a lit torch.

Often overlaps with EvilIsBurningHot, {{Hellfire}}, and BurnTheWitch. Compare SacredFire.

Often overlaps with EvilIsBurningHot, {{Hellfire}}, and BurnTheWitch.

And let her taste the fires of hell\\
Or else let her be mine and mine alone]]'']]

* In ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' Frollo frequently references the fires of hell (including in his epic VillainSong, called "Hellfire") and attempts to [[BurnTheWitch burn Esmeralda at the stake]], as well as burning down a lot of the city. He even meets his own death by fire, with a heaping side of irony, as he says "and he [God] will smite the wicked and plunge them into a fiery pit" before losing his footing on a gargoyle and [[DisneyVillainDeath falling into]] the "fiery pit" he's made of Paris.

* In the Discworld book ''Discworld/SmallGods'', a character from the fundamentalist nation of Omnia shows his God (who's not very attentive) a rather large furnace shaped like a bull, assuring said God that they use it for burning heretical material, not people. Turns out "heretical material" does indeed include people, Omnians just don't consider them thus.

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* The Fanatic from the Crimson Court DLC of VideoGame/DarkestDungeon is very, very fond of fire indeed. The very first thing he tries to do in pretty much every fight against him is to [[BurnTheWitch burn one of your heroes at the stake]].

Often overlaps with EvilIsBurningHot, and BurnTheWitch.

* In the ''Film/ClashOfTheTitans'' remake, we see a rambling preacher burn his own hand in a brazier mid-sermon, showing both his total devotion to the gods and a totally unstable mind.

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* TruthInTelevision: Many of the more... ''zealous'' Christian sects, most famously Southern Baptists, quote the "lake of fire" passage from the Old Testament when discussing God's wrath. Let's leave it at that.

* Deacon Blackfire minor (but still dangerous) ComicBooks/{{Batman}} villain and insane cultist.

* ''AnnoDracula'': John Jago, an anti-vampire preacher, rants about fire and stakes (two of the only sure[[IncrediblyLamePun fire]] means of killing vampires).
* In the Discworld book ''SmallGods'', a character from the fundamentalist nation of Omnia shows his God (who's not very attentive) a rather large furnace shaped like a bull, assuring said God that they use it for burning heretical material, not people. Turns out "heretical material" does indeed include people, Omnians just don't consider them thus.

* ''LiveActionTV/{{Supernatural}}'': Angels have a connection to fire: they burn out the eyes of anyone who sees their true form and their basic attack is to sear someone's insides with a touch. However, while they're all unquestionably trusting in God, it's not entirely fair to call them all fanatics.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}}'': Sisters of Battle, Inquisitors, and other fanatical Imperial organizations have a posh for flamers and other fire-based weaponry.

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'''Examples:'''

Maybe it\'s the connection the Bible makes between fire and punishment. Maybe it\'s just that flickering, destructive flames work so well to signify a dangerous, unstable mind. Whatever the case, fire is often used as a motif in fiction for religious fanatics and extremists. It\'s pretty common to see such a character preaching in front of bonfires or braziers, or, in more extreme cases, burning sacrifices alive.

\'\'\'Examples:\'\'\'

* Deacon Blackfire minor (but still dangerous) ComicBooks/{{Batman}} villain and insane cultist.

* In the \'\'Film/ClashOfTheTitans\'\' remake, we see a rambling preacher burn his own hand in a brazier mid-sermon, showing both his total devotion to the gods and a totally unstable mind.
* \'\'Film/TheNightOfTheHunter\'\': Harry Powell gives his sermons in a small, dark church whose only source of light is a rather large brazier. Although a hypocrite and a thief, his fanatical faith does appear to be genuine.

* \'\'AnnoDracula\'\': John Jago, an anti-vampire preacher, rants about fire and stakes (two of the only sure[[IncrediblyLamePun fire]] means of killing vampires).
* In the Discworld book \'\'SmallGods\'\', a character from the fundamentalist nation of Omnia shows his God (who\'s not very attentive) a rather large furnace shaped like a bull, assuring said God that they use it for burning heretical material, not people. Turns out \"heretical material\" does indeed include people, Omnians just don\'t consider them thus.
* A subversion: Priests of the Red God in \'\'Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire\'\'. The best known one, Melissandre, plays it straight by being a total KnightTemplar (but possibly a justified one) and has quite a penchant for burned offerings. However, other R\'hllorists are just ordinary people in spite of the fire motif.

* \'\'LiveActionTV/{{Supernatural}}\'\': Angels have a connection to fire: they burn out the eyes of anyone who sees their true form and their basic attack is to sear someone\'s insides with a touch. However, while they\'re all unquestionably trusting in God, they it\'s not entirely fair to call them all fanatics.

* \'\'TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40000}}\'\': Sisters of Battle, Inquisitors, and other fanatical Imperial organizations have a posh for flamers and other fire-based weaponry.

* TruthInTelevision: Many of the more... \'\'zealous\'\' Christian sects, most famously Southern Baptists, quote the \"lake of fire\" passage from the Old Testament when discussing God\'s wrath. Let\'s leave it at that.