History Main / FierySalamander

* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': Implied:

* In ''Fanfic/HurricaneSuite'', Honosuke, one of Naruto’s closest friends among [[SummonMagic the salamanders,]] specialises in fire jutsus.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': This association ties into Team Alchemical's elemental ThemeNaming. Sally, the member of the team with [[PlayingWithFire control over fire]], is named in reference to the mythological fire lizard.

* The Fire Salamander is an enemy in the ''VideoGame/HarryPotter and the Chamber of Secrets'' Game Boy Color game. It attacks with an orange PaletteSwap of the first-level [[TechnicolorFire Incendio]] spell. There's also a stronger variant called the Frost Salamander that is found in the Forbidden Forest and, oddly enough, attacks with a palette-swapped second-level Incendio spell despite also being weak against the spell line.

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* In ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', when Antimony helps a boy in Good Hope Hospital [[spoiler:pass on]], the fire that [[spoiler:killed him and his family]] is represented by a salamander until Antimony realises what happened.

* In ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheThreeCaballeros'' a race of lava lizards lives in Easter Island; they can't leave the volcanic pit because otherwise the Moai will step on them... repeatedly. Thanks to the villains they are almost able to escape by going lava flow after lava flow into the sea, where the solidified ''corpses'' form a bridge for their gigantic, rotund queen to go to the mainland and "spread her goo". Thankfully they don't go far and she ends up dead in the sea. There's a bit of ShownTheirWork here too; the lizards are clearly modelled after ''Lepidodactylus'' geckos, the only ones indigenous to Easter Island.
* The ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'' investigate the "salamander born of fire" myth when Martin reads about it in an old book, and learn that although they're ''not'' fireproof, salamanders do have some interesting Creature Powers.

** Firenewts, or Salamen, are diminutive LizardFolk found in volcanic regions that can breathe fire up to five feet away. They also ride upon reptilian ostrich-like beasts called Giant Striders that are noted for their ability to snort fireballs.

** An inversion is present in the form of [[AnIcePerson frost salamanders]], giant six-legged reptiles that hail from the Plane of Ice, ferociously attempt to consume any source of heat they encounter (including warm-blooded creatures) and can [[BreathWeapon breathe out a blast of freezing wind]].

* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'' has Salamanders who can [[BreathWeapon breathe fire]] and wade through lava without taking damage. They're human-sized, bright yellow-orange, and walk on their hind legs in a T-rex stance, but are otherwise lizardlike.

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* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'' has Salamanders who can [[BreathWeapon breathe fire]] and wade through lava without taking damage.

* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'' has Salamanders who can breath fire and walk over lava without taking damage.

Note: FierySalamander is not to be confused with real life Salamanders which are actually amphibians that live in and around water. Also, this trope applies to reptiles and reptile-like beings as a whole, not just Salamanders.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': the elemental fire spirits on Isidro's blade are shaped like salamanders. They are actually even referred as such, and the weapon itself is called "Salamander Dagger".

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* Zehirmann, one of ''AudioPlay/RefletsDAcide'' protagonists, is a Zorlim (a humanoid fire elemental) using fire-related spells and magical weapons. During a fight against Orcs in an early episode of the series, he summons Fire Salamenders to assist him.
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* On the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', Salamanders are creatures that absorb sunlight and store it in a special organ, then release it in a bright burst to scare predators. They've thus been adopted for use as flashbulbs in photography. In ''Discworld/MovingPictures'', salamanders trained to maintain a more constant release are used in clicks projectors.

SisterTrope of OurGnomesAreWeirder, {{Golem}} and OurFairiesAreDifferent

* The 1970s ''{{WesternAnimation/Superfriends}}'' tie-in comic book featured a team of four elemental superheroes; the fire-powered member was called Salamander, and got his powers because he was possessed by a mythological salamander.
* Queen Aquana from ''[[ComicBook/{{Swordquest}} Swordquest: Waterworld]]'' commands a giant sea serpent that can breathe fire.

* The ''[[Pinball/KissBally KISS (Bally)]]'' pinball table shows two snakes (with tiny green wings) leaping out of a mushroom cloud while breathing fire.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** The Fire-type Charmander (which references this trope in its name) and its evolutions are clearly reptiles, based on the mythological Salamander for the first two states and a dragon for the final state.
** Salandit, another Fire-type, is a lizard-like Pokémon with a pattern on its tail that resembles lava and generates flames when Salandit attacks, in addition to the Pokemon's name referencing this trope.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** In various games, Death Mountain is filled with fire-resistant, fire-breathing lizards called Dodongo. Other reptilian creatures, especially dragons, have been known to breathe fire.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' features four animal-themed "Divine Beasts"; Vah Rudania, the one that lives on perpetually-erupting DeathMountain, is shaped like a salamander. There are also red [[LizardFolk Lizalfos]] that live in the area, breathing fire and swimming in lava pools, being the only thing in the game that can survive doing so. However, their appearance is based off chameleons in this game.
* In ''VideoGame/WarCraftIII'', Salamanders are gigantic, fire-breathing, stegosaur-like lizards that live underground.
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'': The first game's salamanders are small, dragonlike lizards. The sequel adds the Avimander boss and the PaletteSwap enemies Macetail and Bombmander, which are bigger, stockier, and have a morningstar-like tail.
* In the old game ''Empire of the Overmind'', it was possible to summon a small fiery salamander to provide light with the command "Call Pyro".
* The ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series has Fire Geckos, giant Geckos that breathe fire. They appear in ''Fallout 2'' and ''Fallout: New Vegas.''
* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'' has Salamanders who can breath fire and walk over lava without taking damage.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' games, a flaming salamander is a boss in a few games, and in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon'', it's the fire elemental card in the "DSS" system.
* In ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'', the [[http://adventurequest.wikia.com/wiki/Salamander salamander]] is a [[BreathWeapon fire-breathing]] creature the size of a horse.
* The NebulousCriminalConspiracy calling themselves "Salamandra" in ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' is led by a mage specializing in fire magic, and many of their other mages specialize in fiery magic, too, probably giving the organization its name.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfMana'' features Salamander as the elemental spirit of fire who grants the player fire magic in each game.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'''s RandomEncounters in Volcano Villude contain a four-legged, fire-breathing monster simple called Salamander, but it looks more like a bull dog than anything else.
* ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn'' has a common salamander enemy named Candlemander appearing in Dino Jungle that can turn into a ball of fire.
* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'': Salamanders are common in the Temple of Pyrnn.
* In ''VideoGame/LaMulana'', the Tower of Ruin has salamanders that can float around as flames.

* In ''VideoGame/AgeOfWonders'', a Salamander is a third-tier unit in the Lizardmen's roster. It's a strong melee unit that unlike the rest of the army, is not aquatic. In-game description states that the primitive, water-dwelling Lizardmen see the occasional fire-attuned hatchling with fear and awe.

* Agnaktor from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' is a giant, magma-spewing lizard/crocodilian.
* The salamanders found in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' are enormous fire breathing lizards about the size of a horse. Unlike most depictions of salamanders, these ones also have RealityWarper abilities, as their presence can turn the environment around them into something fitting for a creature of fire. They're encountered in a forest, but the actual area they reside in has been transformed into a rocky cavern, complete with jets of fire bursting out of the earth and lava patterns along the ground.
* In ''VideoGame/LaraCroftGO'', large salamanders are enemies in the game. They sleep until disturbed, but follow Lara if she wakes them. They follow exactly the same path she does, even if there's a better one -- this fact can be exploited to either lure them into a trap or get them to do something useful (like trigger a pressure plate).

* ''WesternAnimation/KaijudoRiseOfTheDuelMasters'': most Fire Civilisation Creatures are portrayed as reptilians, including protagonist Tatsurion, who is a half-dragon, and [[EvilOverlord Lord Skycrusher]], who is a [[DraconicHumanoid dragon-man]].

* ''Disney/FrozenII'': Elsa, Anna, and their friends encounter a series of elemental creatures in the Enchanted Forest. The fire elemental is a small, adorable lizard called Bruni that can move at remarkable speed and produces vivid purple flames from its body.

The trope is named after the salamander, a mythological animal depicted as a fire-breathing lizard or a wingless dragon. Nowadays, the name is given to a real animal who actually isn't a real reptile, but a small amphibian with a lizard-like shape. However, alchemists would often attribute them mystical properties, such as the ability to survive fire, or even extinguish it by the mere coldness or their blood. As a result, the legendary counterpart of the salamander stayed in the memory, and has been raised to the rank of ElementalEmbodiment Fire, and also part of its subtrope, AlchemicElementals.

In fiction, it's not uncommon to see reptiles being associated with fire. After all, Dragons are often portrayed as reptilian, and it's common knowledge that they breathe fire. Plus, dinosaurs have often been associated with volcanoes and lava. Being cold-blooded, reptiles are more comfortable with warm climates, especially lizards, who like to rest under the sun, which is pretty much symbolic to fire. And let's face it, [[RuleOfCool the concept of a giant lizard breathing fire, swimming in lava and living in volcanoes is just plain awesome]].

* French king Francis I had salamanders as his personal emblem along with the motto "Nutrisco et extinguo": I feed ([[HealItWithFire the good fire]]) and extinguish ([[KillItWithFire the bad fire]]). The creature was portrayed as a wingless dragon breathing fire.