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* ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': Many fire-wielding members and allies of the Justice League are men. These include ComicBook/{{Firestorm|DCComics}}, ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} and [[Characters/HellblazerJohnConstantine John Constantine]].

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* ''VideoGame/FireboyAndWatergirl'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin If you couldn't tell from the title]].

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** ''Manga/YuGiOh5Ds'': [[TheRival Jack Atlas]] is a HotBlooded, prideful duelist in contrast to the more sensitive, humble and even-tempered Yusei. His [[SignatureMon Red Dragon Archfiend]] is the only Signer Dragon with a fire-based move and several of its alternate forms and support cards have fire and heat themed names ("Hot Red Dragon Archfiend", "Crimson Fire", "Red Nova"). Jack later gains access to a power called "Burning Soul" which allows him to take on the powers of the Crimson Dragon itself to create Crimson Nova Dragon.

* ''Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'':
** Bell reads a grimoire which asks him what he desires most. His first response is "power like a crimson flame", even if it is unsuitable for a weak person like him. The second is lightning, like the girl he yearns to catch up to. Lastly, he wishes to be a gallant hero like the stories he has read about. The result is him gaining the spell Firebolt, a blazing hot fusion of fire and electricity that can be cast with a single-word, born from his desire to be the masculine hero he has always dreamed of being.
** That said, fire magic in general is [[DownplayedTrope fairly common among adventurers.]] Riveria, the elven princess and the strongest living mage, and her apprentice Lefiya are both able to use fire magic. Zald, the manly Level 7 Zeus Familia executive, also possessed a fire spell in Rea Ambrosia.

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* ''VideoGame/FireboyAndWatergirl'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin If you couldn't tell from the title]].

** Wyldfyre from SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/NinjagoDragonsRising'' is female, but she's a [[TheLadette Lad-ette]] [[TheBerserker Berserker]] who mainly relies on brute force in combat.

** Both the [[Characters/InvadersFoundingMembers first]] and second Human Torches are male. The second one is a member of the ComicBook/FantasticFour and is well known for being impulsive, arrogant and a womanizer.

** ''Franchise/XMen'':

*** Sunfire and [[ComicBook/NewMutants Sunspot]] are both male mutants whose powers [[ThePowerOfTheSun revolve around solar energy]]. Both are also notorious for being brash, impulsive and arrogant.

** Both the first and second {{ComicBook/Human Torch}}es are male. The second one is a member of the ComicBook/FantasticFour and is well known for being impulsive, arrogant and a womanizer.

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': Wheeler is the Planeteer of fire. He is also the most impulsive and quick-tempered of the male Planeteers.

* ''VideoGame/FireboyAndWatergil'': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin If you couldn't tell from the title]].

* ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'':

* ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'':

Whether through male/masculine characters wielding fire, visually representing passion and determination with a burning flame or the number of times [[StuffBlowingUp an explosion]] [[RatedMForManly goes off in a testosterone action movie]], there is clearly a long tradition of associating fire with maleness or masculinity. This need not be limited to (masculine) male characters either; a female character with a more [[{{Tomboy}} masculine personality]] can also fit this trope.

* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': Sol Badguy uses the element of fire and is [[RatedMForManly masculinity personified]]. He's [[HeroicBuild buff]], has a [[BaritoneOfStrength deep voice]] and his fighting style involves either [[NeckLift grabbing enemies by the neck]] or [[UseYourHead headbutting them]]. [[SmokingIsCool Later games depict him as a chain smoker]].

* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': Sol Badguy uses the element of fire and is [[RatedMForManly masculinity personified]]. He's [[HeroicBuild buff]], has a [[BraitoneOfStrength deep voice]] and his fighting style involves either [[NeckLift grabbing enemies by the neck]] or [[UseYourHead headbutting them]]. [[SmokingIsCool Later games depict him as a chain smoker]].
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': The Gorons are a OneGenderRace who all refer to themselves with male pronouns and have stereotypically masculine designs and voices. With very few exceptions (such as Yunobo in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]''), they are known to be HotBlooded and vigorous. They have been shown to be fire-resistant which allows them to thrive in volcanically-active environments. The Sage of Fire in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' is the Goron patriarch Darunia.

** Rodin is a large, intimidating man with a bald head and a [[BadassBaritone deep voice]]. He can also use fire magic and was even once an angel, tying into the game's association of the heavenly side with fire and light.

* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': Sol Badguy uses the element of fire and is [[RatedMForManly masculinity personified]]. He's [[HeroicBuild buff]], [[BadassBaritone has a deep voice]] and his fighting style involves either [[NeckLift grabbing enemies by the neck]] or [[UseYourHead headbutting them]]. [[SmokingIsCool Later games depict him as a chain smoker]].

A SubTrope of ElementalPersonalities and can overlap with FourTemperamentEnsemble (specifically choleric). A FieryStoic can overlap if the pyromancer is a gentlemanly and keeps-his-head-cool type. Can also overlap with SolarAndLunar motifs if the sun is represented as male/masculine while the moon is represented as female/feminine and FireWaterJuxtaposition with maleness/masculinity represented by fire while femaleness/femininity is represented by water. SubTrope of MenAreTough. Contrast WaterIsWomanly. Combine with RealMenEatMeat and you get RealMenCanCook, since that trope is usually about grilling meat over fire. Compare RedHotMasculinity.

*** Sunfire and [[ComicBook/NewMutants Sun Spot]] are both male mutants whose powers [[ThePowerOfTheSun revolve around solar energy]]. Both are also notorious for being brash, impulsive and arrogant.

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** Of the seven Fire-type specialists seen in the games, all but two of them are male. Special mention goes to Kiawe, [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]], [[TheComicallySerious comically serious]], HotBlooded Fire-type specialist from ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''.

A SubTrope of ElementalPersonalities and can overlap with FourTemperamentEnsemble (specifically choleric). A FieryStoic can overlap if the pyromancer is a gentlemanly and keeps-his-head-cool type. Can also overlap with SolarAndLunar motifs if the sun is represented as male/masculine while the moon is represented as female/feminine and FireWaterJuxtaposition with maleness/masculinity represented by fire while femaleness/femininity is represented by water. SubTrope of MenAreTough. Contrast WaterIsWomanly. Combine with RealMenEatMeat and you get RealMenCanCook, since that trope is usually about grilling meat over fire.

* Inverted in ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}''. The pyrokinetic Charlie is a precocious little girl (played by a young Creator/DrewBarrymore in TheFilmOfTheBook) who's terrified of her powers, while her father Andy, who's far more willing to use his powers to kill or otherwise torment people to [[PapaWolf keep his daughter safe]], has the less showy power of MindManipulation.

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* Inverted in ''Literature/{{Firestarter}}''. The pyrokinetic Charlie is a precocious little girl (played by a young Creator/DrewBarrymore in TheFilmOfTheBook) who's terrified of her powers, while her father Andy, who's far more willing to use his powers to kill or otherwise torment people to [[PapaWolf keep his daughter safe]], has the less showy power of MindManipulation.
* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': Men who can use the One Power are more likely to be stronger in channeling Fire and Earth, giving their {{Military Mage}}s an advantage in powerful destructive magic. By contrast, women tend to have greater strength in Water and Air. Strength in Spirit is gender-neutral.
* ''Literature/YoungWizards'': Among human wizards, males have an affinity for fire and earth while females have an affinity for water and air.
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* ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'': The Enforcers are two women dispatched by Hera to destroy Hercules. While both are [[AmazonianBeauty muscular, superpowered women]] who are laser-focused on their goal, the Water Enforcer has longer hair and a number of PetTheDog moments that make her seem gentler and more feminine. The Fire Enforcer has close-cropped hair and is far more violent and willing to harm bystanders. [[spoiler: The Fire Enforcer also kills the Water Enforcer for saving Alcmene, Hercules's mother]].

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Zuko is a Firebender and the most stereotypically masculine of the Gaang's male members, being strict, serious-minded, scar-faced, quick to anger and lacking [[BlowYouAway Aang's]] gentleness or [[BadassNormal Sokka's]] sense of humor.