History Main / FireMeansChaos

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* Eberron: the plane of Fernia embodies many different aspects of fire, most prominently fire as a [[DownplayedTrope metaphor for motion.]] That said, there is a layer of Fernia that consists of a city under attack by [[OurDemonsAreDifferent fiends,]] who constantly burn sections of the city down while the rest repairs itself.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', everything burns in the DownerBeginning, when dragons assault Berk. The FinalBattle also has the Vikings' fleet on fire and Toothless chained to one of the ships.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', there is fire at the foot of the cathedral as Frollo tries to kill Quasimodo. [[spoiler:As Frollo suffers his DisneyVillainDeath, the fire makes it seem as if he's descending into Hell itself.]]

Subtrope of SceneryGorn and can overlap with BattleAmongstTheFlames. DamageIsFire is a related concept when fire conveys damage in video games. See {{Pyromaniac}} for characters who like to commit arson. Compare EvilIsBurningHot (if both tropes are in play, see ChaosIsEvil).

* Crisis City in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' is set aflames and flooded with lava thanks to the EldritchAbomination known by Iblis. To quote Sonic the Hedgehog:

* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive5'': The "Scramble" stage starts atop a skyscraper currently under construction in the middle of Tokyo at night. After performing a Cliffhanger attack and with both fighters going to the ground, part of the structure falls over a tanker truck that explodes and then the stage goes all surrounded by flames and with Tokyo inhabitants disrray and with the traffic stopped (fighters can be thrown to some cars surrounding the scene that will explode by other structures to get more damage).

* In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', after players (Liu Kang and/or Kung Lao, as well [[SecretCharacter Scorpion and/or Sub-Zero]]) arrive to the Shaolin temple where Raiden will prize them and the other warriors of the Earthrealm for their courage, a Tarkatan army goes to invade and destroy the temple by throwing giant balls of rock on-fire via catapults. Then the stage starts with the temple on fire and with various monks running and screaming when they're burn, also damaging the player.

** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS2E5WormyPattyHype Wormy!]]", when everybody thinks Sandy's pet butterfly is a monster, they go crazy and at one point several buildings are seen on fire ([[WaterIsAir yes, underwater]]).

* In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatShaolinMonks'', after players (Liu Kang and/or Kung Lao, as well [[SecretCharacters Scorpion and/or Sub-Zero]]) arrive to the Shaolin temple where Raiden will prize them and the other warriors of the Earthrealm for their courage, a Tarkatan army goes to invade and destroy the temple by throwing giant balls of rock on-fire via catapults. Then the stage starts with the temple on fire and with various monks running and screaming when they're burn, also damaging the player.

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* In ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', there is fire at the foot of the cathedral as Frollo tries to kill Quasimodo. [[spoiler:As Frollo suffers his DisneyVillainDeath, the fire makes it seem as if he's descending into Hell itself.]]

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Yikes! Everything's going crazy for some reason! Maybe it's an AngryMob, or a scared one (known as "mass panic"), or [[AngerBornOfWorry one that's both angry and scared]], or a monster is attacking the town, or, in some comedic works, it's just a mundane (but still chaotic) scenario such as a [[FightForTheLastBite struggle for the last cookie]] blown out of proportion. And the scenery is on fire to let the audience know just how chaotic the situation is!

* ''Film/TheSecretGarden'' shows an earthquake which kills Mary's parents ([[DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation as opposed to cholera in the book]]), and their palace is shown on fire.

* In an episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', a ship is gaining on the spaceship ''Valiant'', run by teens, and it's a very high-suspense scene with characters dying and parts of the ship being destroyed. Fire can be scene on the bridge in the background.

* The "Scramble" stage on ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive5'' starts atop a skyscraper currently under construction in the middle of Tokyo at night. After performing a Cliffhanger attack and with both fighters going to the ground, part of the structure falls over a tanker truck that explodes and then the stage goes all surrounded by flames and with Tokyo inhabitants disrray and with the traffic stopped (fighters can be thrown to some cars surrounding the scene that will explode by other structures to get more damage).

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'', Brak's mother leaves Brak and his father alone in the house; [[MenCantKeepHouse after a few minutes]], the house is shown in complete disarray and Father asks Brak about the status of the fire. Brak (in bunker gear) replies, "It's contained for now."

** In the episode "Wormy!", when everybody thinks Sandy's pet butterfly is a monster, they go crazy and at one point several buildings are seen on fire ([[WaterIsAir yes, underwater]]).
** In "Squilliam Returns", [=SpongeBob's=] attempt to clear his mind of everything that has nothing to do with fine dining and breathing is represented by [[GhostInTheMachine tiny versions of himself getting rid of documents in an office inside his brain]]. Hilarity ensues when the workers realize they have accidentally scrapped [=SpongeBob's=] ''[[ExactWords own name]]'' in the process, and the entire office descends into panic and eventually fiery chaos trying to recover it.

* ''Series/{{Community}}'': In Timeline 5 during the episode "Remedial Chaos Theory", a nasty case of DisasterDominoes strikes everyone in the apartment while Troy is away to get some pizza. Some time later, [[https://youtu.be/f-jVbjtTKVM?t=76 Troy cheerfully steps]] in with a stack of pizza boxes in his arms only to find the apartment on fire, Pierce with a gunshot wound on his leg, and a creepy troll doll staring right back at him.

Indices: ThisIndexIsOnFire, {{Spectacle}}

* In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI'', one of the gods of Anor Londo and Grandmother of [[PlayingWithFire Pyromancy]] the Witch of Izalith attempted to recreate the First Flame when it began to wane (and potentially bringing about an Age of Dark along with it) with the help of her Daughters of Chaos and her Lord Soul. Unfortunately for her, she wound up creating the Chaos Flame, a corrupting fire that turned everyone in Izalith into [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Chaos Demons]], the Witch becoming [[BotanicalAbomination the Bed of Chaos]] and Izalith itself becoming a magma-filled ruin. [[spoiler: After the Bed of Chaos is slain by the Chosen Undead, the Chaos Demons were left to fend for themselves as the First Flame was continuously rekindled by the Lords of Cinders. By ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', they slowly began to die out, turning to stone without the twisted bed of life that created them.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'':

** In "Squilliam Returns", Spongebob's attempt to clear his mind of everything that has nothing to do with fine dining and breathing is represented by [[GhostInTheMachine tiny versions of himself getting rid of documents in an office inside his brain]]. Hilarity ensues when the workers realize they have accidentally scrapped Spongebob's ''[[ExactWords own name]]'' in the process, and the entire office descends into panic and eventually fiery chaos trying to recover it.