- Audience-Alienating Premise: A big reason for the film's failure at the box office is that German audiences weren't looking forward to a domestic fantasy movie. For obvious reasons, it couldn't compete with international productions. It doesn't help that the official trailer made the film look way sillier and Narm-ier than it really is.
- Critical Dissonance: The film received largely positive critiques, despite the abysmal box office performance.
- Memetic Mutation: A demo version of the film's theme song, "Ein Echter Wahrer Held" by Schandmaul, was featured in episode 7
of YouTube gaming channel High5's web series Hoppers, whereupon it gained memetic status as an "inspirational song" among German gamers. - Special Effect Failure: It's generally agreed that the Lindwurm could have looked better.
- Visual Effects of Awesome: On the other hand, the titular Firebringer looks amazing, especially considering the film's small budget.
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