Fire Force is a shounen manga written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo. It was adapted into an anime series in 2019 and follows the story of Shinra Kusakabe, a third-generation pyrokinetic fire soldier who joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 with the ambition to investigate a tragic incident from his childhood and also stop the increasing cases of spontaneous human combustion.
Fire Force has quickly become one of the most popular anime series due to its compelling storyline, remarkable animation, and explosive sound quality, and in today’s article, we have compiled a list of the best 10 Fire Force characters that are awesome.
10. Karim Flam
Karim's favorite foods are shaved ice and cold noodles.
Karim Flam is a former priest of the Holy Sol Temple and a Second Generation Lieutenant of Special Fire Force Company 1. Known for his rather annoying habit of recycling words and phrases while speaking, which causes confusion when trying to communicate with people, Karim possesses a strong sense of justice and great leadership skills.
His Second Generation abilities allow him to create ice using Thermoacoustic Refrigeration, an ability that allows him to collect heat energy from an external source inside the instrument and then transform the energy into sound, thus decreasing its temperature.
His most notable feats are:
- Immobilizing his former colleague turned rogue, Rekka Hoshimiya, with his Thermoacoustic Refrigeration technique in order to stop him from further injuring Shinra Kusakabe and himself.
- Immobilizing multiple infernals by freezing them with his Thermoacoustic Refrigeration technique.
- Freezing an entire firestorm almost instantaneously using his Thermoacoustic Refrigeration technique.
9. Charon
Charon shares his name with the ferryman of Hades who carries the souls of the newly deceased across the river Styx in Greek mythology.
Charon is a member of the White Clad organization who serves as the guardian of the second pillar, Haumea. An enormous, tall, and burly man who is extremely loyal to the Evangelist, Charon is an incredibly powerful Second-Generation pyrokinetic that can absorb and amass kinetic energy that he receives from attacks into his body, then convert it into thermal energy, which he uses to attack his opponents.
His most notable feats are:
- Destroying a human body using a single blow with minimal effort.
- Redirecting a nuclear blast from the sixth pillar, Nataku Son, and reflecting it into the sky and out of the atmosphere.
8. Shō Kusakabe
Shō Kusakabe hates loud guys and Haumea.
Shō Kusakabe is the younger brother of Shinra Kusakabe, a Fourth-Generation pyrokinetic and the Commander of the Knights of the Ashen Flame. Abducted by the White Clad as a baby after awakening his Adolla Burst, Shō is the Third Pillar of the White Clad organization. His Fourth-Generation pyrokinetic ability allows him to take heat from the expansion of the universe and stop time, which renders him nigh invincible.
His most notable feats are:
- Using his Fourth-Generation pyrokinetic ability, Severed Universe, to stop time when fighting his brother, Shinra Kusakabe.
- Using his superhuman strength to easily fling Shinra Kusakabe across a room.
7. Arthur Boyle
Both King Arthur and Excalibur are inspired by a British medieval leader and his legendary sword.
Arthur Boyle is a third-generation pyrokinetic and fire soldier of Tokyo's Special Fire Force Company 8. Due to his arrogant and pompous nature, Arthur often creates bad impressions whenever he meets new people.
As a way to cope with his abandonment as a child, Arthur developed a fantasist complex which he uses to regard himself as a knight, going as far as acting like one and even treating the people around him as his subjects.
His most notable feats are:
- Repelling an Infernal using a single punch.
- Using his incredible speed and reflexes to react to Shō Kusakabe’s Severed Universe technique.
6. Leonard Burns
Leonard Burns' hobbies include Shogi and drinking a cup of alcohol after dinner at home.
Leonard Burns is a third-generation pyrokinetic and the captain of Special Fire Force Company 1. A priest of the Holy Sol Temple, Burns established an Adolla Link with an Infernal and saw the Evangelist in another plane, an incident that damaged his right eye and caused him to doubt the teachings of the Holy Sol Temple.
His Ignition Ability, Voltage Nova, allows him to burn the flames inside his body like a furnace to increase his already destructive physical abilities with thermal energy.
His most notable feats are:
- Easily blocking Shinra Kusakabe’s Rapid attacks using his bare arms.
- Blow incredibly large craters on the ground with a single punch.
- Blowing away Shinra Kusakabe using a barrier of pressurized heat emanating from his body.
5. Joker
Joker's original code name, Five-Two, is a reference to the 52 cards found in a standard deck of playing cards.
Joker is an unknown pyrokinetic generation and a self-proclaimed anti-hero who serves as the guardian of the Fourth Pillar, Shinra Kusakabe. Abandoned as a child, Joker was raised by The Holy Sol Temple's assassin group, Holy Sol's Shadow, under the epithet: Five-Two.
After establishing an Adolla Link and losing his left eye in the process, he became obsessed with investigating the truth behind the Tokyo Empire's secrets.
His most notable feats are:
- Using his tongue to push himself up from the ground.
- Knocking a trained assassin to the ground with a single punch.
- Trading blows with Shō Kusakabe while he’s using Severed Universe and escaping unharmed.
4. Akitaru Ōbi
Akitaru's favorite food is chicken ramen, while his least favorite food is protein.
Akitaru Ōbi is the captain of Tokyo's Special Fire Force Company 8. Despite being an ordinary fire soldier who lacks any ignition abilities, Ōbi's skills and leadership qualities have made him a decorated firefighter.
Benimaru describes Ōbi, who has an extremely fit physique as a result of his constant training, as the embodiment of Hysterical Strength; someone who can push themselves beyond normal limits when their life is threatened.
His most notable feats are:
- Carrying up to 30kgs of equipment during missions.
- Ripping out train tracks from the ground.
- Bending steel with his bare hands.
- Grabbing Infernals with his bare hands despite having no ignition abilities.
3. Takehisa Hinawa
Hinawa was the first person recruited by Akitaru Ōbi when he started the 8th Company.
Takehisa Hinawa is a second-generation pyrokinetic and the company lieutenant of Special Fire Force Company 8. He is a reliable, efficient, direct, and resourceful fire soldier, traits that he obtained from his former role as a sergeant in the Armed Forces.
His pyrokinetic abilities allow him to manipulate flames through the use of firearms that he wields on the battlefield. His signature ability, Bullet Speed Control, allows him to control the power of ignition of the propellant inside the cartridges, altering the force of the impact as he sees fit.
His most notable feats are:
- Completing annihilating an Infernal using his Bullet Speed Control Technique in combination with a firestorm’s flames to drastically accelerate the velocity of a cannon projectile.
2. Shinra Kusakabe
Shinra's fighting style seems to take many pointers from the Brazilian martial art capoeira.
Shinra Kusakabe is a Third and Fourth Generation pyrokinetic, a member of Special Fire Force Company 8, and the protagonist of Fire Force. A brave fire soldier who wishes to become a hero, Shinra never hesitates to act during battle, and although he may appear rough and hot-headed, he has shown that he can calmly step back and analyze a situation when the need arises.
As the Fourth Pillar, Shinra possesses an Adolla Burst and can temporarily gain Adolla Grace through an Adolla Link to a person who is graced, such as his brother.
His most notable feats are:
- Withstanding powerful blows from much stronger opponents such as Charon, Leonard Burns, and Benimaru Shinmon.
- Using Grace to enter Shō Kusakabe’s Severed Universe and even fight with him as an equal.
1. Benimaru Shinmon
Benimaru's dream is that he wants to see a world where everyone in Asakusa can get drunk with peace of mind.
Benimaru Shinmon is a hybrid Second and Third Generation pyrokinetic and the current captain of Special Fire Force Company 7. Regarded as the strongest soldier in the Special Fire Force, Benimaru is known as "Asakusa's King of Destruction'' because of his devastating firepower. He can ignite his own flames willingly and also control flames from external sources.
His most notable feats are:
- Completely overwhelm a combined attack of Maki Oze, Shinra Kusakabe, Tamaki Kotatsu, Arthur Boyle, and Takehisa Hinawa singlehandedly.
- Defeating his infernal doppelgänger who was about to destroy the planet with a single blow.
- Surviving and rebuffing a dose of poison capable of killing large animals instantly.
