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Speed is strength.
— Hellfire Flame[1]

Hellfire Flame (ごうのフレイム, Gōka no Fureimu), also simply called Flame (フレイム, Fureimu), is a ninja from the Ninja Village. He is from the 37th graduating class like Gale Wind. He and Gale Wind joined the Monster Association sometime in the past to rule the world.

Appearance[]

Hellfire Flame is a tall man with a muscular build who styles his black hair into spikes with the tips bending down. His face is angular, with thick eyebrows, and he has a black marking over his left eye.

Hellfire Flames attire consists of a sleeveless black shirt and pants, a white vest with a spiked collar and flame design, black arm warmers, and braces on his forearm and neck.

When he transforms into a monster, his teeth become sharp and he has pulsating veins. His hands also have sharp claws and his entire body is imbued with burning flames.

After he's sliced in half by Flashy Flash, revived by Phoenix Man and resuscitated by Child Emperor's Gigavolt Smash, he has noticeable horizontal scars across his chest and arms.

Personality[]

Hellfire Flame is shown to be calm and serious most of the time. He also seems to go along to what Gale Wind tells him. He holds a grudge against Flashy Flash for causing the 44th Graduation Class incident known as "The End”.

When he was on the verge of death, he revealed that being ninjas, they were forced to work in the shadows and were treated as tools instead of people, and the true reason they became monsters was that they wanted to be on the side of plunderers and rulers for once in their lives, actually shedding tears as he passed away.

Despite being part of the group, Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind seem completely indifferent (and even disgusted) with the members of the Heavenly Ninja Party, and even goes as far as to refer to them as robots, as they act as if they have no free will of their own, and follow every command from "That Man" without question.

History[]

Hellfire Flame, along with Gale Wind, were the top two graduates of the 37th Graduation Class known as the "Golden".[5] At some recent point in time, Hellfire Flame became a monster.

Plot[]

Human Monster Saga[]

Monster Association Arc[]

Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame meet Sonic

Hellfire Flame meets Sonic

Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind attack Speed-o'-Sound Sonic in a forest as a form of skinship and introduce themselves as Sonic's seniors from their Ninja Village. After some discussion, Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind invite Sonic to join the Monster Association to further their goal to become rulers of the World. Gale Wind reveals their plan to attack the Hero Association, more specifically killing Flash and asks Sonic's help to distract the other heroes. When Sonic refuses, Gale Wind transforms into a monster and demonstrates his speed, shocking Sonic, and explains the process of the transformation. They then offer a Monster Cell to Sonic and leave.[6]

Hellfire Kick

Hellfire Flame performs a flaming kick

He and Gale Wind are present at Gyoro Gyoro's speech. During Garou's appearance in the Monster Association meeting, Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind express their doubt about Garou's position as a potential executive member and replacement for Gouketsu and Elder Centipede. However, they immediately push aside that matter and focus on how to they can kill Flash. Furthermore, they also wonder why Sonic still hasn't joined them and assume that he is not compatible with the Monster Cell.[7]

Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind are seen training together, preparing for the upcoming battle against the Hero Association. They discuss the heroes and conclude that only Flash poses a threat as their speed will allow them to defeat machinery and espers.[8]

Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind find Flash in the Monster Association base. They compliment him on his speed before they do battle. During the fight, Flash destroys the corridor, and Gale Wind rotates one of the blocks they were standing on in order to do battle in a more open area. As they do battle, Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind explain that they will eliminate all foes who are possibly a threat, and explains the purpose of going after Flash was because he viewed other ninjutsu masters as rather troubling. But then, Flash sprints off at speeds neither monsters could track, and he then tells them to unleash their full power as monsters.[9]

GW and HF death

Hellfire Flame is sliced in half

Eventually, they are both forced to reveal their monster forms after realizing they are outclassed in their human forms. Flashy Flash's eyes widen in surprise at their increased speeds, and is barely able to block both of their attacks, revealing their disaster level as Dragon.[10] They continuing battling, and the two monsters are able to pressure Flash, managing to injure him severely, but once the hero became serious, he strikes both of them with a series of kicks, and then slices both of them in half, ending their lives.[11]

During the battle between Child Emperor and Phoenix Man, Phoenix Man resurrected their corpses as zombies to fight Brave Giant. However, Child Emperor counters and activates Gigavolt Smash, shocking the zombies off of Brave Giant.[12]

After Phoenix Man's defeat, Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind find themselves both very alive and conscious. They have no recollection of being zombies and wonder where Flash went. They notice Child Emperor nearby and decide to use him to lure Flash back out, but Saitama punches them both to incapacitate them. Because they are S-Class criminals, Child Emperor captures and delivers them both to the Hero Association.

Neo Heroes Saga[]

Ninjas Arc[]

Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind somehow escaped the Hero Association. They confront Flash and Sonic during their encounter with the Internet Surfers, giving Sonic another chance to kill Flash. They engage in battle but are quickly overpowered by the S-Class hero and manage to escape. Later, they sneak into Sonic's hideout to attempt his assassination, only to be swiftly captured by Violent Force and Destructive Devastation from the "42nd Ninja Class: Merciless." Disrespectful toward the Heavenly Ninja Party, Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind are knocked out as punishment. They later return with a broken arm, intent on killing Flash. Amidst the chaos, they attempt to set a wire trap for Flash, but an impatient Destructive Devastation and Illusory Phantom kick them onto Flash, trying to impale all three. Acting quickly, Flash grabs Gale Wind's leg, swings him around, kicks Hellfire Flame away, and knocks Devastation into Gale Wind's trap, killing him. Flash then uses his extraordinary speed to ensnare Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind in the wire, leaving them alive for further study of monsterization.

Abilities and Powers[]

As a graduated ninja of the Ninja Village and an S-Class criminal, Hellfire Flame is shown to be a very powerful speedster like his partner, Gale Wind. He and Gale Wind display excellent teamwork skills and cover for each other in battle. Although Hellfire Flame is classified as a Demon-level threat in his human form, his monster form takes on the classification of Dragon, drastically increasing his already immense speed and pressuring a holding-back Flashy Flash. However, when the latter got serious, Hellfire Flame, along with Gale Wind, was easily defeated.

After being resurrected by Phoenix Man and electrocuted by Brave Giant,[13] Hellfire Flame appears to have lost the ability to monsterize. Since losing to Flash during the Monster Association raid, he has trained and become stronger. However he, alongside Gale Wind, could still not defeat Flash in their second encounter. While running away from the S-Class hero, the two remarked that Flash also became stronger than before.

Supernatural Abilities[]

Fire Manipulation: Hellfire Flame has an extremely potent hot touch, with which he can ignite nearby objects.[14] He can create flames around his fists.

Physical Abilities[]

Immense Speed and Reflexes: Being from the Ninja Village, Hellfire Flame has superhuman speed and reflexes, much like Speed-o'-Sound Sonic. He and Gale Wind were able to surround Sonic and strike the younger ninja continuously in a barrage quicker than the eye could see.[15] Hellfire Flame was also able to compete with Flashy Flash, an S-Class hero well-known for his extraordinary speed, and push him to take him seriously. Upon transforming, his speed increased drastically, pressuring Flash enough that the hero widened his eyes in surprise and forcing him to fight seriously for the rest of their fight.[16] Furthermore, their fight was so fast that multiple explosions caused during the fight even appeared to be in slow motion, only going off after Hellfire Flame was finally defeated. Flash himself even commended Hellfire Flame on his immense speed, admitting that the other S-Class heroes would have had difficulty dealing with him.[17]

Immense Strength: Hellfire Flame is capable of destroying concrete with minimal effort. Additionally, the shockwaves produced by the battle between the two ninja monsters and Flash were powerful enough to destroy the large ravine they were fighting in.[18]

Immense Durability: Hellfire Flame appears to be quite durable, as he managed to withstand Brave Giant's Gigavolt Smash that vaporized the bodies of Subterranean People.[19] He was also able to take a barrage of kicks from Flash, a very powerful S-Class hero, while sustaining seemingly little damage, only being defeated by the hero's ultimate technique.[20]

Transformation: Hellfire Flame can change into his monster form and revert back to his human form freely. According to him, people who can fully control their bodies will be able to retain their human form.[21] As a powerful ninja, he has excellent control over his body, although it is stated by Flash that they still lack full control in holding back their power due to becoming monsters recently.[22] After being resurrected by Phoenix Man and electrocuted by Brave Giant,[13] Hellfire Flame appears unable to monsterize anymore.

Fighting Style[]

Hellfire

Hellfire Flame demonstrates his flaming sword

Master Ninja: As a graduate of the ninja village Sonic hails from, Hellfire Flame is skilled and masterful in ninjutsu. Having graduated from the "Golden Class" that is renowned as the best the village has produced, Hellfire Flame is without a doubt a greater and more powerful ninja than Sonic.

  • Flame Blade Kick (炎刃脚, Enjinkyaku): Hellfire Flame can deliver a powerful fire-imbued kick.[23]
  • Fire Release Blazing Scattering Slash (火遁散閃斬, Katon Sansenzan; Viz: Fireburst Scatter Flash Slash): Hellfire Flame unleashes a quick succession of slashes embedded with fire onto his opponent.[24]
  • Body Replacement Technique: Hellfire Flame replaces his body with a block of wood to misdirect his opponents.
  • Joro Spider Curtain Gallows (女郎蜘蛛天幕絞, Jorōgumo Tenmakukō)

Equipment[]

  • Katana: Hellfire Flame wields a katana with a white hilt and a square cross-guard. He is a proficient wielder of a sword and can ignite it on fire. The flames can shoot small fireballs.

Miscellaneous Abilities[]

Longevity: Like any human who had eaten a monster cell, Hellfire Flame gained a longer life span.[25]

Major Battles[]

Participants Chapter(s) Episode(s) Result
Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind vs. Speed-o'-Sound Sonic 78 21 Negotiation
Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind vs. Flashy Flash 98, 99 None Loss
Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind vs. Flashy Flash: Round Two 194 None Loss
Warning Expand to see original webcomic information. Beware of spoiler content.
Participants Chapter(s) Episode(s) Result
Heavenly Ninja Party vs. Flashy Flash and Speed-o'-Sound Sonic 116, 117 None Loss

Quotes[]

  • "Assassins like us exist only in the shadows... treated not as humans but as mere tools, endlessly exploited. We wanted to be on the side of the plunderers... the rulers, just for once..."[26]

Trivia[]

  • In the webcomic, there is a monster named Hellfire with a partner named Gale who also try to kill Flashy Flash. ONE said that he designed them based on characters from other series, so to prevent copyright problems they were changed.[27]
    • Interestingly, Gale Wind, along with several other characters who appeared in the manga originally, demonstrating another instance of ONE integrating manga characters into the webcomic.
    • Due to him appearing recently in the webcomic, it is unclear whether or not Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind have their monster forms in the webcomic or if they even joined the Monster Association to begin with.
  • In the original version of Chapter 103, Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind were brought back to life by Brave Giant's Gigavolt Smash - however, their clothing was also disintegrated and they were left naked. They rushed to pursue Flashy Flash, but encountered Saitama instead. They tried attacking him, but he easily dodged, so they swore they'd hit him next time and kept running. These events were rendered non-canon by the redrawn version of Chapter 103 made for the volume release.
    • It was also stated by Phoenix Man that Hellfire Flame along with Gale Wind were cadre candidates, though in the redrawn version of the chapter, that mention was removed.
  • He is among the few monsters of human origin who can access their human form, the others being his partner Gale Wind, and the monsters Surprise-Attack Plum and Haragiri.

References[]

  1. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 78, page 16
  2. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 98, page 42
  3. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 103, page 51
  4. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 98, page 56-57
  5. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 78, page 13
  6. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 78, page 5-22
  7. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 87, page 28-29
  8. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 89, page 39-45
  9. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 98, page 19-49
  10. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 98, page 50-53
  11. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 99, page 2-29
  12. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 103, page 38-39
  13. 13.0 13.1 One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 103
  14. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 90, page 39
  15. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 78, page 6-9
  16. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 98
  17. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 99
  18. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 96, page 21 & 32
  19. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 103, page 38-39
  20. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 99, page 24
  21. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 78, page 21
  22. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 98, page 50
  23. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 98, page 28
  24. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 99, page 4
  25. One-Punch Man Manga and Anime; Chapter 69, page 16, and Episode 19
  26. One-Punch Man Manga; Chapter 99, page 38
  27. One-Punch Man Stream; 2/6/2018

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