The term pyrokinesis is derived from the Greek words πυρ (pûr, meaning "fire, lightning") and κίνησις (kínesis, meaning "motion"). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly It literally means "to move fire," but more commonly denotes the ability to create and manipulate fire using only the mind. Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction.
Pyrokinesis is present in many works of fiction, such as the Stephen King novel Firestarter. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Firestarter is a novel by Stephen King originally published in 1980 Many fictional characters from comic books also possess this technique. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Two of Nintendo's most famous characters use pyrokinesis as well, Mario and Luigi(who has been shown to occasionaly manipulate electricity instead). is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on is a Fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. is a Video game character created by Nintendo 's game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Also, some certain characters, such as Marvel's Pyro, possess only the ability to control fire and cannot actually create it. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Pyro ( St John Allerdyce) is a Marvel Comics Supervillain and an enemy of the X-Men. Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Others, such as the Firebenders in the television show Avatar: The Last Airbender, can not only create fire but manipulate it in a variety of ways such as creating explosions. Avatar The Last Airbender (also known in some countries as Avatar The Legend of Aang) is an Emmy award -winning American
Characters with pyrokinesis
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- Cecil L'Ivly (The X-files)
- Christy Jenkins (Charmed)
- Tyler (Charmed)
- Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed)
- Cole Turner (Charmed)
- Meredith Gordon (Heroes)
- Peter Petrelli (Radioactive) (Heroes)
- Sylar (Radioactive) (Heroes)
- Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon)
- Portgaz D. Manfred Bloor is a Fictional character in Jenny Nimmo 's Children of the Red King series Children of the Red King is a popular series of children's Fantasy novels written by British author Jenny Nimmo. Firestarter is a novel by Stephen King originally published in 1980 Red Prophet (1988 is an Alternate history / Fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card. The " Sweep " series published in the UK Belgium the Netherlands and Australia as " Wicca " and in Italy and France as " Dark Magic " The " Sweep " series published in the UK Belgium the Netherlands and Australia as " Wicca " and in Italy and France as " Dark Magic " Hidden Talents, published in 1999 is a novel by author David Lubar. Witchfire may refer to Witchfire (Marvel Comics Witchfire (DC Comics Sky High is a 2005 Superhero film from Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mike Mitchell and was written by Paul Hernandez X2 (also known in promotional materials as X2 X-Men United, X-Men 2 X-Men United, and X-Men 2) is a X-Men The Last Stand is a 2006 Superhero film and the third in the X-Men series Accepted is a 2006 Comedy film. The plot centers around two groups one of which is a group of High school seniors who after being rejected from all Wilder Napalm is a 1993 Romantic comedy film about a pair of pyrokinetic brothers and their rivalry for the same woman Hellboy is a Fictional character, created by writer-artist Mike Mignola, that first appeared in Comic books published by Dark Horse Comics Firestarter is a novel by Stephen King originally published in 1980 The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter Christy Jenkins also known as the "key to the ultimate power" is a Fictional character on The WB television series Charmed. Wyatt Matthew Halliwell is a Fictional character on the WB television series Charmed. Cole Turner is a Human/Demon on the WB television series Charmed, played by Julian McMahon for three seasons (3-5 and for a This is an alphabetical list of characters with special abilities appearing in the television series Heroes as well as the ''Heroes'' graphic novels. Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a Fictional character on the NBC Science fiction drama series Heroes is one of the central characters in the Sailor Moon Metaseries. is the title of a Japanese Media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. Ace (One Piece)
- Recca Hanabishi (Flame of Recca)
- Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Kaito (Psycho Busters)
- Roy Mustang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Robin Sena (Witch Hunter Robin)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
- Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
- Jiraya (Naruto)
- Hao/Zeke Asakura (Shaman King)
- Kimiko Tohomiko (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Yang (Yin Yang Yo!)
- Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
- Zelman Clock (Black Blood Brothers)
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This parapsychology-related article is a stub. is a Japanese Shōnen Manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine This is the list of characters that has appeared in Flame of Recca. is a Manga series by Nobuyuki Anzai, which was adapted into an Anime series spanning forty-two episodes by Studio Pierrot. is a Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi with an Anime adaptation is a Shōnen Manga series written by Yuya Aoki and drawn by Akinari Nao. Roy Mustang (ロイ・マスタング Roi Masutangu) is a character from the Fullmetal Alchemist Anime and Manga series commonly abbreviated as FMA or Hagaren, is an ongoing Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. is a Japanese Anime series created by Sunrise. It follows the STN-J the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" that fights the is a Japanese Anime series created by Sunrise. It follows the STN-J the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" that fights the is a Fictional character in the Naruto Manga and Anime series created by Masashi Kishimoto. is an ongoing Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an Anime adaptation This is a list of antagonists in the Naruto Anime and Manga series is an ongoing Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an Anime adaptation is an ongoing Japanese Manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an Anime adaptation Hao Asakura (麻倉葉王 Asakura Hao, also written as ハオ Hao) known as Zeke Asakura in the English anime is a Fictional character is both an Anime series and a Manga series by Hiroyuki Takei. Xiaolin Showdown is an American Animated television series that aired on Kids WB and was created by Christy Hui. Xiaolin Showdown is an American Animated television series that aired on Kids WB and was created by Christy Hui. Yang is one of the main characters of the American Animated television series Yin Yang Yo!. Yin Yang Yo! is an Animated television series distributed by Walt Disney Television Animation and created by Bob Boyle (also the creator of Yin is one of the main characters of the American Animated television series Yin Yang Yo!. Yin Yang Yo! is an Animated television series distributed by Walt Disney Television Animation and created by Bob Boyle (also the creator of is a Light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. Avatar The Last Airbender (also known in some countries as Avatar The Legend of Aang) is an Emmy award -winning American Aang is a Fictional character in Nickelodeon 's animated television series Avatar The Last Airbender. Princess Azula is a Fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar The Last Airbender. Iroh (also known as The Dragon of the West, and most commonly referred to as "Uncle") is a Fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated Zuko is a Fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar The Last Airbender. Fiery Mask ( Jack Castle) is a fictional character from the Timely / Marvel Comics universe The Twelve ( Russian: Двенадцать Dvenadtsat) is a controversial long poem by Aleksandr Blok. Pyro ( St John Allerdyce) is a Marvel Comics Supervillain and an enemy of the X-Men. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Taranee Cook is a Fictional character in the Italian comic series W This is about the Comic book series For the animated version of this series see W Elizabeth 'Liz' Sherman is a Fictional character appearing in the Hellboy Comic book series created by Mike Mignola. Hellboy is a Fictional character, created by writer-artist Mike Mignola, that first appeared in Comic books published by Dark Horse Comics The Human Torch ( Jonathan "Johnny" Storm) is a Fictional character and Superhero of the Marvel Comics universe The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. is a Fictional character from the Anime / Manga series Magic Knight Rayearth created by Clamp. This article is about the video game character For the Russian mystic see " Grigori Rasputin. 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The Mario series is a series of highly popular and acclaimed Platform games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and in most of the is a Video game character created by Nintendo 's game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. The Mario series is a series of highly popular and acclaimed Platform games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and in most of the Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door, released in Japan as, is a Console role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo Scorpion is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat Video game series EarthBound, known in Japan as, is a role-playing game series created by Shigesato Itoi for Nintendo. is a Video game character and the boss of the Street Fighter III series is a Fighting game released for the arcades. Produced for the CD-ROM -based CPS III hardware which allowed for more elaborate 2D graphics than This is a list of characters of Konami 's Action-adventure games Castlevania Aria of Sorrow and Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, part of is an Action-adventure game developed and published by Konami. The Divine Comedy is a Console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) in as a part of the Final Fantasy series Psi-Ops The Mindgate Conspiracy is a Video game developed by Midway Games for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows FEAR First Encounter Assault Recon is a Survival horror First-person shooter developed by Monolith Productions and published by BioShock is a video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia —previously known as Irrational Games or commonly abbreviated as SF, is a popular series of Fighting games in which the players pit combatants from around the world each with his or her own is a 1991 competitive fighting game by Capcom. It is widely credited with launching the fighting game genre into the mainstream and extending the life of the worldwide arcade or commonly abbreviated as SF, is a popular series of Fighting games in which the players pit combatants from around the world each with his or her own is a Fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo Geo system is a Console role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in In generalDO NOT ADD INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT CONCERN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis" Psionics is the study and/or practice of using the mind to induce paranormal phenomena Parapsychology is a discipline that seeks to demonstrate the existence and causes of Psychic abilities and life after death using the Scientific method You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
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