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The Fire Devil ( () (あく) () Hi no Akuma?) is a Devil that embodies the fear of fire. They are the titular overarching antagonist of the Justice Devil arc under the guise of the Justice Devil and as a major antagonist of the entire Academy Saga.

Appearance[]

The Fire Devil's true appearance is unknown.

Personality[]

Nothing is known about the Fire Devil's personality, except that their first few contracts tended to be with anyone who sees their actions as "right" and "justifiable" (such as the class president and Yuko) regardless of the actual morality behind their actions.

History[]

At some point the Fire Devil took up residence at Fourth East High School, beginning to make contracts with its students under the guise of the Justice Devil.[1] It's unknown how many students they have previously contracted with, but one of them was the class president. The class president made a contract with the Fire Devil because she was jealous of her classmate, Asa Mitaka for capturing Mr. Tanaka's attention due to her aloofness, and the lack of socialization in their class. Mr. Tanaka was also having an affair with the class president, but it's unknown when it started.

Justice Devil arc[]

On her way to visit Bucky's memorial along with Mr. Tanaka and Asa, the class president uses her contract to transform into a being made of muscle and attempt to kill Asa. The class president is later killed along with Mr. Tanaka by the War Devil after taking Asa's body.[2]

Later, Yuko also makes a contract with the "Justice Devil", which allowed her to read Asa's mind.[3] After being defeated by Chainsaw Man, Yuko later warns Asa that the Justice Devil is still at Fourth East High School, possibly having made contracts with other students.[1]

Chainsaw Man Church arc[]

Following the Falling Devil's attack and the gradual rise of the Chainsaw Man Church, a person claiming to be Chainsaw Man appears during a press conference declaring that he has made a contract with the "Justice Devil".[4]

It is revealed that the "Justice Devil" is actually the Fire Devil, one of the Devils Fami has under her control as one of her pawns, and that essentially all members of the Chainsaw Man Church are or become contracted with the Fire Devil through a large-scale mass wedding event, at the cost of their humanity.[5]

Abilities[]

As a Devil, the Fire Devil possesses all of the standard Devil abilities. These include the ability to make contracts with humans. The contracts with it seen so far are those with the class president, Yuko and the members of the Chainsaw Man Church (including the the Fake Chainsaw Man).

When passed off as the Justice Devil, the Fire Devil, unlike the other Devils, did not seem to ask for any price in exchange for their contract; Yuko tells Asa that the price for her contract is only to receive "a heart that shines with justice".[6] Barem's words, however, imply that the price of the contract is one's humanity, with the contractors effectively being transformed into devils.[7]

Devil Powers[]

Desire Granting: The Fire Devil's main power is that it can grant others the ability to transform depending on what they desire. As most people who made contracts with it were under the assumption that they were contracting the Justice Devil, many of their powers and forms reflect this. According to Barem, the forms taken by the contractors were initially more hideous and monstrous, but they later adapted and became more similar to Chainsaw Man as the Fire Devil became more powerful through contracts.

  • The contract with the class president, who wished to have a happy ending with her teacher, gave her the power to transform her body into a blob of flesh with multiple heads, large muscular tentacles with claws-like fingers and superhuman strength. While in her transformed state, she is able to move very quickly, being able to attack in just seconds and she was capable to slice though Asa Mitaka's skull and flesh, killing her nearly instantly.
  • The contract with Yuko, who wished to punish the bullies who persecuted Asa Mitaka, gives her the ability to read others' minds and detect their inner thoughts and feelings. The contract also allows Yuko to transform into a thin and gaunt being with an uncovered brain and tentacles instead of legs.
  • The contract with a mysterious person, which gives him the ability to transform into a seemingly perfect copy of Chainsaw Man.
  • The contract with one of the Chainsaw Man Church elders gives him a warped figure with two heads, with one protruding on top of the other one. His view of Justice seems to be based on "fighting fire with fire", as well as the consequentialist rhetoric spread across the church.
  • The contract with numerous members of the Chainsaw Man Church, which allows them to transform into partial copies of Chainsaw Man. It is unknown if they currently possess a full devil form, but they can sprout chainsaws from their heads and arms. Unlike with other contracts, the pseudo chainsaw people lose their mind completely and behave more like zombies, killing and eating people they come across. Similar to Denji, they can regenerate from any injury if someone pulls the starter on their chest, forcing Public Safety to cremate them to fully kill them.

Collective Empowerment: The Fire Devil has the ability to become more powerful based on the number of people who have contracted with it. According to Barem, the number of people who have contracted with the Fire Devil through the Chainsaw Man Church is currently 350,000.[7]

Chapter Appearances[]

v  e
Justice Devil arc
98. Bird & War Mentioned
99. Two Birds Absent
100. How to Walk Shoeless Absent
101. Afterschool Devil Hunters Absent
102. Save the Cat Absent
103. Denji Dream Absent
104. Spoiler Absent
105. Red Hot Mentioned
106. Bonfire Mentioned
107. School Attacker Absent
108. Something Important to Asa Mentioned
109. The Easy Way to Stop Bullying Absent
110. A Ring in the Night Mentioned
111. Aha Ha Ha Ha Mentioned
v  e
Chainsaw Man Church arc
132. Protection Absent
133. Chainsaw Man Protest Absent
134. Ordinary Happiness Mentioned
135. Sentimental Drive Absent
136. Normal Life Absent
137. Chu Chu Lovely Muni Muni Mura Mura Absent
138. Sword Man Absent
139. A Chair's Feelings Absent
140. Scales Absent
141. Normal Life Plus Absent
142. Denji Fan Club Absent
143. Rawr Absent
144. Guns, Nails, Katana Absent
145. Kumbaya Mentioned
146. Chainsaw Man War Mentioned
147. Cremation Absent
148. Room 606 Sword Absent
149. Devil's Choice Absent
150. Dream’s Next Stage Absent
151. The Return of Chainsaw Man Absent
152. Massage Absent
153. Chainsaw Man Hunters Absent
154. All Pets Absent
155. The Old Me Absent

Trivia[]

  • The Fire Devil embodies Pyrophobia, the fear of fire or high and harmful temperatures.
    • Since this phobia is ancient and primordial, perhaps since humanity's discovery of fire, the Fire Devil may be a Primal Fear.
  • The Fire Devil's powers may be inspired by Robert Frost's poem Fire and Ice. According to the poet, fire represents human desires and ice represents hatred between humans. Desires are as hot as fire and can cause destruction by burning. Ice, at the opposite end of the spectrum, is cold, and so is how hatred can consume us if left unchecked.
    • Furthermore, the Fire Devil's power grows exactly like a fire that increases in intensity and uncontrollability the more fuel there is (on which its collective empowerment power is based).
  • The fire devil (also called fire whirl or fire tornado) is a phenomenon that occurs in nature, and is a whirlwind induced by a fire and often (at least partially) composed of flame or ash.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chainsaw Man Manga: Chapter 111, Page 7
  2. Chainsaw Man Manga: Chapter 98, Pages 30-54
  3. Chainsaw Man Manga: Chapter 105, Pages 5-17
  4. Chainsaw Man Manga: Chapter 134, Pages 8-18
  5. Chainsaw Man Manga: Chapter 146, Pages 3-12
  6. Chainsaw Man Manga: Chapter 108, Page 7
  7. 7.0 7.1 Chainsaw Man Manga: Chapter 146, Page 10

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