In the fiery apocalyptic world of Fire Force, power stems from humanity’s relationship with flames. While Second and Third Generation pyrokinetics can manipulate and generate fire, those blessed (or cursed) with the Adolla Burst possess something far more extraordinary—a direct connection to an alternate dimension that grants them abilities that transcend conventional pyrokinesis.
The Adolla Burst isn’t merely an advanced form of fire manipulation. It’s a fundamentally different phenomenon, allowing its users to manifest unique abilities that often defy the laws of physics. Each of the Eight Pillars, individuals who possess the Adolla Burst, demonstrates vastly different capabilities, from manipulating time to traveling at light speed.
But just how well do these individuals control the mysterious power flowing through them? Some have mastered their abilities to frightening degrees, while others barely understand the forces they wield. Through examining their precision, power modulation, versatility, and unique applications, we can establish a clear hierarchy of flame control among these exceptional individuals.
1. Shinra Kusakabe (Fourth Pillar)
Primary Ability: Enhanced Speed via Flames
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Light-Speed Movement
Control Level: Exceptional
Shinra’s mastery of the Adolla Burst allows him to disintegrate his body and travel at light speed, a level of control unmatched by any other user.
The protagonist of Fire Force doesn’t just possess the most refined control over his Adolla Burst—he actively expands its applications throughout the series, showing unmatched growth. Shinra’s baseline Third Generation ability to ignite his feet already demonstrated impressive control, but his Adolla Burst elevates this to reality-bending levels.
Shinra can modulate his flame output with extraordinary precision, from subtle adjustments that allow for rapid directional changes to explosive bursts capable of launching vehicles into the air. His mastery of hand signs like Tora Hishigi further concentrates his flames into focused jets, enhancing both power and efficiency.
What truly separates Shinra from other Adolla Burst users is his ability to enter “Superfire” (Hysterical Strength) state, where his flames burn blue due to their higher temperature and enhanced control. In this form, Shinra was able to match Captain Burns, one of Fire Force’s most powerful fighters.
Most impressively, Shinra’s Adolla Burst allows him to disintegrate his body into subatomic particles that exceed the speed of light, effectively allowing him to travel back in time by a few seconds before rematerializing. This level of control—literally breaking down and reassembling his physical form—requires unparalleled mastery over his power.
By the series’ climax, Shinra’s control reaches divine levels, allowing him to unlock the Shinrabanshō-Man form, essentially becoming a god capable of creating life and reshaping reality itself. His ultimate power demonstrates the pinnacle of what Adolla Burst control can achieve.
2. Shō Kusakabe (Third Pillar)
Primary Ability: Time Manipulation via Thermal Control
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Severed Universe
Control Level: Masterful
Shō’s Severed Universe ability allows him to control the thermal expansion of the universe itself, demonstrating his extraordinary mastery over the fundamental properties of heat.
Shinra’s younger brother demonstrates a level of control over his Adolla Burst that’s nearly as impressive as his sibling’s, albeit in a completely different direction. Shō’s Fourth Generation ability, Severed Universe, represents one of the most sophisticated applications of flame control in the series.
Rather than manipulating fire directly, Shō controls the thermal energy that governs the expansion of the universe itself, effectively slowing down time for everyone but himself. This ability requires extraordinary precision—too much cooling would freeze him solid, while too little would fail to slow time effectively.
What makes Shō’s control particularly remarkable is how he combines it with his masterful swordsmanship. He precisely modulates the duration of Severed Universe to maximize his advantage in combat while minimizing the freezing effect on his body. His movements within this slowed time are calculated and efficient, showing no wasted energy.
The major limitation of Shō’s control is that prolonged use of Severed Universe exposes his body to extreme cold, forcing him to deactivate it periodically to thaw out. Additionally, his ability was initially dependent on the Evangelist’s Grace, suggesting he hadn’t fully mastered independent control of his power until later in the series.
Despite these constraints, Shō’s ability to manipulate the fundamental thermodynamic properties of the universe demonstrates an extraordinary level of flame control that few other characters can match.
3. Haumea (Second Pillar)
Primary Ability: Electrical Control
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Neural Manipulation
Control Level: Highly Refined
Haumea’s precise control over electrical signals allows her to manipulate others’ nervous systems like puppets, demonstrating her exceptional finesse with her Adolla Burst.
While Haumea’s Adolla Burst doesn’t manifest as traditional flames, her control over electrical energy represents one of the most versatile and precisely modulated abilities in Fire Force. As an Electric Shock User, Haumea demonstrates extraordinary finesse in manipulating the electrical signals of living beings.
Her primary application—controlling others by manipulating their nervous systems—requires incredible precision. Haumea can influence specific neurotransmitters and endorphins to affect not just movement but emotional states and decision-making processes. This microscopic level of control surpasses the crude flame manipulation of many other Adolla Burst users.
Haumea also developed specialized techniques like “Radiohead,” which allows her to transmit information over long distances using electrical signals. This communication ability demonstrates her refined control over the amplitude and frequency of the electrical energy she generates.
Perhaps most impressively, Haumea maintains constant control despite the tremendous mental strain of continuously hearing humanity’s collective unconscious through the Adolla Link. Her ability to function under this psychological pressure while precisely modulating her powers speaks to her exceptional mastery.
The only significant limitation to Haumea’s control is her vulnerability to plasma, which can short-circuit her electrical abilities. This weakness, demonstrated when Arthur’s plasma-based sword negated her powers, prevents her from ranking higher despite her otherwise exceptional control.
4. Inca Kasugatani (Fifth Pillar)
Primary Ability: Flame Prediction & Explosion
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Pathway Detonation
Control Level: Specialized but Limited
Inca’s unique ability to perceive and detonate the pathways that heat will travel allows her to create devastating explosions with pinpoint accuracy.
Inca’s flame control manifests in an unusual two-part system that demonstrates both extraordinary precision and significant limitations. Initially categorizing herself as a Fourth Generation pyrokinetic, Inca could perceive the pathways that heat and fire would take before they occurred—essentially a form of thermal precognition.
After her Adolla Burst fully awakened, Inca gained the ability to trigger explosions by tracing these invisible pathways with her fingers. This demonstrates remarkable precision, as she can identify and target exact points in space where combustion will occur most effectively. Her control allows her to create multiple explosions in rapid succession with pinpoint accuracy.
What places Inca lower on this list is the significant limitation to her control: she cannot consciously choose when these pathways appear. If the pathways don’t manifest, her offensive capabilities are severely restricted. This dependency on external factors rather than complete mastery over her ability demonstrates less comprehensive control than those ranked above her.
Despite this limitation, Inca’s precision within her specialty is remarkable. She can trace complex patterns of explosions that other pyrokinetics couldn’t hope to replicate, and her predictive abilities allow her to dodge attacks from even the fastest opponents by anticipating exactly where heat will flow.
Inca represents a specialist with extraordinary control within a narrow domain, rather than a generalist with broader but less refined abilities.
5. Nataku Son (Sixth Pillar)
Primary Ability: Radioactive Fire Beams
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Radiation Symbol Generation
Control Level: Powerful but Unstable
Nataku’s ability to generate radioactive fire symbols demonstrates immense raw power, though his control remains limited by his youth and emotional instability.
Nataku represents the immense raw power that the Adolla Burst can grant, though his control remains underdeveloped compared to other Pillars. As one of the youngest Adolla Burst users, Nataku’s abilities awakened under traumatic circumstances and without proper training.
His primary ability—generating floating radiation symbols composed of fire—demonstrates considerable potential. These symbols can unleash powerful beams capable of cutting through concrete and generating enough destructive force to potentially destroy the entire Tokyo Empire if left unchecked.
What places Nataku lower on this list is his limited control over this tremendous power. His emotional state heavily influences his abilities, with fear and anxiety often triggering uncontrolled bursts of radioactive energy. During his confrontation at Haijima Industries, Nataku nearly caused a catastrophic event when his emotions spiraled out of control, requiring Charon’s intervention to redirect the energy safely.
Additionally, the radioactive nature of Nataku’s flames poses a significant danger even to allies with fire resistance, indicating a lack of fine control over the side effects of his ability. This indiscriminate hazard further demonstrates the limitations of his mastery.
Despite these shortcomings, Nataku ranks above the bottom three Pillars because he can at least direct his abilities toward specific targets and has shown moments of effective control when in a calmer mental state. With time and training, his position on this list would likely improve substantially.
6. Amaterasu (First Pillar)
Primary Ability: Mental Influence via Adolla Link
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Power Source for Tokyo
Control Level: Passive and Indirect
Though Amaterasu serves as the power source for Tokyo, her control is primarily passive, manifesting through mental influence rather than direct flame manipulation.
As the First Pillar, Amaterasu possesses tremendous power but demonstrates relatively limited active control over her Adolla Burst. Her primary role has been as the core power source for the Amaterasu generator that sustains Tokyo, a largely passive application that requires little moment-to-moment control.
Amaterasu’s most active use of her abilities comes through the Adolla Link, where she can manifest before other Adolla Burst users and attempt to influence their actions. Her control over Shinra during his confrontation with Special Fire Force Company 4 demonstrated her ability to manipulate other Adolla Burst users through this connection.
However, this mental influence represents a relatively crude form of control compared to the precise physical manipulations demonstrated by higher-ranked individuals. When Shinra resisted her influence, Amaterasu was unable to reassert control, suggesting significant limitations to her mastery over this aspect of her abilities.
What truly relegates Amaterasu to this position is the lack of demonstrated direct flame control. While she clearly possesses enormous power—enough to fuel an entire city—she has shown little ability to actively shape or direct this energy for combat or other applications. Her control appears largely focused on maintaining her connection to the generator and influencing others rather than manipulating flames directly.
Later in the series, when Haumea absorbs Amaterasu’s power, she calls it the “Light of Madness” and unleashes colossal explosions resembling nuclear blasts. This suggests Amaterasu’s power had tremendous destructive potential that she either couldn’t or chose not to access herself.
7. Sister Iris (Eighth Pillar)
Primary Ability: Flame Nullification
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Defensive Aura
Control Level: Emergent and Protective
Iris’s unique ability to nullify flames represents a defensive form of control that protects others rather than creating destructive effects.
Initially believed to be without pyrokinetic abilities, Iris’s status as the Eighth Pillar was a late revelation in the series. Her Adolla Burst manifests primarily as the ability to nullify flames, even those produced by powerful pyrokinetics, representing a defensive rather than offensive form of control.
Iris’s flame control is remarkable for its protective nature, extending to shielding others from the shockwaves generated by Shinra’s high-speed movements. This suggests a nuanced understanding of how to counter not just visible flames but also the kinetic energy produced by flame-based abilities.
While she can create small embers, showing some capacity for traditional pyrokinesis, Iris’s primary contribution is negating fire rather than generating or manipulating it. This places her lower on a ranking of flame control, though her ability is vitally important within the Fire Force universe.
What prevents Iris from ranking lower is that her flame nullification demonstrates precise control over a specific aspect of pyrokinesis—the ability to extinguish or prevent flames. This requires understanding the fundamental nature of fire and how to counteract it, which is a form of control in its own right.
Additionally, as a doppelgänger of Amaterasu, Iris possesses significant untapped potential. Her abilities continued to develop throughout the series, suggesting that with time, she might have demonstrated more varied applications of her Adolla Burst.
8. Sumire (Seventh Pillar)
Primary Ability: Earthquake Generation
Adolla Burst Manifestation: Vibration Creation
Control Level: Powerful but Non-Pyrokinetic
Though possessing immense destructive potential through her earthquake generation, Sumire’s abilities represent the least direct form of flame control among the Eight Pillars.
Sumire ranks lowest on this list not due to a lack of power, but because her Adolla Burst manifests in a way that has almost nothing to do with traditional flame control. As a mysterious figure from before the Great Cataclysm, Sumire’s ability to generate earthquakes by vibrating at incredibly high frequencies represents a significant departure from fire manipulation.
While her powers are undeniably destructive—capable of causing widespread devastation through seismic activity—they do not involve the direct control or manipulation of flames that would place her higher on this specific ranking. Sumire can create vibrations that generate heat through friction, but this is a byproduct rather than a controlled application of pyrokinesis.
What keeps Sumire from ranking even lower (if that were possible) is that her abilities do stem from the Adolla Burst, suggesting some fundamental connection to the same power source as the other Pillars. Additionally, her vibrations can be precisely controlled in terms of intensity and area affected, demonstrating mastery over her specific manifestation of the Adolla Burst.
In the broader context of the Eight Pillars, Sumire represents an outlier whose powers evolved in a direction entirely different from flame manipulation. This makes her an interesting contrast to the other Pillars but places her at the bottom of any ranking specifically focused on flame control.
Adolla Burst FAQ
What exactly is the Adolla Burst?
The Adolla Burst is a rare phenomenon in Fire Force where an individual possesses a pure flame originating from the descendants of the sun god. Unlike regular pyrokinesis (Third Generation abilities), the Adolla Burst represents a direct connection to an alternate dimension called Adolla. This connection grants users abilities that often defy conventional physics and manifests in highly individualized ways. The Adolla Burst is coveted by the Evangelist and her White-Clad followers, who seek to gather all eight individuals with this power—known as Pillars—to trigger a second Great Cataclysm. Individuals with the Adolla Burst can also form an “Adolla Link,” a mental connection that allows them to communicate with other users or even see glimpses of the past and future. The exact nature of this power remains mysterious throughout much of the series, with its true origins only revealed in the final arc.
How do Adolla Burst abilities differ from regular pyrokinesis?
Regular pyrokinesis in Fire Force is categorized into generations: Second Generation can control existing fire, while Third Generation can create and manipulate flames. The Adolla Burst, sometimes called Fourth Generation, transcends these limitations by tapping into fundamental forces of the universe. While Third Generation abilities follow relatively consistent rules (creating flames from the user’s body), Adolla Burst manifestations are highly individualized and often barely resemble traditional fire control. Examples include Shinra’s ability to move at light speed, Shō’s time manipulation, and Haumea’s electrical control. These abilities often operate on principles closer to reality manipulation than simple pyrokinesis. Additionally, Adolla Burst users can establish an Adolla Link, connecting with other users and sometimes receiving “Grace” that temporarily enhances their abilities beyond normal limits. Perhaps most importantly, Adolla Burst powers can evolve dramatically throughout a user’s lifetime, reaching godlike levels in some cases, while regular pyrokinetic abilities remain relatively stable once mastered.
Could an Adolla Burst user lose their abilities?
While theoretically possible, the series shows little evidence of Adolla Burst abilities being permanently lost once awakened. Unlike regular pyrokinetic abilities that can be suppressed with specific technology, the Adolla Burst appears to be an intrinsic part of a person’s being, connected to their very soul. There are instances where Adolla Burst users temporarily lose access to their powers, such as when Shō loses the Evangelist’s Grace and can no longer use Severed Universe, but this represents a disruption of his connection to Adolla rather than a true loss of his underlying capability. The closest example to truly losing these powers comes at the series’ conclusion, when God removes the powers of the six living Pillars, stating they are too dangerous to exist in the new world. However, this divine intervention represents an extraordinary circumstance rather than a natural possibility. Under normal conditions, once awakened, the Adolla Burst appears to be a permanent aspect of a Pillar’s existence.
Which Adolla Burst ability is the most destructive?
In terms of raw destructive potential, Nataku Son’s radioactive fire symbols likely represent the most immediately catastrophic Adolla Burst manifestation. During the Haijima Industries arc, it’s stated that Nataku’s uncontrolled power could destroy the entire Tokyo Empire, and his attack was powerful enough to leave a crater on the moon when redirected by Charon. However, Shinra’s Adolla Burst ultimately proves to be the most destructive—and creative—by the series’ conclusion. When fully realized as Shinrabanshō-man, his ability to manipulate reality itself gives him the power to both destroy and recreate the entire world. While Nataku might be able to destroy a city or country, Shinra demonstrated the ability to affect the entire planet and even cosmic bodies like the moon. It’s also worth noting that Haumea, after absorbing the powers of other Pillars, could unleash blasts of “madness” with nuclear-level destructive capacity. Each Adolla Burst has destructive applications, but Shinra’s ultimately proves to be the most powerful due to its reality-warping potential.
Can anyone develop an Adolla Burst, or are users born with it?
The evidence from the series suggests that Adolla Burst users are generally born with the potential, though the ability typically remains dormant until triggered by specific circumstances. Both Shinra and Shō were born with their Adolla Burst, as evidenced by their unusual births (their mother experienced a virgin conception for both children). Similarly, Haumea appears to have been born with her abilities, suffering from hearing humanity’s collective unconscious from a very young age. Other Pillars like Nataku had their Adolla Burst awakened after being bitten by Bugs—artificial catalysts created to identify and activate latent Adolla potential. Importantly, not everyone bitten by these Bugs develops an Adolla Burst; most simply become Infernals, suggesting the potential must already exist within the individual. The White-Clad spent considerable resources searching for potential Adolla Burst users, implying they are exceedingly rare and cannot simply be created from any person. The fact that the Pillars are often referred to as “descendants of the Sun God” further suggests a hereditary or predetermined aspect to possessing this power.