The WORST episodes of Fire Force
Every episode of Fire Force ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Fire Force!
Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals". While the Infernals are first generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil's Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shira begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.
#1 - Enemy Contact
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/21/2020
Tamaki struggles to get Juggernaut back to the surface. Takigi and Hinawa find themselves at odds with each other, as well as with a new threat from the White-Clad. Shinra suddenly comes face to face against an old adversary.
#2 - Sleeping Truth
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2025
The 8th faces dire danger with no escape. Then, a familiar figure appears, calling himself—Moonlite Mask?!
#3 - Beyond Prayer's End
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2025
Shinra and Burns' battle rages on. A hero's feelings clash against the will of a servant of Sol. Who will win?
#4 - Chance Meeting With an Arch-Enemy
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2025
Obi writhes in pain. Burns attacks Shinra relentlessly. A Destroyer called Dragon blocks the 8th's path.
#5 - Golden Secret
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2025
The 8th struggles to find a way to counter Gold's powers. And then, someone unexpected steps up to fight.
#7 - Prisoner
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2025
The 8th takes action to rescue Obi. Labeled as traitors, they go on the run, then Joker appears before them.
#8 - Indomitable Resolve
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2025
As Shinra and the others take a break, an alarm sounds. Soldiers interrupt Obi's report to the Fire Chief.
#9 - Firecat
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/5/2020
Shinra wants to know why he was able to Link with Konro, while Hibana remains suspicious of him. Benimaru invites Shinra and Arthur back to the 7th for more training, and Tamaki, tired of being a burden to others, comes along as well.
#10 - Plot for Extinction
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/28/2020
Shinra and Arthur continue their battle against Dr. Giovanni, who reveals some new information about Adolla Links. Licht discovers an imminent crisis threatening the Fire Soldiers in the Nether, as well as the Tokyo Empire at large.
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#11 - Holy Mother of Darkness / The Knight King's Great Adventure
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2025
As Hibana and the others continue their investigation at St. Raffles Convent, someone unexpected appears.
#12 - Weapons of Destruction
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/14/2020
Company 2 and Company 8 launch a joint, multi-pronged investigation into the Nether, and are met with resistance by the White-Clad. The squad containing Tamaki and Juggernaut faces a particularly deadly new foe named Orochi.
#13 - The Oze Family
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/7/2020
Maki returns home for a family dinner, where her brother, Takigi, a criminal investigator with the Armed Forces, asks her about her time in the Nether. When Takigi is injured in a White-Clad attack, Maki's father recalls her to the military.
#14 - The Holy Woman's Anguish / The Man, Assault
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/31/2020
A routine trip to the Baptism Church to bless the 8th's equipment reveals the crisis of faith that Iris and other Holy Sol Temple clergy are facing. Assault is back and ready to take on Tamaki, who stands in his way of exterminating the 8th.
#15 - Boys, Be Weak
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/24/2020
As Nataku continues to rampage, Shinra Adolla Links with him, revealing the pressure his parents placed on him to succeed. When the threat Nataku poses comes to a head, his protection as one of the Pillars comes from an unlikely source.
#16 - Mind Blown
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/17/2020
The three-way battle between Haijima, the White-Clad, and the 8th continues, but when Ritsu and Haumea both use their unique abilities, everyone involved is placed in imminent danger. It's up to Vulcan and Arthur to turn things around.
#17 - A Three-Way Melee
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/10/2020
At Licht's signal, the rest of the 8th breaks into the Haijima compound, where Vulcan and Maki confront an overpowered puppeteer. The rest of the company meets up with Shinra and Licht, who are facing Kurono, when a third party shows up!
#18 - The Ashen Reaper
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/3/2020
Licht reveals to the other members of the 8th that he has been spying on them for Haijima. Licht and Shinra come up with a plan to get inside the child pyrokinesis lab where Shinra was institutionalized as a child to uncover some dirt on Haijima.
#19 - Dark Hero
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/12/2020
After reporting their findings to Obi, the team is dismayed to hear that their discoveries are being quashed by the church, prompting Licht to turn to unofficial channels. Joker approaches Benimaru with a proposition concerning the Holy Sol Temple.
#20 - At the Center of the World
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/2026
Shinra, Sho, and Iris have vanished! The 8th sets out to look for them and someone unexpected offers to help.
#21 - Hero's Tale
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/4/2026
Shinra Bansho Man revives the world, bringing back all of the dead, and that seems to be that. But the world has changed. Shinra Bansho Man has turned death into something familiar and friendly. When he says to live life to the fullest Haumea rejects him and the world, and tries to choose despair yet again. Then, Death appears. This scorching dark fantasy led by flames now comes to an end!
#22 - Answer
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/2026
Shinra's rage and despair spark the transformation of the earth into a second sun. With humanity's wish fulfilled, Haumea prays for her own death. Shinra faces her with a demonic expression, intent on killing her. Then, a huge flash of light strikes from space! The battle between the saintess (Haumea) and the hero (Shinra) reaches its climax!
#23 - Despair Saintess
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/2026
Shinra and Sho confront Haumea in Adolla. Haumea believes that humanity's collective unconscious harbors a wish for death. She kills Inca and Sumire right in front of Shinra and Sho. The brothers reject Haumea's words and launch an attack, but for some reason their blows don't reach her.
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#24 - Hero Resurrected
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/2026
Arthur has exorcised the great despair. Just as everyone wonders if the Great Cataclysm has stopped, the moon begins falling toward Earth. At the same time, Kurono and Joker face off against their doppelgangers. And then, the "strongest demon" also appears.
#25 - Dragon and Knight Surge Toward the Heavens
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/2026
Seeking to settle the score from their last meeting, Arthur challenges Dragon to battle alone. Their fight rages over land, sea, and air. And then, they travel to the surface of the strange moon. In the airless vacuum and extreme cold, Arthur desperately fights back, but then, at last, he collapses. The fate of the world hangs on this battle. Will the Knight King, Arthur, be able to win?