Shinra Kusakabe

Shinra Kusakabe is the main protagonist of the manga Fire Brigade of Flames. He is a Third Generation Fire Officer at the Eighth Fire Brigade of Tokyo, also known by his epithet Demon due to his peculiar grinning habit.

Appearance
Shinra is a young boy of average height with short and spiky dark brown hair, and glowing red eyes. He's first seen wearing a black suit over a white shirt, a pair of black trousers and black boots which burnt like many others when he ignited them to save Iris. . He was later given a Bunker gear, which consists of a tank top buckled at the waist with a belt, which presses a middle part that's strapped to his shoulders, and dark colored shorts. Those are later topped by protective outer jacket and trousers, and finished with a helmet.

Personality
Shinra is energetic and confident, not hesitating to act immediately when the time calls for it and is very proud of his ambition of becoming a hero. However, when nervous or afraid, he has a peculiar habit of grinning, regardless of the situation he's in; such as when he fell above a schoolgirl and when saving Iris. He could be frightened quite easily as Akitaru Ōbi demonstrated, and is naturally nervous around girls since he's been in training with males only for an extended period of time.

Background
During his childhood, Shinra was feared because of his odd grinning habit and was even disowned by his own grandmother because of it, who called him a "demon".

He also promised his mother once that, for her sake and to protect her, he will become a great hero one day.

Powers and Abilities
Shinra takes pride in his ability as a Third Generation Combustion user.

Third Generation Combustion user
Shinra is a Third Generation Combustion user. This allows him to combust his own flames and utilize them to his own will. So far, he has only shown the ability to combust fire on his feet, allowing him to run at quicker distances.The ashes he leaves on the floor in image of his footprints are called the "Devil's Foot-Prints".