Arthur Boyle (Fire Force)
Arthur Boyle is a male anime and manga character who features in Fire Force.
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Biography
Arthur Boyle (Japanese: アーサー・ボイル, Hepburn: Āsā Boiru) was a male human
It was shown that his family had a small restaurant which hey used to make a living until one of their guests got food poisoning after which a fire destroyed heir place of business. These incidents caused their restaurant to appear on the news where it gained a bad reputation.
The next morning, he came to find a letter from his parents telling him that they had gone on an advantage to save the world with it saying that whilst they were away then he would be 'king'.
As he was growing up, he came to join the Special Fire Force where he attended the training academy with him meeting Ogun and Shinra Kusakabe.
Boyle swaggered into the headquarters of the Special Fire Cathedral 8 to officially report for his very first day of duty as a newly enlisted Second Class Fire Officer. Operating with a deeply delusional, boundary-breaking self-perception, the shaggy-haired blonde immediately bumped into his longtime academy rival, Shinra Kusakabe, sparking an instant, highly aggressive shouting match over whether heroes or knights reigned supreme across the kingdom. Their heated argument violently spilled out onto the cathedral roof, completely interrupting a peaceful afternoon tea party between Sister Iris and Maki Oze. Flaunting his signature, pretentious attitude, Arthur confidently unsheathed his blade-less hilt and introduced himself to the fair maidens as the legendary "Knight King". Driven by pure, limit-breaking imagination, he ignited his Third-Generation pyrokinetic ability to superheat his flames into an unyielding, glowing blue plasma blade he dubbed Excalibur. When Company 8’s strict lieutenant, Takehisa Hinawa, abruptly ordered an impromptu combat training exercise, Arthur boldly lunged forward to strike. However, his knightly persona was entirely neutralized when the elite Second-Generation combatant Maki deployed superior hand-to-hand martial maneuvers, effortlessly swatting his slashes aside and dropping the self-proclaimed king to his knees with a brutal knee strike to the face.
He later sat alongside Shinra Kusakabe and Battalion Commander Akitaru Ōbi inside a local Ippudo Ramen shop, instantly turning a peaceful meal into a highly aggressive speed-eating contest out of sheer petty rivalry. Flaunting his signature delusional arrogance during the walk back to headquarters, he casually bonded with the commander, completely subverting his knightly aloofness to leave a bewildered Shinra observing from the sidelines. Back at the Special Fire Cathedral 8, Arthur confidently rejected a standardized seven-style battleaxe offered by Lieutenant Takehisa Hinawa, proudly declaring that his plasma-generated holy sword Excalibur was the only weapon worthy of a true king. When an emergency siren suddenly pierced the air to report an outbreak of Spontaneous Human Combustion, Arthur boarded the specialized Matchbox vehicle to deploy into a frantic urban staging ground. However, his high-stakes grandstanding was swiftly shut down by Commander Ōbi, who forcefully reprimanded Arthur and Shinra for openly exposing their weapons in front of a grieving family. Forced to absorb a sobering lesson about the psychological burden of a Fire Soldier, Arthur's focus was instantly shattered when a massive, terrifying burst of fire erupted from the victims' balcony to manifest into an ominous, sentient smiling face.
Afterwards, he stormed directly into the interior rooms of a burning apartment alongside the rest of Company 8, ignoring a strange, powdery residue on the floor to engage the lurking Infernal threat. While his rival Shinra Kusakabe hesitated out of moral concern upon discovering that the flaming entity still retained its sentient, human intellect, Arthur stepped forward with absolute, boundary-breaking knightly conviction. He confidently declared that the target was trapped in agonizing pain and volunteered to execute the necessary purification himself. With the company collectively bowing their heads in prayer, Arthur raised his plasma holy sword Excalibur and decisively ran it through the Infernal's chest, successfully putting the man's soul to rest. His triumphant grandstanding was cut entirely short when the ceiling suddenly collapsed, burying Akitaru Ōbi under a heavy mass of falling timber and stone. Fully demonstrating his signature cluelessness, Arthur stood by completely unbothered as the raw, unyielding physical strength of his unpowered commander effortlessly shattered through the heavy structural debris, leaving the young knight and his peers to absorb a harrowing lesson about the unwavering grit required to protect civilian lives.
Arthur participated in the Rookie Fire Soldier Games. When the simulation exam starts, he charges towards the building and uses his sword to slice his way in. After one of the entrants bombards the building with his ability, Tamaki Kotatsu falls onto him, which gets the two into an intimate situation. Following his beliefs, the boy allows Tamaki to take the lead when exploring their current location. When the two are attacked, Arthur jumps in to defend the girl. He then charges in, believing Joker to be part of the exam, despite Shinra's warnings, but does not land a single blow. When the man uses an unknown substance to put their lives in jeopardy, Arthur uses his sword to cut a hole in the ceiling, allowing Shinra to evacuate them all to safety, with Arthur being caught by his team-mates in a blanket. The following day, Arthur accompanies Shinra on his mission to rescue a dog, who was reported to be stuck in a tree, and afterwards, helps Mamoru hand out balloons to children. The two then learn of an accident in the courthouse from Takehisa, who was moving to the scene with the rest of the brigade. Grabbing a lift from Shinra, the two Fire Soldiers face Setsuo Miyamoto, with Arthur hitting the opponent with a backwards fist and delivering a collaborative attack alongside Shinra. When the brigade catches up to Shinra, Arthur and the rest find themselves in a confrontation with the Special Fire Force Company 5. Tōru Kishiri mocks Akitaru, which leads to Shinra and Arthur jumping in, but Maki and Takehisa detain the two. A stand-off between the brigades is then catalyzed, but the two depart without any signs of struggle.
The following day, Takehisa begins training the Fire Soldiers, having Arthur spar against Maki. Later, after Iris has gone missing, the 8th Special Fire Brigade infiltrates the Special Fire Force Combine 5, where Arthur finds himself in a fight against Setsuo, who was modified by the 5th Special Fire Brigade. Mid-way into the fight, Arthur realizes the whole time he had been fighting with Excalibur in the wrong hand, which is why he had been struggling so much. Before Setsuo could execute his final attack, Arthur finishes him off in a dash with Violet Flash, successfully exterminating him. After the two brigades ordeal ended, a dinner party was organized between them as a sign of reconciliation. As Maki created some of her Sputter and Flare, Arthur sliced all of them in half, stating that Takehisa told him to destroy them whenever she creates them.
Later at the brigades church, Akitaru instructs Arthur and Shinra to infiltrate the Special Fire Force Company 1 and uncover any secrets they may be hiding. A while later, the two and Maki arrive at the 1st Special Fire Fighting Cathedral, along with Tōru Kishiri and Takeru Noto. As they walk inside, they meet Karim Flam, followed by the other Company Lieutenants and Captain of the 1st. When Burns agrees for the newcomers to test their abilities, they go out to the courtyard and begin sparring. After Rekka and Takeru's fight, Arthur and Shinra confront Burns. Confident that he will defeat Burns, he charges at him heroically, but to no avail, as Excalibur is blocked and repelled, much to Arthur's confusion. Afterwards, Shinra tries his luck against Burns but is also defeated with ease, and the newcomers are welcomed to training with the 1st for the month.
Boyle sat idly inside the Special Fire Cathedral 8 headquarters, forced to handle mundane clerical duties alongside Maki Oze and Shinra Kusakabe following the high-stakes destruction of the Rookie Games. His boring desk work was suddenly interrupted when the brigade received a civilian service request to rescue a local dog named Mamoru who had gotten stuck high up in a tree. Arriving at the scene, Arthur watched with his signature, boundary-breaking apathy as Shinra scaled the branches to retrieve the pet, entirely unbothered by the routine nature of the task until Mamoru's owner casually dropped a critical, highly alarming piece of gossip. The civilian revealed that a formal courtroom trial was currently underway regarding the controversial, high-profile parole release of a mass murderer named Setsuo Miyamoto. Intuitively sensing that a catastrophic emergency was brewing, Arthur and Shinra abandoned their designated patrol route to sprint directly toward the district courthouse. Breaking past the perimeter just as Miyamoto was officially paroled under the guise of psychological trauma, Arthur watched the killer step onto the public streets and immediately undergo a violent, state-mandated Spontaneous Human Combustion transformation. Confronted by a newly manifested, sentient Flame Human actively launching a bloodthirsty rampage against the fleeing crowd, Arthur immediately readied his hand on his plasma holy sword Excalibur, fiercely welcoming the chaotic urban crisis as the ultimate knightly proving ground to execute a royal purification.
Arthur launched a sudden, high-velocity aerial ambush from the courthouse stairs, aggressively descending onto the rampaging Infernal mass murderer Setsuo Miyamoto. Operating with his signature, boundary-breaking knightly conviction, he unsheathed his plasma holy sword Excalibur to slice directly through the rogue entity’s initial fire streams, working in tight tandem with Shinra Kusakabe's explosive kicks to pin the killer down against the concrete. The high-stakes urban engagement took a bizarre turn when the devious Miyamoto feigned a sudden psychological breakdown and a pathetic, submissive surrender to exploit the legal parameters of a Fire Soldier’s duties. While Shinra hesitated out of moral concern, Arthur remained completely unbothered by the villain's tactical tears, confidently raising his blade to execute a definitive, royal purification. Before he could strike the final blow, the target violently broke his stance and fled deep into the subterranean maze of the city's train line tunnels. Arthur immediately spearheaded a frantic, maximum-effort pursuit into the dark railway perimeter, fiercely chasing the blazing criminal until the sudden, unprompted intervention of the corrupt Special Fire Force Company 5 vanguard forcefully cut off their advance, transforming the hunting ground into a volatile inter-brigade standoff.
On the fifth day of training, the brigade is notified of the appearance of Infernals, and departs with Shinra alongside Karim and Company 1 to the scene. When they arrive, Karim instructs the two to stay put, which they do, until Shinra notices a priest creating an artificial Infernal and takes chase after the culprit. As they stumble across Karim and Rekka, Arthur spontaneously confronts them about it, but is quickly subdued by Shinra. After the mission ends and they arrive back at the Cathedral, Arthur, still annoyed at Shinra for stopping him, questions why he did so. Shinra explains that by confronting them in the alley would have led to their defeat, as they were outnumbered by the amount of 1st Brigade members. The two then resolve a plan to infiltrate and investigate Rekka and Karim's room, starting with Karim. As they arrive, they discover the same Bug used to create the artificial Infernal, but at the same time are discovered by Karim. As Karim points out he is on their side, hiding the Bug on purpose to lead them there, he reveals that the real criminal is Rekka. A little while later, Arthur and Shinra await Karim in the corridors, and ask for permission to help with the capturing of Rekka, to which Karim tells them to do what they like. While hunting for Hoshimiya, Arthur gets lost in the city. The Fire Force has to file a missing person's report once the case is resolved.
Arthur finds his way back to Company 8 before the meeting of Fire Force captains. Upon arriving back at his brigades church, Akitaru has the Soldiers look through their mission records to find any leads on the Preacher and White Hoods. Arthur is told the story of Company 8's founding After Shinra reveals his brother is affiliated with the Preacher, Arthur questions the reliability Joker's information that he gave to Shinra.
Arthur Boyle maintained his formal position within the Special Fire Force Company 8 contingent during the elite, high-profile assembly of the Battalion Commanders in central Tokyo. Standing silently alongside his fellow recruits in the presence of the empire's highest military authorities, he observed the structured political proceedings and tactical briefings outlining the growing threat of the Evangelist. He remained stationed inside the imperial perimeters while the leadership debated corporate and religious dynamics, anchoring his squad's physical presence on the floor until the mandatory military summit officially concluded. Following the wrap-up of the formal administrative session, Arthur Boyle completed the return transit back to the home jurisdiction of Company 8, transitioning out of the imperial palace to resume local precinct operations. Arthur Boyle gathered alongside his teammates inside the main brief room of Special Fire Cathedral 8 to receive a specialized administrative assignment from Captain Akitaru Ōbi. Tasked with identifying systemic patterns tied to the elusive White Hoods faction, Arthur Boyle was handed a massive, dense stack of public records, military manifests, and regional event profiles to analyze manually. He became completely exhausted and cognitively drained by the grueling labor of reading through the paperwork almost immediately, slumping over his desk in visible despair while Shinra Kusakabe openly mocked his total lack of academic stamina. His localized paperwork struggles were briefly interrupted when his stomach rumbles loudly from extreme hunger, which prompted Tamaki Kotatsu to aggressively charge into the kitchen to prepare an immediate meal for the squad.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Arthur Boyle was a young human male with an average height and shaggy blonde hair along with blue eyes as well as white pupils. He tends to style his hair upwards into a ponytail when in a fight, so that his field of vision would be clearer. When Arthur was first introduced, he wore a dark jacket, with a button on his collar, shaped like a cross-like insignia, light shirt, dark pants, a belt and dark shoes. He was later presented with a bunker gear, a protective outer jacket and trousers. Arthur carries a scabbard alongside him, in which he keeps his blade-less sword. Parts of his outfit, are coated with blue lines. Arthur wore a dark green jumper with a hoodie, which he put on his head instead of a helmet. The buttons of his protective jacket are in the shape of cross-like symbols. Arthur's outfits contain patches with "8" on them, to signify his affiliation to the 8th Special Fire Brigade. He also dons a neck protector and protective gloves. When attiring the 8th bunker gear, Arthur chooses not to wear the helmet, as it did not fit his image of a knight.
Powers and abilities
Arthur has proven himself to be one of the strongest Fire Soldiers in the Special Fire Force. He was shown to be an exceptionally strong Fire Soldier, possessing incredible physical strength that allows him to repel an Infernal with a single punch. Arthur's skill grows exponentially after training to recover from multiple defeats. Arthur's speed allows him to react quickly enough to retaliate against Shinra’s Rapid and he was fast enough to react to Shō Kusakabe's Severed Universe, though he wasn't able to entirely dodge it. Arthur also possesses tremendous durability, being able to withstand damage and powerful blows without staggering or relenting in his own attacks.
Notes
- Arthur Boyle was created by Atsushi Ōkubo where he featured in the setting of the Fire Force universe.
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Fire Force:
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