Inferno (パドラーム, Padoraamu?, lit. "Padorama"), also known as Char and Fireball, is a recurring top tier Flame-elemental ability in the Breath of Fire series.
Nina using Fireball
Breath of Fire[]
- "Fire LV5. A dragon of flame scorches the battle field, burning all enemies."
- — Game description
- "A dragon blasts every enemy with 180 points of damage."
- — Manual description
Char costs 36 AP to use and can only be learned by Bleu at level 29. It inflicts damage to all enemies by a factor of 180 / 270.
| Char | |
|---|---|
| Attack Ability | {{{description}}} |
| Target | Multi-target |
| AP cost | 36 AP |
| Learned by | Bleu |
| Level learned | 29 |
Breath of Fire II[]
- "Flame storm All"
- — Game description
Fireball is highest level fire spell available in game. It costs 20 AP to cast, deals 120 damage, and targets all enemies.
| Fireball | |
|---|---|
| Attack Ability | {{{description}}} |
| Target | Multi-target |
| AP cost | 20 |
| Learned by | Katt, Sten, Bleu, Nina |
| Level learned | 11 (Katt), 33 (Sten), 36 (Bleu), 55 (Nina) |
| Enemy use | Habaruku, Fastman, G.Idol, Ifeleet, Magicmas, N.Rider, S.Golem |
Breath of Fire III[]

- "Flame attack vs. all targets"
- — Game description
- "Flame attack on all targets"
- — Manual description
Inferno costs 10 AP to use and inflicts damage by a factor of 40 to all targets. While also an ability learnable by leveling Garr to 30, Inferno is a skill learned by practicing under Deis for 2 levels. Dragon forms with both the Flame and Eldritch genes, as well as either of the Nina Hybrid forms, will give Ryu access to the ability. It may not be examined.
| Inferno | |
|---|---|
| Attack ability | {{{description}}} |
| Target | Multi-target |
| AP cost | 10AP |
| Learned by | Garr |
| Level learned | 30 |
| Enemy use | Lava Man, Elder, Chimera, Dragon Lord, Myria |
Breath of Fire IV[]
- "Rank 3: Major Damage"
- — Manual description
Inferno costs 10 AP to use and inflicts tier 3 damage to a single target. It is learnable by leveling Ershin to 28 and Ursula to 31.
| Inferno | |
|---|---|
| Attack Ability | {{{description}}} |
| Target | Single |
| AP cost | 10AP |
| Learned by | Ershin, Ursula |
| Level learned | 28 (Ershin), 31 (Ursula) |
| Enemy use | Ight, I, II, Chopam, Evoker, Gulper, Horseman, Lavoid |