Blaze may refer to:

People

Blaze (given name) Blaze is the given name of: * Blaze Berdahl (born 1980), American actress, singer, rapper, voice-over actor, announcer and narrator * Blaze Jordan (born 2002), American baseball player * Blaze Riorden Blaze Riorden (born February 13, 1994) is an ...

, a list of people with the name * Blaze (surname), a list of people with the name *

Blaze Bayley Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010, following reunions in 2007 and 2009). He was also the lead singer of Ir ...

, stage name of English singer and former Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden vocalist Bayley Alexander Cooke (born 1963) *

Blaze Foley Michael David Fuller (December 18, 1949 – February 1, 1989), better known by his stage name Blaze Foley, was an American country music singer-songwriter, poet, and artist active in Austin, Texas. Background Foley was born Michael David Fuller ...

, stage name of American country singer and songwriter Michael David Fuller (1949–1989) *

Blaze Starr Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming; April 10, 1932 – June 15, 2015) was an American stripper and burlesque star. Her vivacious presence and inventive use of stage props earned her the nickname "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque". She ...

, stage name of American stripper and burlesque artist Fannie Belle Fleming (1932–2015) * Johnny Blaze, a stage name, along with

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half of t ...

, of American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor Clifford Smith, Jr.(born 1971) *

Blaze Ya Dead Homie Chris Rouleau, also known as Blaze Ya Dead Homie or simply Blaze (born April 27, 1976), is an American rapper from Mt. Clemens, Michigan. A representative of the hip hop subgenres gangsta rap and horrorcore, his stage persona is a resurrected ...

, also known simply as Blaze, American rapper Chris Rouleau (born 1976) * Bobby Blaze, a ring name of American professional wrestler Robert Smedley (born 1963) * Johnny Blaze, a ring name, along with John Morrison, of American professional wrestler John Randall Hennigan (born 1979)

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) Ghost Rider (Johnathon Blaze) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the second Marvel character to use the name Ghost Rider, following Carter Slade (the Western comics hero later known as the ...

, the second Marvel Comics Ghost Rider * Blaze (''Mortal Kombat''), a character from the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game series *

Blaze the Cat The ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game franchise began in 1991 with the game ''Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game), Sonic the Hedgehog'' for the Sega Genesis, which pitted a blue anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic the Hedgeh ...

, a pyrokinetic princess cat from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series *

Blaze and Satanus Blaze and Satanus are fictional human/demon siblings appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They are the children of Shazam (wizard), Shazam. Blaze debuted in ''Action Comics'' #655 (July 1990) and she was created by Roger Stern ...

, comic book villains from DC Comics, enemies of Superman and Captain Marvel *

Blaze Fielding Blaze Fielding (ブレイズ・フィールディング), better known as just Blaze, is a player character in Sega's '' Streets of Rage'' (''Bare Knuckle'') series of beat 'em up games. Introduced in the original '' Streets of Rage'' in 1991, ...

, a character from the ''

Streets of Rage ''Streets of Rage'' is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up video games, centering on the efforts of several ex-police vigilantes trying to rid a fictional, large American city from a crime syndicate that has corrupted its local government. ...

'' video game series * Blaze, a character in the cartoon ''

Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animation, animated children's television program produced by DIC Entertainment, DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from ...

'' * the title Red Monster Truck character of ''

Blaze and the Monster Machines ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' is a computer-animated interactive children's television series with a focus on teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The series r ...

'', a 2014 Nickelodeon cartoon * Blaze, a horse featured in a series of children's books by C.W. Anderson * Blaze, a firefly in ''

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure ''Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure'' is a 2009 American computer-animated adventure film directed by Klay Hall (in his feature directorial debut) and the second installment in the ''Disney Fairies'' franchise. Produced by DisneyToon Studios, it ...

'' * Blaze, a special ability of some Pokémon that have the Fire-type * Blaze, a mob from the ''

Minecraft ''Minecraft'' is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. The game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. Following several early private testing versions, it was first made public in May 2009 before being ...

'' video game * Blaze, the player character's callsign in the video game '' Ace Combat 5'' * Blaze, Method Man's nickname in the video game '' Def Jam: Fight for NY''

Films

* ''Blaze'' (1989 film), starring Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich, the latter as stripper Blaze Starr * ''Blaze'' (2018 film), based on the life of country musician Blaze Foley * ''Blaze'' (2022 film), starring

Simon Baker Simon Lucas Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor in television and film, as well as a director. He is known for his lead roles in the CBS television series ''The Mentalist'' as Patrick Jane and ''The Guardian'' as Nicholas Fallin a ...

Music

Groups

Blaze (group) Blaze is an American house music group formed in New Jersey in 1984. History The group was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend. Herber ...

, a house-music production team formed in 1984 in New Jersey, USA *

Blaze (Japanese band) Danger Crue Records is a Japanese visual kei independent record label located in Tokyo, Japan. It was originally the record label of the Danger Crue music office, both founded in 1981. According to D'erlanger drummer Tetsu, Danger Crue was formed ...

, a band known for its song "Fire", which appears in the Yu-Gi-Oh! movie ''Pyramid of Light''

Albums

* ''Blaze'' (Lagwagon album), 2003 * ''Blaze'' (Herman's Hermits album)

Songs

* "Blaze" (song), a 2008 single by J-pop singer Kotoko * "Blaze", a single by Japanese singer

Kinya Kotani , also known as KINYA, is a male singer and actor from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He sang the theme songs for the anime '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' and various songs for ''Gravitation''. Discography Albums Singles DVDs * ''LI ...

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Blaze'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman * Blaze (toy), a rocking-horse riding toy produced by Mattel in the 1960s

Sports and games

Mascots

* Blaze (UAB mascot), the dragon mascot of the University of Alabama at Birmingham athletic teams *

Blaze the Phoenix The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...

, the mascot of the 1996 Summer Paralympics * Blaze the Trail Cat, mascot of the Portland Trail Blazers professional basketball team * Blaze the Vulcan, the mascot of the

California University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Western University, California (commonly known as PennWest California) is a public university campus in California, Pennsylvania and one of three campuses of Pennsylvania Western University, part of the Pennsylvania State System o ...

Vulcans

Teams

United States

Atlanta Blaze The Atlanta Blaze were a professional men's field lacrosse team in Major League Lacrosse (MLL). The Blaze became the ninth team in MLL as an expansion team for the 2016 Major League Lacrosse season, 2016 season and played its home games at Atlanta ...

, a former Major League Lacrosse team based in Atlanta, Georgia *

Bakersfield Blaze The Bakersfield Blaze were a minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California. They played in the Class A – Advanced California League. They played their home games at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Opened in 1941, the stadium is well known for facing ...

, a former minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, California *

Baton Rouge Blaze The Baton Rouge Blaze was an expansion team that joined the af2 in 2001. '' The Advocate'' held a "Name the Team" contest which was won by a local teacher, Sean Fluharty. The head coach was former LSU quarterback Alan Risher. The cheer/dance team ...

, a former team in the arenafootball2 league who played their home games in Baton Rouge, Louisiana * Bloomington Blaze, former name of the

Bloomington Thunder (SPHL) The Bloomington Thunder were a minor professional ice hockey team that was a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Based in Bloomington, Illinois, the Thunder played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, located in downtown ...

, a Southern Professional Hockey League team based in Bloomington, Illinois *

Chicago Blaze (basketball) The Chicago Blaze were a women's professional basketball team in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). Based in Chicago, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include ...

, a National Women's Basketball League team from 2002 to 2005 *

Chicago Blaze (ice hockey) The Chicago Blaze was a professional hockey team based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. The team was part of the All American Hockey League and began playing in the 2008-2009 AAHL season. The Blaze played their home games at West Meadows Ice Aren ...

, an All American Hockey League team in 2008-09 * Chicago Blaze (rugby), a rugby union club founded in 1982 * Indiana Blaze, a former W-League women's soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana *

Utah Blaze The Utah Blaze was a professional arena football team based in Salt Lake City, Utah and competed in the West Division of the Arena Football League. Home games were played at the EnergySolutions Arena. In 2013, the team did not submit proper ...

, an Arena Football League team based in Salt Lake City

Elsewhere

Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the ''Solihull Barons'' and ren ...

, an ice hockey team in England, known as Solihull Blaze before relocation to Coventry *

Gold Coast Blaze The Gold Coast Blaze were an Australian men's professional basketball team which competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007–08. The club was based on the Gold Coast and joined the ...

, an Australian basketball team based in Queensland

Other uses in sports and games

* Blaze (dinghy), a high-performance racing dinghy designed by Ian Howlett and John Caig * Blaze, a

non-standard poker hand Non-standard poker hands are hands which are not recognized by official poker rules but are made by house rules. Non-standard hands usually appear in games using wild cards or bugs. Other terms for nonstandard hands are special hands or freak hand ...

Businesses

Blaze (TV channel) Blaze may refer to: Places * Blaze, Kentucky * Blaze Island, Nunavut, Canada People ;Given name * Blaze Bayley (born 1963), English singer, former Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden vocalist * Blaze Berdahl (born 1980), American actress, singer, ra ...

, a British television channel *

Blaze Europe Blaze Europe was a developer and distributor of accessories and software for video game consoles, handheld media devices and personal computers. The company is well known for releasing handheld versions of home consoles such as handheld versio ...

, a video games accessory manufacturer and distributor in the UK *

Blaze Pizza Blaze Pizza is a Pasadena, California-based fast-casual dining restaurant chain that serves pizza. Founded in 2011 by Elise and Rick Wetzel of Wetzel's Pretzels, Blaze Pizza was modeled after Chipotle's made-to-order approach to serving custo ...

, an American pizza chain

Places

Blaze, Kentucky Blaze is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders ...

, United States, an unincorporated community * Blaze Island, Nunavut, Canada

Other uses

Blaze (horse marking) Markings on horses are usually distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color. Most horses have some markings, and they help to identify the horse as a unique individual. Markings are present at birth and do not change over the co ...

, an equine coat marking * Blaze (software), a tool to automate software building and testing * Blaze, a

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