ap le ▁ab ilities ▁of ▁Fire brand ▁is ▁his ▁power ▁to ▁cl ing ▁to ▁walls ▁for ▁clim bing ▁up ▁vertical ▁cl iffs , ▁gra bb ing ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁moving ▁objects , ▁and ▁slower ▁desc ending . ▁Fire brand ▁is ▁not ably ▁slower ▁than ▁most ▁video ▁game ▁characters ▁of ▁his ▁kind , ▁often ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁necessary ▁confront ation ▁with ▁each ▁fo e . ▁Occ asion ally , ▁Fire brand ▁is ▁blocked ▁by ▁fo es ▁that ▁have ▁significantly ▁more ▁health ▁than ▁regular ▁ones ▁and ▁must ▁defeat ▁them ▁in ▁conf ined ▁rooms ▁to ▁advance . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁over world ▁and ▁town ▁screens , ▁Fire brand ▁moves ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁cardinal ▁directions ▁to ▁navigate ▁the ▁real m ▁he ▁inhab its ▁in ▁semi - linear ▁paths . ▁Town s ▁contain ▁gh oul ▁den iz ens , ▁who ▁talk ▁to ▁Fire brand , ▁and ▁various ▁stone ▁buildings ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁entered . ▁Fire brand ▁becomes ▁more ▁powerful ▁as ▁he ▁progress es , ▁whether ▁by ▁increased ▁gli de ▁time , ▁higher ▁jump ing ▁ability , ▁or ▁more ▁stam ina , ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁acquired ▁en ch anted ▁items . ▁ ▁Plot ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁video ▁game ' s ▁content , ▁a ▁long , ▁long ▁time ▁ago ▁before ▁humans ▁starting ▁appearing ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁place ▁called ▁the ▁Gh oul ▁Real m , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁fict ional , ▁young ▁gh oul ▁war rior , ▁a ▁g argo yle ▁named ▁Fire brand ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁E tr uria . ▁One ▁day , ▁while ▁Fire