00:00Why couldn't Human Torch defeat a level 3 mutant like Pyro?
00:02It's important to remember that Human Torch acquired his powers after being exposed to cosmic radiation.
00:06Both in the movies and in the comics, Johnny Storm can fly at extremely high speeds
00:09and generate explosions with temperatures that can reach 1 million degrees Celsius.
00:13In fact, in the comics, Dr. Doom even witnessed Johnny Storm literally becoming one human.
00:17Now compare that to Pyro.
00:18Pyro doesn't create fire.
00:20Most of the time, he needs a lighter or some source of flame to start using his powers.
00:23In other words, in terms of raw power, the two are on completely different levels.
00:26But there is one very important detail.
00:28Pyro controls fire.
00:29Any fire, including Human Torch's own fire, and that gives him an enormous natural advantage.
00:33It's practically the same logic as Wolverine facing Magneto.
00:36No matter how strong Wolverine is against someone who controls metal, he is practically left without an answer.
00:41Something similar happens with Human Torch.
00:42No matter how powerful Johnny is, Pyro can manipulate precisely the main element of his powers.
00:46And that turns a much weaker character into an almost perfect counter.
