The Human Torch

Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm, also known as Johnny Storm and The Human Torch, is one of the major characters from the Marvel comics.

The second most powerful member of the Fantastic Four and the younger brother of Sue Richards. Due to an accident caused by cosmic radiation in space, he can manipulate fire, turn his entire body into it and fly. While Johnny is known for his impetuous and sometimes reckless nature, he is also a loyal friend and fearless hero.

Personality
Johnny is a hot-head who lives for the thrill and action in battle. He would prefer to fight, rather than watch it, or do anything else really. This tends to disturb or annoy others who aren't used to this attitude of his, such as Hawkeye. He can be serious, but that is only when someone close to him is in danger. That thrill of his automatically turns into pure focus. This was demonstrated when Susan was captured. He loves to pull many pranks on his teammates whenever he pleases.

Abilities
The cosmic radiation that changed Johnny into the Human Torch gave him a vast array of fire and plasma based powers.

Heat Absorption
Johnny’s body is covered by flaming plasma that protects him from flames and heat. He can easily absorb fire and explosions.

Flight
As the density of his body changes, Johnny’s body becomes lighter than air, giving him the capabilities of flight. He is also extremely maneuverable. The faster he goes, the shorter his limit becomes. At normal speed (about fifty air miles per hour) he should be able to fly for a half-hour, a distance of twenty-five miles.

Fire Control
With his flames, Johnny can create shapes and objects out of flame. He can also control any fire within his range of vision no matter how it formed. Johnny can also control which parts of his body he has in flame in order to touch someone or something that he doesn’t want to burn.

Super Speed
The Human Torch can easily break the sound barrier while in flight.

Energy Output
The plasma field around Johnny’s body produces intense flame which can be raised and lowered in temperature. The heat can easily dissipate most projectiles.

Blast Power
The Human Torch can create streams or balls of flame and use them as projectiles. Special attacks include the Nova Flame, a multi-directional attack capable of over 1,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit and the Nova Heat, an offensive beam of heat rivaling the heat of a normal star.

Trivia

 * The powers of all of the Fantastic Four are based on one of the four elements, with Johnny's element being fire.
 * Since Johnny burns off any dirt or germs in his body when he flames on, he hasn't had the actual need to brush his teeth or take a shower since he gained his powers.
 * In 2016, writer Marjorie Liu confirmed Johnny and Daken were intentionally written with sexual tension in Daken: Dark Wolverine #4 due to her belief that they previously had a physical relationship. Whether or not this was meant to be a result of Daken's pheromones powers, or Johnny being written as bisexual was not clarified.