Robbie Amell Reveals New Firestorm Power Will Be Introduced

It's fairly well-known at this point that Firestorm's matter-manipulation powers were intended to be used in the season finale for The Flash...but Robbie Amell, who plays half of the Firestorm matrix as Ronnie Raymond, says that the changes were made for time reasons, and that fans can still expect Firestorm to wield his comic book-style powers sooner than later, according to ScreenRant.

Here's what the actor, currently promoting his film The Duff, told them:

"The sad thing is there was a moment in the finale that had to be cut out – just because it was such a massive episode and it didn't actually have anything to do with plot – where they introduced matter manipulation. There's a scene where Danielle [Panabaker]'s character is checking my temperature and giving me the once-over. I call Victor in the room and we merge, and I turn her thermometer into a daffodil. It was just like a really nice, sweet way of showing… because she's asking if we're going to be OK, and I'm like, "Actually, we're getting pretty good at this whole Firestorm thing." And we merge without even missing a beat and turn that into a flower. It was a nice moment, but ultimately it just didn't hold any bearing on the plot.

"So, matter manipulation I'm sure will be reintroduced, or maybe it will be available on the DVD director's cut of the episode. But there's so much they can do with this character. My biggest fear with the character was that he was too powerful. I think that sometimes that can be an issue. I feel like that's the only problem I ever have with the Superman comic book, is other than kryptonite, how do you stop this guy? But they've done an unbelievable job."

The Flash returns in the fall. Firestorm (but apparently not Amell) will also be featured in DC's Legends of Tomorrow, due out in January.