FlameHead gained a number of superhuman powers as a result of the mutagenic effects of the radioactive lighter he was exposed to, all of which are related to fire/plasma. His primary power is the ability to envelop his entire head in fiery plasma without harm to himself, in which form he is able to fly and to generate powerful streams and/or great 'balls' of fire. He can also manipulate his flame in such a way as to shape it into rings, cages, etc. Even when not engulfed in flame himself, FlameHead has the ability to control any fire within his immediate range of vision, causing it to increase or decrease in intensity or to move in a pattern directed by his thoughts. Additionally, he is able to absorb fire/plasma into his body with no detrimental effects (this one time, at band camp, he absorbed the entire fireball of a RDS-220 hydrogen bomb's thermo-nuclear detonation).