The normal powers are nice, good move/atk and def values all through his dial. That special power is what its all about though. Being able to protect your little support sidekick every turn regardless of position is going to frustrate your opponents.

Long dial for the points but that's it. Don't play him

Long dial for 60 points. I love free barrier placement, unless my opponent is utilizing it against me. The FREE placement of 1 Barrier Terrain without boundaries like range or line of fire is great. Torch is a nice ranged attacker who your opponent will wanna base to KO. The poison on the second half of his dial will help to increase his damage potential. Overall there are better Human Torch options.