If someone damages Fire, and her Firey Form ability was showing before she took the damage but isn't showing after she took the damage, does the Firey Form ability activate and deal the attacker one penetrating damage?

I thought the ability had to be showing after the damage for it to activate.

Are you saying you think it has to be showing both before and after the damage being done, or just after the damage being done.

It it was just after the damage was done, then the ability wouldn't be on her first click...

I'm thinking both initially before damage taken and after damage taken.

That makes it feel too situational. She can then only use it if she's hit on her first click AND if she only takes 1 damage from the attack. As is, I think she can use it if she's hit while on her 1st or 2nd click no matter how much damage she takes from the attack.

I guarantee you it only has to be showing when she takes damage. At that point the attacker is dealt 1 unavoidable damage. Doesn't mater what happens after that. Click their dial when you're not doing something else that happened to happen at that same time.

It would also happen even if she were KO'd by the attack.

It's only checked when the attack is made. So long as it is showing, when the dice are rolled, and the condition of 'close combat' is met, her power works.

Combat Reflexes works the same way now.

It only matters if it's shown first, not if it pops up on dial later.

Unless the power itself states, like White Lantern Regeneration, or Brainiac's Super Impervious, to disobey that rule and stop as soon as that power shows up.

this actually has come up at my Venue once, but it just needs be showing WHEN DAMAGE WAS TAKEN...so as long as the Special was showing WHEN THE DAMAGE IS DEALT it would active just fine...it doesnt matter about what shows on the Dial AFTER damage is dealt as damage would have to be done again inorder to activate it once more.