>>52556598>>52556639He wasn't a fire type because the theme was Ground vs Sea, not Fire vs Water. Hence the ground typing. It would also make Maxie's motivations even more insane then Archies wishing to flood the world. So instead of creating more land, which seems a bit more manageable, he'd just want to set the world ablaze with fire or something? I know magma is hot, which its heat can create flames. But again we're talking about changing the lifestyle of the earth.
I dont know. I was the same dumb kid who thought the same at first. But him being fire type wouldn't make sense besides that he just shares the color red as flames.