Why couldn’t Frodo just melt down the Ring in his fireplace? How can Patchouli fight Reimu with curtains of fiery magic without worrying about her library catching fire? Because of magical enchantments. Likewise, Spike’s flame likely is not powerful enough to overcome said enchantments.
The alternative explanations work well, too. he’s technically a baby dragon.
I’m going to go with Krek’s explanation. He just didn’t think of it because he was so afraid at the time. And if he had thought of it, then yeah, they probably wouldn’t have caught fire because the wood was too wet. how the Timberwolves smelled bad too - rotting wood also smells bad.
Timberwolves are alive (they hunt and have a case of bad breath) and since they are living creatures the wood they are made out of is probably alive as well.
Now if the wood is alive it’s also likely it’s moist as well since timberwolves probably drink water in one way or another.
This leads to the conslusion that the wood TWs are made of is wet… and wet wood does NOT burn too well so spike would have to keep a stream of fire on them for at least several seconds for them to catch fire.
And he would obviously get maimed and torn apart in the process.
The alternative explanations work well, too. he’s technically a baby dragon.
A. Krek had a good explaination for this, because Spike was scared of huge basties made of wood.
B. Things don’t always go well when you put them on fire.
C. Logic is not this show’s strong point, even in its fantasy setting.
Joking answer: he is not Trogdor.
Now if the wood is alive it’s also likely it’s moist as well since timberwolves probably drink water in one way or another.
This leads to the conslusion that the wood TWs are made of is wet… and wet wood does NOT burn too well so spike would have to keep a stream of fire on them for at least several seconds for them to catch fire.
And he would obviously get maimed and torn apart in the process.
This.