[quote=@RyoRyoRyoken]
[@LokiLeo789]
The trick would probably be either Haki or better physical stats. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Xerxes probably would have gotten folded in half several times over if it weren't for explosive shielding.
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No doubt, he would have been finished from the start if he didn't block Anaru's punch with it on the ship. Armament Haki right? Not sure how that would play out.

[quote=@BCTheEntity]
[@Hillan] You keep bringing up that very low temperatures could essentially freeze smoke solid, whereas higher temperatures are less capable of dealing damage to smoke. Where is that coming from, and is there any source you can use to back up what you're saying? Because from what I'm reading, it is actually possible to set smoke alight in a backdraught/flashover effect due to it containing flammable particles that didn't burn already, though to be fair, that requires more oxygen than was already present in the atmosphere, and so may not be applicable in the case of what Xerxes was trying to do.

EDIT: Also, I'm just wondering when [@NachoBachoPacho] is going to have his character Awaken his Devil Fruit and just turn into a gigantic gorilla person.
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Ya, I came upon that info what I was researching yesterday. Smoke is also made up of Carbon Monoxide.

I found this. 
(Smoke is made up of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide)
(Carbon monoxide (CO) gas is formed from the combination of a carbon atom with an oxygen atom. Not only flammable, it is also very hazardous since it is very toxic and odorless. It cannot sustain life and is produced, among other things, from incomplete combustion due to lack of oxygen.)
Exactly what Johnny has been doing for the last hour against Xerxes and the rest of the crew.  Nitrogen Oxide snuffs out the flame, im not to sure how it will react to the electrical part of it. Again, Xerxes did set him on fire, but he removed his essence to avoid it anyway, whatever that is.