User blog comment:Dr Mutran/PAX 2012/@comment-1194826-20120411161031/@comment-1982694-20120411235836

Well, you have to understand that they were going up against incredibly powerful opponents; in this series, Maine/The Meta is the epitome of power.

Plus, when someone says "Fight fire with fire," they don't usually mean to literally attack with fire unless the opponent is using some sort of fire on their end; if the Insurrectionists were using some sort of flame thrower or if Sharkface was present, then your conclusion would be plausible. In this case, though, not really.