She is a Western heroine, a young woman raised by Native Americans who fights predatory white settlers who try to cheat or kill her adopted people.

[1] The character has been criticized as a paternalistic portrayal of a white savior, similar to the jungle girl comics that were prevalent at the time.

At Little Ax's behest, Tehama allows Lynn to stay under his son's care, as she is the only witness who can clear the Dakotas of suspicion in the raid.

Dubbed Firehair by the tribe, she showed abnormal physical prowess and a single-minded ferocity in battle and ultimately surpassed everyone as a warrior.

[9] Sometime later, Firehair helped drive off a raid on the tribe's horse pen by thieves, led by an area outlaw named Fingers.

Firehair exhibits a keen eye, a suspicious nature, a fearless attitude in the face of danger, and a great deal of drive and determination.

According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, Firehair "fights the pirates of the Queen of the Mississippi, the Blackfeet, the Pawnees, cowgirl outlaws like the Six-Gun Siren, evil white men, and other Old West-style villains.