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Originally Posted by SeedFreedom

Anime, sorry for forgetting to mention that

Spoiler for ike:

since various events have been rearranged or outright changed in the anime version, the novels provide no definite insight as to what will or won't happen in the anime, and there's no magazine spoilers that have particularly addressed any such issues.

however, going off the anime, episode 6 and 7, and the fact that Ogata addresses Ike, seems to be a fairly reasonable indication that Ike is not a torch. However, torches can take years to burn out, so in fact just about anyone can be a torch, even if they're acknowledged by those who haven't been exposed to the world of the Crimson realm.