Flamewar (G1)

2012-09-13T00:03:11Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the ''Prime'' Decepticon|Flamewar (Prime)}}
:''Flamewar is a [[Decepticon]] from a [[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]] addition to the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Flamewar2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|She sings from somewhere you can't see.]]

'''Flamewar''' is one of the last of the original Decepticon army, having served during the rule of the [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]] in as many ways as her body and mind will let her (insert lewd joke here). She has a wide variety of skills, from spy and saboteur to scientist, which kept her quite busy in the Decepticon ranks.

She longs for the return to those days of glory and conquest, but she has little hope of such a thing happening. She finds the remaining Decepticon "generals" pale imitations and short-sighted power-mongers, so she has hitched her wagon onto that of the emerging [[Tripredacus Council]].

==Fiction==
===Descent into Evil===
[[Image:Timelines-Bumblebee.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
{{voiceactor|[[Brandie Tarvin]] (English)}}

Flamewar was assigned by the Tripredacus Council to observe [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]' efforts on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. When the [[Autobot]]s sent a strike force to destroy his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility, Flamewar ambushed and disabled [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], leaving them to Deathsaurus to eliminate. (He failed, of course.)

Although all of the Autobots eventually escaped, Flamewar reported to the Council that Deathsaurus' experiments had been a success. Suddenly, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] broke into her transmission, revealing that [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] had introduced a virus into the [[Virulent Clone|clones]], and that they had finally tracked her down. With her exposure, Flamewar was deemed useless as an agent by the Council, and they remotely destroyed [[Flamewar's ship|her ship]]. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}}

When Flamewar regained consciousness from that whole explodey-ship deal, she found herself the prisoner of Ricochet, [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] and [[K-9]]. They demanded that she work as a double-agent for them against the Decepticon/Predacon Alliance, but she refused. "Ricochet" and the others then dropped their disguises and revealed themselves as [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], and offered Flamewar a place in the organization of the Predacon criminal [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. Not really having much else to do, Flamewar accepted. {{storylink|Intimidation Game}}

===The Razor's Edge===
[[Image:Tre flamewar singlewhitefemale.jpg|right|200px|thumb|There is no possible way that this is not ridiculous.]]
Shortly before the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], Flamewar posed as a revenant [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and used a [[Steelgrave|pliable intermediary]] to recruit an army of dissatisfied Predacons. Together, they conquered a string of planets in the [[J'kozian sector]], stealing resources to build a drone army that could re-ignite the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]].

Her plans were derailed by a [[Airazor (BW)|team]] [[Crossblades (BW)|of]] [[Stiletto (BW)|Maximals]] on an intelligence-gathering mission. They sabotaged the drone-production facility on [[Nibari]], reprogramming the drones to obey the native rebels. Most of Flamewar's army was killed by the drones while she was tied up by a challenge of personal combat the Maximals goaded her into. Defeated and utterly humiliated, Flamewar was sent back to Cybertron for trial. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}

===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Readers of ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'', a trans-dimensional magazine for [[Female Transformer|Decepti-femmes]], are invited to decide who is deadlier, Flamewar or [[Nightracer]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
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==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[Image:TL-toy Flamewar.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Decepticon fangirl in Arcee's body. She seems confused.]]
*'''Flamewar''' (Basic, 2005)
**''Accessories'': Projectile launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip

: Flamewar is a black and red [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has several clear-plastic "[[energon]]" parts that can be combined to form a large bow weapon with a spring-loaded launching missile. She was available only as a "freebie" gift to attendees at [[BotCon 2005]] and then again at [[BotCon 2006]] after Fun Publications ran out of [[Tigatron]].

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make her fellow BotCon 2005 [[exclusive]]s [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]]. This mold was also used to make the Target-exclusive [[Movie (toyline)|live-action-movie-verse]] [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/BCFlamewar/flamewar.htm More information on Flamewar at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Early in development, there were supposed to be three Decepticon biker chicks, but the idea was dropped to keep the focus on the Insecticons.<ref>[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/timelines/descent/flamewar Flamewar toy notes at BWTF.com]</ref>
* Flamewar's creator, [[Ben Yee]], insists that Flamewar is absolutely not [[Raksha]], despite all appearances.
* According to the April/May 2006 issue of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club Newsletter]], the first samples of Flamewar came back with an Autobot sigil rather than Decepticon, requiring a quick fix before she was "mass"-produced for the convention.
* She collects Hasbro memorabilia. How shameless of [[Hasbro|them]].
* Her "Razor's Edge" body, or rather the one under the Megatron costume, appears to be based on ''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]/[[Decepticharge]], incidentally also ''Alternators'' [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s body.
*According to [[Pete Sinclair]], Flamewar's "Descent into Evil" and "The Razor's Edge" appearances are not actually from the same continuous timeline, despite both stories taking place between the end of Generation 1 and the beginning of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. Neither are there any inconsistencies between the two stories. What's the deal? And considering none of this information is in the stories themselves, [[Authorial intent|should we care?]]

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Spies]]

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