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Pyro (G1)

2010-12-31T23:20:06Z

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:''Pyro is an [[Autobot]] [[Obliterator]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is also known as '''Sir Pyro Ignatius Spark'''.''
[[Image:PyroSpark-packagingart.jpg|right|thumb|350px|For 17 years, this was the only art of me.]]
Young '''Pyro''' is another in a proud tradition of selfless Autobot heroes. He is invariably on the front lines protecting the weak and helpless, and is so brave and steadfast as to be virtually immovable. He stands for truth, justice, and the freedom of all sentient beings. He commands a powerful multi-functional battlestation. And, hey, did we mention that he transforms into a truck?

==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
{{bigquote|And Prime's there, and he's... he's '''awestruck'''. And then, too late, he gets it: me and '''him'''—we're the '''same'''. We're the '''very same'''.|Pyro, horrified at the idea of dying outside of glorious combat alongside Prime|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]}}

When war initially broke out on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Pyro declared himself a conscientious objector and left with a large number of refugees for the [[Neutral Territories]]. But after being ambushed by [[Decepticon]]s en-route, Pyro changed his mind and soon joined the Autobot resistance. He gained prominence after rescuing a platoon of cadets trapped behind enemy lines and continued to distinguish himself in several off-world skirmishes. Pyro nearly lost his life to [[The Crucible]] during the [[Simanzi Massacre]], alongside thousands of others, but was saved at the last moment by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].

Pyro would consequently work to emulate Optimus Prime in any way he could, taking the Autobot commander's methods and ideals to heart and eventually even altering his physical appearance to more closely resemble Prime. His latest effort included a new red and blue paint job and an added [[mouthplate|faceplate]]. Far from a simple case of hero worship on Pyro's part, Autobot psy-ops specialist [[Rung]] even diagnosed him with the Cybertronian personality disorder "''[[primus apotheosis]]''" after studying his case. His greatest wish was to die gloriously in battle as Prime watched and understood their intimate connection. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Pyro would lead a platoon on [[Hydrus 5]] and successfully defended it from a [[Tremorcon]] attack, with his own heroic actions being noted as a reason for victory. {{storylink|Bullets}} Afterwards, a surprised Pyro was personally approached by Springer for recruitment into the Wreckers, with Springer claiming that the former was on the top of the list. {{Storylink|Dead Men's Boots}}

Along with [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], [[Ironfist]], and [[Rotorstorm]], Pyro waited for pick-up at the Igue-Moor Fuel Depot; ''unlike'' them, he was extremely embarrassed when their bored target practice trashed the place, hurriedly putting fires out and trying to apologize to the irate foreman [[Dipstick]]. Upon pick-up, he was stunned to find [[Verity Carlo|one of those fragile humans]] was a Wrecker, and he bemused Verity with a stunned speech about how Optimus was right about the need to protect her species. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers2-Pyromotto.jpg|left|thumb|300px|In his head, Pyro likes to call them Ironhide, Warpath, and Powerglide.]]

After the former (and incarcerated!) Wreckers leader, [[Impactor]], was picked up by the group, Pyro and the other new recruits were sidelined to a separate room while the "grown-ups" chatted. The others tried to help Pyro pick out a [[motto]] for himself, as he had yet to do so. His suggestions of "Freedom of thought, freedom of action, freedom... to be" and "Sentience is the guarantor of autonomy" were deemed either too pompous or too, uh, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|derivative]].

Soon, all the Autobots on board [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship gathered to work out the details of their planned take-back of the prison world [[Garrus-9]]. Unfortunately, the mastermind behind G-9's subjugation was the infamous Decepticon wild card, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and Pyro joined the others in freaking out just a tad. Pyro expressed concerns that their strategy for completing their objectives wasn't terribly complex. Springer reminded him that this was the Wreckers, where planning is dumb. The group was to arrive on planet spread across two escape pods. Pyro, [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], and Ironfist were assigned to Rotorstorm's shuttle, while the other pod was to be guided in remotely also by Rotorstorm. On the way in, Pyro was surprised to learn that their pod had a stowaway: Verity Carlo in her battle suit.

The Decepticons were, of course, ready for the two pods with an impressive volley of firepower. After their pods took a number of hits, Pyro and the others crash-landed on the surface of Garrus-9, right on the footsteps of Overlord. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Pyroverity.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pyro and his <strike>[[Kiss Player]] [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]]</strike> [[Powermaster]] [[Hi-Q]].]]

After their recovery and Rotorstorm's demise at the hands of Overlord, Pyro protected Verity by shielding her in his chest while Perceptor, Topspin, and Ironfist took on Overlord. The Autobots beat a hasty retreat as Overlord requested the rest of the Decepticons bring them a head of a Wrecker in exchange for freedom. After they escaped and found their way to where [[Aequitas]] was being held, Pyro finally remembered he was hiding Verity in his chest. After a verbal scolding from Verity, who reminded him that humans don't fold up inside chest compartments well, Pyro let his mask slip and openly questioned what Optimus Prime saw in these fragile creatures.

Once Pyro's team arrived at Aequitas's cell, and with Decepticons closely on their tails, he helped helped Topspin carry the barely alive [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] inside as the prison doors opened to reveal... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4-blazeofglory.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Fight and die, rather than live with the knowledge that you ran! ...unless it's for something stupid.]]

...[[Aequitas]], Garrus-9's supercomputer, which judged its prisoners of their guilt. They were charged with downloading the contents of its hard drive and getting out of there, but there was one catch: With Garrus-9's command crew gone, the only way to access the mainframe for downloads was to sacrifice a spark to it. Perceptor was ineligible for this, as he was needed to interface with the supercomputer, sacrificing Topspin would also kill Twin Twist, and Verity was a human... leaving Pyro and Ironfist.

Pyro balked at this, insisting his life was destined for far greater things than sacrificing himself so that they could merely turn on a computer. No, he saw himself at the end of his life going out in a blaze of glory, saving a planetful of organisms, and finally catching the attention of Optimus Prime. Like the true hero he was destined to be, he fingered Ironfist to sacrifice himself instead. After all, that guy just worked in a ''lab''. What important things had ''he'' done? This argument infuriated Verity. Just as Ironfist began sadly to agree, they were interrupted by Topspin nominating himself. Twin Twist was about to die from torture at the hands of [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] anyhow, and this way, they could both die with relative dignity, on their own terms.

Once Perceptor had access to Aequitas, another hard decision reared its head. Pyro and the others were surrounded by Decepticons, and in moments, they would be overrun and, most likely, destroyed. Perceptor could activate the deterrence chips in every prisoner on Garrus-9, thus saving them, but, as Pyro noted, Impactor was also a former prisoner and would share their fate. Perceptor put their decision to a vote, and Pyro voted against. However, Perceptor decided the needs of many outweighed the needs of Impactor, and Ironfist, with the vast database of Aequitas downloaded into his systems, had learned that Impactor wasn't so great after all and deserved to die. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5 PyroOverwhelmed.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Don't worry, he's just re-enacting "[[City of Steel]]".]]

Verity made an impassioned plea to Perceptor and Ironfist not to activate the deterrence chips, arguing that the Wreckers as lionized by Ironfist would never sacrifice a teammate in this manner, no matter what Impactor had done. Perceptor decided she was correct, and they would simply fight their enemies head on. But Pyro spoke up and told them to run instead, while he offered to buy them time. Ironfist pointed out that Pyro would be slaughtered and this was hardly the blaze of glory the larger Autobot had wanted. Pyro simply told Ironfist that he had decided that dying to protect people he cared about was a fine way to go, and apologized to Verity for underestimating her worth. The others stood aside as Pyro blasted the door open. As the Decepticons charged in, Perceptor and the others slipped by while Pyro tried to hold the mob off. Verity asked Ironfist how long Pyro would be able to hold out, and Ironfist assured her that Pyro would "put up a good fight".

Unfortunately, Pyro was quickly overwhelmed as the mob of Decepticons swarmed over him and literally tore him limb-from-limb. After G-9 was liberated, Pyro's remains, along with the other fallen Wreckers, were placed in caskets and transported to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}
{{--}}

===''Timelines: Wings of Honor'' continuity===
{{note|''Wings of Honor'' continuity takes place in a variant [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] timestream.}}

[[Image:G2Redux-Pyrocaptured.jpg|left|thumb|400px|Take me to your leader!]]

Born in a [[Cyberfactory]] in the [[United Kingdom]], '''Pyro Ignatius Spark''' was the first Transformer birthed on Earth to be recognized as a citizen of a human nation. He has a "real" name, he has a birth certificate, and he even has a job with which Pyro pays the bills: he's both a firefighter and a fire engine for the London Fire Brigade. Fearless and relentlessly cheerful, he attends to his daily chores with an eccentric, irreverent glee... even when he functions as the leader of the [[Generation 2]] [[Autobot]]s when they routinely battle [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. In [[2007]], Pyro was knighted Sir Pyro Ignatius Spark for his rescue of the Queen of England from the Decepticons.

In [[2010]], Pyro's G2 Autobots fought the Decepticon Syndicate once again, this time outside the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], where Pyro feared that Clench meant to destroy the Earth. Unfortunately, Pyro was captured and brought inside by Clench, though this did not quell Pyro's ever-present good mood. Clench did not mean to destroy the Earth (he was on it!), but had teamed up with the [[Quintesson]]-aligned [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] general [[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-Byte]] and his army of next gen [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s for the purpose of using the Collider to unleashing the power of [[forestonite]]. They believed that when bombarded with particles, the forestonite would grant Transformers special powers, albeit with some color mutations.

[[Image:G2Redux-Pyropurple.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Doctor, doctor, give me the news.]]

Indeed, they were right, and when Pyro's team came to rescue them, both factions ended up altered by the bombarded forestonite gas. Pyro was given the power of precognition, allowing him to perpetually see a few seconds into the future. In addition to the quick reflexes his precognition made possible, he was also able to focus his new power on an object to "read" events from its recent past.

Freed, Pyro battled Clench one-on-one, and while Clench's new powers allowed him to create local gravity wells, Pyro's precognition served him better. When it became apparent that Clench was losing, Sky-Byte and the Sharkticons abandoned him. Clench and the Syndicate also fled, and Pyro directed his team towards repairing the damage done to the Hadron Collider. And after that, there would be the exciting adventure of hunting down unaccounted-for canisters of forestonite! {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy-Pyro.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[wikipedia:Carrot Ironfoundersson|Captain Carrot]] reporting for duty.]]
*'''Pyro''' (Obliterator, 1993)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles

:Pyro transforms from a Carmichael Cobra airport crash truck into a robot (front half) and a gun emplacement featuring a six-barrel missile launcher which actually fires as one rotates the knob on the back. His sticker sheet notably includes several different windshield decals, each with the word "FIRE" in a different language. In robot mode he has fairly limited articulation as well as an [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]-looking headsculpt, which was the trend with Autobot leaders at the time.

: He was first released as part of the "transitional" period of ''Transformers'' in the European market, bearing the new ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol.

:Pyro notably suffers from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as his feet, lower arms, wheel rims, missile launcher, his gun and his, erm, crotch, are made of this brittle plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Pyro/pyro.htm More information on Pyro at TFU.info]''

===Generation 2===
*'''Spark''' (Obliterator, 1994)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles

:Pyro was re-released in Europe without changes in ''[[Generation 2 (European toyline)|Generation 2]]'' proper under the name "Spark."
{{--}}
===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-AutobotSpark.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Holy god yes.]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
**''Accessories'': "Flame" missile

: "Autobot Spark" is an extensive [[redeco]] of [[Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']] [[Inferno (G1)#Universe (2008)|Inferno]], transforming into an American pumper/tanker fire truck. His top-mounted spring-loaded missile launcher ends up mounted on his right arm in robot mode. He may have the most paint of any BotCon toy ever.

: He's part of a ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed five-figure box set available [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2010]]. The other figures in the set are [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Sky-Byte (Timelines)|Sky-Byte]].

: This mold was [[retool]]ed to make "[[Grapple#Transformers (2010)|Solar Storm Grappel]]".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/BCSpark/spark.htm More information on Autobot Spark at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Pyro's personality in ''Wings of Honor'' continuity seems to be based on David Tennant's [[Doctor (G1)|Doctor]].
* Pyro's ''Timelines'' card art is drawn with his forearm [[kibble]] mistransformed.

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Armageddon Part 3

2010-12-09T22:04:51Z

68.9.246.4: /* Synopsis */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[Energon (comic)|''Transformers Energon'']] #34
|prev=Armageddon Part 2
|next=Armageddon Part 4
|title="Armageddon Part 3"
|image=
|caption=
|publisher=[[Dreamwave Productions]]
|date=
|coverdate=April 2005
|writer=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils=
|inks=
|additional inks=
|colors=
|letters=
|continuity=[[Armada (Dreamwave comic)|Dreamwave Armada continuity]]
}}

'''Alpha Quintesson and Avalon put their endgame into motion!'''

==Synopsis==

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Councillor [[Avalon]] launches the [[Initiator]], which will open a portal through space and time to the [[Quintessa]] of a parallel universe, where a huge [[Quintesson]] invasion fleet waits to attack the [[Transformer]]s' homeworld. But for this to happen, the mysterious, lost "Conduit" must be moved into position: an act which will, for unknown reasons, require the planetary defense shield protecting [[Earth]] to be lowered. To facilitate this, Avalon's co-conspirator [[Alpha Quintesson]] has [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attack the under-staffed [[Autobot]]/[[Alterenergy]] base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Automated sentries and robot guards cannot stand against the Horsemen's assault, and with [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]], [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] and [[Checkpoint (Energon)|Checkpoint]] as the only Autobots on the planet, reinforcements from Earth are badly required.

In Earthspace, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] observes the battle from afar in his orbiting satellite base, while down on the planet itself, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] agonizes over the situation. [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] is still missing following his abduction by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], and the planetary shield is the only thing preventing the Decepticon from taking the boy off-planet, but the shield must be lowered to send the completed [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to join the battle on Mars. With [[Rad White|Rad]] closing in on Kicker's location thanks to information provided by the [[United Nations]] via [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], Jetfire tells the Autobots on Mars to hold out as long as they can, hoping to give Rad time to stage a rescue. Unfortunately, Prowl soon falls in battle.

Back on Cybertron, Councillor [[Levitacus]] becomes aware of Avalon's recent relocation of one of the [[seismic-shock warhead]]s presently being decommissioned to an isolated spot elsewhere on the planet. Seeking to avoid potentially embarrassing Avalaon (and by extension the entire council), Levitacus goes to question his fellow councillor in person, only to find him preparing to send the warhead through a [[space bridge]] of distinctly non-Cybertronian design. As the two elder bots battle, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] silently watches from the sidelines, reporting on the fight to Megatron. Leviticus struggles, having gone a long time without transforming, and Avalon emerges victorious, at which Wheeljack follows Megatron's instructions...and cuts Avalon down! Before collapsing, however, the wounded Avalon is able to sent the warhead over the space bridge...

Meanwhile, within [[Unicron]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] changes tactics. After witnessing the devastation of [[Nervissa]] and realizing that the attacks on Earth have been a distraction to facilitate some greater gambit, he decides to head for the surface of the chaos-bringer to send a transmission to Cybertron. During his ascent, Prime is shocked to see the seismic-shock warhead materialize in front of him, counting down to detonation!

And on Earth, Demolishor receives a transmission from Alpha Quintesson, telling him to stand by in anticipation of the planetary shield being lowered. When this occurs, Demolishor will be free to transport the Conduit... ''Kicker himself''!

==Featured characters==
Characters are ordered as mentioned in Furman's outline.

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Avalon]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (9)
* [[Levitacus]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (16)
* [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] (18)
* [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]] (19)
* [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] (20)
* [[Checkpoint (Energon)|Checkpoint]] (21)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (14)
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheejack]] (22)
|c3=
* [[Rad White|Rad]] (13)
* [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] (15)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (17)
|c5=
* [[Unicron]] (2)
* [[Airazor (Armada)|Death]] (3)
* [[Rhinox (Armada)|War]] (4)
* [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Famine]] (5)
* [[Cheetor (Armada)|Pestilence]] (6)
* [[Alpha Quintesson]] (8)
}}

==Notes==
* This issue was never released. This article's summary is derived from a series of blog posts made by [[Simon Furman]]'s in late 2010.
* This was the first issue of the ''Energon'' comic that did not have any artwork produced for it prior to Dreawamve's dissolution. So we don't even have a cover to brighten this article up!
* The idea of an elderly Transformer who struggles in a fight because they have not transformed for a prolonged period of time is lifted wholesale from Furman's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] story, "[[Meltdown!]]", in which [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]] faced just such a challenge.

==External links==
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/energon-archive-7/ Part 1 of Simon Furman's "Armageddon Part 3" outline]
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/energon-archive-8/ Part 2 of Simon Furman's "Armageddon Part 3" outline]

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