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Flamewar (G1)

2010-05-04T07:19:22Z

74.160.199.161: /* Timelines */

{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Flamewar is a [[Decepticon]] from a [[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]].

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==Fiction==
===Descent into Evil===
[[Image:Timelines-Bumblebee.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
:''Voice actor:'' [[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 (Descent into Evil)|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 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 [[J'Kozian Insurgency|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 Razor's Edge}}
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{{note|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 (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?]]}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Readers of ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'', a trans-dimensional magazine for [[female Transformers|Decepti-femmes]], are invited to decide who is deadlier, Flamewar or [[Nightracer]].{{storylink|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==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 ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has several clear-plastic "[[Energon (Energon)|energon]]" parts that can be combined to for 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 (Timelines)|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]''

==Trivia==
* 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 ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]/[[Decepticharge]], incidentally also ''Alternators'' [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]'s body.

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Ramjet (Universe)

2010-05-04T07:10:09Z

74.160.199.161: /* Cybertron */

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{{disambig3|Ramjet}}
:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via [[Universe (2003 toyline)|the 2003 Universe series]]).''

[[Image:Ramjettfu.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He comes from the Kirbyverse.]]
'''Ramjet''' was once [[Unicron]]'s most dangerous [[Herald of Unicron|herald]], able to use his inter-dimensional link to Unicron's essence to impress cruel reality-warping punishment on his victims. His Unicron-powered guidance systems allowed him to travel not only from dimension to dimension but in the chaotic cosmic fabric between them.

But when Unicron's physical form imploded at the end of the [[Powerlinx Battles]] and collapsed into a grand [[Unicron Singularity|Black Hole]], Ramjet was abandoned between dimensions, lost in the timeless non-space that glues the multiverse together.

He was not alone in this netherdimension. An [[Ancient gods|ancient evil]] that surpassed even Unicron's powers toyed with his [[Spark]], destroying and recreating his existence for fun, until finally they tired of him and returned him to the universe.

Due to the torture inflicted on him by this ancient evil, Ramjet is always in a state of being and unbeing. It is only through sheer force of will that he is able to hold himself together. As a result, although Ramjet's powers are so great that his mere existence can corrupt the reality around him, mentally he's not quite all there.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' comic===

[[Image:RamjetTFU-madnessofuncreation.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The narration is pretty impressed with me!]]

After the Transformers had abandoned [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in order to flee the [[Unicron Singularity]], Ramjet, his Mini-Con partners, and [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|Nemesis Prime]] appeared through a portal and descended upon the planet, intent on its destruction. They first landed in [[Iacon]], near [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], in search of potential pawns. Unfortunately, they only found [[Crush Groove]] and [[Jackhammer]]. The two were deemed useless and destroyed. Ramjet agreed with Nemesis Prime that the remaining Cybertronians were not likely to be of help, and so he suggested they pay a visit to [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Alpha Trion]] unaided.

Alpha Trion was found in his chamber (where he guarded [[Vector Sigma]]) beside [[Vector Prime]] and [[Sentinel Maximus]], two Transformers who had been sent through dimensions to aid Alpha Trion in this moment of crisis. While Nemesis dealt with Sentinel, Ramjet clashed swords with Vector Prime. As Ramjet fended off Vector Prime's blows with one arm, the other fired a beam of uncreation at Alpha Trion and Vector Sigma, leaving them in a state of severe disrepair. Having accomplished enough, Ramjet, Nemesis, and the Mini-Cons fled. {{storylink|Balancing Act (issue)|Balancing Act}}

[[Image:RamjetTFU-hellofnothingness.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Well, this all makes sense to me!]]

Ramjet and Nemesis recruited some [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] to help locate [[Primus]]'s essence, as they had instinctual knowledge of Cybertron's structures. Regardless, Nemesis had questions. Why were they going through all this trouble if Unicron was already dead? Ramjet explained that so long as there is evil, Unicron still technically exists. Before, Unicron was only capable of destroying one universe at a time, since he was bound to a physical form, but ironically now that Unicron was dead due to the Unicron Singularity, the Chaos Bringer never had a better chance of true, all-encompassing victory. Since the Unicron Singularity was bleeding through to other dimensions, all Ramjet and Nemesis Prime had to do was use Nemesis Prime's [[Dead Matrix]] to kill Primus, and then feed Cybertron itself through the Singularity. This would destroy Primus in every universe, and the Unicron Singularity would replicate itself everywhere, swallowing all creation in the multiverse. Unicron's goal would be achieved, despite (and because of) his death. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}}

As [[Dark Scorponok]] ravaged the planet, Ramjet told the story of his cruel affliction to an enthralled audience of Scrapmetal. As he finished, Ramjet's Mini-Con [[Thunder Clash]] arrived with a delivery: [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]]! {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 3}} Though Skyfall was not [[Nexus Prime|exactly]] who Ramjet suspected he was, Ramjet nonetheless found him useful. Skyfall was desperate to learn more about his forgotten past, and Ramjet dangled the possibility of learning more about it before him. Skyfall agreed to help Ramjet achieve his objective, under the condition that Ramjet would then answer his questions. The location of Primus' essence had been revealed by the Scrapmetal's computer work, and so everyone departed.

Ramjet found [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] guarding the [[Spark Core Access Shaft]] deep below Iacon, and the small Autobot was easily dispatched. Nemesis Prime pinned him to the wall with one of his blades, where the two told him to await his uncreation. But Downshift was no longer Primus' only guardian; Vector Prime and Sentinel Maximus had become wise to their scheme and met the two in battle. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 4}} Ramjet told Nemesis to go on without him and use the Dead Matrix while he handed their opponents. Vector Prime sent Sentinel after Nemesis, as Ramjet was too horrible an dangerous a foe for him, and Vector Prime and Ramjet once again clashed swords.

[[Image:Skyfallineedhim.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"Don't kill my evil friend! He's my ride home!"]]

Their one-on-one battle took itself out of Cybertron's chambers, through the surface of the planet, and up into orbit. Ramjet offered Vector Prime another option: it was within Vector Prime's power to restore Unicron from the Singularity, dooming this Cybertron but saving all others. Vector Prime refused, claiming that they could restore balance to the multiverse without saving Unicron. But, at that moment, Vector Primes's point was moot. Below, within Primus' Spark Chamber, Nemesis Prime had exposed Primus' essence to the Dead Matrix... {{storylink|Balancing Act, Pt 5}}

Still, Vector Prime would not be deterred. He called upon his [[Cyber Key Power]] and blasted Ramjet with Primus' power. Skyfall, however, who watched from afar, feared for the life of Ramjet, who was the only key to his past. Skyfall stood between Ramjet and Vector Prime, begging for the life of the former. But it was too late. Though Ramjet was immortal, Vector Prime was able to contain him, and the whispering remains of Ramjet's unstable form slipped through the cracks of reality into the nothingness between. {{storylink|Revelations Part 1}}
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==Toys==
===Universe===
[[Image:Universe2003-toy_Ramjet.JPG|right|thumb|300px|For comic-accuracy: 1) buy propane fire lighter, 2) melt parts of your Ramjet toy, 3) plan to never sell him.]]
*'''Ramjet w/ Thunderclash, Gunbarrel, Thunderwing & Terradive''' (Toys "R" Us, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Sword/wing, 2 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] toy which is a [[Retool]] of the Armada [[Starscream (Armada)| Starscream]] mold, Ramjet transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter. In both modes, pressing down on his cockpit canopy activates electronic sound effects; in jet mode this can also deploy any [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]-mold [[Mini-Con]] stored under the cockpit, although Ramjet did not come with one. Instead, he came with the plane Mini-Cons [[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]], [[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]], [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] and [[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]]. Plugging a Mini-Con onto Ramjet's rearmost [[Powerlinx]] plug releases two spring-activated over-shoulder spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as more electronic sound effects. His left wing detaches and unfolds to form a large sword for use in robot mode.

: The original mold was also used to make ''Armada'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on Ramjet at TFU.info]''

===Cybertron===
[[Image:LOCtoy-Ramjet.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I can fight Legends Class [[Vector Prime]]!]]
*'''Ramjet''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: This Ramjet is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] mold, transforming into a Cybertronic jet fighter. His wing-sections/biceps hide flip-out weapons: the right arm hides a blade, while the left arm has a non-firing cannon. The toy was initally available only as a free give-away at [[BotCon 2005]]. However, they were also given free to 12-and-under walk-ins at [[BotCon 2006]] and finally the remaining stock was offered for sale in the Club Store.

: This mold was also used the make ''Legends of Cybertron'' versions of ''Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Sunstorm (LOC)|Sunstorm]], and ''[[Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]].

: Although his coloration fits ''Universe'' Ramjet, and he was reportedly created due to that Ramjet's new role in the club comic, the toy included no bio and therefore could be [[Ramjet (disambiguation)|any character]] named Ramjet, or even a brand new Ramjet... or any character named [[Skywarp (disambiguation)|Skywarp]], as that's who his instructions (presumably reused wholesale from San Diego Comic-Con Skywarp) declare him to be. For the purposes of this Wiki, however, he is assumed to be the same character as ''Universe'' Ramjet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/BCRamjet/ramjet.htm More information on ''Legends of Cybertron'' Ramjet at TFU.info]''

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