Inferno (G1)

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{{disambig3|Inferno}}
:''Inferno is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Inferno profilecollection1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Will probably start fires just to put them out.]]
'''Inferno''' is one gung-ho robot, ready and willing to roll out into the thick of any action at the drop of a hat. If the mission is search and rescue he's one of the best bots to have around, but he's even happier when called on to fight. Nothing gets Inferno's circuits going like a one-on-one with a few Decepticon trouble makers.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====Generation 1 cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Walker Edmiston]] (English), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese)

[[Image:InsecticonSyndrome Inferno fires.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Flashlights of Doom!]]
Inferno appeared without explanation one day as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] explained their mission to stop the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from attacking the [[Nova Power Plant]]. He was the first to roll out on Prime's orders. During the battle at the power plant, the gun-slinging fire fighter stood by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and shot down [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] before they rushed off to rescue the human pilots of a downed helicopter. After the super-powered Insecticons crushed [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and electrocuted [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], Inferno sprayed fire-retardant foam on Ironhide and loaded him into Prime's trailer as the Autobots retreated. Inferno later participated in the Autobot counter attack at [[Iron Mountain]] where he and the other Autobots were buried under tons of rock. [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was heard to complain about Inferno ending up on his head whilst they were trapped. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[Image:DinobotIsland Pt2 InfernospraysCowboys.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Bonanza got a little weird near the end of the series]]
When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] accidentally set fire to [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]], Inferno helped [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] douse the flames. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Later, Inferno did his part to preserve the sanctity of the timestream by spraying cowboys with [[Fire-retardant foam|fire retardant foam]]. Eh...you had to be there. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

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[[Image:AutoBerserk Inferno RedAlert friendship.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Why can't I quit you?]]
Later, Inferno was ordered to guard over Red Alert as the Autobots repelled an attack by the Decepticons on the [[Negavator]] super weapon's bunker. Inferno, itching for a fight, abandoned Red Alert despite his paranoid friend's repeated requests for him to stay. Inferno rescued Red Alert when his friend was buried under rubble which had the unfortunate side-effect of damaging Red Alert's logic circuits to the point of overload. Inferno later proved his friendship to Red when he saved Red Alert from himself when the latter, in a state of paranoia, allied himself with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}

{{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} {{storylink|Blaster Blues}} {{storylink|Make Tracks}} {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} {{storylink|The Gambler}} {{storylink|Quest for Survival}} {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} {{storylink|Prime Target}}

Inferno was reunited with his old friend [[Firestar]] when he, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] went to search for where Optimus Prime had wandered off to. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}} {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}} {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Inferno was in one of the Autobot teams that captured the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. While [[Grapple]] ignited the oil [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider]] were in, Inferno doused it (something he "wouldn't feel good about" when he did it) to help capture the stunt freaks. He was, eventually, among those Autobots taken down by [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when the Stunticons formed into him to escape. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

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====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[Image:JHeadmasters03InfernoEtc.jpg|thumb|]]
Alongside [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], Inferno was dispatched by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to protect [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] from any Decepticons trying to stop him from finding the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. They were not seen to actually confront anyone. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[Image:Infernomissinginaction.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Inferno used up all his cool in this image, so he didn't show up much.]]
''Inferno was present at the battle of [[Sherman Dam]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Dam-Busters!}} He later led [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Grapple]] to search for the missing [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], saving [[Danny Phillips|an emo kid]] in the process. {{storylink|Missing in Action}}''

''Inferno joined [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] as part of a monitoring unit stationed on Earth to keep watch for the threat of super-Decepticon, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Shortly after they arrived, the unit chased off the unrelated threat of a [[Furnacia|Furnacian]] [[Firebug]], who had arrived on Earth and begun starting fires in human settlements. They exiled it to Mercury in a message pod. {{storylink|Firebug!}}''

''When Galvatron later resurfaced, the reconnaissance team sent a message to Cybertron and joined up with the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] and Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in confronting the time traveler. Unfortunately Galvatron had help (as if he needed it) in the form of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The Wreckers and Mayhems were torn to shreds, suffering greater than 50% losses. {{storylink|Time Wars}} Inferno was one of the few survivors who limped away from the final battle, cut off from any support from Cybertron. The remaining members of the Wreckers and Mayhems pooled resources as the [[Survivors]], living on Earth separately from the planet's active Cybertronian armies. {{storylink|Survivors!}}''

Inferno was present when [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] were loading up their shuttles to go chase after [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his gang of less-than-merry men. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} He was later killed on the planet [[Klo]] and then reactivated by the power of the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

[[Image:Infernorhythmsofdarkness.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Can you believe this was my first Marvel US appearance?]]
In an alternate timeline, Inferno was one of seven remaining Autobots on Earth in the year 2009, fighting against Decepticon domination of the American continents. He survived the desperate attempt to prevent a nuclear attack by the rest of the world, and was last seen fighting against greater odds heroically, for all our freedoms. (He probably died immediately after that panel.) {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

{{note|Inferno's US and UK timelines are more difficult to reconcile than most characters, primarily because of how the Survivors story blends from the main UK continuity (Time Wars) straight into the splinter continuity (Earthforce). He shows up totally unannounced on Cybertron after the war with Unicron, and never speaks. His presence in the stories ''[[Decepticon Dam-Busters!]]'' and ''[[Missing in Action]]'' is also hard to reconcile as he is not otherwise shown amongst the original Autobots on Earth and the latter story is a general continuity nightmare.}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[Image:Infernoshutup.jpg|left|300px|thumb|He really kind of deserved it.]]
''After a new squad of Mayhems came to Earth to execute their treacherous former members, the Survivors failed to stop the Decepticon named Bludgeon from killing [[Catilla]]. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}} After [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] ran off on his own to seek vengeance against the Mayhems, Inferno and the remaining Survivors hooked up with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s [[Earthforce]] in order to provide the [[Pretender]] some proper back-up. They then chose to stick around with Earthforce full time as an adjunct unit. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}} Inferno and the Survivors were later seen on the high seas, fighting off [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] when he attempted to hijack an oil tanker. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}''

''Later, Inferno was standing guard over the Mayhems they had captured when the Survivors first joined with Earthforce. Bludgeon, [[Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] were being model prisoners. Very quiet... too quiet. As Inferno began to get unnerved by the silence, Stranglehold suddenly began pounding away at the floor like a madman, tearing it up while still they all remained totally silent. Not quite sure what else to do, Inferno turned off the energy bars and entered the cell to blast the prisoner with a pacifier ray. As soon as he did, though, Bludgeon's katana shot through his backside, summoned mentally from the storage room by its master's [[Metallikato]] discipline. Inferno blacked out as the three Pretenders casually sauntered out of their cell to freedom. {{storylink|Shut Up!}}''
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[Image:Smokescreeninferno.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He can't quit Smokescreen either!]]
''In the alternate version of 2008, after Unicron's attack on Cybertron, Inferno and his good friend [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] discovered Unicron's continued existence on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where he had enslaved the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] into rebuilding his body. Retreating to their ship to make contact with the rest of the Autobots, they ran afoul of the brainwashed [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]. Inferno was badly injured, but with their shuttle under attack by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] in the skies over Cybertron, he was forced to hurl Smokescreen to safety through the front windscreen, so word of Unicron's survival could reach Rodimus Prime. Inferno's last act was to go out in a blaze of glory, crashing straight into the Decepticon ranks in the battle below. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}''
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====Generation 2====
[[Image:Infernoescalation.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"And there's an apocryphal third reason involving my love for disco!"]]
Inferno was working with a squad of Autobots trying to stop [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] from committing genocide on planet [[Ethos]]. Most of his team took heavy fire, but it was the death of his friend [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] that got Inferno ''really'' angry. His temper getting the best of him, Inferno broke ranks to hit more of the Cybertronians. Though he managed to avenge Smokescreen's death, other Cybertronians cornered him, and he was forced to leap into a building for safety. Unfortunately, the building collapsed, and he was crushed. {{storylink|Escalation!}}
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===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Inferno and his good buddy [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] joined up with Grimlock's [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] during the time of the Dark Ages. {{storylink|War Within: The Dark Ages|The War Within: The Dark Ages}} Some millennia later, after the [[Great Shutdown]], Inferno was one of the first Autobots reactivated and brought around to the idea of a unified Cybertronian populace by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. Joining Red Alert, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Grapple]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], he became a charter member of the Autobot High Council, ruling alongside Shockwave in administrative matters while Ultra Magnus focused on more militant concerns. However, the lack of leadership experience by Inferno and most of his fellow council-beings led to them ceding more and more power to Shockwave over the years. {{storylink|Cold War}} They eventually came to their senses and joined in the insurrection against Shockwave led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the ''Ark'''s crew. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Inferno was at the Ark when Starscream was brought in, badly damaged and offline. {{storylink|Redemption Center}}

===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:MegsOrigin4 Grapple Inferno.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Inferno discovers that your face really will stay that way.]]
Inferno was attending to the fire damage and chaos caused by Megatron's opening assault on [[Kaon]] when a pleasure cruiser fell out of the sky on top of him, likely killing the Autobot fire fighter. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

Except he survived. During the following war on Cybertron, he was one of several Autobots [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] would have trusted his life with. After Blaster returned to the Autobots after having been lost for millennia, Inferno was among Blaster's friends who took leave from their assignments to see "The Voice". However, after a second attempt on Blaster's life, Inferno was also one of the four Autobots under suspicion of the failed assassination. Fortunately the [[Beachcomber (G1)|real (unwilling) culprit]] was caught, so Inferno and the others were cleared. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
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{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 10|Henkei! Henkei! #10}}
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===3D Battle-Card Game===
Inferno was one of [[Optimus Primal]]'s many allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s own army, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1 Inferno toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Then he'll start the fire again.]]
*'''Inferno''' (Autobot, 1985, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''10'''
**''Accessories:'' "Extinguisher Rifle", 2 fists (left & right), 3 missiles, 2 head nozzles

: Inferno transforms into a Japanese Mitsubishi Fuso firetruck. His ladder has three sections to it, allowing it to extend to a really impressive length. Each of his forearms contains a spring-loaded missile launcher, so he can fire his own fists or silver missiles, though the [[Hasbro]] versions have these launchers severely weakened [[for safety reasons]]. He is usually depicted in media as having a missile/laser/nozzle in place of a hand on his right arm. He is also armed with a small black Extinguisher rifle.

: In 2003, Inferno was re-released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "[[Transformers Collection]]" series. This time he featured [[Tampograph|tampographed]] Autobot symbol and blue eyes instead of yellow. These changes carried over to the [[Commemorative Series]] Inferno, Commemorative Series [[Grapple]], and [[Hauler|RoadHauler]].

: Later in the same year, he was released by [[Hasbro]] in the Toys "R" Us [[exclusive]] "[[Commemorative Series]]" line. The Hasbro version no longer featured launching fists or missiles unlike the Takara version.

: This mold was [[Redeco|redecoed]] and partially [[Retool|retooled]] to make [[Grapple]], [[Hauler|RoadHauler]] and [[Targetmaster]] [[Artfire]].

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[[Image:ActionMaster Inferno.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Inferno's lack of transformation ability was compensated by a big orange thingamajig.]]
*'''Inferno with Hydro-Pack''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' Hydro-Pack, "Magna-Blast Gun"

: Part of the third assortment of "basic" carded [[Action Master|Action Masters]], Inferno is a non-transforming action figure with a simplified design, based loosely on his cartoon [[animation model]]. Inferno came with a [[Hydro-Pack]] that could be attached to his back (with a "hose" that flipped over his shoulder to attach to his handgun, a feature unique among Action Master "partner" accessories), or transformed via spring-loaded mechanism into a large cannon, with a barrel that could be further extended by attaching his handgun to the very end of it. He is compatible with all other Action Master weapons and vehicles.

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===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2 Inferno toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|How's anyone supposed to climb the ladder with this huge thing on my back?]]
*'''Inferno''' (Autobot Hero, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' "Extinguisher Rifle", water cannon, 2 fists (left & right), 2 head nozzles

: For ''[[Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Inferno's original toy was re-used with virtually no deco changes, adding only the "Autobot" [[tampograph]]. His forearms were retooled to remove the spring-loaded launcher mechanism (the chromed missiles from the original releases were also dropped), but he came with a large red [[Water-squirting gimmick|water-shooting]] cannon that clipped to his ladder. Said cannon rains pain.

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===Universe (2008)===
====Generation 2 Series====
[[Image:Universe2008 G1Inferno.jpg|right|300px|thumb|BURNING JUSTI--Oh, sorry, wrong fire truck.]]
*'''Inferno''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' "Water Blast" projectile

:"[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] series" ''[[Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Inferno is the first all-new tooling for the Voyager class [[size class|pricepoint]] in the ''Universe'' line. Unlike the original toy, ''Universe'' Inferno transforms into an American pumper/tanker fire truck, rather than the Generation 1's Japanese Hino ladder engine. In lieu of a ladder, he packs a water cannon with spring-loaded projectile, a call-back to ''Generation 2'' Inferno's working water cannon.

:The number "401" [[tampograph]]ed onto him is the area code for the state of Rhode Island, home of [[Hasbro]]'s headquarters.

: This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2010]]'s [[Pyro|Spark]].

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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[Image:Henkei inferno.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Is it hot in here, or is it just me?]]
*'''Cybertron Inferno''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-15'''
**''Accessories:'' "Water Blast" projectile

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Inferno differs from ''Universe'' Inferno mainly in the red plastic used: whereas ''Universe'' Inferno has a darker shade of red, ''Henkei'' Inferno is considerably brighter. The dark brown plastic used for several parts on ''Universe'' Inferno have been changed to gray. The black parts on Universe Inferno are now dark blue and the colorless clear plastic used for his eyes is actually molded in clear blue plastic (rather than being painted over clear blue). Major paint application changes include chroming Inferno's water cannon, forearm panels, and the backs of his shoulder panels. Aside from the chrome he also has the addition of yellow highlights to his head, clear-red painted sirens, and the removal of the Rhode Island "401" area code.
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===Stealth Force===
*'''Autobot Inferno''' (Stealth Force, 2010)

:Inferno is a new non-transformable mold but is now a much more traditional looking fire truck than any of his previous toys but retains the "401" tampograph that his Universe toy had. His packaging also depicts his Universe toy's robot head. At the press of a button, he can deploy his weapons located on top, at the side and the front of his vehicle mode while pulling a tab hides the weapons again.

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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
*'''Inferno''' (2007)

: A 36-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Inferno "transforms" into a red fire truck. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (2007)|Movie]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], albeit with some parts moved around to make him more fire truck-like.

==Trivia==
[[Image:Phoenix King movie poster.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Inferno moonlights for easy cash.]]
* Inferno's [[character model]] seems to have two different head designs. One, seen in "[[Prime Target]]", is a more angular and toy-based design; the other, seen in "[[Auto Berserk]]", is more rounded and simplified, and lacks any facial definition lines.

* Inferno's original toy, slightly modified, was [[Knockoff|knocked off]] and used as the title giant robot in the Korean animated film ''Phoenix King'' (피닉스킹). ''Phoenix King'' was dubbed (horribly) and released in America by Digiview Entertainment as ''[http://www.cyrusfirst.com/guests/digiview/dev/detail.php?p=91 Defenders of Space]'', generally selling for the bargain price of $1.00. Scenes of "Inferno" from this movie were also incorporated into another bargain film distributed by Digiview Entertainment, ''[http://www.cyrusfirst.com/guests/digiview/dev/detail.php?p=201 Space Thunder Kids]''.

* In the late 1990s, a knockoff of ''Generation 2'' Inferno with some yellow parts was sold in discount stores on a card reading "Transformers: Generation 3."

* The earliest pictured version of Action Master Inferno is largely different from the final version, but only upon close examination. The early version errs on the side of the original toy in color and design, while the final more closely follows the design of the animation model. Strangely, the early version has a nearly solid black block of a head (possibly to echo the ladder base in which the original's head was contained), as well as generally wider and chunky proportions.

* Inferno seems to have been cut from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''; he never appears in the film, but still has a voice actor credit. Unlike the few other characters mentioned in the credits who do not have speaking roles, Inferno doesn't even appear in the ''script'' of the film.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Inferno/inferno.htm Inferno at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Inferno Inferno's ''Universe'' profile at NFTA.net]

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Gears (ROTF)

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{{faction|autobotfilm|NEST}}
{{disambig2|the Autobot from ''Revenge of the Fallen''|the Autobot from Generation 1|Gears (G1)}}
:''Gears is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Gears''' likes complaining. It makes him happy. But more importantly, he knows that his fellow Autobots find his endless litanies amusing rather than annoying. And in a war that's run a few million years, a little laughter can make a big difference, so he keeps at it.

Everyone wins!

==Fiction==
===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

Gears was sent to [[South Africa]] to prevent the local Autobots from being slaughtered... but then had to let the Decepticons go, to prevent civilian deaths. When [[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]] balked that the humans could see them being beaten, Gears rsesponded that when it comes to saving lives you shelve your pride. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}}

==Toys==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[Image:ROTF-toy_Gears.jpg|right|300px|thumb|How dare Hasbro make me a [[redeco]] of [[Stockade (Movie)|a Decepticon]].]]
*'''Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe, 2009)

:Gears is a [[redeco]] of [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]], using [[Generation 1]] [[Gears (G1)|Gears']] traditional [[homage|colors]] for his robot parts while transforming into a silver Cadillac Escalade SUV decorated with gear markings. His main [[gimmick]] is a gear-driven punch activated by pulling back on the luggage bar on either forearm. For whatever reason, his chestplate is removable.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Gears/gears.htm More information on Autobot Gears at TFU.info]''

*'''Autobot Gears''' (Stealth Force, 2010)

:Gears is a new non-transformable mold loosely based on his previous Cadillac Escalade SUV toy but is now blue instead of silver, however he does retain the gear motif he had. At the press of a button, he can deploy his weapons located on top, at the side and the front of his vehicle mode while pulling a tab hides the weapons again.

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Destructicon

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The term '''Destructicon''' refers to at least two different groups of characters:

==Generation 1==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] once refered to a group consisting of himself, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] as "Destructicons"<ref>[http://pics.livejournal.com/finback/pic/00019220 Image] From the Big Looker storybook "Decepticon Hijack", 1984, Marvel Books.</ref>. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}} Whether this was a name for that particular assembly of troops, an error on Megatron's part, or evidence that this particular event occurred in an alternate universe is unclear.

==Robots in Disguise==
In the [[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] continuity, [[Bludgeon (RID)|Bludgeon]] and a version of [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] were released as "Destructicons". Precisely what that term meant is unclear, as well as whether or not there were any other Destructicons. Any connection to the abovementioned Destructicons is most likely coincidental. As a toy subline, the two figures both featured pneumatic-launch missiles.

==Power Core Combiners==
:''The Destructicons are a series of [[Decepticon]] [[Drone]]s from ''[[Power Core Combiners]]''.''

The '''Destructicons''' are a series of [[Super Mode]] [[Drone]]s for [[Mudslinger(PCC)| Mudslinger]]. Mudslinger once considered joining the [[Autobot| Autobots]] but thinks of them as sissies and will prove how much tougher than them he is thanks to his team's power backing him up. The Destructicons are mainly armored trucks and cars. Each drone can also carry a Power Core [[Mini-Con]].

===Toys===
*'''Commander Mudslinger with Destructicons''' (Power Core Combiners 5-pack, 2010)
: Part of the second wave of ''Power Core Combiners'' 5-pack figures, Mudslinger is a Scout-sized armored pick-up truck who transforms into a robot. He can also swap heads and transform into a torso for his four Destructicon drones, or serve as a torso for any other Commander figure's Power Core drones.

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