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Talk:Inferno (BW)

2009-07-04T01:45:38Z

Mecheon:

Should we bother with foreign names if they're the same as the English and spelled the same way? I'd drop the French name (keeping the Spanish), but I can be convinced otherwise, if there's some technicality I'm overlooking. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:45, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

: That's what I've been doing. I mean, we don't list "Japanese name:" for all the characters who didn't get a name-change in Japan. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:28, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

== TM Scavenger ==

What are we going to do with regards to Transmetal Scavenger? All signs point to Scavenger actually being Inferno: the Beast Wars Metals toy is called "Inferno" and Scavenger's specs certinly act like Scavenger is a pre-existing character. Also, aside from the Ultra Transmetals, all of the Transmetal characters (including McDonalds) had pre-transmetal toys, and were featured in the show.

I've heard the reason Hasbro/Kenner changed the name to Scavenger was because of the Inferno colonies warming store shelves. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 20:11, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

:That's a footnote for his Toys section (a secton frequently unused, as people just stick a TFU.info link in the External links.)
:I think the theory just as you put forth (inferno warming shelves) ie pretty well documented by this point, and no one seems to disagree that's probably the reason. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 20:25, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

: Scavenger's a separate dude. IDW BW comic. The whole "originally designed to be" thing can and should be noted, and the "Metals Inferno" toy should definitely be part of this entry... but the US version ain't Inferno. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:28, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

::The IDW BW comic sucked so bad. -[[User:LV|LV]] 20:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

:::Yes. Yes, it did. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:54, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

::::But Claw Jaw was awesome in it! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:04, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

==Personality==
I always figured that Inferno's beast mode overrode his personality because hotswapped Inferno's personality chip in mid-programming. [[User:216.151.95.158|216.151.95.158]] 16:08, 2 November 2007 (UTC)(Jameel)

== Unreleased Toy? ==

Some time ago, I recall seeing photos of Botcon 2006 Waspinator being shown with a red redeco of RID Towline, intended to represent Inferno's pre-beast wars form. Yet now, I can find no evidence of such photos. Does anyone else recall seeing such photos?
[[User:Megatronacepticon|Megatronacepticon]] 05:04, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
: You might be thinking of [[Inferno (BW)#Universe toy bios|this]]. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 05:12, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
:: Cheers, but that wasn't it. [[User:Megatronacepticon|Megatronacepticon]] 08:01, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

== Trivia ==

The bit about the general life a drone ant is interesting, but irrelevant to Inferno. Inferno's beast form is not a drone; it's a worker. Nevermind the anatomical differences (drones typically have wings), but Inferno's personality doesn't match that of a drone either. Inferno identifies himself as a "soldier and defender of the colony," which matches the duties of a female worker ant, which are sterile, and thus cannot mate.--[[User:General Cicadacon|General Cicadacon]] 13:15, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

==Vehicon bio==
I question the canon-icity of this item. Was the bio officially approved by Hasbro? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:05, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
:Eh. I assumed that since it was a product of BotCon, it was official. I think the fact that those "official customs" exist should still be noted ''somewhere'' (if only for the fact that they're totally obscure) if we decide to delete this page.

:Maybe they're in the same limbo as [[Nightracer]]? [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 20:27, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

:If the bio was never approved, that should be noted. Otherwise, the page is okay. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:35, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

== Trivia error ==

"Like Waspinator, Inferno's beast mode is female, as the only male ants are the kings, which Inferno, due to his lack of wings, clearly is not. So, like Waspinator (and to some extent Tigatron), he has the distinction of being a guy in a girl's body. " This is utterly fabricated, male ants do not have wings, male ants never even leave the hive. They only mate with queens. There's no such thing as "kings" with fire ants either. Inferno is indeed "female", but in behavior, it has nothing to do with the lack of wings.--[[Special:Contributions/86.87.28.191|86.87.28.191]] 11:15, 18 June 2009 (EDT)
:They have wings, just like queens, they leave the hive, fly off together with the young queens find each other, mate, land, loose their wings and start a new hive, and die, being a male ant and Wasp sucks. [[User:Dead Metal|Dead Metal]] 11:18, 18 June 2009 (EDT)
::This is the first I've ever heard that ants have "kings." They have drones! Google search for "Ant king" turns up nothing but cartoon titles. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:22, 18 June 2009 (EDT)
:::Excactly, what was the person who added that trivia smoking?--[[Special:Contributions/86.87.28.191|86.87.28.191]] 16:41, 21 June 2009 (EDT)
::::I think certain species of termites have kings, however... Termites aren't ants [[User:Mecheon|Mecheon]] 21:45, 3 July 2009 (EDT)

Talk:Shortround (Cybertron)

2008-04-01T08:40:06Z

Mecheon:

"Shortround spends an inordinate amount of time hunting down packaging samples of unreleased transforming robot action figures."

This is a joke right? If not it may be one of the best Transformers bio's ever written. --[[User:TheTurnipKing|TheTurnipKing]] 10:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)--

:Cyber Key code bio. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 14:25, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

== Not a good mold for Seaspray ==

Personally, I think they should use Shortround's mold for Seaspray in Universe (2008). I'm just a fan of the mold, though.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 15:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
: I dunno, when I think "Seaspray," I don't usually think "frightening claw creature." An evil Seaspray, sure. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:39, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
::And thus Walky gave Fun Productions an awful, terrible idea for Botcon 08.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 15:42, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
:::No, "use Shortround as heroic Seaspray" is an awful, terrible idea. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Frankly, I hope if Hasbro is too [[Chip Chase|lazy]] to make a new mold, Shortround could be repaint in to Universe (2008) Seaspray. (But I really hope there could be a whole new mold for Seaspray.) --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 15:50, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
::::I already use Storm Surge as Classics Seaspray so I approve of Hasbro repainting him as an actual Seaspray. --[[User:74.57.3.251|74.57.3.251]] 17:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC) ([[User:Detour|Detour at work]])
::::: I agree, this mold is perfect for seaspray! i mean, the head could not be a better modern seaspray, and the vehicle mode is exactly what you would expect a modern seaspray toy to look like! although i agree the claw like appendages for his arm dont really work well for seaspray, but hey, they dont really work for shortround or storm surge either! --[[User:Skyglide|Skyglide]] 21:36, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::: The claws are perfect for Shortround. He's meant to have claws. Storm Surge as Seaspray is... Really bit too much of a leap for even me to make, and I'm the type to use Arm. Sideswipe as a stand in for Nightbeat. Plus, missiles. Seaspray really deserves a new mold, because Shortround, despite being one of my favourite characters, looks absolutely nothing like him, aside from having the same alt mode. And if having the same alt mode was applicable for characters being the same, then I'm still waiting for a Cyb. Armorhide repaint into Motormaster or Optimus --[[User:Mecheon|Mecheon]] 04:35, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Just what does this have to do with editing the Wiki? [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 04:40, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::::: Absolutely nothing --[[User:Mecheon|Mecheon]] 08:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Talk:Shortround (Cybertron)

2008-03-30T04:35:18Z

Mecheon:

"Shortround spends an inordinate amount of time hunting down packaging samples of unreleased transforming robot action figures."

This is a joke right? If not it may be one of the best Transformers bio's ever written. --[[User:TheTurnipKing|TheTurnipKing]] 10:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)--

:Cyber Key code bio. [[User:Interrobang|Interrobang]] 14:25, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

== Not a good mold for Seaspray ==

Personally, I think they should use Shortround's mold for Seaspray in Universe (2008). I'm just a fan of the mold, though.--[[User:Dynamus Prime|Dynamus Prime]] 15:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
: I dunno, when I think "Seaspray," I don't usually think "frightening claw creature." An evil Seaspray, sure. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:39, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
::And thus Walky gave Fun Productions an awful, terrible idea for Botcon 08.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|<sup>Talk</sup>]] 15:42, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
:::No, "use Shortround as heroic Seaspray" is an awful, terrible idea. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
:::Frankly, I hope if Hasbro is too [[Chip Chase|lazy]] to make a new mold, Shortround could be repaint in to Universe (2008) Seaspray. (But I really hope there could be a whole new mold for Seaspray.) --[[User:TX55|TX55]] 15:50, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
::::I already use Storm Surge as Classics Seaspray so I approve of Hasbro repainting him as an actual Seaspray. --[[User:74.57.3.251|74.57.3.251]] 17:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC) ([[User:Detour|Detour at work]])
::::: I agree, this mold is perfect for seaspray! i mean, the head could not be a better modern seaspray, and the vehicle mode is exactly what you would expect a modern seaspray toy to look like! although i agree the claw like appendages for his arm dont really work well for seaspray, but hey, they dont really work for shortround or storm surge either! --[[User:Skyglide|Skyglide]] 21:36, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
:::::: The claws are perfect for Shortround. He's meant to have claws. Storm Surge as Seaspray is... Really bit too much of a leap for even me to make, and I'm the type to use Arm. Sideswipe as a stand in for Nightbeat. Plus, missiles. Seaspray really deserves a new mold, because Shortround, despite being one of my favourite characters, looks absolutely nothing like him, aside from having the same alt mode. And if having the same alt mode was applicable for characters being the same, then I'm still waiting for a Cyb. Armorhide repaint into Motormaster or Optimus --[[User:Mecheon|Mecheon]] 04:35, 30 March 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>