Fire-breath
Fire-breath is an ability that several Transformers with reptilian or monstrous beast modes have installed in themselves for combat in their alt modes.
Fiction
[edit]Generation 1
[edit]Generation 1 cartoon continuity
[edit]The Transformers cartoon
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The Dinobots had fire-breath included in their alternate modes. Although they all possessed the ability, Grimlock and Slag were the only ones that really employed it. Slag used his fire-breath to help repair the Washington Monument, Atlantis, Arise! and Wheeljack had Grimlock demonstrate his mastery of his fire-breath by adjusting Blaster's volume levels. Later, while practicing on Dinobot Island, Grimlock had Slag practice his "fire stuff" (Grimlock's words) by evaporating a pond. Slag displayed good moves. The local wildlife was not amused. Dinobot Island, Part 1 Later, Slag's fire-breath saved the Dinobots by evaporating the tar pit they had sunken into, but it made him rather tired. Dinobot Island, Part 2
Though he preferred optical lasers, Unicron also unleashed torrents of flame from his mouth upon the Decepticon fleet during his attack on Cybertron. He later unleashed the attack on the Minnow and the Autobots' commandeered Quintesson Cruiser, though the latter craft managed to smash into his optic with the last vestiges of its power. The Transformers: The Movie
During the brawl among the Primitives, Grimlock showed the uppity Decepticons not to insult him by unleashing his fire-breath upon them. The Decepticons hit started to cough... cause that's what happens when you get hit with fire that can melt body armor. Call of the Primitives
Wings Universe
[edit]Dion's favorite story of the Covenant depicted Scorpius using flame-breath to defeat an ice demon. Flames of Yesterday
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
[edit]The Headmasters cartoon
[edit]The Monsterbots also had fire-breath, based on their toys' gimmick to fire "cold" sparks. Head Formation of Friendship
Super-God Masterforce cartoon
[edit]The Sparkdash all displayed the ability to breath fire, based on their toys' gimmick to fire "cold" sparks.
Victory cartoon
[edit]The Decepticon Emperor of Destruction Deathsaurus made use of fire-breath in at least one battle with his hated rival Star Saber. The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification
Marvel Comics continuity
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]In creature mode Blot could exhale small clouds of searing flame Blot's Universe profile while Cutthroat could shoot a stream of 800 degrees Fahrenheit flame from his mouth. Cutthroat's Universe profile In dinobird mode Sky Lynx could shoot a stream of fire from his mouth and hit a target up to 3 miles away. Sky Lynx's Universe profile In Dinobot mode Slag could fire from his mouth a bolt of 3,000 degrees Centigrade flame up to 80 feet. Slag's Universe profile
After being awoken on Earth by the Ark's computer, Slag and his fellow Dinobots travelled to the Savage Land to battle Shockwave. Although Slag burned Shockwave with his fire-breath, the Decepticon was impervious to any damage and the Dinobots were ultimately left buried in a tar pit for four million years. Repeat Performance! This caused damage to their cybo-dendrons which left them in a near mindless, animal state and Slag was found rampaging through the Old River Valley in the Idaho badlands by a team consisting of Jazz, Ironhide, and Jetfire. After Ironhide caught Laserbeak spying on them, he grabbed the Decepticon and thrust him inside Slag's mouth just before the Dinobot let loose with his flame breath, causing a backwash that took Slag off-line. Dinobot Hunt!
Battling Ravage in an old abandoned mining town, Skids used his supercooled liquid nitrogen rifle to counter Ravage's fire-breath. Showdown!
Slag once again used his flame breath in a confrontation with Galvatron but the time travelling Decepticon was undamaged by its effects and quickly turned the tide against the Dinobots, only being driven off by the arrival of Shockwave's Decepticons. Fallen Angel Returning to the Ark, the Dinobots found it under attack by Trypticon and after Grimlock joined the battle to protect an endangered human, Slag followed him, repeatedly blasting Trypticon with his fire-breath until the Decepticon was forced to return to Cybertron to replenish his fuel supplies. King of the Hill!
Skullcruncher breathed fire when he attacked a city on Nebulos. Broken Glass!
Sent to Earth to attempt to persuade Galvatron to form an alliance with the Decepticons on Cybertron, the Firecons found themselves engaged in battle with the Sparkler Mini-Bots, breathing fire hot enough to melt metal. Cindersaur set Fizzle alight, causing the Autobot to dive into the ocean to extinguish the flames. Enemy Action! Later, the Firecons were sent back to Earth by Decepticon High Command to incinerate every copy of the "anti-Decepticon" propaganda Transformers Annual 1989 not under Autobot protection. Transformers Annual 1989
Once again sent to Earth, this time by the Decepticon High Council to apprehend potential Decepticon leader Thunderwing, Flamefeather attempted to use his fire-breath to subdue him, but was overpowered and subsequently recruited to Thunderwing's cause. Rage!
When a trio of Decepticons were killed on Cybertron, Sparkstalker and Cindersaur, along with the Triggercons Ruckus and Windsweeper were sent to kill three Autobots in reprisal, unaware that the real culprits were demons from beneath the surface of Cybertron. Cindersaur breathed fire at one of the demons, only for it to retaliate with flame breath that almost completely destroyed the Firecon. Dawn of Darkness
After the battle against Unicron, Slag and the Dinobots found themselves beset by demons from below Cybertron's surface. Slag tried to light one of them aflame with his fiery breath, only to find that the creature enjoyed the heat and it was only Grimlock's metamorphosis into an Action Master that allowed him to send the demons packing. Still Life!
During the invasion of Klo, Cindersaur accidentally incinerated Sparkstalker. The Last Autobot?
Marvel UK future timelines
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In 2008 Rodimus Prime discovered that Unicron had survived and had enslaved the Junkions to rebuild him on the planet of Junk. He gathered a team including Scattershot and the Dinobots to prevent the chaos-bringer's resurrection but much to Rodimus's dismay, Slag did not hold back at all when dealing with the mid-controlled Junkions, using his flame breath to barbecue them like any other enemy. The Legacy of Unicron!
Earthforce
[edit]When the Earthforce's base came under assault from a major Decepticon offensive led by Soundwave, Slag retaliated with his flame breath and roasted the Constructicon Scavenger. Divide and Conquer! Subsequently, when facing off against Megatron and Shockwave, Slag turned his fire-breath on Megatron, causing the Decepticon leader to run away like his backside was on fire. The Lesser Evil!
Marvel Generation 2 comic
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Fighting against an outpost of the Cybertronian Empire alongside a small group of Autobot Firestormers, Slag deployed his flame breath to incinerate the second generation Cybertronians. War Without End! He would later attempt to use it to defend Slingshot from the Swarm but was unsuccessful and they were both consumed. A Rage in Heaven!
Fleetway Generation 2 comic
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Under Bludgeon's command, Flamefeather and Sparkstalker terrorised London in order to draw out Optimus Prime, using their flame breath to attack a cinema showing Jurassic Park. War Without End Later, they were both seen attacking Megatron when the former Decepticon leader arrived to try and reclaim his throne. Upon the arrival of the Dinobots, Slag shot Flamefeather and Sparkstalker down with his own far more powerful fire-breath. War Zone
Regeneration One
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When Soundwave's Neo-Decepticons joined forces with Bludgeon's troops to retake Cybertron, Cindersaur could be found on the front lines of the battle, gleefully incinerating the Autobot resistance with his flame breath. Destiny, Part Five
Later, with Cybertron overrun with the Anti-Matrix entity's shadow-leeches, Slag used his fire-breath to burn through a door (already weakened by acid pellets) in order for the Autobots to reach the Star Chamber. The War to End All Wars, Part 5
Transformers '84
[edit]Following the Ark's crash, its computer AUNTIE detected Shockwave's presence on Earth and rebuilt the Dynobots with alternate modes based on dinosaurs to deal with him, though upon contact with the enemy Slag soon found that his flame breath was no match for Shockwave's nuclear fission-powered blasts. Secrets & Lies #2
Toy bios
[edit]As a point of fact, Slag's very function is "flamethrower".
Beast Era
[edit]Beast Wars cartoon
[edit]After becoming a Transmetal 2 dragon, Megatron possessed a new ability called Blast of Flame,<ref name=Blast>Beast Wars Universe</ref> in one word, fire-breathing. He was also capable of shooting sub-zero blasts which were called "Blast of Cold".<ref name=Blast/> Megatron likes to keep his enemies on their toes. Yessss... Master Blaster
Beast Wars Neo comic
[edit]Colada used fire-breath as a sneak attack on Dead End, but the Predacon dodged the attack. There Are 7 Capsules
Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]Twinstrike could breathe fire thanks to internal reserves of phlogiston. Derailment
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]The Firecons possessed natural, fire-generating abilities that brought them together as a group. During the war, they battled both the Wreckers and the Dinobots on Varas Extrinsecus and Varas Centralus. Decepticon military science also reverse-engineered their abilities to create reproducible infernus bullets. Punishment
Sparkstalker later used this "fire hot enough to burn an atmosphere" to fuse together some rubble on Caminus following the duel between Superion and Menasor. Mistakes and Mayhem
The Dinobots' pyrokinesis was derived from their internal supplies of phlogiston. When Slug's combustion chamber was damaged by Sandstorm, his phlogiston supply began to oxidize. When the Dinobot leader later tried to use his fire breath, this caused him to self-destruct in a ball of fire.
When Trypticon was enthralled by Bludgeon's Void Scepter, the deranged scientist unleashed the Titan's fire breath on Devastator, taking the combiner out of the fight. After the Void Scepter was destroyed, Trypticon expressed his opinion of being enthralled by unleashing his fire breath on Bludgeon. Salvation
Star Trek vs. Transformers
[edit]After being forced back to robot mode by Fortress Maximus, Trypticon unleashed his flames on the human colonists of Cygnus Seven. Prime's Directive, Part Three When duelling his fellow Titan, he unleashed a brief burst of flame on the Autobot's chest. Prime's Directive, Part Four
2019 IDW continuity
[edit]Deathsaurus' beast mode possessed the ability to breath fire. Upon discovering that burning the droppings of the Probats' caused them to catalyze into energon crystals, Wannabee, Part 1 he turned his fire on Probat's spires before Cliffjumper stopped him. Wannabee, Part 2
When Deathsaurus was later usurped by Exarchon, Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three the warlord used the fire breath to try and destroy Sureshot's group when his new body proved too large to follow the Autobots through the Sonic Canyons. War's End Part Two
Transformers Go! Go!
[edit]Grimlock used his fire-breath to fly around while delivering Christmas gifts to children. The Big Operation to Help Santa!
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
[edit]Megatron's dual-headed dragon mode possessed an attack named Twin Dragon Breath, which consisted of fire-breath. He first used it on Rail Racer after Team Bullet Train saved the Linear RFG. Bullet Train to the Rescue Gas Skunk's acid breath was once ignited by Railspike, giving him fire-breath for a few minutes, much to his alarm. He chased Slapper and Dark Scream around until he ran out of fuel. The Secret of the Ruins
Cybertron cartoon
[edit]Scourge's Cyber Key weapon was a pair of smaller dragon heads capable of breathing fire. This attack caused severe damage to Overhaul in their first battle. Detour When on Earth, Scourge used his flames to harass Leobreaker and Snarl. Revelation
Animated cartoon
[edit]Megatron had fire-breath installed in the Dinobots, intending to unleash it against the humans and Autobots. When Isaac Sumdac confronted him about its presence, Megatron claimed that his desire to have a body once more compelled him to experiment by installing the fire-breath as one of several "features". Sumdac bought it hook, line, and sinker. Blast from the Past
Aligned continuity family
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After Dark Energon had forced the core to reboot, Optimus Prime had the Autobot fleet enact the Great Exodus only for the ships to come under assault from the orbiting Trypticon. To counter this threat, Optimus sent the Aerialbots to disable the station only for Trypticon to reveal his robot mode. Using his jet pack, Trypticon kept up the bombing using fire breath until the Aerialbots destroyed his pack. War for Cybertron
The Predacon sub-species possessed the ability to breath fire. When Shockwave reformatted the alternate modes Lightning Strike Coalition Force into alien beasts, he incorporated the Predacons' flames into their reformatting. The Covenant of Primus Fall of Cybertron
A mechanical bull developed for humans to ride could shoot fire from its nostrils. The Island of Misfit Tech
When Shockwave brought his Predacon clone to Earth to act as a hunter, the beast frequently employed its flames against the Autobots. Prey Chain of Command Upon developing full sentience, Predaking displayed the ability to charge up the attack or indeed cancel it. Persuasion
Upon being informed that two other Predacons existed, Predaking unleashed a towering beacon of fire to try and signal his kin. The beacon instead wound up attracting Unicron. In battle against the Chaos Bringer's Terrorcon horde, the three's fire breath proved exceptionally effective on the undead Predacon's brittle forms before the sheer numbers forced the Predacon trio down the Well of All Sparks. Predacons Rising
Crazybolt could breathe fire in his robot mode, or spray a trail of flaming exhaust in vehicle mode. Suspended The aptly named Flamesnort also possessed this power. The Golden Knight
Age of Extinction film
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Grimlock used fire-breath right after he transformed into a T-rex, and later he used it to attack Galvatron's minions. Age of Extinction
Cyberverse cartoon
[edit]Grimlock displayed the ability to breath fire after surviving an impromptu dip in lava in his dinosaur mode. Awaken Sleeping Giants During the final battle of the Great War, Grimlock unleashed this power on Alpha Strike when she tried to rip open his mouth. Battle For Cybertron II
Following the war's end, when Grimlock was tracking a psychic shard of Windblade, he wound up in the valley of the Monsterbots. While being chased by a swarm of Injectors, Grimlock used his fire breath to scare them off. Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus
Commercial appearances
[edit]Trypticon once attacked the Protectobots with a blast of fire-breath. Trypticon commercial
Notes
[edit]- For whatever reason, the Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye profiles replaced almost every instance of fire or flame breath with mouth-mounted flamethrowers instead.
- In the mirrorverse realm of Shattered Glass, Dinobots possess ice-breath.