Inferno (G1)
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- Inferno is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
If there's a blazing fire, Inferno is going to be one of the first bots on the scene, rushing in headlong without regard for his own safety to rescue anyone trapped inside. If there's a blazing firefight Inferno will also be one of the first bots on the scene, and probably even faster than the previous scenario.
Few bots are as gung-ho as Inferno, whose heat-resistant body and seeming lack of fear make him a tough customer in any kind of emergency. He certainly prefers the thrill of gunning down Decepticons over tackling a four-alarm fire, but he doesn't let his thirst for battle interfere with his duty as a rescue bot.
Amusingly, he's the rational, cautious one in the odd-couple friendship he has with Red Alert.
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Fiction
[edit]Generation 1 cartoon continuity
[edit]The Transformers cartoon
[edit]- Voice actor: Walker Edmiston (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese), Show Hayami (Japanese, "The Gambler"), Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese, "The Search for Alpha Trion"){{#if: Xu Weihong (Chinese), Isidro Olace (Latin American Spanish, unknown episodes), Carlos Agosti (Latin American Spanish, unknown episodes), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2, "Dinobot Island, Part 1"), Thomas Albus (German, Generation 2, "Dinobot Island, Part 2", "Prime Target", and "Auto Berserk"), Kai Taschner (German, Generation 2, "Kremzeek!"), Ulf-Jürgen Wagner (German, Generation 2, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch (German, Generation 2, "Masquerade"), Emiliano Reggente (Italian), Georges Atlas (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 1", "The Revenge of Bruticus" & "Masquerade"), Henry Djanik (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 2", "Kremzeek!" & "Prime Target"), Roger Carel (European French, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), Pierre Garin (European French, "Blaster Blues"), Philippe Roullier (European French, "Child's Play"), Francis Lax (European French, "The Gambler"), Unknown actors (European French, "Auto Berserk" & "The Search for Alpha Trion"), Orlando Prado (Portuguese), Orlando Drummond (Portuguese, "Blaster Blues")|, Xu Weihong (Chinese), Isidro Olace (Latin American Spanish, unknown episodes), Carlos Agosti (Latin American Spanish, unknown episodes), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2, "Dinobot Island, Part 1"), Thomas Albus (German, Generation 2, "Dinobot Island, Part 2", "Prime Target", and "Auto Berserk"), Kai Taschner (German, Generation 2, "Kremzeek!"), Ulf-Jürgen Wagner (German, Generation 2, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch (German, Generation 2, "Masquerade"), Emiliano Reggente (Italian), Georges Atlas (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 1", "The Revenge of Bruticus" & "Masquerade"), Henry Djanik (European French, "Dinobot Island, Part 2", "Kremzeek!" & "Prime Target"), Roger Carel (European French, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), Pierre Garin (European French, "Blaster Blues"), Philippe Roullier (European French, "Child's Play"), Francis Lax (European French, "The Gambler"), Unknown actors (European French, "Auto Berserk" & "The Search for Alpha Trion"), Orlando Prado (Portuguese), Orlando Drummond (Portuguese, "Blaster Blues")}}
Inferno appeared without explanation one day as Optimus Prime explained their mission to stop the 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 and shot down Laserbeak before they rushed off to rescue the human pilots of a downed helicopter. After the super-powered Insecticons crushed Wheeljack and electrocuted 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 counterattack at Iron Mountain where he and the other Autobots were buried under tons of rock. Hound was heard to complain about Inferno ending up on his head whilst they were trapped. The Insecticon Syndrome
When the Dinobots accidentally set fire to Autobot headquarters, Inferno helped Red Alert douse the flames. Dinobot Island, Part 1 Later, Inferno did his part to preserve the sanctity of the timestream by spraying cowboys with fire-retardant foam. Eh... you had to be there. Dinobot Island, Part 2
Inferno showed off his athletic ability in a friendly game of basketball with Optimus Prime, Tracks, and Smokescreen. When Powerglide discovered that Grapple and Hoist were working with the Constructicons, Inferno came with the other Autobots to investigate, where he assisted in the fight against Devastator. Though Inferno was initially stunned when Devastator deflected some of Cliffjumper's glass gas, the Autobots eventually emerged victorious. The Master Builders
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 and the Decepticons. Auto Berserk
Inferno and the other Autobots were sent on a rocket to the sun as part of Megatron's plot. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Though all hope seemed lost, Trailbreaker created a force field that protected the Autobots and allowed Cosmos to return them to Earth. The Autobots arrived just in time to stop Megatron, and Inferno helped shoot at the Decepticons during the onslaught. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
After the Decepticons caused a disastrous explosion at an airport that severely injured the Dinobots, Inferno arrived with Hoist and Red Alert to put out the fire and cart the Dinobots back to headquarters. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 When Megatron disrupted Earth's radio waves, peril was unleashed worldwide. Among the calamities was a train derailed and blown up by a fallen tree, and the dead radio meant that the fire lookout was unavailable. Luckily, Inferno and Red Alert were in the area, and together they worked to put out the fire, with Inferno watering down the flames. Blaster Blues
Inferno helped defend New York City against Megatron's army of robot drones, and put out a fire at the Chrysler Building. Make Tracks He later fought the Decepticons at a baseball stadium where Megatron was trying to set up his latest space bridge. Inferno extended a net from his ladder assembly to catch a pair of humans Starscream had been terrorizing in the air. During the battle, the Space Bridge was inadvertently activated, transporting Inferno and several other Autobots and Decepticons to an alien world, where they were all merely the size of toys. Having landed in a child's room, Inferno helped the Autobots gain the boy Aron's trust when he put out the fire Starscream started in a toy building. Child's Play On their way back to Earth, the Autobots were intercepted by an alien named Bosch and Inferno and the others were immobilized. Alongside Prime, Inferno was pitted in a rigged gladiatorial match against two Animaliens, but fortunately was spared from fighting thanks to Smokescreen's intervention. The Autobots were eventually restored, but only after some complicated wheeling and dealing by Bosch and Smokescreen. The Gambler
As the Insecticons rampaged through the world's farmland, Inferno and a squad of Autobots attempted to overpower them before they caused a worldwide famine. Unfortunately, the blasted bugs were so strong from repeatedly feedings, they repelled a group of Autobots twice their number without even calling upon their Insecticon clones. Inferno kept Tracks from death by fire, but otherwise the mission was a total failure. Quest for Survival
Inferno was one of only four Autobots left undamaged by Kremzeek's disastrous run through the Ark, thanks to Sparkplug Witwicky's insulating foam. Despite this, he and the other remaining Autobots were hard pressed to even slow the little spark down. Even Inferno's time-tested solution of shooting foam at every problem failed miserably. Eventually, it was the human scientist Sōji Yoshikawa who came up with the plan that finally dispersed the creature. Kremzeek!
Inferno came searching for Tracks and Bumblebee when they were captured by Lord Chumley. When Inferno saw a burning building, he couldn't help but rush in and check it out. However, it was one of Lord Chumley's traps, and a hose wrapped around Inferno's leg, capturing him. Yes. Inferno's bravery impressed Chumley, who remarked that he had never seen a species so unafraid of fire! The captured Autobots were freed when Optimus Prime (with a little help from the Decepticon Triple Changers) defeated Chumley. Prime Target
Inferno was reunited with his old friend Firestar when he, Ironhide and Powerglide went to Cybertron to search for Optimus Prime. The two caught up after blasting Decepticons together. The Search for Alpha Trion
Inferno was briefly seen assembled with the rest of the Autobots before they drove off to rescue Perceptor from Fox Creek Canyon. Cosmic Rust With Red Alert and the Protectobots, Inferno watered down a blazing village during the Combaticons' attempt to move the Earth closer to its sun. The Revenge of Bruticus
Inferno was in one of the Autobot teams that captured the Stunticons. While Grapple ignited the oil 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 when the Stunticons formed into him to escape. Masquerade
Japanese cartoon continuity
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Legends comic
[edit]Annoyed by Twin Twist and Topspin always drilling holes in the Autobot base, Inferno grabbed them by the necks and brought them before Optimus Prime, demanding he do something about their behavior. Jumpstarter Chapter
The Headmasters cartoon
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Alongside Prowl, Jazz and Tracks, Inferno was dispatched by Ultra Magnus to protect Hot Rod from any Decepticons trying to stop him from finding the Matrix. They were not seen to actually confront anyone. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime
Generations Selects Special Comic
[edit]In 2050, the Autobots stood alongside the Earth-born race of robot Selectors to defend their freedom. However, they were assaulted by the Terrorcons, who wanted to feed off of the Angolmois Energy that powered the Selectors. Red Alert was shot down by Rippersnapper, and Inferno tried to tend to his fallen friend. A squad of Doublecrosser Selectors assembled as a shield to protect their Autobot comrades. Cutthroat swept up the Doublecrosser shield to feed his brood, though, and Rippersnapper descended on Inferno. Abominus comic 1
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic
[edit]The Decepticons tried to drive a rift between the humans and Autobots by using their ground-bound members to pose as crazed Autobot attackers. Inferno and Hot Spot arrived on the scene and used their water sprays to wash off the fake Autobot symbols, revealing the Decepticons underneath. Not beaten yet, Onslaught and Motormaster unleashed a combiner whirlwind attack, but Inferno and Hot Spot whipped their ladders around, sending the Decepticon sub-commanders flying straight into a double kick by Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7
Full Throttle Scramble Power!
[edit]Inferno accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious Omega Wave Cannon. Full Throttle Scramble Power!
Wings Universe
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Nine million years ago, Inferno was present at the first "meeting" of Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Five million years later, following the Ark's disappearance, he and several other Autobots entered stasis hibernation pods to await the energy rejuvenation of Cybertron. Battle Lines, Part 6
At some point he was exposed to forestonite and developed the power to create fireballs in his hands. He compared powers with Beachcomber one day in Autobot City. A Flash Forward, Part 2
Marvel Comics continuity
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
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Early in the war on Cybertron, before Optimus Prime rose to command, Inferno was one of a group of Autobots known as the Magnificent Six that were covertly sent deep into Stanix to create chaos and confusion among the enemy. Alongside Prowl, Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Jazz, and Stampede, he released the town of Yuss from enemy tyranny, and was hailed a hero by the resident neutralists. A retaliatory attack proved more difficult to repel, and the group faced off against Megadeath and his elite cadre. They found themselves entrenched for a week while the neutralists grew to resent their presence. The siege ended with the neutralists betraying Inferno's band to the enemy.
As Megadeath's captives, the six were subject to tortures and humiliations for seven days. In one of his sadistic games, Megadeath gave five of the six blasters, and offered them a chance to win their freedom; they only needed to stop him from killing Stampede, the only unarmed member. Inferno and the others failed to even take up arms, so thoroughly had Megadeath succeeded in breaking them by that point. Megadeath then gave the Autobots two hours to find his neutralist prisoners before he detonated five Neutronic bombs to obliterate the entire region. Finding their mettle, the Autobots forewent any attempt to rescue either themselves or the civilians for the Decepticon's entertainment. They instead hid, and ambushed Megadeath when he came to investigate their lack of action. Even after being crippled, Megadeath refused to divulge where he had stashed the neutralists, so the Autobots left him behind to die to his own device. When later questioned about what had transpired during their mission, the survivors lied and claimed not to remember any of it. The Magnificent Six!
Inferno was present at the battle of Sherman Dam, at least in the version of events that Ratchet later relayed to the Dinobots. Decepticon Dam-Busters! Later, when fellow Autobot Tracks went missing for over a week following a reconnaissance mission, Inferno led Hoist and Grapple in tracking him down to New York City. They found their disabled comrade being used as a getaway vehicle for a couple of hoodlums, and moved in to retrieve him during a bank robbery. Then, a bomb went off inside the bank, destroying its frontage and setting the rest of it aflame. Snapping to action, the Autobots prevented the building from collapsing while rescuing the humans trapped within. Nearly all made it out safely, but a boy still remained inside. Inferno was the one to head into the blaze, retrieving the boy and using his heat-resistant body to keep him from harm. With human authorities able to tidy up the situation afterwards, Inferno and the others returned to Oregon so Tracks could be restored to full vitality. Missing in Action
A licky boom-boom down
Inferno joined Sandstorm and Broadside as part of an Advance Surveillance Unit stationed on Earth to keep watch for the threat of super-Decepticon, Galvatron. Shortly after they arrived, the unit chased off the unrelated threat of a Furnacian Firebug, who had arrived on Earth and begun starting fires in human settlements. Capturing the diminutive beast, they exiled it to Mercury in a message pod. Firebug! During Christmas 1988, the Advance Surveillance Unit tried to join in the celebrations at the town of Border Flats but only managed to panic the humans and damage some buildings in the process. They were tracked down by the newly arrived Autobot Powermasters, who attacked them thinking they were dealing with Decepticon troublemakers. Once the matter was cleared up, Inferno and his teammates apologized for the trouble they had caused. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime joined them to impart on Inferno and the rest about their responsibility to the planet. Cold Comfort and Joy!
When Galvatron later resurfaced, the reconnaissance team sent a message to Cybertron and joined up with the 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. The Wreckers and Mayhems were torn to shreds, suffering greater than 50% losses. Time Wars Inferno was one of the few survivors who limped away from the final battle, cut off from any support from Cybertron. He, Springer, and Broadside were approached by the remaining members of the Mayhem Attack Squad, who felt equally deserted by their own faction. One of their members, Snarler, still felt that joining forces with the Autobots constituted treason however, and Inferno was forced to de-escalate a confrontation between Broadside and the Decepticon Pretender in order to prevent a fight from breaking out.
All talks of alliances were then postponed when Inferno detected a procession of emergency vehicles passing by; the Autobots went to investigate while the Decepticons hung back. The source of the disturbance turned out to be Skids, recently escaped from Limbo. While in the nether-dimension, Skids had dreamed up several horrors, who materialized into reality upon his return to Earth. He was ready to trigger a nuclear meltdown to eradicate them, but the other Autobots talked him out of it, and fought by his side against the monsters. The Autobots were hesitant to use lethal force however, fearing that destroying the monsters would somehow kill Skids. Losing ground, Springer wound up calling on the Decepticons for help, and together they defeated the monsters. Better yet, their destruction had no effect on Skids after all! Banded together, Broadside, Inferno, Springer, Skids, Catilla, and Carnivac rebranded themselves as the "Survivors," and began operating on Earth separately from the planet's active Cybertronian armies. Survivors!
Some time later, Inferno stood by as Carnivac and Springer fought, watching as the Decepticon quit the Survivors to strike out on his own. Way of the Warrior When Catilla likewise left to help Carnivac against a new squad of Mayhems come to Earth to execute their treacherous former members, Springer looked to Inferno and the others to tell him he had made the right decision in not getting involved. Survival Run Inevitably, they went to the assistance of the two Pretender Beasts, but just too late to prevent Bludgeon from killing Catilla. A Savage Place!
Inferno was present when Prowl and Grimlock were loading up their shuttles to go chase after Bludgeon and his gang of less-than-merry men. A Savage Circle Unfortunately, the Autobots wound up stumbling into an ambush immediately upon making landfall on Klo. Inferno was killed in battle, but then reactivated by the power of the Last Autobot, who helped Optimus Prime and the surviving Autobots turn the tide. End of the Road!
Earthforce
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After Carnivac ran off on his own to seek vengeance against the Mayhems, Inferno and the remaining Survivors insisted that Springer risk contacting Grimlock's Earthforce in order to provide the Pretender some proper back-up. Wolf in the Fold! Though it took some convincing, Grimlock acquiesced and lent several soldiers to help in the rescue attempt. Inferno helped storm the beach where the Mayhems were holed up, the confrontation ending with Bludgeon, Stranglehold, and Octopunch in Autobot custody, and Carnivac safe once more. Afterwards, the Survivors chose to stick around with Earthforce full-time as an adjunct unit. Where Wolf?
As Inferno had a lot of experience on Earth, he became an advisor to Earthforce but still remained a Survivors member. Working for both teams meant he was often in one place with one team when the other needed him! A happy side effect of this was that he no longer questioned orders as often. 1990 Inferno profile
Later on, the Earth-based Decepticons under Starscream and Soundwave attempted to divide the Autobots' attention, staging a full-scale assault on Earthbase while Starscream secured a tanker full of fuel in the meantime. While the main Earthforce defended their base, however, the Survivors fought back Starscream's energy-stealing attempt. Inferno punched Starscream overboard, sending him into the drink, and convincing him that it was better to cut and run rather than follow through with the attempted hijacking. 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. Shut Up!
In 1990, Optimus unwittingly reunited the surviving members of the Magnificent Six for a mission to the Acid Wastes. He suspected the Underbase's ruins still held a connection to Cybertron's core, which they could tap into to defeat Unicron. Despite the mission's urgency, Inferno and the others made excuses to be excluded from it. Optimus was bewildered by this apparent display of cowardice, and sent them forth anyways, with Silverbolt along to round out the team.
As the surviving members of the Magnificent Six traveled into the wastes, they found themselves overcome by their traumatic memories. Though Silverbolt prodded them along best he could, the group became completely paralyzed upon reaching the remnants of Yuss. They were thus incapable of fighting back when they were accosted by a swarm of mutated mechs, survivors of the Neutronic holocaust that they had once failed to prevent. But another ghost from their past held even greater sway over them: Megadeath had survived as well, and took the group captive once more! Having since realized in that his teammates were plagued by past trauma, Silverbolt sought to shock Inferno and the others back to their senses through ridicule, calling the five "the Autobots' resident losers." This riled them enough for the truth of what had transpired in Yuss to finally come out. Silverbolt convinced his comrades that they were stronger than they thought, and the group's confidence slowly returned. With hate and cold fury driving them, Inferno, Jazz, Prowl, Sunstreaker, and Wheeljack confronted Megadeath while Silverbolt saw to the mutated neutralists being freed from his control. Inferno's group battered down their former torturer, but stopped short of delivering a killing blow. However, Megadeath would rather kill himself, while taking the Autobots with him, than admit defeat; he breached his own nuclear core, beginning a destructive chain reaction. The Autobots fled to once more avoid annihilation.
Having found closure, the Autobots continued on with their mission, and reached the former site of the Underbase with the neutralists in tow. The Magnificent Six!
Marvel UK future timelines
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In the alternate version of 2008, after Unicron's attack on Cybertron, Inferno and his good friend Smokescreen discovered Unicron's continued existence on the planet Junk, where he had enslaved the 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. Inferno was badly injured, but with their shuttle under attack by Cyclonus and 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. The Legacy of Unicron!
Rhythms of Darkness!
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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. Together with Spike and Lisa, his team undertook a desperate mission to show the rest of the world that America was still resisting the Decepticons' rule. Failure to do so meant the governments of the remaining free nations would launch nuclear weapons and scorch the continent off the map, in a bid to eliminate the Decepticons themselves. After Crossblades sacrificed himself to bring down the forcefield surrounding Galvatron's fortress, Inferno was among those in the group that stormed the installation. Spike successfully unfurled an American flag atop the base's tallest spire, staying the rest of the world's hands. Then in a lucky break, Galvatron was whisked away to another timeline. Having survived the battle, Inferno was last seen as one of the three Autobots fighting against greater odds heroically, for all our freedoms. Rhythms of Darkness!
Later on in Primax 490.0 Gamma, the reformed Cybertronian Empire dispatched Jhiaxus to Earth to enlist the aid of the Trio in the fight against Unicron. Together, Autobot, Decepticon, and Cybertronian stood as one and vanquished the Chaos-Bringer. Ask Vector Prime
Transformers Comic-Magazin
[edit]After a nuclear disaster in Kalis, Inferno watched a found videotape with other Autobots on Cybertron that recorded the events of a conflict on Earth. They hoped to learn from this to avoid another disasters. In Memory of Earth
Marvel Generation 2 comic
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Inferno was working with a squad of Autobots trying to stop Jhiaxus's Cybertronians from committing genocide on planet Ethos. Most of his team took heavy fire, but it was the death of his friend 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. Escalation!
Regeneration One
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Sometime around 2007, Inferno was amongst those suffering ill effects from the infusion of Nucleon into their systems. It had apparently left him unable to control his body temperature as he was glowing red-hot and surrounded by cooling systems in the Nursery. Natural Selection, Part One Five years later as the Dinobots were confronting their errant leader Grimlock in The Nursery, they were all ambushed by the resurrected Scorponok's troops Dreadwind, Darkwing, and the Gene Key-turned Brainstorm and Hardhead, so Grimlock fired at Inferno's containment system. As it ruptured, Inferno was unable to control his internal combustion and the resultant explosion took down the Powermasters and former Headmasters, saving the Dinobots. Thankfully, Hosehead was nearby and managed to bring Inferno's temperature down to a more manageable level. Natural Selection, Part Four
Reformatted into a new Nucleon-free body through technology Grimlock acquired from Scorponok, Inferno first assisted Prowl and the Wreckers in providing crowd control at Eugenesis Plaza, though when Spinister and Needlenose stirred things up, the crowd quickly turned ugly. Destiny, Part One Prowl then insisted that Inferno and the other Autobots who received new bodies should remain at "The Garage" until they were fully tested, but when Blaster managed to hack into Soundwave's communications network, the Neo-Decepticon commander sent the Mayhem Attack Squad after them. Inferno, Blaster, Silverbolt, and Huffer managed to defeat the Pretenders Roadblock, Snarler, and Carnivac, though when Carnivac surprised Silverbolt and doused him in napalm Inferno only just managed to put him out in time. Having proved themselves, all four Autobots were returned to active service with the Autobots. Destiny, Part Two
Big Looker Storybooks
[edit]After the Decepticons' attempt at stealing an oil truck failed, Starscream blew the truck up so that the Autobots could not have access to the oil within either. Inferno was sent to get the ensuing blaze under control. Decepticon Hijack
Ladybird Books continuity
[edit]Inferno assisted Optimus Prime in charting a planet-wide search for Decepticon activity on Nebulos. Decepticons Underground
Earthquake
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In one possible sequence of events, Beachcomber, Windcharger and Powerglide uncovered a Decepticon ploy to destroy Center City. When splitting up the Autobot forces to combat the Decepticons on two fronts, one at their headquarters and the other at Center City, Optimus assigned Inferno to a different team depending on the circumstances that followed.
If Inferno and the lead team were sent to the Decepticons' fortress, Optimus was able to overpower Megatron in the battle that ensued. Optimus forced the Decepticon leader to guide Beachcomber, Inferno and himself to the Decepticons' lab. There, the Autobots disabled and destroyed the Destruction Beam device, captured Megatron, and left many Decepticons permanently maimed. Though they later traded Megatron back to the Decepticons for the safe release of the Autobots captured in Center City, the Autobots were ultimately victorious that day.
If Inferno and the lead team were sent to defend Center City, the Autobots picked up Sparkplug en route to better communicate with the humans. Inferno bemoaned that the Autobots' robots forms were frightening to most humans.
If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots not worry about subtlety, the entire squad transformed and began prowling the streets in search of Decepticons. As Inferno predicted, the humans began panicking as the Autobots combed the streets for Decepticons. Unable to re-establish order, the Autobots were unsuccessful in halting the Decepticons' scheme, and were destroyed in the ensuing earthquake.
If Sparkplug suggested that the Autobots remain in their vehicle modes, he would concoct a plan where the Autobots would evacuate the entire town in their vehicle modes. With no more than four trips in and out of the city, Inferno and the rest of the team carried out the plan without incident.
If Inferno and the secondary team were sent to the Decepticons' fortress, the squadron of Autobots were able to infiltrate the fortress stealthily and discovered the Decepticons' lab. In one version of the following events, Inferno was able to recall the Destruction Beam to its source, destroying the Decepticons and their base as the squadron drove back to Autobot headquarters.
In another version of these events, Megatron called his troops to him so that they could all partake in Cosmos's dismemberment. Before the Decepticons were abe to begin, Cosmos spotted the secondary team hiding nearby. Surrounding the Decepticons, despite the secondary team engaged their enemies. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beam then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best. Earthquake
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]Inferno and his good buddy Smokescreen joined up with Grimlock's Lightning Strike Coalition during the time of the Dark Ages. 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 and Shockwave. Joining Red Alert, Hoist, Grapple, Skids, and 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. Cold War They eventually came to their senses and joined in the insurrection against Shockwave led by Optimus Prime and the Ark's crew. Revelation
Transformers Legends anthology
[edit]Inferno was at the Ark when Starscream was brought in, badly damaged and offline. Redemption Center
The Beast Within
[edit]Inferno participated in a savage battle against the Decepticons, though he did not fare too well, already laying defeated on the battleground during the conflict's early stages. The Beast Within
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]- First appearance: Megatron Origin #4
Inferno was attending to the fire damage and chaos caused by Megatron's opening assault on Kaon when an elite pleasure cruiser fell out of the sky on top of him and Grapple. Megatron Origin #4
During the following war on Cybertron, Inferno was one of several Autobots 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 real (unwilling) culprit was caught, so Inferno and the others were cleared. Spotlight: Blaster
Inferno eventually ended up on Earth, where he was among those who remained with Skywatch while other Autobots were returning to Cybertron. He listened to Hot Spot and Kyle Pennington discuss ways to improve relations between humanity and the Autobots, and facepalmed when said ways included putting out fires and saving cats from trees. Police Action #1
After the Chaos War, the Autobots left on Earth reunited with their fellows on Cybertron, which had become wild and untamed after the release of all the Matrix's power. When Optimus Prime stepped down as leader of the Autobots and went into self-imposed exile, Rodimus and Bumblebee disagreed on the future of the Cybertronian race. Rodimus wanted to leave Cybertron and search for the fabled Knights of Cybertron, in the hope that they could restore balance and order to Cybertron. Inferno was among the few hundred Autobots who agreed with Rodimus, and he joined the crew of the Lost Light as it left Cybertron for deeper space. Hangers On The Chaos of Warm Things
Inferno was with Sunstreaker and Boss when the latter was gunned down by Fortress Maximus. Interiors
Like the rest of the crew, Inferno fought again the unrelenting Decepticon Overlord when he was unleashed on board the Lost Light. Under Cold Blue Stars
Inferno stood with the rest of the crew as Rodimus announced his discovery of—and intention to investigate—Luna 1. The Fecund Moon When the Lost Light was overrun by Legislators, Inferno was with Smokescreen as both were pinned down by one of the giant robots. House of Ambus After the Legislators' defeat, Inferno joined Grapple in examining Tyrest's spacebidge to see if the transporter could viably be salvaged. The Sound of Breaking Glass
Just before the Lost Light set off on its second journey with Megatron as co-captain, Inferno partied at Swerve's and watched Trailcutter goof around. No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases
A quantum duplicate of Inferno was a crewmember aboard a quantum duplicate of the Lost Light until he and the rest of the crew were slaughtered by the Decepticon Justice Division. slaughterhouse His corpse presumably vanished with the rest of his Lost Light when the main Lost Light crew shut down the duplicate ship's quantum engines. The Road Not Taken
Inferno was complicit in Getaway's mutiny on the Lost Light, but appeared taken aback by the revelations about the Galactic Council and nudge gun involved. Like most of the crew, he was eventually subjected to shadowplay by Getaway's ally Sunder to "smooth out the wrinkles" in his memory that might have held him back from supporting the new captain. Filling in the Blanks When the Protectobots arrived on board, Inferno was seen enjoying a quiet night out with Smokescreen at "Visages". Full Circle He was also seen on bridge duty as Perceptor tested their access to the Warren. Journey's End
However, once they arrived at Cyberutopia, the crew of the Lost Light learned it was a hoax. Inferno and the others were turned over to the Grand Architect by Getaway in order to save himself. They were subjected to a Sparkeater virus and used as cannon fodder against Rodimus when his crew caught up to Cyberutopia. First Aid was able to reverse the effects of the virus using concussive medicine. Lūstrāre
Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga
[edit]Inferno and Ratchet teamed-up on an emergency rescue mission. While Inferno put out the deadly fire, Ratchet recovered a young girl from a burning building, badly in need of hospital care. On their way to the hospital, however, Starscream started firing on Ratchet. Inferno "took the heat" for Ratchet and his patient, letting them get to the hospital safely. Ratchet cheerily got to work on his next patient...patching up Inferno. Henkei! Henkei! #10
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[edit]Inferno was in attendance for a ceremony commending the Autobot Targetmasters and Headmasters after they had retrieved the cure for a deadly nano-virus infecting the Autobots stationed on Earth. The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos
Kre-O online manga
[edit]Inferno dove into a burning building whilst ignoring the advice of his partner, Red Alert, leading to Alert being hurt by falling debris. Being responsible, he felt really bad about his actions until Optimus Prime comforted him, telling him that blaming himself wouldn't make Red Alert feel any better. While responding to another emergency, Inferno was contacted by Red Alert who was again ready to offer advice, and once the fire was put out, the two apologized to each other and reaffirmed their friendship. Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
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After G.I. Joe and the Autobots formed an alliance, they came under assault from both Decepticobra and a rampaging Fortress Maximus. Inferno was part of a group that went out to retrieve the Joes' animals, already prisoners within Maximus. He, Roadblock, and Mutt infiltrated the titan together. They completed their mission and Fortress Maximus returned to his senses (he had been mind-controlled) allowing the team to make their way to Maximus's head as he tangled with Trypticon. As the two colossi battled, Maximus's head popped off in Trypticon's mouth, transformed into Cerebros, and allowed Inferno and the others to storm Megatron's throne room housed in the monster's maw. Unfortunately, Megatron was prepared for their arrival and captured them all. Everybody Hates Metroplex Inferno was loaded up on the Astrotrain and shipped off to the Polyhex Killway, where he and his fellow prisoners were forced to fight one-another for Megatron's amusement. Expelled from the Garden He was afterwards brought to Scorponok and rendered inert in his vehicle mode. In this form, Inferno was used as a prop in an elaborate facsimile of an American suburb carried on Scorponok's back. The Joes imprisoned in "Springfield" alongside him were brainwashed to believe that their fantastic adventures had never happened... until Scarlett awoke from her hypnotized state and roused the others. Though they tried their darndest, Mutt and Alpine weren't able wake Inferno. He still made for a handy getaway vehicle though. After the group plowed through Springfield's police force and escaped from Scorponok, Inferno regained his senses. He, Arcee and Seaspray then shifted out of their vehicles to watch Optimus Prime retrieve Bumblebee's head from Scorponok. Headmasters
Following the apparent destruction of Earth, Inferno became one of the Rescuebots, a team of Autobots dedicated to protecting the G.I. Joes left on Cybertron. He formed half the chest of their combined form, Defensor. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12
2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
[edit]Inferno was active until the very end of the Great War. When Transmatter began raining down on Cybertron (the result of a Tripredacus Council plot foiled by happenstance) some of it struck Inferno, putting him in a quantum-state of proto-cybermatter. The War ended shortly thereafter, and Inferno's body was stored in a stasis pod. Prowl hoped to restore Inferno to his former self once the means to do so presented themselves. Dawn of the Predacus
Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material
[edit]The Autobot Inferno could enhance his firefighting skills by linking with Prime Masters. Power of the Primes Inferno packaging bio
- Prima—Vigilantly defends the universe from disaster.
- Vector—Travels forward in time to fight more advanced enemies.
- Alpha Trion—Devises countermeasures to neutralize Decepticon attacks.
- Solus—Forges a ladder long enough to make any rescue.
- Micronus—Power-links to share his resistance to extreme heat.
- Alchemist—Invents unmeltable Autobot armor.
- Nexus—Combines with damaged bots to get them moving.
- Onyx—Locates trapped disaster victims by instinct.
- Amalgamous—Takes on new modes to take on new rescue missions.
- Quintus—Plants fire hydrant Mini-Cons to quench flames.
- Liege Maximo—Spits ultra-hot takes on Autobot radio.
- Megatronus—Melts enemies with bursts of heat.
2019 IDW continuity
[edit]- First appearance: Transformers #18
When the Tether fell from orbit, its impact caused massive property damage and death. Red Alert, Inferno, and Fixit performed crisis response in the aftermath of the devastation. Arcee/Greenlight: Run
Inferno was part of a crowd that watched Optimus Prime deliver his first speech as a Prime. Awakenings He declared for the Autobot faction as the civil war began, and was one of those present during the battle at the Forge Pyramid. Titans
Driven into exile from Iacon, the Autobots took up residence in Crystal City. Inferno was present as the various resistance fighters united under the Autobot brand. Sea of Rust I They traveled out into the Sea of Rust, in search for the Enigma of Combination. Sea of Rust II
War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material
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Closer than ever to reaching the AllSpark, the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the Maximals and Predacons, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.
Inferno was a Ground Command Medical Private, Kingdom toy packaging whose function was search & rescue, and trans-scanned into a firetruck. His heat resistance and extinguisher blasters were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his brashness, rebelliousness, and boldness. Inferno's message from the future was that there will be no shortage of flames to quell. Kingdom webpage<ref>Kingdom webpage</ref>
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Commercial appearances
[edit]During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Inferno, Red Alert, and Grapple to his side. Megatron responded by calling down Thrust and Dirge. Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial
Games
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[edit]Inferno was one of Optimus Primal's many Autobot allies in a fight against Megatron's Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. Energon Wars Expansion Set
Transformers Legends
[edit]During a Decepticon attack on a major human city, Ratchet, Inferno, and the Protectobots launched rescue operations. Unfortunately their efforts were hampered by Thundercracker and Dirge, who unleashed all manner of sonic attacks on them. To the Rescue Inferno was among the Autobots who came to the aid of Ratchet, after the medic was fused to Megatron and then came under attack from a time-displaced Galvatron. Savage Circle
Transformers: Battle Tactics
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Inferno (G1) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character available as a reward to 50 leagues in the "Disaster: Code Blue“ event. Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers: Earth Wars
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- Class: Warrior
- Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
- Ability: To Battle: Rush into combat and inspire your allies, giving them an increase to all damage (including abilities) for 5 seconds.
Inferno at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki
Transformers Roleplaying Game
[edit]Inferno was one of the many heroes who was transported to the Apex when the evil Lord MindWaveZ merged many realities together into one chaotic realm. Along with Breaker, and Taylor Earhardt, they assisted a group of heroes as they battled Lord MindWaveZ and attempted to restore their worlds to normal. Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse
Toys
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Notes
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- When and how most of the 1985 characters came to be on Earth was never explained in the cartoon. Fun Publications would offer their implicit explanation in the Wings Universe spin-off stories, depicting Inferno, among others, as being having entered stasis until the 1984 characters returned to Cybertron with more energy supplies.
- Inferno was originally intended to appear in The Transformers: The Movie, helping to cover Ultra Magnus and the rest of the main cast as they made a break for the shuttles when Galvatron's forces attacked Autobot City, but was cut from the finished feature. Actor Walker Edmiston recorded a single line for the character—"Good luck, Magnus"—and so remained listed in the movie's credits, despite Inferno's absence.
- Inferno's original Universe and toy bios give him the quote of "Where there's smoke, there's me." Both sources then go on to start his profile with another quote, this one being "The hotter things get, the better I like it!" (which ended up supplanting "Where there's smoke..." as his motto in Marvel UK's Fact File Interface, published in the comic's 32nd issue.) Writer Bob Budiansky evidently liked the "hotter things get" phrase, as he reused it as the quote for fellow Autobot fire truck Hot Spot's Universe profile. This led to Marvel UK's Transformers AtoZ altering the first line of Inferno's profile, published in issue 166, to be in the third person – "The hotter things get, the more Inferno likes it." – to allow Hot Spot to adopt the motto. (Although incidentally, Hot Spot's toy bio instead gives him the quote of "Rust never sleeps, and neither do I.")
- A 1986 Panini stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Inferno the alternate French language name "Infernal". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.
- 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.
- In the Transformers: Earth Wars mobile game, a recurring bug from the developers using the wrong filenames lead to his Predacon counterpart occasionally speaking his lines to hilarious effect.
Character model
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Right: final model
- Following the lead of his toy, which could swap its fists out of for projectile rockets, Inferno's bio describes how he can shoot missiles out of his forearms. His character model, however, was drawn based on an image of the toy with a missile loaded into his right wrist, resulting in a permanently one-handed Inferno, and further, reimagined it not as a missile, but as a cylindrical barrel. Consequently, in most fiction, it was used as either an ordinary gun (similar to Shockwave's), or a nozzle through which Inferno could spray fire-retardant.
- Inferno has two known character models that were used in the cartoon:
- The first is the unfinalized one which appeared in the commercial advertising the 1985 Autobot Cars and all episodes animated by the unknown Generation 1 animation studios. This version features elongated limbs that are slightly thinner than the final model's and features a round-shaped head that is somewhat similar to Grapple's final model's head. All three crests on his head are also colored yellow and the wings are white, much like the wings on the Generation 1 toy. This model was also used in the Marvel Transformers comics and was published in The Ark series books.
- The second is the finalized model used by Toei, which has a more toy-accurate head, to better differentiate him from Grapple, and a stumpier looking body, as the limbs have been stretched outwards and resized slightly. The center crest of this model's head uses a dark shade of black, instead of yellow like the ones on either side, and the wings on this version use a shade of gray instead of white.
- The rear view of Inferno's character model was designed without a toy reference, leading to the artist/s to omit his ladder, which isn't visible in his front-facing model, and presumably wasn't visible in his front-facing toy reference photo either.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Inferno (インフェルノ Inferuno)
- Hebrew: Lahav'yór (להביור, "Flamethrower")
- Mandarin: Xiāo Fáng Chē (China, 消防车, "Fire engine")
- Russian: Vodomjot (Водомёт, "Water Cannon")
References
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- Action Masters
- Council members
- Earth Wars Autobots
- Earth Wars Earthforce
- Firefighters
- Generation 1 Autobots
- Generation 1 cartoon Autobots
- Generation 2 Autobots
- Generations Selects Autobots
- Go! Go! Autobots
- Henkei! Henkei! Autobots
- IDW (2005) Autobots
- IDW (2019) Autobots
- Kre-O Autobots
- Kreons
- Legends Autobots
- Lost Light crew
- Marvel Earthforce
- Marvel Generation 1 Autobots
- Regeneration One Autobots
- Second Cybertron Alliance
- The Headmasters Autobots
- United Autobots
- War for Cybertron: Kingdom Autobots
- Wings Universe Autobots
- Wreckers