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[[Image:Hotshot fireblaster.jpg|thumb|250px|You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay Fireblast's mana cost]]
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'''Fireblast''' is a term which recently (~2001) came to replace the term "firepower" in many Transformers materials, usually those coming directly from Hasbro (packaging, [[tech spec]]s and biographies.)  The apparent reasoning for the change is to avoid the potentially-inappropriate-for-children connotation the word 'firepower' has with guns.  "Fireblast" is a made-up nonsense term and an example of [[blastification]] within Transformers.


Some transfans seem to think this change in terminology falls somewhere between 'silly' and 'hypocritical.' However most can agree that expunging references to weapons in a franchise about an intergalactic war is monumentally stupid.
'''Fireblast''' is a measure of a [[Transformer]]'s relative ability to blast their opponents, graded on a scale of one to ten, as recorded in their [[Tech Spec]]s.  


==Notes==
*"Fireblast" is a term which around 2001 came to replace the term "firepower" as a Tech Spec rating.
*Many fans speculated that the reason for the change was to avoid the potentially inappropriate-for-children connotation the word "firepower" had with guns. As it turns out, what really happened was that someone had [[trademark]]ed "firepower" already, forcing Hasbro to replace the term with something else. "Fireblast" is a neologism and an example of the [[blastification]] trend within Transformers.


The [[Autobot]] [[Hot Shot (RiD)|Hot Shot]] carries a "fireblaster" weapon in [[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]].  This refers to a specific type of weapon and is not compatible with the "catchall" use of the word Fireblast as described above.
[[Category:Toys]]
 
His fireblaster shoots pink bursts of energy.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:19, 7 September 2022

The name or term "Fireblast" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Fireblast (disambiguation).

Fireblast is a measure of a Transformer's relative ability to blast their opponents, graded on a scale of one to ten, as recorded in their Tech Specs.

Notes

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  • "Fireblast" is a term which around 2001 came to replace the term "firepower" as a Tech Spec rating.
  • Many fans speculated that the reason for the change was to avoid the potentially inappropriate-for-children connotation the word "firepower" had with guns. As it turns out, what really happened was that someone had trademarked "firepower" already, forcing Hasbro to replace the term with something else. "Fireblast" is a neologism and an example of the blastification trend within Transformers.
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