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:''Backfire is a [[Decepticon]] | {{Factions|decepticon}} | ||
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[[ | :''Backfire is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Backfire tms.jpg|136px|thumb|Chainsaw sword? Pwnt is Elvish!]] | |||
'''Backfire''' served as [[Megadeath]]'s torturer's assistant 4 million years ago | '''Backfire''' served as [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]]'s torturer's assistant 4 million years ago. | ||
He has an awesome [[sword]] and the smuggest grin imaginable. Presumably he transforms into a land-based vehicle. It is unclear whether Backfire was a member of the [[Megadeath (G1)|elite cadre]] or not. If he was, he would be one of the two foot soldiers. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
Backfire helped hang [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] over a vat of bubbling smelt for three days, applied the [[Hydraulic Probe]] to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], and committed other unspeakable acts with [[Electro rods]], a [[Rust Bore]], the [[Mind Warp]], vats of corrosive enzymes, and even just some chains and a pair of handy troopers in tank mode. | {{noteukexclusive}} | ||
Backfire helped hang [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] over a vat of bubbling smelt for three days, applied the [[Hydraulic Probe]] to [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], and committed other unspeakable acts with [[Electro rods]], a [[Rust Bore]], the [[Mind Warp]], vats of corrosive enzymes, and even just some chains and a pair of handy troopers in tank mode. | |||
Backfire, like the rest of Megadeath's troops, evacuated [[Stanix]] well ahead of the neutron explosion. His final fate is unknown. | Backfire, like the rest of Megadeath's troops, evacuated [[Stanix]] well ahead of the [[neutron bomb|neutron explosion]]. His final fate is unknown. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}} | ||
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===2005 IDW continuity=== | |||
[[File:TheLifeOfSideswipe-Backfire.jpg|thumb]] | |||
Backfire appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} | |||
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==Games== | |||
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''=== | |||
When questioned by [[Exhaust]] if he was Backfire, [[Cicadacon]] angrily denied the idea. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon arrival}} | |||
== | ==Notes== | ||
Backfire's sword is | *The design of Backfire's sword is based upon the preferred weapon of "[[Dalek]] Killer" Abslom Daak from Marvel UK's ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Comic. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 2 December 2025
| The name or term "Backfire" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Backfire (disambiguation). |
- Backfire is a Decepticon from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Backfire served as Megadeath's torturer's assistant 4 million years ago.
He has an awesome sword and the smuggest grin imaginable. Presumably he transforms into a land-based vehicle. It is unclear whether Backfire was a member of the elite cadre or not. If he was, he would be one of the two foot soldiers.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]Backfire helped hang Jazz over a vat of bubbling smelt for three days, applied the Hydraulic Probe to Wheeljack, and committed other unspeakable acts with Electro rods, a Rust Bore, the Mind Warp, vats of corrosive enzymes, and even just some chains and a pair of handy troopers in tank mode.
Backfire, like the rest of Megadeath's troops, evacuated Stanix well ahead of the neutron explosion. His final fate is unknown. The Magnificent Six!
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]
Backfire appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. The Life of Sideswipe
Games
[edit]Transformers: Earth Wars
[edit]When questioned by Exhaust if he was Backfire, Cicadacon angrily denied the idea. Cicadacon arrival
Notes
[edit]- The design of Backfire's sword is based upon the preferred weapon of "Dalek Killer" Abslom Daak from Marvel UK's Doctor Who Comic.
