Fireshot

Fireshot is a Decepticon Micromaster or Devisen from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"You! What are you looking at? Stay back!"

Fireshot is the archetype of paranoia being a self-fulfilling prophecy. He spends all his time gathering intel, to find out who's talking about him behind his back. The result is that his teammates are talking about him behind his back — they're laughing at the notion that he's important enough for anyone to be plotting against him in the first place.

His combiner partner on the Battle Squad is Vanquish.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Fireshot was an Autobot and member of the Jet Team portion of the Jet Tank W Team. Both pairs were fast in their respective battlefields and had a special gunpowder that they could use to destroy anything in their pincher attacks between land and air. Return of Convoy bio

Regeneration One

Fireshot was a member of Soundwave's group of Neo-Decepticons at Fort Scyk in Polyhex. Counterpoint

2005 IDW continuity

First appearance: Windblade #4

Fireshot is the dude on the right.

Fireshot and his twin Vanquish were small Transformers born from a hot spot inside the deceased Titan who colonized Devisiun. Like all Devisiens, Vanquish and Fireshot shared a very close bond, routinely finishing each other's sentences. Windblade vol. 2 #6 Windblade caught a glimpse of him splitting off from Vanquish when she was merged with Metroplex's mind. Windblade vol. 1 #4

After the Combiner Wars and the formation of the Council of Worlds, Vanquish and Fireshot were chosen to represent Devisiun after Starscream visited their world. Though Starscream called them combiners "of a sort," they repeatedly corrected him that it was "nothing that grand", though they seemed enamored of the technology. Windblade vol. 2 #6

They appeared alongside the Council of Worlds as other representatives were found and added to the confederation. The Will of the Few After Starscream decided to start a new holiday in his honor, Fireshot and his brother paid a visit to Starscream's quarters to give the mopey ruler the temporary gift of friendship. Choose Me

When Optimus Prime annexed Earth into the Council of Worlds, Vanquish and Fireshot attended an emergency Council meeting to discuss the problem. New Worlds Order

Vanquish and Fireshot attended a Justice Committee meeting regarding mnemosurgical attacks on several Decepticons on Cybertron and distrust of the Badgeless. The Committee moved to have Ironhide investigate the crime spree. 07:00:00 Following the death of a Decepticon, accusations of police brutality among the Badgeless began to grow among Iacon's populace. The twins attended another committee regarding the future of Iacon's peacekeeping force. Vanquish and Fireshot agreed with Rattrap's plan to call in Victorion, but Starscream nixed the idea. Instead, Ironhide stepped up as the new head of the Cybertronian Security Force. Applicable Skills

The Council later met with Optimus to hear his side of the story. Although Prime insisted that his intentions were pure, its members unanimously voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. The Medium and the Message Later, Optimus managed to raise a Titan from the ground, and the Council convened to re-evaluate their earlier decision on Earth's status as a member world. No Fair Fights

When a horde of zombie Titans converged on Cybertron, the Council met to discuss a declaration of war against the threat. Vanquish and Fireshot both shot down Knock Out's proposal to evacuate Cybertron, citing a lack of time. Instead, Cybertron met the threat head on, declaring all-out war against the undead invaders. Ping The twins took part in the battle alongside the other members of the Council and their allies. Attacking from the air, they were shot down by a Titan; though Vanquish took a hit in the leg, Moonracer was able to carry them both to safety in her alternate mode. Fireshot later joined Windblade's ad-hoc team, assembled to breach the spaceborne Carcer and wrest control of the Titan from its captain Elita One. Desperate Times Though the Carcerians shot down their shuttle, Fireshot came up with the idea of riding the flaming debris of the ship onto the Titan's hull, disguising their presence from the Titan's sensors. He, Tigatron, and Moonracer helped pin Obsidian to the ground when the fight spilled over into Carcer's brain module chamber. Desperate Measures Rubicon In the aftermath, Fireshot attended a meeting with Elita One as the Carcerian commander explained the sordid history of Liege Maximo. Faced with a choice between revealing the existence of the Liege to Cybertron—and potentially sowing panic in the populace—or keeping the events aboard Carcer a secret, Fireshot agreed with the Mistress' proposal to keep the truth hidden. Heavy

As Cybertron rebuilt, the Council met Optimus Prime as the Autobot leader discussed the possibility of sharing Transformer technology with the recently arrived Junkions on Earth. Starscream ultimately shot down the proposal, citing a violation of the Tyrest Accords. Behind My Bleeding Back

In the wake of the Iron Ring's devastating attack on Iacon, Vanquish and Fireshot were present when a resuscitated Windblade prepared to officially retake her place on the Council, now joined by human delegate Marissa Faireborn, and watched in horror as Windblade came to blows with the Mistress over the truth behind Liege Maximo's return. The subsequent election campaign to decide the next leader of Cybertron ultimately ended with Starscream's impeachment when he confessed to his many wrongdoings, and Windblade triumphing as the new head of the Council. Both Vanquish and Fireshot joined in the celebrations to commemorate Windblade's victory. The Chosen One

Windblade and the members of the Council convened some time later to inspect a shipment of Ore-13 from Earth, imported to deal with the energon crisis instigated by Merklynn's magic. This was cut short when Onyx Prime arrived over the city, bringing with him the captive Liege Maximo. Surfeit of Primes Joined by Optimus and Alpha Trion, the Council members retreated to the Spire to negotiate with the ancient Prime, but were unaware that Liege Maximo and "Onyx"—in reality, a time-travelling Shockwave—had set up these negotiations as a way to spread chaos across Iacon, detonating a bomb that killed Alpha Trion and framing Soundwave in the process. Another Mine The Council was left incapacitated and unable to provide leadership as the citizens of Iacon descended into riots, leaving Cybertron open for an invasion by the Maximals. The Ground

Following Shockwave's unmasking and subsequent imprisonment, Unicron began his invasion of the galaxy, Last Stand and Devisiun was one of the many colony planets consumed by the planet-eater as he made his way to Cybertron. When a disgraced Starscream visited the Council for aid, Fireshot shouted that less than a hundred Devisiens remained, even as Starscream revealed Shockwave's ultimate plan to use Unicron to build a new Cybertronian empire. Stranger Eons Unicron soon appeared over Cybertron and began his final attack on the planet; though Cybertron was destroyed, the power of the Talisman allowed the Transformers to safely teleport to Earth, and both Vanquish and Fireshot arrived near Victoria Falls with the other refugees. Road's End

Toys

The Transformers

• Battle Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

Released in the seventh and final year of the original The Transformers toyline in the US (sixth and not-final in European markets), Fireshot transforms into the front half of a SR-71 Blackbird stealth jet, which he forms with his combiner partner Vanquish. He can, of course, be connected to any other Micromaster Combiner to form new weird vehicles.

Fireshot was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Vanquish, Direct-Hit, Half-Track, Meltdown, and Power Punch.

• More information on Fireshot at TFU.info

• Jet Tank W Team (Micro Trailer team, 1991)

• ID number: C-369
• Accessories: Micro Trailer #9

Takara's Return of Convoy release of Fireshot is physically identical to the Hasbro-release.

He was only available in a complete set with Vanquish, Half-Track, and Meltdown. The set also comes with Micro Trailer #9, which any toy in the set can "tow" or be stored within. Like all Return of Convoy characters, he was marketed as an Autobot instead of a Decepticon.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Fireshot (ファイアショット Faiashotto)
• French: Fusillade (Canada)
• Italian: Vortex