Red Hot

Red Hot is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

My gal is Red Hot!
Your gal ain't doodly-squat!

Red Hot (aka Red Heat) is in it for the thrills. A confirmed action junkie, he's happiest where the action is hottest, be it fighting a towering inferno or mixing it up with Decepticons. Thankfully, he's not so far gone into thrillseeking that he'll neglect his duty as part of the Rescue Patrol. As soon as lives are in danger, Red Hot's first and only priority is to roll out and save the day. This drive does have its disadvantages though, since he's prone to exhausting his fuel supply and pushing his frame harder than it can take.

“	From my perspective, Rung, wars are for the fighting. Show me a potential flashpoint and I'm there, in the thick of it. The hotter the better.	”
—Red Heat, Transformers: Earth Wars

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

When a trio of Demons escaped from their subterranean prison and began attacking Transformers to feed, Red Hot helped Xaaron wipe them out by pumping them full of pure energon, causing the Demons to overload explosively. Dawn of Darkness

Guess who's super-huge for no reason?

After a successful raid on a Decepticon fuel depot on Cybertron, Red Hot and the Rescue Patrol attempted to journey to Earth with Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock, but the intervention of the Mayhem Attack Squad resulted in the trans-time dimensional portal malfunctioning. The Autobots were flung into the depths of Cybertron, where they found the resting place of their god, Primus! Yesterday's Heroes! Red Hot and the others listened to the Keeper's tale of Primus and Unicron, and the origins of the Transformer race—until the Keeper was slain by the Decepticons, who had also been transported there by the malfunctioning portal. Red Hot and Stakeout assisted Grimlock in taking down Octopunch, but were unable to prevent him from accidentally shooting Primus in the face. As the awakened Primus let loose with a Unicron-summoning "primal scream", the Autobase staff completed repairs on the dimensional portal, sending the Autobots to Earth. The Primal Scream

On Earth Red Hot and the rest of the Rescue Patrol were assigned to capture Decepticon assassin Whisper, and on Christmas Day 1989, they cornered him. Their battle against the Air Strike Patrol was called off by Optimus Prime to prevent damage to the environment. The Greatest Gift of All!

Regeneration One

Schwarzenegger.
Belushi.
Red Heat!

Regeneration One continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

Red Hot and the rest of the Rescue Patrol were sent to Nebulos to help repair the damage Scorponok inflicted upon that planet's population. Destiny, Part One

War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material

During the war for Cybertron, Red Heat was a Ground Command Infantry Private. Siege toy packaging

Commercial appearances

• Red Hot, Stakeout, and Fixit could be seen driving through a city, scaled down to their proportions. Red Hot transformed and leaped forwards while his colleagues drove on. Micromaster transports commercial

Games

Transformers: Earth Wars

Toys

The Transformers

Wanna bet he's keen on Hot House's position?

• Rescue Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

Released in the sixth year of the The Transformers toyline (fifth year in the European line), Red Hot transforms into a vaguely-futuristic red fire engine of undetermined, possibly-made-up model. His ladder/sprayer is on a rotating base, and the boom is jointed to fold back in half.

He was only available in the Rescue Patrol four-pack, released in the second wave of Micromaster Patrols, with his teammates Fixit, Seawatch, and Stakeout. Red Hot is gang-molded with Fixit, sharing plastic colors.

This toy was sold in Japan without changes as Fire and "Fire Engine".

• More information on Red Hot at TFU.info

War for Cybertron: Siege

"Because you had to retool Big. Shot. Didn't. You."

• Stakeout & Red Heat (Micromaster 2-pack, 2019)

• Hasbro ID number: WFC-S19
• TakaraTomy ID number: SG-21
• TakaraTomy release date: May 31, 2019

Part of the second wave of Siege Micromasters, Red Heat (likely renamed for trademark reasons) is a retool of Topshot that transforms from robot to fire truck. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate Stakeout to form the "Binerboost Salvage Blaster," a blaster-weapon for larger figures to wield. As a part of the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a 5 mm post-hole. "Fire Blasts" can also be attached to their barrels.

This mold was used to make Siege Wheel Blaze, HasLab Fire, and retooled to make Fireline. This figure was also repurposed as Fire in the Legends comic.

Merchandise

Transformers Trading Card Game

• Private Red Heat, Infantry-Emergency Response (2019)
  • Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
  • Rarity: CT
  • Card Number: T19/T48
  • Stars: 5

Private Red Heat, Infantry-Emergency Response is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Red Heat's size as a Micromaster, Private Red Heat, Infantry-Emergency Response is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

The card's artwork is based on the Siege Red Heat toy, with the Alt Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Red Heat (レッドヒート Reddo Hīto)
• French: Rougeaud (Canada, "Red 'ot")
• Italian: Gamma