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#REDIRECT[[Inferno (BW)]]
{{disambig3|Inferno}}
:''Inferno is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Fire in the Dark]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 Universe toyline]]).''
 
[[File:Inferno-tfu.jpg|300px|thumb|FOR THE ROYALTY!!!]]
'''Inferno''' is a Predacon warrior who died in a version of the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] and then found a new body in the [[Universe War]].
 
==Fiction==
===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When [[human]] archaeologists uncovered a cave filled with primitive language, [[Mini-Con]] [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] translated it for them. The markings told of a time when the Maximals and Predacons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, though the stranded Transformers were perceived by the protohumans as gods. When one of the archeologists, [[Jessica Theist]], later touched one of the markings, she was bestowed a vision of the Maximals' and Predacons' battles. In her vision she saw "a huge fire ant easily the size of a truck." {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}
 
===Ask Vector Prime===
The Beast Wars this Inferno participated in were fought not over [[energon]] but over Mini-Cons. Inferno was killed in the course of the conflict. At the moment of his death, his [[spark]] was abducted by [[Unicron]], who plucked him from [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta]] to fight in the [[Universe War]]. His disembodied essence found the corpse of the recently deceased [[Red Alert (RID 2001)|Red Alert]] from [[Viron 903.0 Beta]], allowing him to return to life... although he was disappointed to learn that Red Alert's weapons were designed to ''extinguish'' fires, rather than start them. When [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] rescued him, he swore allegiance to his new queen. Although he was deprived of his usual weaponry, he remained a savage and bloodthirsty warrior. Inferno would eventually fight alongside an [[Inferno (BW)#Waspscream continuity|alternate universe-incarnation of himself]] who had become a [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}}
 
==Toys==
===Universe (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003toy-InfernoDeluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|WATER! WATER! WATER!]]
*'''Inferno''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories'': Left & right thrusters, 2 "flame" missiles
 
: A [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Prowl (RID)#Toys|Prowl]] toy in a deco similar to the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] character [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Inferno transforms into a "Fire Chief" [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]]. The toy features a pair of pressure-launch missile launchers, which attach to his [[alternate mode|car mode]] spoiler or to his robot mode forearm, as well as attaching to the car mode's light bar in robot mode to form a [[jet pack]].
 
: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Red Alert (RID 2001)|Red Alert]] .
 
: The same mold is used by the 2003 ''Universe'' versions of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Sunstreaker]].
 
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/TFUInferno/inferno.htm More information on Universe Inferno at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* ''Universe'' Inferno was originally supposed to be a new form of [[Red Alert (G1)|Generation 1 Red Alert]]. When the naming issue was brought up on ''Transformers'' brand designer [[Aaron Archer]]'s Orson's World forum, he said that the "Inferno" name was a mistake that somehow passed and that it was too late to do anything about it. In an attempt to deal with the confusion, the biography [[3H Productions|3H]] created for this toy to be used on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' website stated that this was an alternate universe version of ''Beast Wars'' Inferno. Though the biography was never published,<ref>http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/17406-a-curiosity-otfccs-dont-seem-to-exist/page-4#entry370392</ref> Ask Vector Prime would canonize it over a decade later.
**In doing so, Ask Vector Prime partially restored the original naming intent of the toy, explaining that ''Universe''/"Fire in the Dark" Inferno had acquired his body from a ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Red Alert (RID 2001)|Red Alert]].
* Inferno's ''Universe'' mass-release and his wavemate [[Ratchet (Universe)#Toys|Ratchet]] were given the "group" name "Machine Robot Rescue", presumably in an attempt by [[Hasbro]] to block competitor [[Bandai]] from using the name for a potential importation of their ''{{w|Machine Robo Rescue}}'' toy series from Japan to the United States.
 
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Inferno''' (インフェルノ ''Inferuno'')
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
[[Category:Armada Predacons]]
[[Category:Children of Primus]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Firefighters]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

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