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{{disambig2|the Armada-series Mini-Con|the Classics-series Mini-Con|Firebot (Classics)}}
{{disambig3|Firebot}}
:''Firebot is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Firebot is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:Firebot-AR-Fleer.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|I keep telling you, "Firebot" just isn't a good Cheat Commando name!]]


[[Image:Firebot-AR-Fleer.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I keep telling you, "Firebot" just isn't a good Cheat Commando name!]]
'''Firebot''' leads the [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] and does so with unmatched zeal. His enthusiasm is infectious, pushing his already hardworking teammates to even greater levels. He doesn't stop until his job is done, and he pushes others to put in that same one-hundred-percent-plus—and they ''do''.
'''Firebot''' leads the [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] and does so with unmatched zeal. His enthusiasm is infectious, pushing his already hardworking teammates to even greater levels. He doesn't stop until his job is done, and he pushes others to put in that same one-hundred-percent-plus—and they ''do''.


He's a friend to his subordinates when he needs to be, a hard-nosed boss to them when he needs to be...even a brawler when he needs to be, and even sometimes when he doesn't ''really'' need to be. A fair few [[Decepticon]]s have learned not to underestimate the little rescue worker.
He's a friend to his subordinates when he needs to be, a hard-nosed boss to them when he needs to be...even a brawler when he needs to be, and even sometimes when he doesn't ''really'' need to be. A fair few [[Decepticon]]s have learned not to underestimate the little rescue worker.
In the [[Universe war]], Firebot (or an alternate-universe version of him) is partnered with the [[Autobot]] [[Fireflight (Universe)|Fireflight]] and fellow Mini-Con [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]].
:''Japanese name'': '''Draft'''


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[Image:Mars Firebot.jpg|thumb|left|200px|]]
[[File:Mars Firebot.jpg|thumb|left]]
Firebot's [[Mini-Con storage panel]] landed in a rather out-of-the-way location: on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] were dispatched to retrieve him, and eventually found his panel embedded on an asteroid in orbit around the red planet. After Starscream activated Firebot, he convinced the Mini-Con to join forces with the Autobots rather than serve as a slave of the Decepticons. Firebot blasted [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] for the Autobots, and accompanied them back to Earth where he was welcomed by the other Mini-Cons under their care. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}
Firebot's [[Mini-Con storage panel]] landed in a rather out-of-the-way location: on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] were dispatched to retrieve him, and eventually found his panel embedded on an asteroid in orbit around the red planet. After Starscream activated Firebot, he convinced the Mini-Con to join forces with the Autobots rather than serve as a slave of the Decepticons. Firebot blasted [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] for the Autobots, and accompanied them back to Earth where he was welcomed by the other Mini-Cons under their care. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}


{{-}}
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[Image:DreamwaveArmada18_EmergencyTeam.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]
[[File:DreamwaveArmada18 EmergencyTeam.jpg|thumb]]
Firebot is one of the many Mini-Cons who gathered on [[Earth]] in preparation for the trip back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the battle with the chaos-bringer [[Unicron]]. Presumably, he joined [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] at the [[Loop]], where the Mini-Cons channeled their energies through the [[Mini-Con Matrix|Matrix]] and dealt the fatal blow to Unicron. {{storylink|The End}}
Firebot is one of the many Mini-Cons who gathered on [[Earth]] in preparation for the trip back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and the battle with the chaos-bringer [[Unicron]]. Presumably, he joined [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] at the [[Loop]], where the Mini-Cons channeled their energies through the [[Mini-Con Matrix|Matrix]] and dealt the fatal blow to Unicron. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
{{l-}}


{{-}}
===''Universe'' comic===
===''Universe'' comic===
[[Image:UniverseFirebotEscape.jpg|thumb|left|150px|No, he didn't grow a gun-hand. That's [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]] firing.]]
[[File:UniverseFirebotEscape.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|No, he didn't grow a gun-hand. That's [[Ratchet (Universe)|Ratchet]] firing.]]
Firebot (or an alternate-universe incarnation of him) is one of the many captured Transformers who escaped from the [[Cauldron]] thanks to the quick thinking of [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. {{storylink|Escape (issue)|Escape}}
A Firebot hailed from [[Aurex 606.0 Kappa]]. The [[Emergency Mini-Con Team]] had just aided [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]], [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] in a battle against the Decepticons [[Landslide (Decepticon)|Landslide]], [[Drench (Universe)|Drench]], and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] when Unicron abducted Red Alert. Unicron would have also gotten Longarm if Firebot hadn't shoved Longarm out of the way and taken his place. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/14}} Red Alert and Firebot were subsequently held prisoner in the [[Cauldron]] arena. The quick thinking of [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] released them, and they participated in the great escape led by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} However, Red Alert and Firebot's home reality had seemingly ceased to exist, and thus they ended up in [[Aurex 204.0 Kappa]] with another [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] who had also been in the Cauldron. This Smokescreen helped them adapt to their new home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/14}}


{{-}}
===Legends World===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}}}
{{--}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
===Armada===
{{picsneeded|Armada Hot Spot-esque redeco}}
*'''Emergency Mini-Con Team''' (Basic, 2003)
===''Armada''===
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-20'''
[[File:Armada Firebot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Emergency Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MM-20'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[September 11]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)}}
 
: ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Firebot transforms into an aircraft-crash-response truck of probably-made-up model. He also has a third "weapon mode" transformation, becoming a (non-firing) multi-missile pod.
 
: As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on the underside of his vehicle mode that allows him to attach to larger toys with compatible Powerlinx plugs, activating special [[gimmick]]s on the larger toys when attached to a "live" plug.
 
: He was normally only available in a three-pack with his teammates [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]] and [[Prowl (Armada)#Toys|Prowl]]. In the [[Hasbro]] line, the Emergency Team were released in the fifth assortment of Mini-Con teams. In Japan, it was part of the eighth wave of ''Legend of the Microns'' product, released in [[Calendar|September]] 2003. Aside from packaging, there are no noteworthy differences between the two releases.
 
: This mold was also used to make [[Quench#Toys|Quench]], [[Micron Booster]] [[Cluster]], and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Anti-Blaze#Toys|Anti-Blaze]], and slightly [[retool]]ed into [[Graviton (Cybertron)|Graviton]].
 
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Firebot/firebot.htm More information on Firebot at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaFirebotMold}}
 
{{-}}{{anchor|Exdimensions}}
[[File:Arm-toy FirebotXD.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Emergency Micron Exdimensions''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MM-21'''
:*''Release date'': September 11, 2003
 
: A limited-edition (yet still standard retail) "[[Exdimensions]]" [[redeco]] of the Emergency Team was released in Japan, the sole item in the eleventh and final regular-retail release in the line. This version of the Team features a midnight blue and orange "Draft".
 
: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Pinpointer (SG)|Pinpointer]], and doubles as the separate character [[Draft (Armada)|Draft]] and the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Draft (BWU)|Draft]].


: Firebot transforms into an aircraft-crash-response truck. He has a third "weapon mode" transformation, becoming a (non-firing) missile pod. He was only available with his teammates [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] and [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/XDDraft/draft.htm More information on Exdimensions Draft at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaFirebotMold}}


: Late in the [[Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toyline]], the team was [[Redeco|redecoed]]. Firebot was decoed as a tribute to [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], in a mainly light blue scheme.
{{-}}{{anchor|TUB}}{{anchor|HasbroRedeco}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-mc|'''Emergency Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)}}</ul>


: This mold was also used to make [[Anti-Blaze]], [[Cluster]] and [[Quench]], and slightly [[retool]]ed into ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Graviton (Cybertron)|Graviton]].
: Part of the seventh and final wave of ''Armada'' Mini-Con three-packs, the Emergency Team was given a [[redeco]] (without a new team name as previous redecoed teams had). Firebot was decoed as a tribute to [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], in a mainly light blue scheme.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Firebot/firebot.htm More information on Firebot at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/ReFirebot/firebot.htm More information on redeco Firebot at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaFirebotMold}}
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/ReFirebot/firebot.htm More information on redeco Firebot at TFU.info]''
{{--}}


[[Image:2003-emergencymicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
===''Universe'' (2003)===
*'''Emergency Micron X-Dimension''' (Basic, 2003)
[[File:Universe2003toy Fireflight Firebot.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-21'''
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fireflight with Firebot and Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2004)}}</ul>


: A low-run regular-retail "[[X-Dimension Mini-Cons|X-Dimension]]" redeco of the Emergency Team was made available in Japan, featuring a midnight blue and orange "Draft". This was the final set of X-Dimension Mini-Cons released.
: Firebot was redecoed for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' series in a scheme similar to Quench's, but using a lighter yellow and maroon rather than red.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/XDDraft/draft.htm More information on X-Dimension Draft at TFU.info]''
: He was only available as part of a Deluxe-sized multi-pack along with [[Fireflight (Universe Deluxe)|Fireflight]] and [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thunderwing]].
{{-}}
===Universe===
*'''Fireflight with Firebot and Thunderwing''' (Deluxe, 2004)


: Firebot was redecoed for the ''[[Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' series in a scheme similar to Quench's, but using a lighter yellow and maroon rather than red. He was only available as part of a Deluxe-sized multi-pack along with [[Fireflight (Universe)|Fireflight]] and [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Firebot/firebot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Firebot at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaFirebotMold}}


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Firebot/firebot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Firebot at TFU.info]''
==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Draft''' (ドラフト ''Dorafuto''), '''Firebot''' (ファイヤーボット ''Faiyābotto'')
*''Korean:'' '''Draft''' (드래프트 ''Deulaepeuteu'')


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Latest revision as of 14:39, 20 March 2026

The name or term "Firebot" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Firebot (disambiguation).
Firebot is a Mini-Con from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
I keep telling you, "Firebot" just isn't a good Cheat Commando name!

Firebot leads the Emergency Mini-Con Team and does so with unmatched zeal. His enthusiasm is infectious, pushing his already hardworking teammates to even greater levels. He doesn't stop until his job is done, and he pushes others to put in that same one-hundred-percent-plus—and they do.

He's a friend to his subordinates when he needs to be, a hard-nosed boss to them when he needs to be...even a brawler when he needs to be, and even sometimes when he doesn't really need to be. A fair few Decepticons have learned not to underestimate the little rescue worker.

Fiction

[edit]

Armada cartoon

[edit]

Firebot's Mini-Con storage panel landed in a rather out-of-the-way location: on Mars. Jetfire and Starscream were dispatched to retrieve him, and eventually found his panel embedded on an asteroid in orbit around the red planet. After Starscream activated Firebot, he convinced the Mini-Con to join forces with the Autobots rather than serve as a slave of the Decepticons. Firebot blasted Tidal Wave for the Autobots, and accompanied them back to Earth where he was welcomed by the other Mini-Cons under their care. Mars

Dreamwave Armada comic

[edit]

Firebot is one of the many Mini-Cons who gathered on Earth in preparation for the trip back to Cybertron and the battle with the chaos-bringer Unicron. Presumably, he joined Over-Run at the Loop, where the Mini-Cons channeled their energies through the Matrix and dealt the fatal blow to Unicron. The End

Universe comic

[edit]
No, he didn't grow a gun-hand. That's Ratchet firing.

A Firebot hailed from Aurex 606.0 Kappa. The Emergency Mini-Con Team had just aided Red Alert, Longarm, Smokescreen, and Jolt in a battle against the Decepticons Landslide, Drench, and Wind Sheer when Unicron abducted Red Alert. Unicron would have also gotten Longarm if Firebot hadn't shoved Longarm out of the way and taken his place. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/14 Red Alert and Firebot were subsequently held prisoner in the Cauldron arena. The quick thinking of Trailbreaker and Silverbolt released them, and they participated in the great escape led by Optimus Primal. Escape However, Red Alert and Firebot's home reality had seemingly ceased to exist, and thus they ended up in Aurex 204.0 Kappa with another Smokescreen who had also been in the Cauldron. This Smokescreen helped them adapt to their new home. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/14

Legends World

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Toys

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Specifics: Armada Hot Spot-esque redeco

Armada

[edit]
  • Emergency Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
Armada Firebot transforms into an aircraft-crash-response truck of probably-made-up model. He also has a third "weapon mode" transformation, becoming a (non-firing) multi-missile pod.
As a Mini-Con, he has a "Powerlinx" socket on the underside of his vehicle mode that allows him to attach to larger toys with compatible Powerlinx plugs, activating special gimmicks on the larger toys when attached to a "live" plug.
He was normally only available in a three-pack with his teammates Makeshift and Prowl. In the Hasbro line, the Emergency Team were released in the fifth assortment of Mini-Con teams. In Japan, it was part of the eighth wave of Legend of the Microns product, released in September 2003. Aside from packaging, there are no noteworthy differences between the two releases.
This mold was also used to make Quench, Micron Booster Cluster, and Cybertron Anti-Blaze, and slightly retooled into Graviton.
Transformers: Armada mold: Firebot
  • Hasbro:
  • Takara:
  • JIVE Ltd.:


  • Emergency Micron Exdimensions (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
  • ID number: MM-21
  • Release date: September 11, 2003
A limited-edition (yet still standard retail) "Exdimensions" redeco of the Emergency Team was released in Japan, the sole item in the eleventh and final regular-retail release in the line. This version of the Team features a midnight blue and orange "Draft".
This toy was later repurposed as Shattered Glass Pinpointer, and doubles as the separate character Draft and the Beast Wars: Uprising character Draft.
Transformers: Armada mold: Firebot
  • Hasbro:
  • Takara:
  • JIVE Ltd.:


  • Emergency Mini-Con Team (Mini-Con 3-pack, 2003)
Part of the seventh and final wave of Armada Mini-Con three-packs, the Emergency Team was given a redeco (without a new team name as previous redecoed teams had). Firebot was decoed as a tribute to Generation 1 Hot Spot, in a mainly light blue scheme.
Transformers: Armada mold: Firebot
  • Hasbro:
  • Takara:
  • JIVE Ltd.:

Universe (2003)

[edit]
  • Fireflight with Firebot and Thunderwing (Deluxe, 2004)
Firebot was redecoed for the Universe series in a scheme similar to Quench's, but using a lighter yellow and maroon rather than red.
He was only available as part of a Deluxe-sized multi-pack along with Fireflight and Thunderwing.
Transformers: Armada mold: Firebot
  • Hasbro:
  • Takara:
  • JIVE Ltd.:

Notes

[edit]

Foreign names

[edit]
  • Japanese: Draft (ドラフト Dorafuto), Firebot (ファイヤーボット Faiyābotto)
  • Korean: Draft (드래프트 Deulaepeuteu)
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