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:''Fireball is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | {{disambig2|the IDW Generation 1 Autobot|the ''Generation 2'' Decepticon known as "Fireball" in Europe|Sizzle (G2)}} | ||
[[File:Punishment Fireball.jpg|thumb| | :''Fireball is an [[Autobot]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Punishment Fireball.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Actually, my name is pronounced "[[Ryu|HA-DO-KEN]]."]] | |||
'''Fireball''' is pretty sociopathic, as far as Autobots go. Given his appearance, he may be related to [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]]. | '''Fireball''' is pretty sociopathic, as far as Autobots go. Given his appearance, he may be related to [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]]. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===IDW | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
Fireball, with his cohorts [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], [[ | Fireball, with his cohorts [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], [[Lander]], and [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], razed planets that aided the [[Decepticon]]s during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} | ||
After the war ended, Fireball and his friends ended up living in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} where they were killed {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] for their crimes. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} | After the war ended, Fireball and his friends ended up living in [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} where they were killed {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}} by [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] for their crimes. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} | ||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
=== | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:G1-toy Vroom.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]] | ||
*'''Vroom''' (Mega Pretender, 1989) | *'''Vroom''' (Mega Pretender, [[1989]]) | ||
**''Accessories:'' Magnetic Repeller Rifle, Illusionizer, small wheel, sidecar/base | **''Accessories:'' "Magnetic Repeller Rifle", "Illusionizer" pistol, large wheel, small wheel, sidecar/base | ||
{{note|Fireball was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from the inner robot of [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]].}} | |||
: As a [[Pretender|Mega Pretender]], ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Vroom comes with a fair amount of stuff. Opening up his armored-human Pretender shell reveals the stored core robot, who turns into a Cybertronic dragster. The humanoid shell can ''also'' be transformed into a Cybertronic motorcycle. Both vehicle modes can then be combined (repositioning a few of the accessories), giving the larger shell-cycle a dragster sidecar. | |||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Vroom/vroom.htm More information on Vroom at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Vroom/vroom.htm More information on Vroom at TFU.info]'' | ||
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==Notes== | |||
*Separately, "Fireball" was also a preliminary name for both [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] as well as an alternate name for [[Sizzle (G2)|''Generation 2'' Sizzle]]. | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Repurposed toys]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 11 December 2023
| This article is about the IDW Generation 1 Autobot. For the Generation 2 Decepticon known as "Fireball" in Europe, see Sizzle (G2). |
- Fireball is an Autobot from the 2005 IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Fireball is pretty sociopathic, as far as Autobots go. Given his appearance, he may be related to Vroom.
Fiction
[edit]2005 IDW continuity
[edit]Fireball, with his cohorts Skram, Lander, and Diver, razed planets that aided the Decepticons during the Great War. Forever Is a Long Time Coming
After the war ended, Fireball and his friends ended up living in Metroplex, City of Steel where they were killed The Killing Jar by Sandstorm for their crimes. Forever Is a Long Time Coming
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- Vroom (Mega Pretender, 1989)
- Accessories: "Magnetic Repeller Rifle", "Illusionizer" pistol, large wheel, small wheel, sidecar/base
Fireball was repurposed from the inner robot of Vroom.
- As a Mega Pretender, The Transformers Vroom comes with a fair amount of stuff. Opening up his armored-human Pretender shell reveals the stored core robot, who turns into a Cybertronic dragster. The humanoid shell can also be transformed into a Cybertronic motorcycle. Both vehicle modes can then be combined (repositioning a few of the accessories), giving the larger shell-cycle a dragster sidecar.
Notes
[edit]- Separately, "Fireball" was also a preliminary name for both Jetfire and Skyfall as well as an alternate name for Generation 2 Sizzle.
