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.

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

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

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

Toys

The Transformers

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

• Rescue Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)

Red Hot transforms into a vaguely-futuristicy red fire engine of undetermined, possibly-made-up model. He was only available in a four-pack 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.

• More information on Red Hot at TFU.info

Generations

War for Cybertron: Siege

"Because you had to re-mold Big. Shot. Didn't. You."

• Stakeout & Red Heat (Micromaster, 2019)
  • ID number: WFC-S19
  • Japanese ID number: SG-21
  • Japanese release date: May 25, 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.

Notes

• Interestingly, his head strongly resembles that of fellow fire truck-bot, Inferno.
• Red Hot is gang molded with his teammate Fixit, causing the two to share plastic colors.

Foreign names

• French: Rougeaud (Canada, "Red-ot")
• Italian: Gamma