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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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[[File:G1-toy Vroom.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Daredevil stuntman regardless of the continuity.]] | [[File:G1-toy Vroom.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Daredevil stuntman regardless of the continuity.]] | ||
*'''Vroom''' (Mega Pretender, [[1989]]) | *'''Vroom''' (Mega Pretender, [[1989]]) | ||
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{{note|Fireball was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from the inner robot of [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]].}} | {{note|Fireball was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from the inner robot of [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]].}} | ||
: As a [[Pretender|Mega Pretender]], 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. | : 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]'' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*"Fireball" was also a preliminary name for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. | *Separately, "Fireball" was also a preliminary name for [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. | ||
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]] | [[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]] | ||
[[Category:Repurposed toys]] | [[Category:Repurposed toys]] | ||
Revision as of 04:39, 8 May 2021
| 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
2005 IDW continuity
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
The Transformers
- 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
- Separately, "Fireball" was also a preliminary name for Jetfire.
