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[[Image:Hotshot fireblaster.jpg|thumb|250px|You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay Fireblast's mana cost]] | [[Image:Hotshot fireblaster.jpg|thumb|250px|You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay Fireblast's mana cost]] | ||
'''Fireblast''' is a term which recently (~2001) came to replace the term | '''Fireblast''' is a term which recently (~2001) came to replace the term "firepower" in many Transformers materials, usually those coming directly from Hasbro (packaging, [[tech spec]]s and biographies.) The apparent reasoning for the change is to avoid the potentially-inappropriate-for-children connotation the word 'firepower' has with guns. "Fireblast" is a made-up nonsense term and an example of [[blastification]] within Transformers. | ||
Some transfans seem to think this change in terminology falls somewhere between 'silly' and 'hypocritical.' However most can agree that expunging references to weapons in a franchise about an intergalactic war is monumentally stupid. | |||
The [[Autobot]] [[Hot Shot (RiD)|Hot Shot]] carries a | The [[Autobot]] [[Hot Shot (RiD)|Hot Shot]] carries a "fireblaster" weapon in [[Robots in Disguise (cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]. This refers to a specific type of weapon and is not compatible with the "catchall" use of the word Fireblast as described above. | ||
His fireblaster shoots pink bursts of energy. | His fireblaster shoots pink bursts of energy. | ||
[[Category: Weapons]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | [[Category: Weapons]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div> | ||
Revision as of 23:37, 29 November 2007
Fireblast is a term which recently (~2001) came to replace the term "firepower" in many Transformers materials, usually those coming directly from Hasbro (packaging, tech specs and biographies.) The apparent reasoning for the change is to avoid the potentially-inappropriate-for-children connotation the word 'firepower' has with guns. "Fireblast" is a made-up nonsense term and an example of blastification within Transformers.
Some transfans seem to think this change in terminology falls somewhere between 'silly' and 'hypocritical.' However most can agree that expunging references to weapons in a franchise about an intergalactic war is monumentally stupid.
The Autobot Hot Shot carries a "fireblaster" weapon in Robots in Disguise. This refers to a specific type of weapon and is not compatible with the "catchall" use of the word Fireblast as described above.
His fireblaster shoots pink bursts of energy.
