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:''Fireshot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Fireshot is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:FireshotBoxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"You! What are you looking at? Stay back!"]] | [[File:FireshotBoxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"You! What are you looking at? Stay back!"]] | ||
'''Fireshot''' is the archetype of paranoia being a self-fulfilling prophecy. He spends all his time gathering intel, to find out who's talking about him behind his back. The result is that his teammates ''are'' talking about him behind his back — they're laughing at the notion that he's important enough for anyone to be plotting against him in the first place.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #2</ref> | '''Fireshot''' is the archetype of paranoia being a self-fulfilling prophecy. He spends all his time gathering intel, to find out who's talking about him behind his back. The result is that his teammates ''are'' talking about him behind his back — they're laughing at the notion that he's important enough for anyone to be plotting against him in the first place.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' #2</ref> | ||
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ===IDW Generation 1 continuity=== | ||
[[File:Fireshot vanquish windblade 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | [[File:Fireshot vanquish windblade 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | ||
Fireshot was a small Transformer born from a [[hot spot]] inside the deceased [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] who colonized [[Devisiun]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught a glimpse of him splitting off from his [[twin]] Vanquish when she was merged with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s mind. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade #4}} After the [[Combiner Wars]] and the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Vanquish and Fireshot were chosen to simultaneously represent Devisiun. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} | Fireshot was a small Transformer born from a [[hot spot]] inside the deceased [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] who colonized [[Devisiun]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught a glimpse of him splitting off from his [[twin]] Vanquish when she was merged with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s mind. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} After the [[Combiner Wars]] and the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]], Vanquish and Fireshot were chosen to simultaneously represent Devisiun. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}} | ||
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:Fireshot transforms into the front half of a SR-71 Blackbird stealth jet, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]]. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]], although in his case this makes no sense, as Vanquish is the only one he forms an actual vehicle with. | :Fireshot transforms into the front half of a SR-71 Blackbird stealth jet, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]]. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]], although in his case this makes no sense, as Vanquish is the only one he forms an actual vehicle with. | ||
:Fireshot was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Vanquish, [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]], [[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]] and [[Power Punch (G1)|Power Punch]]. | :Fireshot was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Vanquish, [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]], [[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]], and [[Power Punch (G1)|Power Punch]]. | ||
:This toy was released in Japan without changes as the [[Autobot]] [[Fireshot (ROC)|Fireshot]]. | :This toy was released in Japan without changes as the [[Autobot]] [[Fireshot (ROC)|Fireshot]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Combiners]] | [[Category:Combiners]] | ||
Revision as of 02:24, 25 August 2015
| This article is about the Decepticon Micromaster. For his Japanese Autobot counterpart, see Fireshot (ROC). |
- Fireshot is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Fireshot is the archetype of paranoia being a self-fulfilling prophecy. He spends all his time gathering intel, to find out who's talking about him behind his back. The result is that his teammates are talking about him behind his back — they're laughing at the notion that he's important enough for anyone to be plotting against him in the first place.[1]
His combiner partner on the Battle Squad is Vanquish.
Fiction
Regeneration One
Fireshot was a member of Soundwave's group of Neo-Decepticons at Fort Scyk in Polyhex. Counterpoint
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Fireshot was a small Transformer born from a hot spot inside the deceased Metrotitan who colonized Devisiun. Windblade vol. 2 #6 Windblade caught a glimpse of him splitting off from his twin Vanquish when she was merged with Metroplex's mind. Windblade vol. 1 #4 After the Combiner Wars and the formation of the Council of Worlds, Vanquish and Fireshot were chosen to simultaneously represent Devisiun. Windblade vol. 2 #6
Toys
Generation 1
- Battle Squad (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)
- Fireshot transforms into the front half of a SR-71 Blackbird stealth jet, which he forms with his combiner partner Vanquish. He can, of course, be connected to any other Micromaster Combiner, although in his case this makes no sense, as Vanquish is the only one he forms an actual vehicle with.
- Fireshot was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Vanquish, Direct-Hit, Half-Track, Meltdown, and Power Punch.
Notes
Foreign names
- French: Fusillade (Canada)
- Italian: Vortex
