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:''Flamewar is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Flamewar is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File: | [[File:Flamewar2.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|She sings from somewhere you can't see.]] | ||
'''Flamewar''' may not seem like the ideal [[Decepticon]] soldier. Immature, mercurial and opportunistic, she seems more interested in pulling pranks on her fellow soldiers than pulling her weight around the base; but this childish attitude masks a warrior not to be underestimated, possessed of an array of skills ranging from spying and sabotage to science. Perhaps her most valuable trait, however, is her fervent loyalty to the Decepticon cause—as long as her [[spark]] still burns, she'll keep the legacy of the Decepticons alive, even if she's the [[Pax Cybertronia|last one around to do so]]. | '''Flamewar''' may not seem like the ideal [[Decepticon]] soldier. Immature, mercurial and opportunistic, she seems more interested in pulling pranks on her fellow soldiers than pulling her weight around the base; but this childish attitude masks a warrior not to be underestimated, possessed of an array of skills ranging from spying and sabotage to science. Perhaps her most valuable trait, however, is her fervent loyalty to the Decepticon cause—as long as her [[spark]] still burns, she'll keep the legacy of the Decepticons alive, even if she's the [[Pax Cybertronia|last one around to do so]]. | ||
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===''Timelines''=== | ===''Timelines''=== | ||
{{voiceactor|[[Brandie Tarvin]] (English)}} | {{voiceactor|[[Brandie Tarvin]] (English)}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Tre flamewar singlewhitefemale.jpg|upright=1|thumb|left|There is no possible way that this is not ridiculous.]] | ||
As one of the last Decepticons from the era of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a dissatisfied Flamewar became an agent for the [[Tripredacus Council]], who sent her to observe [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s efforts on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. When the [[Autobot]]s sent a strike force to destroy his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility, Flamewar ambushed and disabled [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], leaving them to Deathsaurus to eliminate. (He failed, of course.) | As one of the last Decepticons from the era of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a dissatisfied Flamewar became an agent for the [[Tripredacus Council]], who sent her to observe [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s efforts on [[Ceti Alpha Seven]]. When the [[Autobot]]s sent a strike force to destroy his [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] cloning facility, Flamewar ambushed and disabled [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], leaving them to Deathsaurus to eliminate. (He failed, of course.) | ||
Although all of the Autobots eventually escaped, Flamewar reported to the Council that Deathsaurus's experiments had been a success. Suddenly, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] broke into her transmission, revealing that [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] had introduced a virus into the [[Virulent Clone|clones]], and that they had finally tracked her down. With her exposure, Flamewar was deemed useless as an agent by the Council, and they remotely destroyed [[Flamewar's ship|her ship]]. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}} | Although all of the Autobots eventually escaped, Flamewar reported to the Council that Deathsaurus's experiments had been a success. Suddenly, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] broke into her transmission, revealing that [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] had introduced a virus into the [[Virulent Clone|clones]], and that they had finally tracked her down. With her exposure, Flamewar was deemed useless as an agent by the Council, and they remotely destroyed [[Flamewar's ship|her ship]]. {{storylink|Descent into Evil}} | ||
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===''Wings Universe''=== | ===''Wings Universe''=== | ||
[[File:Timelines10 flamewar.jpg | [[File:Timelines10 flamewar.jpg|thumb|Yoko Littner? Never heard of her.]] | ||
Disgusted by the peace that dawned with the birth of the [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the defeat of the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his [[Maximal]]s, Flamewar vowed to restore the [[Decepticon Empire]]'s rule over not just the planet, but the entire galaxy. A true fanatic, she refused to accept the original Megatron was dead, believing instead that Death itself was Megatron's ally, and would never take him. {{storylink|Flamewar (G1)#BotCon2014|BotCon 2014 Flamewar profile card}} {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} | Disgusted by the peace that dawned with the birth of the [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the defeat of the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his [[Maximal]]s, Flamewar vowed to restore the [[Decepticon Empire]]'s rule over not just the planet, but the entire galaxy. A true fanatic, she refused to accept the original Megatron was dead, believing instead that Death itself was Megatron's ally, and would never take him. {{storylink|Flamewar (G1)#BotCon2014|BotCon 2014 Flamewar profile card}} {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} | ||
In [[2984]], on the run from Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] for unspecified crimes ("bad things", according to her), Flamewar attacked the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] with the intent of using its [[space bridge]] to put herself beyond the pursuer's reach. Just as she had finished slaughtering her way through the Autobots who attempted to stop her, she was discovered by [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] and his pirate crew of [[Star Seeker]]s. Flamewar had never heard of the pirates and had no interest in Cannonball's proposal that she join his crew... until a hefty handful of [[energon]] chips and other valuable goodies changed her mind. She subsequently accompanied the Star Seekers through the space bridge to [[Unicron]]'s disembodied head, which Cannonball sought to use to drain the energy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but the scheme was opposed by the Cybertronian Knights and Flamewar was defeated by Devcon in the battle that followed. As they were being cuffed and taken away, however, Star Seeker weaponsmaster [[Ferak]] slipped a small [[Lukythian Warp Star|Warp Star Warhead]] into Flamewar's palm. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}} | In [[2984]], on the run from Autobot bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] for unspecified crimes ("bad things", according to her), Flamewar attacked the [[Galadria Space Bridge Outpost]] with the intent of using its [[space bridge]] to put herself beyond the pursuer's reach. Just as she had finished slaughtering her way through the Autobots who attempted to stop her, she was discovered by [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] and his pirate crew of [[Star Seeker]]s. Flamewar had never heard of the pirates and had no interest in Cannonball's proposal that she join his crew... until a hefty handful of [[energon]] chips and other valuable goodies changed her mind. She subsequently accompanied the Star Seekers through the space bridge to [[Unicron]]'s disembodied head, which Cannonball sought to use to drain the energy of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but the scheme was opposed by the Cybertronian Knights and Flamewar was defeated by Devcon in the battle that followed. As they were being cuffed and taken away, however, Star Seeker weaponsmaster [[Ferak]] slipped a small [[Lukythian Warp Star|Warp Star Warhead]] into Flamewar's palm. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}} | ||
[[File:FlamewarasCaptain-TPJ.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|right]] | [[File:FlamewarasCaptain-TPJ.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.65|right]] | ||
Using the warhead to effect an escape from the Knights' custody, the Star Seekers took off on a new quest: a search for the immortal [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Following the treacherous Decepticon's trail to [[Shut-Up-Tornado-I'm-Trying-To-Think|a nameless planetoid]] near [[Quintesson]] space, the crew discovered a mountain stronghold, where Flamewar was able to put her linguistic skills to use translating various runes. Within the ruins, they found a half-dead Quintesson who professed to be a former ally of Starscream's, but after the alien was brought on board, Flamewar discovered the truth: in actuality, the long-deceased Quintesson's body was possessed by Starscream's spark! Working with Starscream, Flamewar staged a mutiny, allowing Starscream to possess Cannoball's body and imprisoning the ex-captain's own spark in a containment device. Now with a ship and crew to continue her mission to reinstate the [[Decepticon Empire]], Flamewar embraced the pirate life, donning a modified version of Cannonball's helmet and even beginning to talk like the captain, indicating that she would soon become the next in the line of pirates to bear the name... {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} As [[Shokaract]] mused about the current state of affairs in the universe, Flamewar took up the command seat of the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]''. {{storylink|Legacy (issue)|Legacy}} | Using the warhead to effect an escape from the Knights' custody, the Star Seekers took off on a new quest: a search for the immortal [[spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. Following the treacherous Decepticon's trail to [[Shut-Up-Tornado-I'm-Trying-To-Think|a nameless planetoid]] near [[Quintesson]] space, the crew discovered a mountain stronghold, where Flamewar was able to put her linguistic skills to use translating various runes. Within the ruins, they found a half-dead Quintesson who professed to be a former ally of Starscream's, but after the alien was brought on board, Flamewar discovered the truth: in actuality, the long-deceased Quintesson's body was possessed by Starscream's spark! Working with Starscream, Flamewar staged a mutiny, allowing Starscream to possess Cannoball's body and imprisoning the ex-captain's own spark in a containment device. Now with a ship and crew to continue her mission to reinstate the [[Decepticon Empire]], Flamewar embraced the pirate life, donning a modified version of Cannonball's helmet and even beginning to talk like the captain, indicating that she would soon become the next in the line of pirates to bear the name... {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}} As [[Shokaract]] mused about the current state of affairs in the universe, Flamewar took up the command seat of the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]''. {{storylink|Legacy (issue)|Legacy}} | ||
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===''TransTech''=== | ===''TransTech''=== | ||
[[File:HailstormDeceptichargeFlamewarCMW.jpg|thumb | [[File:HailstormDeceptichargeFlamewarCMW.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]] | ||
Flamewar was one of countless Offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. On the morning of the [[Waruder]] invasion, she hung out with [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}} | Flamewar was one of countless Offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. On the morning of the [[Waruder]] invasion, she hung out with [[Hailstorm (TF 2010)|Hailstorm]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}} | ||
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===2005 IDW continuity=== | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
[[File:OPAnnual2018-Flamewar.jpg|thumb| | [[File:OPAnnual2018-Flamewar.jpg|thumb|left|200px]] | ||
Flamewar was hired by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] to act in [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|''Starscream: The Movie'']] where she was cast as [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. She questioned this casting, given the minor role Rodimus had played in [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s origins, but Thundercracker waved off these concerns, convinced that Rodimus's image would attract viewers. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} | Flamewar was hired by [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] to act in [[Starscream: The Movie (film)|''Starscream: The Movie'']] where she was cast as [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. She questioned this casting, given the minor role Rodimus had played in [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]'s origins, but Thundercracker waved off these concerns, convinced that Rodimus's image would attract viewers. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie (comic)|Starscream: The Movie}} | ||
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===2019 IDW continuity=== | ===2019 IDW continuity=== | ||
:*''First appearance:'' [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|''Transformers'' issue #7]] | :*''First appearance:'' [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|''Transformers'' issue #7]] | ||
[[File:"Team Stream" inside Astrotrain.jpg | [[File:"Team Stream" inside Astrotrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]] | ||
A member of the terrorist organisation [[The Rise]], Flamewar camped out in a bunker beneath the memorial crater. On patrol, she spotted the hermit [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who had himself spotted their comms cable. Flamewar engaged Cyclonus in order to keep their secret, blasting the war hero. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Only then did she think to report the situation to the bunker. Flamewar was hopelessly outmatched against Cyclonus, but she got a reprieve when [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] responded to her call and chased the flyer away. Shadow Striker had no respect for Flamewar's initiative, and called her a fool for mixing it up with Cyclonus. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} | A member of the terrorist organisation [[The Rise]], Flamewar camped out in a bunker beneath the memorial crater. On patrol, she spotted the hermit [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who had himself spotted their comms cable. Flamewar engaged Cyclonus in order to keep their secret, blasting the war hero. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One}} Only then did she think to report the situation to the bunker. Flamewar was hopelessly outmatched against Cyclonus, but she got a reprieve when [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]] responded to her call and chased the flyer away. Shadow Striker had no respect for Flamewar's initiative, and called her a fool for mixing it up with Cyclonus. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two}} | ||
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==Games== | ==Games== | ||
===''Transformers Legends''=== | ===''Transformers Legends''=== | ||
[[File:TFLegendsApp-Flamewar.jpg|thumb| | [[File:TFLegendsApp-Flamewar.jpg|thumb|left|From convention exclusive to tiny repaint to video game rare card - movin' up in the world, ma!]] | ||
Flamewar spent years preparing for her final battle against [[Arcee (G1)#Transformers Legends|Arcee]], planning and strategizing ways to counter and defeat her. She just waited for her chance. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Flamewar bio}} | Flamewar spent years preparing for her final battle against [[Arcee (G1)#Transformers Legends|Arcee]], planning and strategizing ways to counter and defeat her. She just waited for her chance. {{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Flamewar bio}} | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 7 September 2020
| This article is about the Generation 1 Decepticon. For the Aligned Decepticon, see Flamewar (Prime). |
- Flamewar is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Flamewar may not seem like the ideal Decepticon soldier. Immature, mercurial and opportunistic, she seems more interested in pulling pranks on her fellow soldiers than pulling her weight around the base; but this childish attitude masks a warrior not to be underestimated, possessed of an array of skills ranging from spying and sabotage to science. Perhaps her most valuable trait, however, is her fervent loyalty to the Decepticon cause—as long as her spark still burns, she'll keep the legacy of the Decepticons alive, even if she's the last one around to do so.
She's not a big fan of Arcee.
Fiction
Timelines
- Voice actor: Brandie Tarvin (English)
As one of the last Decepticons from the era of the Great War, a dissatisfied Flamewar became an agent for the Tripredacus Council, who sent her to observe Deathsaurus's efforts on Ceti Alpha Seven. When the Autobots sent a strike force to destroy his Insecticon cloning facility, Flamewar ambushed and disabled Ironhide and Ratchet, leaving them to Deathsaurus to eliminate. (He failed, of course.)
Although all of the Autobots eventually escaped, Flamewar reported to the Council that Deathsaurus's experiments had been a success. Suddenly, Bumblebee broke into her transmission, revealing that Ricochet had introduced a virus into the clones, and that they had finally tracked her down. With her exposure, Flamewar was deemed useless as an agent by the Council, and they remotely destroyed her ship. Descent into Evil
When Flamewar regained consciousness from that whole explodey-ship deal, she found herself the prisoner of Ricochet, Obsidian, and K-9. They demanded that she work as a double-agent for them against the Decepticon/Predacon Alliance, but she refused. "Ricochet" and the others then dropped their disguises and revealed themselves as Predacons, and offered Flamewar a place in the organization of the Predacon criminal Megatron. Not really having much else to do, Flamewar accepted. Intimidation Game
Shortly before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Flamewar posed as a revived Megatron and used a pliable intermediary to recruit an army of dissatisfied Predacons. Together, they conquered a string of planets in the J'kozian sector, stealing resources to build a drone army that could re-ignite the Great War.
Her plans were derailed by a team of Maximals on an intelligence-gathering mission. They sabotaged the drone-production facility on Nibari, reprogramming the drones to obey the native rebels. Most of Flamewar's army was killed by the drones while she was tied up by a challenge of personal combat the Maximals goaded her into. Defeated and utterly humiliated, Flamewar was sent back to Cybertron for trial. The Razor's Edge
The AllSpark Almanac
Readers of Venus, a trans-dimensional magazine for Decepti-femmes, were invited to decide who was deadlier, Flamewar or Nightracer. The AllSpark Almanac
Wings Universe
Disgusted by the peace that dawned with the birth of the technorganic Cybertron after the defeat of the Predacon Megatron by Optimus Primal and his Maximals, Flamewar vowed to restore the Decepticon Empire's rule over not just the planet, but the entire galaxy. A true fanatic, she refused to accept the original Megatron was dead, believing instead that Death itself was Megatron's ally, and would never take him. BotCon 2014 Flamewar profile card Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur
In 2984, on the run from Autobot bounty hunter Devcon for unspecified crimes ("bad things", according to her), Flamewar attacked the Galadria Space Bridge Outpost with the intent of using its space bridge to put herself beyond the pursuer's reach. Just as she had finished slaughtering her way through the Autobots who attempted to stop her, she was discovered by Cannonball and his pirate crew of Star Seekers. Flamewar had never heard of the pirates and had no interest in Cannonball's proposal that she join his crew... until a hefty handful of energon chips and other valuable goodies changed her mind. She subsequently accompanied the Star Seekers through the space bridge to Unicron's disembodied head, which Cannonball sought to use to drain the energy of Cybertron, but the scheme was opposed by the Cybertronian Knights and Flamewar was defeated by Devcon in the battle that followed. As they were being cuffed and taken away, however, Star Seeker weaponsmaster Ferak slipped a small Warp Star Warhead into Flamewar's palm. Hoist the Flag
Using the warhead to effect an escape from the Knights' custody, the Star Seekers took off on a new quest: a search for the immortal spark of Starscream. Following the treacherous Decepticon's trail to a nameless planetoid near Quintesson space, the crew discovered a mountain stronghold, where Flamewar was able to put her linguistic skills to use translating various runes. Within the ruins, they found a half-dead Quintesson who professed to be a former ally of Starscream's, but after the alien was brought on board, Flamewar discovered the truth: in actuality, the long-deceased Quintesson's body was possessed by Starscream's spark! Working with Starscream, Flamewar staged a mutiny, allowing Starscream to possess Cannoball's body and imprisoning the ex-captain's own spark in a containment device. Now with a ship and crew to continue her mission to reinstate the Decepticon Empire, Flamewar embraced the pirate life, donning a modified version of Cannonball's helmet and even beginning to talk like the captain, indicating that she would soon become the next in the line of pirates to bear the name... Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur As Shokaract mused about the current state of affairs in the universe, Flamewar took up the command seat of the Tidal Wave. Legacy
TransTech
Flamewar was one of countless Offworlders in Axiom Nexus's Under City. On the morning of the Waruder invasion, she hung out with Hailstorm. Cybertron's Most Wanted
2005 IDW continuity
Flamewar was hired by Thundercracker to act in Starscream: The Movie where she was cast as Rodimus. She questioned this casting, given the minor role Rodimus had played in Starscream's origins, but Thundercracker waved off these concerns, convinced that Rodimus's image would attract viewers. Starscream: The Movie
2019 IDW continuity
- First appearance: Transformers issue #7
A member of the terrorist organisation The Rise, Flamewar camped out in a bunker beneath the memorial crater. On patrol, she spotted the hermit Cyclonus, who had himself spotted their comms cable. Flamewar engaged Cyclonus in order to keep their secret, blasting the war hero. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One Only then did she think to report the situation to the bunker. Flamewar was hopelessly outmatched against Cyclonus, but she got a reprieve when Shadow Striker responded to her call and chased the flyer away. Shadow Striker had no respect for Flamewar's initiative, and called her a fool for mixing it up with Cyclonus. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Two
Base commander Sixshot agreed. The Rise were forced to abandon the crater, for Security Operations arrived in short order after Cyclonus got away. Flamewar engaged Sideswipe on the surface while Sixshot and Shadow Striker set the base to blow. Once her comrades flew off, Flamewar broke off her attack and retreated to The Rise's back-up redoubt. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three
Flamewar made a nuisance of herself at the new base. She thought it was funny to tell the arriving Barricade that Shadow Striker's quarters were his, with predictable results. The Change In Your Nature Part Three When Lieutenant Slipstream tapped Flamewar and several others for a mission, Flamewar insisted on calling them "Team Stream", hoping it would catch on like "Strika's Heavies" during the last war. They raided a Titan Net subsidiary hub in order to gain access to the closed network that linked the Titans in orbit. A data-bomb locked down the Titans to keep them from interfering in the next stage of the Rise's plans. The Change In Your Nature Part Four Flamewar and the others escaped aboard Astrotrain after Skystalker sent his Titan, Vigilem, to attack the Winged Moon. The Change In Your Nature Part Five
Games
Transformers Legends
Flamewar spent years preparing for her final battle against Arcee, planning and strategizing ways to counter and defeat her. She just waited for her chance. Flamewar bio
Hunting parties led by Flamewar and Slipstream managed to neutralize the threat of Elita One and her Female Autobots when they were attacking Decepticon bases. Fatal Furies
When the Decepticons used Chronogon portals to send the Aerialbots back in time, Flamewar took part in an operation to try and prevent Orion Pax's recreation as Optimus Prime. Golden Age
Seeking revenge for a prior loss, Flamewar led a team consisting of herself, Howlback, Shadowstalker, and Twirl against Autobot bases. Elita One sent Chromia and Moonracer to face them. Fatal Furies: Flamewar's Revenge
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Flamewar, Veteran Decepticon (2018)
- Wave 1
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: T20/T40
- Stars: 5
- Flamewar, Veteran Decepticon is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the Transformers Trading Card Game.
- The artwork for the card is reused from the Transformers Legends mobile game.
- Flamewar, Veteran Decepticon (2019)
- Wave 1P
- Rarity: CT
- Card Number: P4/2019
- Stars: 5
- A reprint of Flamewar, Veteran Decepticon was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Seige I. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Bot Mode side.
- Specialist Flamewar, Special Ops-Hunter (2019)
- Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I
- Rarity: UT
- Card Number: T47/T48
- Stars: 7
- Specialist Flamewar, Special Ops-Hunter is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege I.
- The card features line-art drawn by Dan Khanna with colors by Volta.
Toys
Timelines
- Flamewar (BotCon 2005 attendee bonus toy)
- Accessories: Projectile launcher, missile, scope, 2 tailpipes, energon chip
- Timelines Flamewar is a black and red redeco of Energon Energon Class Arcee, transforming into a Cybertronic racing motorcycle. She has several clear-plastic "energon" parts that can be combined to form a large bow weapon with a spring-loaded launching missile. She was available only as a "freebie" gift to attendees at BotCon 2005 and then again at BotCon 2006 after Fun Publications ran out of Tigatron.
- This mold was retooled to make her fellow BotCon 2005 exclusives Chromia and Flareup. This mold was also used to make the Target-exclusive live-action-movie-verse Arcee and Elita-One.
| Energon mold: Arcee | ||
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- Flamewar (BotCon 2014 attendee bonus toy)
- Accessories: Bow, two missiles
- The attendee-only bonus figure of BotCon 2014, Timelines Flamewar is a redeco of Prime: Beast Hunters Deluxe Class Arcee, in turn a retool of Prime: Robots in Disguise Arcee. She transforms into a motorcycle and is armed with a large spring-loaded bow that can fire two missiles. It can be held via its two jointed 5mm handles, as well as attach to her front wheel in vehicle mode.
- The original version of this mold was also used to make BotCon 2014 Flareup and was heavily retooled into Generations Chromia.
| Prime: Robots in Disguise mold: Arcee | ||
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- BotCon Legacy Collection (2015)
- Flamewar was repackaged with fellow BotCon 2014 toys Ape-Linq, Flareup, and Shokaract in the "BotCon Legacy Collection", which also had the pack-in comic "Legacy".
Notes
- Early in development, there were supposed to be three Decepticon biker chicks, but the idea was dropped to keep the focus on the Insecticons.[1]
- Flamewar's creator, Ben Yee, insists that Flamewar is absolutely not Raksha, despite all appearances.
- According to the April/May 2006 issue of the Fun Publications Transformers Collectors' Club Newsletter, the first samples of Flamewar came back with an Autobot sigil rather than Decepticon, requiring a quick fix before she was "mass"-produced for the convention.
- She collects Hasbro memorabilia. How shameless of them.
- Her "Razor's Edge" body, or rather the one under the Megatron costume, appears to be based on Alternators Windcharger/Decepticharge, incidentally also Alternators Arcee's body.
- The 2005 IDW incarnation of Flamewar is not a Decepticon but rather hails from a Cybertronian colony world,[2] given the rarity of female Transformers born on Cybertron in the modern era.
- The 2019 IDW version of Flamewar seemingly blends the general look of her BotCon 2014 toy with the shoulder-mounted wheels of her BotCon 2005 toy, the red/orange chestplate of her Transformers: Prime toy, and more prominent "horns" on her forehead crest seemingly inspired by her 2005 IDW continuity, Transformers Legends or Transformers Trading Card Game depictions. Homages all the way down!
References
- Beast Wars Decepticons
- Beast Wars Predacons
- BotCon exclusives
- Convention-original characters
- Decepticon leaders
- Female Transformers
- Generation 1 Decepticons
- IDW (2005) Transformers
- IDW (2019) Decepticons
- Timelines characters
- TransTech Decepticons
- Scientists
- Spies
- Wings Universe Decepticons
- Wings Universe Star Seekers
