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:''Fire Beast is a [[Decepticon]] [[Action Master partner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Fire Beast is a [[Decepticon]] [[Action Master partner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Transcendent Fire Beast.jpg|thumb|upright= | [[File:Transcendent Fire Beast.jpg|thumb|upright=2]] | ||
'''Fire Beast''' is [[Charger]]'s Action Master partner. | '''Fire Beast''' is [[Charger]]'s Action Master partner. He's kind of a jerk. The kind of jerk who'll melt your face off if you let him. | ||
{{ | {{bigquote|You'll like us fine when you get to know us. Huh. Joking. We're '''unknowable'''.|Fire Beast|"[[Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II]]"}} | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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===2019 IDW continuity=== | ===2019 IDW continuity=== | ||
[[File:SwindlesII-ChargerBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|]] | |||
Fire Beast and | Fire Beast and Charger hired themselves out as deniable mercenaries to the likes of [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. When they were sent with Bumblebee to rescue [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] from Decepticon custody, Charger and Fire Beast demonstrated their distinct form of "teamwork" by combining to make a dramatic entrance ''through a wall''; while Charger was unable to transform due to the events on board the ''[[Iron Hope (G1)|Iron Hope]]'', Charger was not affected and could still form flamethrowing armor for his partner. Charger and Fire Beast burned then slammed [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] into inoperability while Bumblebee and Elita took care of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], the latter a guard Bumblebee held a grudge against. Charger encouraged Bumblebee to finish their enmity permanently, but Bumblebee ultimately refused to kill Barricade. Charger and Fire Beast stuck by Bee's decision, but melted Barricade's gun hand off to ensure their safe escape. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===''The Transformers''=== | ===''The Transformers''=== | ||
[[File:G1 Charger toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb| | [[File:G1 Charger toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Charger with Fire Beast''' (1991)}} | <ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Charger with Fire Beast''' (1991)}}</ul> | ||
:*''Accessories'': Double-barreled cannon | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}} | {{toydesigner|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}} | ||
:Fire Beast transforms from a robotic rhinoceros into a backpack/battle helmet | : Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), Fire Beast transforms from a robotic rhinoceros into a backpack/battle helmet compatible with any standard [[Action Master]] figure. His back-mounted double-barreled cannon can detach and be used as a hand-held weapon by Action Master figures. | ||
: He was only available with his partner [[Charger#Toys|Charger]]. | |||
: As part of the European-only portion of ''Transformers'', Charger and Fire Beast can go for some pretty hefty prices on the secondary market. | |||
::*''[http://tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/FireBeast/firebeast.htm More information on Fire Beast at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/FireBeast/firebeast.htm More information on Fire Beast at TFU.info]'' | ||
Revision as of 12:33, 21 November 2023
- Fire Beast is a Decepticon Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Fire Beast is Charger's Action Master partner. He's kind of a jerk. The kind of jerk who'll melt your face off if you let him.
| “ | You'll like us fine when you get to know us. Huh. Joking. We're unknowable. | ” |
—Fire Beast, "Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II" | ||
Fiction
TransTech
Charger and Fire Beast somehow appeared at the interdimensional hub known as the Axiom Nexus and were seen waiting to be "processed". Transcendent: Part 1
2019 IDW continuity
Fire Beast and Charger hired themselves out as deniable mercenaries to the likes of Swindle. When they were sent with Bumblebee to rescue Elita-1 from Decepticon custody, Charger and Fire Beast demonstrated their distinct form of "teamwork" by combining to make a dramatic entrance through a wall; while Charger was unable to transform due to the events on board the Iron Hope, Charger was not affected and could still form flamethrowing armor for his partner. Charger and Fire Beast burned then slammed Jolt into inoperability while Bumblebee and Elita took care of Ravage and Barricade, the latter a guard Bumblebee held a grudge against. Charger encouraged Bumblebee to finish their enmity permanently, but Bumblebee ultimately refused to kill Barricade. Charger and Fire Beast stuck by Bee's decision, but melted Barricade's gun hand off to ensure their safe escape. Swindle's II
Toys
The Transformers
- Charger with Fire Beast (1991)
- Accessories: Double-barreled cannon
- Known designers: Andy Couzens (Hasbro), Takio Ejima (TakaraTomy)
- Released in the seventh year of the European-market Transformers toyline (the first year following the end of the US line), Fire Beast transforms from a robotic rhinoceros into a backpack/battle helmet compatible with any standard Action Master figure. His back-mounted double-barreled cannon can detach and be used as a hand-held weapon by Action Master figures.
- He was only available with his partner Charger.
- As part of the European-only portion of Transformers, Charger and Fire Beast can go for some pretty hefty prices on the secondary market.
Notes
- The Action Master partner robots were given the "Targetmaster" classification retroactively by Dreamwave's More than Meets the Eye profile series.
Foreign names
- Italian: Rinos
