Fireball

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.

"Actually, my name is pronounced "HA-DO-KEN."

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.

• More information on Vroom at TFU.info

Notes

• Separately, "Fireball" was also a preliminary name for both Jetfire and Skyfall as well as an alternate name for Generation 2 Sizzle.