Blaze Master (G1)

This article is about the Micromaster helicopter from Generation 1. For the helicopter from Revenge of the Fallen, see Blazemaster.

Blaze Master is an Autobot Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

He loves the smell of napalm in the morning. And afternoon. Evening... late night...

The Air Patrol has never really gelled as a team, and a good chunk of that is because of Blaze Master. It's not just because his cynical nature clashes with the ever-optimistic Sky High. Frankly, he scares them, and a lot of other Autobots as well. His favorite battle tactic is to fly slow and low over Decepticon positions, presenting himself as an easy target. Once he's sure they can see him, he releases his signature weapon, a napalm-like corrosive spray that incinerates anything it doesn't melt first. Then he just hovers there, watching his enemies die slowly and painfully... chuckling all the while. He can use the spray in robot mode too, but the "death from above" method is by far his favorite.

Fiction

Dreamwave comics continuity

When the newly created Micromasters first took up sides in the Cybertronian Wars, Blaze Master chose to join the Decepticons. Working alongside Barricade and his Race Track Patrol, he attacked the Autobot Micromasters when they attempted to rescue the damaged guzzler named Roadbuster. Destined for Nothing Rumor had it, though, that he was discontent with the Decepticon way of doing things. Powertrain and Highjump were discussing how to bring Blaze Master over to the Autobot side later that night in Little Iacon. The Gray Race When Venom and his Decepticons took over and occupied the area, they demanded the Micros turn against each other on that formerly neutral turf. At that point, Blaze Master had definitely had enough: he tossed aside his allegiance and told the Decepticon guzzlers to slag off. Venom then had Barrage shoot down the Micromaster. The Autobot Fixit was seen caring for the fallen Blaze Master after that. Recipe for Hate Venom and his men took the Autobot Micromasters into custody back at Decepticon headquarters, but Big Daddy and the Hot Rod Patrol broke them out soon after. Blaze Master got his revenge on Venom shortly afterwards, stabbing the larger robot through the torso with his energo-rotors. Victims of the Revolution

IDW comics continuity

Blaze Master was one of the legions of Dead Universe Micromasters who pursued Hardhead and Nightbeat on Gorlam Prime. Spotlight: Hardhead

Toys

Generation 1

• Air Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1990)
  • Accessories: Rotor blade

Blaze Master transforms into a Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low helicopter. His rotor blades can detach and be mounted as a melee weapon on his robot-mode arm. He was only available as part of the Air Patrol set with his teammates Eagle Eye, Sky High and Tread Bolt. The rotor blade is the same mold as the one used by Tracer.

• More information on Blaze Master at TFU.info

Zone

• Sky Patrol Team (Micro Transformer team, 1990)
  • Japanese ID number: C-352
  • Accessories: Rotor blade

The Air Patrol was released as part of Takara's Zone series with no notable changes from the Hasbro release.

Notes

• Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 Hasbro Transformers catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from the final product are apparent. In Blaze Master's case, there are some minuscule sculpting differences...and the complete lack of robot-mode paint applications.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Blaze Master (ブリーズマスター Burīzu Masutā)
• French: Brasero (Canada)
• Italian: Elicos