Fireshot

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.

"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.

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

Spoiler warning: Plot details for Windblade issue 4 follow. Spoilers expire in 87 days

Fireshot was born from a hot spot inside one of the Metrotitans who left Cybertron to colonize other worlds. Windblade caught a glimpse of him splitting off from Vanquish when she was merged with Metroplex's mind Windblade issue 4

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.

This toy was released in Japan without changes as the Autobot Fireshot.

• More information on Fireshot at TFU.info

Notes

Foreign names

• French: Fusillade (Canada)
• Italian: Vortex