Inferno (G1)
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- Inferno is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity family.
Inferno is one gung-ho robot, ready and willing to roll out into the thick of any action at the drop of a hat. If the mission is search and rescue he's one of the best bots to have around, but he's even happier when called on to fight. Nothing gets Inferno's circuits going like a one-on-one with a few Decepticon trouble makers. During his down time he can generally be found hanging out with Red Alert and trying his best to keep Red out of trouble.
Fiction
Animated continuity
- Voice actor: Walker Edmiston (US), Takurō Kitagawa (Japan)
Inferno appeared without explanation one day as Optimus Prime explained their mission to stop the Insecticons from attacking the Nova Power Planet. He was the first to roll out on Prime's orders. During the battle at the power plant, the gun-slinging fire fighter stood by Jazz and shot down Laserbeak before they rushed off to to rescue the human pilots of a downed helicopter. After the super-powered Insecticons crushed Wheeljack and electrocuted Ironhide, Inferno sprayed fire-retardant foam on Inferno and loaded him into Prime's trailer as the Autobots retreated. Inferno later participated in the Autobot counter attack at Iron Mountain where he and the other Autobots were buried under tonnes of rock. Hound was heard to complain about Inferno ending up on his head whist they were trapped. The Insecticon Syndrome
Later, Inferno was ordered to guard over Red Alert as the Autobots repelled an attack by the Decepticons on the Negavator super weapon's bunker. Inferno, itching for a fight, abandoned Red Alert despite his paranoid friend's repeated requests for him to stay. Inferno rescued Red Alert when his friend was buried under rubble which had the unfortunate side-effect of damaging Red Alert's logic circuits to the point of overload. Inferno later proved his friendship to Red when he saved Red Alert from himself when the latter, in a state of paranoia, allied himself with Starscream and the Decepticons. Auto Beserk
Inferno was reunited with his old gal Firestar when he, Ironhide and Powerglide went to help Optimus Prime rescue Elita One. The Search for Alpha Trion
Marvel Comics continuity
Inferno had a tendency to die. Repeatedly. He never let this keep him down. If it works for Dirge, it can work for him.
Toys
Generation 1
- Inferno (Autobot, 1985)
- Japanese ID number: C-10
- Inferno transforms into a Mitsubishi Fuso firetruck. Each of his forearms contains a spring-loaded missile launcher, so he can fire his own fists or silver missiles. He is usually depicted in media has having a missile in place of a hand on his right arm. He is also armed with a small black rifle.
- In 2002, Inferno was re-released as part of Takara's Transformers Collection series. This time he featured tampo-graphed Autobot symbol and blue eyes instead of yellow. These changes carried over to the Comemorative Series Inferno, Commemorative Series Grapple, and Load Hauler.
- In 2003, he was released by Hasbro in the Toys "R" Us exclusive "Commemorative Series" line.
- This mold was redecoed and partially retooled to make the Targetmaster Artfire, and Grapple.
- Inferno with Hydro-Pack (Action Master, 1990)
- A non-transforming action figure with a simplified design, Inferno came with a Hydro-Pack that could be attached to his back or transformed into a large hand held Laser weapon. He is compatible with all other Action Master weapons and vehicles.
Generation 2
- Inferno (Autobot Hero, 1993)
- For Generation 2, Inferno's original toy was re-used with virtually no deco changes, adding only the "Autobot" tampograph. His forearms were retooled to remove the spring-loaded launcher mechanism (the chromed missiles from the original releases were also dropped), but he came with a large red water-shooting cannon that clipped to his ladder.
Trivia
- Inferno's original toy, slightly modified, was knocked off and used as the titular giant robot in the Korean animated film Phoenix King (피닉스킹). Phoenix King was dubbed (horribly) and released in America by Digiview Entertainment as Defenders of Space, generally selling for the bargain price of $1.00. Scenes of "Inferno" from this movie were also incorporated into another bargain film distributed by Digiview Entertainment, Space Thunder Kids.
- In the late 1990s, a knockoff of Generation 2 Inferno with some yellow parts was sold in discount stores on a card reading "Transformers: Generation 3."
- The earliest pictured version of Action Master Inferno is largely different from the final version, but only upon close examination. The early version errs on the side of the original toy in color and design, while the final more closely follows the design of the animation model. Strangely, the early version has a nearly solid black block of a head (possibly to echo the ladder base in which the original's head was contained), as well as generally wider and chunky proportions.
