Fireshot
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- Fireshot is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
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.[1]
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
Fireshot and his twin Vanquish were small Transformers born from a hot spot inside the deceased Titan who colonized Devisiun. Like all Devisiens, Vanquish and Fireshot shared a very close bond, routinely finishing each other's sentences. Windblade vol. 2 #6 Windblade caught a glimpse of him splitting off from Vanquish when she was merged with Metroplex's mind. Windblade vol. 1 #4
After the Combiner Wars and the formation of the Council of Worlds, Vanquish and Fireshot were chosen to represent Devisiun after Starscream visited their world. Though Starscream called them combiners "of a sort," they repeatedly corrected him that it was "nothing that grand", though they seemed enamored of the technology. Windblade vol. 2 #6
They appeared alongside the Council of Worlds as other representatives were found and added to the confederation. The Will of the Few After Starscream decided to start a new holiday in his honor, Fireshot and his brother paid a visit to Starscream's quarters to give the mopey ruler the temporary gift of friendship. Choose Me
When Optimus Prime annexed Earth into the Council of Worlds, Vanquish and Fireshot attended an emergency Council meeting to discuss the problem. New Worlds Order
Vanquish and Fireshot attended a Justice Committee meeting regarding mnemosurgical attacks on several Decepticons on Cybertron and distrust of the Badgeless. The Committee moved to have Ironhide investigate the crime spree. 07:00:00 Following the death of a Decepticon, accusations of police brutality among the Badgeless began to grow among Iacon's populace. The twins attended another committee regarding the future of Iacon's peacekeeping force. Vanquish and Fireshot agreed with Rattrap's plan to call in Victorion, but Starscream nixed the idea. Instead, Ironhide stepped up as the new head of the Badgeless.Applicable Skills
The Council later met with Optimus to hear his side of the story. Although Prime insisted that his intentions were pure, its members unanimously voted against allowing Earth a seat on the council. The Medium and the Message Later, Optimus managed to raise a Titan from the ground, and the Council convened to re-evaluate their earlier decision on Earth's status as a member world.No Fair Fights
When a horde of zombie Titans converged on Cybertron, the Council met to discuss a declaration of war against the threat. Vanquish and Fireshot both shot down Knock Out's proposal to evacuate Cybertron, citing a lack of time. Instead, Cybertron met the threat head on, declaring all-out war against the undead invaders. Ping The twins took part in the battle alongside the other members of the Council and their allies. Attacking from the air, they were shot down by a Titan; though Vanquish took a hit in the leg, Moonracer was able to carry them both to safety in her alternate mode. Fireshot later joined Windblade's ad-hoc team, assembled to breach the spaceborne Carcer and wrest control of the Titan from its captain Elita One. Desperate Times Though the Carcerians shot down their shuttle, Fireshot came up with the idea of riding the flaming debris of the ship onto the Titan's hull, disguising their presence from the Titan's sensors. He, Tigatron, and Moonracer helped pin Obsidian to the ground when the fight spilled over into Carcer's brain module chamber. {[storylink|Desperate Measures}}
When the threat had passed, the Council met Optimus Prime as the Autobot leader discussed the possibility of sharing Transformer technology with the recently-arrived Junkions on Earth. Starscream ultimately shot down the proposal, citing a violation of the Tyrest Accords. Behind My Bleeding Back
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.
Notes
Foreign names
- French: Fusillade (Canada)
- Italian: Vortex
