Inferno (G1)
Inferno is an Autobot in Generation 1 continuity
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 himself. Nothing gets Inferno's circuits going like a one on one with a few Decepticon trouble makers. Durring his down time he can generally be found hanging out with Red Alert and trying his best to keep Red out of trouble.
Fiction
Marvel Comics Continuity
Inferno had a tendency to die. Repeatedly. He never let this keep him down.
Animated Continuity
Voice Actor: (US & Japan)
Toys
Generation 1
- Inferno (Autobot, 1985)
- Japanese ID number: 10
- This mold was redecoed and partially retooled to make the Targetmaster Artfire.
- Inferno with Hydro-Pack (Action Master, 1990)
Generation 2
- Inferno (Autobot Heroic, 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.
Notes
Inferno's original toy was used as the main robot in the Korean anime "Phoenix King" as the giant robot of the same name. This was dubbed (horribly) and released in America as "Defenders of Space" generally selling for the bargin price of $1.00. Scenes from of "Inferno" from this anime were also incorperated into "Space Thunder Kids" sold by the same folks, also for $1.00.
In the late 90's a knockoff of G2 Inferno with some yellow parts was sold in discount stores on a card reading "Transformers: Generation 3."
