Firestar (G1)
- Firestar is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Firestar is one of the members of Elita One's Autobot resistance and specialized in rescue missions. Practical and unprepossessing, she is nonetheless particularly useful during thefts of Decepticon Energon cubes, as her vehicle mode is capable of transporting large numbers of them.
Firestar is a close friend of Inferno and Chromia, and entrusted the safety of her protégé Flareup to the latter.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Lara Jil Miller (English), Masumi Gotō (Japanese)
Four million years ago, Firestar tried to board the Ark, while it was being attacked, with the rest of Elita One's team. The plan failed, and she and the others appeared to be destroyed.
Firestar participated in a raid on one of Shockwave's energon supply stores, and fell under attack when the group was discovered thanks to Moonracer's carelessness. They managed to escape and the team returned to their hidden base with the stolen energon.
The Decepticons attacked again, however. Trying to capture Elita One, Rumble caused the Female Autobots' underground base to collapse, with most of them in it. They survived and managed to free themselves some time later. In search for their leader, they met up with a team of Earth-stationed Autobots who had come looking for their commander. Firestar was briefly reunited with her friend Inferno and together they helped fight off the Decepticons the Earth-stationed Autobots had gotten themselves in a fight with. She remained on Cybertron with the rest of Elita One's team when Optimus's team returned to Earth. The Search for Alpha Trion
MC Axis comics
Firestar, Moonracer and Arcee were strolling around on Cybertron after a battle, when they were attacked from behind by a Decepticon. Only Arcee was quick enough to respond in time, blasting the attacker before her friends came to harm. She then chided her teammates, noting that "War seems to be too tough particularly for females" [sic]. Firestar noted with horror that this clearly meant that three beautiful women were in three times as much trouble. The Transformers: Arcee
Later, Firestar, Chromia, Moonracer and Elita One celebrated their victory over an absolutely gargantuan Decepticon warrior. Well, Elita brooded, but the others celebrated. The Transformers: Elita One
What a caboose! Hoo-ha!
Dreamwave Generation 1 comics
Firestar and the other female Autobots were an elite squad of warriors under the command of the Quintessons. She was first seen serving as a guard on Quintessa. Generation 1 #0 Later, she and the others were about to be dispatched to Cybertron for a mission. Generation One #11
Wings Universe
Firestar was present at Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus's first "meeting". Later, she was accidentally left behind with others as the Ark departed. With them, she entered stasis hibernation pods with several other Autobots to await the energy rejuvenation of Cybertron. Battle Lines, Part 6
Notes
- The toy that was released as Flareup in the BotCon 2005 exclusive souvenir set with Ratchet was originally intended to be Firestar. However, Hasbro was unable to secure the trademark to her name, so she became a new character. According to Ben Yee, Firestar was planned to have died prior to the events of "Descent into Evil" to explain the absence. However, this was intentionally omitted from the final version of the convention comic. Consequently, her final fate is unknown.[1]
Foreign names
- Japanese: Firestar (ファイヤースター Faiyāsutā)
- Russian: Zvezda (Звезда, "Star")
