Hot Spot (G1)
| The name or term "Hot Spot" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Hot Spot (disambiguation). |
- Hot Spot is an Autobot Protectobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Hot Spot leads by example. Whether it's a battle or a firefight, he's right in the thick of things -- and that's where he's happiest. His troops find his endless energy inspiring... and a bit exhausting.
Hot Spot is the commander of the Autobot subgroup Protectobots and forms the head and body of the combiner named Defensor. Hot Spot transforms from robot to blue fire engine... a fire engine equipped with fireball cannons. Nice eh?
Fiction
Marvel comics continuity
Generation 1
- (Note: Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.)
Hot Spot and the other Protectobots were created on Earth by Wheeljack and the Autobots after they stole a recording of Devastator's combiner transformation sequence and modified it (and after Optimus Prime and Buster Witwicky shared a Matrix-induced vision of the future with the Special Teams in it).
Hot Spot accompanied Optimus Prime and his fellow Protectobots to Energy Futures Industries, where they squared off against Megatron and the Combaticons to prevent them from stealing the hydrothermocline, a potentially limitless supply of energy. To prevent property damage and potential civilian casualties, the Autobots agreed to be uploaded into a virtual fantasy world in EFI's computer systems by Ethan Zachary, a human programmer on site. Similarly, the Decepticons agreed so that the hydrothermocline would remain intact. The game scenario was arranged so that the "death" of either Optimus or Megatron would end the game. Once inside "Multi-World", Hot Spot convinced Optimus Prime to remain behind while the Protectobots eliminated the potential threats. Hot Spot himself did battle with his opposite number, Onslaught, in the region known as the Slimepit. Despite the hinderance the bog caused, Hot Spot still held true to Autobot ideals and threw himself in harms' way to protect the virtual inhabitants of Multi-World. In turn, they carried him to safety away from Onslaught, giving him the advantage he needed to defeat the Combaticon. Despite their efforts, though, Optimus Prime ended up dying on this mission, and the Protectobots brought him back to the Ark for his funeral.
Months later, under the new leadership of Grimlock, Hot Spot and the Protectobots were order to hunt down and apprehend the AWOL Autobots Blaster and Goldbug. They caught up with the deserters at a used car lot run by Big Steve, but a four-way skirmish developed between Blaster, the Protectobots, the Combaticons, and the human-led robot hunters, RAAT. In the end, Hot Spot and his crew only managed to capture Blaster. When a second encounter with the Combaticons endangered the lives of several young humans, Blaster not only saved the children and defeated Bruticus where Defensor failed, but then willing resubmitted himself to Protectobot custody rather than trying to escape. Impressed with Blaster's actions, Hot Spot decided to defy Grimlock's orders and let him go free.
Dreamwave Continuity
After the signing of the Crisis Intervention Accords, many of the specials teams went into hiding or broke up to continue fighting. Hot Spot maintained the Protectobots, one of the late model specials teams, in secret. The group watched the battles rage around them, continuing to help when possible, intervening to uphold CIA where necessary, and trying to overcome the short comings of the combination process. Hot Spot led his team to the Tagan Heights to counter the threat of Devastatorby using Defensor. Unfortunately the plan backfired and they only increased the damage. Proving that five minds are better then one, the team once divided, decimated Devastator. Hot Spot was obsessed with overcoming the problem but was interupted by a little kidnapping, as it turned out that he was one of the Four Angles The Fallen needed to unleash Unicron. Grimlock rescues him however. How embarrassing for a robot dedicated to rescuing others.
Generation 2
After being sent to Earth by Optimus Prime to counter a rebuilt Megatron, nearly all of his team were destroyed. Weary and on the brink of shut-down, Hot Spot self-destructed to keep Cybertronian technology out of the hands of Cobra.
Animated continuity
Universe: The Wreckers
In the not-too-distant future, Hot Spot led a team of Targetmasters on-board Sky Garry to back up Arcee, Wheelie, and Daniel Witwicky during an outbreak of crazed female cyber ninjas. Fighting a losing battle, Hot Spot personally had to drag Arcee to safety, leaving Wheelie and Daniel behind to grenade themselves to death. Fortunately, their murder-suicide pact also took out the remaining Nightbirds.
