Hot spot (phenomenon)
| 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 spots are a phenomenon from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

A hot spot is a location in which sparks are naturally known to ignite. Known hot spots have been recorded on Cybertron and its moons, though the vast majority have gone dormant over time.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Hot Spots were ignited by pulses from Vector Sigma- a race to find the new hot spot often occurred after each pulse. Nova Prime was worried that the pulses would stop eventually as they were getting less and less frequent by his time. The Divided Self A Hot Spot would usually be consecrated before any sparks were harvested from it. The Fecund Moon
Caminus bore a hot spot within himself, which he engaged upon finding a suitable world to colonize. A 'Bot and Her City
Tailgate was one of the 'bots who was from the Rivet Fields hot spot that ignited two weeks before the launch of the Ark. This Calamitous Life
The rare spark that would become Overlord was mined from a hot spot on Luna 2. Remembrance Day
The lost moon Luna 1 was discovered to have a hot spot of unprecedented size. The Fecund Moon However the hot spot went dark not long after it was discovered. The Sound of Breaking Glass

