Hot Shot (Prime)
| The name or term "Hot Shot" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Hot Shot (disambiguation). |
- Hot Shot is an Autobot from the Aligned continuity family.
One day, Hot Shot could be among the greatest of Autobot warriors. Unfortunately, his desire to get there as soon as possible makes him prone to showing off around his more experienced peers. Maybe he'll eventually learn to stop diving head first into deadly situations, but until then Kup will be stuck keeping him out of trouble.
Hot Shot is also a member of the crack commando squad the Wreckers.
Fiction
Prime cartoon continuity
- Voice actor: Jason Jansen
Hot Shot participated in a battle somewhere in the Rigel system alongside his fellow Wrecker Kup. Kup had just finished telling Hot Shot one of his trademark stories when he noticed that the Vehicons attacking them were sporting experimental new Enemy-class drone bodies. Luckily for Hot Shot, it just so happened that Kup had been present when the design had first been tested in battle! So, despite Hot Shot's protests, Kup decided to regale his junior with the thrilling story of his encounter with them.
After a good deal of time listening to Kup's story, Hot Shot realized that their Decepticon assailants have stopped firing upon them, which Kup revealed to have been part of his plan: wait until the Decepticons ran out of ammo, and then escape whilst they were restocking. Hot Shot began to express his gratitude at the end of Kup's story, only to learn that Kup hadn't finished.
When Kup finally did finish, Hot Shot quickly began pointing out major holes in his story, such as his recounting of events he hadn't even been present for. Hot Shot's attention to detail only earned him a "Shut up!" from his fellow Wrecker. Unreliable Narratives
Toys
Prime
- Hot Shot (Deluxe, 2012)
- Series/number: 1/009
- Accessories: 2 arm-mounted blasters
- Part of the third wave of Prime: Robots in Disguise Deluxe Class toys, Hot Shot is a redeco and new-head retool of the Prime: Robots in Disguise Bumblebee mold. He transforms into an Urbana 500 sports car with a blue color scheme homaging Cybertron Hot Shot and flames homaging Robots in Disguise Hot Shot. He comes with two snap-on blasters which can mount on his engine block, arms, and hands, and can combine to form a larger quad-barreled cannon. The front section features an automorph gimmick, with the shoulders geared together with the head and the top of the hood folding up into Hot Shot's chest when pushed into place. His new head, modeled after Armada Hot Shot and Animated Hot Shot, features a flip-down visor/goggles.
Notes
- Hot Shot's toy is a smorgasbord of homages, featuring elements from every other incarnation of Hot Shot.
- As the toy Hot Shot is an existing mold altered to make a new character, so is his card art; it's a stock promotional render of Bumblebee with new colors and a slightly altered head.
