Inferno (Universe)
| The name or term "Inferno" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Inferno (disambiguation). |
- Inferno is a Predacon from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family (via the 2003 Universe franchise).
Inferno is a Predacon warrior who died in the Beast Wars and then found a new body in the Universe War.
Fiction
Transformers Legends
An "Ant-God" menaced the Natiltec tribe in prehistoric times, as is documented in a recording by Rhinox unearthed by Jessica Theist and her Mini-Con Ransack at an archeological dig at the Labná ruins in Mexico. Fire in the Dark
Ask Vector Prime
The Beast Wars this Inferno participated in were fought not over Energon but over Mini-Cons. Inferno was killed in the course of the conflict.
At the moment of his death, his spark was abducted by Unicron, who plucked him from Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta to fight in the Universe War. His disembodied essence found the corpse of the Red Alert from Viron 903.0 Beta, allowing him to return to life... although he was disappointed to learn that Red Alert's weapons were designed to extinguish fires, rather than start them. When Optimus Primal rescued him, he had found his new queen.Ask Vector Prime
Toys
Universe (2003)
- Inferno (Deluxe, 2003)
- Accessories: Left & right thrusters, 2 "flame" missiles
- A redeco of the 2001 Robots in Disguise Prowl toy in a deco similar to the Generation 1 character Red Alert, Inferno transforms into a "Fire Chief" Lamborghini Diablo. The toy features a pair of pressure-launch missile launchers, which attach to his car mode spoiler or to his robot mode forearm, as well as attaching to the car mode's light bar in robot mode to form a jet pack.
- Universe Inferno was originally supposed to be Red Alert. When the naming issue was brought up on Transformers brand designer Aaron Archer's Orson's World forum, he said that the "Inferno" name was a mistake that somehow passed and that it was too late to do anything about it. In an attempt to deal with the confusion, the biography 3H created for this toy to be used on Hasbro's Transformers website stated that this was an alternate universe version of Beast Wars Inferno. Though the biography was never published, Ask Vector Prime would canonize it over a decade later.
- The same mold is used by Universe Sideswipe and Sunstreaker.
