Fireflight (Transformers)

Fireflight is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise.

Transformers: Generation 1

Transformers character
name =Fireflight
japanname =Firebolt


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affiliation =Autobot
subgroup =Aerialbots
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motto ="When I'm flying, no enemy is safe - nor friend."
alternatemodes =F-4 Phantom II
Cybertronian Jet
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voiceby =Jeff MacKayFireflight (Firebolt in Japan) first appeared as a member of the Aerialbots. A reckless flyer, pays no attention to the safety of others as he can get easily distracted by the vistas he sees below while in flight.

Animated series

The Aerialbots were created on Cybertron around the same time as the Stunticons as a countermeasure to the new Decepticon car team. They are the Autobots' first combiner team, and when merged to form Superion, also considered their strongest combiner. Unlike the Decepticons' combiner team the Constructicons, their configuration is comprised of five transformers instead of six.

Their first appearance comes in the two-parter "Key to Vector Sigma, pts. 1 & 2". They were created to combat the Stunticons. During the fight, the Autobots were badly overpowered by the Stunticons when the newly-formed Aerialbots arrived and battled them. The Stunticons were no match for the Aerialbots and their aeroplane alternate-modes, but once they merged and formed the Decepticon Menasor, things got out of hand. However, the Aerialbots had their own combination, soon they too formed their own combiner, Superion, to combat Menasor. The two battled, but Menasor began to take the upper hand. Menasor was about to land a fatal blow to the Autobot when Omega Supreme arrived, and helped Superion to defeat him, forcing the Stunticons and the Decepticons to retreat.

The Aerialbots and Stunticons squared-off again, later in the episode Cosmic Rust, where Superion defeated Menasor in a Combiner vs. Combiner rivalry.

Later on, in the episode "War Dawn", they were sent back in time 9 million years ago by the Decepticons in an attempt to lose the Aerialbots forever in the dawn of time. At first, they question the motives of the Autobots. But after a series of events, and seeing Megatron's cruelty in the past, they witnessed death of a young Autobot named Orion Pax, who was rebuilt by Alpha Trion as their leader, Optimus Prime. They become convinced, and finally accept the ways of the Autobots.

In the episode "The Rebirth Part 1", the Aerialbots are put into stasis lock by the Decepticon Sixshot. As the Decepticons arrive and invade Cybertron, they encounter the Aerialbots, who are patrolling the planet. Galvatron orders Sixshot to deal with them, and he easily takes down each of the five Autobots using a different alternate mode. Using the Aerialbots' parts and components, the Decepticons were then able to construct a super engine to move the planet Cybertron.

Marvel Comics

Fireflight and the other Aerialbots were created on Earth by Wheeljack and given life by Optimus Prime using the Matrix.

Beachcomber, Blaster, Cosmos, Perceptor, Powerglide, Seaspray and Warpath were part of an Autobot team on Cybertron in the Earth year 1986. They battled the Decepticons lead by Straxus over the Space Bridge and the Autobots were stranded on Earth ("Transformers" #18).

They were then captured by Circuit Breaker and her Rapid Anti-Robot Attack Team, She then took them to her laboratory and dismantled them for study. ("Transformers" #21-22).

Circuit Breaker leads a giant Autobot she created from parts of other Autobots against the Decepticon Battlechargers in Marvel's Transformers comics.Circuit Breaker then captured Autobots Air Raid, Fireflight, Silverbolt, Skids, Skydive and Slingshot. Using the parts from all the captured Autobots she created a giant Autobot with herself in control, striking a deal with them that if they would cooperate she would let them go. Circuit Breaker then used them to attack the Decepticon Battlechargers Runabout and Runamuck who were attacking the Statue of Liberty. After defeating the Decepticons with Circuit Breaker the Autobots were released ("Transformers" #23).

When Starscream returns to Earth after absorbing the powers of the Underbase, the Aerialbots were amongst those in New York first to attack... and also amongst the first to fall in battle.

Dreamwave Productions

Unlike previous interpretations of the Generation 1 Fireflight, Dreamwave comics had all the Aerialbots being made on Cybertron before the Autobots came to Earth. They were one of several teams that used the combiner technology first used to create Devastator to make their own combined form.

The Aerialbots came to be among the Autobots on Earth in the 1980's and gained the forms of Earth-style jets.

Upon the awakening of Optimus Prime in Dreamwave's first Generation 1 mini-series, the Aerialbots were among the Autobots summoned by Optimus to rescue the remaining Autobots, who had been turned into mind-controlled weapons of mass destruction by a human arms dealer. During a subsequent battle with the Decepticons in San Francisco, the Aerialbots, merged into Superion, sacrificed themselves to stop an incoming nuclear missile, launched by rogue elements in the U.S. military to eradicate both factions of Cybertronians in one fell swoop.

Later, it was revealed that parts of Superion, including his head, were recovered by the faction of the U.S. government that also recovered Scourge. Hinting that they were possibly trying to rebuild him.

3H Enterprises

"Universe" Fireflight's first appearance in any fiction was in "Transformers: Universe" #2 by 3H Enterprises. He was among the Transformers captured by Unicron and freed in a massive prison break by Optimus Primal and his allies.

Fun Publications

In the comic story found in issue 8 of the Transformers Collectors Club magazine "Cybertron/Robots in Disguise" Optimus Prime told the story of the last battle he was in, set in the Transformers: Universe storyline. Alongside "10th Anniversary" Optimus Primal they attacked the last of Unicron's forces when Unicron suddenly disappeared, and they barely escaped. Among the Autobot forces were "Universe" Fireflight, King Atlas, "Universe Night Slash" Cheetor, "Universe" Longhorn, "Universe" Prowl, "Universe" Repugnus, Rhinox, Roulette, "Universe" Side Burn, Sideswipe, "Universe" Silverbolt, Sunstreaker, Tap-Out, Trailbreaker, "Cybertron/Robots in Disguise" Ultra Magnus and "Universe" Whirl. Among the Decepticons were "Universe" Blackarachnia, Nemesis Strika, "Universe" Obsidian, "Universe" Razorclaw, Reptilion and "Universe" Skywarp.

Although Classic Fireflight has yet to be depicted in the comics, he did have a toy made for the line, which was the basis for his form when he appeared in the Classicverse Lithograph sold of BotCon 2007.

Toys

*Generaton 1 Fireflight (1986):This toy could become any limb of any Scramble City style combiner, as well as combining with Metroplex as a weapon.

*Generation 2 Fireflight:Fireflight was repainted and released in Generation 2.

*Universe Fireflight with Firebot and Thunderwing:A redeco of Beast Machines Spystreak was released as an Autobot in the Transformers: Universe line, repainted as Generation 1 Fireflight. He was packaged with two Mini-Cons, Firebot and Thunderwing.

*Classic Legends Fireflight:The Micro series of Transformers contains a repaint of Micro Jetfire painted red and named Fireflight. According to Hasbro sources at BotCon 2006 this toy was originally intended to be called Powerglide, but they couldn't get a trademark on that name. The toy more closely resembles Generation 1 Powerglide then Fireflight. [ [http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=browse&product_id=18439 TRANSFORMERS Classic Legends: AUTOBOT FIREFLIGHT- Product Detail ] ]

*Universe Classic Series Scout Fireflight (2008/not released yet):Leaked pictures have made it to the internet of a redeco of the "Energon" Aerialbots done in the colors of the "Generation 1" Aerialbots, however their existance has not yet been confirmed by Hasbro. [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/universe-superion-maximus-repaint-/13817/]

Transformers: Energon

Although released as Windrazor in Transformers: Energon, this homage to Fireflight retained it's original name in Japan.

Transformers: Universe

Transformers character
name =Fireflight


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affiliation =Autobot
subgroup =Aerialbots
Micromasters
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voiceby =A second toy was released in the Transformers: Universe toy line named Fireflight. This was a Micromaster combiner named Fireflight, a repaint of a Japanese exclusive Sixwing member.

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