Firebot

Firebot is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes.

Transformers: Armada

Transformers character
name =Firebot


caption =
affiliation =Mini-Con
subgroup =Energency Rescue Team
Triple Changer
rank =
function =
partner =Prowl and Makeshift (Armada)
Fireflight and Thunderwing (Universe)
motto ="Where there's smoke, there's me!"
alternatemodes =Fire Truck/Weapon
series =

voiceby =Firebot is a Mini-Con and leader of the Emergency Rescue Team. [ [http://www.seibertron.com/database/character.php?char_id=972 Firebot (Mini-Con Mini-Con Emergency Team, Transformers: Armada) ] ]

Firebot has great strength and endurance, as well as above-average intelligence. In his vehicle mode, he has all of the functions of a standard Earth fire truck, including a high-pressure water sprayer. He can also convert into a missile launcher in weapon mode.

Animated series

Firebot appeared in episode #36 of the "Transformers: Armada" animated series, entitled "Mars". Firebot's Mini-Con storage panel landed on Mars. Jetfire and Starscream were dispatched to retrieve him.

Dreamwave Productions

Firebot appeared in issue #18 of the Dreamwave Productions Transformers: Armada comic series. He aided the other Mini-Cons in using the Mini-Con Matrix to oppose Unicron.

3H Enterprises

Firebot was one of the Transformers pulled from his timestream to engage in the death-duels of the Cauldron deep inside the shattered Unicron. He escaped this fate in the jail-break set by Trailbreaker and Silverbolt.

Toys

*Armada Firebot (2003):Firebot transforms into a red fire truck. He was later redecoed as "Armada" Draft, Quench, Cluster and "Cybertron" Anti-Blaze.

*Armada Firebot redeco (2003):A blue redeco of the original toy.

*Universe Firebot (2004):A yellow redeco of the original toy.

Transformers: Classics

Transformers character
name =Firebot


caption =Classic Firebot toy
affiliation =Autobot
subgroup =Mini-Con
Night Rescue Team
rank =6
function =
partner =Strongarm and Divebomb
motto ="We bring light to the darkness."
alternatemodes =Fire Truck
series =
voiceby =Strongarm is an Autobot Mini-Con. Young and brave, these robots are fresh out of primary programming, and too inexperienced to ever be afraid. When there are other robots in danger, and nothing will save them but a foolish charge into the dangerous and unknown, its always the Night Rescue Team that gets called in. [ [http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=browse&product_id=18389 TRANSFORMERS Classic MINI-CON 3-Pack: Night Rescue Team (STRONGARM, DIVEBOMB, and FIREBOT)- Product Detail ] ]

Fun Publications

Firebot's sole appearance in fiction so far was as a Mini-Con on Cybertron in the text story "The New World". He aided in the rescue of Mini-Cons in the explosion that killed Modus Prime. He later sided with the Autobot-allied Mini-Cons against Broadside's attempt to take control of Cybertron.

Toys

*Classics Firebot (2007):A Mini-Con packaged with Strongarm and Divebomb. Like all Classic Mini-Cons, Strongarm was originally going to be part of the Transformers: Cybertron line, but when it was late for release, they made him part of the Classics line.

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