Firecracker
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- Firecracker is anAutobotfrom theGeneration 2portion of theGeneration 1 continuity family.
Literally born in a wind tunnel,Firecrackershows no measurable amount of drag resistance while in his sleek vehicle mode. Octane ignition turbines feed his need for speed, which is only tempered by the system being linked to his internal coolant levels. When accepted norms are exceeded he automatically loses control of his accelerator, and enormous vented discs provide the braking power to slow him down. While these safety measures help keep his body from overheating and burning up like a meteoroid entering the atmosphere, they can't cool off his fiery temper. Hopefully Firecracker can channel his rage in a useful direction, such as sendingDecepticonsright where he feels they belong: to the junkyards!
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Fiction
Wings Universe
Firecracker and the Go-Bots were part of the "second generation" of Transformers created on Earth in the 21st century, using a combination of human,Nebulan,and Cybertronian sciences. He became an Autobot working forPyrowhen the new Transformers inevitably started to battle amongst themselves. In 2010, Firecracker and the Go-Bots arrived in Switzerland to assistRapido's team against the Decepticons after Pyro was captured. They fought alongsideScorchagainst the massive Decepticon,Double Punch.Generation 2: Redux
Not trusting these strange new powers,Cliffjumpermade Firecracker demonstrate his pyrotechnic field on Decepticon dummy targets alongside a number of other Autobots.A Flash Forward, Part 2
Of Masters and Mayhem
Firecracker was a soldier inSuppressor's unit atGargoid.Long suspicious of the infiltration specialistPunch,even he was shocked when Punch finally turned on them, leading a squad of Decepticons to their secret base as Counterpunch. He confronted the traitor, but was shot in the back byCrash Testbefore he could get any payback.The Truth We Make
Toys
Generation 2
- Firecracker(Go-Bot,1995)
- Accessories:Gun
- Known designers:Masakatsu Saito(concept artist)
- Part of the first assortment ofGo-Bots,Firecracker transforms into a Lamborghini Diablo sports car with through-axle construction. At 1:64-scale, he can be used with many playsets from the "Hot Wheels"and" Matchbox "brand toy lines.
Well, that's not Prime. (European running change variant pictured)
- A slight redeco of this figure, with solid instead of clear plastic parts, was marketed as a separate character, namelyOptimus Prime,in the United States, but was still sold as Firecracker himself in Europe (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant).
- Subsequently, the figure was also redecoed intoSideswipefor a later wave of the same assortment, and later still into the2001Robots in DisguiseSpychangerR.E.V..
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Notes
- Firecracker is shown in packaging art for the unreleasedGo-Bots Racing Rigas its driver whileGreasepitramps the rig and bursts through the Ring of Fire. Bet he's not happy about that.
- David Willisconsidered pitching aTransTechFirecracker-centricTimelinestext story toFun Publicationsin2009,inspired by the "Dux non Intruitus"law barring entry toAxiom Nexusfor anyOptimus Primes.[1]Firecracker would have found this ridiculous,[2]being just a normal speedster-type,[3]only to slowly find himself growing into a leadership role as the government's meddling started to reveal inequities.[4]Only a page or so was written,[5]with Firecracker leaving a meeting withCheetoronly to end up trailed by aSide Burn.[6]
Foreign names
- French:Turbo-Diablo(France/Belgium),Pétard(Canada)
- Italian:Saetta di Fuoco( "Arrow of Fire" )
References
- ↑"This art reminds me of an Axiom Nexus text story I thought about pitching to FP over a decade ago. Axiom Nexus doesn't allow Primes in, right? What about Firecracker, a guy who looks just like a Prime?" —David Willis, Twitter, 2021/11/12
- ↑"So my abandoned text story was about a Firecracker who lived on Axiom Nexus, who started getting trouble from the government about him being maybe a version of Optimus Prime. Which Firecracker thinks is ridiculous, like, he's just some pissy ragey speedster." —David Willis, Twitter, 2021/11/12
- ↑"And, like, he's just some guy, and he has a few roommates, and his life is pretty mundane. Who cares if in some universes there's an Optimus Prime who looks just like him but with a blue head?!?!" —David Willis, Twitter, 2021/11/12
- ↑"But the more the AN government snoops up his ass, the more things escalate, and he starts uncovering inequities, and he ends up growing into and stepping into the heroic leadership role he swears he's not meant or built for" —David Willis, Twitter, 2021/11/12
- ↑"anyway i forget how i wanted it to end / and i ended up writing like one page or something" —David Willis, Twitter, 2021/11/12
- ↑"Here, found it in my Google Docs." Firecracker, "2009. This is all I wrote." —David Willis, Twitter, 2021/11/12
