G1 INFERNO-1985

Inferno is an interesting one as he is a fire engine. He is an interesting character as well.
He loves being a hero and spends his time putting out fires and recuing humans as a fire engine would do.
He is a bit of a Pyro maniac too as he has been known to start fires just to be the hero of the day and put them out.
In the cartoons he first appears in the "Insecticon Syndrome" He fights in this episode and puts out fires so nothing out the norm
In "Auto Baserk" because Red Alert had gone crazy with damage to his circuitry he was convinced that Inferno wanted his job.
The the episode " Prime Target" Inferno was captured by Lord Chumly. But when the captives were seen later on he was not amoungst them so did he escape or did the writers forget he was captured?
In the G1 movie Inferno himself does not appear but he is listed in the credits. I think that he was killed in the movie but the scene was cut.
Hotspot became the replacment for Inferno as he was also a Fire Engine.
Inferno in the comics did not do that much except he was a member of a high council along with Red Alert but they were puppets for Shockwave.

FUNCTION:  Search and rescue

MOTTO: " Where there's smoke, there's me"

ALTERNATE MODE: Fire Engine

TECHSPEC:  " The hotter things get, the better I like it!... not only for fires, but battle too. Often distracted from performing his job to engage in combat. can do anything Earth fire trucks can in vehicular mode. Great strength..ceramic plated armoured skin can take up to 8000oc. Extinguisher rifle shoots flame suppressing foam and an energy dampening beam to counter other beams. Forearms shoot missiles. Doesn't follow orders well, not very mobile as a robot."

STATS: Strength 9, Intelligence 6, Speed 4, Endurance 8, Rank 5, Courage 9, Firepower 6, Skill 6

With ladder up

Side view

Robot mode

Front view

Finding this toy complete is hard. Most of time some of the small accessories are missing. He comes with two nose nozzles, two fists, extinguisher rifle and three missiles. I have managed to complete mine

His missiles are hard to fit in where his fists slot are as they wear out over time. This makes it impossible for him to hold some of his weapons. I have trouble with one weapon.

Converting him is fairly easy. His fire engine mode is good as he has a changeable ladder which goes up and down and can be a water cannon.

The main problem is that the white accessories can yellow over time and the chrome can wear down.

This is a must have toy for transformer fans