Fire-breath
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Fire-breath is an ability that several Transformers with reptilian or monstrous beast modes have installed in themselves for combat in their alt modes.
Fiction
Generation 1
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
The Dinobots had fire-breath included in their alternate modes. Although they all possessed the ability, Grimlock and Slag were the only ones that really employed it. Slag used his fire-breath to help repair the Washington Monument, Atlantis, Arise! and Wheeljack had Grimlock demonstrate his mastery of his fire-breath by adjusting Blaster's volume levels. Later, while practicing on Dinobot Island, Grimlock had Slag practice his "fire stuff" (Grimlock's words) by evaporating a pond. Slag displayed good moves. The local wildlife was not amused. Dinobot Island, Part 1 Later, Slag's fire-breath saved the Dinobots by evaporating the tar pit they had sunken into, but it made him rather tired. Dinobot Island, Part 2
Though he preferred optical lasers, Unicron also unleashed torrents of flame from his mouth upon the Decepticon fleet during his attack on Cybertron. He later unleashed the attack on the Minnow and the Autobots' commandeered Quintesson Cruiser, though the latter craft managed to smash into his optic with the last vestiges of its power. The Transformers: The Movie
During the brawl among the Primitives, Grimlock showed the uppity Decepticons not to insult him by unleashing his fire-breath upon them. The Decepticons hit started to cough... cause that's what happens when you get hit with fire that can melt body armor. Call of the Primitives
Wings Universe
Dion's favorite story of the Covenant depicted Scorpius using flame-breath to defeat an ice demon. Flames of Yesterday
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Headmasters cartoon
The Monsterbots also had fire-breath, based on their toys' gimmick to fire "cold" sparks. Head Formation of Friendship
Super-God Masterforce cartoon
The Sparkdash all displayed the ability to breath fire, based on their toys' gimmick to fire "cold" sparks.
Victory cartoon
The Decepticon Emperor of Destruction Deathsaurus made use of fire-breath in at least one battle with his hated rival Star Saber. The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification
Marvel The Transformers comics
Skullcruncher breathed fire when he attacked a city on Nebulos. Broken Glass!
Toy bios
As a point of fact, Slag's very function is "flamethrower".
Beast Era
Beast Wars cartoon
After becoming a Transmetal 2 dragon, Megatron possessed a new ability called Blast of Flame,[1] in one word, fire-breathing. He was also capable of shooting sub-zero blasts which were called "Blast of Cold".[1] Megatron likes to keep his enemies on their toes. Yessss... Master Blaster
Beast Wars Neo comic
Colada used fire-breath as a sneak attack on Dead End, but the Predacon dodged the attack. There Are 7 Capsules
Beast Wars: Uprising
Twinstrike could breathe fire thanks to internal reserves of phlogiston. Derailment
2005 IDW continuity
The Firecons possessed natural, fire-generating abilities that brought them together as a group. During the war, they battled both the Wreckers and the Dinobots on Varas Extrinsecus and Varas Centralus. Decepticon military science also reverse-engineered their abilities to create reproducible infernus bullets. Punishment
Sparkstalker later used this "fire hot enough to burn an atmosphere" to fuse together some rubble on Caminus following the duel between Superion and Menasor. Mistakes and Mayhem
The Dinobots' pyrokinesis was derived from their internal supplies of phlogiston. When Slug's combustion chamber was damaged by Sandstorm, his phlogiston supply began to oxidize. When the Dinobot leader later tried to use his fire breath, this caused him to self-destruct in a ball of fire.
When Trypticon was enthralled by Bludgeon's Void Scepter, the deranged scientist unleashed the Titan's fire breath on Devastator, taking the combiner out of the fight. After the Void Scepter was destroyed, Trypticon expressed his opinion of being enthralled by unleashing his fire breath on Bludgeon. Salvation
Star Trek vs. Transformers
After being forced back to robot mode by Fortress Maximus, Trypticon unleashed his flames on the human colonists of Cygnus Seven. Prime's Directive, Part Three When duelling his fellow Titan, he unleashed a brief burst of flame on the Autobot's chest. Prime's Directive, Part Four
2019 IDW continuity
Deathsaurus' beast mode possessed the ability to breath fire. Upon discovering that burning the droppings of the Probats' caused them to catalyze into energon crystals, Wannabee, Part 1 he turned his fire on Probat's spires before Cliffjumper stopped him. Wannabee, Part 2
When Deathsaurus was later usurped by Exarchon, Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three the warlord used the fire breath to try and destroy Sureshot's group when his new body proved too large to follow the Autobots through the Sonic Canyons. War's End Part Two
Transformers Go! Go!
Grimlock used his fire-breath to fly around while delivering Christmas gifts to children. The Big Operation to Help Santa!
2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
Megatron's dual-headed dragon mode possessed an attack named Twin Dragon Breath, which consisted of fire-breath. He first used it on Rail Racer after Team Bullet Train saved the Linear RFG. Bullet Train to the Rescue Gas Skunk's acid breath was once ignited by Railspike, giving him fire-breath for a few minutes, much to his alarm. He chased Slapper and Dark Scream around until he ran out of fuel. The Secret of the Ruins
Cybertron cartoon
Scourge's Cyber Key weapon was a pair of smaller dragon heads capable of breathing fire. This attack caused severe damage to Overhaul in their first battle. Detour When on Earth, Scourge used his flames to harass Leobreaker and Snarl. Revelation
Animated cartoon
Megatron had fire-breath installed in the Dinobots, intending to unleash it against the humans and Autobots. When Isaac Sumdac confronted him about its presence, Megatron claimed that his desire to have a body once more compelled him to experiment by installing the fire-breath as one of several "features". Sumdac bought it hook, line, and sinker. Blast from the Past
Aligned continuity family
After Dark Energon had forced the core to reboot, Optimus Prime had the Autobot fleet enact the Great Exodus only for the ships to come under assault from the orbiting Trypticon. To counter this threat, Optimus sent the Aerialbots to disable the station only for Trypticon to reveal his robot mode. Using his jet pack, Trypticon kept up the bombing using fire breath until the Aerialbots destroyed his pack. War for Cybertron
The Predacon sub-species possessed the ability to breath fire. When Shockwave reformatted the alternate modes Lightning Strike Coalition Force into alien beasts, he incorporated the Predacons' flames into their reformatting. The Covenant of Primus Fall of Cybertron
A mechanical bull developed for humans to ride could shoot fire from its nostrils. The Island of Misfit Tech
When Shockwave brought his Predacon clone to Earth to act as a hunter, the beast frequently employed its flames against the Autobots. Prey Chain of Command Upon developing full sentience, Predaking displayed the ability to charge up the attack or indeed cancel it. Persuasion
Upon being informed that two other Predacons existed, Predaking unleashed a towering beacon of fire to try and signal his kin. The beacon instead wound up attracting Unicron. In battle against the Chaos Bringer's Terrorcon horde, the three's fire breath proved exceptionally effective on the undead Predacon's brittle forms before the sheer numbers forced the Predacon trio down the Well of All Sparks. Predacons Rising
Crazybolt could breathe fire in his robot mode, or spray a trail of flaming exhaust in vehicle mode. Suspended The aptly named Flamesnort also possessed this power. The Golden Knight
Age of Extinction film
Grimlock used fire-breath right after he transformed into a T-rex, and later he used it to attack Galvatron's minions. Age of Extinction
Cyberverse cartoon
Grimlock displayed the ability to breath fire after surviving an impromptu dip in lava in his dinosaur mode. Awaken Sleeping Giants During the final battle of the Great War, Grimlock unleashed this power on Alpha Strike when she tried to rip open his mouth. Battle For Cybertron II
Following the war's end, when Grimlock was tracking a psychic shard of Windblade, he wound up in the valley of the Monsterbots. While being chased by a swarm of Injectors, Grimlock used his fire breath to scare them off. Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus
Commercial appearances
Trypticon once attacked the Protectobots with a blast of fire-breath. Trypticon commercial
Notes
- In the mirrorverse realm of Shattered Glass, Dinobots possess ice-breath.
