Beast Wars
The Predacon Inferno |
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| Predacon/Autobot | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Sub-group | Deluxe Vehicles, Mega Beasts |
| Function | Infantry Commander |
| Rank | 7 |
| Alternate Modes | Giant Fire Ant, Lamborghini Diablo |
| Series | Beast Wars Transformers: Universe |
| English voice actor | Jim Byrnes |
| Japanese voice actor | Shinichiro Miki |
Insane and arsonistic, Inferno delights in causing pain and suffering while blasting opponents with twin flamethrowers. During his first encounter with Quickstrike, he claimed that "Pain is my friend! Allow me to introduce YOU to it!" before giving the Fuzor a severe pounding. When Megatron first witnessed Inferno's insane vigor for violence, he commented, "Oooh, I like him!" Inferno was extremely tough and powerful, while at the same time being amazingly loyal, even igniting energon crystals rather than lose them to the Maximals, as per Megatron’s orders. In keeping with his ant instincts, he was one of the few Predacons genuinely loyal to Megatron, and always refers to him as "the Royalty" or "the Queen" (although he rarely used the latter in public after Megatron nearly strangled him after one too many uses of the term). Additionally, he referred to the Predacon Base as "The Colony" (and at one point "The Nest") and his comrades as drones, drawing some amount of dissatisfaction from them. Despite this, Inferno would prove surprisingly sociable, often playing cards with his fellow Predacons ("Changing of the Guard").
Bob Forward revealed in 1997 that Inferno was originally planned by Hasbro to be "the new Megatron . We were going to kill Megatron and bring him back as Inferno."
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