Inferno (Energon)


 * Inferno is an Autobot from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy. He is also known as Roadblock.



Inferno is the epitome of a professional Autobot soldier. Calm and composed on the battlefield, he is careful to consider the consequences of his actions, and his patience makes him a superb sniper.


 * Japanese name: Inferno Volt (Roadblock body)
 * Hungarian name: Golyózápor/Úttorlasz (meaning "Bullet-rain" and Roadblock, respectively)

Energon

 * Voice actor: Michael Daingerfield (US), Nobutoshi Kanna (Japan)

Soon after the defeat of Unicron and the reunification of Cybertron, Inferno was one of several Autobots who greeted the human delegation sent from Earth, managing to scare the crap out of a young Kicker

Ten years later, Inferno was part of Optimus Prime's detachment of Autobots sent to investigate the mysterious attack on Mars and to help defend Earth. Landing on Mars, Inferno reported no signs of life in the aftermath of the attack. Arriving on Earth, he helped take down several Terrorcons attacking Kicker before powerlinking with Hot Shot to destroy several more in quick sucession.



After arriving on Iron Planet, Inferno was seperated from the other Autobots and captured by Megatron. Under the uneasy watch of Starscream, Megatron repeatedly tortured Inferno by branding the Autobot's faction sigil with his magic Decepticon energies (similarly to how he branded Scorponok. Although Inferno was eventually rescued by Optimus Prime, a virus had been introduced into his system, over time turning him into a Decepticon. Inferno wrestled with this virus as he accompanied the Autobots to Jungle Planet, unwillingly assisting the Decepticons find energon. During a confrontation with Scorponok, Inferno appeared to overcome the virus and assert his true alliegence when Kicker urged him to keep fighting, but ensure he would not betray his friends again, he sacrificed himself by diving into Alpha Quintesson's energon sun.

Inferno's Spark was recovered and he was reborn in a new, tamper-proof body under the name Roadblock. In his first mission rebuilt, Roadblock oversaw a floatilla of energon tower missiles sent by Dr. Brian Jones to attack Unicron's headless body.

Energon

 * Inferno (Deluxe, 2003)
 * Japanese ID number: SC-03




 * Energon Inferno transforms into a cybertronic water-cannon firetruck. His spring-loaded water cannon fires a blue projectile, and can also be turned and pivoted in several directions.


 * In robot mode, his large windowed chest is a small homage to Generation 1 Ironhide's appearance in The War Within. Inferno can Powerlinx with any compatible Deluxe-class or Mega-class Autobot, forming either the top or bottom of each combination.


 * The main differences between the US and Japanese releases is the US version uses a darker silver plastic has several gold paint applications that the Japanese version lacks.


 * Roadblock (Deluxe, 2004)
 * Japanese ID number: SC-21




 * Like Generation 1 Grapple being a crane retool of Generation 1 Inferno, Roadblock is an extensive retool of Energon Inferno, replacing his front bumper, head, stabilizers and the entire water cannon structure with a new crane and cab. Like Grapple, Roadblock is colored mostly orange.


 * This toy also represents the toy-bio continuity character Roadblock, who isn't a powered-up version of Inferno.


 * Inferno (Built to Rule, 2005)


 * Built to Rule Inferno was originally designed as a Built to Rule toy of Armada Rollout, who was developed with a much more solid Trans-Skeleton with larger, blockier limbs, a design that was carried on to the true Energon Built to Rule construction sets. A pressure-launched water cannon was added onto the Rollout design to justify the change of character.


 * The Energon Built to Rule line only had a limited, test market release initially in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. The sets later filtered out into some "Tuesday Morning" chain stores at drastically dropped prices.