ALLEGIANCE: AUTOBOT

SUB-GROUP: PROTECTOBOT
FUNCTION: PROTECTOBOT LEADER
FIRST APPEARANCE: TRANSFORMERS # 24

“The hotter things get, the better I like it.”

Profile: Hot Spot likes to be where the action is. Whether he’s trying
to put out a fire or win a war, as long as he’s surrounded by a swirl of movement
he’s happy. He fights with a fluid instinctiveness that seemingly overrides
any carefully measured analysis within his logic circuitry. His leadership is
charismatic and inspiring; the other Protectobots can’t help but perform beyond
their abilities when in his company. However, sometimes they have difficulty
keeping up with his non-stop pace. His philosophy is to be maximally operational
every moment of his life. Or, as he likes to phrase it, “There are always
junkyards for those who rust!”

Abilities: In his fire truck mode, Hot Spot can travel at 90 mph and
has a range of 600 miles. His hose line can shoot streams of high-pressure water
(and other non-corrosive fluids, such as oil and alcohol) an effective distance
of 1200 feet. In robot mode, he possesses incredible strength: he can press
60,000 pounds. He uses a fireball cannon, which can shoot bursts of 2000 degrees
Fahrenheit blue flame a distance of 1.5 miles. A special vanadium-steel alloy
shields him from temperatures of up to 5000 degrees Fahrenheit. He combines
with his fellow Protectobots to form the giant robot known as Defensor.

Weaknesses: Hot Spot’s ladder sometimes jams, locking into position
when extended. His fireball cannon often backfires, releasing large amounts
of the flammable liquid that powers it. Hot Spot himself is invulnerable to
the liquid’s effects, but the liquid can cause considerable fire-damage to anything
around him.