Flareup (Botcon 2005 Attendee-Only Exclusive)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode
Allegiance: Autobot
Size: Basic (comes in a 2-pack with Autobot Ratchet)
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Black, red, transparent orange, and some silver, flat light orange, bone white, very pale lavender, watery blue, and pale yellow
Rating: 8.6

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Energon Arcee. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Energon Arcee here.)

    Flareup was originally intended to be a new version of G1 Firestar, but a trademark issue was discovered early in the game, so instead the toy was made into a brand new character. Flareup has a very nice, fiery color scheme-- red, black, and orange are great main colors to use for a paint scheme, and the transparent orange used for Flareup's chip and weapon looks very cool. There's plenty of different accent colors to help vary Flareup's color scheme even more, however, such as the bone white used for her face and the silver used for her boots and collar. As far as mold changes go, she's got the same new head that her fellow exclusive Chromia does-- it's a pretty decent headmold, though I think a bit more mold detailing could have been used on the top of the head. The paint detailing is great, however, though the little "chin strap" isn't painted like it was on Chromia. I actually prefer this lack of another paint application there, as I think the chin strap looks a little out-of-place anyways, so anything that doesn't bring more notice to it is fine by me.
    Of note is that in addition to being a Botcon 2005 exclusive, you could only buy Flareup for $65 with Ratchet at the convention-- it was not available free to preregistrants or available at all to those who did not attend the convention. Flareup is limited to 500 pieces, so she's worth a pretty penny.
    Flareup is a great repaint of the Arcee mold, with awesome "fiery" color choices and more than enough paint apps to go around. I like it better than the Energon Arcee color scheme, though obviously you have to factor in whether you want to fork over the money to buy Flareup.


Flareup Bio:
FUNCTION: Demolitions
MOTTO: "Where there's fire, there's me."
Flareup was a student of rescue operations officer, Firestar. She learned the art of rescue well, but soon developed a fondness for destruction rarely seen among Autobots, however, her love of destruction is not a love of violence. It is an appreciation of the planning behind demolitions as if it were an art form. Flareup has an extremely cheerful disposition, which unnerves other Autobots as it seems to run contrary to the grim nature of her work.
Abilities: In vehicle mode, Flareup is capable at traveling at 330 mph. She maneuvers readily and can utilize both her missile launcher and laser canon in this form. These two weapons combine to form a powerful weapon for Flareup in robot mode. Her skin is made of special composite that allows her to withstand temperatures of up to 8,000 degrees centigrade Flareup is an expert at the use of "smart" explosive charges to destroy a target.
Weakness: Flareup sometimes gets too wrapped up in the planning of her demolitions and does not take proper precautions to protect herself from the results of her handiwork, leading to injury.
Strength: 6.0
Intelligence: 6.2
Speed: 7.0
Endurance: 6.7
Rank: 3.0
Couarge: 8.0
Firepower: 8.0
Skill: 8.4

Review by Beastbot

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