Hellfyre Inc. started out as an Autobot team consisting of Big Black Truck, Angelfyre, and its leader Methusalen. Even though it was a relatively young group, it was held in high regard by the Autobot High Council, and was routinely sent out on routine patrols and the occasional jaunt into enemy territory.
On one routine scouting mission around Iacon; the team spotted the legendary Decepticon Ravage himself. Methusalen had Big Black Truck radio back to HQ and attempted to track Ravage back to where the Decepticons were in hiding. Seemingly having trailed Ravage to a dead end, Methusalen and his team attempted to capture the casseticon for interrogation. Unbeknownst to Methusalen and his team, there were far more Decepticons in the area than HQ’s intelligence had lead them to believe. Their tracking of Ravage had been a ruse, and had lead his team into a Decepticon ambush. The battle was quick and fierce, leaving Methusalen and Big Black Truck barely functioning. Lost in the battle was Methusalen’s trusted friend Angelfyre, who’d bravely faced off against some unknown Decepticon foe.
The Decepticons had obviously gathered whatever information they’d sent to discover, as they retreated after defeating Methusalen’s squad. As Methusalen lie broken on the ground, he kept thinking to himself, “Where are the others? Where’s our help?”
After months of extensive repairs and rehabilitation, Methusalen came out a different ‘bot… Uncaring, disenchanted by the Autobot Cause, he began a plan to defect with the ever loyal Big Black Truck. Sent out on another mission under the observation of an Autobot ‘therapist’, Methusalen and Big Black Truck simply walked away from their stake-out, tearing the Autobot insignia from their arms and dropping them to the ground.
Methusalen began Hellfyre Incorporated, a small group unaffiliated with either the Decepticon OR Autobot causes, but Methusalen slowly grew to embrace that of the Decepticon’s way of life. Approached once again by a Decepticon recruiter, Methusalen and Big Black Truck decided to accept the proposal.
Since joining with the Decepticons, Methusalen has assembled his own squad of ‘cons that probably wouldn’t fit in anywhere else, but under his and BBT’s command, have melded Hellfyre Inc. into a squad to be reckoned with. Reinforces the notion of teamwork and support into his team, as he feels it is the reason for his defeat and the loss of Angelfyre.
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> COMM LINK: ONLINE
> SIGNAL SOURCE: MOON BASE ONE (DARK SIDE)
> ENCRYPTION: AUTOBOT CYBER-LEVEL 4
> TRANSMISSION TYPE: AUDIO-VISUAL
> STATUS: STABLE ☑
> PLAYBACK BEGINNING...
> DECRYPTION KEY: 5 ROBOT POINTS
> MESSAGE: "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT..."
> RESPONSE: "...AND I FEEL FINE."
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