Kade Burns
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- Kade Burns is a human jerk from the Rescue Bots portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Kade Burns went from high school star quarterback to firefighter, and carried his ego over between vocations. He can often be a jerk to his siblings, especially Cody, and he has trouble working with others, especially Heatwave. Perhaps his partnership with the Rescue Bot will temper him somewhat.
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Rescue Bots cartoon
- Voice actor: Jason Marsden (English), Steve Blum (English, "Switcheroo"), Nico Sablik (German), Alessandro Bevilacqua (French), Bence Berkes (Hungarian), Kamil Dominiak (Polish), Arturo Cataño (Latin American-Spanish), Juan Miranda (Castilian Spanish), Aksu Palmén (Finnish), Paolo De Santis (Italian), Glauco Marques (Brazilian Portuguese)
When he was young, Dani and Graham used to tell him stories about gremlins, which gave him nightmares. Blame the Gremlins
Kade took part in a dedication ceremony during which Chief Burns unveiled the town's new emergency rescue robots, though Kade was started when his fire engine transformed without prompting to take him to the museum to attend to a fire. After Kade put the fire out, he was again surprised by his fire engine robot saving his father and brother Graham from a falling dinosaur head, but was all too happy to take the credit. That night, he was annoyed when his other brother, Cody, appeared to have commandeered his fire engine to chase around a rogue robot Tyrannosaurus rex from the museum. He was even more taken aback when the fire engine robot assisted in taking down the dinosaur by transforming and throwing the T. rex around. Chief Burns revealed that the four robots were actually aliens. Family of Heroes
This revelation didn't help, as Kade had trouble with the idea his fire engine was an Autobot and could drive itself. After Cody attempted to get him and Heatwave to bond, Kade turned up to the next disaster with a real fire engine, only for it to be destroyed by the lava, requiring him to be rescued by Heatwave. As they later fought to stop Mount Magma from erupting, Heatwave and Kade were forced to try to stop the lava flow from reaching the bunker under the fire station. When they ran out of water, Kade opted to stay by Heatwave's side. Luckily, Dani and Blades came to their rescue with the contents of a water tower. Under Pressure
Kade and Heatwave teamed up again to help save Doc Greene after the scientist's experimental car went out of control. Kade became disgruntled when Dani fitted a scoop claw to Blades, and the pair started hogging all the rescue action, and took his concerns to his sister. Things seemed to go much smoother after the others had to rescue Blades, Dani and Cody following a lightning strike, and Blades decided to put the claw in storage. Hotshots Following another rescue of Doc Greene in which Kade and Heatwave had to retrieve him from a building, the Rescue Bots were to have taken part in a technology parade, but Heatwave had "engine trouble". Kade was just relieved he would have a break from hanging around with Heatwave, but when the Lobster and Technology Festival was attacked by flobsters, he was forced to call the fire station to try to cajole Heatwave into coming to help. Flobsters on Parade
He and Heatwave rescued Edgar Pruitt from a truck dangling over a cliff. The pair also attempted to help residents of Griffin Rock after Huxley Prescott caused a mass panic by reporting an alien invasion. The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock After a lion and some lemurs escaped from the zoo, Kade and Heatwave took part in the effort to round them up. Walk on the Wild Side
Though their attempt to stop Mr. Harrison by spraying him with water didn't work, the pair later helped stop rampaging nanites who took over Boulder. Cody on Patrol During a bridge repair job, Kade and Heatwave had to rescue an impatient motorist who plunged into the river, though Kade was almost swept over a waterfall in the process. He also attended a call out when the bank was in danger of falling into a sink hole. Cody deprived him of the chance to test Doc Greene's Turbo Cycle, and instead he got stuck babysitting the Robo-Baby for a week. Four Bots and a Baby On a hot summer day, Kade and Heatwave helped kids cool off by using Heatwave's fire hose as a sprinkler. After Cody had the idea to use a weather machine to create snow, he joined in a snowball fight, and helped the town residents when the machine went out of control. Christmas in July
Kade, Dani and Graham used excuses to get out of the annual Burns fishing trip, but later changed their minds and arrived on the pier to discover they'd missed out on the giant mechanical shark. Deep Trouble When the island's mainframe caught a virus and all the technology ran rampant, Kade and Heatwave had to get Mayor Luskey out of the town hall. Return of the Dino Bot The arrival of Doctor Morocco and his MorBot resulted in the entire team being stood down, after they failed to compete against the newcomer. The Other Doctor Kade did his best to reassure Heatwave that they were both far from useless now the MorBot was doing the rescuing. They got the chance to see action again when the team was called to the lab to attend to a fire, and the discovery of new information about Morocco resulted in the team being reinstated for good. The Reign of Morocco
Ignoring Dani's offers of help, Kade insisted on rescuing Hayley and subsequently scored a date with the girl. Kade's equally-reckless actions during a break-in at the Hall of Inspiration resulted in Heatwave, Boulder and Blades being shot with the Minimizer and disappearing. When there was an alert at the Griffin Rock dam, Kade headed there in his old truck and almost came unstuck when the platform he was on started to fall, but was saved by the three shrunken bots. Small Blessings Kade and the team went on a mission into the Griffin Rock Triangle to find Professor Baranova, and he was taken aback when it appeared as though she didn't want to be rescued. After Cody talked her around, the team helped her seal the methane vent that had been causing the ship sinkings. the Griffin Rock Triangle
Left in charge of the team, Kade promptly went off to see a movie with Hayley. As a result, he was unreachable until Chase faked a litter emergency and Dani dragged him back to the station so they could head to Griffin Crest and bail out the Rescue Bots. Rules and Regulations When a storm hit Griffin Rock, Kade helped secure the town and searched for Cody on the Darby Ava after his brother was swept out to sea. The Lost Bell Kade accompanied the team on a mission to Wayward Island to investigate a meteorite. When Heatwave, Boulder and Chase were subsequently stricken by a strange virus, Kade seemed to enjoy the fact that he was the one driving, at least at first. He and the rest of the family later returned to the other island to get a sample of the meteorite so they could find a cure. Bumblebee to the Rescue
Kade was put out by Cody using anti-gravity sneakers during their basketball match. When Cody later called him from the lab to warn him about the rampaging blob of Squilsh, Kade took some convincing before he called out the team. They eventually tracked the Squilsh to the Griffin Rock Community Pool, where Graham and Boulder took care of it. You've Been Squilshed When the townspeople started rapidly disappearing thanks to some mechanical bugs, the team retreated back to the fire station where Kade made a pain of himself while Graham tried to dissect a bug they'd caught. When it turned out to be part of the Sanctuary Plan project, Kade took Cody and Frankie to the lab to check the information there, but was teleported by the bugs to an underground cavern and had to be rescued with the rest of the townsfolk. Countdown
On hearing reports of a ghost, Kade scoffed. After encountering a ghost at the bank and in a restaurant which he saved from a fire, he became very unnerved indeed. As he and the team attended more sightings, it turned out that the ghosts were merely holograms used by Myles and Evan to spread panic, and Kade regained his confidence, at least up until the point where they discovered that there wasn't a hologram in the database for one of the ghosts he saw. The Haunting of Griffin Rock Kade challenged Graham to a race that went badly wrong, damaging a statue and fire hydrant. When Chase and the Chief went missing, Kade and the others stayed out all night looking for them. They eventually tracked the pair to the lead mine, where Kade attempted to rescue the Chief from a flooded cavern. Little White Lies
Kade was keen to appear in Frankie's school film, but her filming caused the team problems as the Bots were forced to act like robots whenever she was around. Shake Up He and the rest of the team attended a pyrotechnics factory fire. When Cody endangered himself, the boy got Doc Greene to create a repulsor badge and Kade was there for the first tests. Later, after Kade failed to rescue Billy from the top of a transmitter, "Rescue Boy" saved Billy instead, but the repulsor badge overloaded, requiring Kade and the rest of the team to rescue Cody. Rescue Boy
He managed to rope Heatwave into attending a photo op with Hayley's class of preschoolers. The pair attended the testing of a time machine, and Kade's partner was transported back to 1939 with the other Bots. It's a Bot Time In an alternate reality created when history was changed, Kade and his siblings were mechanics. The trio constructed the Mobile Headquarters to combat the ruling Doctor Morocco's MorBots, though in the end they didn't use it until they needed to get a group of time traveling Rescue Bots back to their time machine. Bot to the Future
While planning another date with Hayley, Kade found himself being taken on a ride in the Mobile HQ, and subsequently had to make repairs, though he lost his toolbox to Doc Greene's new Vacuum Accelerator. During the rescue of Taylor, Kade and the rescuee were swept away by a wind gust and deposited in dense forest, where Kade sprained his ankle and had to be saved from a bear by Taylor. They were eventually rescued by the rest of the family. Road Trip He and the rest of the team had to save the town's citizens when the plants in Frankie's Sky Forest grew out of control. Sky Forest When Chief Burns was out with the flu, Kade took command. It wasn't long before he found himself contending with Cody who had been aged into an adult in a lab experiment gone wrong. While pursuing Evan and Myles, who had stolen part of the equipment needed, Kade was deaged into a child, but still managed to help Cody and the Bots capture the two criminals. One for the Ages
When an iceberg was discovered that was actually a frozen ship carrying a dangerous Sub-Zero Expander, Kade took part in an attempt to get rid of the device by blowing it up, which was aborted when it turned out Doctor Morocco had claimed the vessel as salvage. The team had to deal with the fallout when the device exploded and froze a five-mile section of ocean, as well as trapping them in their Bots. Kade and the other human members of the team were also saved when their sinking boat was unexpectedly saved by Morocco. Tip of the Iceberg Kade and Heatwave took part in rescuing a skier from Mount Griffin. After getting shocked by fist bumping Heatwave, Kade later helped with rescuing Cody and Blades from the virtual reality game. A Virtual Disaster Kade and the rest of the team were mesmerized by cellphones, forcing them to mine Blossom Vale until the spell was broken by the destruction of the cell tower. Spellbound
The rescue team was caught up in Huxley Prescott's reality show until they discovered that Huxley was creating disasters himself to spice things up. Prescott's Bots When Kade's gremlin nightmares got to the point where they were impacting his work, he sought help from Doc Greene. Unfortunately when Doc Greene's Nightmare Imaging Device conjured the gremlins into reality, they proved difficult to get rid of, draining the power from everything. When they threatened the power plant, Kade was forced to face them so he could shut the power down, and successfully conquered his nightmares. Blame the Gremlins When Cody photographed what he thought was the Maine Ridge Monster, Kade suggested it was just Mr. Talbott. It later transpired that the "Magic Meat" that Mayor Luskey had been selling was Fo-Foo, an experimental food with lycanthropic side effects, and the team had to track down Luskey and Graham who were both infected. Feed the Beast
During a visit by Uncle Woodrow, the team were joined by Optimus Prime come to investigate an energon deposit, and ended up having to mount a rescue mission to a deep cavern to rescue Woodrow and Cody. What Lies Below When the expedition ended with the team being trapped underground, Kade found himself in a cavern with Dani, Graham, Blades, and Boulder. Kade grumbled with Graham and Boulder over their efforts to use Boulder's sensors to locate a way out, but followed them regardless. Kade later made his way to the surface along with the others after the team reunited. What Rises Above
The team was present for the launch of a new space elevator, the Asgard piloted by Graham and Doc Greene. Following an asteroid impact on the elevator, Kade and the team had to deal with debris falling onto the town. They were reunited with the astronauts after the Rescue Bots brought the pair back from space. Space Bots After the team captured a mechanical bull, Cody was accidentally transported with it via Beam Box to the Island of Misfit Tech. Heatwave was sent there to find him, and when he failed, Kade was transported there as well and found himself under attack by Security Droids. He eventually found Cody and Heatwave, so they could all return to Griffin Rock. The Island of Misfit Tech
When the town's new computer Vigil took over and forced everyone to stay indoors, the rescue team had to break into the laboratory via the tunnel system and take it down. The Vigilant Town As part of the rescue team, Kade went on the Lad Pioneer hike with Hayley, but was disappointed to be buddied with Dani. When the Buddy Bracelets became permanently locked, Kade was forced to take his sister along with him on a snake roundup. They failed to learn any valuable lessons about cooperation and continued bickering until the bracelets were deactivated. Buddy System A plague of metal objects being pulled into the air turned out to merely be the work of a super-magnet, though it resulted in the team making a trip to Wayward Island to check it out. In Search of the Griffin's Nest
When Chase appeared to join Evan and Myles during their crime spree, Kade jumped to the conclusion that Chase had turned against the team. It later turned out that Chase had merely gone undercover to learn the pair's plan, though it was too late to save Kade's pinball score. He and the rest of his family had to engage in low-tech rescues after the Tech Wrecker disabled the town's tech. Bots and Robbers
The team was also temporarily joined by a dog which Cody dubbed Noble after they saved it from the ocean. Rescue Dog When Heatwave was called to the mainland by Optimus Prime, Kade insisted on accompanying him. It turned out Heatwave as to undergo training to take on a third mode, resulting in Kade coming up with a number of suggestions. They were traveling back to Griffin Rock when they saw the fires caused by Morocco's weather machine, and Heatwave took on a fire boat form so they could return faster and save the day. Changes
On Midwinter Morning, Kade and the rest of the team were called on to take the mantle of the Rider of Midwinter, delivering loaves of bread to the townsfolk. The Riders of Midwinter When lightning struck the Power Planter, causing it to run wild, the team had their work cut out cleaning up after it, but they were eventually able to lure it into a trap. Movers and Shakers During the Chief's absence from the island, the team instead found itself under Woodrow's leadership, which Kade didn't have much confidence in. Chief Woodrow Kade took part in a hunt for a Cybertronian relic with Bumblebee, and later had to help deal with the catastrophes the device caused around the island. Odd Bot Out The rescue team was assigned to complete the rail tunnel to the mainland. After completing that, they wre roped into being on the inaugural journey of the Griffin Rock Express, but ended up having to try to halt the train after it malfunctioned. They were plucked from the crashing train by the Rescue Bots and Frankie. The Griffin Rock Express
After a game of Rescue Ball, the team rescued Mayor Luskey from a predicament on a bridge, only to find the mayor was suffering from amnesia. When the Rescue Bots later started acting oddly, the Burns family discovered that they had somehow been replaced by fakes. The family started searching for their friends and when there was an explosion at the docks, they found the Bots, who had been hoodwinked by Doctor Morocco into thinking the Burns family were criminals. Double Villainy After the amnesiac Rescue Bots instinctively saved the Burnses from a wave, the Burnses persuaded them to return to the fire house, where the Bots were soon convinced they were all on the same side. As the chain reaction set off by the explosion threatened to sink the island, Kade heated up some hot wings (because it might be a while before they got to eat again). The team borrowed some tech from the Greenes, and were able to save Griffin Rock by reinforcing the tunnel system with foam. They also arrested Doctor Morocco, who had wiped the Bots' memories, and the damage was able to be reversed. Rise of the Heroes
Kade and the team went to Wayward Island to investigate a group of dinosaurs Doc Greene had found there, however the dinos promptly chased the team into a tar pit, necessitating a rescue by Optimus Prime. Land Before Prime When Prime's new dinosaur mode resulted in him going feral, the team fought to stop his rampage through Griffin Rock until Optimus was abducted by big game hunter Quint Quarry. They tracked Quarry back to his island where an adventure ensued and they were ultimately successful in their rescue. Big Game
Kade upset Hayley by failing at good teamwork during basketball practice. When he had the opportunity to try out the Imaging Device again, now boosted so it could pick up waking thoughts, it produced four clones of Kade, each with a slightly different personality. At first Kade was thrilled, but soon found himself coming into conflict with his duplicates, even to the point where they endangered the rest of the team during a rescue. After he apologized to Hayley over the basketball game, Kade ended up rallying the clones to perform a rescue of the rest of the team, before he took back the comlinks that were power them and they disappeared. Too Many Kades
The team was sent ten years forward in time when they boarded the S.S. Phantom Voyager, however Boulder and Graham were able to reverse the time machine stored in the ship's hold, returning them to present day. Phantom of the Sea Following a flooding disaster, Chase and Boulder temporarily left Earth for a space mission, and Kade found he had to share Heatwave with the rest of the team in their absence. Unfinished Business When Vigil returned to the town by hitchhiking on a piece of technology, the supercomputer was able to take over the Mayor Luskey Dome and put most of the town to sleep. Kade and Heatwave unsuccessfully pursued Vigil across town. No Place Like Dome
Kade tried to help Graham gain confidence when his brother became interested in Amy. Unfortunately his introduction of Graham to "Man Smell" and other tips turned out to be of little help in Graham's attempts at courtship, and Kade quit in disgust. Bugs in the System During a trip up in the space elevator, the team's minds were swapped around, with Kade ending up in Heatwave's body. Kade gained new insight into Heatwave's life, and managed to avoid having to go to the dentist into the deal. Their minds were later switched back. Switcheroo
After cleaning up a disaster at the lab, Kade ate a donut and accidentally ingested six scrubmites. As a result, the rest of the team were shrunk to microscopic size and went into him to extract the missing mites. Kade happily texted Hayley during the operation, and though at one point he lost feeling in his legs, the operation was a success and he sneezed out the rest of the team. Bot-Tastic Voyage When Quarry kidnapped Baranova in order to get hold of five dinobots, Kade and the rest of the family tracked him back to his island and arrested him. Quarry's Quarry
Visiting Wayward Island in search of Energon, the team instead found a frozen caveman who turned out to be alive. Though they attempted to help him acclimate to modern life, ultimately they had to return him to the island. Did You See What I Thaw? After a fire required the projector at the drive in be replaced with a new high-tech model, Kade's microwaved Nachos del Kade caused a power surge, resulting monsters from Attack of Humungado being manifested in the real world. The team had to round them up so that Doc Greene could return them to the movie. The Attack of Humungado
The Burns family went to be photographed for Emergency Response Illustrated off-island. On their way back, the boat was caught in kelp, and the shrimp Kade was throwing overboard attracted jellyfish. When they finally returned to the island, they had to help foil Evan and Myles's latest plan to use souvenir Rescue Bots to rob the townsfolk. All Bots Great and Small When Cody began experiencing repeated time, his foreknowledge allowed the rescue team to prevent a number of disasters and mishaps during the dedication of the town's new clock tower. He also managed to prevent Kade from burning the toast for once. Time After Time
When it was discovered that one of the Burns family ancestors was a pirate, the mayor suspended the whole team. A series of clues led the team to find the treasure and they were able to persuade the mayor to reinstate them. Pirates Ahoy During High Tide's training of the Rescue Bots, Kade helped in the rescue when an oil spill caught fire. Turning the Tide When a time traveling Jules Verne arrived in present day Griffin Rock, Kade opted out of the conversation on account of the fact he hated time travel. The Last of Morocco
He and the other Burnses greeted Blurr and Salvage to the fire house, and watched Blurr race Heatwave. The New Recruits It soon became clear when Blurr botched a rescue Kade took part in that the new Bot wasn't fitting in with the team. Rescue Bots Academy After Blurr stole the Sigma and a solar flare took out the town's power, Kade and the rest of the team were forced to patrol for danger without sirens or lights. Fortunately when the island was threatened by a rogue satellite, Blurr saved the day. A New Hero
Kade and the rest of the team had to cover for Servo while hunting for the dog who appeared to have gone on a rampage. Four-Legged Hero After Boulder found endangered woodpeckers, Kade inadvertently revealed their location to the mayor, resulting in the general public trampling the site, and the rest of his family getting mad at him. Endangered Species
When Chase had to work as the dispatcher due to an injury, he sent the rest of the team on several false alarms, however he successfully helped them arrest some thieves. More than Meets the Eye When Doc Greene's Tone-O-Tuner caused everyone in town to sing instead of talk, Kade did his best to avoid singing, at least until an emergency required it. I Have Heard the Robots Singing
Kade had his own ideas about what to put in a time capsule that was to be buried (namely one of his helmets) however when an old time capsule was opened, the entire island was teleported to the Arctic and the team had to work to raise the forcefield dome. Now and Then After coming up with a plan to float the island back to Maine, the team had their work cut out keeping everyone safe and the island in the air. They eventually made it back. Today and Forever
Three years on, and Kade's greatest achievement was winning a certificate for most hamburgers eaten in one sitting. During another visit to an eatery, Kade was abducted by the Velgrox, whose leader thought he looked particularly tasty. Though the Rescue Bots managed to free the rest of the townsfolk, Heatwave had to insist on them releasing Kade as well. New Normal As the townsfolk decided whether to keep the Rescue Bots' secret, Kade took part in the rescue of Milo who had become trapped in his bunker. Bridge Building
Kade rode in Heatwave during a foot race which resulted in a near-disaster. A later hunt for the missing CeCe Greene resulted in the team encountering a new Rescue Bot, Quickshadow. Arrivals Kade took part in a mission set up by Quickshadow to transport Phodolite through town, however when part of the load spilled, the rescue team had to rely on Chase's plan B when Quickshadow didn't have one herself. Plus One Following an incident at the town pool, the team relaxed at the Fun Zone until it turned out the Morocco virus had invaded the virtual reality game there. After the virus spread to other computer systems in town, Kade attempted to help Chase keep the angry crowds at bay at the bank. Back to Virtual Reality
The team had to deal with a number of unrelated disasters around town which eventually turned out to be a scheme by Madeline Pynch to drive everyone out so she could redevelop the island into a resort. Vanishing Returns When Evan and Myles discovered the Rescue Bots' secret while trying to steal Quickshadow, the team had to come up with a short film to discredit their footage, and roped the whole town into helping. Ghost in the Machine During an operation to apprehend Lord Chumley, Kade was almost attacked by an elephant which was attracted to the peanut butter sandwich he was eating. When he later became trapped in a collapsed emergency shelter, the rest of the team got the elephant to dig him out. Enemy of My Enemy
The team helped Chase get elected as mayor, only to find that the Rescue Bot was so strict in his rule that he ended up endangering the island. Mayor May Not After being woken early-morning by Boulder celebrating All Spark Day, the team had to deal with a marine rescue, and then CeCe Greene enlarged to giant size by the Minimizer. They later all celebrated All Spark Day with the help of the rest of town. All Spark Day When the town's communications tower required replacing, the team took on second jobs — Kade attempted to be an entertainer at children's parties with limited success. The townsfolk later chipped in with enough cash to replace the tower. Also Kade and his Brash Ball team's playoff was interrupted when the inflatable stadium deflated. Part-Time Heroes
Kade attended the opening of the mainland Rescue Bot Training Center on the strength of a promise of snacks, and was rewarded with bacon-infused popcorn. He adjudicated a race between Blurr and Quickshadow, who'd been shrunk with a minimizer so they could race on a slot car track. The More Things Change... After the base's computer system locked them out of all vital functions, Kade, Heatwave and Cody were forced to evade the many dangers posed by the out-of-control computer so they could repair the center's malfunctioning holographic disguise and keep it hidden. The More Things Stay the Same
Kade and the rest of the team had their work cut out for them handling a series of near-disasters during a series of motor races. Hot Rod Bot When a document was found proving that the Burns family were royalty, Kade was crowned king in Chief's absence. Unfortunately he soon found that Hayley didn't like the airs he put on as a result, and so he passed the crown to Graham while he went to patch things over with her. King Burns During the Pizza Pi Party, the team had to deal with out-of-control pizza dough by making a giant pizza. Unfortunately as the dough was Dani's recipe, only Kade could stomach eating it. Pizza Pi Party
A training session on the mainland was cut short following a reuniting with Bumblebee, when it turned out Blurr and Salvage were not handling things well on Griffin Rock. The human half of the team ended up being stuck on the island when the training center went into lockdown thanks to an invasion by an energon eater. Uninvited Guest When Blades, Graham and Cody uncovered Chickadee's operation to find some lost gems, the rest of the team managed to apprehend her. Camp Cody
Heatwave and Kade accompanied Cody and Frankie into the woods to make a delivery to Mrs. Neederlander, only to find themselves having to search for her. After finding her and briefly being trapped in a cave, the group managed to meet up with the rest of the team. Once Upon a Time When the Mini-Con Bounce escaped to Griffin Rock, the team helped Sideswipe recapture him. The Need for Speed
When Madeline Pynch got hold of a chunk of Energon, the rescue team put into action a plan to recover the Energon and arrest Pynch. Kade acted as a lookout under the code name Eagle Eyes, and was later smuggled into Pynch's compound aboard Dani's jet so he and Chase could procure the Energon. Cody's 11 When Dani's test flight on a solar-sail spaceship ran into peril, Kade and the rest of the team headed up in the Sigma to mount a rescue. To Infinity... And Back
Kade and Heatwave hinted very strongly that Cody should become a firefighter when the boy was trying to decide what line of rescue work to take up. Family Business Kade was overjoyed when his favorite movie star Maven Danger visited the island for research for his next film, however Danger rapidly turned out to be a jerk. Kade's enthusiasm was briefly resparked when it seemed he would get a small part in the film, but the entire visit turned out to be a ruse so Danger's agent, Skip Scobble, could steal a rare book. A Brush with Danger
Following the revelation that an entire other town in China knew about the Rescue Bots, Optimus Prime reassigned everyone to look after the Scrubber Initiative, with Kade and Heatwave staying in Griffin Rock. When the Morocco virus resurfaced and went to steal tech from the lab, Kade had to be woken and then had to ride in Salvage since Heatwave was hanging out with Cody. Upgrades He, Heatwave, and Cody went to the training center to get the GroundBridge operational again, only to find that Morocco had taken control of it. Morocco set his sights on kidnapping Cody, and Kade formed part of the defense in an attempt to keep him from reaching Griffin Rock. After everything was resolved, Optimus assigned Heatwave and Kade to train new Rescue Bot recruits in the Training Center. Transformations
Toys
Rescue Bots
- Heatwave the Fire-Bot and Kade Burns (Figure 2-pack, 2013)
- Part of the first wave of Rescue Bots Figure 2-packs, Kade Burns is a completely non-articulated PVC figure. He is relatively show accurate, but has the same proportions as the previously-released Rescue Bots humans.
- He came with a larger, articulated PVC figure of his partner Heatwave.
- Griffin Rock Garage (Adventure Playset, 2016)
- Available only with the Griffin Rock Garage playset, this version of Kade is much more show-accurate. He now has moving arms (they're one piece so they both move at once) and open hands to grip 5 mm post accessories... such as pack-in Mini-Con pooch Fireplug in his water cannon mode.
Notes
- A running gag in the cartoon involves the copious amounts of food that Kade consumes. This actually becomes a plot point in some episodes, such as "Too Many Kades", "Bot-Tastic Voyage", and "Enemy of My Enemy".
