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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;61.8.40.81: /* Generation 1 */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;:&#039;&#039;Blaster is an [[Autobot]] in [[Generation 1]]. In Japanese continuity he is later rebuilt as &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039;.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Blaster g1.jpg|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; loves all [[Earth]] music, especially good, hard, LOUD Rock&#039;n&#039;Roll. A powerful fighter who tends to make his presence known, you can find him at the forefront of any situation he&#039;s involved in.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;(&#039;&#039;&#039;Note&#039;&#039;&#039;: Blaster&#039;s personality varied signifigantly between the comic and cartoon, see entries below for details.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;Malay-English dub name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Billy&#039;&#039;&#039; (Blaster), &#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; (Twincast)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Japanese names&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Broadcast&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Broadblast&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Italian name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Radiorobot&#039;&#039;&#039; (Blaster), &#039;&#039;&#039;Digital&#039;&#039;&#039; (Twincast) &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;French-Canadian name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Tempo&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Marvel Comics continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====Generation 1====&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg|left|thumb|200px|More than likely, he&#039;ll kill you. Yeah, &#039;&#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039;&#039;. You know who you are.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;War is dirty, violent, and mean. I don&#039;t want your company or your friendship, just your help in blasting those [[Decepticon]] rust-buckets into hot, burning slag.&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was a rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner and one of the best, kick-@$$ fighters the [[Autobot]]s had. He had a bit of a problem with authority and hated Decepticons with a passion due to the death of his former partner [[Scrounge]]. Originally part of [[Perceptor]]&#039;s Autobot resistance cell on Cybertron, he often disagreed with his superior&#039;s orders.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shortly after Scrounge was killed, Blaster took part in an assault on [[Darkmount]], where he engaged and seemingly destroyed the Decepticon commander [[Straxus]], before using the [[Space Bridge]] to flee to Earth. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon arriving on Earth, Blaster was among the Autobots deactivated and disassembled by [[Circuit Breaker]] and [[RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic}}&lt;br /&gt;
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He was later released and joined the other earthbound Autobots at the Ark, shortly before Optimus Prime&#039;s death. Blaster was one of the Autobots who voted for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to be leader of the Autobots, however he soon came to regret this decision. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster developed a reluctant friendship with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] whose more naturally upbeat personality provided the Boy-Wonder to his Batman. After an encounter with [[Mechanic|The Mechanic]], Blaster and Goldbug went AWOL from Grimlock&#039;s command, having grown tired of his aggressive orders and increasing mental instabilities. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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For this disobedience (and their failure to capture The Mechanic), Grimlock branded Blaster and Goldbug traitors, and sent the [[Protectobots]] to hunt them down. They eventually captured Blaster, but after he saved their lives from the [[Combaticons]], they realized Grimlock&#039;s orders were purely vengeful and let him go. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} {{storylink|Child&#039;s Play (comic issue)|Child&#039;s Play}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;BLASTER BE OUR LEADER PLEAAAASE???&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster finally returned to the Ark, where his fellow Autobots begged him to take over as leader. However, he was forced to surrender to his former commander when Grimlock threatened the safety of several earth children. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Imprisoned by Grimlock, Blaster was strapped to a [[Variable Voltage Harness]] as punishment for his desertion and disobedience. However, when [[Fortress Maximus]] and his Autobots arrived and Grimlock challenged him to a duel, Blaster took his place. Their duel was interrupted by a Decepticon attack. When Blaster pointed out that their feud had put all Autobots in danger, Grimlock agreed to call their duel a draw and declared a truce with Blaster as they fended off the Decepticons side-by-side. {{storylink|Totalled!|Totaled!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Like many other Transformers, Blaster was killed fighting Starscream at the climax of the [[Underbase]] storyline, shot dead atop the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. {{storylink|Dark Star}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was later among the first Autobots resurrected by Grimlock with [[Nucleon]]. He took part in and survived the battle with Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was one of the few Autobots present to survive the initial Decepticon ambush on [[Klo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;In the future of 2008, Blaster was present at Autobot City when the Quintessons attacked. He was deactivated in the battle that followed and his body strung up from the battlements.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Space Pirates}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Animated continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Voice Actor:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[Buster Jones]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;Relax dude, chill a sec and enjoy the happenin&#039; sounds of this premium Cybertronian sound system! Rock out!&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster in the cartoon was a fun-loving, hip and happening robot. Loud and energetic, and happy to share his choice of rockin&#039; tunes with anyone, whether they really wanted to hear them or not. &lt;br /&gt;
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His loud music often got him into trouble, especially when he jammed emergency frequencies with bad 80&#039;s hair metal.  Blaster and Cosmos eventually converted a deserted Decepticon headquarters on Earth&#039;s moon into an Autobot base, they were never shown to use it (it&#039;s possible the base they built was later used by [[Marissa Faireborn]] of the EDC).&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster had a rivalry with Decepticon tapedeck, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].  The two clashed frequently, though they were most often shown to be evenly matched.  In 2005, when the Decepticons ransacked [[Autobot City]], Soundwave attempted to jam Blaster&#039;s distress signal to Optimus Prime with his Cassette forces.  Blaster countered with his own Cassette army, and the itty bitty guys &#039;rassled.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2006, Blaster was stationed most frequently at Autobot City on Earth.  However, at one point in Transformer history best left forgotten, he traveled with the Autobots to another planet where he translated opera into English.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Scramble City OVA===&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster was finally gifted with some Cassette forces of his own to counter Soundwave&#039;s.  [[Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn]] took on [[Ratbat]] but couldn&#039;t protect the secrets of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Headmasters cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster&#039;s rivalry with Soundwave increased dramatically by the year 2011.  At one point, when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] was searching Earth for the [[Matrix]], he was ambushed by Soundwave.  Blaster took Soundwave on alone, urging Hot Rod to leave without him.  Soundwave and Blaster then prepared for their final duel.  The result was a tie, sorta.  They both died.&lt;br /&gt;
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Later, all the Autobots were content to leave Blaster as a corpse until [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] and Blaster&#039;s cassette forces whined enough to have their pal resurrected.  Rodimus then brought Blaster back online as the yellow and blue repaint, &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039;.  Coincidentilly, the Decepticons reanimated Soundwave as the black-as-coal Soundblaster.  The two arch enemies then renewed their struggle.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Japanese Generation 2 story pages===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:BlasterG2.jpg|left|thumb|There&#039;s so much I don&#039;t understand about this image]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Apparently, by the &#039;&#039;[[Generation 2]]&#039;&#039; era of the Transformers, Twincast returned to his original Blaster form.  He can be seen behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in the first Japanese &#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; story page (Prime and Megatron having forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;(Interestingly enough, despite Japanese &#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; taking place in the animated continuity, Blaster appears in his Marvel Comics design.  Wacky.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Dreamwave comics===&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster and his partner Perceptor were co-leaders of an Autobot faction millions of years ago on Cybertron. While this faction may or may not have existed in the Dark Ages before Ultra Magnus unified the Autobots under his command, they were the only known resistance to Megatron&#039;s tyrannical rule during the Age of Internment that followed.&lt;br /&gt;
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In modern times, Blaster allied himself with Hot Rod and Kup&#039;s underground resistance, opposing the new tyrannical rule of Shockwave.&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster seems to have a &#039;thing&#039; against tyrannical rules.&lt;br /&gt;
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At one point, he remarked that he couldn&#039;t wait to go to Earth.  Ironically, [[Dreamwave]]&#039;s bankruptcy meant he never got to go.  Poor Blaster.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech Asterisk===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot, 1985/1986/2006)&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;38&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;TFC-21&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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: Originally a &#039;&#039;[[Microchange]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Radi-Casse Robo&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;radio-cassette&amp;quot;, you see), Blaster transforms into a &amp;quot;ghetto blaster&amp;quot; boom-box.  Pressing the &amp;quot;eject&amp;quot; button pops open his tape door, which can store a single microcassette Transformer.&lt;br /&gt;
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: Some releases of Blaster still retain the battery-cover back from the &#039;&#039;Microchange&#039;&#039; release (see Trivia).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Blaster was re-released in 2006 as part of the &amp;quot;[[Transformers Collection]]&amp;quot; &amp;quot;bookbox&amp;quot; series, packaged with [[Steeljaw]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot, 1987/2006)&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-116&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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: The first Blaster toy was [[redeco]]ed, and had its tape-door [[retool]]ed in order to accommodate two cassettes at once.  The clear-plastic part of the door was also changed to clear-red, so when certain cassettes were placed inside, the &amp;quot;secret plans&amp;quot; decals on them would reveal the &amp;quot;weak point&amp;quot; of either [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] or [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], much like using the [[tech-specs decoder]]s.  He came with Steeljaw, who was given one of these new decals.&lt;br /&gt;
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: In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]], this time packaged with the new character [[Flip Sides]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster w/ Flight Pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (Action Master, 1990)&lt;br /&gt;
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: A non-transforming action figure, [[Action Master]] Blaster (not to be confused with the &amp;quot;Action Master Blasters&amp;quot; price-point) is compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory.  His design is based largely on his cartoon model, with elements from the toy added (like his visor).  He came with the &amp;quot;[[Flight Pack]]&amp;quot; accessory, which converts from a winged jetpack to a massive &amp;quot;electro-scrambler&amp;quot; cannon.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech Asterisk===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Broadblast meets Lumina&#039;&#039;&#039; (Binaltech, 2005)&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;BTA03&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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: A redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Alternators]]&#039;&#039; [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], &amp;quot;Broadblast&amp;quot; transforms into a 1:24 scale Toyota bB, aka the Scion xB.  He has working doors, hood, and trunk, plus his engine becomes a non-firing weapon.  He also comes with an extra decal sheet, which includes signs for &amp;quot;TBN&amp;quot; which &#039;&#039;possibly&#039;&#039; stands for &amp;quot;Transformers Broadcast Network&amp;quot; or somesuch; there is Japanese text on the labels as well, but it&#039;s really tiny and hard to make out.&lt;br /&gt;
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: He came with a PVC-plastic figurine of the [[human]] newsgirl [[Lumina Hoshi]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Attacktix===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Merchandise===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Pre-Transformer|pre-&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039;]] version of Blaster was actually a functioning AM radio. The &#039;&#039;[[Microchange]]&#039;&#039; release of the toy came with a microcassette-sized radio that plugged in to Radi-Casse Robo, which had internal wiring that allowed the radio to play through the speakers in its&#039; legs. The speakers were powered by batteries housed in the robot&#039;s back, hence the battery cover on early Blasters.  The big hole in his Electro-Scrambler rifle is an earphone storage space, and the cord can be wrapped around the gun.&lt;br /&gt;
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* According to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on a [[Letters Page (Marvel UK)|Letters Page]], Blaster&#039;s visor is retractable. He uses it to shield his especially delicate optical sensors from sunlight.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The packaging for Twincast&#039;s e-Hobby  reissue was the same generic [[Decepticon]]-scheme box used to package [[Magnificus]].  However, since Flip Sides is technically a Decepticon, it...sorta works.&lt;br /&gt;
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*According to Blaster himself on the UK letters page he has two siblings: [[Toaster (G1)|Toaster]] and [[Karmen]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm Blaster on tfu.info]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Blaster (G1)</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;61.8.40.81: /* Generation 1 */ typo fix&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;:&#039;&#039;Blaster is an [[Autobot]] in [[Generation 1]]. In Japanese continuity he is later rebuilt as &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039;.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Blaster g1.jpg|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; loves all [[Earth]] music, especially good, hard, LOUD Rock&#039;n&#039;Roll. A powerful fighter who tends to make his presence known, you can find him at the forefront of any situation he&#039;s involved in.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(&#039;&#039;&#039;Note&#039;&#039;&#039;: Blaster&#039;s personality varied signifigantly between the comic and cartoon, see entries below for details.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Malay-English dub name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Billy&#039;&#039;&#039; (Blaster), &#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; (Twincast)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Japanese names&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Broadcast&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Broadblast&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Italian name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Radiorobot&#039;&#039;&#039; (Blaster), &#039;&#039;&#039;Digital&#039;&#039;&#039; (Twincast) &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;French-Canadian name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Tempo&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Marvel Comics continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====Generation 1====&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg|left|thumb|200px|More than likely, he&#039;ll kill you. Yeah, &#039;&#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039;&#039;. You know who you are.]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;War is dirty, violent, and mean. I don&#039;t want your company or your friendship, just your help in blasting those [[Decepticon]] rust-buckets into hot, burning slag.&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was a rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner and one of the best, kick-@$$ fighters the [[Autobot]]s had. He had a bit of a problem with authority and hated Decepticons with a passion due to the death of his former partner [[Scrounge]]. Originally part of [[Perceptor]]&#039;s Autobot resistance cell on Cybertron, he often disagreed with his superior&#039;s orders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Shortly after Scrounge was killed, Blaster took part in an assault on [[Darkmount]], where he engaged and seemingly destroyed the Decepticon commander [[Straxus]], before using the [[Space Bridge]] to flee to Earth. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Upon arriving on Earth, Blaster was among the Autobots deactivated and disassembled by [[Circuit Breaker]] and [[RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He was later released and joined the other earthbound Autobots at the Ark, shortly before Optimus Prime&#039;s death. Blaster was one of the Autobots who voted for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to be leader of the Autobots, however he soon came to regret this decision. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster developed a reluctant friendship with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] whose more naturally upbeat personality provided the Boy-Wonder to his Batman. After an encounter with [[Mechanic|The Mechanic]], Blaster and Goldbug went AWOL from Grimlock&#039;s command, having grown tired of his aggressive orders and increasing mental instabilities. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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For this disobedience (and their failure to capture The Mechanic), Grimlock branded Blaster and Goldbug traitors, and sent the [[Protectobots]] to hunt them down. They eventually captured Blaster, but after he saved their lives from the [[Combaticons]], they realized Grimlock&#039;s orders were purely vengeful and let him go. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} {{storylink|Child&#039;s Play (comic issue)|Child&#039;s Play}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;BLASTER BE OUR LEADER PLEAAAASE???&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster finally returned to the Ark, where his fellow Autobots begged him to take over as leader. However, he was forced to surrender to his former commander when Grimlock threatened the safety of several earth children. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Imprisoned by Grimlock, Blaster was strapped to a [[Variabe Voltage Harness]] as punishment for his desertion and disobedience. However, when [[Fortress Maximus]] and his Autobots arrived and Grimlock challenged him to a duel, Blaster took his place. Their duel was interrupted by a Decepticon attack. When Blaster pointed out that their feud had put all Autobots in danger, Grimlock agreed to call their duel a draw and declared a truce with Blaster as they fended off the Decepticons side-by-side. {{storylink|Totalled!|Totaled!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Like many other Transformers, Blaster was killed fighting Starscream at the climax of the [[Underbase]] storyline, shot dead atop the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. {{storylink|Dark Star}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was later among the first Autobots resurrected by Grimlock with [[Nucleon]]. He took part in and survived the battle with Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was one of the few Autobots present to survive the initial Decepticon ambush on [[Klo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;In the future of 2008, Blaster was present at Autobot City when the Quintessons attacked. He was deactivated in the battle that followed and his body strung up from the battlements.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Space Pirates}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===Animated continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Voice Actor:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[Buster Jones]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Relax dude, chill a sec and enjoy the happenin&#039; sounds of this premium Cybertronian sound system! Rock out!&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster in the cartoon was a fun-loving, hip and happening robot. Loud and energetic, and happy to share his choice of rockin&#039; tunes with anyone, whether they really wanted to hear them or not. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
His loud music often got him into trouble, especially when he jammed emergency frequencies with bad 80&#039;s hair metal.  Blaster and Cosmos eventually converted a deserted Decepticon headquarters on Earth&#039;s moon into an Autobot base, they were never shown to use it (it&#039;s possible the base they built was later used by [[Marissa Faireborn]] of the EDC).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster had a rivalry with Decepticon tapedeck, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].  The two clashed frequently, though they were most often shown to be evenly matched.  In 2005, when the Decepticons ransacked [[Autobot City]], Soundwave attempted to jam Blaster&#039;s distress signal to Optimus Prime with his Cassette forces.  Blaster countered with his own Cassette army, and the itty bitty guys &#039;rassled.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2006, Blaster was stationed most frequently at Autobot City on Earth.  However, at one point in Transformer history best left forgotten, he traveled with the Autobots to another planet where he translated opera into English.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Scramble City OVA===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was finally gifted with some Cassette forces of his own to counter Soundwave&#039;s.  [[Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn]] took on [[Ratbat]] but couldn&#039;t protect the secrets of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Headmasters cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster&#039;s rivalry with Soundwave increased dramatically by the year 2011.  At one point, when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] was searching Earth for the [[Matrix]], he was ambushed by Soundwave.  Blaster took Soundwave on alone, urging Hot Rod to leave without him.  Soundwave and Blaster then prepared for their final duel.  The result was a tie, sorta.  They both died.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Later, all the Autobots were content to leave Blaster as a corpse until [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] and Blaster&#039;s cassette forces whined enough to have their pal resurrected.  Rodimus then brought Blaster back online as the yellow and blue repaint, &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039;.  Coincidentilly, the Decepticons reanimated Soundwave as the black-as-coal Soundblaster.  The two arch enemies then renewed their struggle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Japanese Generation 2 story pages===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:BlasterG2.jpg|left|thumb|There&#039;s so much I don&#039;t understand about this image]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, by the &#039;&#039;[[Generation 2]]&#039;&#039; era of the Transformers, Twincast returned to his original Blaster form.  He can be seen behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in the first Japanese &#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; story page (Prime and Megatron having forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Interestingly enough, despite Japanese &#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; taking place in the animated continuity, Blaster appears in his Marvel Comics design.  Wacky.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Dreamwave comics===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster and his partner Perceptor were co-leaders of an Autobot faction millions of years ago on Cybertron. While this faction may or may not have existed in the Dark Ages before Ultra Magnus unified the Autobots under his command, they were the only known resistance to Megatron&#039;s tyrannical rule during the Age of Internment that followed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In modern times, Blaster allied himself with Hot Rod and Kup&#039;s underground resistance, opposing the new tyrannical rule of Shockwave.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster seems to have a &#039;thing&#039; against tyrannical rules.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At one point, he remarked that he couldn&#039;t wait to go to Earth.  Ironically, [[Dreamwave]]&#039;s bankruptcy meant he never got to go.  Poor Blaster.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech Asterisk===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot, 1985/1986/2006)&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;38&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;TFC-21&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Originally a &#039;&#039;[[Microchange]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Radi-Casse Robo&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;radio-cassette&amp;quot;, you see), Blaster transforms into a &amp;quot;ghetto blaster&amp;quot; boom-box.  Pressing the &amp;quot;eject&amp;quot; button pops open his tape door, which can store a single microcassette Transformer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Some releases of Blaster still retain the battery-cover back from the &#039;&#039;Microchange&#039;&#039; release (see Trivia).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Blaster was re-released in 2006 as part of the &amp;quot;[[Transformers Collection]]&amp;quot; &amp;quot;bookbox&amp;quot; series, packaged with [[Steeljaw]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot, 1987/2006)&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-116&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: The first Blaster toy was [[redeco]]ed, and had its tape-door [[retool]]ed in order to accommodate two cassettes at once.  The clear-plastic part of the door was also changed to clear-red, so when certain cassettes were placed inside, the &amp;quot;secret plans&amp;quot; decals on them would reveal the &amp;quot;weak point&amp;quot; of either [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] or [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], much like using the [[tech-specs decoder]]s.  He came with Steeljaw, who was given one of these new decals.&lt;br /&gt;
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: In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]], this time packaged with the new character [[Flip Sides]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster w/ Flight Pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (Action Master, 1990)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: A non-transforming action figure, [[Action Master]] Blaster (not to be confused with the &amp;quot;Action Master Blasters&amp;quot; price-point) is compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory.  His design is based largely on his cartoon model, with elements from the toy added (like his visor).  He came with the &amp;quot;[[Flight Pack]]&amp;quot; accessory, which converts from a winged jetpack to a massive &amp;quot;electro-scrambler&amp;quot; cannon.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech Asterisk===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Broadblast meets Lumina&#039;&#039;&#039; (Binaltech, 2005)&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;BTA03&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: A redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Alternators]]&#039;&#039; [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], &amp;quot;Broadblast&amp;quot; transforms into a 1:24 scale Toyota bB, aka the Scion xB.  He has working doors, hood, and trunk, plus his engine becomes a non-firing weapon.  He also comes with an extra decal sheet, which includes signs for &amp;quot;TBN&amp;quot; which &#039;&#039;possibly&#039;&#039; stands for &amp;quot;Transformers Broadcast Network&amp;quot; or somesuch; there is Japanese text on the labels as well, but it&#039;s really tiny and hard to make out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: He came with a PVC-plastic figurine of the [[human]] newsgirl [[Lumina Hoshi]].&lt;br /&gt;
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===Attacktix===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Merchandise===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Pre-Transformer|pre-&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039;]] version of Blaster was actually a functioning AM radio. The &#039;&#039;[[Microchange]]&#039;&#039; release of the toy came with a microcassette-sized radio that plugged in to Radi-Casse Robo, which had internal wiring that allowed the radio to play through the speakers in its&#039; legs. The speakers were powered by batteries housed in the robot&#039;s back, hence the battery cover on early Blasters.  The big hole in his Electro-Scrambler rifle is an earphone storage space, and the cord can be wrapped around the gun.&lt;br /&gt;
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* According to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on a [[Letters Page (Marvel UK)|Letters Page]], Blaster&#039;s visor is retractable. He uses it to shield his especially delicate optical sensors from sunlight.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The packaging for Twincast&#039;s e-Hobby  reissue was the same generic [[Decepticon]]-scheme box used to package [[Magnificus]].  However, since Flip Sides is technically a Decepticon, it...sorta works.&lt;br /&gt;
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*According to Blaster himself on the UK letters page he has two siblings: [[Toaster (G1)|Toaster]] and [[Karmen]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm Blaster on tfu.info]&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;:&#039;&#039;Blaster is an [[Autobot]] in [[Generation 1]]. In Japanese continuity he is later rebuilt as &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039;.&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Blaster g1.jpg|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; loves all [[Earth]] music, especially good, hard, LOUD Rock&#039;n&#039;Roll. A powerful fighter who tends to make his presence known, you can find him at the forefront of any situation he&#039;s involved in.&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;(&#039;&#039;&#039;Note&#039;&#039;&#039;: Blaster&#039;s personality varied signifigantly between the comic and cartoon, see entries below for details.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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:&#039;&#039;Malay-English dub name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Billy&#039;&#039;&#039; (Blaster), &#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; (Twincast)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Japanese names&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Broadcast&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039; / &#039;&#039;&#039;Broadblast&#039;&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Italian name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Radiorobot&#039;&#039;&#039; (Blaster), &#039;&#039;&#039;Digital&#039;&#039;&#039; (Twincast) &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;French-Canadian name&#039;&#039;: &#039;&#039;&#039;Tempo&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fiction==&lt;br /&gt;
===Marvel Comics continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
====Generation 1====&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg|left|thumb|200px|More than likely, he&#039;ll kill you. Yeah, &#039;&#039;&#039;you&#039;&#039;&#039;. You know who you are.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&amp;quot;War is dirty, violent, and mean. I don&#039;t want your company or your friendship, just your help in blasting those [[Decepticon]] rust-buckets into hot, burning slag.&amp;quot;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was a rather grim, brooding, rebellious loner and one of the best, kick-@$$ fighters the [[Autobot]]s had. He had a bit of a problem with authority and hated Decepticons with a passion due to the death of his former partner [[Scrounge]]. Originally part of [[Perceptor]]&#039;s Autobot resistance cell on Cybertron, he often disagreed with his superior&#039;s orders.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Shortly after Scrounge was killed, Blaster took part in an assault on [[Darkmount]], where he engaged and seemingly destroyed the Decepticon commander [[Straxus]], before using the [[Space Bridge]] to flee to Earth. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Upon arriving on Earth, Blaster was among the Autobots deactivated and disassembled by [[Circuit Breaker]] and [[RAAT]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He was later released and joined the other earthbound Autobots at the Ark, shortly before Optimus Prime&#039;s death. Blaster was one of the Autobots who voted for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to be leader of the Autobots, however he soon came to regret this decision. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster developed a reluctant friendship with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] whose more naturally upbeat personality provided the Boy-Wonder to his Batman. After an encounter with [[Mechanic|The Mechanic]], Blaster and Goldbug went AWOL from Grimlock&#039;s command, having grown tired of his aggressive orders and increasing mental instabilities. {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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For this disobedience (and their failure to capture The Mechanic), Grimlock branded Blaster and Goldbug traitors, and sent the [[Protectobots]] to hunt them down. They eventually captured Blaster, but after he saved their lives from the [[Combaticons]], they realized Grimlock&#039;s orders were purely vengeful and let him go. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} {{storylink|Child&#039;s Play (comic issue)|Child&#039;s Play}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Image:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|right|thumb|300px|&amp;quot;BLASTER BE OUR LEADER PLEAAAASE???&amp;quot;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster finally returned to the Ark, where his fellow Autobots begged him to take over as leader. However, he was forced to surrender to his former commander when Grimlock threatened the safety of several earth children. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Imprisoned by Grimlock, Blaster was strapped to a [[Variable Voltage Harness]] as punishment for his desertion and disobedience. However, when [[Fortress Maximus]] and his Autobots arrived and Grimlock challenged him to a duel, Blaster took his place. Their duel was interrupted by a Decepticon attack. When Blaster pointed out that their feud had put all Autobots in danger, Grimlock agreed to call their duel a draw and declared a truce with Blaster as they fended off the Decepticons side-by-side. {{storylink|Totalled!|Totaled!}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Like many other Transformers, Blaster was killed fighting Starscream at the climax of the [[Underbase]] storyline, shot dead atop the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. {{storylink|Dark Star}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Blaster was later among the first Autobots resurrected by Grimlock with [[Nucleon]]. He took part in and survived the battle with Unicron. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was one of the few Autobots present to survive the initial Decepticon ambush on [[Klo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road!}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;In the future of 2008, Blaster was present at Autobot City when the Quintessons attacked. He was deactivated in the battle that followed and his body strung up from the battlements.&#039;&#039; {{storylink|Space Pirates}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Animated continuity===&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;Voice Actor:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[Buster Jones]] (US), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japan)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;Relax dude, chill a sec and enjoy the happenin&#039; sounds of this premium Cybertronian sound system! Rock out!&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster in the cartoon was a fun-loving, hip and happening robot. Loud and energetic, and happy to share his choice of rockin&#039; tunes with anyone, whether they really wanted to hear them or not. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
His loud music often got him into trouble, especially when he jammed emergency frequencies with bad 80&#039;s hair metal.  Blaster and Cosmos eventually converted a deserted Decepticon headquarters on Earth&#039;s moon into an Autobot base, they were never shown to use it (it&#039;s possible the base they built was later used by [[Marissa Faireborn]] of the EDC).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster had a rivalry with Decepticon tapedeck, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].  The two clashed frequently, though they were most often shown to be evenly matched.  In 2005, when the Decepticons ransacked [[Autobot City]], Soundwave attempted to jam Blaster&#039;s distress signal to Optimus Prime with his Cassette forces.  Blaster countered with his own Cassette army, and the itty bitty guys &#039;rassled.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In 2006, Blaster was stationed most frequently at Autobot City on Earth.  However, at one point in Transformer history best left forgotten, he traveled with the Autobots to another planet where he translated opera into English.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Scramble City OVA===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster was finally gifted with some Cassette forces of his own to counter Soundwave&#039;s.  [[Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn]] took on [[Ratbat]] but couldn&#039;t protect the secrets of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Headmasters cartoon===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster&#039;s rivalry with Soundwave increased dramatically by the year 2011.  At one point, when [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] was searching Earth for the [[Matrix]], he was ambushed by Soundwave.  Blaster took Soundwave on alone, urging Hot Rod to leave without him.  Soundwave and Blaster then prepared for their final duel.  The result was a tie, sorta.  They both died.&lt;br /&gt;
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Later, all the Autobots were content to leave Blaster as a corpse until [[Daniel Witwicky|Daniel]] and Blaster&#039;s cassette forces whined enough to have their pal resurrected.  Rodimus then brought Blaster back online as the yellow and blue repaint, &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039;.  Coincidentilly, the Decepticons reanimated Soundwave as the black-as-coal Soundblaster.  The two arch enemies then renewed their struggle.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Japanese Generation 2 story pages===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:BlasterG2.jpg|left|thumb|There&#039;s so much I don&#039;t understand about this image]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Apparently, by the &#039;&#039;[[Generation 2]]&#039;&#039; era of the Transformers, Twincast returned to his original Blaster form.  He can be seen behind [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] in the first Japanese &#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; story page (Prime and Megatron having forged the [[Cybertron Alliance]]).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;(Interestingly enough, despite Japanese &#039;&#039;Generation 2&#039;&#039; taking place in the animated continuity, Blaster appears in his Marvel Comics design.  Wacky.)&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Dreamwave comics===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster and his partner Perceptor were co-leaders of an Autobot faction millions of years ago on Cybertron. While this faction may or may not have existed in the Dark Ages before Ultra Magnus unified the Autobots under his command, they were the only known resistance to Megatron&#039;s tyrannical rule during the Age of Internment that followed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In modern times, Blaster allied himself with Hot Rod and Kup&#039;s underground resistance, opposing the new tyrannical rule of Shockwave.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blaster seems to have a &#039;thing&#039; against tyrannical rules.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At one point, he remarked that he couldn&#039;t wait to go to Earth.  Ironically, [[Dreamwave]]&#039;s bankruptcy meant he never got to go.  Poor Blaster.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech Asterisk===&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toys==&lt;br /&gt;
===Generation 1===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot, 1985/1986/2006)&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;38&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;TFC-21&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Originally a &#039;&#039;[[Microchange]]&#039;&#039; &amp;quot;Radi-Casse Robo&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;radio-cassette&amp;quot;, you see), Blaster transforms into a &amp;quot;ghetto blaster&amp;quot; boom-box.  Pressing the &amp;quot;eject&amp;quot; button pops open his tape door, which can store a single microcassette Transformer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Some releases of Blaster still retain the battery-cover back from the &#039;&#039;Microchange&#039;&#039; release (see Trivia).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
: Blaster was re-released in 2006 as part of the &amp;quot;[[Transformers Collection]]&amp;quot; &amp;quot;bookbox&amp;quot; series, packaged with [[Steeljaw]].&lt;br /&gt;
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* &#039;&#039;&#039;Twincast&#039;&#039;&#039; (Autobot, 1987/2006)&lt;br /&gt;
: &#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;C-116&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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: The first Blaster toy was [[redeco]]ed, and had its tape-door [[retool]]ed in order to accommodate two cassettes at once.  The clear-plastic part of the door was also changed to clear-red, so when certain cassettes were placed inside, the &amp;quot;secret plans&amp;quot; decals on them would reveal the &amp;quot;weak point&amp;quot; of either [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] or [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], much like using the [[tech-specs decoder]]s.  He came with Steeljaw, who was given one of these new decals.&lt;br /&gt;
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: In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]], this time packaged with the new character [[Flip Sides]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster w/ Flight Pack&#039;&#039;&#039; (Action Master, 1990)&lt;br /&gt;
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: A non-transforming action figure, [[Action Master]] Blaster (not to be confused with the &amp;quot;Action Master Blasters&amp;quot; price-point) is compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory.  His design is based largely on his cartoon model, with elements from the toy added (like his visor).  He came with the &amp;quot;[[Flight Pack]]&amp;quot; accessory, which converts from a winged jetpack to a massive &amp;quot;electro-scrambler&amp;quot; cannon.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Binaltech Asterisk===&lt;br /&gt;
*&#039;&#039;&#039;Broadblast meets Lumina&#039;&#039;&#039; (Binaltech, 2005)&lt;br /&gt;
:&#039;&#039;Japanese ID number:&#039;&#039; &#039;&#039;&#039;BTA03&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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: A redeco of &#039;&#039;[[Alternators]]&#039;&#039; [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], &amp;quot;Broadblast&amp;quot; transforms into a 1:24 scale Toyota bB, aka the Scion xB.  He has working doors, hood, and trunk, plus his engine becomes a non-firing weapon.  He also comes with an extra decal sheet, which includes signs for &amp;quot;TBN&amp;quot; which &#039;&#039;possibly&#039;&#039; stands for &amp;quot;Transformers Broadcast Network&amp;quot; or somesuch; there is Japanese text on the labels as well, but it&#039;s really tiny and hard to make out.&lt;br /&gt;
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: He came with a PVC-plastic figurine of the [[human]] newsgirl [[Lumina Hoshi]].&lt;br /&gt;
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*&#039;&#039;&#039;Blaster&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Trivia==&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Pre-Transformer|pre-&#039;&#039;Transformers&#039;&#039;]] version of Blaster was actually a functioning AM radio. The &#039;&#039;[[Microchange]]&#039;&#039; release of the toy came with a microcassette-sized radio that plugged in to Radi-Casse Robo, which had internal wiring that allowed the radio to play through the speakers in its&#039; legs. The speakers were powered by batteries housed in the robot&#039;s back, hence the battery cover on early Blasters.  The big hole in his Electro-Scrambler rifle is an earphone storage space, and the cord can be wrapped around the gun.&lt;br /&gt;
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* According to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on a [[Letters Page (Marvel UK)|Letters Page]], Blaster&#039;s visor is retractable. He uses it to shield his especially delicate optical sensors from sunlight.&lt;br /&gt;
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* The packaging for Twincast&#039;s e-Hobby  reissue was the same generic [[Decepticon]]-scheme box used to package [[Magnificus]].  However, since Flip Sides is technically a Decepticon, it...sorta works.&lt;br /&gt;
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*According to Blaster himself on the UK letters page he has two siblings: [[Toaster (G1)|Toaster]] and [[Karmen]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Blaster/blaster.htm Blaster on tfu.info]&lt;br /&gt;
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