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Rangefinder

2025-12-22T21:32:18Z

MatthewRC: Fixing redirect link

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:''Rangefinder is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Rangefinder-render.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I spy, with my little eye...]]
'''Rangefinder''' is one of many power-enhancing Mini-Cons scattered across [[Earth]]. A member of the [[Green Mini-Con Team]], when [[Powerlinx]]ed to a larger Transformer, Rangefinder enhances the effective firing range of all currently armed weaponry. This makes him particularly dangerous when used in conjunction with [[Lookout (Armada)|Lookout]].

==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
Rangefinder's [[Mini-Con storage panel]] was uncovered in a small hallway inside the lower levels of the [[Sun Temple]], in the Deep [[Amazon]] region. Following the defeat of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], he and the other Mini-Cons returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and helped form the [[Matrix Cannon (Armada)|Matrix Cannon]], [[Nemesis Shield]], and [[Vanguard Booster]], giving the Autobots the power needed to destroy [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers}}

==Notes==
* Rangefinder uses the same base model as [[Hawkeye]] and [[Shepherd]].

[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Video game-only characters]]

Transformers Collaborative

2025-12-15T22:47:02Z

MatthewRC: /* Toyline */

2023-05-12T13:04:38Z

MatthewRC:

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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Revelations5_Shockwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The only one with two eyes.]]

If "war criminal" were a career, '''Shockwave''' of the [[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team]] would have a very bright future ahead of him. Ally to tyrants, warlords, and genocidal maniacs, he has spent the last decade of his life as a freelance soldier, honing his taste for destruction. To him, a success is finding the most important and densely populated city or fortress that the enemy (or any poor innocents that happen to stand in his way) might control, and reduce it to the deepest, darkest, most burned-out blast crater on the face of that planet, preferably taking as many lives as he can in the process. Naturally, his nigh-insatiable appetite for destruction has earned him the loathing of the [[Autobot]]s and their allies, most notably on the part of the fiercely protective [[Tankor (Cybertron)|Tankor]].

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' comic===
Shockwave was part of an army of insurgent Mini-Cons that were plotting to destroy a Mini-Con colony on one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moons. Unfortunately, the insurgents' secret ally, [[Unicron]], turned on them, and Shockwave's right arm was cut off in the chaos that ensued. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy SkyAttack-Shockwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Transforms from jet to shrimp fork and back again!]]
*'''Shockwave vs. Tankor''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2005)

: Released as part of the 1st wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Mini-Con teams, ''Cybertron'' Shockwave is a [[redeco]] of the [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] member [[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]], and transforms into a Blackbird-style stealth jet. He also has a third "weapon" mode, unfolding into a three-bladed claw. He was sold only in a two-pack with the Autobot-allied Mini-Con Tankor.

: The unfortunate design flaw of the three claw/cockpit sections, is that there isn't enough clearance for each claw to move past each other during transformation, meaning each claw has to be flexed past one another, causing any of them to pop off. In the worst recorded cases, the outer claw joints can crack and break. As it is a result of the overall design, it's safe to assume that every use of the mold is just as prone to breakage. Caution is adviced.

: This mold is also used by [[Blitz]] and [[Falcia]], while a slightly-remolded version is used by [[Mugen]].

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* '''Mudflap''' with Bonus Mini-Cons (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessory'': 2 missiles

: Tankor and Shockwave were added to the [[size class|Voyager-class]] toy [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]] as a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] bonus pack for the cost of a normal Voyager. All of the toys are the same as their individual releases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* When the Mini-Con two-packs were premiered at the 2005 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], the Sky Attack Team used the remolded [[Caliber Micron]] versions of the molds with additional 5 mm pegs. However, the final retail versions used the original, pegless versions.
*The "[[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwave]]" [[trademark]] was temporarily lost by Hasbro to a company named Lanard Toys, Ltd, necessitating the alternative name "[[Shockblast]]" being used for new Shockwave-y toys. After Lanard abandoned the registration for the name, Hasbro seized the opportunity and slapped the name onto ''Cybertron'' Shockwave just to claim it back. So while he may be the odd duck out among them, every "Shockwave" toy released since has this little guy to thank for keeping the name in circulation.

[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Sky Lynx (Cybertron)

2023-05-12T13:03:56Z

MatthewRC:

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{{disambig3|Sky Lynx}}
:''Sky Lynx is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[Image:Revelations5_SkyLynx.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]

Loosely allied with the [[Decepticon]]s, '''Sky Lynx''' and his [[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team]] comrades have elected to remain on [[Earth]], creating havoc. Sky Lynx is a professional in every sense of the word, with an uncanny ability to evade most any anti-air defense system and deliver his cargo with deadly precision.

''Most'' anti-air defense systems. The only one that he actually considers a challenge is the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Team]] member [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)|Thunderblast]], who works with the Earth-based [[Autobot]]s. The two have formed an odd sort of friendship based on mutual respect and admiration for each other's abilities, despite the fact that their jobs are basically to capture or kill the other.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' comic===
Sky Lynx was part of an army of insurgent Mini-Cons that were plotting to destroy a Mini-Con colony on one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moons, and fought against the forces of the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]]. {{storylink|Revelations Part 4}} Their activities led to them being attacked by an [[Autobot]] strikeforce, and later betrayed by [[Unicron]]. Sky Lynx was seen taking some hits, and his ultimate fate after the great battle is unknown. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy SkyAttack-SkyLynx.jpg|right|310px|thumb|As coroner, I have no doubt, you really suck at pimping out.]]
*'''Sky Lynx vs. Thunderblast''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2005)

: Released as part of the 1st wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Mini-Con 2-packs, ''Cybertron'' Sky Lynx is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]] member [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], and transforms into a military cargo plane of undetermined model. He also has a third "artillery" mode, folding up into a six-barreled cannon. He was sold only in a two-pack with the Autobot-allied Mini-Con Thunderblast.

: This mold is also used by [[Combusta]] and [[Effect]], while a slightly-[[Retool|retooled]] version is used by [[Hyakurai]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/SkyLynx/skylynx.htm More information on Sky Lynx at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaGunbarrelMold}}
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* '''Leobreaker''' with Bonus Mini-Cons (Multi-pack, 2005)

: Thunderblast and Sky Lynx were added to the [[size class|Voyager-class]] toy [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Leobreaker]] as a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] bonus pack for the cost of a normal Voyager. All of the toys are the same as their individual releases.
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==Notes==
* When the Mini-Con two-packs were premiered at the 2005 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], the Sky Attack Team used the retooled [[Caliber Micron]] versions of the molds with additional 5mm pegs. However, the final retail versions used the original, pegless versions.

[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

Thunderblast (Mini-Con)

2023-05-12T13:03:24Z

MatthewRC:

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{{disambig3|Thunderblast}}
:''Thunderblast is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cyb-toy_ThunderblastMiniCon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Enemy at the Distant Horizon'' doesn't quite have the same "oomph".]]
After centuries of combat, '''Thunderblast''' has formed something of an odd relationship with his long-running rival [[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)|Sky Lynx]]. As part of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]], Thunderblast specializes in long-range ground-based defense against aerial attacks, and Sky Lynx specializes in long-range aerial attacks. The two have clashed so many times —at long range, naturally— that they've come to respect each other's skills and welcome the challenges the other provides.

Thunderblast often finds himself thinking that under different circumstances, he and Sky Lynx would be fast friends. But he ''is'' still the enemy, so Thunderblast will never let down his vigil in the defense of [[Earth]]. After all, he would honestly hate to disappoint Sky Lynx by providing any less a challenge.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Thunderblast named himself after the [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Decepticon of the same name]], under the belief that others would fear him based on the name's reputation. Surprisingly, it worked several times. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/15}}

===''Cybertron'' comic===
Thunderblast was among the Mini-Cons who forged an alliance with the Decepticons to eliminate a Mini-Con colony on one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moons. He was fighting the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages|Council of Sages]] and Autobot troops sent to defend the colony when [[Unicron]] showed up and started slaughtering the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}}

{{note|It is unknown why Thunderblast erroneously appeared as a Decepticon-allied Mini-Con in this story.}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
*'''Sky Lynx vs. Thunderblast''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2005)
**''Accessory'': Missile

: Released as part of the 1st wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Mini-Con 2-packs, Thunderblast is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Armada|Bonecrusher]], and transforms into a truck with a pressure-launch missile-launcher boom. This launcher becomes his right arm in robot mode. He was normally only available in a 2-pack with ''Cybertron'' Sky Lynx.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' [[Thunderblast (BWU)|Thunderblast]]. This mold was also used by ''Armada'' [[Scattor (Armada)|Scattor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/Thunderblast/thunderblast.htm More information on Thunderblast at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaBonecrusherMold}}

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* '''Leobreaker''' with Bonus Mini-Cons (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessory'': Missile

: Thunderblast and Sky Lynx were added to the [[size class|Voyager-class]] toy [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Leobreaker]] as a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] bonus pack for the cost of a normal Voyager. All of the toys are the same as their individual releases.

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==Notes==
* As the image caption alludes to, the story of Thunderblast and Sky Lynx's respect for each other as enemies is inspired by the then-recent-ish movie ''Enemy at the Gates''.
* This is the only version of this mold whose head is not painted to match the colors of the main body, thus revealing that the head is part of a different mold [[sprue]] otherwise not used by this Mini-Con.
* Thunderblast's painted-on Autobot sigil ends up on the sole of his left foot in robot mode. Gee.

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