Bombsheep

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Bombsheep is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Bombsheep (ボムシープ Bomushīpu), despite his powerful-sounding name and intimidating appearance, is not really a fighter. A supply line worker in White Leo's army during the Great War, he does his best work supporting others, both physically and emotionally. A warm-hearted beast who takes joy in the natural beauty of planet Beast, he is an accomplished poet and songsmith, and his works have spread across the globe, earning him fans on every continent. He's also quite intelligent, able to plan and coordinate for numerous contingencies. These skills have served him well as the King of Sheepnia, and also earned him the loyalty of his normally-obstinate subordinate Emperor Badshark, who actually fought on the opposite side of the Great War.

And yet, this generally peaceful soul commands two incredibly powerful weapons. His MVP Weapon, the Bomb Scissors (ボムシザーズ Bomu Shizāzu), can use molecular fusion to induce explosive nuclear fission in any object that gets between its twin tines. Plus he's in control of the ancient Head Hunter vehicle, the Stag Hunter, powered by Bombsheep's innate Psycho Energy. Naturally, he is extremely reluctant to use either one unless he sees no other choice.

Fiction

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Beastformers comic

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When Sheepnia was conquered by the Laser Beasts, Bombsheep was injured and fled to Bistoram where he warned White Leo that the invaders were targeting his nation next. With Badshark having been killed in the attack, Bombsheep demanded vengeance and was the only Beastformer to accompany Rabbit Kid when he set out to search for the Hunters and use them against the Laser Beasts, successfully locating the Stag Hunter. He used the vehicle to scatter the Laser Beasts during one battle, and when he was swarmed and overpowered by the Shield Battler-6 in another clash, he refused to give up and got out to fight Stronghurricane with his fists. Beastformers VS Laser Beasts

Legends comic

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Bombsheep took part in the final battle between the Beastformers and the Laser Beasts on Beast in 2023. He stood by as the newly arrived Autobot Headmasters assisted the Beastformers. The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1

Toys

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Beastformers

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  • Bombsheep (Beastformer, 1988)
  • ID number: 26
  • Pack: G
  • Accessories: "Bomb Scissors" MVP Weapon
Released only in the post-Transformers "RPG"-themed Beastformers sequel series, Bombsheep is a blue-furred anthropomorphic ram in dark-gray robotic armor. The Battle Emblem on his chest reveals one of three symbols when warmed up; Fire, Water or Wood.
The Hasbro Battle Beasts release of the figure can vary in the tone of the plastic and paint used, with some samples having richer-blue plastic and darker, glossier gray paint; it's uncertain if the Takara version has similar (minor) paint variation.
As part of the first assortment of individually-boxed Beastformers in the "RPG" line, there was a chance his normal pack-in bio card would be replaced with a rare "Burstsun" holo card featuring White Leo on the front, with a Burstsun Battle Emblem sticker in a little baggie affixed to the back, for you to attach to whichever Beastformer you chose.


  • ID number: 26
  • Accessories: "Bomb Scissors" MVP Weapon
Bombsheep also came packaged with the Stag Hunter vehicle, seemingly unchanged from his original release.
Yes, the Stag Hunter, not the Sheep Hunter. Sheep would be too on-the-nose.


Merchandise

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Candy toys

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  • Bombsheep (Gashapon/candy-toy Beastformer, 1988)
    • ID number: 10
    • Accessories: "Allistretcher" weapon
A 1-inch-tall, super-deformed, articulation-free version of Bombsheep that could come in red, blue or green plastic, representing the Fire, Water and Wood elements (even though he still had a rubsign). All of the SD Beastformers come with a different Beastformer's weapon attached to their left shoulder by a snippable sprue: Bombsheep comes with Alligatron's "Allistretcher" weapon, while Bowdog has Bombsheep's "Bomb Scissors".
This toy was sold in three different ways. First it was available as a gashapon capsule prize by Takara. Then it was sold as a candy toy from Takara, randomly-packed in a box of three with a packet of ramune-flavored candy tablets. Then again as a candy toy, this time through candy/snack company Meiji, in randomized packs of two[citation needed]{{#ifeq: ||}} with a packet of "chocoballs" (chocolate covered malted milk balls). The Meiji release also has much more elaborate packaging, with newly-painted box art (which sometimes shows characters not made in this assortment), and the entire interior of the box printed with game rules, character bios, chunks of lore, etc.


  • Ramune Beastformers Battle Card (1988)
    • ID number: 10
A gold-foil "Battle Card" of Bombsheep, featuring painted character art of the kind found on early Transformers: Beastformers bio cards (seen at the top of this page), was available in randomly-packed sets of cards that came with ramune-flavored candy tablets. The back of the card features a severely truncated bio, with data for the game from the Meiji chocoball SD figures' packaging.

Notes

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  • Bombsheep is one of 22 figures that were advertised on multiple Transformers-era materials but not actually released in that iteration of the line.
  • His 1988 bio gives him the nickname "Bomb" (ボム Bomu), and notes he was born in Ram City.

Foreign names

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  • English: Bighorn Sheep
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