Dropship (Armada)

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Dropships are a type of Decepticlone from the Armada portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

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Decepticlone Dropships are the standard form of transportation for Decepticlone forces. They are heavily armoured and thus resistant to most basic forms of weaponry, however, a Dropship can be brought down with either concentrated firepower or considerable force. Dropships have no offensive capabilities of their own, and it is unknown if they are piloted vehicles or have their own (limited) artificial intelligence. Dropships are used to combat the Autobots by deploying squads of varying Decepticlones into the combat zone. Some Decepticlones may remain in the Dropship after the deployment, in which case the Dropship will hover above the ground and allow the remaining Decepticlones to attack from the air. Under these circumstances, Dropships will always pull out if they sustain too much damage, or if the Decepticlones onboard are destroyed. However, Dropships have a very low air speed, making them easy targets.

Fiction

The Balance of Power

Cyclonus and the Decepticons used Dropships to transport their drones and engage the Autobots as the entered Decepticon territory to track down an ancient Mini-Con relic. The Balance of Power

This comic was written as a tie-in to the Armada video game, but its details differ from the introduction seen in the game itself. See below for the dropships' role in the game.

Games

Transformers (PS2)

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The presence of a Dropship always indicates an organised Decepticon/Decepticlone occupation in the area; their most basic function is to simply patrol a set path. However, if an Autobot comes within its sensor range, the dropship may change course to intercept, and release its cargo of Decepticlone troops.

View of rear cargo mount. Not shown: "I (skull) Autobots" bumper sticker.

Since the Dropships do not attack by themselves, they can be used by Autobots as transport, should they somehow manage to get onto their upper decks. In addition to carrying smaller Decepticlones inside its main cargo bay, a Dropship is capable of carrying a Heavy Unit, a squad of Rollarm Units or a Spider Tank clamped into the external cargo mount between its thruster vanes. Transformers