Ionic displacer rifle

This article is about Astrotrain's weapon from Generation 1. For the turret weapons from War for Cybertron, see Ion Displacer{{#switch:{{#sub:Ion Displacer|-1}}

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Astrotrain revels in chaos and confusion (when he's not being the Decepti-bus, at least), and few things are as confusing as having one's molecular bonds torn apart, courtesy of his ionic displacer rifle.

Fiction

The Transformers cartoon

Astrotrain referred to his weapon as "MISTER" ionic displacer. The Gambler

Marvel The Transformers comics

Astrotrain's ionic displacer rifle was capable of disrupting molecular bonds in metal alloys with its beam. Astrotrain's Universe profile

Astrotrain used his ionic displacer rifle to atomize part of a merged Scraplet creature. The Cure! He later disrupted Slingshot with the gun in the opening seconds of a surprise Decepticon assault. Dark Star

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

In robot mode, Astrotrain used an ionic displacer rifle that could permanently destroy circuitry. Astrotrain's More than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

The Transformers

...Yet it can't get Blitzwing out of his messes.

• Astrotrain (1985, 1986)
  • Accessories: ionic displacer rifle

The Transformers Astrotrain was armed with a large purple gun, identified in his instructions and packaging bio as an ionic displacer rifle.

This mold has been redecoed and reissued a number of times.

See also

• Ionic blaster
• Nega-gun