Laser cannon
Some Transformers—most notably the Decepticon Laserbeak—are specifically armed with laser cannons, although this can also be a generic term for any large ranged laser weapon.
Fiction
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Laserbeak was armed with two independently targetable laser cannons, empowered by ruby crystals, that could fly on their own. Laserbeak's Universe profile The Autobot Seaspray was equipped with underwater and surface-to-air laser cannons in hovercraft mode, and in robot mode he could fire the laser cannons through his hands. Seaspray's Universe profile Omega Supreme's tank mode was armed with a laser cannon, which in robot mode was mounted on his head. Omega Supreme's Universe profile Headstrong was said to be more vulnerable to his own neuroses than laser cannon fire. Headstrong's Universe profile In battle station mode, Trypticon had a flashing laser cannon. Trypticon's Universe profile Sureshot once owned a twin laser cannon that formed the basis for the Nebulan Spoilsport's bio-engineered Targetmaster mode. Sureshot's Universe profile Snapdragon had four independently targetable laser cannons mounted on his tailwings in jet mode. Snapdragon's Universe profile In both modes, Windsweeper could utilise two powerful, lock-target, long-range laser cannons. Windsweeper's Universe profile Galvatron could transform into a laser cannon capable of independent motion over all terrain. Galvatron's Fact File profile
During the Decepticons' initial attack on the Harrison Nuclear Power Plant, Laserbeak fired his laser cannons with uncanny precision. Power Play! When the Decepticons attempted to take the Ark by force, Laserbeak tore open the ship's hull with a "force beam", most likely from his laser cannons. Raiders of the Last Ark Later, during the battle for Stansham Castle, all that could be heard was "the scream of laser cannon and the howl of rockets". Man of Iron
When Megatron again led his troops to seize the apparently vulnerable Ark he didn't count on Omega Supreme, who took out Skywarp with one shot from his laser cannon in tank mode. Transforming to robot mode to meet the rest of the Decepticons in battle, he blew Buzzsaw to smithereens with his now head-mounted laser cannon but only grazed one of Laserbeak's wings, and the avian Decepticon was able to retreat along with the defeated Megatron. Command Performances!
Marvel Storybooks continuity
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During a battle at the Decepticons' headquarters, Megatron tried to blast Optimus Prime with a laser cannon but Optimus used a reflective piece of metal to deflect Megatron's beam back at him! Hit by his own attack, Megatron crumpled to the ground, defeated. The Autobots' Secret Weapon
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
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In vehicle mode Barrage was armed with a front-mounted rapid-fire laser cannon. Barrage's More than Meets the Eye profile In both modes, Crankcase was armed with two high-impact laser cannons and a distortion modulator. Crankcase's More than Meets the Eye profile Frenzy carried two handheld laser cannons that he could also mount on his back for aerial attacks. Frenzy's More than Meets the Eye profile The Battlefield Headquarters could separate into two space fighters, each armed with laser cannons. Full-Barrel's More than Meets the Eye profile Overflow's More than Meets the Eye profile According to Swindle, Gutcruncher's Stratotronic Jet was armed with laser cannons, among other weapons. Gutcruncher's More than Meets the Eye profile As a robot, Hoist could fire laser blasts from his optional wrist-mounted cannon. Hoist's More than Meets the Eye profile Hosehead could deploy side-mounted laser cannons in vehicle mode. Hosehead's More than Meets the Eye profile Laserbeak was armed with two independently-tartgeting ruby crystal-powered laser cannons. Laserbeak's More than Meets the Eye profile In robot mode, Megatron could combine his fusion cannon with other extensions to form a particle beam cannon or a less powerful but more accurate telescopic laser. Megatron's More than Meets the Eye profile
In robot mode Optimus Prime was armed with a powerful laser cannon rifle that could rival Megatron's fusion cannon. Optimus Prime's More than Meets the Eye profile In vehicle mode, Overdrive deployed a hood-mounted dual laser cannon that he could also use in robot mode. Overdrive's More than Meets the Eye profile When Phaser and Blast Master were combined into space shuttle mode, a forward-mounted multiple frequency laser cannon provided its armament. Phaser's More than Meets the Eye profile In tank mode Sidetrack was armed with a twin-cannon laser battery with a range of five miles. Sidetrack's More than Meets the Eye profile In both modes, Skullgrin wielded two "slagmaker" laser cannons that could be combined to form a double-barreled cannon. Skullgrin's More than Meets the Eye profile Spoilsport transformed into a double-barreled laser cannon that Sureshot could use in either mode. Sureshot's More than Meets the Eye profile Thunderwing's inner robot transformed into a space shuttle armed with a laser cannon, which he could also use in robot mode. Thunderwing's More than Meets the Eye profile Topspin had two wing-mounted laser cannons, usable in both modes. Topsin's More than Meets the Eye profile Trypticon's battle station mode was armed with a full range of weapons, including a powerful main laser cannon. Trypticon's More than Meets the Eye profile In both modes, Windsweeper was armed with quick-release laser cannons that could lock on a target in seconds. Windsweeper's More than Meets the Eye profile
Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]A laser cannon was the primary weapon of the Dinosaur. The ship was actually the mode locked alternate mode of Trypticon who had uncreatively copied the laser cannon from Brunt's main weapon. Intersectionality
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Notes
[edit]- While Galvatron's profile in Marvel UK issue #87 described his alternate mode as a laser cannon, in the letters page of issue #112 both a reader and Grimlock would confusingly call this mode a proton cannon. Later, in "Altered Image!", Galvatron himself would call it his space cannon mode.
- In the letters page of issue #324, Blaster described Swoop as being armed with laser canons[sic] under his wings; Swoop has always been described (and depicted) as having air-to-air missile launchers under each wing.