Standard rifle
The armament of both Autobots and Decepticons without their own inherent weaponry is often the standard rifle, also known as a standard-issue Autobot rifle, standard energy rifle, or standard laser rifle.
Fiction
[edit]Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]In addition to standard energy weapons, Axer used a magnetic-lock targeting destabilizer rifle. Axer's More than Meets the Eye profile In robot mode, Big Shot often used a standard-issue Autobot rifle. Big Shot's More than Meets the Eye profile Dropshot carried a standard energy rifle in robot mode. Dropshot's More than Meets the Eye profile To make up for his lack of firepower, Ratchet often opted for a standard laser rifle. Ratchet's More than Meets the Eye profile Like most Throttlebots, Rollbar used a standard laser rifle; Rollbar's More than Meets the Eye profile Searchlight would carry one when necessary. Searchlight's More than Meets the Eye profile In addition to using a standard rifle Trailbreaker could fire high-explosive missiles from his wrist sockets. Trailbreaker's More than Meets the Eye profile
Notes
[edit]- Since many Transformers' toys, bios, and/or character models did not feature weapons, the standard rifle seems to have been the Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye writers' typically rifle-centric catch-all solution to how these characters were typically armed.