Twinstrike (BWU)

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Twinstrike is a Predacon from the Beast Wars: Uprising portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Twinstrike fights on the side of the Resistance, using his Piston Hammer and phlogiston-fuelled fire-breath to flatten and roast his foes.

Fiction

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Beast Wars: Uprising

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Twinstrike and his Resistance unit were stationed at Lower Petrohex when the Vehicon plague was unleashed. They were among the first detachments to face a full-scale Vehicon attack, instead of a mere infestation event. As the Vehicons emerged from Protihex, Twinstrike's unit held the line against them. The Vehicons had minimal evasive abilities, and the ground-bound Twinstrike feared the battle would be over before he could mash some metal. Slowly, however, it became apparent how relentless the drones' numbers were. Ammo and energon would be exhausted before the enemy was vanquished. Twinstrike charged into battle with the cycle drones and tank drones, meeting them head-to-head, but soon dozens and then hundreds of his fellow Resistance fighters were converted to the Vehicon side. Twinstrike was soon one of the only fighters that remained, on the verge of being overwhelmed and turned. Refusing to meet that fate, he cut all failsafes to his phlogiston reservoir, setting off an explosion that destroyed fifty mechanometers of Vehicons. Derailment

Toys

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Prime

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  • Twinstrike (Cyberverse Legion Class, 2013)
  • Known designers: Joe Kyde (Hasbro){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}
Part of the first wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Series 3 Cyberverse Legion Class toys, Twinstrike transforms into a twin-headed dragon, and comes with a "Piston Hammer" which can also be used as a cannon. His dragon head hands can hold the weapon via the latter's three 3mm posts, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points.
His instructions neglect to mention that his feet should be rotated during transformation. Also not called out in the instructions, Twinstrike combines with Cyberverse Hun-Gurrr, Windrazor, Predacon Rippersnapper, and Blight to form Abominus, with Twinstrike forming the left arm.
The figure suffers from a design flaw; the rotating leg armor does not pull out quite far enough, lacking the clearance to cleanly swivel from lower to upper leg. A little bit of force will get into place, but do it enough, and the pin that holds it in place is likely to pop out.
His hammer accessory was also used, in varying colors, by Prowl, Blight, and Rot Gut. This toy was redecoed into Go! Garara and The Last Knight Thrash. This toy was repurposed as Generation 1 Sinnertwin/Twinstrike by Transformers Legends and IDW's Windblade series. It was also repurposed to represent his ancestor in The Covenant of Primus.
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