Editing Big Shot

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{{disambig2|the American Micromaster|his Japanese counterpart|Gunlift}}
:''Big Shot is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Big shot cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|They were all impressed with your Halston dress<br>
And the people that you knew at Elaine's]]
'''Big Shot''' (also '''Topshot''') is the leader of the [[Battle Patrol]], and he likes to think ''inside'' the box. A dutiful soldier, he will follow every order to the letter, and makes sure his patrol gives their all for the cause. Beyond that, however, he refuses to carry any operation a step further than he was authorized to by a commanding officer. This makes him efficient and reliable, but since it seems like every other Micromaster is a hothead who doesn't play by the rules, it also makes him a bit of an outsider.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #1</ref> Luckily, he comes equipped with a gun as long as his entire superstructure. Takes the edge off.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Big Shot}}
[[File:Big shot small war.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|And now it's time for Big Shot, the show about fugitives!]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]]'s resistance cell received word that the Decepticons were experimenting with a new "secret weapon". He sent in Big Shot and the Battle Patrol, part of their new Micromaster warriors, to investigate. Little did the Autobots realize the "secret weapon" was a ruse; the Decepticons needed to lure some Micromasters to them in order to duplicate the technology. Facing certain capture, Big Shot prepared to follow orders and activate the [[suicide button]] built into his team, destroying them before the Decepticons could loot their circuitry for the secrets of the Micromaster process. He couldn't do it, however, and chose to go down fighting as an Autobot warrior should. [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] easily bested the lot of them unfortunately, and began reverse engineering the technology housed within their bodies via vivisection.

When [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] and his crew of Micromasters were sent after the Battle Patrol to eliminate any chance of the Decepticons building their own Micromasters, they too chose to defy orders and rescued Big Shot and the others before making their escape. {{storylink|A Small War!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
In [[2009]], Big Shot and the Battle Patrol were among the hundreds of Autobots aboard a [[Future Autobot evacuation ship|ship]] fleeing Cybertron after [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] assumed command of their homeworld. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Big Shot and the Battle Patrol were part of a struggle between the Autobots and Decepticons in New York. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} Later, they were involved in a Decepticon plan to capture an [[oil tanker]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Big Shot and his friends in the Battle Patrol were among the first and most eager to sign up with the Autobots full-time. He was overheard on the radio with [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] when the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] returned to Autobot base. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}} Big Shot was also seen prepping for a major offensive against the Decepticons right alongside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Wrecker]]s. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead BattleMilitaryPatrols.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And the story of your latest success kept them so entertained]]
Big Shot was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Big Shot was a member of the [[Pavilion Guard|Temple Guard]] at the [[High Council Pavilions|High Pavilion]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. At the end of the [[Grand Uprising]], he fought to hold back the army of the [[Resistance]] from seizing the [[Builder Assembly]]. One of the last eight out of 400 Micromasters to survive, Big Shot died defending the Builders' siege bunker. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Topshot was stationed on [[Micro|Zone]] when [[Violengiguar]] attacked, using the possessed bodies of the [[Powered Master]]s. They staged a counterattack using [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] and the real Powered Masters as a rallying point. Having mastered the use of [[Schaeffer Energy]], the Micromasters could now transform and combine into powerful weapons. Topshot and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] linked up into their combined Mini-Con Target Mode, wielded by their enlarged comrade, [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Airmaster]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} Later on, they were passed to Dai Atlas. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
During the war for Cybertron, Topshot was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Artillery Private]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
During the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], Topshot served under [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] as part of her [[Strika's Heavies|elite artillery unit]]. When the Ascenticons rebranded themselves "[[Decepticon]]s" before dropping all pretenses and capturing the [[Senate]], Topshot and fellow veteran [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] joined [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s ad-hoc artillery unit and launched a barrage on the building. While providing cover fire for [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s team, [[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]] marked [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]. The rest of their unit concentrated fire on his position and killed the Decepticon. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} 
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==Commercial appearances==
When Zarak Maximus attempted to stomp Micropolis, Big Shot was among innumerable Autobot and Decepticon Micromasters that swarmed and toppled the colossus. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster transports|Micromaster transports commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy BigShot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You had the Dom Perignon in your hand<br>And the spoon up your nose]]
*'''Battle Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1989]])

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Big Shot transforms into a brown and beige Denel G-6 self-propelled gun. While the front and rear wheels of the vehicle roll, the middle set are merely sculpted and do not roll (being his shoulder joints). The turret rotates 360 degrees and the cannon can pivot up and down. In [[robot mode]], his cannon can act as a sort of tripod for additional stability.

:He was only available as part of a complete breakfa—uh, part of the Battle Patrol, along with his teammates [[Flak (G1)#Toys|Flak]], [[Sidetrack (G1)#Toys|Sidetrack]], and [[Sunrunner (G1)#Toys|Sunrunner]]. Big Shot is [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with Sidetrack, thus the two toys share the same plastic colors.

:Big Shot was [[redeco]]ed into [[Gunlift#Zone|Gunlift]] in Japan.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/BigShot/bigshot.htm More information on Big Shot at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Micromaster-Topshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And when you wake up in the morning with your head on fire and your eyes too bloody to see]]
*'''Autobot Topshot & Flak''' (Micromaster, [[2018]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S6'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 30]], [[2019]]

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, "Autobot Topshot" (name change presumably for [[trademark]] reasons) transforms from a robot into a Cybertronic-ish self-propelled gun, albeit with a much shorter gun barrel than his original toy. He can also combine with his pack-in teammate [[Flak (G1)#Generations|Flak]] to form the "Electroverge Neuro Blaster". As a part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], their weapon mode can be attached to any toy with a [[5 mm post]]-hole. "Fire Blasts" can also be attached to their barrels. In an undocumented feature, while in robot mode his gun can be rotated and flipped down over his head.

:His head can be rotated around so that his face isn't visible while he's forming the Electroverge Neuro Blaster with Flak, but between the paint on it and how small the part is, this can be fairly difficult to actually do without using a tool. Some copies are so tight that it may not be possible even with a tool. Exercise caution while handling the turret body: the coating is somewhat thin, which results in chipping if not handled properly. His legs also have a tendency to pop off during transformation due the his waist swivel being much tighter than what the ball joints can handle, and repeated detachment has been noted to warp the sockets and make this problem worse.

:When initially revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2018|SDCC 2018]], this figure was labeled "Bigshot", but the final packaging goes with "Topshot".

:This mold was also used to make [[Fireline#Toys|Fireline]], and [[retool]]ed to make [[Red Hot#Generations|Red Heat]] and [[Wheel Blaze#Generations|Wheel Blaze]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3PrivateTopShot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Private Top Shot, Artillery-Patrol Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I''' 
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T22/T48'''
**''Stars: ''4
:Private Top Shot, Artillery-Patrol Leader is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Top Shot's size as a [[Micromaster]], Private Top Shot, Artillery-Patrol Leader is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Topshot toy, with the Alt Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Topshot''' (トップショット ''Toppushotto'')
*''French:'' '''Grobonnet''' (Canada, "Big Shot")
*''Italian:'' '''Titano''' ("Titan")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Gorlam Prime]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]