Editing Battle Master

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[[File:WarForCybertronSiege-Firedrive-CardArt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go, you know, I went."]]

'''Battle Masters''' are small [[Transformer]]s that can [[Targetmaster (technology)|transform into weapons]] compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Not only can they provide adequate firepower on their own, they can also combine with other C.O.M.B.A.T. weapons to form bigger and badder guns.

==Toys==
Introduced in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline, Battle Masters are small robots that transform into weapons, sold either individually or as pack-ins with larger figures. In the ''Siege'' line, they are split into two rough categories:
*The overwhelming majority turn into guns, most being modern updates of prior [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] characters—though nearly all use the same two base molds from the first wave: [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]] and [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]] (and the latter's retool [[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]). [[Rung (G1)#Toys|Rung]] also falls into this category.
*The rest are bestial robots that turn into melee weapons, in the vein of some [[Action Master partner]]s. These are [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]], [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]], [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]] and their various redecos, plus [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]] as a holdover from ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''.
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' line introduced a third category, that turn into shields which can double as [[A.I.R. Lock System]]-compatible ramps. These were [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]], [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]], and [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doublecrosser]], plus a couple of redecos as pack-ins with larger figures.

Each Battle Master (except for Enerax, Sheeldron, and Giza) also comes with one or two "[[Fire Blast effect|Fire Blast]]" effects: transparent soft-plastic parts with a small hole that lets them attach to the Battle Masters' weapon modes to simulate blaster fire, energy-swipes, or impacts. As all larger ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' toys also have numerous 3&nbsp;mm posts on their weapons and bodies, these effects can also be used with these toys as well. Some blast effects have [[5 mm post]]s as their base, letting them plug into the barrels or thrusters of larger toys.

The Battle Masters and included blast effects play into the larger [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]].

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S1 [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S2 [[Lionizer (G1)#Generations|Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S3 [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S16 [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S17 [[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S30 [[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S31 [[Smashdown#Toys|Smashdown]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S44 [[Singe#War for Cybertron: Siege|Singe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S45 [[Rung (G1)#Toys|Rung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Battle-Master-Lionizer.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Lionizer]][[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Decepticon-Phantomstrike-Squadron-Shrute.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Shrute]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Pack-ins'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S15 [[Dazzlestrike#Toys|Dazzlestrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S26 [[Trenchfoot#Toys|Trenchfoot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S27 [[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fracas]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S27 [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S27 [[Terror-Daxtyl#Toys|Terror-Daxtyl]]}}
|}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-E1 [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-E2 [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smashdown]] (unchanged re-release of ''Siege'' Smashdown)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-qu2|WFC-E13 [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-E14 [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Rung]] (unchanged re-release of ''Siege'' Rung)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-E39 [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Decepticon Doublecrosser]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Battle-Master-Soundbarrier.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Soundbarrier]]
|}

===''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1 pack-ins'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Battlefield Rung]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lionizer (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Captive Lionizer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)#Generations|Captive Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heartburn#Toys|Heartburn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatstroke#Toys|Heatstroke]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2 pack-ins'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3 pack-ins'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Singe#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Sparkless Singe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' pack-ins'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS26 [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Generations|Nightstick]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Netflix-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Megatron-set-Pinpointer.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Pinpointer]]
|}

===''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Pack-ins'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sights (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Sights]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:WFC-Kingdom-toy-Sights.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Autobot Sights]]
|}

===''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Selects'' pack-ins'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nightstick (G1)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Nightstick-Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Nightstick]]
|}

===''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Pack-ins'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Fireglide#Shattered Glass Collection|Fireglide]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Shattered-Glass-Collection-Fireglide.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Fireglide]]
|}
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==Merchandise==
[[File:W4PrivateTurboBoard.jpg|thumb|Private Turbo Board, one of several Action Master partners the game used as Battle Masters.]]
Battle Masters were introduced to the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' across the game's third and fourth waves, both of which tied into the ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' toyline. Naturally, the majority of the ''Siege'' toyline's standard retail release Battle Masters made it into the game. Wave 4 further supplemented the Battle Master ranks with a handful of characters that were originally [[Action Master]] [[Action Master partner|partners]].

Unlike most character cards in the game, Battle Masters begin a match in robot mode and are unable to transform by typical means. Instead, they can only use their alt-mode upon being KO'd, causing them to go from being a character card to an upgrade card that the player equips to one of their still living characters. The Battle Master cards were also smaller than a typical character card, being the size of a typical trading card rather than the double sized cards used for other characters. Oddly, every Battle Master card was of Uncommon rarity.

===''War for Cybertron: Siege I''===
{{columnlist|3|*[[Firebolt (G1)|Private Firedrive]], Ground Command-Artillery/Duo-Charge Electrostatic [[Photon cannon|Photon Cannon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)|Private Lionizer]], Ground Command-Artillery/RS Firesteel Saber
*[[Pteraxadon|Private Pteraxadon]], Air Command-Artillery/Binary Edgewind Scythe
*[[Aimless|Raider Aimless]], Air Force-Weapons/Manifold Ion Particle Blaster
*[[Blowpipe (G1)|Raider Blowpipe]], Air Force Weapons/Dual-Impact Shatterblast Cannon
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Raider Nightstick]], Ground Force-Weapons/Black Beam Blaster
}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege II''===
{{columnlist|3|*[[Dazzlestrike|Private Dazzlestrike]], Ground Command-Artillery/Shadowsteel Iceblade
*[[Turbo Board|Private Turbo Board]], Air Command-Evac/Anti-Gravity Turbo Pack
*[[Vanguard|Private Vanguard]], Ground Command-Advance Guard/Anti-Ballistic Turret Helmet
*[[Caliburst (G1)|Raider Caliburst]], Air Force-Weapons/Oxidation Cannon
*[[Needler (G1)|Raider Needler]], Ground Force-Demolitions/Steelbite Incisor Mask
*[[Sights (G1)|Raider Sights]], Air Force-Artillery/Multi-Maneuver Glider Wings
}}

==Notes==
* Many owners have reported a gradual change in the chemical composition of Fire Blast effects, causing the soft plastic to ah, ''melt'' into surrounding paint and plastic. Caution is advised, as is storing blast effects separately from the toys they are intended to complement.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battle Master''' (バトルマスター ''Batoru Masutā'')

==See also==
*[[Arms Micron]]
*[[Targetmaster (technology)]]

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