Compression cannon - Revision history

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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Air-compressor cannon]]
	*[[Compressed air cannon]]		*[[Compressed air cannon]]
	*[[Hurricane air blaster]]		*[[Hurricane air blaster]]

	[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]

Emvee at 14:32, 23 May 2024

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	[[Scoop (G1)\|Scoop]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]] partner [[Holepunch (G1)\|Holepunch]] was [[Binary bonding\|bio-engineered]] to convert into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. {{storylink\|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)\|Scoop's ''Universe'' profile}}		[[Scoop (G1)\|Scoop]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]] partner [[Holepunch (G1)\|Holepunch]] was [[Binary bonding\|bio-engineered]] to [[Transformation\|convert]] into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. {{storylink\|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)\|Scoop's ''Universe'' profile}}

	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===

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	[[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]		[[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1\|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1\|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1\|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1\|Tracer]] Targetmasters		:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1\|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1\|Tracer]]/twin laser-guided [[ion blaster]] Targetmasters
	:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1\|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.		:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1\|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.

Emvee: Beastbox and Scoop

2024-05-23T14:21:41Z

Beastbox and Scoop

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	[[File:~~Decrystallizercannon~~.jpg\|upright=1.7\|thumb\|~~Way more impressive than Heart~~.]]		[[File:Beastbox g1.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|Everything's better with monkeys.]]
	A '''compression cannon''' is a [[weapon]] that takes [[Bristleback\|normally harmless]] air and brings it under pressure~~. The compressed air~~ then ~~becomes a potentially lethal projectile, ranging upwards~~ to 40,~~000 p.s.i. ('''p'''ounds per '''s'''quare '''i'''nch)~~ or ~~higher. That's enough to~~ crush a target.		A '''compression cannon''' is a [[weapon]] that takes [[Bristleback\|normally harmless]] air and brings it under pressure, then fires it with enough force to shatter steel, or crush a target.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
	[[~~File:Dead end heavy traffic.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=0.6]]~~		[[Scoop (G1)\|Scoop]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]] partner [[Holepunch (G1)\|Holepunch]] was [[Binary bonding\|bio-engineered]] to convert into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. {{storylink\|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)\|Scoop's ''Universe'' profile}}
	~~Inside the video game [[Multi-World]], [[Streetwise~~ (G1)\|~~Streetwise~~]] ~~used his '~~'~~'air-compressor cannon''' to shatter~~ [[~~Swindle~~ (G1)\|~~Swindle~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Brawl~~ (G1)\|~~Brawl~~]] ~~after~~ [[~~First Aid (G1)~~\|~~First Aid~~]] ~~had rendered them brittle with his [[decrystallizer~~ cannon]]. {{storylink\|~~Afterdeath!~~}}

	~~When facing off against~~ [[~~Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End~~ (G1)\|~~Dead End~~]] ~~used his~~ '''~~compressed~~ air ~~gun~~''' ~~to blow away their [[electric snow]]~~. {{storylink\|~~Heavy Traffic!~~}}		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
			[[Beastbox (G1)\|Beastbox]] carried two compression cannons that fired ultra-concentrated air pressure. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Beastbox's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} These were also known as '''air cannons'''. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Squawkbox's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Holepunch transformed into a dual compression cannon that Scoop could use in either mode. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Scoop's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}

	~~During a fight with~~ [[~~Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|~~Grimlock~~]] ~~at the~~ [[~~Central Spaceport~~]] in [[~~Ibex~~]] ~~on a doomed~~ [[~~Cybertron~~ (~~planet~~)\|~~Cybertron~~]], [[~~Fangry~~ (G1)\|~~Fangry~~]] ~~repeatedly blasted the~~ [[~~Autobot~~]] ~~leader with compressed air fired from~~ his ~~tail~~. He was ~~surprised when Grimlock's Nucleon~~-~~enhanced state allowed him to walk through~~ the ~~blasts~~ and ~~hit him. {{storylink~~\|~~Exodus~~!}}		==Toys==
	{{~~stub~~}}		===''The Transformers''===
			[[File:G1toy-Beastbox.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]
			<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Squawktalk / Beastbox''' (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, [[1988]])}}</ul>
			:*''Accessories'': left & right high decibel [[sonic boomer]]s, left and right compression cannons
			:''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys\|Beastbox]] came with two [[chrome]]d compression cannons, as identified in his [[packaging]] [[bio]], which can be attached to his ape mode.

			:He was only available in a two-pack with [[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys\|Squawktalk]]; available in the [[Hasbro]] line at standard retail and as a mail-away item by [[TakaraTomy\|Takara]] during the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)\|Super-God Masterforce]]'' series.
			{{-}}

	~~==Toys==~~		[[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]
	[[File:G1-~~toy_Streetwise~~.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|upright=1.4\|~~"Anybody want two sides of hard-hitting compressed air with their serving of justice?"~~]]		<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1\|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul>
	*[[Beastbox (G1)\|~~Beastbox]]~~		:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1\|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1\|Tracer]] Targetmasters
	*[[Catilla (G1)~~\|Catilla]]~~		:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1\|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.
	*[[~~Dead End~~ (G1)\|~~Dead End~~]]
	*[[~~Streetwise~~ (G1)\|~~Streetwise~~]]
	*[[~~Triggerhappy~~ (G1)\|~~Triggerhappy~~]] ~~(via [[Blowpipe (G1)\|Blowpipe]])~~
	~~{{--}}~~

	~~==Notes==~~		:No version of this character or [[mold]] was released in Japan.
	~~[[File~~:~~Fangry grimlock exodus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|Despite all appearances, we can assure you Fangry is ''not'' shooting Grimlock with his farts.]]~~
	*The [[~~bio~~]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was ~~intended to come with a tail piece that would become a secondary weapon~~ in [[robot mode]], as his wavemates [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]] did. This detail made it into Fangry's [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile and in "Exodus!" it was interpreted as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.
	{{--}}		{{--}}

	==See also==		==See also==
			*[[Air-compressor cannon]]
			*[[Compressed air cannon]]
	*[[Hurricane air blaster]]		*[[Hurricane air blaster]]

	[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]		[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]

Emvee: category

2022-02-03T23:12:19Z

Emvee at 12:10, 3 February 2022

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	Inside the video game [[Multi-World]], [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used his '''air-compressor cannon''' to shatter [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]] after [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]] had rendered them brittle with his [[decrystallizer cannon]]. {{storylink\|Afterdeath!}}		Inside the video game [[Multi-World]], [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used his '''air-compressor cannon''' to shatter [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]] after [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]] had rendered them brittle with his [[decrystallizer cannon]]. {{storylink\|Afterdeath!}}

	When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''air ~~compression~~ gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}		When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''compressed air gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}

	During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. He was surprised when Grimlock's Nucleon-enhanced state allowed him to walk through the blasts and hit him. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}		During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. He was surprised when Grimlock's Nucleon-enhanced state allowed him to walk through the blasts and hit him. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}

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	When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''air compression gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}		When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''air compression gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}

	During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}		During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. He was surprised when Grimlock's Nucleon-enhanced state allowed him to walk through the blasts and hit him. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Fangry grimlock exodus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8]]		[[File:Fangry grimlock exodus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|Despite all appearances, we can assure you Fangry is ''not'' shooting Grimlock with his farts.]]
	*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]], as his wavemates [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]] did. This detail made it into Fangry's [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile and in "Exodus!" it was interpreted as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.		*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]], as his wavemates [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]] did. This detail made it into Fangry's [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile and in "Exodus!" it was interpreted as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.
	{{--}}		{{--}}

Emvee: clarification

2021-09-23T09:32:14Z

clarification

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Fangry grimlock exodus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8]]		[[File:Fangry grimlock exodus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8]]
	*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a ~~transforming~~ tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]]. The ~~Marvel comic~~ "Exodus!" interpreted ~~this detail~~ as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.		*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]], as his wavemates [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]] did. This detail made it into Fangry's [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile and in "Exodus!" it was interpreted as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.
	{{--}}		{{--}}

Emvee: image, links

2021-08-22T11:14:56Z

image, links

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	When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''air compression gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}		When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''air compression gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}

	During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}		During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:Fangry grimlock exodus.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8]]
	*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a transforming tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]]. The Marvel comic "Exodus!" interpreted this detail as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.		*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a transforming tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]]. The Marvel comic "Exodus!" interpreted this detail as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.
			{{--}}

	==See also==		==See also==

Emvee at 16:47, 21 August 2021

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a transforming tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]]. The Marvel comic "Exodus!" interpreted this detail as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into an compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.		*The [[bio]] accompanying Fangry's [[Tech Spec]]s states that his "tail converts to compressed air cannon that produces 200 mph gale force winds", possibly implying that at some point during the design process, Fangry was intended to come with a transforming tail piece that would become a secondary weapon in [[robot mode]]. The Marvel comic "Exodus!" interpreted this detail as allowing Fangry to transform his tail into a compressed air cannon while in [[alternate mode]], though hilariously, he has to turn his back on Grimlock to do so.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	[[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]		[[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1\|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1\|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1\|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1\|Tracer]] Targetmasters		:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1\|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1\|Tracer]]/twin laser-guided [[ion blaster]] Targetmasters
	:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1\|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.		:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1\|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.

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	*[[Hurricane air blaster]]		*[[Hurricane air blaster]]

	~~[[Category:Cannons]]~~		[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 ~~weapons~~]]

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	Inside the video game [[Multi-World]], [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used his '''air-compressor cannon''' to shatter [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]] after [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]] had rendered them brittle with his [[decrystallizer cannon]]. {{storylink\|Afterdeath!}}		Inside the video game [[Multi-World]], [[Streetwise (G1)\|Streetwise]] used his '''air-compressor cannon''' to shatter [[Swindle (G1)\|Swindle]] and [[Brawl (G1)\|Brawl]] after [[First Aid (G1)\|First Aid]] had rendered them brittle with his [[decrystallizer cannon]]. {{storylink\|Afterdeath!}}

	When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''air ~~compression~~ gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}		When facing off against [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team\|RAAT]], [[Dead End (G1)\|Dead End]] used his '''compressed air gun''' to blow away their [[electric snow]]. {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}

	During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. He was surprised when Grimlock's Nucleon-enhanced state allowed him to walk through the blasts and hit him. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}		During a fight with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] at the [[Central Spaceport]] in [[Ibex]] on a doomed [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]] repeatedly blasted the [[Autobot]] leader with compressed air fired from his tail. He was surprised when Grimlock's Nucleon-enhanced state allowed him to walk through the blasts and hit him. {{storylink\|Exodus!}}