Laser Rod - Revision history

Teletraan-X: Teletraan-X Text Replacement Bom Bom => BomBom

2025-01-25T01:12:07Z

Teletraan-X Text Replacement Bom Bom => BomBom

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	Electro and Volt survived the final battle with the Decepticons. As Megatron and his horde were sent retreating into deep space, the Laser Rods were seen helping their injured leader Optimus Prime to safety. {{storylink\|Transformers: G-2 (story page)\|G-2 Part 6}}		Electro and Volt survived the final battle with the Decepticons. As Megatron and his horde were sent retreating into deep space, the Laser Rods were seen helping their injured leader Optimus Prime to safety. {{storylink\|Transformers: G-2 (story page)\|G-2 Part 6}}

	===''G-2 Comics ~~Bom Bom~~'' manga===		===''G-2 Comics BomBom'' manga===
	Electro and Jolt did battle in the vacuum of space before crashing down on the surface of the moon. After a fierce duel with their laser swords, Electro stabbed Jolt through the chest with his blade. While the weapon was lodged in the Decepticon, though, Jolt turned on his exhaust pipes, melting Electro with super-heated flames. Electro managed to separate from his opponent, and cleaved him in twain with his shaft saber. Jolt died in a fiery explosion, crowing about Megatron's upcoming victory even as he died.		Electro and Jolt did battle in the vacuum of space before crashing down on the surface of the moon. After a fierce duel with their laser swords, Electro stabbed Jolt through the chest with his blade. While the weapon was lodged in the Decepticon, though, Jolt turned on his exhaust pipes, melting Electro with super-heated flames. Electro managed to separate from his opponent, and cleaved him in twain with his shaft saber. Jolt died in a fiery explosion, crowing about Megatron's upcoming victory even as he died.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Generation 2 */ More design credits!

2024-10-21T00:00:13Z

Generation 2: More design credits!

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	**[[Sizzle (G2)\|Sizzle]]		**[[Sizzle (G2)\|Sizzle]]
	**[[Volt]]		**[[Volt]]
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	[[File:Laserrods-crosssell.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|''Blazing in the dark / Laser Rod cars<br>Metamorphin' into WARRIORS! <br>Electro, VOLT / Sizzle, JOLT<br>Fighting with lightning LASER BLADES!''<br> ...that totally doesn't rhyme.]]		[[File:Laserrods-crosssell.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|''Blazing in the dark / Laser Rod cars<br>Metamorphin' into WARRIORS! <br>Electro, VOLT / Sizzle, JOLT<br>Fighting with lightning LASER BLADES!''<br> ...that totally doesn't rhyme.]]

Ceriley at 01:37, 12 March 2024

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	:Their packaging advertised them as "[[Articulation\|Super Posable!]]"; they are among the first fully poseable Transformers. They prefigured the soon-to-be-born [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|''Beast Wars'']] line, though they lack the [[ball joint]]s that gave most ''Beast Wars'' figures their articulation. The Laser Rods are built with an elastic-and-hook waist design similar to the [[Action Master]]s (or the 1980's GI Joe line) that unfortunately rendered them rather floppy from the waist down when in [[robot mode]]. (This style of articulation was never used again.)		:Their packaging advertised them as "[[Articulation\|Super Posable!]]"; they are among the first fully poseable Transformers. They prefigured the soon-to-be-born [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|''Beast Wars'']] line, though they lack the [[ball joint]]s that gave most ''Beast Wars'' figures their articulation. The Laser Rods are built with an elastic-and-hook waist design similar to the [[Action Master]]s (or the 1980's GI Joe line) that unfortunately rendered them rather floppy from the waist down when in [[robot mode]]. (This style of articulation was never used again.)

	:The Laser Rods were particularly expensive for 1994, usually costing $15(US) each ~~for a figure that sits between today's Scout and Deluxe scaled figures~~. This is likely due to the cost of electronics and the included batteries ~~at the time~~.		:The Laser Rods were particularly expensive for 1994, usually costing $15 (USD) each. This is likely due to the cost of electronics and the included batteries.

	:Related toys from the subsequent year using the same basic gimmick were the [[Laser Cycle]]s and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime\|Laser Optimus Prime]], the latter of which is actually identified as a Laser Rod on his [[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]] and two different versions of [[multilingual packaging\|multilingual European packaging]].		:Related toys from the subsequent year using the same basic gimmick were the [[Laser Cycle]]s and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime\|Laser Optimus Prime]], the latter of which is actually identified as a Laser Rod on his [[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]] and two different versions of [[multilingual packaging\|multilingual European packaging]].

Fanofcoolstuff27: /* Notes */

2023-06-29T09:22:49Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Lazer Rod'''{{sic}} (レーザーロッド ''Rēzā Roddo'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Lazer Rod''' {{sic}} (レーザーロッド ''Rēzā Roddo'')
	*''European:'' '''Illuminators'''		*''European:'' '''Illuminators'''

	[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]		[[Category:Generation 2 subgroups]]

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Generation 2 */ Rolling out toy design credits template

2023-06-06T18:45:39Z

Generation 2: Rolling out toy design credits template

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	**[[Sizzle (G2)\|Sizzle]]		**[[Sizzle (G2)\|Sizzle]]
	**[[Volt]]		**[[Volt]]
			{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

	[[File:Laserrods-crosssell.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|''Blazing in the dark / Laser Rod cars<br>Metamorphin' into WARRIORS! <br>Electro, VOLT / Sizzle, JOLT<br>Fighting with lightning LASER BLADES!''<br> ...that totally doesn't rhyme.]]		[[File:Laserrods-crosssell.jpg\|upright=1.95\|thumb\|''Blazing in the dark / Laser Rod cars<br>Metamorphin' into WARRIORS! <br>Electro, VOLT / Sizzle, JOLT<br>Fighting with lightning LASER BLADES!''<br> ...that totally doesn't rhyme.]]

Nevermore: /* Generation 2 */

2022-06-11T11:07:21Z

Generation 2

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	:The Laser Rods were particularly expensive for 1994, usually costing $15(US) each for a figure that sits between today's Scout and Deluxe scaled figures. This is likely due to the cost of electronics and the included batteries at the time.		:The Laser Rods were particularly expensive for 1994, usually costing $15(US) each for a figure that sits between today's Scout and Deluxe scaled figures. This is likely due to the cost of electronics and the included batteries at the time.

	:Related toys from the ~~same~~ year using the same basic gimmick were the [[Laser Cycle]]s and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime\|Laser Optimus Prime]], the latter of which is actually identified as a Laser Rod on his [[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]] and two different versions of [[multilingual packaging\|multilingual European packaging]].		:Related toys from the subsequent year using the same basic gimmick were the [[Laser Cycle]]s and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime\|Laser Optimus Prime]], the latter of which is actually identified as a Laser Rod on his [[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]] and two different versions of [[multilingual packaging\|multilingual European packaging]].

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Escargon at 14:39, 26 February 2022

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			{{factions\|autobotg2\|decepticong2}}
	{{picsneeded}}		{{picsneeded}}
	{{disambig2\|the subgroup\|the weapon\|Laser Rod (weapon)}}		{{disambig2\|the subgroup\|the weapon\|Laser Rod (weapon)}}

Fritz: /* Generation 2 */

2021-10-04T18:20:10Z

Generation 2

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===Generation 2===		===''Generation 2''===
	*'''Laser Rods''' (1994)		*'''Laser Rods''' (1994)
	**[[Electro]]		**[[Electro]]

Nevermore: /* Generation 2 */

2021-06-05T12:23:09Z

Generation 2

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	:The Laser Rods were particularly expensive for 1994, usually costing $15(US) each for a figure that sits between today's Scout and Deluxe scaled figures. This is likely due to the cost of electronics and the included batteries at the time.		:The Laser Rods were particularly expensive for 1994, usually costing $15(US) each for a figure that sits between today's Scout and Deluxe scaled figures. This is likely due to the cost of electronics and the included batteries at the time.

	:Related toys from the same year using the same basic gimmick were the [[Laser Cycle]]s and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime\|Laser Optimus Prime]], the latter of which is actually identified as a Laser Rod on his [[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]].		:Related toys from the same year using the same basic gimmick were the [[Laser Cycle]]s and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime\|Laser Optimus Prime]], the latter of which is actually identified as a Laser Rod on his [[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]] and two different versions of [[multilingual packaging\|multilingual European packaging]].

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Saix: /* Dreamwave Generation One continuity */

2021-01-06T00:27:44Z

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

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	[[File:Brainmasters dreamwave.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\| Remember when we fought with lightning laser blades? Those were the days.]]		[[File:Brainmasters dreamwave.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\| Remember when we fought with lightning laser blades? Those were the days.]]
	Electro and Volt were seen on Cybertron, residing in one of the Autobot complexes with the [[Brainmaster]]s. {{storylink\|Atonement}}		Electro and Volt were seen on Cybertron, residing in one of the Autobot complexes with the [[Brainmaster]]s. {{storylink\|Atonement}}
	{{-}}		{{--}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==