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	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	Finding himself trapped along with a group of other Autobots on a [[Brobdingnag\|distant planet]] by a [[space bridge]] accident, [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Perceptor]] figured out a way to use his light cannon, along with [[Aron]]'s telescope and some [[energon cube]]s, as a way to get back to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] and the [[Decepticon]]s showed up and used it as a ride home instead. {{storylink\|Child's Play (episode)\|Child's Play}}		Finding himself trapped along with a group of other Autobots on a [[Brobdingnag\|distant planet]] by a [[space bridge]] accident, [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Perceptor]] figured out a way to use his light cannon, along with [[Aron]]'s telescope and some [[energon cube]]s, as a way to get back to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] and the [[Decepticon]]s showed up and used it as a ride home instead. {{storylink\|Child's Play (episode)\|Child's Play}}

			===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
			Perceptor's microscope lens could adapt for offensive capabilities, becoming a powerful light cannon that could blast through a hole through concrete from over 2,000 miles away. He could use the cannon in both modes, including as a stationary cannon as a microscope. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Perceptor's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			[[File:Perceptor first aid ratchet funeral for a friend.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.2]]
	*Due to a hinged arrangement, the original Perceptor toy's light cannon could be mounted on either shoulder; while his [[package art]] (above) had it on his right, most fictional depictions—probably following the toy's [[instructions]]—showed it on his left instead.		*Due to a hinged arrangement, the original Perceptor toy's light cannon could be mounted on either shoulder; while his [[package art]] (above) had it on his right, most fictional depictions—probably following the toy's [[instructions]]—showed it on his left instead.

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

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	*'''Perceptor''' (Autobot, [[1985]]/[[1986]])		*'''Perceptor''' (Autobot, [[1985]]/[[1986]])
	**''Accessories:'' [[concussion rifle]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s		**''Accessories:'' [[concussion rifle]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s
	:''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)#Generation 1\|Perceptor]]'s microscope scope turns into a shoulder-mounted light cannon, according to his [[packaging]] [[bio]]. The [[mold]] was later [[redeco]]ed to make [[Magnificus (G1)#Toys\|Magnificus]] and also served as the model for the non-toy character, the [[Chairman]]. This [[toy]] has been [[Generation 1 reissues\|reissued]] a number of times since its initial release.		:''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Generation 1\|Perceptor]]'s microscope scope turns into a shoulder-mounted light cannon, according to his [[packaging]] [[bio]]. The [[mold]] was later [[redeco]]ed to make [[Magnificus (G1)#Toys\|Magnificus]] and also served as the model for the non-toy character, the [[Chairman]]. This [[toy]] has been [[Generation 1 reissues\|reissued]] a number of times since its initial release.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Due to a hinged arrangement, the original Perceptor toy's light cannon could be mounted on either shoulder; while his [[package art]] (above) had it on his right, most fictional ~~depictions, probably~~ following the toy's [[instructions]]~~, showed~~ it on his left instead.		*Due to a hinged arrangement, the original Perceptor toy's light cannon could be mounted on either shoulder; while his [[package art]] (above) had it on his right, most fictional depictions—probably following the toy's [[instructions]]—showed it on his left instead.

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

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[[File:G1 boxart Perceptor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|It's that thing on his shoulder.]]
Alongside his other multifarious [[weapon]]s, the eminent [[Autobot]] scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] is armed with a powerful and destructive '''light cannon''', which is formed from the various component parts of his [[Alternate mode|microscope mode]]'s lens barrel.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
Using his magnifying lenses to concentrate and intensify its beam, Perceptor could convert his lens barrel into a powerful light cannon that could blast a hole in a cinder block wall 2,000 miles away with pinpoint accuracy. He could also use the cannon in robot mode or convert to a third form and use it as a stationary field artillery piece. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Perceptor's ''Universe'' profile}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
Finding himself trapped along with a group of other Autobots on a [[Brobdingnag|distant planet]] by a [[space bridge]] accident, [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] figured out a way to use his light cannon, along with [[Aron]]'s telescope and some [[energon cube]]s, as a way to get back to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and the [[Decepticon]]s showed up and used it as a ride home instead. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1toy-Perceptor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Perceptor''' (Autobot, [[1985]]/[[1986]])
**''Accessories:'' [[concussion rifle]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)#Generation 1|Perceptor]]'s microscope scope turns into a shoulder-mounted light cannon, according to his [[packaging]] [[bio]]. The [[mold]] was later [[redeco]]ed to make [[Magnificus (G1)#Toys|Magnificus]] and also served as the model for the non-toy character, the [[Chairman]]. This [[toy]] has been [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] a number of times since its initial release.
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==Notes==
*Due to a hinged arrangement, the original Perceptor toy's light cannon could be mounted on either shoulder; while his [[package art]] (above) had it on his right, most fictional depictions, probably following the toy's [[instructions]], showed it on his left instead.

[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]

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	[[File:G1toy-Perceptor.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]		[[File:G1toy-Perceptor.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]
	*'''Perceptor''' (Autobot, [[1985]]/[[1986]])		*'''Perceptor''' (Autobot, [[1985]]/[[1986]])
	**''Accessories:'' [[concussion rifle]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s		**''Accessories:'' [[Concussion weapon\|concussion rifle]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s
	:''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Generation 1\|Perceptor]]'s microscope scope turns into a shoulder-mounted light cannon, according to his [[packaging]] [[bio]]. The [[mold]] was later [[redeco]]ed to make [[Magnificus (G1)#Toys\|Magnificus]] and also served as the model for the non-toy character, the [[Chairman]]. This [[toy]] has been [[Generation 1 reissues\|reissued]] a number of times since its initial release.		:''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Generation 1\|Perceptor]]'s microscope scope turns into a shoulder-mounted light cannon, according to his [[packaging]] [[bio]]. The [[mold]] was later [[redeco]]ed to make [[Magnificus (G1)#Toys\|Magnificus]] and also served as the model for the non-toy character, the [[Chairman]]. This [[toy]] has been [[Generation 1 reissues\|reissued]] a number of times since its initial release.
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