Light saber - Revision history

Emvee at 13:56, 27 January 2025

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*While Springer being armed with a light saber is not particularly surprising given that ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was [[The Transformers: The Movie promo\|marketed]] as "conceived in the epic tradition of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]''", this seems like a particularly egregious bit of [[trademark]] baiting from [[Hasbro]] given that {{w\|Lucasfilm}} are particularly protective over the [[lightsaber]].		*While Springer being armed with a light saber is not particularly surprising given that ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was [[The Transformers: The Movie promo\|marketed]] as "conceived in the epic tradition of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]''", this seems like a particularly egregious bit of [[trademark]] baiting from [[Hasbro]] given that {{w\|Lucasfilm}} are particularly protective over the [[lightsaber]].
	*The [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' writers sidestepped the issue entirely by replacing Springer's light saber with a more generic [[energy saber]].		*The [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' writers sidestepped the issue entirely by replacing Springer's light saber with a more generic [[Energy weapon\|energy saber]].

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Broadside at 19:40, 21 March 2024

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			{{disambig2\|[[Springer (G1)\|Springer]]'s helicopter-blade weapon\|an elegant weapon for a more civilized age\|lightsaber}}
	[[File:G1 boxart Springer.jpg\|upright=1.6\|thumb\|"I think [[George Lucas]] gonna sue somebody!"]]		[[File:G1 boxart Springer.jpg\|upright=1.6\|thumb\|"I think [[George Lucas]] gonna sue somebody!"]]
	When he [[Transformation\|transforms]] from [[Alternate mode\|helicopter]] to [[robot mode]], [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]]'s rotor blade also transforms to become a '''light saber'''.		When he [[Transformation\|transforms]] from [[Alternate mode\|helicopter]] to [[robot mode]], [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]]'s rotor blade also transforms to become a '''light saber'''.

Hooper X: /* The Transformers */

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:SpringerG1Toy.JPG\|thumb\|upright=1.66]]		[[File:SpringerG1Toy.JPG\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|You know, as opposed to a Heavy Saber...]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Springer''' ([[Triple Changer]], [[1986]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1\|'''Springer''' ([[Triple Changer]], [[1986]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': light saber/rotor blade, [[laser]]		:*''Accessories'': light saber/rotor blade, [[laser]]

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[[File:G1 boxart Springer.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|"I think [[George Lucas]] gonna sue somebody!"]]
When he [[Transformation|transforms]] from [[Alternate mode|helicopter]] to [[robot mode]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rotor blade also transforms to become a '''light saber'''.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
In robot mode Springer was armed with a light saber capable of cutting through concrete. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Springer's ''Universe'' profile}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:SpringerG1Toy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Springer''' ([[Triple Changer]], [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': light saber/rotor blade, [[laser]]
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'', [[Springer (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Springer]]'s helicopter blades could fold up to form a light saber, according to his [[instructions]] and [[packaging]] [[bio]].

:This toy was [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] in [[1991]] as part of the [[Europe]]an/[[Australia]]n ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line.
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==Notes==
*While Springer being armed with a light saber is not particularly surprising given that ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' was [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|marketed]] as "conceived in the epic tradition of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]''", this seems like a particularly egregious bit of [[trademark]] baiting from [[Hasbro]] given that {{w|Lucasfilm}} are particularly protective over the [[lightsaber]].
*The [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' writers sidestepped the issue entirely by replacing Springer's light saber with a more generic [[energy saber]].

[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Sabers]]