Needler (G1) - Revision history

M Sipher: /* ULTIMATES! */

2026-02-22T21:21:29Z

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	===''ULTIMATES!''===		===''ULTIMATES!''===
	[[File:~~Super7 Ultimates Bombshell~~.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Ult-toy Needler.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|]]
	*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)		*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)

	: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], packed in with traditional partner Bombshell, Needler is an upscaled version of his original toy. ~~He can be plugged into~~ a ~~socket~~ on Bombshell's back, ~~though while~~ his head ~~is on a ball-joint~~, it ~~cannot flip over Bombshell~~'s ~~head anymore~~.		: Part of the first wave of ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!\|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], packed in with his traditional partner [[Bombshell (G1)#ULTIMATES!\|Bombshell]], Needler is an upscaled version of his original toy, though his jointing has changed. Instead of the spring-loaded flip-around-helmet gimmick, his head has a much wider range of "normal" motion, being on a balljoint with a forward-and-back swivel at its base. A small peg on his underside allows him to plug onto Bombshell's back.

			: While he can't form a helmet over Bombshell's head like the original toy could, his head uses the same sized balljoint as Bombshell (as well as most other figures in the line), so you can simply pop the Insection's head off and replace it with Needler's to simulate it.

	: Preorders for Bombshell (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]], with the toys purportedly shipping in winter of that year but actually arriving in May 2022.		: Preorders for Bombshell (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]], with the toys purportedly shipping in winter of that year but actually arriving in May 2022.

TheLastGherkin: /* ULTIMATES! */

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	===''ULTIMATES!''===		===''ULTIMATES!''===
			[[File:Super7 Ultimates Bombshell.jpg\|thumb]]
	*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)		*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)

Saix at 15:05, 28 July 2025

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	'''Needler''' is the mechanoid partner to [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]], who uses his pincers and flamethrowers to destroy anything Bombshell doesn't mind-warp first.		'''Needler''' is the mechanoid partner to [[Bombshell (G1)\|Bombshell]], who uses his pincers and flamethrowers to destroy anything Bombshell doesn't mind-warp first.
	~~{{TOCclear}}~~

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
	[[File:Needler cerebroshell.jpg\|upright=0.8\|thumb\|He's just friendly.]]		[[File:Needler cerebroshell.jpg\|upright=0.8\|left\|thumb\|He's just friendly.]]
	Bombshell used a type of [[cerebro-shell]] patterned on Needler. {{storylink\|Infestation (Dreamwave)\|Infestation}}		Bombshell used a type of [[cerebro-shell]] patterned on Needler. {{storylink\|Infestation (Dreamwave)\|Infestation}}

AzimuthAcolyte: /* The Transformers */ More G1 credits!

2024-10-20T19:27:08Z

The Transformers: More G1 credits!

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	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Bombshell with Needler''' (Action Master, 1991)}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Bombshell with Needler''' (Action Master, 1991)}}</ul>
	{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)\|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

	: Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), Needler is a robotic scarab. When plugged onto the back of any standard Action Master figure, the beast-head flips over their head to act as a battle helmet.		: Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), Needler is a robotic scarab. When plugged onto the back of any standard Action Master figure, the beast-head flips over their head to act as a battle helmet.

Locoman: /* Foreign names */

2024-04-11T23:12:47Z

Foreign names

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	[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]		[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
	[[Category:Targetmasters]]		[[Category:Targetmasters]]
			[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
	[[Category:Toy-only characters]]		[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Locoman: /* Notes */

2024-03-16T19:21:37Z

Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* In [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series, every [[Action Master]] partner robot profiled was [[Retcon\|retroactively]] given the "[[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]]" classification, though the partners to characters who had previous, non-Action Master toys were omitted from the books' lineup. However, the across-the-board application of the Targetmaster term for those that ''did'' appear makes a pretty clear inference that ''all'' of the Action Master partner-bots are Targetmasters.~~.. at least~~, ~~as far as~~ the ~~Dreamwave universe is concerned~~.		* In [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series, every [[Action Master]] partner robot profiled was [[Retcon\|retroactively]] given the "[[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]]" classification, though the partners to characters who had previous, non-Action Master toys were omitted from the books' lineup. However, the across-the-board application of the Targetmaster term for those that ''did'' appear makes a pretty clear inference that ''all'' of the Action Master partner-bots are Targetmasters. Decades later, this interpretation would again surface in the ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]'' rulebook and its expansions.

	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===

Locoman: /* Fiction */

2024-03-16T19:20:37Z

Fiction

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	{{note\|This shell probably does not represent Needler him/itself. Needler's connection to cerebro-shell technology (if any) is unknown but can likely be attributed to Dreamwave's rampant use of [[Easter egg]]s.}}		{{note\|This shell probably does not represent Needler him/itself. Needler's connection to cerebro-shell technology (if any) is unknown but can likely be attributed to Dreamwave's rampant use of [[Easter egg]]s.}}
	{{--}}		{{--}}

			==Games==
			===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
			Needler was Bombshell's Targetmaster partner. {{storylink\|The Enigma of Combination}}

	==Toys==		==Toys==

Sunstorm95: /* ULTIMATES! */

2023-12-12T21:17:00Z

ULTIMATES!

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	*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)		*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)

	: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], packed in with traditional partner Bombshell, Needler is an upscaled version of his original toy. He can be plugged into a socket on Bombshell's back.		: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], packed in with traditional partner Bombshell, Needler is an upscaled version of his original toy. He can be plugged into a socket on Bombshell's back, though while his head is on a ball-joint, it cannot flip over Bombshell's head anymore.

	: Preorders for Bombshell (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]], with the toys purportedly shipping in winter of that year but actually arriving in May 2022.		: Preorders for Bombshell (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]], with the toys purportedly shipping in winter of that year but actually arriving in May 2022.

M Sipher: /* Toys */

2023-11-22T05:49:59Z

Toys

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	*'''Bombshell with Needler''' (Action Master, 1991)		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Bombshell with Needler''' (Action Master, 1991)}}</ul>
	{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

	: Needler is a robotic scarab ~~who~~ was only ~~sold~~ with ~~the~~ [[~~Action Master~~]] ~~version~~ of ~~Bombshell, available only in~~ the European ~~markets. He can plug into Bombshell~~'~~s back~~, and ~~pressing a trigger flips his head up and over Bombshell's, forming a battle mask of sorts~~.		: Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), Needler is a robotic scarab. When plugged onto the back of any standard Action Master figure, the beast-head flips over their head to act as a battle helmet.

			: he was only available with his larger partner [[Bombshell (G1)#ActionMaster\|Bombshell]].

			: As part of the European-only portion of ''Transformers'', Bombshell and Needler can go for some pretty hefty prices on the secondary market.

	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Needler/needler.htm More information on Needler at TFU.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Needler/needler.htm More information on Needler at TFU.info]''

AzimuthAcolyte: /* The Transformers */ More design credits!

2023-08-13T02:44:50Z

The Transformers: More design credits!

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	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	*'''Bombshell with Needler''' (Action Master, 1991)		*'''Bombshell with Needler''' (Action Master, 1991)
	{{toydesigner\|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

	: Needler is a robotic scarab who was only sold with the [[Action Master]] version of Bombshell, available only in the European markets. He can plug into Bombshell's back, and pressing a trigger flips his head up and over Bombshell's, forming a battle mask of sorts.		: Needler is a robotic scarab who was only sold with the [[Action Master]] version of Bombshell, available only in the European markets. He can plug into Bombshell's back, and pressing a trigger flips his head up and over Bombshell's, forming a battle mask of sorts.