Proton cannon - Revision history

Emvee at 14:50, 15 April 2025

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Submarauder's instructions label his Pretender shell's ranged [[weapon]] as a torpedo rifle, which is reiterated in his packaging bio, where it also mentions that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon. However his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile omits any mention of his torpedo rifle, replacing it with the proton cannon entirely.		*Submarauder's instructions label his Pretender shell's ranged [[weapon]] as a torpedo rifle, which is reiterated in his packaging bio, where it also mentions that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon. However his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile omits any mention of his torpedo rifle, replacing it with the proton cannon entirely.
	*In [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]'s [[profile]] in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK]] [[Target: 2006\|issue #87]] his robot mode weapon was called a '''proton rocket cannon'''; this detail seems to originate from Galvatron's [[character model]].<ref>[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder at the Sunbow/Marvel Archive]</ref> The same profile called his alternate mode a [[laser cannon]], though confusingly in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]] of [[King of the Hill!\|issue #112]] both a reader and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] would call this mode a proton cannon.		*In [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]'s [[profile]] in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK]] [[Target: 2006\|issue #87]] his robot mode weapon was called a '''proton rocket cannon'''; this detail seems to originate from Galvatron's [[character model]].<ref>[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder at the Sunbow/Marvel Archive]</ref> The same profile called his alternate mode a [[laser cannon]], though confusingly in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]] of [[King of the Hill!\|issue #112]] both a reader and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] would call this mode a proton cannon. Subsequently, in the letters page of [[Still Life!\|issue #323]], in reply to a reader's query regarding whether Galvatron was armed with a proton rocket cannon, a proton cannon, a [[Particle cannon\|particle accelerator cannon]], a [[particle cannon]], or a [[Electrochemical laser\|laser that fired chemically-produced direct-current electricity]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] replied that the latter was most likely up-to-date and accurate.
	*Subsequently, in the letters page of [[Still Life!\|issue #323]], in reply to a reader's query regarding whether Galvatron was armed with a proton rocket cannon, a proton cannon, a [[Particle cannon\|particle accelerator cannon]], a [[particle cannon]], or a [[Electrochemical laser\|laser that fired chemically-produced direct-current electricity]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] replied that the latter was most likely up-to-date and accurate.

	==References==		==References==

Emvee: note

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	*Submarauder's instructions label his Pretender shell's ranged [[weapon]] as a torpedo rifle, which is reiterated in his packaging bio, where it also mentions that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon. However his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile omits any mention of his torpedo rifle, replacing it with the proton cannon entirely.		*Submarauder's instructions label his Pretender shell's ranged [[weapon]] as a torpedo rifle, which is reiterated in his packaging bio, where it also mentions that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon. However his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile omits any mention of his torpedo rifle, replacing it with the proton cannon entirely.
	*In [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]'s [[profile]] in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK]] [[Target: 2006\|issue #87]] his robot mode weapon was called a '''proton rocket cannon'''; this detail seems to originate from Galvatron's [[character model]].<ref>[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder at the Sunbow/Marvel Archive]</ref> The same profile called his alternate mode a [[laser cannon]], though confusingly in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]] of [[King of the Hill!\|issue #112]] both a reader and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] would call this mode a proton cannon.		*In [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]'s [[profile]] in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK]] [[Target: 2006\|issue #87]] his robot mode weapon was called a '''proton rocket cannon'''; this detail seems to originate from Galvatron's [[character model]].<ref>[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder at the Sunbow/Marvel Archive]</ref> The same profile called his alternate mode a [[laser cannon]], though confusingly in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]] of [[King of the Hill!\|issue #112]] both a reader and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] would call this mode a proton cannon.
			*Subsequently, in the letters page of [[Still Life!\|issue #323]], in reply to a reader's query regarding whether Galvatron was armed with a proton rocket cannon, a proton cannon, a [[Particle cannon\|particle accelerator cannon]], a [[particle cannon]], or a [[Electrochemical laser\|laser that fired chemically-produced direct-current electricity]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]] replied that the latter was most likely up-to-date and accurate.

	==References==		==References==

Emvee: Galvatron note

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Galvatron note

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*Submarauder's instructions label his Pretender shell's ranged [[weapon]] as a torpedo rifle, which is reiterated in his packaging bio, where it also mentions that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon. However his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile omits any mention of his torpedo rifle, replacing it with the proton cannon entirely.		*Submarauder's instructions label his Pretender shell's ranged [[weapon]] as a torpedo rifle, which is reiterated in his packaging bio, where it also mentions that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon. However his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile omits any mention of his torpedo rifle, replacing it with the proton cannon entirely.
			*In [[Galvatron (G1)\|Galvatron]]'s [[profile]] in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|Marvel UK]] [[Target: 2006\|issue #87]] his robot mode weapon was called a '''proton rocket cannon'''; this detail seems to originate from Galvatron's [[character model]].<ref>[https://sunbowmarvelarchive.blogspot.com/p/transformers-1986-character-binder.html Transformers: 1986 character binder at the Sunbow/Marvel Archive]</ref> The same profile called his alternate mode a [[laser cannon]], though confusingly in the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|letters page]] of [[King of the Hill!\|issue #112]] both a reader and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] would call this mode a proton cannon.

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	[[Category:Armada weapons]]		[[Category:Armada weapons]]

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Emvee: note

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''The Transformers''===		===''The Transformers''===
	[[File:G1 Submarauder toy.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb]]		[[File:G1 Submarauder toy.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb\|One gun, two names.]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Submarauder''' ([[Pretender]], [[1988]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Submarauder''' ([[Pretender]], [[1988]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': Pretender shell, sword, [[torpedo rifle]], shield, belt		:*''Accessories'': Pretender shell, sword, [[torpedo rifle]], shield, belt
	:Although it is not listed amongst ''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Submarauder (G1)#Toys\|Submarauder]]'s accessories, his [[packaging]] [[bio]] asserts that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon.		:Although it is not listed amongst ''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Submarauder (G1)#Toys\|Submarauder]]'s accessories, his [[packaging]] [[bio]] asserts that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon.
			{{--}}

			==Notes==
			*Submarauder's instructions label his Pretender shell's ranged [[weapon]] as a torpedo rifle, which is reiterated in his packaging bio, where it also mentions that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon. However his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile omits any mention of his torpedo rifle, replacing it with the proton cannon entirely.

	[[Category:Armada weapons]]		[[Category:Armada weapons]]

Emvee at 10:12, 25 January 2025

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	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
	In [[Targetmaster (technology)\|weapons mode]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]] became a dual-proton cannon. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Seawing's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Submarauder [[Transformation\|transformed]] into a deep sea attack submarine ~~armed with a proton cannon~~. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Submarauder's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}		In [[Targetmaster (technology)\|weapons mode]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]] became a dual-proton cannon. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Seawing's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Submarauder's [[Pretender]] shell was armed with a proton cannon that he could also use in [[robot mode]] and when [[Transformation\|transformed]] into a deep sea attack submarine. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Submarauder's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}

	===''Armada'' cartoon===		===''Armada'' cartoon===

Emvee: Submarauder toy & Dreamwave

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Submarauder toy & Dreamwave

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	[[File:FFoD2 Allicon proton cannon.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|This caption is above 'Get off my lawn!' jokes, as are you.]]		[[File:FFoD2 Allicon proton cannon.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|This caption is above 'Get off my lawn!' jokes, as are you.]]
	'''Proton cannons''' are a type of weapon emplacement used to combat the threat of enemy starships.		'''Proton cannons''' are a type of weapon emplacement used to combat the threat of enemy starships. Also, [[Submarauder (G1)\|Submarauder]] totes one around on his submarine mode.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===		===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
	In [[Targetmaster (technology)\|weapons mode]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]] became a dual-proton cannon. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Seawing's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}		In [[Targetmaster (technology)\|weapons mode]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]] became a dual-proton cannon. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Seawing's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} Submarauder [[Transformation\|transformed]] into a deep sea attack submarine armed with a proton cannon. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Submarauder's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}

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	====The Functionist Universe====		====The Functionist Universe====
	In [[Functionist Universe\|an alternate timeline]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] found themselves defending the city of [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] from [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]], repurposed as a giant [[harvester unit]]. When Megatron asked about defences, [[Nine-of-Twelve]] glumly informed him that they only had a few proton cannons and missile launchers. Megatron made the best of the situation by ordering [[Anode]] to deploy the weapons where they would do most damage, and Nine-of-Twelve to lead the people underground via multiple routes. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}}		In [[Functionist Universe\|an alternate timeline]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] found themselves defending the city of [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] from [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]], repurposed as a giant [[harvester unit]]. When Megatron asked about defences, [[Nine-of-Twelve]] glumly informed him that they only had a few proton cannons and missile launchers. Megatron made the best of the situation by ordering [[Anode]] to deploy the weapons where they would do most damage, and Nine-of-Twelve to lead the people underground via multiple routes. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}}
			{{--}}

			==Toys==
			===''The Transformers''===
			[[File:G1 Submarauder toy.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb]]
			<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Submarauder''' ([[Pretender]], [[1988]])}}</ul>
			:*''Accessories'': Pretender shell, sword, [[torpedo rifle]], shield, belt
			:Although it is not listed amongst ''[[The Transformers (toyline)\|The Transformers]]'' [[Submarauder (G1)#Toys\|Submarauder]]'s accessories, his [[packaging]] [[bio]] asserts that his submarine mode is armed with a proton cannon.

	[[Category:Armada weapons]]		[[Category:Armada weapons]]

Emvee: Dreamwave

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Dreamwave

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	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	The [[Quintesson]]s had a massive proton cannon that was used to defend [[Quintessa (planet)\|Quintessa]] from invaders. The [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbot]]s arrived on the Quintesson homeworld in order to rescue their fellow [[Autobot]]s trapped on it which prompted the [[Allicon]] guards into firing their proton cannon at the [[Autobot fleet]]. Whilst initially doing damage, [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] sent [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] to take out the cannon. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}		The [[Quintesson]]s had a massive proton cannon that was used to defend [[Quintessa (planet)\|Quintessa]] from invaders. The [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbot]]s arrived on the Quintesson homeworld in order to rescue their fellow [[Autobot]]s trapped on it which prompted the [[Allicon]] guards into firing their proton cannon at the [[Autobot fleet]]. Whilst initially doing damage, [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] sent [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] to take out the cannon. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

			===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
			In [[Targetmaster (technology)\|weapons mode]], [[Seawing (G1)\|Seawing]] became a dual-proton cannon. {{storylink\|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|Seawing's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}}

	===''Armada'' cartoon===		===''Armada'' cartoon===
	After being [[Puppet\|upgraded]] by the [[Mini-~~Cons~~]], [[Starscream (Armada)\|Starscream's]] [[null-ray\|null laser cannons]] were replaced with proton cannons, which he used in a futile effort against [[Unicron]], though the blast was powerful enough to breach [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron's]] atmosphere and ''nearly'' reach the monster planet. {{storylink\|Cramp}}		After being [[Puppet\|upgraded]] by the [[Mini-Con]]s, [[Starscream (Armada)\|Starscream]]'s [[null-ray\|null laser cannons]] were replaced with proton cannons, which he used in a futile effort against [[Unicron]], though the blast was powerful enough to breach [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron's]] atmosphere and ''nearly'' reach the monster planet. {{storylink\|Cramp}}

	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===
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	In [[Functionist Universe\|an alternate timeline]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] found themselves defending the city of [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] from [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]], repurposed as a giant [[harvester unit]]. When Megatron asked about defences, [[Nine-of-Twelve]] glumly informed him that they only had a few proton cannons and missile launchers. Megatron made the best of the situation by ordering [[Anode]] to deploy the weapons where they would do most damage, and Nine-of-Twelve to lead the people underground via multiple routes. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}}		In [[Functionist Universe\|an alternate timeline]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] found themselves defending the city of [[Kalis\|Adaptica]] from [[Moonbase Two\|Luna 2]], repurposed as a giant [[harvester unit]]. When Megatron asked about defences, [[Nine-of-Twelve]] glumly informed him that they only had a few proton cannons and missile launchers. Megatron made the best of the situation by ordering [[Anode]] to deploy the weapons where they would do most damage, and Nine-of-Twelve to lead the people underground via multiple routes. {{storylink\|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising\|Bad Moon Rising}}

			[[Category:Armada weapons]]
	[[Category:Cannons]]		[[Category:Cannons]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 ~~cartoon~~ weapons]]		[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
	[[Category:IDW (2005) weapons]]		[[Category:IDW (2005) weapons]]
	[[Category:Proton weapons\|Cannon]]		[[Category:Proton weapons\|Cannon]]

TransFormersfan1: /* Fiction */

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Fiction

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	The [[Quintesson]]s had a massive proton cannon that was used to defend [[Quintessa (planet)\|Quintessa]] from invaders. The [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbot]]s arrived on the Quintesson homeworld in order to rescue their fellow [[Autobot]]s trapped on it which prompted the [[Allicon]] guards into firing their proton cannon at the [[Autobot fleet]]. Whilst initially doing damage, [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] sent [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] to take out the cannon. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}		The [[Quintesson]]s had a massive proton cannon that was used to defend [[Quintessa (planet)\|Quintessa]] from invaders. The [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbot]]s arrived on the Quintesson homeworld in order to rescue their fellow [[Autobot]]s trapped on it which prompted the [[Allicon]] guards into firing their proton cannon at the [[Autobot fleet]]. Whilst initially doing damage, [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] sent [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] to take out the cannon. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

	====''Armada'' cartoon====		===''Armada'' cartoon===
	After being [[Puppet\|upgraded]] by the [[Mini-Cons]], [[Starscream (Armada)\|Starscream's]] [[null-ray\|null laser cannons]] were replaced with proton cannons, which he used in a futile effort against [[Unicron]], though the blast was powerful enough to breach [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron's]] atmosphere and ''nearly'' reach the monster planet. {{storylink\|Cramp}}		After being [[Puppet\|upgraded]] by the [[Mini-Cons]], [[Starscream (Armada)\|Starscream's]] [[null-ray\|null laser cannons]] were replaced with proton cannons, which he used in a futile effort against [[Unicron]], though the blast was powerful enough to breach [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron's]] atmosphere and ''nearly'' reach the monster planet. {{storylink\|Cramp}}

TransFormersfan1: /* Fiction */ Armada

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Fiction: Armada

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	===''The Transformers'' cartoon===		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	The [[Quintesson]]s had a massive proton cannon that was used to defend [[Quintessa (planet)\|Quintessa]] from invaders. The [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbot]]s arrived on the Quintesson homeworld in order to rescue their fellow [[Autobot]]s trapped on it which prompted the [[Allicon]] guards into firing their proton cannon at the [[Autobot fleet]]. Whilst initially doing damage, [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] sent [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] to take out the cannon. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}		The [[Quintesson]]s had a massive proton cannon that was used to defend [[Quintessa (planet)\|Quintessa]] from invaders. The [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbot]]s arrived on the Quintesson homeworld in order to rescue their fellow [[Autobot]]s trapped on it which prompted the [[Allicon]] guards into firing their proton cannon at the [[Autobot fleet]]. Whilst initially doing damage, [[Silverbolt (G1)\|Silverbolt]] sent [[Air Raid (G1)\|Air Raid]] and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)\|Skydive]] to take out the cannon. {{storylink\|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

			====''Armada'' cartoon====
			After being [[Puppet\|upgraded]] by the [[Mini-Cons]], [[Starscream (Armada)\|Starscream's]] [[null-ray\|null laser cannons]] were replaced with proton cannons, which he used in a futile effort against [[Unicron]], though the blast was powerful enough to breach [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron's]] atmosphere and ''nearly'' reach the monster planet. {{storylink\|Cramp}}

	===2005 IDW continuity===		===2005 IDW continuity===

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	[[Category:Proton weapons\|Cannon]]		[[Category:Proton weapons\|Cannon]]