Proton missile cannon - Revision history

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Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics: clean up, replaced: Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity → Scorponok (G1)

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	Backstreet was armed in both [[Robot mode\|robot]] and [[Alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] with two independently targetable, laser-guided proton missile cannons, either of which could vaporize a tank with a single shell. {{storylink\|The Transformers Universe\|Backstreet's ''Universe'' profile}}		Backstreet was armed in both [[Robot mode\|robot]] and [[Alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] with two independently targetable, laser-guided proton missile cannons, either of which could vaporize a tank with a single shell. {{storylink\|The Transformers Universe\|Backstreet's ''Universe'' profile}}

	After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)~~/Marvel Comics continuity~~\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}		After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

	====Trigger-Happy!====		====Trigger-Happy!====

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*It's unclear whether Backstreet's proton missile cannons are like [[proton cannon]]s, or launchers for [[proton missile]]s, or something else entirely. His [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile notes that they fire shells rather than missiles, while his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\| More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile abandons the cannon idea entirely, explicitly describing them as launchers for independently targeted laser-guided proton missiles.		*It's unclear whether Backstreet's proton missile cannons are like [[proton cannon]]s, or launchers for [[proton missile]]s, or something else entirely. His [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile notes that they fire shells rather than missiles, while his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile abandons the cannon idea entirely, explicitly describing them as launchers for independently targeted laser-guided proton missiles.

	[[Category:Cannons]]		[[Category:Cannons]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]		[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
	[[Category:Proton weapons\|Missile cannon]]		[[Category:Proton weapons\|Missile cannon]]

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Universe, toy, note

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===		===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
			Backstreet was armed in both [[Robot mode\|robot]] and [[Alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] with two independently targetable, laser-guided proton missile cannons, either of which could vaporize a tank with a single shell. {{storylink\|The Transformers Universe\|Backstreet's ''Universe'' profile}}

	After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}		After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

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	Backstreet would fire his proton missile cannons again when he was discovered hiding out in the [[Cyclorama]] 3-D cinema at the closed [[Riverway Fun Park]] by [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], but missed the aerial Decepticon. Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] came looking for Backstreet but ended up fighting [[Straxus (G1)\|Megatron]] instead. Just as Megatron was about to secure his victory over Prime, Backstreet turned his proton missile cannons on the Decepticon leader, knocking him across the ruined funfair. {{storylink\|Trigger-Happy!}}		Backstreet would fire his proton missile cannons again when he was discovered hiding out in the [[Cyclorama]] 3-D cinema at the closed [[Riverway Fun Park]] by [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], but missed the aerial Decepticon. Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] came looking for Backstreet but ended up fighting [[Straxus (G1)\|Megatron]] instead. Just as Megatron was about to secure his victory over Prime, Backstreet turned his proton missile cannons on the Decepticon leader, knocking him across the ruined funfair. {{storylink\|Trigger-Happy!}}
	{{-}}		{{--}}

			==Toys==
			===''The Transformers''===
			[[File:G1Backstreet toy.jpg\|upright=1.67\|thumb]]
			*'''Backstreet''' ([[Triggerbot]], [[1988]])
			:[[Backstreet (G1)#Toys\|Backstreet]] can deploy a pair of [[chrome]]d spring-loaded weapons (as they are generically labelled in his [[instructions]]) in either robot or car mode by pressing a push-button on his back end. These weapons were revealed to be proton missile cannons in his [[packaging]] [[bio]].
			{{--}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*It's unclear whether Backstreet's "proton missile cannons" are like [[proton cannon]]s, or launchers for [[proton missile]]s, or something else entirely.		*It's unclear whether Backstreet's proton missile cannons are like [[proton cannon]]s, or launchers for [[proton missile]]s, or something else entirely. His [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile notes that they fire shells rather than missiles, while his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\| More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile abandons the cannon idea entirely, explicitly describing them as launchers for independently targeted laser-guided proton missiles.

	[[Category:Cannons]]		[[Category:Cannons]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]		[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
	[[Category:Proton weapons\|Missile cannon]]		[[Category:Proton weapons\|Missile cannon]]

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	~~{{noteukonly}}~~
	After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}		After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

	====Trigger-Happy!====		====Trigger-Happy!====
	[[File:Backstreet-Trigger-happy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.4]]		[[File:Backstreet-Trigger-happy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.4]]
	''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''		Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.

	''Backstreet would fire his proton missile cannons again when he was discovered hiding out in the [[Cyclorama]] 3-D cinema at the closed [[Riverway Fun Park]] by [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], but missed the aerial Decepticon. Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] came looking for Backstreet but ended up fighting [[Straxus (G1)\|Megatron]] instead. Just as Megatron was about to secure his victory over Prime, Backstreet turned his proton missile cannons on the Decepticon leader, knocking him across the ruined funfair.'' {{storylink\|Trigger-Happy!}}		Backstreet would fire his proton missile cannons again when he was discovered hiding out in the [[Cyclorama]] 3-D cinema at the closed [[Riverway Fun Park]] by [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], but missed the aerial Decepticon. Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] came looking for Backstreet but ended up fighting [[Straxus (G1)\|Megatron]] instead. Just as Megatron was about to secure his victory over Prime, Backstreet turned his proton missile cannons on the Decepticon leader, knocking him across the ruined funfair. {{storylink\|Trigger-Happy!}}
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	After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}		After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

			====Trigger-Happy!====
	[[File:Backstreet-Trigger-happy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.4]]		[[File:Backstreet-Trigger-happy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.4]]
	''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''		''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''

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	After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}		After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

			[[File:Backstreet-Trigger-happy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|upright=1.4]]
	''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''		''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''

	''Backstreet would fire his proton missile cannons again when he was discovered hiding out in the [[Cyclorama]] 3-D cinema at the closed [[Riverway Fun Park]] by [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], but missed the aerial Decepticon. Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] came looking for Backstreet but ended up fighting [[Straxus (G1)\|Megatron]] instead. Just as Megatron was about to secure his victory over Prime, Backstreet turned his proton missile cannons on the Decepticon leader, knocking him across the ruined funfair.'' {{storylink\|Trigger-Happy!}}		''Backstreet would fire his proton missile cannons again when he was discovered hiding out in the [[Cyclorama]] 3-D cinema at the closed [[Riverway Fun Park]] by [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], but missed the aerial Decepticon. Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Optimus Prime]] came looking for Backstreet but ended up fighting [[Straxus (G1)\|Megatron]] instead. Just as Megatron was about to secure his victory over Prime, Backstreet turned his proton missile cannons on the Decepticon leader, knocking him across the ruined funfair.'' {{storylink\|Trigger-Happy!}}
			{{-}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	{{noteukonly}}		{{noteukonly}}
	After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the ~~[[jammer]]s~~ and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}		After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)\|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)\|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)\|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the jammers and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink\|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

	''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''		''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)\|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)\|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''

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The [[Autobot]] [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] can deploy two independent, targetable, laser-guided '''proton missile cannons''' in either robot or car mode.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
After being captured by the [[Decepticon]]s, Backstreet's proton missile cannons were taken from him, though the [[Firecon]]s returned them before sending him to [[Earth]] with [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] and [[Fizzle]] to face the [[Roadjammers]]. Upon realising that they were being used by the Decepticons, the Roadjammers rebelled and [[Felix]] used their [[jammer]]s to take control of the captive Autobots as well as [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]]. He then used Backstreet's proton missile cannons to blast away at [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] before the Decepticon leader deactivated all the [[jammer]]s and the [[human]]s and Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

''Acting as a lookout for an ambush near [[Rivers' Town]], Backstreet was surprised by the approach of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Windsweeper]]. Panicking, he fired his proton missile cannons away from the town to warn the other Autobots but his actions caused the ambush to fail and he fled the scene, fearing that he would face a court martial for endangering humans. Some time later Backstreet feared he was being pursued by the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and attacked them with his heat-ray headlights and proton missile cannons, only to discover afterwards that they were actually military vehicles and he had once more put human life at risk.''

''Backstreet would fire his proton missile cannons again when he was discovered hiding out in the [[Cyclorama]] 3-D cinema at the closed [[Riverway Fun Park]] by [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], but missed the aerial Decepticon. Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] came looking for Backstreet but ended up fighting [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] instead. Just as Megatron was about to secure his victory over Prime, Backstreet turned his proton missile cannons on the Decepticon leader, knocking him across the ruined funfair.'' {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

==Notes==
*It's unclear whether Backstreet's "proton missile cannons" are like [[proton cannon]]s, or launchers for [[proton missile]]s, or something else entirely.

[[Category:Cannons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Proton weapons|Missile cannon]]

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	*It's unclear whether Backstreet's proton missile cannons are like [[proton cannon]]s, or launchers for [[proton missile]]s, or something else entirely. His [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile notes that they fire shells rather than missiles, while his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile abandons the cannon idea entirely, explicitly describing them as launchers for independently targeted laser-guided proton missiles.		*It's unclear whether Backstreet's proton missile cannons are like [[proton cannon]]s, or launchers for [[proton missile]]s, or something else entirely. His [[Marvel Comics\|Marvel]] ''[[The Transformers Universe\|Universe]]'' profile notes that they fire shells rather than missiles, while his [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile abandons the cannon idea entirely, explicitly describing them as launchers for independently targeted laser-guided proton missiles.

	~~[[Category:Cannons]]~~		[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]]
	[[Category:Generation 1 ~~weapons~~]]
	[[Category:Proton weapons\|Missile cannon]]		[[Category:Proton weapons\|Missile cannon]]