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	:*Conversely in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], Bombshell injected [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] with a cerebro-shell while in insect mode in "[[Traitor (episode)\|Traitor]]" and transformed to insect mode to inject [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] in "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]", though later in that same episode he also used his head-mounted weapon to fire cerebro-shells at [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]].		:*Conversely in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Generation 1 cartoon]], Bombshell injected [[Mirage (G1)\|Mirage]] with a cerebro-shell while in insect mode in "[[Traitor (episode)\|Traitor]]" and transformed to insect mode to inject [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Soundwave]] in "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]", though later in that same episode he also used his head-mounted weapon to fire cerebro-shells at [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]].
	*Bombshell's Action Master neatly sidesteps all of the above ambiguity by calling his hand-held weapon a stinger rifle and leaving off his head-mounted weapon entirely, while the ''ULTIMATES!'' figure consolidates this approach by including both a twin ion impulse blaster and a stinger rifle as hand-held weapons.		*Bombshell's Action Master neatly sidesteps all of the above ambiguity by calling his hand-held weapon a stinger rifle and leaving off his head-mounted weapon entirely, while the ''ULTIMATES!'' figure consolidates this approach by including both a twin ion impulse blaster and a stinger rifle as hand-held weapons.
	*True to form, the writers of [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[~~The~~ Transformers: ~~More than Meets the Eye~~\| More than Meets the Eye]]'' series pretty much ignored all of the above, as Bombshell's profile doesn't mention a stinger at all; in insect mode he could launch cerebro-shells (which themselves were armed with miniature laser torches) and in robot mode he was armed with a head-mounted mortar and a generic [[laser rifle]].		*True to form, the writers of [[Dreamwave Productions\|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers:_More_than_Meets_the_Eye\| More than Meets the Eye]]'' series pretty much ignored all of the above, as Bombshell's profile doesn't mention a stinger at all; in insect mode he could launch cerebro-shells (which themselves were armed with miniature laser torches) and in robot mode he was armed with a head-mounted mortar and a generic [[laser rifle]].

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The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] has a '''stinger rifle''', or '''stinger''', that injects [[cerebro-shell]]s into his victims' heads, allowing him to take control of their minds.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
In his tiny [[Beast mode|insect mode]], Bombshell would infiltrate [[human]] populations, using his stinger to inject them with cerebro-shells. In his larger [[robot mode]] his stinger worked in much the same way on other [[Transformer]]s, except it used its small [[laser torch]]es to bore a hole through the metal casing of its victim's head first. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Bombshell's ''Universe'' profile}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell ''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion impulse blaster|twin ion impulse blaster]]
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Bombshell (G1)#The Transformers|Bombshell]] could inject cerebro-shells into robots and humans with his stinger, according to his [[packaging]] [[bio]]. This [[toy]] was reissued (notably with some minor [[mold]] differences to the insect mode horn) in [[2004]] as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' and in [[2009]] as part of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'', and [[redeco]]ed to make [[Salvo (G1)#Collector's Edition|Salvo]].
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[[File:G1-toy BombshellAM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell with Needler''' ([[Action Master]], [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Needler (G1)#The Transformers|Needler]] [[Action Master partner|partner]], short burst stinger rifle
:[[Action Master]] Bombshell came with a gray weapon, labelled as a rifle in his [[instructions]] and extrapolated to be a short burst stinger rifle that fires cerebro-shells in his packaging bio. This toy was available in the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] during the first year following the end of the US line.
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==Merchandise==
===ULTIMATES!===
*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, [[2021]])
**''Accessories'': twin ion impulse blaster, short burst stinger rifle, Needler partner, left & right closed fists, left & right gripping hands, left & right open hands
:''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Bombshell (G1)#ULITMATES!|Bombshell]] came with new versions of both his Generation 1 toys' weapons.
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==Notes==
*Bombshell's original toy's instructions call his hand-held weapon a twin ion impulse blaster, though like [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s [[gamma ray detonator]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]'s [[electrothermic blast tube]], that name was almost never used again.
[[File:Bombshell ravage plague of the insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*Bombshell's [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] ''Universe'' [[profile]] goes into some detail about the capabilities of his stinger in insect and robot modes but then adds that he also has a head-mounted [[Mortar cannon|mortar]] in robot mode, implying that his hand-held weapon is his stinger. Given that his stinger in beetle mode physically [[Transformation|transforms]] into his robot mode's head-mounted weapon, this description creates a confusing ambiguity over the exact nature of Bombshell's weapons which is difficult to resolve.
:*For what it's worth, every time we saw Bombshell inject someone with a cerebro-shell in the Marvel comics—[[Ricky Vasquez]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Anthony Duranti]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], and [[Irwin Spoon]]—he was in insect mode. The one exception is in the out-of-continuity [[Marvel Comics#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] story "[[Plague of the Insecticons!]]" where he injected [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] with his robot mode's head-mounted weapon.
:*Conversely in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], Bombshell injected [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] with a cerebro-shell while in insect mode in "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]" and transformed to insect mode to inject [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] in "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]", though later in that same episode he also used his head-mounted weapon to fire cerebro-shells at [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]].
*Bombshell's Action Master neatly sidesteps all of the above ambiguity by calling his hand-held weapon a stinger rifle and leaving off his head-mounted weapon entirely, while the ''ULTIMATES!'' figure consolidates this approach by including both a twin ion impulse blaster and a stinger rifle as hand-held weapons.
*True to form, the writers of [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| More than Meets the Eye]]'' series pretty much ignored all of the above, as Bombshell's profile doesn't mention a stinger at all; in insect mode he could launch cerebro-shells (which themselves were armed with miniature laser torches) and in robot mode he was armed with a head-mounted mortar and a generic [[laser rifle]].

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