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[[File:TFU Grapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
[[File:TFU Grapple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|''Grapple... use your imagination!'']]
The [[Autobot]] architect [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] carries an '''arc-welder rifle'''.
The [[Autobot]] architect [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] carries an '''arc-welder rifle'''.


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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
In [[robot mode]], Grapple used a high temperature arc-welder rifle that shot a stream of concentrated infrared energy which could slice through and/or fuse its targets. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Grapple's ''Universe'' profile}}
In [[robot mode]], Grapple used a high temperature arc-welder rifle that shot a stream of concentrated infrared energy which could slice through and/or fuse its targets. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Grapple's ''Universe'' profile}}
===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
In a battle against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] the [[Autobot]]s were losing until [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] began taking down the [[combiner]] one [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] at a time. As Devastator fell apart Grapple stepped up and used his welder rifle to fuse the last two Constructicons together into a totally helpless form. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}


===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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==Toys==
==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{note|Only toys that include accessories explicitly listed as an "arc-welder rifle" or similar terms are listed here.}}
[[File:Arc Welder Rifle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="150px">
*'''Grapple''' ([[Autobot Cars|Autobot Car]], [[1985]])
File:Arc Welder Rifle.jpg|''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]''<br>[[Grapple (G1)#The Transformers|Grapple]]'s arc-welder rifle
**''Accessories'': left & right fists, arc-welder rifle, 3 [[Missile|rockets]]
File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-35-Grapple.jpg|''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]] with arc-welder rifle
:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#Generation 1|Grapple]] could be armed with a small black arc-welder rifle in robot mode.
</gallery></center>
 
:This [[mold]] was variously [[retool]]ed and [[redeco]]ed to make ''The Transformers'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]], [[e-HOBBY]] [[Hauler#Collector's Edition|RoadHauler]], and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|The Headmasters]]'' [[Artfire#The Headmasters|Artfire]]. All except Artfire—due to his [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[gimmick]]—came with a more or less identical [[weapon]]; Inferno's is an [[extinguisher rifle]], while RoadHauler carries a [[vibro-force gun]].
 
:Grapple was [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] as part of [[Japan]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' series [[2001]] and slightly retooled and redecoed by Hasbro in [[2004]] for the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series VI]]'', though with no significant changes to the arc-welder rifle.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-35-Grapple.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Grapple''' ([[February 25]], [[2017]])
**''Accessories:'' arc-welder rifle, 2 headpieces, 4 faces, 2 wrist barrel attachments, 2 chestplates, [[Solar Power Tower]] model, Solar Power Tower blueprint, screwdriver, shovel attachment, claw attachment, die-cast [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP35|Ultra Magnus]] figure (Asia release)
:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]] came with many accessories, including a suitably upscaled arc-welder rifle, which is called out in big letters on the packaging with its own section beneath. It is, of course, very similar to the extinguisher rifles carried by ''Masterpiece'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]] and [[Artfire#Masterpiece|Artfire]].
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==Notes==
*Somewhat frustratingly, this wiki's image of [[:File:G1 Grapple toy.jpg|Grapple's Generation 1 toy]] does not show him holding his arc-welder rifle, but it looks just like [[:File:G1 Inferno toy.jpg|Inferno's extinguisher rifle]] and [[:File:G1-toy RoadHauler.jpg|RoadHauler's vibro-force gun]].


[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 rifles]]
[[Category:Rifles]]

Latest revision as of 16:09, 25 February 2026

Grapple... use your imagination!

The Autobot architect Grapple carries an arc-welder rifle.

Fiction

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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In robot mode, Grapple used a high temperature arc-welder rifle that shot a stream of concentrated infrared energy which could slice through and/or fuse its targets. Grapple's Universe profile

Marvel Storybooks continuity

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In a battle against Devastator the Autobots were losing until Swoop began taking down the combiner one Constructicon at a time. As Devastator fell apart Grapple stepped up and used his welder rifle to fuse the last two Constructicons together into a totally helpless form. Battle for Earth

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

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Grapple carried an arc-welder rifle that he mostly used for technical work, but which could also function as a dangerous weapon at close range. Grapple's More than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

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Only toys that include accessories explicitly listed as an "arc-welder rifle" or similar terms are listed here.
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