Energon weapon

This article is about the weapons created by the Omnicons and Terrorcons in Energon. For other Energon weapons, see Energon weapon (disambiguation).

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Though nominally a fuel source, if not the very lifeblood of the Cybertronian race, energon can also be fashioned by bots skilled in its use into extremely powerful energon weapons. Though potentially volatile, these weapons can be extremely devastating in battle.

Most famously, the Omnicons and Terrorcons are capable of processing raw energon ore and fashioning it into weapons other bots can safely use, stored in and powered by small energon stars. Once the user uses up the star's energon, the weapon fades.

Fiction

Energon cartoon

Skyblast and Strongarm supplied Optimus Prime and Ironhide with energon weapons to help them defend against a Terrorcon attack on Desert City. Ironhide complained that it wasn't a cannon but Optimus was pleased with the extra weapon. Ironhide used his once before he ran out of energon and it disappeared. Later, he used another energon star to summon another weapon and used it to destroy several Divebomb drones. Scorpinok

Toys

Energon / Super Link

What, no energon Frankenstein rakes?

Each Omnicon and Terrorcon mold came with a unique weapon, made up from multiple parts to serve multiple purposes. Autobots have red-hued Energon weapons, while Decepticons have green/yellow ones.

In Japan, Takara took the molds for these weapons and produced numerous special redecoes for promotional purposes, often available for free with the purchase of larger toys. They also packaged new-color versions with the "powered up" redecoes of different characters in the normal retail line. Hasbro would later create some exclusive energon weapons of their own, but in a much more limited capacity.

In addition, other toys included their own energon-based weapons... and a few even transformed into one!

Most exclusive Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons did not come with energon chips. Any that did are specifically shown below. The weapons from the Battle Ravage and Arcee molds were not made into special redecos, as not only did they require spring-loaded assembly, but their missiles and triggers were part of a different mold-sprue.
Also, many larger toys came with clear-plastic weapons, but these have not been called out as energon weapons on packaging or in-fiction, so they are not included here.

Gallery

Omnicon / Terrorcon energon weapons

These weapon names all come from the Takara Super Link releases. The Hasbro versions did not give them any special Proper Noun names, with the exception of the OTFCC exclusives.

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  Energy Axe
  Hasbro Strongarm,
  Takara Blastarm
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  Energy Axe
  Energon Strongarm
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  Energy Axe
  Roadbuster Wild
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  Clear Green Energy Axe
  TV Magazine "Transformers Fan Club", with "Clear Deep Blue Energy Spear"
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  Aqua Marine Energy Axe
  Toys"R"Us Japan,
  Dec 26 2003 & Jan 1 2004,
  gift w/ 2000¥ of Super Link toys
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  Black Hole Energy Axe
  Ito Yokado, Dec 26 2003,
  gift w/ Grand Convoy Super Mode
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  Natural Green Energy Axe
  Hello Mac, Mar 18 2004,
  gift w/ Super Link purchase
  Joshin Kids Land, Mar 27 2004,
  gift w/ Super Link purchase
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  Violet Cluster Energy Axe
  JUSCO, Mar 18 2004,
  gift w/ Rodimus Convoy or Red Alert
  JUSCO, Mar 25 2004,
  gift w/ SL Grand Convoy
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  Energy Spear
  Skyblast
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  Energy Spear
  Airglide
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  Energy Spear
  Skyfire Sonic
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  Clear Deep Blue Energy Spear
  TV Magazine "Transformers Fan Club", with "Clear Green Energy Axe"
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  Corona Flame Energy Spear
  JUSCO, Dec 26 2003,
  gift w/ Grand Convoy Super Mode, Roadbuster, or MegaZarak
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  Royal Clear Energy Spear
  Hello Mac, Dec 26 2003,
  gift w/ Grand Convoy Super Mode or MegaZarak
  Multiple chains Jan 1 2004,
  gift w/ Grand Convoy Super Mode
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  Lightning Yellow Energy Spear
  Toys"R"Us Japan, Mar 18 2004,
  gift w/ Rodimus Convoy,
  run of 4000 pieces
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  Rodeo Magenta Energy Spear
  Ito Yokado, Mar 18 2004,
  gift w/ Rodimus or Red Alert
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  Alpha Spear
  OTFCC 2004,
  gift for completing survey,
  with Omega Spear
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  Omega Spear
  OTFCC 2004,
  gift for completing survey,
  with Alpha Spear
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  Energy Cutter
  Hasbro Signal Flare
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  Energy Cutter
  Hasbro Offshoot,
  Takara Signal Flare
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  Energy Cutter
  Hot Shot Fire
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  Daylight Attack Edition Energy Cutter
  Mulitple stores, July 7 2004,
  gift w/ Grand Convoy Super Mode or Wing Saber
  (probably, see Notes)
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  Energy Arrow
  Hasbro Arcee,
  Takara Ariel
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  Energy Arrow
  Ariel Paradron Type
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  Energy Rifle
  Hasbro Battle Ravage,
  Hasbro Command Ravage,
  Takara Command Jaguar Limited Desert Type
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  Energy Rifle
  Command Jaguar
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  Energy Raiden
  Hasbro Divebomb version 1
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  Energy Raiden
  Hasbro Divebomb version 2,
  Takara Shadowhawk
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  Energy Raiden
  Shadowhawk Limited Cosmo Type
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  Overdrive Edition Energy Raiden
  Gamers, May 27 2004,
  gift w/ 2000¥ of Super Link toys
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  Energy Blade
  Hasbro Cruellock,
  Takara Dinobot
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  Energy Blade
  Doom-Lock
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  Energy Blade
  Dinobot Limited Magma Type
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  Energy Blade
  Galvatron General
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  Phantom Night Edition Energy Blade
  Mulitple stores, July 7 2004,
  gift w/ Grand Convoy Super Mode or Wing Saber
  (probably, see Notes)
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  Energy Tornado
  Hasbro Insecticon
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  Energy Tornado
  Takara Chromhorn
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  Energy Tornado
  Chromhorn Limited Forest Type
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  Energy Tornado
  Nightscream Rebirth

Combiner energon weapons

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  Energy Sticks
  (Treadshot)
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  Energy Sticks
  (Air Rider)
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  Energy Sticks
  (Windrazor)
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  Energy Sticks
  (Firebolt)
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  Spiritual Wave
  (Sky Shadow & Terradive)
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  Spiritual Wave
  (Sling & Skydive)
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  Energy Hand
  (Duststorm)
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  Energy Hand
  (Long Haul)
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  Energy Hand
  (Wideload)
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  Energy Hand
  (Gren)
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  Energy Claw
  (Bonecrusher & Sledge)
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  Energy Claw
  (Super Link Bonecrusher & Scrapper)
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  Energy Machine Gun
  (Blackout)
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  Energy Machine Gun
  (Blast Off)
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  Energy Machine Gun
  (Stormcloud)
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  Energy Machine Gun
  (Vorter)
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  Energy Laser
  (Blight & Kickback)
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  Energy Laser
  (Brawl & Swindle)

Other energon weapons

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  Energon Saber
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  Energon Saber
  (Kicker)
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  Energon Saber and Destron Clone Sword
  (SL Grand Convoy and Kicker)
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  Energon Saber
  (Kicker Energon Edition)
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  Energon sword & rifle
  (Starscream)
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  Energon sword & rifle
  (Nightscream Rebirth)
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  Energon Sword
  (Megatron)
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  Energon Sword
  (Galvatron, Takara Ultra)
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  Energon Sword
  (Black Galvatron)
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  Energon Sword
  (Galvatron, Hasbro Super)
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  Energon Sword
  (Galvatron General)
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  Megatron Energon Sword
  (Megatron, unreleased)
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  Megatron Energon Sword
  (roleplay)

Legacy

Some characters in the Legacy subline of Generations possess translucent "Energon-infused weapons" which can either be wielded or stored on their owner's alternate mode. Autobot Energon-infused weapons are blue, while Decepticons possess purple weapons. However, this kind of fizzled out after the first wave of product.

Gallery

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  Energon Axe Blades
  Skids
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  Energon Gatling Blaster
  Bulkhead
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  Energon Blades
  Arcee
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  Energon Blades
  Kickback
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  Energon Axe
  Laser Optimus Prime
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  Energon Blasters
  Elita One

Notes

• The "Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition" and "Energy Blade Night Phantom Edition" weapons had a... weird release. Reportedly, as part of July 2004's "Summer Holiday Energon Weapon Campaign", they were to be available in about 1500 different stores across Japan on July 7th, given to the first 10 customers who bought SC-01 Grand Convoy Super Mode or SC-17 Wing Saber, with 5 getting the Cutter and 5 getting the Blade. However, apparently none of the information about this campaign was released beforehand, not even that it was happening in the first place, leaving fans to discover the promotion about a week later and sent scrambling to obtain the items. To this day, it's unclear which stores actually participated in the campaign. What little information we do have come from Takara customer service after the fact.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Energon weapon (エネルゴンウエポン enerugon uepon, エナジョンウエポン enajon uepon)

See also

• Energon star

External links

• Gallery of Japanese promotional energon weapons at Fan2Fan