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[[File:Landmine-backofthebox.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|This gun's so nasty, even Landmine's own pretender shell will surrender to it.]] | [[File:Landmine-backofthebox.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|This gun's so nasty, even Landmine's own pretender shell will surrender to it.]] | ||
What exactly makes [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine's]] '''astro blaster''' 'astro' is a mystery to all. But all his enemies need to know is that it fires concentrated bursts of incendiary | What exactly makes [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine's]] '''astro blaster''' 'astro' is a mystery to all. But all his enemies need to know is that it fires concentrated bursts of [[Incendiary bomb|incendiary explosives]]. And he can wield it in either robot or all-terrain thingie mode. Since it gives him a firepower of 10 (which is technically higher than [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'s!), it's something that even [[First One|cheesed-off Femaxians]] shouldn't play around with. Though [[Thunderwing (G1)|matrix-possessed megalomaniacs]] need not worry. | ||
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[[File:G1Landmine toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | [[File:G1Landmine toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Landmine''' (Pretender, [[1988]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, laser saber, astro blaster | |||
:Landmine came with a light gray gun accessory, identified as an astro blaster in the [[bio]] accompanying his [[Tech Spec]]s, that his outer Pretender shell and inner robot could hold, or it could be mounted on his vehicle mode. | :Landmine came with a light gray gun accessory, identified as an astro blaster in the [[bio]] accompanying his [[Tech Spec]]s, that his outer Pretender shell and inner robot could hold, or it could be mounted on his vehicle mode. This [[toy]] was released without changes as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' Pretender [[Lander#Toys|Lander]], where the astro blaster was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Lander's [[drill wave gun]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 8 May 2025
| This article is about . For other uses of "Astro Blaster", see Astro Blaster (disambiguation)|The name or term "Astro Blaster" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Astro Blaster (disambiguation).}} |
What exactly makes Landmine's astro blaster 'astro' is a mystery to all. But all his enemies need to know is that it fires concentrated bursts of incendiary explosives. And he can wield it in either robot or all-terrain thingie mode. Since it gives him a firepower of 10 (which is technically higher than Devastator's and Bruticus's!), it's something that even cheesed-off Femaxians shouldn't play around with. Though matrix-possessed megalomaniacs need not worry.
Fiction
[edit]Generation 1
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
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Landmine was armed with a laser saber and an astro-blaster that shot bursts of incendiary explosives. Landmine's Universe profile
Upon discovering that the Mecannibals had captured Sky Lynx and were planning to eat him, Landmine's inner robot launched a surprise attack and freed the captive Autobot by smashing his electromagnetic shackles with his laser saber before covering his own escape by blasting a stack of energon cubes with his astro blaster. Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner? Not long afterwards on the planet Femax, Landmine transformed to vehicle mode and used the astro blaster to blast through the solid steel door leading to the planet's "Golden Realm". Recipe for Disaster!
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]In all modes, Landmine was armed with an astro blaster that fired incendiary explosives. Landmine's More than Meets the Eye profile
Animated cartoon
[edit]The astro blaster is just one of the many toys that the Decepticons' resident one-man deathsquad, Blackout plays with. With it, he obliterated not only the Wreckers, but a whopping four Omega Sentinels! Take THAT, Buzzsaw! The AllSpark Almanac II
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
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- Landmine (Pretender, 1988)
- Accessories: 2-piece Pretender shell, helmet, belt, laser saber, astro blaster
- Landmine came with a light gray gun accessory, identified as an astro blaster in the bio accompanying his Tech Specs, that his outer Pretender shell and inner robot could hold, or it could be mounted on his vehicle mode. This toy was released without changes as Super-God Masterforce Pretender Lander, where the astro blaster was repurposed as Lander's drill wave gun.
Notes
[edit]- "Astro Blaster" is also the Japanese name of the Requiem Blaster from Armada, which was mistakenly called by that name in the episode "Rebellion".
