Twincast

The name or term "Twincast" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Twincast (disambiguation).

Twincast is an Autobot from the Dreamwave portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Twincast is a clone of Blaster created by Shockwave.

Fiction

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Twincast was one of several clones created by Shockwave in the same program that produced Sunstorm. While in a tube, he was discovered by the Battlechargers, who released Sunstorm. The laboratory the clones were stored in was soon destroyed by Sunstorm. Night of the Combaticons

Toys

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

Reminds me of Blaster but also Soundwave

• Twincast (1987)

• ID number: C-116
• Accessories: "Electro-Scrambler Gun"

The original Twincast toy was repurposed as a separate character in Dreamwave continuity.

Released in the third year of Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers toyline (commonly known as the HEadmasters-themed year), the first Blaster toy was redecoed and into a rather cacophonous new blue, yellow, and red color scheme. Like his contemporary redeco Soundblaster, his chest door was retooled in order to accommodate two cassettes at once, and changed from colorless clear plastic to translucent red as part of a gimmick with his pack-in partner, Steeljaw. This version of Steeljaw sports a new decal depicting Scorponok, which reveals the Decepticon's weak spot when placed behind Twincast's red door, working in the same manner as a Tech Specs decoder.

As the new tape door features new molded tech-detailing, the normal factory-applied Autobot symbol decal has been moved to Twincast's left shoulder.

In 2006, Twincast was reissued as an e-HOBBY exclusive, this time packaged with the new character Flip Sides. In 2012, Twincast was reissued again, this time with some anime-inspired deco changes and now coming with Nightstalker and Stripes.

• More information on Twincast at TFU.info

Legacy

He may or may not be Billy.

• Twincast & Autobot Rewind (Voyager Class, 2023)

• TakaraTomy ID number: TL-40
• TakaraTomy release date: September 30, 2023
• Accessories: Electro-Scrambler rifle
• Known designers: Mark Maher (Hasbro)

Legacy: Evolution Twincast is a redeco and new-head retool of the Kingdom Blaster as the character's revived form from the 1987 The Headmasters animated series. Twincast still includes a cassette bot partner, this time being Rewind—who is similarly cast in translucent plastic. He also includes an electro-scrambler rifle, which is the same black coloration included with Blaster and not a toy-accurate red. Unfortunately, unlike the original toy above, his namesakes' cartoon appearance and the Siege/Generations Selects Soundblaster, Twincast doesn't feature a retooled larger cassette door to house more than one cassette, although this might have been done to prevent Rewind from getting stuck.

Twincast's spring-loaded chest compartment can be opened by pressing the buttons directly below it. Like the Siege and War for Cybertron Trilogy figures of his Decepticon counterpart, Soundwave, Twincast features a sculpted extended index finger, allowing one to simulate poses of him pressing his buttons. His chest can also accommodate Soundwave's Siege Micromaster minions and their remolds, as well as the blue and red cassettes from Studio Series. Steeljaw, on the other hand, can almost barely fit in it. If one chooses, Twincast can also accommodate with the megaphone accessory from Steeljaw.

In a revolutionary move, Twincast's Evo-Fusion ability is… putting the rifle on the back of his radio mode. Genius. Notably, this does not use the special tab originally designed to store the rifle, but rather one of the 5 mm ports on the back, perhaps intended to replicate the look of a radio antenna.

Ben MacCrae introduced Twincast in his Hasbro Pulse stream reveal as "a clone that didn't work out so well for Shockwave as planned." So he'd be this article's topic, right? Right? Look, BMac said it.

Twincast became available at Canadian retail in early February 2023, less than a week after his initial reveal.

Notes

• Be advised: despite the common blue arms, Twincast is not to be confused with the Soundwarrior inspired by Blaster's Micro Change precursor, Radi-Casse Robo. Twincast has a yellow chest and white legs with red highlights in contrast to Radi-Casse Robo's aqua chest and silver legs with black highlights.