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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] was [[Binary bonding|bio-engineered]] to convert into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Scoop's ''Universe'' profile}} | [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partner [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] was [[Binary bonding|bio-engineered]] to [[Transformation|convert]] into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Scoop's ''Universe'' profile}} | ||
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ||
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[[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | [[File:G1-toy Holepunch.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | ||
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul> | <ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Scoop''' (Targetmaster, 1988)}}</ul> | ||
:*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1|Tracer]] Targetmasters | :*''Accessories'': [[Holepunch (G1)#Generation 1|Holepunch]]/dual compression cannon & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generation 1|Tracer]]/twin laser-guided [[ion blaster]] Targetmasters | ||
:Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio. | :Available only with ''The Transformers'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generation 1|Scoop]], Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Compressed air cannon]] | *[[Compressed air cannon]] | ||
*[[Hurricane air blaster]] | *[[Hurricane air blaster]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 cannons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 cannons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:43, 4 April 2025
A compression cannon is a weapon that takes normally harmless air and brings it under pressure, then fires it with enough force to shatter steel, or crush a target.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]Scoop's Targetmaster partner Holepunch was bio-engineered to convert into a dual compression cannon powerful enough to shatter plate steel or knock a jet fighter out of the sky from a distance of two miles. Scoop's Universe profile
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]Beastbox carried two compression cannons that fired ultra-concentrated air pressure. Beastbox's More than Meets the Eye profile These were also known as air cannons. Squawkbox's More than Meets the Eye profile Holepunch transformed into a dual compression cannon that Scoop could use in either mode. Scoop's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
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- Squawktalk / Beastbox (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1988)
- Accessories: left & right high decibel sonic boomers, left and right compression cannons
- The Transformers Beastbox came with two chromed compression cannons, as identified in his packaging bio, which can be attached to his ape mode.
- He was only available in a two-pack with Squawktalk; available in the Hasbro line at standard retail and as a mail-away item by Takara during the Super-God Masterforce series.
- Scoop (Targetmaster, 1988)
- Accessories: Holepunch/dual compression cannon & Tracer/twin laser-guided ion blaster Targetmasters
- Available only with The Transformers Scoop, Holepunch transforms into a dual compression cannon, according to Scoop's packaging bio.
- No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.
